Reborn As Lucky Star
Chapter 434: Have you slept peacefully all these years?

Chapter 434: Chapter 434: Have you slept peacefully all these years?

She had been puzzled all the way to the door.

Until she heard the voice inside the room...

As a descendent of Xuanmen, she could hear every word spoken by the other party, every syllable clearly reaching Si Xi’s ears.

It was very difficult to ignore.

Her expression changed immediately.

"Qingqing, how did you know?"

Before Yue Qingqing could speak, Yan Sinian said coldly, "Miss Si hasn’t learned her manners?"

As fellow cultivators, it is a rule that one should not pry into another’s cultivation base or secret techniques without due cause.

That was the rule.

Si Xi’s face flushed with embarrassment; in her surprise, and considering Qingqing’s young age, she had overlooked this point.

As soon as she realized her mistake, she felt extremely awkward.

Yue Qingqing, however, smiled good-naturedly, "Sister Si, I practice face reading."

Face reading and observing Qi may seem similar, but they are vastly different.

The realm is also worlds apart.

But with Yue Qingqing’s explanation, Si Xi, who was unaware of the details, immediately had an epiphany.

It was said that face reading originated in clan societies and became more refined during the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, capable of predicting one’s destiny, fortunes, and origins from one’s face.

China has a long history of physiognomy, with the "Book of Han - Arts" containing "Body Reading" in twenty-four volumes, and the popular spread of physiognomy books such as "Hemp Robe Method" and "Water Mirror" among the folk.

"Hemp Robe Method · Reading the Heart" states, "With heart but no face, a face follows the birth of the heart; with face but no heart, a face follows the demise of the heart."

It suggests that one’s appearance is an external manifestation of the inner goodness or evil.

Si Xi had also heard from her elders that there were remarkable individuals within Xuanmen, who after meeting ordinary people could discern their background and character.

But even in their circles, such individuals were venerable figures of high moral standing who could confidently speak after encountering countless individuals over their lifetime.

Who would have thought that a little girl could also possess this capability?

Seeing Si Xi’s startled expression, Yan Sinian gently pinched his junior sister’s face.

The little rascal had learned to deceive others now.

Very good.

In the midst of this conversation, the three of them had entered the courtyard.

Ye Chunhui took two steps back abruptly. She recognized them; these were the three people who had come with the police today.

Were they... were they here to arrest her?

Ye Chunhui’s husband seemed to think so too, but in contrast to his wife, who was shaking like a sieve, his face managed to remain calm.

"What do you want?" The bald man’s eyes shifted around, landing on a deboning knife carelessly left on the table.

He didn’t understand the law, nor was he aware of any statute of limitations.

It felt as if they had taken someone’s life back then.

Murder for murder—perhaps he would have to pay with his own life.

If he was to die either way, perhaps it was better to drag a few others down with him.

Si Xi sneered inwardly, appearing as if she hadn’t noticed the man’s gaze, and directly asked, "The matter from more than twenty years ago... It was you, wasn’t it?"

The bald man snorted, "Talk is cheap; you need evidence. What gives you the right to accuse us?"

"Evidence?" Si Xi looked at Ye Chunhui with interest.

This woman, barely over forty, had half her hair turned white, her face covered in wrinkles, with drooping eyelids. She would curl up at the slightest disturbance, evidently, she hadn’t had an easy time over the years.

"People like us don’t talk about evidence, we talk about conscience. If that’s not enough, we could take your wife in for questioning. Then the truth will come out, won’t it?"

Before the words had fully fallen, Ye Chunhui had already collapsed onto the ground with a thud.

"Don’t take me away, I did it to survive, I just wanted to live... I was pregnant back then, I had to survive..."

Yue Qingqing sighed, "You had a child, yet your family threw you out. It was the old gentleman who saw you starving to death and gave you food. In return for his kindness, you betrayed him, telling your family about him. Have you been able to sleep peacefully these past years?"

Ye Chunhui kept her head low and remained silent.

After a long moment, her demeanor changed, voice indifferent.

"That’s the way of the world. Since he saved me, why didn’t he save me through to the end? I guess it was just his bad luck then."

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