Yu Shu was not surprised that Shui Yun would come to her door. Even she only learned that Jing Chen left on the morning of her wedding. She didn't even see him for the last time, let alone Shui Yun. She didn't let anyone drive Shui Yun out. Jing Chen left without saying goodbye because of her. She had to give Shui Yun an explanation.
"Go and tell her that I asked her to go back first and come back tomorrow morning." Yu Shu let Lin 'er persuade Shui Yun to return to the Princess Fu first. It was too late today. In addition, she had a headache and couldn't control her temper. She was afraid that Shui Yun would quarrel with her.
"If she insists on not leaving, take her to the guest room in the west wing to rest for the night."
After Lin 'er conveyed the message, Shui Yun really didn't want to leave. She brought along a maidservant and stayed in the guest room. She looked as if she wouldn't leave until she saw Yu Shu. She looked just like a debt collector. Lin 'er came back and told Yu Shu. Yu Shu was helpless and let her go.
After a night, Yu Shu's headache eased a lot. However, there was a fist-sized swelling on her forehead. The black and red bruise was very scary. She had to wear a hat, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to see people.
After she got up, she asked Lin 'er, "Did you send someone to send breakfast to Miss Shui?"
Lin 'er pouted and said, "Yes, but she refused to eat. She clamored to see you early in the morning." At that time, her daughter was not awake yet. Who would help that debt collector pass the message?
Yu Shu looked at the porridge, side dishes, and steaming hot flower rolls on the table. She sighed and said, "Go and invite her over."
After that, she picked up the bowl and chopsticks and ate first. She felt dizzy and nauseous yesterday. She didn't eat much at night. Now, she was so hungry. Zhao Hui must have specially ordered the kitchen. The table was full of light and refreshing food. Just looking at it made people have an appetite.
She had just finished a small bowl of porridge when Shui Yun arrived. She was pushed to the door in her wheelchair. The maidservant behind her was quite strong. She carried Shui Yun and her heavy wheelchair over the threshold by herself. Xin 'er and Lin' er, who were prepared to help, were dumbfounded.
Yu Shu put down her chopsticks and looked at Shui Yun. Her face was sallow and her eyes were dark. It seemed that she had been suffering for the past few days. She didn't even have a good night's sleep. This made Yu Shu think of herself from three days ago. She felt more sympathy for Shui Yun. Contrary to her usual cold attitude, she calmly said, "Come and eat something, then we'll talk about something else."
Shui Yun stared at her motionlessly. Her pair of bloodshot eyes seemed to be stained with poison, wishing to pierce a few holes in her body. Seeing this, Yu Shu had to pull a long face to scare her. "A guest should follow the host's wishes. Don't force me to kick you out."
Shui Yun bit the dried skin on her lips and coldly snorted. Then, she ordered the maidservants to push her to the table.
"All of you go out. Xiao Kui, stay outside." At Yu Shu's order, Xin 'er and Lin' er obediently went out. This time, Shui Yun didn't need Yu Shu to say anything. She also drove her maidservants out. Only the two of them were left in the room.
"Where's my senior fellow apprentice?"
Yu Shu stood up and filled a bowl of porridge for her. Then, she took a flower roll and put it in front of her. "Finish it."
Shui Yun grabbed the flower roll and threw it at her. "Where's my senior fellow apprentice?!"
Yu Shu frowned and resisted the urge to press her head into the bowl. She bent down to pick up the flower roll and blew on it. Then, she peeled off the dirty outer layer. She broke off a piece and put it in her mouth. After chewing it, she forced the remaining half into Shui Yun's hand. "After you finish eating, I'll tell you where Jing Chen is."
She pressed on Shui Yun's weak point. Shui Yun ate the flower roll she picked up from the ground with a humiliated expression. Then, she was forced to drink a bowl of porridge. Finally, her face had some color.
"Where's my senior fellow apprentice?" Shui Yun slammed the bowl on the table.
"Jing Chen went to find his biological father."
"You lied to me!" Shui Yun widened her eyes. She didn't believe her words at all. Yun Hua Yi Zi had been dead for twenty years. Where could Jing Chen go to find him? Was he going to seek death?
"Why would I lie to you? Yun Hua is not dead. He's still alive." Yu Shu crossed her arms and looked down at Shui Yun's surprised face. She said, "Jing Chen should have told you that I'm the one who broke his life. Then, did he tell you that the story about him committing a crime against Ketu Star and that if he didn't break his life in time, he would kill the elders of his sect who saved his life back then was a lie made up by the old Taoists of Dragon Tiger Mountain. Their purpose was to make him obedient and become a saint without selfish intentions. Then, it would be convenient for them to manipulate him. "
Although she didn't know what agreement the Taoists of Dragon Tiger Mountain had with the imperial court, she was sure that Jing Chen's so-called crime against Ketu Star was a lie made up by them. The union of the Great Calamity and the Life Breaker was only to give birth to the Destiny Grand Bone. This was the truth.
"You're lying!" Shui Yun stretched her neck and shouted at Yu Shu. She glared at Yu Shu as if she was a demon. "You must have forced my senior fellow apprentice away. You hate me for framing you, and you blame my senior fellow apprentice for cutting off all ties with you. So, you didn't want to break your life for him, so you thought of a way to force him away!"
