Chapter 1034 - Capítulo 1034: 20: A Way Out
Capítulo 1034: Chapter 20: A Way Out
“The letter…”
Si Qi looked at his Senior Sister’s outstretched hand, his face full of awkwardness. He scratched his head and said in confusion, “The letter was burned by Senior Brother Xuanyi… Senior Sister, how did you know he originally wanted me to deliver the letter?”
As soon as he said this.
The room immediately plunged into deathly silence.
“What… did you say?”
The letter was burned? Jiang Miaoyin was somewhat incredulous.
“Just today, Senior Brother Xuanyi asked to meet me in Jiangning…”
Si Qi took a deep breath, sat upright, and recounted in detail what happened during the day.
Although Senior Brother instructed that this matter should not be told to others…
But Senior Sister Miao Yin shouldn’t count as ‘others’, right?
“…”
The candle flame in the room no longer flickered.
Jiang Miaoyin silently listened to what Si Qi said, sitting in front of the desk, she was silent for a long time, pondering for a long time.
“Does anyone else know about this besides me?”
Jiang Miaoyin raised her head and stared directly into Si Qi’s eyes.
“No…”
Si Qi felt a bit guilty, “I originally wanted to tell Senior Brother, but after thinking it over, I decided to tell you first. Master has been in closed-door cultivation, should we report directly to Law Enforcement?”
“No…”
Jiang Miaoyin shook her head and said softly, “Once this matter is reported to Law Enforcement, Golden Turtle Peak will issue a ‘Sword Deployment Order’.”
“Wouldn’t that be perfect?”
Si Qi was stunned for a moment, “Senior Brother is wronged, the Sword Deployment Order is issued, Sword Palace disciples gather, after killing those Southern Border Evil Cultivators… Senior Brother’s case can be thoroughly investigated.”
“You’re thinking too simply.”
Jiang Miaoyin’s expression grew a bit more complex, “After the Sword Deployment Order, Sword Palace… will seal the mountain.”
“Seal the mountain?”
Si Qi stared blankly at his Senior Sister.
For some reason, he always felt that his Senior Sister was somewhat unusual today.
It was her gaze, or perhaps her demeanor.
Specifically what was wrong, Si Qi couldn’t pinpoint… but vaguely felt that the current Senior Sister Miao Yin was somewhat similar to the Senior Brother Xuanyi he met earlier today?
“Just pretend you haven’t been to see me today.”
Jiang Miaoyin sighed lightly, stood up, and said softly, “After you return, don’t say anything, don’t ask anything. This way, you can avoid the punishment of facing the wall.”
“???
Si Qi scratched his head, feeling that this sentence sounded familiar.
It seemed like he had just heard it not long ago.
“Senior Sister…”
Si Qi couldn’t help but call out as he watched the figure heading to the courtyard, “Where are you going?”
“I need to go out for a bit.”
Jiang Miaoyin paused for a moment and solemnly said, “Keep tonight’s events absolutely secret.”
…
…
Outside Da Sui Sword Palace, a Little Desolate Mountain.
A carriage bearing the Jiang Family banner was heading towards the Sword Palace, bouncing along the way.
Suddenly, a plume of snow-white Sword Qi howled down, landing perfectly right in front of the carriage.
The coachman hastily pulled the reins.
“Who dares to block the road?!”
A young woman with a delicate face opened the curtain angrily, only to freeze in shock the next moment.
“Miss…”
The young woman quickly put on a smile, her eyes forming a line, “Why did you leave the Sword Palace at this time? What a coincidence, I just returned from Qing State… the Master prepared quite a few good things, custom talismans, hairpins, rouge, and Qing State pastries. By the way, the Young Master mentioned wanting to see you before he left.”
“…”
Jiang Miaoyin remained silent, quietly looking at the woman before her.
The person in front of her was “Qing Zhu,” the maid who had grown up alongside her for many years.
She had joined the Sword Palace early on.
At that time, Qing Zhu followed her; over the years… they spent every day together, their relationship far from being just a master and servant, more like sisters without blood ties.
“Master, please deliver these things to Lotus Peak…”
Jiang Miaoyin gently spoke to the coachman, then looked at the woman, “Qing Zhu… I want to talk to you alone.”
Qing Zhu’s smile stiffened slightly.
A moment later.
The two of them came to the top of the desolate mountain, from where they could clearly see the winding mountain road in the distance.
The carriage was hidden in the mist.
The sound of hooves gradually faded away.
“Miss, what’s wrong?”
Qing Zhu, who had been observing Jiang Miaoyin all the way, spoke cautiously.
“These years…”
Jiang Miaoyin spoke slowly, “I have treated you well enough, haven’t I?”
“Of course.”
Qing Zhu answered without a hint of flaw. She said earnestly, “Miss treats me like family, always sharing any good food with me. Whenever there’s good news, she thinks of me. Even the Lotus Daoist Collection of Sword Palace is shared with me. Meeting Miss is the fortune of three lifetimes for Qing Zhu.”
Anyone hearing this response should feel happy.
But Jiang Miaoyin’s face showed no joy.
She stood with her hands behind her back, overlooking the overcast below the mountain, and gently continued to ask, “If that’s the case… why are you doing this to me?”
The dark clouds covering the sky were blown away by the wind, revealing a bit of bright, clear sky.
Like a veil, it draped over Jiang Miaoyin’s shoulders.
“I…”
Qing Zhu immediately froze, lowered her head, and spoke in panic, “I… do not know what Miss is talking about…”
“I know everything about you.”
Jiang Miaoyin said calmly, “I just want to know one answer, one real answer.”
With these words.
The mountain top plunged into deathly silence.
“…”
Qing Zhu remained silent for a long time before raising her head again.
The fear on her face gradually disappeared, replaced only by calmness and indifference.
“You are more perceptive than I imagined.”
Qing Zhu sneered, “Jiang Miaoyin, what answer do you want? If I say I hate the Jiang Family… does that count as an answer?”
Unexpectedly.
Jiang Miaoyin didn’t have any surprised reaction.
“The first time I heard it, it could be considered an answer, but not anymore.”
Jiang Miaoyin said calmly, “You are a person from Li Kingdom. The Jiang Family and your family have an unending enmity for annihilating your clan. For revenge, you were sent to Great Chu, then arranged to become a maid under the Qing State’s Jiang Family residence… I know all about these things. I’m no longer interested in those matters; now I just want to know who is the person behind you.”
“!!!”
Jiang Miaoyin’s voice resonated across the mountain top, echoing with the wind.
With each revelation.
Qing Zhu’s pupils contracted more and more.
Some things…
Are the most secret of secrets.
She knew she had never revealed her true feelings to anyone.
How did Jiang Miaoyin know?
And, what did she mean by “the first time I heard it”?
“You… that’s impossible!”
Qing Zhu suddenly drew her sword, but in the next moment, a ray of light was already suspended above her neck.
Jiang Miaoyin still had her hands behind her back, turning around slowly.
Under the flowing moonlight.
“There’s nothing impossible in this world.”
Jiang Miaoyin, like a celestial being, her icy and stunning face full of indifference, “Do not draw your sword… trust me, you’ve died many times already, this time I want to leave you a path to live.”