Saving the White Moonlight Chapter 29

The system filled its mind with a storm of complaints. Yet when facing Yan Zhuguang, it was so timid that it only asked weakly, “Are you sure, Host?”
By now, Yun Mixue had already started chatting with that woman. It could be seen that Yun Mixue still cared somewhat about her.
Yan Zhuguang watched the two of them talk. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and the smile on her face made it impossible to tell what she was thinking. “I am sure. It is her.”
The system was a little anxious. “Host, do you know who she is?”
“Yun Changyue, right?”
A purple-gold disciple token hung at her waist. That was the sign of a titled disciple. The aura around her carried the gentle feeling of water, so her spiritual energy should have a water attribute. On top of that, she called Yun Mixue “Sister.” Besides Yun Changyue, the younger clan sister with a water heavenly single spiritual root, who else could she be?
“Since Host knows she is Yun Changyue, why are you still choosing her? Host, do you know who Yun Changyue is? She is Eldest Senior Sister’s fanatic fan!”
The system spoke in an excited rush. “After Eldest Senior Sister died, the male lead discovered his feelings for Eldest Senior Sister and went mad looking for substitutes for her. Before the female lead appeared, all the substitutes were either killed or crippled by Yun Changyue, because she believed those people were an insult to Eldest Senior Sister.”
“A large part of the female lead’s early tragedy came from her. She practically treated Eldest Senior Sister as her life.”
Yan Zhuguang’s attention went a little off track. “What is a fanatic fan?”
The system said, “It means someone who treats another person like a faith and is fanatically devoted to them.”
Yan Zhuguang did not take the system’s description seriously. “Are you sure it was for her? There are no other possibilities?”
“Uh…” The system froze. “There should not be. Yun Changyue being Eldest Senior Sister’s fanatic fan seems to be something the author said personally.”
“Is that so?” Yan Zhuguang did not agree or deny it.
Over there, Yun Mixue asked after Yun Changyue’s recent life with concern. Yun Changyue answered simply, then turned the topic to Yan Zhuguang.
“Sister.” Yun Changyue showed a fond look toward Yan Zhuguang. “Where did you find this pretty little girl? At first, I could not see it either. I never expected her talent to be this good. Sister truly found a good young talent. In the future, you will have more people by your side to help you.”
Yun Mixue said, “I also did not know her talent was like this. It was indeed a pleasant surprise.” Yun Mixue lowered her head to look at Yan Zhuguang. The joy in her eyes was clearly sincere, and it was a little different from Yun Changyue’s.
Yan Zhuguang said, “Senior Sister, who is this older sister?”
Yan Zhuguang did not add the word “Honored” after Senior Sister. Yun Mixue was a little surprised, but this was a good thing, so she did not ask more. She explained to her, “This is Yutang Immortal, Perfected Yun.”
Yan Zhuguang obediently saluted Yun Changyue. “Greetings, Perfected Yun.”
Yun Changyue said, “Look at me. I came in a hurry this time and do not have any suitable gifts for low-level cultivators with me.” She said to Yan Zhuguang, “Why don’t you go back with Senior Sister first? Another day, when I visit Zhouxue Peak, I will bring you a gift.”
Yan Zhuguang glanced at Yun Mixue, then said to Yun Changyue, “Thank you for remembering me, Perfected Yun. Zhuguang would not dare ask for a gift.”
“You are quite an interesting little girl,” Yun Changyue said. Then she turned to Yun Mixue. “Sister, I still have to bring these juniors to light their soul lamps, and I have made the elder wait here. I will not stay and chat with you.”
Yun Mixue nodded, said goodbye to Yun Changyue, and brought Yan Zhuguang to the Disciples Hall, which was rather far from the Soul Lamp Hall, to receive her entry gifts.
The system said to Yan Zhuguang, “Well? Host, do you still think it is her?”
“What?” Yan Zhuguang said. “Am I not allowed to submit the quest answer?”
“…” The system was somewhat unwilling. Slowly, it typed the three words “Yun Changyue” into the answer box under the main quest “He Sheng’s Death,” but it still refused to submit right away. “Host, do you really not want to think about it again?”
It held back for a moment, then gathered its courage and said to Yan Zhuguang, “I do not think I have told Host the punishment for failing a main quest yet. Let me tell you-”
“No need to tell me.”
Yan Zhuguang cut it off coldly. She truly did not know what the punishment for failing a quest was, but she knew that if she heard that so-called punishment, her mood would become very bad. Because it would remind her that her life was now under someone else’s control.
The system pitifully zipped its own mouth shut. Then, not daring to delay, it obediently submitted the answer.
Right after that, the strange voice rang out.
“Answer correct. Quest complete. Reward has been issued. Hidden quest triggered and completed at the same time. Please click the quest panel to view it.”
The system: “…” Its face hurt.
It said weakly, “Why?”
Yan Zhuguang said, “A very simple question. If you were the killer who killed He Sheng, and you wanted to use He Sheng’s death to frame Yun Mixue, what would you think when you were full of confidence, but He Sheng’s corpse did not make even the smallest wave, and you then discovered that He Sheng’s corpse had vanished?”
The system said, “A corpse cannot disappear into thin air. I would definitely wonder where the corpse went.”
“When there are no clues at all, what would you think?”
The system paused. “I would definitely feel guilty and overthink. For example, I would imagine the worst. Eldest Senior Sister is so loved and respected. Did the person who found the corpse hide it privately, then secretly report it to Eldest Senior Sister?”
“At this time, you remember that you once went to the Soul Lamp Hall to ask for information and left traces behind. But Yun Mixue is now bringing a junior to the Soul Lamp Hall to light her soul lamp. She may learn that you went to the Soul Lamp Hall and then guess something. What would you do?”
