The Heroine Made a Pact With Senior Sister (GL) Chapter 28

“I imagine Senior Sister has already seen it. This is bait.” Mu Yinfeng slowly stood and looked into Huixue’s eyes. “A bait so obvious it is almost clumsy. Why does Senior Sister still want to look?”
“Because it is the only clue. If it were Martial Uncle Shadow, she would make the same choice, would she not?” Huixue looked toward Ruoying. “What does Martial Uncle Shadow think?”
“We still have another clue, but that clue has not appeared before us yet. Huixue, Yinfeng, do you remember the servants’ reaction when they saw the plaque?” Ruoying raised her eyes. Brilliance flashed in them, faintly holding a strange excitement.
“Wait for the evil being to descend tonight?” Mu Yinfeng asked instinctively. “Would that be too late? It does not seem good…”
“There is nothing bad about it. When high-intelligence evil beings harm people, it is either for cultivation or revenge. This family is not one with deep blessings, so it gives no help to cultivation. That leaves only revenge.” Huixue’s expression was very serious. “And I questioned Squire Xu beforehand. No matter how I asked, Squire Xu would not answer truthfully.”
“That is fine. I will go meet him.” Mu Yinfeng smiled faintly. This was exactly the time for the Linglong Heart Method to be useful. “In front of me, even if he wants to hide something, I am afraid he cannot.”
“The Linglong Heart Method.” Ruoying let out a low laugh. “Yinfeng, the current Linglong Heart Method is indeed very suited to this kind of situation.”
The current Mu Yinfeng had no pipa at her side, and her swordsmanship was terrible. If she had anything presentable left, it was her powerful mental strength for voice transmission and GPS-like positioning, plus these eyes that could see through people’s hearts. But she sadly discovered that her heart method had no effect on the two women before her. When she looked at Ruoying, she could still vaguely see some things, but when she looked at Huixue, she could see nothing at all.
The three returned to the Xu residence. The servants at the gate now did not dare neglect them and eagerly led the way ahead. Mu Yinfeng had originally walked at the back, but Ruoying in front suddenly stepped back a few paces to walk beside her and smiled lightly. “Did you discover that you cannot see through Huixue’s thoughts?”
Mu Yinfeng raised her head and glanced at Huixue. Seeing that Huixue had not noticed, she nodded. “Does Martial Uncle know why?”
Ruoying furrowed her brows. “I already told you not to call me Martial Uncle. I cannot bear that address from you. But if you are asking me, then you asked the right person. Huixue’s heart method is your heart method’s natural counter. Of course you cannot see her thoughts.”
“So that is how it is.”
“What more do you want? When the time comes, we will rely on those eyes of yours.” Ruoying laughed again and leaned a little closer to Mu Yinfeng. She lifted Mu Yinfeng’s wrist. As the long sleeve slipped down, the blood vine on her wrist shone brightly. “This is the blood vine Yimu gave you?”
Mu Yinfeng was startled and hurriedly pulled her sleeve back over it. But Ruoying had already seen. Mu Yinfeng knew these actions were useless, but they at least gave her a little peace of mind.
“Yes,” Mu Yinfeng said quietly. She took the chance to look around at the expressions of the servants nearby. Although she knew very well that they had no idea who Yimu was or what the blood vine was, guilt made her uneasy no matter what she saw. She felt as if her ties to Yimu had already been exposed before everyone’s eyes.
She was not stupid. Naturally, she could see that what Yimu had done held no malice. If Yimu had wanted her life, she and Huixue would never have walked out of Yongmu Peak, and no one would have noticed a thing. Yimu had silently drawn both of them into the Myriad Manifestations Domain without them discovering it until the end. That fully proved Yimu’s cultivation had already reached a height they could not even look up to.
But although Mu Yinfeng had no intention of forming any connection with Yimu, it was not up to her. The blood vine locked around her wrist had almost announced that relationship to the whole world. In the cultivation world, no one ever asked for the whole story. They only cared about results. As long as she had Yimu’s blood vine, it was ironclad proof that she was secretly colluding with Yimu.
As for the price of secretly colluding with Yimu, even a disciple who had just entered a sect understood. It was one of the unforgivable crimes of the current cultivation world. Once discovered, it was enough to have her captured and imprisoned in Guiyuan Tower. And with her primordial yin constitution, who knew what sins the people in Guiyuan Tower might commit against her?
“This is something that followed Yimu for many years. For her to give it to you means she values you greatly.” Ruoying lifted Mu Yinfeng’s wrist again and examined it. “To receive Yimu’s regard is truly not easy.”
“I do not want it either,” Mu Yinfeng said in a low voice. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she asked, “Does Martial Uncle understand Yimu?”
“From now on, you may as well call me Aying.” Ruoying was helpless and let out a long breath. “In truth, I do not understand Yimu that well either. Who in the world has not heard Yimu’s famous name? Although everyone shouts about killing her, no matter the sect, if they receive one of Yimu’s red leaves, there is no one who would not worship it. I remember that in the entire cultivation world, only the Mingxin Sect seems to have received one of Yimu’s red leaves. The Mingxin Sect is also the only evil cultivator sect that has managed to stand in the cultivation world for so many years.”
“So you mean the cultivation world will not act against me?” Mu Yinfeng lowered her eyes and looked thoughtfully at the blood-vine bracelet. She had heard of many outcomes for people connected to Yimu. Either they were publicly executed until their souls scattered, or they were locked forever in cages and never allowed out again. She had never heard of anyone coming out whole.
“I imagine you have heard many examples and were probably frightened by them. That is because there was only suspicion and no proof.” Ruoying covered her lips and smiled. Her phoenix eyes moved with bright spirit, and the gold threads and pearls on the moth crown trembled lightly, dazzling with color. “What else can I say? Your mind is clever. Naturally, I do not need to explain.”
Before Mu Yinfeng could say anything, Ruoying quickened her pace and swiftly caught up with Huixue. Mu Yinfeng hurriedly followed. The servants led them to a cloud-water gate, where several older maidservants came forward and welcomed them into a hall.
As soon as they entered the hall, a woman dressed in fine silk came to greet them. Although she was already older and looked extremely haggard without makeup, one could still glimpse peerless beauty from her youth between the wrinkles. This should be Squire Xu’s second wife, Madam Feng.
“Since the immortal masters are all women, it is better to speak in the inner room.” Madam Feng led them into the inner room, ordered the little maids beside her to serve tea to the three of them, dismissed all the maids and older servants, and closed the door. Then she suddenly knelt before the three and burst into tears. “I beg the three immortal masters to save the Xu family! This humble woman does not know what we offended to provoke such a thing…”
“Madam need not grieve. We will certainly do everything we can. Please tell us every detail of what happened without missing or changing anything, so we can make a judgment.” Ruoying stepped forward and helped Madam Xu up. However, her current body was truly too short, and it took her a great deal of effort to help Madam Xu onto the soft couch. She did not have Mu Yinfeng directly see through Madam Xu’s thoughts.
Mu Yinfeng only thought Ruoying had forgotten. Just as she was about to look into Madam Xu’s eyes, Huixue suddenly rose and took one step forward, blocking her line of sight.
“Do not move. Listen to Martial Uncle Shadow’s arrangements,” Huixue whispered beside her ear. Then she quickly turned back around, as if nothing had happened just now.
Under Ruoying’s comfort, Madam Xu finally stopped crying. She took out a handkerchief, wiped her tears, and explained everything in full.