Chapter 205 Light
After the night's downpour, the air was fresher the next day, and the warm sunshine replaced the heat, soothing people's hearts.
After learning that Shan Chuxue was not in the courtyard that night because she was looking for Yun Rong, Mu Jianjian finally stopped worrying. She repeatedly told the girl not to wander around before going to visit Wan Xing, whom she had taken to the other courtyard.
From a distance, one could see that the other person looked somewhat haggard.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?" She brought the food box to the table where the other person was sitting.
"Hmm, after calming down and thinking about it, I almost got arrested again," Wan Xing said, watching the girl start taking out the steaming food. He couldn't help but ask, "Why did you choose to save me?"
In her memory, the two of them did not have a good relationship, whether it was their first meeting or the competition that followed.
Last night, Wanxing was so immersed in the joy of being rescued and the reunion with acquaintances that she didn't think about these things in detail.
"If you want to save it, then save it," Mu Jianjian tapped the porcelain bowl with her wooden chopsticks. "Eat it while it's hot, it won't taste good when it gets cold. I specially brought it from the cook's place."
“I’m a cultivator, I don’t actually need to eat these things,” Wan Xing said hesitantly. “Tell me, why did you save me?”
"Look how pale you are. You often eat not because you're hungry. Try to feel better," Mu Jianjian said softly. Seeing the girl twisting her robes, she knew that the girl was still thinking about this answer.
She found it somewhat amusing. "I saved you because I could, and you're from the Wood Spirit Clan. The Tree God once did me a favor, and I didn't want to abandon you in your time of need. Besides, the conflict between us isn't that deep."
Although Mu Jianjian once restored the cursed tree god to life, the natural spirit that the other party later gave her was an unexpected gift.
Wan Xing lowered his gaze, picked up the porcelain bowl, and began to eat small bites of white rice.
As expected, it's still because she's a member of the Wood Spirit Clan... Without that identity, she still has nothing.
"Your cultivation has reached the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, right?" Mu Jianjian seemed to sense the other's low spirits. "You've improved so much in just a few months. Besides, even though your cultivation was damaged while you were imprisoned in the Red Mansion, you didn't give up on escaping, did you?"
As Wan Xing listened to the girl's soft words of comfort and encouragement, he was stunned for a moment, and tears welled up in his eyes. All the betrayals and hardships he had suffered over the years finally found an outlet.
"Once your injuries have healed a little, you should leave the Red Mansion as soon as possible. The longer you stay here, the more dangerous it will be for you," Mu Jianjian said, wiping away her tears with a white handkerchief. "Were your magical artifacts and spirit stones taken away?"
Wan Xing nodded blankly.
Long after being betrayed by that person, all his valuables were taken away, so where would he find any magical artifacts or spirit stones?
"Take this," Mu Jianjian handed the Fire Fox Dagger and some jewelry to the other person. "As for spirit stones, you can sell these after leaving the Red Mansion and get a lot of money."
Wan Xing seemed to sense something, "And what about you?"
Didn't they leave here together?
"You go first, I'll stay at the Red Mansion for a while longer," Mu Jianjian said with some concern, giving her final instructions. "Use the Qi Condensation Talisman I gave you to leave here quickly. Also, don't go to that merchant guild. You're all alone, and you're bound to be bullied by them."
She recently learned that Baili Yicheng seemed to have left Duyunfang, which meant that spoiled young masters like him would come to the Red Mansion to cause trouble for them.
If Wan Xing were still here, something might go wrong.
The two women ate and talked in the courtyard, unaware that their actions were being observed by others nearby.
Yun Rong stood behind the bushes and flowers not far away, his clothes as beautiful as brocade and his face as radiant as clouds. Under the sunlight, he looked like a celestial being. He gazed at the scene before him indifferently, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
Shan Chuxue stood behind, her small body bowed and silent, her expression revealing a composure beyond her outward appearance.
“I was used to walking in the dark,” Yun Rong’s voice was low and hoarse, “but at one moment a light shone on me.”
“I’m obsessed with the light, but I’ve forgotten that it can illuminate me as well as others,” he lowered his eyes and looked at Shan Chuxue. “Don’t you think so, Xue?”
The content of her words was almost somber, but Yunrong's voice gradually faded, turning into a cold indifference.
“Isn’t Baili Yicheng coming to the Red Mansion tonight? There’s no time like the present,” Yun Rong glanced one last time at the scene of two women chatting happily in the courtyard, “Let’s do it tonight.”
As the footsteps faded into the distance, Shan Chuxue dared to show her struggle and reluctance on her face. After a long while, she turned and left.
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When Mu Jianjian went to Wan Xing's courtyard that evening, she found that he had already left. She nodded with great satisfaction, thinking that with her elixirs and the treatment of pine and cypress leaves, Wan Xing in his prime should not take the guards of the Red Pavilion seriously.
Once she leaves the Red Mansion, it will be even more difficult for these people to capture her in this vast world of cultivation.
All she needed to do was wait quietly for Ye Xuanzhi's message to reach Sang Wanyue and the others. Once their men arrived secretly, she would have more confidence to investigate the Upper Realm and "Manluo".
Mu Jianjian returned to her courtyard, and before she even entered, a maid rushed over, her steps hurried and her expression anxious, "Miss Mu! Miss Mu!"
"What's wrong?" She turned around and caught the other person who almost fell, a strange feeling rising in her heart. "What happened?"
"Miss Yunrong was taken to a room by the manager of the Red Pavilion, and there's been no news of her since..." the maid said breathlessly. "And I heard... I heard that Young Master Baili will be coming tonight!"
She felt as if her mind had exploded.
Will I be able to escape this time by sheer luck like last time?
"Which courtyard is she in now?"
"It's...it's in the west room in the front courtyard. Miss Mu, you must find a way! Miss Yunrong has helped you so much, taking you as her disciple and keeping you away from the dirty business of the Red Chamber. Please don't let Young Master Baili take Miss Yunrong back!" the maid said anxiously.
Why do you say that?
"Young Master Baili often brings women from the Red Brothel to his residence. Those women are now either dead or crippled, none of them meeting a good end. The young master wanted to take Miss Yunrong back before, but at that time, she was the top courtesan of the Red Brothel, but recently..."
Mu Jianjian's heart sank to the bottom as she listened to the maid's words.
“Recently, because the auction of the half-demon in the building failed, the Red Pavilion has offended many people. At this time, the only way to calm things down is to please Young Master Baili. And Young Master Baili has only one request…” The maid sobbed softly at the end, unable to say anything more.
Mu Jianjian was so concerned that she didn't think about why, right after Yun Rong's accident, a maid happened to come and tell her to think of a solution.
She disappeared from the spot long after the other person finished speaking.
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