“I would come in advance and think of a way to stop the elder from revealing the news, or come over to test whether Eldest Senior Sister had discovered anything.”
“Host, are you sure Yun Changyue is the killer because of this?” the system said in surprise. “But what if she only happened to come over? What if the real killer already came, or has not come yet?”
“Host, you did not find the key evidence at all. This is completely your own guess, and you just happened to get it right.”
“Happened to come over?” Yan Zhuguang said lightly. “The new disciples she brought to light their soul lamps are not Yun family members, and they have not entered any elder’s door. Ordinary inner sect disciples like that should have inner sect disciples assigned to guide them. Why are those inner sect disciples missing, replaced by her, a titled disciple lowering her status to lead the way?”
Yan Zhuguang added, “At the recruitment gathering just now, Gu Chen happened to mention the words ‘registered disciple.’ Everyone’s attention was on me. She alone instinctively looked toward Yun Mixue.”
The system said weakly, “What if she only cared about Eldest Senior Sister’s reaction and was not guilty?”
“A single guess on its own is weak,” Yan Zhuguang said. “But what if all of them are put together?”
“She has a water spiritual root. Her strength is at Core Formation. As a younger clan sister, she interacts with Yun Mixue more closely. When He Sheng died, she happened to be in the sect. Add today’s suspicious points. With this many coincidences, it is enough for me to suspect her.”
“All right.” The system had to admit it. “Looking at it this way, she really is very suspicious.”
But even though the quest had truly been completed, the system still could hardly believe it.
Who was Yun Changyue? She was a female supporting character in the book who made people both love and hate her. On one hand, people hated that she was so ruthless to the female lead. On the other hand, they sighed over how deep her feelings were for one person, not fading at all even after that person died.
Of course, even so, from the female lead’s point of view, she was still a hateful person. But the system was different. It was the white moonlight rescue system. A fanatic fan of the white moonlight felt very familiar to it, all right?
But this time, the host had overturned what it thought it knew. These days, even fanatic fans could not be trusted. Sob.
“Of course, aside from these things, I also know a key piece of information.”
“What?”
“She is close to the former sect master’s son. But the former sect master’s son is not strong enough. Right now, he has only barely made it to the position of inner sect disciple and does not have the right to inherit the sect master position.”
The system suddenly understood. “Host is saying she wanted to become sect master and deliberately got close to the former sect master’s son. And if the former sect master had not suddenly died, the next sect master might very likely have been her?”
But then, “How did Host know that?” It had stayed beside the host and knew nothing.
“The male lead you talk about told me.”
Yan Zhuguang said, “He said Yun Mixue refused the sect master position, then recommended him to the elders.”
“Yun Changyue hated Eldest Senior Sister because Eldest Senior Sister did not recommend her to the elders? If so, that really does make sense.”
“But why would the male lead tell Host this?”
“He told me to take good care of Senior Sister, and at the same time, to be careful of Yun Changyue.”
Earlier, after she had agreed to become a registered disciple, Gu Chen had sent her a voice transmission. Yan Zhuguang’s expression had not changed, so no one else noticed. However, Gu Chen did not know that Yun Changyue had already made a move. She simply had not succeeded.
“So that is how it is.”
So the male lead had seen how much the host protected Eldest Senior Sister. He was worried that if he warned Eldest Senior Sister, Eldest Senior Sister’s nature would make her ignore it. So he told the host, who would stay by Eldest Senior Sister’s side in the future, and let her keep watch?
Then the male lead was actually pretty good. Was it because the current male lead had not yet become the future domineering cultivation-world leader who forcefully took what he wanted?
While Yan Zhuguang talked with the system, Yun Mixue led her through all the entry procedures one by one. She showed Yan Zhuguang the Library Pavilion, the trial grounds, and other places needed for cultivation, then brought her back to Ice-Snow Cottage.
Yan Zhuguang was going to settle properly in Ice-Snow Cottage, so it was no longer suitable for her to live in the small side room close to the front gate.
Yun Mixue arranged Yan Zhuguang in a fairly large courtyard beside the main house. No one knew what she did, but the garden in the courtyard changed from pure white snow to lush green.
Yun Mixue sent Yan Zhuguang to the room. “You must be tired today. Rest first. If you need anything, do not feel embarrassed. Just come and tell Senior Sister.”
Yan Zhuguang nodded. “Thank you, Senior Sister.”
Before leaving, Yun Mixue poked Yan Zhuguang’s head. “Why are you not calling me Honored Senior Sister now?”
Yan Zhuguang blinked. “Before, Zhuguang had not joined the immortal sect and could not be rude. Now Zhuguang is already an inner sect disciple of the immortal sect, so I have the right to call you Senior Sister.”
Yan Zhuguang reached out and hugged one of Yun Mixue’s arms. Smiling brightly, she winked her right eye at Yun Mixue again. “Actually, I wanted to call you Senior Sister too. I just did not want Senior Sister to think I was too frivolous and dislike me.”
“Senior Sister will not blame me, right?”
Yun Mixue did not know whether to laugh or cry. “I did not know you had so many little thoughts. You are rather clever.”
Yan Zhuguang’s forehead was poked again, and she cooperated by leaning backward.
“You little rascal. What else are you hiding from me? Say it all at once.”
Yan Zhuguang rubbed her forehead. “In the future, I will be with Senior Sister. Senior Sister will have many chances to understand me.”
Yun Mixue could not help widening her eyes. “So you really are hiding something from me?”
Yan Zhuguang’s eyes were innocent.