Chapter 2004: The Person Ling Muyan Likes
The two stepped out of the ancestral hall simultaneously.
Outside the hall, Gu Zhiqi was lazily leaning against the outer courtyard wall, one foot lifted and resting against it, a languid expression on her face as she looked down in a daze.
In front of Gu Zhiqi stood a tall figure.
Su Yunling stood straight in front of Gu Zhiqi, glancing down at her with his eyes slightly lowered, holding a raised umbrella in his hand.
The sun was rather intense today, and the umbrella in his hand perfectly enveloped Gu Zhiqi in its shade.
Seeing this scene, Ling Muyan paused slightly in her steps.
If, back then, that person also had her in his heart, and wanted to be like Su Yunling was to Gu Zhiqi, would she not have ended up where she is today?
In a daze, it felt as though she was transported back to three years ago.
That day, she used the wrong poison.
Using the wrong poison was a grave mistake, and her master punished her by making her copy texts to learn from her mistake.
She sat alone in a Poison Sect classroom, copying texts late into the night.
She had thought that she was the only one in the classroom, yet unexpectedly, there was someone else.
She knew him, Xu Changqing, the son of the Great Elder.
A person as outstanding as Ling Yilin.
Seemingly sensing her gaze, Xu Changqing looked up at her.
She had thought he wouldn’t pay her any mind, but he did, and he flashed a big smile. "Junior Sister Mu Yan, you got punished to copy texts too? Haha, so did I."
"However, please don’t tell my father I crossed into the Poison Sect."
After speaking, Xu Changqing packed up his things and climbed out through the window.
He left, but his smile lingered in her mind.
Although she had known him before, it was in that instant, under the dim light of midnight, that his smile touched her heart.
Upon learning that Elder Xu sought a fiancée for Xu Changqing, Ling Muyan immediately approached her master.
The Third Elder had a good relationship with the Great Elder, and the Great Elder was pleased with Ling Muyan.
Thus, their engagement was set.
However, Xu Changqing was unwilling; his heart belonged only to Ling Zhiyu.
He didn’t like her at all.
She practiced the Heartless Path, and when she fell for him, her heart’s path wasn’t affected, but her heart was shaken upon discovering his affections lay elsewhere.
She had always had a good relationship with Xiao Yixue.
Soon enough, Xiao Yixue sensed something was wrong with her.
Upon learning that Xu Changqing had affected her heart’s path, Xiao Yixue harbored murderous intent towards Xu Changqing.
In fact, when Xiao Yixue asked her for poison, she knew of Xiao Yixue’s plan.
She even gave Xiao Yixue the Invisibility Talisman to ensure Xu Changqing’s assassination went smoothly.
Since she couldn’t have him, rather than let him affect her path, she figured it better to destroy him outright.
Later, Xu Changqing indeed died.
With Xu Changqing’s death, she severed all ties of affection.
However, she hadn’t expected that three years later, she would see Xu Changqing once more.
She glimpsed him, a mere wisp of soul, beside Ling Zhiyu.
Although he was just a soul, her heart was once again affected.
Thus, she disguised herself as Meng Furong and placed a curse on Xu Changqing.
Indeed, as the saying goes, "Often by the river, one’s shoes will eventually get wet."
She hadn’t expected that after all she had done, she would still be found out.
Gu Zhiqi, a girl one could both love and hate.
At this moment, that very girl stood by the wall not far from her.
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Seeing Ling Muyan emerge, Su Yunling said to the still-distracted Gu Zhiqi, "She’s out."
Gu Zhiqi snapped back to reality, instinctively glancing up at Ling Muyan.
At that moment, a trace of confusion flickered in Gu Zhiqi’s eyes but vanished quickly.
Collecting her thoughts, Gu Zhiqi said to Su Yunling, "Let’s go."