The moment he shouted "not alike", Liu Hongcheng knew he had said the wrong thing!
In the next second, he felt a gust of wind sweep past him. Liu Yizi appeared in front of him, grabbed his collar, her expression twisted and very terrifying, "What did you say? Say it again?"
When everyone had just said that she and Meng Fanzé looked similar, Liu Yizi hadn't thought much of it.
After all, there were too many people in the world who looked alike.
She had already been disappointed too many times.
And perhaps because she rarely looked at herself in the mirror, she didn't think Meng Fanzé looked like her.
But Liu Hongcheng's reaction was too exaggerated, it instead ignited the flame in her heart.
Of course Liu Yizi recognized Liu Hongcheng, he was the steward of her granduncle's branch.
Although they hadn't met many times, especially in recent years when she'd been outside searching for her younger siblings, she had a good memory, and Liu Hongcheng's face was imprinted in it.
This time, when Liu Hongcheng appeared here with a group of people, she couldn't help but suspect that he'd come to hunt her down.
Those people earlier had indeed come to hunt and kill her.
If Qin Yiwei hadn't suddenly appeared, she might already be dead.
This time, Liu Hongcheng and his group had been captured before they could make a move, so Liu Yizi pretended not to recognize them.
She was afraid that if she admitted knowing them, they would take advantage of it and ask her to help them escape.
She wasn't sure whether they planned to harm her, but her relationship with her granduncle's branch had never been good. When she was young, she had often been bullied by her cousins.
So this time, she simply acted as if they didn't know each other.
Unexpectedly, while she didn't take any action, Liu Hongcheng also said nothing upon seeing her.
Both sides behaved as if they were strangers.
This made Liu Yizi's heart sink.
She didn't believe Liu Hongcheng truly didn't recognize her.
Even if she had little presence in the family and rarely returned in recent years, Liu Hongcheng was a smooth and capable steward, how could he not remember her?
—If he said nothing, then he must've come with ill intent!
Since the other party said nothing, Liu Yizi naturally wouldn't either.
After all, they were prisoners of Wanxuan Sect. Once they finished their work, they would be allowed to leave and no lives would be taken.
But she hadn't expected Liu Hongcheng to suddenly insert himself into this topic today!
If Liu Yizi hadn't thought anything of it before, now she immediately sensed that something was wrong when Liu Hongcheng said this.
—If she had no connection with Meng Fanzé, would Liu Hongcheng react so strongly?
So she grabbed Liu Hongcheng excitedly, her gaze sharp as blades, her eyes streaked with red.
"I-I was talking nonsense! Yes, I was just speaking nonsense!"
Being grabbed by the collar, Liu Hongcheng hurriedly denied it in a panic.
But his denial was completely useless.
Over the past few days, Liu Hongcheng had been very obedient. No matter what tasks Meng Fanzé assigned, he completed them seriously.
Under his lead, his subordinates also cooperated fully, not daring to cause trouble.
When he saw Liu Yizi, he was, of course, very shocked. When he saw Meng Fanzé, his heart was even more violently shaken.
But after realizing Liu Yizi and Meng Fanzé only had an ordinary relationship, he let out a big sigh of relief.
As long as he didn't say anything, Liu Yizi definitely wouldn't discover the problem.
Moreover, over these past few days, none of these people had noticed the resemblance between the two.
So he relaxed again.
But he hadn't expected the topic of their resemblance to suddenly come up!
And what he hated even more was that he had blurted something out!
Even though he said "not alike", just participating in the topic was already wrong!
"Speak! What exactly is going on?!" Liu Yizi tightened her grip, choking Liu Hongcheng.
"N-nothing, I was just talking nonsense…" Even at this point in time, Liu Hongcheng still denied it.
Liu Yizi's expression became even more terrifying, her eyes bloodshot, "You're still denying it?!"
"Calm down, calm down." Qin Yiwei stepped forward to pull her back, patting her back to soothe her. "Don't worry, we'll help you."
After Qin Yiwei persuaded her for a while, Liu Yizi finally let go of Liu Hongcheng.
But her hands had stiffened and couldn't move for a moment.
"What's going on? Don't get agitated, we're all here." Mu Shiyue stepped forward and pressed a few points on Liu Yizi's arm.
Liu Yizi's stiff hands softened again, but her strength also drained away.
If Qin Yiwei hadn't been supporting her, she might've collapsed to the ground.
Mu Shiyue looked at her disciples in confusion, silently asking what was going on.
Mu Shiyue didn't know Liu Yizi's background, nor that her younger siblings were lost, so she naturally didn't understand why she was so agitated.
Qin Yiwei knew.
But she shouldn't know right now.
So she could only pat Liu Yizi's back and softly comfort her, "It's fine. He can't run away, we'll get the answer sooner or later."
Liu Hongcheng's face turned deathly pale.
Tears streamed down Liu Yizi's face, her body trembling as she cried.
Meng Fanzé stood at the side, completely at a loss, "Th-this… what's going on?"
Just saying she didn't look like him caused such a reaction?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly said, "Actually, we do look quite alike!"
His mind raced, and his eyes lit up, "Look, our eyes are similar, both big and round!"
"Oh, and our noses too! Both high and straight!"
"Our ears are alike as well!"
"Oh right, we both have widow's peaks!"
As Meng Fanzé kept talking, he was almost about to cry, "Hey, don't cry! I-I'll stop talking, alright?"
Because he realized that the more he spoke, the harder Liu Yizi cried. Her body even began trembling, as if she might faint at any moment.
He helplessly looked at the others for help.
What should he do?
He wanted to comfort her, not make her cry!
But he had never done anything like comforting someone before, and ended up making things worse.
Not to mention Meng Fanzé, even the others looked confused and puzzled.
After all, Liu Yizi hadn't mentioned anything about her situation during these past few days.
Finally, Chu Jingzhuo narrowed his eyes and cautiously voiced his guess, "Fifth Junior Brother… wouldn't be your younger brother, Sister Zi?"
The moment those words were spoken, Chu Jingzhuo noticed Liu Hongcheng's face turn even paler.
And Liu Yizi cried even harder.
Chu Jingzhuo: "…"
Alright, he had guessed correctly.
Qin Yiwei looked at Chu Jingzhuo with admiration, she almost thought he had known Liu Yizi in his previous life too!
To be able to guess this was impressive!
Mu Shiyue was even more direct, "There's no need to guess, just force a confession!"
She looked at Qin Yiwei, "Xiao Wei, just feed him one of those pills you refined before. It won't kill him anyways, it'll just make him suffer a bit."
Qin Yiwei: "…"
Everyone else: "…"
Liu Hongcheng's eyes nearly popped out, so ruthless?!