Sure enough, within two days, Mingmei's bad feeling came true.
"Who...who died?"
Aside from secretly visiting Mu Chen, Mei Jiu and Ming Mei would often wander around other parts of Butianmen. While they were wandering around, they never imagined that someone had died.
The one who died was the same person who had relayed the message to them earlier.
"Senior Brother Suhe."
The young disciple spoke with a sorrowful expression. Suhe was very popular within the sect, and his sudden death caused a great commotion within the sect.
"How could this happen?" Mei Jiu was also very surprised, not knowing why this would happen when everything was fine. "How did they die?"
The young disciple hesitated, not daring to describe to the two young guests the scene when he discovered Suhe's death.
Blood was flowing from all seven orifices, and his face was contorted in a grotesque expression.
It's not good to describe this to children who are only five or six years old.
With this in mind, the junior disciple simply sighed and changed the subject, intending to send the two back.
Mei Jiu was relentless and wanted to get to the bottom of things as well as Ming Mei.
Suhe, she remembered, should be a player, and he was the one who helped them contact Mu Chen. It was very strange that he was suddenly gone.
The young disciple was so pestered by them that she had no choice but to take them to their father.
When they found their father, the sect leader Xie Zhen was also present.
The place where the two of them were located was right in front of the room where Suhe's body was placed after his death.
"Father..."
Mingmei and Meijiu called out to Mingyi, who was talking to Xie Zhen. Then, the two of them stepped forward and each grabbed one of Mingyi's legs, secretly tilting their heads to look into the room where Suhe's body was placed.
Because there were many disciples inside, they didn't see anything.
Mei Jiu was quick to walk in, but Ming Yi grabbed her by the collar.
At the same time, he looked down at Mingmei, who had just let go of his leg, his eyes filled with the expression that he had seen through both of them.
The two of them then became quiet and didn't dare to make a move.
Xie Zhen saw all of this, and then he sighed and said, "Master Mingxiao, things in the sect have been quite complicated lately, so I won't keep you any longer."
After speaking, Xie Zhen's gaze fell on Mingmei again. She didn't say anything, but she sensed Xie Zhen's slight dislike for her.
It wasn't a pre-existing dislike; Mingmei could sense it, but she didn't know why Xie Zhen suddenly disliked her.
Could it be that Suhe's death was related to her?
Mingyi responded, but used his wide sleeves to shield Xie Zhen's gaze. Xie Zhen realized his anger and waved apologetically to Mingyi as he watched her leave with the child.
Turning around, I saw Xie Chen emerge from the Sutra Repository at some point.
"master."
Xie Chen had just come out from inside, his head bowed and eyes lowered, his expression somber, as if Suhe's death had also dealt him a heavy blow. The slight trembling under his sleeves seemed to confirm this.
Seeing this, Xie Zhen sighed, reached out and touched Xie Chen's head, and said, "Your senior brother's death... Chen'er, you must know that some things can be calculated but cannot be changed, and some things cannot even be calculated."
As he thought about it, he felt a little stifled.
Although Suhe was usually a bit unconventional, he also had the necessary caution. How could he rashly deduce something that led to his sudden death?
The key point is that he probably knew his deductions couldn't be discovered by others, and Xie Zhen later couldn't even find out what the other party had actually deduced.
"I understand, disciple."
Xie Chen turned his head without saying a word. After thinking for a while, he said, "Disciple wants to go down the mountain... not to Jingyun Mountain, but—after reading ancient books in the Scripture Pavilion for several days, I have gained a lot. I want to go down and experience some trials."
After speaking, Xie Chen calmly accepted Xie Zhen's scrutiny.
"You..." Xie Zhen seemed to be thinking. His disciple seemed to be quite young, and Mingxiao Zhenren's daughter was also so young. Even if the Heavenly Dao gave such an early hint, now should not be the time for puppy love, right?
I think I misunderstood something before.
Thinking this, and looking at Xie Chen's appearance, Xie Zhen remembered what he had said to his disciple earlier, which made him blush.
Thinking about it this way, Xie Zhen felt that Xie Chen's previous interest in the girl might just be a simple liking.
Even if you're feeling down for a while, it's possible that looking at this book will suddenly make things clear.
"You're young, and it's definitely the age for you to study. It's not good to spend all your time playing with your friends."
As Xie Zhen spoke, Xie Chen slowly nodded in agreement, then looked up at Xie Zhen, smiled, and asked, "Then, Master, about my going down the mountain..."
"Let's wait and see, things aren't peaceful outside."
Xie Zhen didn't agree, but he didn't refuse immediately either. After thinking for a long time, he finally said that he would do some calculations after a while before deciding on the next steps.
...
【Ghost, why am I so panicked?】
Her parents easily stored their belongings away in their spatial storage, and Mingmei and Meijiu only needed to obediently follow their parents as they left.
However, before she even left Butian Gate, Mingmei felt her heart inexplicably start racing.
I feel a little anxious, but I don't know why.
"Host, there seems to be nothing wrong with your body." Upon hearing Mingmei's words, Guigui immediately performed a full-body scan on her.
But I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen...
"Oh dear! We haven't even said goodbye to Wood yet!"
Mei Jiu suddenly remembered Mu Chen. When she called out, a figure seemed to vaguely appear in Mingmei's mind. Then, Gui Gui quickly added that she had told her about Mu Chen.
Surprised, Mingmei subconsciously attributed her earlier unease to forgetting Mu Chen. Now, after Gui Gui said that, Mingmei turned to Mei Jiu and asked, "Are you going? I'll go with you."
"certainly……"
"Alright, alright, time to go home~"
Just as Mei Jiu was about to say goodbye, Mei Shi suddenly appeared, hugged the two of them, and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute, Mother, we...we still have to say goodbye!" Mei Jiu wiggled her short legs and was about to get down.
Incidentally, she also mentioned Mu Chen.
After listening, Mei Shi looked at the two girls and objected, "Have you forgotten that Xie Chen is locked up inside reflecting on his mistakes? It's fine if you two sneak over quietly on ordinary days, but there are people outside here, all seeing us off. If they see us, you might be fine, but won't Xie Chen be punished because of it?"
"Oh, yes."
Mei Jiu also realized what was happening, and Mingmei nodded slowly in agreement. She couldn't remember how she had managed to find Mu Chen these past few days. Hearing this, she wondered how he had still been punished for making a mistake and was now confined to the Scripture Pavilion.
【What's going on, Gui Gui?】
Mingmei asked Guigui, but Guigui couldn't explain it either.
He's been in the Scripture Pavilion ever since you arrived.
Gui Gui doesn't know the specifics either. They never mention this when they interact with Mu Chen, so how could anyone know why he was "put in solitary confinement"?
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