Chapter 295 Heading to the Xuanmen
The two voices faded into the distance, unaware that two people were eavesdropping at the corner of the wall not far away.
After a long while, Ye Xuanzhi released his Qi. "Let's find those two people quickly, one on the left and one on the right."
Ever since hearing what the other person had said, he had been feeling uneasy.
Mu Jianjian nodded, praying that the precious refining materials in the man's hand hadn't been eaten by the white ball. After exchanging glances, they walked off in opposite directions.
The further she walked down the corridor, the darker it became. She noticed a noise coming from the room on her right and was about to push the door open to see what was happening when she heard a cat meow behind her.
Meow~
As soon as Mu Jianjian turned her head to look, her joyful mood instantly sank to the bottom when she saw the woman in front of her.
“I thought it was some distinguished guest’s cat that had run away,” Murong Yunyan said with a bright smile, but it was surrounded by a chilling aura. “I didn’t expect it to be this young lady’s.”
What a coincidence!
Thankfully, I got a human skin mask instead!
Mu Jianjian sighed inwardly, but her expression remained unchanged. She looked at the Gold-Eating Demon that had been mentioned with a puzzled expression, "You've mistaken me for someone else. I don't know this cute cat. But could you tell me where the material appraisal room is?"
She seemed a little embarrassed when she brought it up, "I had some materials for magical artifacts that I wanted the people in the pavilion to appraise. After not finding anyone on the first floor, I came to the second floor."
How could Murong Yunyan, Ye Xuanzhi's senior sister who grew up with him, not know the Gold-Swallowing Demon Bai Tuan?
This was simply a test for her; if she admitted to knowing Bai Tuan, it would be tantamount to getting involved with Ye Xuanzhi.
The girl's pleading expression seemed genuine, and Murong Yunyan slowly lowered the white ball of flesh from her grasp. The ball of flesh let out a soft howl due to the weight of her.
She narrowed her eyes. "Miss, our second floor is not open to guests unless it's for an important auction."
It is "we", not "here in the pavilion".
Mu Jianjian keenly grasped this adjective, indicating that Murong Yunyan was actually working for this behind-the-scenes big boss!
The suspicions in his heart were confirmed. Recalling the familiar taste, he was afraid it was the master of Tianqixuan who had stopped them in Niyu City.
Their luck...
Mu Jianjian was speechless. She sorted out her thoughts and smiled apologetically at Murong Yunyan, "I'm sorry, since the second floor is not suitable for anyone, I will leave now."
Ignoring the whimpering cat in the woman's arms, she remained perfectly rational.
As long as Ye Xuanzhi doesn't show up, Murong Yunyan won't do anything to Bai Tuan.
It's safer to retreat temporarily until you're sure you're safe.
Until she turned around, the woman behind her did not say anything to stop her. Mu Jianjian's heart gradually calmed down, until the footsteps and questioning voices behind her grew closer and closer.
"So, miss, why is there a protrusion on the back of your neck?"
Her body stiffened when she heard those words, but before she could react, a tremendous tearing force came from the back of her neck, causing her hair, which had been tied up, to come loose.
Murong Yunyan used her powerful internal energy to press down on the girl's arm and pull her towards herself. The next moment, she saw this scene.
The girl was stunningly beautiful, yet her face looked strangely familiar. At this moment, she looked at her with a solemn expression, but there was no panic in her eyes.
"It's you..."
Murong Yunyan's hand suddenly tightened, and she murmured aloud.
In that instant, she recalled a variety of memories.
When she used the technique of changing her body to go to the lower realm to die, it would cause some damage to her memories and spirit in the upper realm. Now, after seeing this familiar face in front of her, the memories that had been lost gradually came together.
And... the painting hanging in the Supreme Hall.
Mu Jianjian's heart sank. She never expected to be recognized at the most crucial moment. Seeing the other person stunned and lost in thought, she instantly snatched the white ball from her arms and used her pupil-changing technique to create distance again.
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, the best is to flee!
In the blink of an eye, the girl had already created several distances between them, and Murong Yunyan finally realized what was happening and got up to chase after her.
Oh no, I was careless!
The Supreme Being is right in front of her; if the Supreme Being were to see her face—
A huge killing intent surged in Murong Yunyan's heart. She originally captured Bai Tuan to lure out Ye Xuanzhi, but she did not expect Mu Jianjian to arrive so suddenly and even run into the Venerable One!
