Chapter 371 - 30: Master, Are You Satisfied?
Yun Wu’s body froze, and as she slowly turned around, she saw a woman behind her, dressed in blue, with gentle eyes and a slight look of surprise on her face.
"Second Senior Sister, I, I..."
Yun Wu was inexperienced in the ways of the world, and this was the first time she had snuck into someone else’s room, leaving her flustered and at a loss for words.
Wei Wan glanced at the maid’s outfit Yun Wu was wearing and asked, "Are you here to clean for me? I said you only needed to clean the courtyard. Why did you come into my room?"
Although she was questioning, her tone remained soft and gentle, like a spring breeze.
Yun Wu quickly replied, "I’m sorry, Second Senior Sister. I didn’t know. I, I’ll leave right away."
She bowed repeatedly in apology and started to leave.
"Wait a moment."
Yun Wu halted, her heart racing, as Wei Wan slowly walked to stand before her, examining her closely.
Yun Wu was tall, slightly taller than Wei Wan, but at this moment, she seemed like a child, bowing her head, not daring to meet her gaze.
Suddenly, Wei Wan reached out her hand, and Yun Wu nervously closed her eyes, her heart about to leap out of her chest.
Could her altered appearance have been seen through?
The next moment, Yun Wu only felt two delicate fingers touch her forehead, picking off a speck of dust from her hair, and she heard a gentle voice by her ear:
"You’ve worked hard."
Yun Wu quickly said, "Thank you, Senior Sister. I, I’m leaving now."
She promptly bowed and thanked her, escaping as if in flight.
Watching the flustered, beautiful figure leave, Wei Wan seemed deep in thought.
Yun Wu ran a long distance before finally stopping, her chest heaving, her heart still pounding.
Supporting herself with her hands on her knees, she took a while to catch her breath.
This was her first time doing something so sneaky, and it was incredibly thrilling.
"Wu’Er, why are you here?"
At that moment, Liu Su and Mo Xiaolan, having finished their selection, walked up, delighted to see Yun Wu, as Liu Su patted her head and teasingly said:
"Wu’Er, did you miss us? Or did you miss your young master?"
Seeing her pale complexion, Mo Xiaolan gave Liu Su a meaningful look, and the three of them quickly went to the room Mo Xiaolan occupied alone.
After ensuring no one outside could overhear, Yun Wu recounted the earlier events to them.
"Xiaowu, you should have told us. We could have thought of ways to test things out. You’re without cultivation, and doing this is too dangerous!"
Liu Su immediately expressed her concern after hearing Yun Wu out.
Yun Wu lowered her head, "You’re all so powerful, and I’m the only one who is useless. I wanted to do something... I’m sorry."
Mo Xiaolan comforted her, "Xiaowu, you’re ranked the first on the Beauty Ranking and have a Pure Spirit Body. If it really came to a fight, you’d be more useful than us."
Yun Wu looked up, her eyes a bit red, "I, I just want to avenge my father and the people of Cloud Bamboo Mountain. But, but I don’t know how? I, I don’t even know who the enemies are."
Liu Su came forward and embraced her, "Your enemy Mo Sha, you have already dealt with personally. As for the one who helped Mo Sha open the Concealment Array, we’ll help you uncover them. There, there, don’t cry."
Mo Xiaolan also moved closer to hold her, "Don’t do anything so dangerous in the future. With us here, if someone in Zhenyang Sect is really conspiring with Spirit Corpse Mountain, we will definitely find out!"
"Wah wah, Susu sister, Xiaolan sister..."
Yun Wu, though first on the Beauty Ranking, was actually just seventeen, having been protected all her life, unaware of the dangers of the world. Suddenly losing all her family overnight, she was truly scared inside.
But she couldn’t show it, for she had to seek revenge and live well according to her father’s wishes.
Being held by her two sisters, her fear and grievance finally broke through, and she cried loudly.
After crying for a long time, Yun Wu finally calmed down and, embarrassed, wiped away her tears. Mo Xiaolan said:
"Actually, Yun Wu’s suspicion makes sense. The most suspicious person is Wei Wan."
Yun Wu said, "But earlier, when Senior Sister Wei discovered I had sneaked into her room, she wasn’t angry at all and even let me go."
Liu Su, who dreaded thinking hard, felt her brain would explode: "So, is it her or not?"
Mo Xiaolan slightly frowned, "Earlier, while I was engaging in Magical Combat with Wu Yiren, Wei Wan was probing my cultivation technique intentionally. We must also find a way to test her."
Liu Su snapped her fingers, "That’s easy. Let’s find Little Mischief!"
...
Danxia Peak.
Cloud and Mist Hall.
Over a thousand outer sect disciples stood with their arms at their sides, watching Lin Qingchou standing above, hardly daring to breathe.
"They’re about to announce the list of those who passed the initial selection. I’m so nervous!"
"Choosing only fifty out of more than a thousand is too difficult!"
"Surely they’ll select those with strong cultivation, right? We have no chance. Oh, by the way, Ruo Mei, where are Zhou Man and Xu Chengfang?"
Ruo Mei stood calmly among the many disciples, amid the buzzing discussions, and a female disciple beside her asked curiously.
"It seems they went home."
Ruo Mei tilted her head, displaying a standard innocent smile, continuing to act naive.
"Went home?"
The female disciple was puzzled.
"Yes, that’s what Senior Sister Lin said."
Ruo Mei nodded, looking as if she was clueless but confident in her reasoning.
"Senior Sister Lin said that?" The female disciple was even more confused.
By then, Lin Qingchou had already announced the list of fifty disciples who passed the initial selection:
"Zhou Zhi, Yu Linzhi, Fang Pingxiu, Feng Tianyun..."
Upon each name called, there was a chorus of knowing sighs and envious discussions.
Soon came the last name: "Ruo Mei."
Huh???
This time, it was not a knowing sigh but an incredulous outcry.
"Ruo Mei?"
"Did I hear wrong?"
"How could someone as weak as her make it? I can beat her with one hand!"
"Wait, who is Ruo Mei? I haven’t even heard of this name!"
This original Ruo Mei was evidently a minor figure, most people had never heard of her name, and those who knew her understood how much of a weakling she was.
Upon hearing she was selected, they all had faces full of disbelief and resentment.
"If Ruo Mei can be chosen, why not me?"
Only Ding Li, Qi Jun, and Zhang Yun, who had tasted Ruo Mei’s strength, were not surprised, not even daring to glance at her.
This woman, appearing demure and innocent, was actually a maniac who loved tormenting others!
Damn, can’t provoke her.
"Silence!"
At this point, Lin Qingchou’s voice snapped everyone to attention, and the discussions ceased abruptly. The dissatisfied outer sect disciples fell silent, not daring to make a sound.
After all, Lin Qingchou held their fate in her hands, and none dared to offend her.
"That’s all, now go and cultivate!"
Lin Qingchou said faintly, and the disciples respectfully responded and quickly dispersed.
In countless shocked and jealous gazes, Ruo Mei slowly walked out of Cloud and Mist Hall, wearing a delightfully demure and joyful expression. Only back at her residence did she coldly speak:
"Come out."
Lin Qingchou, who had appeared so authoritative earlier, emerged, expertly kneeling before her, holding Ruo Mei’s feet and licking them a few times, then ingratiatingly said:
"Master, was this humble one’s performance satisfactory just now?"