Saving the White Moonlight Chapter 41

“Zhuguang?”
“What are you doing?”
Yun Mixue did not accept it. This drawing was something Yan Zhuguang had obtained. Whether it was an opportunity or something else, it belonged to her. How could Yun Mixue take it?
Yun Mixue wanted to return the drawing to Yan Zhuguang, but Yan Zhuguang sent her a voice transmission. “Senior Sister, I suspect this drawing is related to the former sect master’s fall.”
“Why do you think that?”
Yan Zhuguang said, “The former sect master fell near Tianyu City. With his strength, aside from Tianyu City’s city lord, there should be no other being in this area capable of threatening him. And near Tianyu City, a hidden realm just happened to appear. Is that hidden realm not suspicious?”
“Miss Su once said this drawing was something she obtained by chance. I wonder, could her grandfather have given it to her? And back then, when the sect master argued with Miss Su’s grandfather, could it also have been related to this drawing?”
In Yan Zhuguang’s view, since the drawing could be connected to the former sect master’s fall and had ended up in Su Qian’er’s hands, the cultivator surnamed Su might have had some other contact with the former sect master. Otherwise, it would not have been as simple as an argument. It would have been direct murder and treasure theft.
But right now, they were investigating the cause of the sect master’s death, not his relationships with other people. This part could actually be skipped.
Unfortunately, although she could get clues from the quest issued by the system, she could not directly tell Senior Sister that this drawing was connected to the sect master’s death.
So even though she did not want to deal with Su Qian’er again, she still had to use Su Qian’er to arrange a reasonable reason for suspecting the drawing.
After Yun Mixue heard her reasoning, she felt it made sense. However, a guess was still only a guess. Without a definite answer, they could not make a careless conclusion.
“When Miss Su recovers, we will ask her about the drawing.”
Yan Zhuguang thought that with Su Qian’er now seeming to have lost her memory, whether it was the whereabouts of the Su cultivator or the matter of the drawing, she might not be able to answer. Also, the drawing concerned an opportunity, and Yan Zhuguang did not want too many people to know about it, especially Su Qian’er, whom Yan Zhuguang suspected.
Her thoughts moved quickly, and she turned to Yun Mixue. “Senior Sister, I see that Miss Su is now rather resistant to strangers. I fear Senior Sister going to ask may upset her again. Why not let me ask later?”
Yun Mixue felt this was reasonable. “That is fine.”
However, Yun Mixue still returned the drawing to Yan Zhuguang. “This drawing is yours. I cannot take it. But if that hidden realm truly is related to the sect master’s fall, Senior Sister may still need Zhuguang’s help.”
Yan Zhuguang no longer argued with Yun Mixue over who should keep the drawing. “Senior Sister, do not worry. I will do my best to help Senior Sister uncover the truth.”
Yun Mixue smiled softly at her, like a new bud blooming in early spring, enough to make one’s heart fold. “Thank you, Zhuguang.”
Yan Zhuguang’s long lashes trembled. She lowered her head slightly, as if a little shy. “Senior Sister is treating me like an outsider. This is something Zhuguang should do. Besides, Senior Sister has helped Zhuguang so much, and Zhuguang has never had a chance to repay you.”
Yun Mixue reached out and tidied the loose hair that had fallen before Yan Zhuguang’s eyes when she lowered her head. “Senior Sister already said there is no need for Zhuguang to repay anything.”
“If we speak of repayment, Zhuguang herself is already the best repayment. Do you understand?”
Yan Zhuguang raised her head and looked straight into Yun Mixue’s eyes, which seemed to shimmer with bits of starlight. “Does Senior Sister really think that?”
“Of course.” Yun Mixue’s smile became even gentler, and seemed to carry a little pride. “Zhuguang is so outstanding. What more could Senior Sister want in return?”
“Unfortunately, during these six years, I spent too little time in the sect and did not witness Zhuguang’s growth.”
When speaking of this, Yun Mixue felt somewhat regretful.
In places she had not seen, Yan Zhuguang had unknowingly grown from the little dirty-faced child of six years ago into someone this outstanding.
She had only used six years to go from the first level of Qi Refining to early Foundation Establishment. She had even subdued such a strange spiritual plant. Facing the siege of two early Foundation Establishment cultivators and one middle Foundation Establishment cultivator, she had not been afraid at all and had even killed them instead.
She was only sixteen years old. So young, with such potential. No matter whom she was compared with, she could be called extremely outstanding. How could Yun Mixue not be happy?
Only, Yun Mixue had not been able to take part in this process.
Missing Zhuguang’s growth made Yun Mixue feel a little guilty.
Yan Zhuguang held Yun Mixue’s arm. “I do not think it is a pity. I am standing before Senior Sister like this now. Does Senior Sister not feel pleasantly surprised?”
“Surprised. Of course I am surprised,” Yun Mixue said. “You do not know how unbelievable it felt when Senior Sister sensed your aura on the way to Danye City.”
Yan Zhuguang smiled. “Then that is enough. In the future, Zhuguang still has a very long time to spend with Senior Sister. No matter how many six years there are, we can have them. Why should Senior Sister dwell on this one?”
“Senior Sister cannot think Zhuguang’s growth stops here, right?”
Yun Mixue shook her head. “How could I? In the future, Zhuguang will surely surpass Senior Sister.”
“I do not dare say I will surpass Senior Sister,” Yan Zhuguang said confidently, “but there is still plenty of space for me to move forward. These six years are nothing. In the future, Zhuguang’s life will have many more brilliant parts for Senior Sister to take part in.”
“Senior Sister, promise me. When that time comes, Senior Sister must not be absent.”
Yun Mixue nodded without hesitation and gently placed her palm on top of Yan Zhuguang’s head. “All right. Senior Sister promises you.”