"Smack—"
Mu Jianjian gently slapped the white ball's bottom, "That'll teach you to behave!"
"Meow~" Knowing it was in the wrong, the white cat meowed twice and then fell silent, burying its head in the girl's arms.
This second-floor attic is too big.
Originally, Mu Jianjian wanted to turn to Ye Xuanzhi for help, but upon seeing Murong Yunyan's increasingly ferocious expression, she immediately abandoned the idea.
That's terrifying!
Although she and Ye Xuanzhi worked together to erase her soul when they first met, it was mainly Ye Xuanzhi who did it!
Why harbor such hostility towards her?
Mu Jianjian didn't understand and didn't want to understand, but she also knew that this couldn't go on. Since the attic was so big that Ye Xuanzhi couldn't be found, if she escaped to the crowded streets, she would have plenty of cover. And if she put on a new human skin mask, it would be much harder to find her.
Thinking this, she quickly turned left, but unexpectedly a voice came from behind her!
"I'll say it again, where did you put that thing?"
"Hmm—"
A boy's fragile sobs could be heard. As Mu Jianjian ran, she glanced into the distance and saw the pure white figure being choked by a man.
It was clear that the boy was being strangled and could hardly breathe; his face was flushed an unnatural red.
The man had noticed the commotion behind him long ago, but he didn't take it to heart. He knew that Murong Yunyan would handle everything properly, but he didn't expect that the Nascent Soul cultivator would dare to rush here.
This action is tantamount to courting death.
He turned his head and saw the girl who had suddenly appeared in front of him and was attacking him. He was shocked to see her face.
That glance instantly relaxed his hand.
Mu Jianjian caught Chunbai's swaying body and gritted her teeth, taking a deep breath. She was about to use her pupil-turning technique to leave when she discovered that her body couldn't move an inch within the entire realm.
It seems that the opponent's relaxation just now was an illusion.
"Hibiscus?" The man stared intently at her face and slowly uttered the two words.
These words stunned Murong Yunyan and Mu Jianjian, who had just arrived.
Murong Yunyan was the first to react. She knelt on one knee and said, "Master, you have misunderstood. This woman is not 'Furong'. She is Mu Jianjian."
Mu Jianjian's mind raced as she tried to understand the man's feelings toward "the original owner, Furong".
She suddenly remembered that when Murong Yunyan saw her true face before, besides surprise, there was also... jealousy in her eyes?
What would make a woman jealous?
Moreover, her eagerness to explain, as if she were afraid of being questioned by the man, only deepened her suspicions.
After breaking free from the other party's gradually weakening control, Mu Jianjian retreated with a righteous expression, saying, "What do you want to do to Furong? Let me tell you, even if I die, I won't reveal a single word!"
Murong Yunyan gasped, and when she looked up and saw the man's frozen expression, she knew he was beginning to hesitate, and her heart suddenly ached.
She has always cared a lot about strength since childhood. After joining the Xuanmen sect, she did not receive the inner sect's profound techniques, which felt like a betrayal and deception to her. With this feeling in mind, she met the Supreme One, also known as the Master of Tianqixuan, during a mission.
He rescued her by chance and took her in as a confidante to work for him, including going to the mortal realm to help the Golden Crow Temple and eliminate the then-Yingzhou Demon Lord.
Despite his gentleness and patience towards her, Murong Yunyan always knew that he had someone else in his heart.
It was that stunningly beautiful woman whose portrait hung in the study.
He kept her by his side only because he heard from others that the two of them had similar personalities, so much so that no matter how good she was to him, it wasn't enough to replace that person's position.
Now that Murong Yunyan has regained her memories, Mu Jianjian has appeared in the Supreme Being's sight with an appearance exactly like the woman in the painting.
Her heart was filled with jealousy and fear of loss, and she regretted not killing the girl in front of her from the very beginning.
"Your Excellency, Mu Jianjian is always full of sweet talk; she is our enemy. Besides, Ye Xuanzhi is nearby. Why don't we wipe them all out in one fell swoop?"
Before the woman could finish speaking, the sect leader raised his hand to interrupt her, staring at the resolute-looking girl in front of him, "If you can tell me where she went, I can spare your life."
Upon hearing this, Murong Yunyan's expression could be described as one of jealousy and distortion.
"No!" Seeing that she had guessed correctly, Mu Jianjian began to test how important the original owner, Furong, was to the man. "Furong is my friend. How could I possibly watch her go down in a fire pit for my own life?"
