Chapter 11

Chapter 011: The Melon Field’s Weasel

Bai Qiulan noticed Sun Ruowei’s shock and felt a bit awkward herself.

Logically speaking, someone like Chu Ling, a little maid, shouldn’t be calling her “sister Bai Qiulan” in any situation.

But the thing is, under forced circumstances, calling someone can get pretty bizarre.

Terms like “good husband,” “good elder brother,” “my humble self,” “my maid,” “sisters,” and so on, all sound quite normal.

Chu Ling called Bai Qiulan “sister” because they happened to be together once.

So they just went with the “sister” thing.

Since that was the case, and with their abilities not being too far apart, and both being on Lu Ye’s pirate ship, Bai Qiulan didn’t bother to correct it.

However, at this moment…

Chu Ling absolutely shouldn’t be calling her sister.

One was the youngest and most talented elder of the Grand Dao Sect, who could even vie for the sect leader position if it wasn’t for her title as the Heartless Sect Leader.

The other was a rogue cultivator, barely at the Yuan Dan stage.

Listening to how she referred to others, she’s still a maid?

Sun Ruowei felt like she could smell an overwhelming fragrance from a melon.

Incredibly sweet, incredibly crisp melons!

Keep in mind, Bai Qiulan was a famous ice-cold beauty of the Grand Dao Sect. When she joined the sect, suitors were swarming like fish crossing a river.

This included, but wasn’t limited to, those within the sect; even the sect leader had publicly stated that if looking for a Dao companion, one should find a peerless and independent woman like Bai Qiulan.

“Ruowei, you go out first. I have some words to exchange with her,” Bai Qiulan said with a glance at Sun Ruowei.

“Huh? This is my Dao Academy…” Sun Ruowei obviously didn’t want to leave. Her ears were already tuned in like antennas, and asking her to leave was worse than killing her!

“Hmm?” Bai Qiulan shot her a glance.

Sun Ruowei sighed. The sister’s authority still stood; she left the room, glancing back multiple times.

The door was wide open, and she didn’t even close it.

Bai Qiulan gently shook her head and waved her hand to close the door.

Sun Ruowei hurriedly pressed against the door, straining to catch the juicy gossip inside.

A soundproof barrier erupted.

Sun Ruowei panicked instantly.

Whoa! Whoa!

It’s so tightly secured? There must be something huge going on! Definitely some earth-shattering gossip!

Sun Ruowei trembled all over, desperate to break through the soundproof barrier.

At that moment, the weasel jumping up and down in Lu Xun’s writings perfectly embodied her feelings.

Bai Qiulan waited a moment, confirming that Sun Ruowei wouldn’t mess up the soundproof barrier before letting out a soft sigh.

She knew her junior sister well; the coming days wouldn’t be peaceful.

She looked at Chu Ling.

“What do you mean you misunderstood Lu Ye?” Bai Qiulan asked.

Chu Ling’s eyes were dimmed.

“Didn’t I say the young master had been keeping me captive, not letting me go home? When I finally got back, the entire Chu Sword Mountain Manor was already destroyed.”

“At that time, the young master even said the Chu Sword Mountain Manor deserved it.”

Recalling what had happened, tears streamed down Chu Ling’s face uncontrollably.

“I always thought the young master kept me captive just to possess me, to have a pretty maid by his side.”

“The destruction of the Chu Sword Mountain Manor meant I’d be homeless from now on, forced to stick with him; he had achieved his goal.”

“Now that we’ve returned, I got back to the Chu Sword Mountain Manor as soon as possible.”

“This time, the young master didn’t stop me.”

“Who would have thought, who would have thought when I got back…”

Chu Ling was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Bai Qiulan gently patted Chu Ling’s back. They had shared the same bed multiple times and fought side by side more than once, so their relationship was bound to be good.

Moreover, she, Hong Ling, and Chu Ling had known each other the longest; she had always thought of Chu Ling as a little sister. Now seeing her cry like this made Bai Qiulan’s heart ache as well.

“Who would have thought when I returned, I found out it was all fake, all fake!”

“All their kindness towards me was a lie; their goal from the start was to use me as material to forge a magic sword. I was the chosen one to be sacrificed. I was my stepbrother’s scapegoat.”

“They killed my biological parents out of resentment after I left.”

“One bodyguard who treated me well as a child, when he saw me come back, reminded me to leave immediately, and the next day he was dead.”

“It was the young master; he didn’t want me to see their ugly faces, didn’t want my beautiful memories to be shattered, so he constantly stopped me from going back.”

“The young master never wronged me; he has been protecting me in every way!”

Chu Ling cried out.

What was the result? What had she done? She had used the Heavenly Zombie Poison on the young master; how could she be so heartless!

Upon discovering the truth, Chu Ling had lost all desire to live.

She felt like a joke.

She had resented for so long, fought desperately to return home, only to find it was a den of demons.

When Li Jian Shang Ren came to the Chu Sword Mountain Manor, she didn’t dodge, acting like a walking corpse.

Until Li Jian Shang Ren said, “Tsk, so pitiful. It seems like you have no one left to cling to. Then I’ll send you on your way!”

At that moment, Chu Ling finally realized.

No! There were still people she cared about in this world.

The young master!

She must have hurt him deeply; she needed to atone for her sins. She had to ask for forgiveness and heal the wounds she had caused him.

She desperately ran to the Grand Dao Sect.

Finally, she survived.

Bai Qiulan felt a shock in her heart upon hearing Chu Ling’s words.

So that’s how it was!

In fact, she knew about Chu Ling’s plight and had scolded Lu Ye for it back then.

Lu Ye had taken her scolding with a grin and never refuted it.

Looking back now, he hadn’t wanted anyone to know this matter—fearing it would hurt Chu Ling.

In his last life, he had been careful to protect Chu Ling.

And just now, when he heard Chu Ling was injured outside the sect, all he had to do was say “I know her,” and she could be saved.

Instead, he said, “I don’t know her.”

Bai Qiulan sighed in her heart, looking at Chu Ling with a hint of pity. To gain Lu Ye’s forgiveness would certainly be quite hard!

“Don’t overthink it for now. What you need to do is heal properly. Once your wounds are healed, train hard, and help Lu Ye become the sharpest sword in his hand.”

“Those wounds will eventually heal over time.”

“Lu Ye’s heart is soft. As long as you persevere, he will eventually be moved and forgive you,” Bai Qiulan advised Chu Ling earnestly.

Chu Ling nodded vigorously, her fists clenched tight!

Deep down, she knew the young master had never considered her to be just the strongest sword by his side; what he truly cherished was her close care.

She would definitely earn the young master’s forgiveness.

“There’s one more thing.”

Chu Ling looked at Bai Qiulan.

“From now on, don’t call me Sister Bai; just call me Senior Bai. When my Chaos Yin Poison acted up, Lu Ye had no choice but to act as he did to save me. After that, one mistake led to another, but now that I’m correcting things, I have control of the Chaos Yin Power; such things won’t happen again.”

“Thus, Lu Ye and I are no longer possible!”

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