Chapter 25: The Heartache on Both Sides
Although Valeera is actually a woman and still wears a skirt, in Qili's eyes, she is still the same him.
What Qi Li saw was still the man with slightly messy black hair, dark brown eyes, and deep eyes, just like in her memory.
This is the difference between the abilities of the "Thief" and the "Faceling".
"Faceling" is strong in being able to reproduce the appearance of others and is keenly observant of other people's behavior and habits, but in addition to perfect camouflage and changing clothes, he also needs to have excellent acting skills;
"Stealing appearance" is different, it is a cognitive and psychological influence, which can easily replace the identity of others, even if the acting skills are not high, it is difficult to arouse suspicion, and there is no trouble in changing clothing decorations.
Lady Sharon, who is also a Sequence 6 "Pleasure" witch, failed to detect the suspicion in person, let alone Qi Li observed it through the mirror.
She didn't find the flaw.
If it had been before, Qi Li wouldn't have even looked so closely at the man who had long been deeply in her heart.
But this time it's different!
Earlier tonight, Ms. Desperate contacted her about Tingen and asked if there was anything else she could have been talking about.
A "witch" has inexplicably appeared in Tingen.
She replied no, but in fact, she had some doubts in her heart at that time-
Varina went to Tingen, and he had just finished digesting the "Instigator potion...... It's too much of a coincidence, no matter how you look at it, he is not afraid of it.
There is one more thing in particular that can barely support this speculation.
Kiri remembered that Varina had approached her at the Extraordinary's party, thanks to his slight familiarity with the Witch of Pleasure's potion recipe.
What if he didn't just have a sense of familiarity, but knew the recipe?
Looking at it this way, it is more likely that Tingen's "witch" is Varina.
That's why she couldn't wait even a day, and wanted to contact Varina in advance to confirm.
There are no flaws in the appearance.
But Qi Li intends to investigate more deeply.
After looking at it for a while, she didn't answer the question directly in the puzzled gaze of "Varina", but asked softly:
"Is that jewelry box I gave you still there?"
"Yes, of course!"
Valilla felt that the atmosphere was wrong, but she didn't know what was going on, and she felt a little worried in her heart.
Qi Li gave a surging smile, "Okay, you take it." β
Valera opened the drawer under the dresser, took out the beautiful wooden jewelry box, and placed it on the countertop.
"Turn it on."
Valilla hesitated slightly, but nodded and opened the jewelry box.
In the box, on the silk cushion, two items were placed -
The extraordinary traits of the "Bloodthirsty Tongue" and "Pleasure" Witch.
As Valilla had expected, Qili failed to recognize the extraordinary traits of the "Pleasure" witch; Obviously, she can't detect the ability of the "bloodthirsty tongue" through the mirror.
This is where Valeera's confidence lies in daring to open the jewelry box.
But that's not what Kiri is concerned about.
She glanced at the two items in the box and continued, "Actually, there is something hidden under the cushion, and it seems that you haven't noticed it." β
"Take it out."
Valeera was shocked to hear this.
Hiding something? What is it? It can't be an item with surveillance capabilities, right?!
Holding her surprise to herself, she reached over and took out the two items in the box and placed them on the countertop, then pulled out the silk cushion.
Underneath is a rectangular piece of white paper, which looks a little thick.
Two lines were written on it.
"The Kiri Vic of the past is gone."
"I'm Qili now."
Seeing these two lines of handwriting, Valeera's heart shook again.
And it was a huge earthquake.
Compared with Mrs. Sharon's move to collect her own photographs of her male period in the original book, it is self-evident what Qili's completely opposite approach means.
Originally...... Her subsequent performances were all sincere.
Valeera's mind suddenly became messy.
"Turn it over."
Qi Li's tone was flat, and she couldn't hear specific emotions.
Valeera reached out again.
This time, her fingertips trembled slightly, far less stable than before.
The photo is flipped.
In the picture, Qi Li is wearing a yellow classical dress, fluffy and slightly curly dark brown hair draped over her shoulders, lavender purple eye makeup, her upper body leans forward slightly, one hand holds the white wide-brimmed gauze hat with a blue ribbon on her head, and the other hand twists the lace on the neckline, showing a sweet and gentle smile to the camera.
Exciting.
Valera felt as if her heart had missed a beat, and looked up at Cherie in the mirror with some blankness.
"Is there anything you want to say to me?"
Qi Li spoke, still asking in that flat tone.
Valilla looked at her delicate face, looked at the smile on her face, and opened her mouth, but could not utter a word.
She stopped talking, opened and closed her lips a few times, and finally said:
"Lily, you can't continue to be promoted, it's going to get out of hand!"
Qi Li was silent for a moment, her expression seemed to have not changed, but the feeling of smiling disappeared like an illusion.
"Nothing else?" She asked.
Valeera felt a little choked, so she took a deep breath and struggled to get out two words.
"Wait for me!"
Qi Li smiled miserably.
Although she didn't hear the exact truth, such a tone and statement almost confirmed her guess.
Only the last real hammer is missing.
"Actually, since I handed you the photo, I haven't thought about promotion anymore."
After whispering this, she raised her right hand and spread out her palm, revealing the items in her palmβ
A hair knot with small red beads.
Intuition tells Valeera that it was her hair and blood.
A puff of black flames suddenly rose from Qili's hand.
"Ah!!h
Valera let out a cry of pain, clutching her chest and tumbling to the ground, writhing in pain.
Pain.
Pain.
It hurts so much that I can't think.
Valilla instinctively unleashes black flames and fights them with black magic.
The camouflage of "stealing the appearance" fails at the same moment.
Qi Li finally saw the truth.
She saw that after the man fell under the curse, the same black flames rose from his body, and a wisp of black smoke drifted from his face at the same time, and his body changed from male to female like a bubble of disillusionment.
Her sweetheart, the handsome, resolute, strong and wise man, turned into a pretty woman in a light-colored nightdress in the blink of an eye.
"You're lying to me!"
Qi Li scolded bitterly, her voice full of pain, disappointment, resentment, and other emotions.
Pain.
It hurts.
It hurts a lot.
She covered her heart with her left hand, feeling like her heart was about to break.
Qi Li felt a little out of breath, opened her mouth to take a few deep breaths, and shouted:
"Why are you lying to me?!"
She closed her right palm and clenched her fist, the black flames in her hands rising higher and higher.