The girl was in tears. If it weren't for the comical way she was holding the white-haired boy, anyone who saw her would probably praise her as a loyal and righteous cultivator.
Murong Yunyan clenched her fists as she recalled her previous experience of being deceived. "Your Excellency, Mu Jianjian and Furong only look alike. One is from the Upper Realm and the other from the Lower Realm. How could they possibly know each other?"
Goodness.
This means they've decided to expose her, right?
Unfortunately, she did know the original owner of the body, Furong, but the two were not exactly close friends who had gone through thick and thin together.
However, Murong Yunyan clearly underestimated Furong's importance in the master's heart. He glanced at the pale-faced woman beside him and slowly said, "Murong, you know that I don't like being interrupted when I'm doing things."
"Yes." She lowered her head reluctantly and walked behind.
The master of the pavilion slowly walked up to the girl. Seeing her terrified expression, he sighed, "Miss Mu, I have no intention of making things difficult for you."
"If you know Furong, she has never mentioned you." Mu Jianjian silently complained to herself.
After all, she had only met the reborn original owner once.
The master pursed his lips, glancing at the boy behind the girl and the cat in her arms. "He took the most precious materials in the pavilion and refused to return them. Moreover... if I remember correctly, the Immortal Palace has been intentionally or unintentionally trying to find out about you, Miss Mu."
Is that all the patience you have?
Upon hearing the threat, Mu Jianjian naturally had no intention of escalating the conflict. Tears welled in her eyes. "I know my current situation, and I especially don't want to implicate her. When I met her the other day, the scar on her face—"
Leaving things unsaid, a sense of half-truth makes them seem more real.
After hearing this, the master of the pavilion was finally certain of the truthfulness of the girl's words.
The scar on Furong's face was already there when the two first met in the underworld, and it has been growing larger and larger ever since. But the beauty has disappeared, and there is no way to find out anything about her now.
"How can you trust me?" The master of the pavilion raised his eyes, his eagerness clear.
“Unless you tell me what Furong likes and dislikes, if you know her, you won’t be wrong.” Mu Jianjian carefully put forward her condition, trying to make her compromise seem less mindless.
——
When Ye Xuanzhi came out of the pavilion and saw Mu Jianjian, she was scolding a person and a beast.
"You're not allowed to wander around anymore, you hear me! Don't follow any fragrant scent you smell, what if it's poisonous! I'll arrest you and sell you on the black market!"
"Jianjian..." he called out weakly, but found that no one paid attention to him, so he called out again louder.
"Ah, you're here. Let's go." Mu Jianjian withdrew her gaze from the innocent-looking boy and said, rubbing her forehead.
"I just saw you being escorted out by their people, and they even packed a lot of materials for you?" Ye Xuanzhi asked, his face full of doubt.
"You have no idea what I went through in just one short hour," she gritted her teeth. "Not only did I run into your senior sister Murong Yunyan entrapping Bai Tuan, but I also ran into the master of Tianqi Pavilion!"
Ye Xuan was taken aback. He then looked the girl up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was not injured. "Then how did you get out?"
They even swindled them out of a lot of high-quality materials?
“Because it’s such a coincidence, you can’t even imagine how small this world is,” Mu Jianjian spread her hands. “In short, the master of Tianqixuan has a sweetheart, and I just happen to know that sweetheart.”
Ye Xuanzhi listened to the girl beside him chattering as they walked, "...Pure White really loves refining artifacts, he even brought out the most precious plate of stones in the pavilion—"
"It's not a stone!" Pure White corrected earnestly, clutching the plate of dark minerals in her heart even tighter.
"Okay, okay, it's not a stone," Mu Jianjian said perfunctorily, and roughly recounted what had happened. "...Later, the Master of the Pavilion gave me a general account of how they met, and as expected, it was a tragic love story."
"...Sadomasochism?" Ye Xuanzhi frowned.
Three people and a beast were walking slowly down the bustling street when suddenly a cultivator dressed in a gray-white robe stood in front of them, blocking their way.
The cultivator looked up at Ye Xuanzhi and said, "Young Master, the Sect Master and his wife are already waiting for you in the outer city."
Mu Jianjian was startled after being interrupted, and then saw the man beside her turn to look at her. "Jianjian, why don't you come back to Xuanmen with me? If someone from the Immortal Palace comes after us, we can help each other out."
Ye Xuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Besides, we should tell them about that matter together."
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