Yu Shu shook her head and laughed.
"I was right. You evil woman with a heart of snakes and scorpions. My senior fellow apprentice missed you, but you caused him to be heartless and unjust. I curse you to die a horrible death!" Shui Yun's malicious words made her so angry that her breathing became hurried. Her eyes slightly bulged out, looking somewhat frightening.
Yu Shu coldly looked at her. "You should really look in the mirror and see what kind of face you have right now. Let me ask you, in your heart, is Jing Chen a heartless person? If the matter of Life Breaker really threatened the lives of the elders of your sect, how could he just leave? You keep saying that you and Jing Chen grew up together, so you should know better than anyone what kind of life he lived in Dragon Tiger Mountain. Which one of you cares about what he thinks? You talk about kindness and morality all day long, afraid that he will be ungrateful. It's as if he was born to suffer and lives to repay kindness, to save the common people of the world. Which one of you treats him as a person? "
Humans had seven emotions and six desires. They could cry and laugh, be sad and happy, but Jing Chen had been taught to be neither happy nor sad since he was young. He endured everyone's strange gazes and carefully lived for more than ten years. If it was her, even if she didn't go crazy, she would become a fool.
"He has been deceived for more than ten years. Now that he has woken up, does he want to stay and be used by others?" Yu Shu sneered. "In my opinion, it's good that he left, too good. He left this foul Anling City and became a free mortal from then on. Otherwise, he would have lived his life in vain."
There was a saying, "Every man for himself". It was also a good thing that Jing Chen could let go of his obsession and let go of her.
Being sneered at by Yu Shu, Shui Yun forgot about her anger and suddenly lost herself. Two voices appeared in her mind. One told her not to listen to Yu Shu's nonsense, and the other questioned herself. Did she really think for Senior Brother?
She wanted to defend herself and expose Yu Shu's lies, but she was horrified to find that she couldn't refute Yu Shu's words. She didn't want to believe Yu Shu's nonsense, but she also didn't believe that Jing Chen was a heartless person. Then why did he leave?
Shui Yun's anger completely dissipated. She thought about how she had criticized Jing Chen in the past and how she had been pressuring him all this time. She slowly shrunk her shoulders. It was already May, but she felt a chill. It was a chill in her heart. If what Yu Shu said was true, then Senior Brother must be disheartened and left without saying a word. Will he come back? She couldn't help but ask.
"He won't come back." Yu Shu's tone was sad.
Shui Yun's nose became sour, and suddenly tears fell. She sniffled and sobbed. The more she cried, the sadder she became. Soon, she cried until she was out of breath. Yu Shu was instantly speechless. Seeing that she was about to pass out, she had no choice but to call for her to stop. "Alright, what are you crying for? It's not like Jing Chen is dead. He's alive and well. Don't you feel unlucky?"
Shui Yun hiccuped and choked with sobs: "Senior, Senior Brother must hate me."
"Yes, he must hate you."
"I can't, I can't see him anymore. Wu wu."
"Yes, you can't see him in this life."
Shui Yun's crying stopped abruptly. A pair of fish eyes fiercely stared at Yu Shu: "I can't see him, and you can't see him either. What are you so proud of?"
Yu Shu rolled her eyes: "Which eye of yours saw me proud? I was clearly comforting you."
Shui Yun was ashamed and angry: "Who needs your comfort!" How was this comforting? This was simply pouring salt on her wound.
"If you don't need it, then don't." Yu Shu said somewhat impatiently: "Have you cried enough? If you have, then go back. I have already said what needs to be said. Don't come here to make trouble again. If you do, I won't be polite to you next time."
Shui Yun's little face tightened, and she held back her tears. She said to Yu Shu in a threatening manner, "It's fine if my Senior Brother is safe and sound, but if one day I find out that you lied to me, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost."
Yu Shu sneered and didn't call out her bluff. For Jing Chen's face, she was too lazy to argue.
"Come, see the guest out."
An Beikui and Shui Yun's maidservant walked in one after the other. Shui Yun carelessly wiped the tears on her face and had someone push her to the door. She looked back at Yu Shu and said in a muffled voice: "Before Senior Brother left, he left a note saying that you left something with him and wanted me to return it on his behalf. When you have time, come to the princess fu to get it."
Yu Shu raised her eyelids and asked suspiciously: "What thing?"
Shui Yun snorted angrily: "It's just a broken sword. What good thing can it be?" She originally didn't intend to tell her. Even if it was a broken sword, it was something that her Senior Brother had used. She could benefit anyone but her. But because this was the last thing her Senior Brother entrusted to her, she had to do it no matter how unwilling she was.
It wasn't because she felt guilty in front of this bad woman!
After Shui Yun disappeared, Yu Shu slowly realized what the broken sword was. It was an ancient sword that she first obtained from a group of Evil Taoists in Yiyang. Later, she gave it to Jing Chen.
She still remembered that the sword was very old. The body of the sword was covered in green rust. She couldn't tell its age. But once, she met old Academician Xin at the Xin family's Great Exchange Hall. When she asked about the ancient sword, the old man seemed to know its origin, but he refused to tell her.
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