Chapter 2117: The Sage Awakens on the Altar VS The Tomb-Robber Girl (Part 12)
"What does the senior mean?" She asked in confusion.
Gu Shengyin was also taken aback.
She took a careful look at Huang Bing and found that the other’s expression did not seem to be feigned.
She knows nothing?
Thinking of a certain possibility, the expression hidden under Gu Shengyin’s cloak didn’t look good.
With a wave of her robe sleeve, several scenes instantly appeared before Huang Bing.
It was the laughter of a few strangers in that tavern earlier, and the conversation of a few maids from the Xuan Family clan.
Huang Bing’s face turned pale.
Seeing her like this, Gu Shengyin was already sure of her guess—this girl was likely being schemed against.
𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Indeed, Huang Bing’s eyes widened as she explained: "I’ve never talked about this to anyone else, and I haven’t shamelessly pursued anyone..."
She was clearly at a loss.
Gu Shengyin just said coldly, "Are you sure you’ve never mentioned it? Then how do others know? Think carefully about it yourself."
Huang Bing looked stunned, while Gu Shengyin’s figure slowly disappeared.
"Your aptitude is good, but you don’t know how to open your eyes. Someone is scheming against you behind this; think carefully about it on your own."
"Senior..." Huang Bing came back to her senses and called out, but the cloaked person was already gone.
She slowly walked to the table and sat down, beginning to sort through recent events in her mind.
Her affection for Chief Qing Yao was only shared with her best friend Xuan Jing.
During this time, coinciding with a minor breakthrough in cultivation, she hadn’t originally planned to come. It was Xuan Jing who insisted on bringing her, saying if she truly liked him, why not give it a try? She also told her that Chief Qing Yao had returned to the Xuan family.
Moved by what was said, she came to Westwind City.
Afterwards, it was Xuan Jing who, despite her refusal, brought her to the Xuan Residence in person.
She repeatedly said that if she acted distant, she would be upset.
Huang Bing was touched by Xuan Jing’s warm attitude, thinking that if she didn’t act naturally, it would instead make her friend unhappy, so she tried hard to appear very natural.
...
She always thought she was very happy at the Xuan Residence and that people were very warm towards her.
But now, someone had torn away the veil and laid everything bare in front of her.
It turned out that in the eyes of outsiders, and even in the eyes of the servants at the Xuan Residence, she was this kind of person?
She felt a chill rise in her heart.
...
After telling Huang Bing those things, Gu Shengyin didn’t plan to manage her anymore.
At such an age, if she couldn’t see such clear matters, then no matter if she cultivated to Mystic Saint, it would be of no use.
She would be used by those with ulterior motives at any moment.
She had originally planned to leave the Xuan Residence directly but heard a commotion ahead.
It turned out that the envoy from the Ancient Mystic Fox Clan had arrived at the Xuan Residence at this time.
Hearing the sounds of gasps and the whispered discussions of the maids, Gu Shengyin found herself rarely a bit curious.
It was said that Chief Qing Yao had also come. She wondered what kind of unparalleled beauty he truly was?
Thinking this, her body, which was about to leave, paused, and she concealed herself atop a tall tree, using the advantage of height to observe the scene ahead.
With just one glance, she saw the man in the black robe surrounded by countless people.
Some people, no matter the environment they are in or how many people surround them.
When others glance over, they will only see his figure.
Because at that instant, others have become just his backdrop.