Shuyun Pavilion was Princess Luyue's favorite residence. Ever since Shui Yun's limbs were seriously injured, she had been living here to recuperate.
Jing Chen came back from Yu Shu's place and quickly entered the attic. Shui Yun was lying on her side on the bed, and two palace maids were carefully supporting her and feeding her water. She suddenly saw Jing Chen, who had just left the estate not long ago, return like a gust of wind. She asked in confusion, "Didn't Senior Martial Brother go to find Miss Yu? Why are you back so quickly?"
Jing Chen walked to the side of the bed, his face as dark as still water. Instead of answering, he asked, "Did you go to look for Xiaoyu on the day of the accident on purpose?"
After seeing Yu Shu's anger, Jing Chen thought about why Yu Shu held a grudge against Shui Yun on the way back. Why was she so guarded against her words and actions? The two of them clearly didn't have much interaction. If he really thought about it, it was only when they were drugged and taken away in a teahouse in the downtown.
Jing Chen knew that Shui Yun went down the mountain this time to experience a death tribulation. However, his cultivation wasn't as good as his teachers, so he could only barely predict that Shui Yun would be in trouble. He didn't know the day of her tribulation. It was such a coincidence that on the day Shui Yun helped him deliver the manuscript and astrolabe to Yu Shu, the two of them met with an accident.
Jing Chen didn't suspect Shui Yun before. Firstly, Shui Yun's limbs were injured and her legs were crippled. He didn't think much about it because he was eager to treat her. Secondly, Yu Shu was willing to be a mute and didn't reveal anything to him. He was kept in the dark until today.
Shui Yun didn't have a trace of guilt on her face after being questioned by Jing Chen. She calmly let the palace maids help her lean against the headboard, "You guys go out first and see if the medicine is ready. I have some private matters to discuss with Senior Martial Brother. No one is allowed to come up without being summoned."
"Yes."
After the palace maids retreated, she smiled nonchalantly at Jing Chen and said, "Senior Martial Brother, are you suspecting that I knew that I would be killed that day, so I deliberately dragged Miss Yu into danger with me?"
Jing Chen didn't find it awkward to question Shui Yun like this. He nodded and said frankly, "I suspect you."
Seeing that he was so direct, Shui Yun sighed softly and smiled bitterly, "Did Miss Yu say something to you?"
Jing Chen said, "She didn't say much. He just wanted me to come back and ask you. "
Shui Yun's head drooped, her shoulders weakly leaning against the pillow. After a while, she faintly said, "Not bad. I did it on purpose. "
Jing Chen's usually calm eyes suddenly sharpened as he asked in a deep voice, "Why?"
This was what Jing Chen could not figure out. He knew Yu Shu's character. She had always been the type of person who would "respect me for a foot, and I will respect you for a foot." For her to be so angry to the point of getting angry at him, it must be because Shui Yun had done something to provoke her first. He guessed that Shui Yun deliberately pulled Yu Shu into danger on the day of the tribulation, but he couldn't figure out why his junior sister would frame his hard-earned friend.
"Senior Martial Brother asked me why, but why don't you ask yourself first?" Shui Yun slowly raised her head and looked deeply at Jing Chen. Her eyes were a bit reproachful and seemed to be enduring. In the end, she had to say, "Senior Martial Brother, have you forgotten? Why did you go down the mountain and enter the world? Martial Uncle, my father, and a few elders, in order to protect your life. Now their lives are hanging on your shoulders, and there are only three years left. But you fell into the world of mortals and were fascinated by a woman. You almost wanted to shake your Dao heart and endanger these elders who risked their lives for you! I watched helplessly as you went astray, how could I sit back and do nothing? Since you want to ask, I will tell you the truth — I deliberately dragged her into danger with me, risking going against the heavens and damaging her virtue, if I could let her die in my Death Tribulation. If I can make her die in my tribulation, I will also cut off the root of this disaster! "
If Yu Shu heard this, she would definitely be dumbfounded. This statement was completely different from what Shui Yun told her when she came to visit the patient that day!
It was obvious that Shui Yun was revealing it now. This was the real reason why she pulled Yu Shu into the water. It turned out that it wasn't to escape death, but she really wanted to take Yu Shu's life!
In the face of Shui Yun's righteous words and a sense of righteousness, Jing Chen's eyes quickly darkened. The sharp light was no longer there, and at this moment, it was completely covered by guilt.
Even though Shui Yun's accusation was presumptuous, he couldn't refute it because he had indeed been moved by a woman when he lost his memory. He didn't remember his master's warning and advice before he went down the mountain, and he almost harmed the elders of the sect who had treated him with great kindness.
Moreover, he knew that Yu Shu was a hindrance to his Dao heart, but he couldn't bear to cut off his fate with her. He thought that as long as his Dao heart didn't waver, he wouldn't be harmful.
Who knew that he would still bring disaster to her.
He felt guilty to his master and to her.
"Heh," Shui Yun laughed bitterly and looked at the silent Jing Chen. She laughed at herself and said, "Miss Yu hasn't been hurt yet. She can run and jump, and live very freely. She can even coax you to come to me to punish me for her. Senior Martial Brother, we grew up together, and our relationship of more than ten years can't compare to you knowing a woman for a short year? Fine, even if I can't compare, what about my martial uncles and my father? They have loved you since you were young and have done their best for you. Don't you care about them? "
Jing Chen's heart was pure and without any distracting thoughts. Whether he was happy or angry, he was as calm as water. He would rarely be swayed by emotions. But at this time, he couldn't tell whether he should stick to his heart and protect Yu Shu, or feel guilty and forgive Shui Yun.
Jing Chen's expression was blank.
The elders of the sect had saved his life and raised him up. His junior sister and he were brothers and sisters. But Yu Shu had saved his life. They were friends of life and death. How could he violate the promise of the past?
The two choices were difficult. Both were important. To gain righteousness, one must first abandon affection. How should he choose?
"…" Shui Yun couldn't bear to see Jing Chen struggling like this. But if she didn't force him to make a choice now, it would be harder for him to give up in the future.
"Senior Martial Brother, the sect master once taught that the human heart is the most difficult to control. That's why we cultivators must first cultivate the heart. Although you have a natural spiritual root and your cultivation is far better than your martial brothers and sisters, you are also a person with a mortal body. There will always be a time when you lose your mind. Don't think that you can't endanger the lives of the martial uncles if you don't move your heart. If you wait until that day comes, it will be too late. Why don't you cut off contact with Miss Yu as soon as possible? Then I can rest assured.
Otherwise … "Shui Yun's face suddenly darkened, and a resolute look appeared in her delicate eyes." I will help you cut off this root of trouble. "
"No!" Jing Chen seemed to wake up from a dream and shouted. The confusion in his eyes hadn't faded, but he subconsciously looked at Shui Yun with a cold expression. He warned in a low voice, "If you hurt her, even if we are brothers and sisters, I won't forgive you."
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