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Chapter 1277 - Chapter 1277 Chapter 569 Busted

Chapter 1277: Chapter 569: Busted Chapter 1277: Chapter 569: Busted The merchant ship from the Li family of Ningxiang, Zhongzhou, eventually docked at Ningxiang Harbor. With Yun Xiu’s cultivation level, she naturally managed to bring Su Yun off the ship without anyone noticing.

The servant and master, who were as close as sisters, entered the city of Ningxiang and found an inn to stay in. After all, Su Yun had low cultivation and was just recovering from a serious illness. The rocking of the ship over the past ten-plus days and poor sleep and diet had left the young girl weak and ill, truly a sight that could stir one’s heart.

In such a condition, Yun Xiu obviously would not make Su Yun do any work. Instead, she planned to prepare everything needed for the journey by herself. The little maidservant naturally refused to let her young mistress do so but was firmly pressed down onto the bed.

“Listen, Xiao Yun, rest well in the room. I’ll go arrange for the horses and provisions. We must set off early tomorrow morning, and I can’t rest assured taking you with me on the road when you are still so weak. Be good–close your eyes, and I’ll be back after a nap,” Yun Xiu said.

After a few pretentiously angry words, Yun Xiu left the room. The maid, who had obediently closed her eyes, now opened them again, full of mockery.

“My dear mistress, you are still so hypocritically kind, but Xiao Yun is no longer the Xiao Yun of the past!” she thought to herself.

The supposedly exhausted little maidservant sat up, merely donned a thin outer garment, and facing the moonlight, pushed open the window. She climbed out from the second floor of the inn.

Her petite figure moved deftly across the tiled roofs and through the dark, narrow alleys. Before long, she arrived at a dense forest outside Ningxiang City.

During this ominous moon, plagues spread and snakes and insects were frequent, especially the poisons belonging to the five poisons that were widespread throughout the land of Xiehe. Upon entering the dense forest, Su Yun soon encountered a huge, red-headed centipede.

The large, struggling beast opened and closed its two black and long, pincer-like mouthparts incessantly. If one got close enough, they could hear a hissing sound, though it was unclear if it was from the hundred legs rubbing against the ground or the centipede’s cry.

Such a terrifying creature would scare ordinary people, but Su Yun seemed entirely fearless. She even bit on the sleeve of her garment with her little mouth, revealing her pale arm, and then brought her inner wrist to the centipede’s mouthparts.

The panicked beast bit down hard, its sharp mouthparts easily tearing through Ji Fu’s delicate skin. Fresh blood flowed out, drenching the entire creature.

Farmers knew that venomous insects like centipedes preferred to come out to bite people in the middle of the night, and their poison was often stronger than that of snakes. Those bitten in their sleep usually missed the best time for treatment, and by the time they were discovered, their bodies would be rigid and their faces would have turned a leaden hue.

This was also the reason why centipedes were included among the five poisons. Although the poison of the large centipede in Su Yun’s hand was not particularly strong, its mouthparts contained some toxin. A common person being bitten would likely scream out in pain immediately.

But Su Yun seemed completely oblivious as she emotionlessly offered her wrist to the venomous insect’s mouthparts, only tossing the beast away once her blood totally soaked it.

The centipede, now drenched in blood and free again, quickly burrowed into a hole in the ground, while Su Yun merely emotionlessly sucked on her wound, her eyes filled with resentment.

“In the tortures of Purgatory, I have suffered them all. Weren’t you supposed to face them with me? Well, now it’s your turn, my dear mistress!” she muttered.

Su Yun, having stopped the bleeding, hastily ran back to the inn, hoping to lie down on her bed before Yun Xiu returned, so that everything would go unnoticed.

However, when she quickly returned to her room along the same path, climbing back in through the window she had left open, she found that other traces were present in the room.

There was a new dress that fit her size on the head of the bed and a few bags of dry food piled on the table.

Su Yun was sure that these two items had not been in the room before she left, so, had Yun Xiu returned?

Standing by the bed, realizing that her intentions may have been exposed, the little maidservant felt weak in the knees and almost collapsed to the floor.

All she could hope for was that Yun Xiu would be cautious and timid enough not to seek revenge and to quickly flee Ningxiang.

After all, people despised betrayal the most, and even though the Yun Family had wronged them first, being caught red-handed in such acts still made Su Yun feel somewhat guilty.

The most important thing was that she was no match for Yun Xiu, and if the other party earnestly sought revenge, she would die a gruesome death.

“I crawled back from Purgatory with great difficulty; I cannot die so easily!”

“I have already completed the Great Commander’s task. If Yun Xiu escapes again, it’s not my fault. I need to leave quickly!”

Fear engulfed Su Yun as she turned to flee the inn, but the sound of the door opening behind her rang out like a death knell, freezing her to the bone!

“Xiao Yun, come sit down, I’ve made you a delicious meal.”

Delicious? It’s probably deadly poison!

Despairingly, Su Yun closed her eyes, then turned around resignedly.

Since Yun Xiu had discovered her purpose, there was no point in escaping. After all, the other was the legitimate daughter of the sect, a top martial artist unified in spirit and intent. Killing a servant girl like her was as easy as crushing an ant.

All she could do now was to try and delay for a while longer, waiting for the experts of the Dutian Heavenly King to come by…

Or should she try to kneel and beg for forgiveness?

No, don’t be foolish, that’s impossible.

Even the most hypocritically kind superior would never forgive a servant who betrayed them, such an error…

Torn inside like a fierce battle between heaven and man, Su Yun trembled as she sat down, her head bowed, not daring to look into Yun Xiu’s eyes for fear of enraging her and being killed with a single blow.

Instead, Yun Xiu, seeing Su Yun’s fearful appearance, couldn’t help but chuckle, “Don’t be afraid, I won’t harm you. Come on, eat up, it’s all your favorite food.”

“Okay okay, don’t be angry. I didn’t mean to come back early and catch you in the act. I just went downstairs to ask the innkeeper where to procure supplies in Ningxiang. As soon as he heard I needed supplies, he eagerly offered to take care of it all. It was all menial tasks anyhow, and he seemed honest and offered a fair price, so I didn’t fuss over it. I was going to return to my room initially, but then I thought you were resting, so I bought you a new outfit. Look, it’s hanging by the bed, do you like it?”

Her words harbored not the slightest hint of blame, even exuding a magnanimous understanding of everything. Su Yun’s fists clenched tightly, her face flushed red with rage as she looked up indignantly.

“You knew all along my purpose in getting close to you!?”

Gone were any titles of respect or address. What remained was sheer hysteria revealed by malice.

She was a vengeful spirit returned from hell; she was meant to be the Yun Family’s nightmare, casting the hypocritically kind superiors into the Purgatory’s furnace to feel that pain.

In the face of such a self, even if Yun Xiu was unafraid, wouldn’t she at least feel angry?

Didn’t she realize what she had just been out doing?

Just like when she first met Su Yun, Yun Xiu’s expression of pity and affection had not changed. She picked up a bowl of soup, filled it, and placed it in front of Su Yun.

She sighed, “Actually, there was no need to be so anxious. I came to Zhongzhou this time to go to Hanging Sky City; it’s just that we haven’t seen each other for over a decade, and I wanted to spend one last journey with you.”