System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 59

Chapter 59

◎The Truth of the Night Attack.◎

After a while, Yun Wenzhou seemed to calm down. She stopped whimpering and quietly nestled in Mo Jiu’s arms.

But a little later, Yun Wenzhou couldn’t help but confirm with Mo Jiu again: “Does A-Jiu really not dislike Xiao Zhou?”

“I don’t dislike you. I love you too much to have time to dislike you. How could I possibly dislike you?” Mo Jiu answered patiently.

Every time Yun Wenzhou asked, Mo Jiu answered.

She kept answering until Yun Wenzhou was completely at ease.

After confirming that Mo Jiu truly didn’t dislike her and truly wouldn’t leave her, Yun Wenzhou finally relaxed her tense body completely, and her consciousness subsequently drifted away.

She had severely overdrawn her mental power during the battle and should have fainted long ago, but she desperately held on, fearing Mo Jiu would leave her while she was unconscious.

So, as soon as her nerves relaxed, her brain could no longer support her strained consciousness and fell into a deep slumber.

Meanwhile, Ye Lan flew non-stop for three days and finally reached the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

Following the guidance of the Star River Goddess, she first put everything valuable she possessed up for auction. After receiving the spirit stones, she poured it all into a single item.

This item was called “Elder’s Guidance.”

The person who successfully bids on this item is entitled to ask the Pavilion Master of the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion one question, and the Pavilion Master will provide an answer to that question.

Ye Lan desperately needed an answer, a truth, so she wagered everything she had, except for the Star River Sword, on the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

The moment she placed her bid, gasps of astonishment echoed through the pavilion.

“Has she gone mad… what question requires such an exorbitant amount of spirit stones?”

“This person is probably trying to defy the heavens.”

“Either trying to resurrect someone or seeking revenge.”

No, Ye Lan just wanted an answer, a truth.

Without this answer, she wouldn’t even know how to proceed in the future.

The person responsible for guiding her led her into a room.

The room was small, with three layers of translucent white gauze curtains hanging in the center. Through the curtains, one could vaguely glimpse a woman in luxurious clothes lying on a bed.

The woman’s age was indiscernible, but her voice was very youthful: “Don’t speak yet. Let me guess.”

Ye Lan knelt respectfully on the other side of the three layers of gauze curtain, sitting up straight.

The woman who called herself the “Elder” guessed in her languid voice: “You come from the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect. Half a month ago, the True Yang Sect launched a night attack on the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect. You faced the enemy but were severely wounded due to insufficient strength. You eventually sought a glimmer of life by restructuring your meridians and spiritual roots in the Blood Abyss.”

Ye Lan’s eyes widened in admiration: “Elder is truly brilliant and calculating!”

“It’s too early to say that,” the Elder replied. “I probably know what you want to ask. Is it related to your Master and Senior Sister?”

“Yes, please enlighten me, Elder.”

“Hmm… Given the extent of your payment, I will not restrict you to just one question. I will do my best to answer any questions related to your Master and Senior Sister.

“First, of course, the truth about that night attack.”

Indeed, this was what Ye Lan most wanted to know. To her, the truth of that night attack was a thousand, ten thousand times more important than the whereabouts of her Master and Senior Sister.

Ye Lan was deeply emotional, but even her deep emotions wouldn’t make her go against her Dao.

If her Master and Senior Sister had truly done wrong, she wouldn’t hesitate for a moment, even if it meant personally executing them.

Conversely, if her Master and Senior Sister were innocent, she would fight to the death to protect them, even if it meant making an enemy of the entire cultivation world.

Therefore, this answer was extremely important to her; it directly determined her future course of action.

The Elder leisurely took a sip of water, then slowly began: “The entire cultivation world is spreading rumors that the truth behind that night attack was your Master coveting the position of Sect Master of the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect and colluding with the True Yang Sect. However, all similar news is merely hearsay, with no concrete evidence. But the news that your Senior Sister, Yun Wenzhou, has fallen into the Demonic Path is absolutely true.”

Ye Lan tightly pressed her lips together and listened patiently.