Yan Zhuguang and Yun Mixue sat facing each other in silence for a while. The mood between them was still as peaceful and calm as it had been back then.
After a while, Yan Zhuguang thought of Qiu Qiao and the others. “Senior Sister, it is not good to keep letting them sit there. We should tie them up, so Senior Sister does not need to work so hard.”
“Did Zhuguang not already tie them up?” Yun Mixue rarely joked. Then she said, “It is fine. I am only splitting off a little spiritual sense. It is not much.”
“But I do not want Senior Sister to keep paying attention to those people,” Yan Zhuguang said. “I have a way to make them unable to escape.”
“Oh?”
Yun Mixue was a little curious.
“Senior Sister, watch me.”
Yan Zhuguang and Yun Mixue had been speaking through voice transmission. Qiu Qiao and the others only saw their lips move from time to time, and the shapes of their mouths were very unclear. They had no idea what the two were saying.
Only when Yan Zhuguang turned her gaze to them did they realize the two had been talking about them.
Qiu Qiao was somewhat afraid of Yan Zhuguang’s methods. As for the others, even if they had not personally felt Yan Zhuguang’s methods, seeing their young master, who was always confident and calculating, lose under Yan Zhuguang’s hand also made them fear her a little.
Now that Yan Zhuguang’s gaze fell on them, anxiety naturally rose in their hearts.
Yan Zhuguang took out a stack of talisman papers. She held several between the fingers of each hand and began chanting a strange, complex spell. As the spell formed, the talisman papers in her right hand began burning without fire. A strange fragrance spread through the room.
Yan Zhuguang’s spell entered people’s ears, and the fragrance also uncontrollably entered their noses. Before long, it made people feel dizzy and heavy. Their spirits could not resist, and they became muddled.
Qiu Qiao had been invaded by the Sacrificial Blood Spirit Vine’s toxin earlier, and he was already forcing himself to hold on. As the spell’s sound grew deeper, his mind could not help sinking into it.
The Pill Hall manager had suffered internal injuries from the backlash after the teleportation formation was interrupted, and he had not recovered either. He also could not resist that strange sound. Before long, he followed in Qiu Qiao’s footsteps.
As for the other two servants, they were merely at Qi Refining. How could they resist Yan Zhuguang’s methods?
By the time the talisman papers in Yan Zhuguang’s right hand burned out, all four people’s eyes had become dull, and they had sunk into an unknown illusion.
Yan Zhuguang stopped chanting. She lightly tossed the talisman papers in her left hand. The papers seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and flew toward the four people. They stuck to four invisible walls, faintly forming a wondrous space of light. It flashed and vanished, until nothing could be seen anymore.
Yan Zhuguang let out a soft breath and said to Yun Mixue, “I have trapped them in an illusion art. They will not escape easily.”
Yun Mixue raised a hand and wiped the sweat from Yan Zhuguang’s forehead. “Zhuguang worked hard.”
“Did Zhuguang make all these talismans herself?”
Yan Zhuguang nodded shyly. “Cultivation is dull, and one cannot be sunk in it all the time. When I had nothing to do, I practiced these miscellaneous arts to change my mood. They are only side skills and cannot be placed on the grand stage.”
“All paths are Dao, and every method can reach the heavens. How can there be talk of side skills? However, although Zhuguang is talented and clever, your energy is limited. If you study too many mixed things, it may hinder your cultivation in the future. You should consider this carefully.”
Yan Zhuguang nodded. “Thank you for guiding me, Senior Sister. I know.”
Yan Zhuguang could not say that everything she now knew came from the legacy of her previous life. Yun Mixue’s reminder was for her own good, so Yan Zhuguang naturally accepted it.
Since the four people were trapped in the illusion art, Yun Mixue withdrew her spiritual sense. Yan Zhuguang said, “Senior Sister, do you need to notify the other elders about Miss Su?”
Yun Mixue thought for a moment, then shook her head. “To avoid hurting Miss Su again, we should not spread what happened to her too widely.”
There was no helping the fact that the matter between Su Qian’er and Qiu Qiao could not be hidden from the people of Danye City. But the people of Fenghua Immortal Sect had no connection to Su Qian’er, so there was no need to spread it further. They had no intention of interfering in Su Qian’er’s family matters. As long as they learned news of that cultivator surnamed Su from her, the matter in Danye City would be over. They only needed to leave it to Su Qian’er’s family.
Yan Zhuguang did not have Yun Mixue’s thoughtfulness. After hearing Yun Mixue’s consideration, she sighed inwardly.
She had wanted to send Yun Mixue away. Now that it had failed, she could only take the risk and try under Senior Sister’s eyes.
The system asked curiously, “What does Host want to do?”
Yan Zhuguang said, “Do I look like someone who can be threatened by others?”
“Host wants to find a way to make Qiu Qiao reveal the matter of that hidden realm?”
“Mm.”
“How will Host do it?”
Yan Zhuguang was quiet for a while. She planned in her heart how to make her move under Senior Sister’s eyes, then said, “Just watch.”
But before she could move, Yun Mixue, who had been watching her for a while, suddenly said, “Senior Sister suddenly has an urgent matter and needs to leave for a while. Since these people have already been trapped, Senior Sister will ask Zhuguang to watch them for a while.”
Yan Zhuguang’s heart moved, but on the surface, she obediently agreed. “Senior Sister, do not worry. They cannot run.”
Yun Mixue nodded, turned, and left Qiuming Pill Hall, going who knew where.
The system said in relief, “Good thing Senior Sister left.”
Yan Zhuguang shook her head. She could feel that Senior Sister had likely noticed something. Saying she had an urgent matter and leaving was probably only her considerate way of giving Yan Zhuguang space.
Senior Sister…