Chapter 118

Chapter 118: Junior Sister, please forgive Shen Sang Ruo

Shen Dao Chen used countless spiritual medicines on the gravely injured and unconscious Bai Mu Mu. A few days later, she finally woke up.

Cold eyes filled with killing intent flashed again and again in her mind, along with the feeling of almost dying. She snapped her eyes open and sucked in huge breaths. Fine sweat beaded across her forehead.

Realizing she was still alive, her fear faded, and a crushing pain rolled through every nerve. Bai Mu Mu hissed from the shock of it.

She clenched her teeth hard, her eyes burning with hatred.

[Shen Sang Ruo! I will never let you go. I will make you pay for today a hundred times over.]

Feng He Yun rushed to her side with delight: “Junior Sister, you’re awake!”

By their division of duties, Feng He Yun had come to the main peak to care for Bai Mu Mu. He had stayed here almost the whole time.

He soothed her: “Don’t move. I’ll go call Sect Master Shen and the Medicine Pavilion Elders.”

She forced out a rough sound and gestured for him not to go yet.

She wanted to know what happened after the Young Sect Master competition. She wanted to know what became of Shen Sang Ruo.

At that, Feng He Yun’s face turned heavy with sorrow as he said: “Sigh, Shen Sang Ruo cut off her father-daughter ties with Sect Master Shen and was expelled from the sect.”

He added, trying to smile: “Her Young Sect Master Candidate spot was canceled too, so now you are the Young Sect Master. Congratulations, Junior Sister.”

Hearing this, some of the bitterness in Bai Mu Mu’s heart finally eased.

The process had gone wrong and she had almost died by Shen Sang Ruo’s hand, but her end goal had still been reached.

Shen Sang Ruo had tried to kill her no matter the cost, and what did she get in the end? Only Shen Dao Chen’s complete disgust.

This round, Bai Mu Mu still won.

She had paid a heavy price, but she finally drove Shen Sang Ruo out of the Flying Cloud Sect.

Even so, when she thought of how Shen Sang Ruo had humiliated her in front of everyone that day, the anger in her chest refused to calm.

As her thoughts settled, Bai Mu Mu noticed only Feng He Yun was in the room. Even Wen Xuan was gone.

She asked, frowning: “Eldest Senior Brother, why aren’t Second Senior Brother and the others here?”

Feng He Yun sighed long and hard as he said: “Second Senior Brother pleaded for Shen Sang Ruo and angered Master. Master struck him, and he’s hurt. Fourth Junior Brother is taking care of him.”

Bai Mu Mu stared in disbelief.

She had been beaten like this by Shen Sang Ruo, yet Wen Xuan still pleaded for her?

He was hurt enough to need care, which meant the matter had blown up badly.

She had thought that after this, her senior brothers would hate Shen Sang Ruo even more. The truth was the opposite.

Bai Mu Mu almost laughed from fury.

She knew they were not normal, but she couldn’t help snapping: “Eldest Senior Brother, Senior Sister Shen tried to kill me. Why would Second Senior Brother plead for her?!”

Her voice slipped out of control.

Feng He Yun’s tone grew more serious as he said: “I was just about to talk to you about that.”

Bai Mu Mu thought he had finally come to his senses and would scold Wen Xuan, so she waited to hear him out.

But Feng He Yun said instead: “Junior Sister, come with us to persuade Sect Master Shen and Master.”

He spoke as if it were simple: “If you forgive Shen Sang Ruo, Sect Master Shen and Master surely won’t object.”

Feng He Yun believed that if the victim forgave her, they could bring Shen Sang Ruo back to the Flying Cloud Sect.

Bai Mu Mu’s voice went sharp: “You want me to forgive her?”

She should never have expected anything from Feng He Yun. He was worse than Wen Xuan.

If not for her injuries, she would have liked to pry open Feng He Yun’s skull and see what was inside.

He hurried on: “Junior Sister, I know this is hard to accept, but Shen Sang Ruo didn’t mean to kill you. She probably just lost control for a moment.”

He tried to set an example: “It’s like me back then. I accidentally hurt her badly too. She probably didn’t realize you were this weak, so she misjudged her strength.”

Bai Mu Mu’s face turned black.

Not only was he making excuses for Shen Sang Ruo, he also said she was weak.

He doubled down, sounding more and more sure: “Yes, that must be it. I know you’re always generous, Junior Sister. Forgive her. Don’t you want Shen Sang Ruo to come back? She was your Senior Sister once.”

[Bai Mu Mu repeated to herself: Do not argue with people who can’t think. Once the mission is done, I can kill them.] With that, she forced her mood back under control.

But forgive Shen Sang Ruo? Never. She would not swallow this shame.

She said coldly: “Eldest Senior Brother, I’m the one who was beaten and I’m the one who hurts. After what Senior Sister Shen did to me, I will not forgive her.”

She added, closing her eyes: “If you have nothing else to say, I’m going to rest. Please go call Father and the Medicine Pavilion Elders.”

Feng He Yun wanted to keep talking, but when Bai Mu Mu shut her eyes, he had to hold his tongue.

Inwardly he grumbled that Shen Sang Ruo hadn’t thrown a tantrum when he hurt her. She still called him Eldest Senior Brother as usual. Bai Mu Mu had too many demands and too small a heart.

[Ding – Feng He Yun affection -5, current affection 79]

Bai Mu Mu almost choked.

She had finally pushed Feng He Yun’s affection past 80. Why was he acting up now?

Was it just because she refused to forgive Shen Sang Ruo? Their strange way of siding with people over facts had once worked in Bai Mu Mu’s favor, but the tables had turned, and now she was getting burned.

[Bai Mu Mu held her ground: Even if his affection keeps dropping, I won’t give in. Even if I give up on him and Lu Shi Qing, I still have Wen Xuan and Luo Chu.]

Right then, the System prompts rang in her head again.

[Ding – Luo Chu affection -5, current affection 80]

[Ding – Wen Xuan affection -6, current affection 74]

This time, Bai Mu Mu lost control. Her face twisted.

She hadn’t found a chance to approach Luo Chu lately, so his affection had been dropping one point now and then, from 90 to 85. But a sudden drop of five? Fine. At least there was a pattern. But why did Wen Xuan’s affection fall too?

His affection had been rising steadily and he had cared more about her. What happened?

[Bai Mu Mu raged inside: Why?!]

Elsewhere, at Wen Xuan’s cave dwelling, Luo Chu spoke after hesitating: “Second Senior Brother, I want to talk to you.”