Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Entering the Heart-Seeing Mirror

When Wei Yun Qing reached the Hao Ran Sect’s mountain gate, she spotted Wei Yun Xi at once. She cared too much about this younger sister.

Wei Yun Ting and Wei Zong Han followed where Wei Yun Qing pointed and saw their younger brother and younger sister who had fallen behind. The two looked even better than they did, speaking quietly to each other.

Wei Yun Qing charged over first and demanded loudly, “Why did you get here before us?”

Wei Yun Xi and Wei Zong Hao both felt unhappy. What, was arriving early a crime?

Wei Yun Xi stood up from the ground, stepped past Wei Yun Qing, and spoke to Wei Yun Ting, the leader. “Big Sister, Brother Zong Hao and I were chased by a swarm of weasels. In the end, we truly couldn’t run anymore, so we slipped into the nearby woods to hide. We had no choice but to split from you…”

Zong Hao also stood and continued, “I was the one who couldn’t run. Yun Xi didn’t want to leave me alone, so she hid with me. After the weasels left, we followed the road to catch up to you, but at night we ran into an Emerald-Eyed Wolf pack. To avoid them, we had to take a detour. After that, we lost your trail. We could only hurry toward the sect, hoping to meet you on the way. We didn’t expect we’d arrive and still not see you. We were worried you wouldn’t make it in time!”

The sensitive words “weasel swarm” and “Emerald-Eyed Wolves” made the others unconsciously turn their gazes toward Wei Yun Qing. It made her want to stuff Wei Zong Hao’s mouth shut, but she couldn’t.

Wei Yun Xi, who knew everything from start to finish, deliberately acted ignorant and asked, “Big Sister, when the two of us fell behind, we noticed those weasels only chased the Wei Family team. Who provoked them?”

Wei Yun Ying rolled her eyes and snapped, “Who else could it be? Your dear big sister. She grabbed a baby weasel and made us get chased the whole way. Those Emerald-Eyed Wolves were her fault too. She burned Ling Jue Wood as firewood and got us trapped all night. The next day we had to travel an hour later, and that’s why we missed you.”

Wei Yun Xi looked at Wei Yun Qing in feigned shock, as if she couldn’t believe this talented sister had made such huge mistakes. It made Wei Yun Qing feel humiliated and furious.

Wei Zong Hao also knew how to be sarcastic. He deliberately raised his voice. “No wonder you came so late. Someone dragged you down.”

“What did you say?”

“I said I’m wrong? Wasn’t it because of you that Sister Yun Ting and the others arrived late?”

Wei Zong Hao wasn’t about to indulge her.

Wei Yun Ting frowned. “Enough. All of you, say less. Do you want other people laughing at the Wei Family?”

Wei Zong Hao immediately stopped targeting Wei Yun Qing. Instead, he waved at the most silent one, Wei Zong Yu. “Zong Yu, come sit here.”

Wei Zong Yu was tired too. He walked over quietly and sat beside the chubby boy, ready to close his eyes and meditate. But Wei Zong Hao grabbed him and kept questioning him, wanting to hear what had happened along the way.

Wei Yun Ying took the initiative to sit beside Wei Yun Xi and asked about how the two of them had traveled.

Wei Yun Xi and Wei Zong Hao had already agreed beforehand. Their story would not mention the little Red-Maned Horse. Wei Yun Xi only shared what could be said, especially the part about using Wei Wei Grass juice to avoid spiritual beasts. The other Wei Family disciples all regretted not acting together with them.

Wei Yun Qing became the one being isolated. The way she looked at Wei Yun Xi grew increasingly hostile. A five-year-old child hadn’t learned to hide emotions yet.

All of this was seen clearly by the big shots watching in secret. They all sighed that this talented girl from the Wei Family had poor temperament.

Before sunset, the last three children arrived at the mountain gate, supporting each other. Wei Yun Xi paid special attention and noticed that the mortal girl who had gone to the latrine with Wei Yun Qing earlier did not appear in the square.

Song Ke appeared again before the children who had passed the first trial. Smiling, he said, “Congratulations on passing the first round, which tested your stamina. Next, as long as you pass through this ‘Heart-Seeing Mirror’ smoothly, you will have passed the second round.”

After speaking, he waved his sleeve. A mirror two meters tall and one meter wide stood at the entrance of the mountain gate. Its frame was forged from meteorite iron. Not only did it have auspicious cloud patterns, it also had runes Wei Yun Xi couldn’t understand. Later, she learned those were formation inscriptions.

The mirror reflected every child standing before it. Even the tiniest expressions on their faces seemed magnified. No one dared take the first step.

Wei Yun Qing stepped forward at this moment and became the first to approach the Heart-Seeing Mirror.

Everyone watched as she passed through calmly. Her figure disappeared before them. The mirror surface only rippled once, then returned to stillness, as if no one had entered at all.

Wei Yun Xi felt it was bad luck. She refused to go through right behind Wei Yun Qing. She feared being dragged down, and her choice proved wise.

The second to pass through was Wei Yun Ting. She wasn’t pleased with Wei Yun Qing’s showy performance, but now wasn’t the time to address it.

Wei Yun Xi and Wei Zong Hao were the last Wei Family members to enter the Heart-Seeing Mirror.

As Wei Yun Xi passed through, she felt dazed for an instant. When she regained her senses, she found herself bound by chains and hanging against a wall. The place looked like a dungeon.

She frowned and struggled, but couldn’t break free.

Footsteps sounded. A moment later, she saw an adult version of Wei Yun Qing, with a tall, handsome man beside her. The two looked very well matched.

Wei Yun Xi felt something was off, yet she couldn’t say what.

Wei Yun Qing looked at her with pity. It made Wei Yun Xi want to gouge out her eyes. Wei Yun Xi said coldly, “What are you staring at?”

Wei Yun Qing’s expression froze, then she spoke in a disappointed tone. “Little sister, you committed such a huge crime this time. The sect will not spare you!”

“Spare me? What did I do? Why are you here crying crocodile tears and acting kind?” Wei Yun Xi shot back.

The man beside her seemed to find Wei Yun Xi too crude. He said unpleasantly, “Qing’er, even if she is your sister, she is also the murderer who harmed you. The fact that you came to see her one last time already counts as fulfilling your sisterly bond. She should receive the punishment she deserves.”

“But she is still my sister…”

“Because she is your sister, you must not cover for her. If it weren’t for stopping her, you wouldn’t have damaged your foundation. Now it’s her turn to atone.”

His tone was resolute. He also pulled Wei Yun Qing into his arms, not letting her stop what he planned to do next.

Wei Yun Xi’s eyes shifted, then widened. This was the last chapter she had read before transmigrating. The villainess had her spiritual root extracted and her golden core dug out by the male lead. But she clearly remembered she had transmigrated into Wei Yun Xi at five years old, not this adult version. No wonder something had felt wrong earlier.

She was taking the Hao Ran Sect’s entry trial. The moment she realized that, she sensed the space around her ripple once, then return to calm.

Wei Yun Xi narrowed her eyes and said to the shameless male and female leads who were still showing off their love, “You two are disgusting. One of you wants to use evil arts to extract my spiritual root and dig out my golden core, and the other wants to steal my aptitude. Do you think you’ll succeed and the Heavenly Dao will let you off?

“Wei Yun Qing, even if you ascend, it’ll be because my aptitude is better than yours. You will never surpass me!”