The Elder continued: “On the night the True Yang Sect attacked the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect, the True Yang Sect’s base was annihilated. Every single cultivator in the entire sect died, leaving no survivors. Besides the massive number of corpses, some demonic energy remained at the scene. It can basically be concluded that a demonic cultivator was responsible. Do you know who?”

“Could it be…” An answer immediately formed in Ye Lan’s mind.

“Exactly. After your Senior Sister fell into the Demonic Path, she sacrificed all her healing power to enhance her attack. Her water spiritual root mutated into an ice spiritual root. The demonic energy remaining in the True Yang Sect’s ruins is precisely ice-attributed demonic energy.”

“The first thing your Senior Sister did after falling into the Demonic Path was to slaughter the entire True Yang Sect.”

“Why did she do that?”

“If it was to avenge her fellow disciples, then why did she fall into the Demonic Path?”

“I think, by this point, you should already have the answer in your heart.”

Ye Lan pursed her lips: “Senior Sister did not betray the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect. She must have seen her fellow disciples killed, hated the True Yang Sect deeply, and was dominated by intense hatred and killing intent, which led her to fall into the Demonic Path and kill every single cultivator of the True Yang Sect.”

“That is exactly the truth I have managed to piece together.” The Elder confirmed Ye Lan’s deduction.

“I don’t know what role your Master played in that night attack, but since she was acting with your Senior Sister, it’s impossible that she colluded with the True Yang Sect,” the Elder said. “She shifted from sword cultivation to becoming a Soul Wielder, but she did not fall into the Demonic Path. As a Soul Wielder, collecting souls is perfectly normal. I just don’t understand why she did it openly in front of all the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect cultivators, as if afraid people wouldn’t misunderstand her deeply enough.”

“Master must have her reasons for doing so.” After confirming that her Master and Senior Sister had not betrayed the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect, Ye Lan reactivated her mode of blindly praising them.

The Elder was momentarily speechless by her remark, then offered her own speculation: “Perhaps the truth is simpler than you think. Maybe she just couldn’t let go of your Senior Sister. Thinking that the Immortal and Demonic Paths are incompatible, she used soul cultivation to pretend to cut ties with immortal cultivators, purely to stay by your Senior Sister’s side and not leave her alone.”

Hearing this, Ye Lan suddenly remembered that her Senior Sister had expressed her love to her Master, and her Master seemed not to have rejected it. Could it be…

But this was private between her Master and Senior Sister, and she didn’t want to reveal it to the Elder.

“We’ve covered the night attack sufficiently. Next, let’s talk about their current whereabouts.”

“Mm, thank you, Elder.” Ye Lan listened attentively.

“The last trace of their movements disappeared in Eternal Serenity City. That city is built at the entrance to the Demonic Domain and is shrouded in demonic energy all day, making it very suitable for demonic cultivators. Your Master likely intended to accompany your Senior Sister there to improve her cultivation. It shows she is truly a very responsible Master, only…”

“If a cultivation path practitioner goes to a place dense with demonic energy, not only will their realm be suppressed, but their physical body is also at risk of erosion. Furthermore, for some unknown reason, many demonic cultivators go to Eternal Serenity City, but without exception, they all—vanish.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Lan’s body tensed up, wishing she could rush to Eternal Serenity City immediately.

Knowing her thoughts, the Elder didn’t try to keep her: “I’ve said just about everything there is to say. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. If not, I won’t see you out.”

Ye Lan abruptly rose from the ground and stood straight. Separated by the three layers of gauze, she bowed deeply to the Elder: “Thank you, Elder! I have an urgent matter, and I will come again to show my gratitude another day!”

The Elder chuckled: “Why talk about gratitude? Have you forgotten? You have already paid the reward.”

“I will definitely come again to show my gratitude!” Ye Lan stated firmly and left with her sword.

After three days of non-stop travel, she thought that after learning the truth, she could finally rest well. But now, learning that her Master and Senior Sister might be in danger, she absolutely couldn’t stand idly by.

As soon as she left the room and stepped outside, Ye Lan couldn’t wait to unfold her blood-red wings and flew toward the location of Eternal Serenity City.

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