Chapter 47: Slacking Off, Day 47
As the mastermind behind everything, Xu Huang naturally monitored everything from nearby.
She followed Murong Mo and arrived with him.
The ferocious beast incident was a failure due to an incredibly coincidental accident. The cafeteria incident was also a failure due to her carelessness. The competition incident, because she used others, was another failure. This time, she absolutely couldn’t fail.
When she followed Murong Mo to the garden, she saw Wen Ying’s figure from afar. Standing in the garden, seemingly waiting.
A hint of a smile flashed across Xu Huang’s eyes.
Before becoming Dao companions with Murong Mo, she had thoroughly investigated Wen Ying. This person’s appearance was similar to her own, both outstanding, but Wen Ying had grown up pampered by her family, from her parents to the servants, everyone obeyed her implicitly. In her heart, she was the world. An overly smooth life had created Wen Ying’s brainless, arrogant, overbearing, and willful personality.
Xu Huang had long known that to achieve a perfect life, relying solely on one’s efforts was insufficient.
Like the rat in the Chinese zodiac, the best way to succeed was to utilize everything easily obtained, then ruthlessly kick them down, and finally, everything would be hers.
Wen Ying was the perfect target.
Xu Huang had never seen anyone as foolish as Wen Ying. Even Xu Tongtong, who was equally foolish in the sect, at least wasn’t annoying.
Someone who was both stupid and annoying was truly rare… the best kind of existence.
No one would suspect that she would be framed.
Isn’t it laughable? That’s people’s stereotypes. For those popular, even their farts smell good. For those unpopular, even a flower offered would be disliked as offensive.
Xu Huang had experienced this firsthand.
Xu Huang didn’t resent those experiences.
Experiences make people grow, isn’t that a good thing? Just like this time, even though she was the one who manipulated the ferocious beast, she was still released.
But!
Xu Huang’s eyes suddenly turned sinister.
Everything should have gone smoothly as she planned.
But that Wen Ying was so lucky! She seemed so easily breakable, yet every time, she was favored by the goddess of fortune!
But not this time.
Watching Murong Mo walk towards Wen Ying with a look of concern in his eyes, the smile on Xu Huang’s lips could no longer be suppressed.
She had always known about Murong Mo’s character flaws.
Being too sentimental and righteous was indeed a good thing—for her.
Then…
Xu Huang saw Murong Mo pull Wen Ying’s arm and pull out a shovel.
The curve of Xu Huang’s lips froze slightly.
Then…
She also saw the pit beside it.
Xu Huang had a bad feeling.
This feeling was familiar, exactly the same as the previous few times.
Finally…
She saw the young man lying on the ground.
The smile on Xu Huang’s lips could no longer be maintained.
Her fists clenched tightly, and under the cover of the night, she revealed a ferocious expression without fear of being seen.
The moon was high, the night was dark and windy… The atmosphere was so good, she had created such good conditions for the two of them! But Wen Ying… where was the romance now!
That person, Xu Huang remembered the young man’s appearance.
In the dungeon that day, she had felt a little happy about the young man’s appearance, but now, the young man had become her biggest problem!
Wen Ying was truly fickle, falling in love with everyone she met, playing with children was bad enough, but now, even during a rendezvous with Murong Mo, she brought him to a wild place to play… ruining her perfect plan!
Then she could only resort to drastic measures.
Xu Huang’s eyes turned cold, and she focused her qi.
When she gave the letter, she had already applied a drug to the paper.
For a private meeting, the best option was… the drug she accidentally gave Xu Tongtong last time, but even as a tool, she wanted a complete Murong Mo.
Drugs or pills that were too strong were easy to detect. Therefore, the drug Xu Huang gave them was weaker, but it was the easiest to break down people’s mental defenses, and with a little manipulation, it could make them reveal their innermost secrets. It was called “Confusion Powder.”
Like now.
Since the two of them had ruined the atmosphere, she would bring the atmosphere back!
From the moment Murong Mo stepped in, Wen Ying knew that Xu Huang was nearby.
She thought Xu Huang had some more interesting tricks up her sleeve, but this was it?
Just the Confusion Powder?
Tsk, boring.
“Yingying, you…” Seeing that Wen Ying not only didn’t respond but was also distracted, Murong Mo hesitated and finally squeezed out a sentence, “This place is after all where many disciples bury things, here… it’s not very clean.”
Hearing Murong Mo’s words, Wen Ying almost choked.
Murong Mo really was… silent but deadly.
This kind of acceptance ability was something Wen Ying didn’t expect.
Although Murong Mo usually had a stern face and did things in a straightforward manner, he was actually a very gentle person at heart.
Excessive gentleness became his weakness.
Like with Wen Ying. He knew that Wen Ying had a very bad reputation in the sect, and some of her actions were indeed excessive, but he always indulged her infinitely, even now.
Xia Hei finally jumped up from the ground, tilting his head, and asked puzzledly, “What are you guys talking about?”
He hadn’t understood a single word.
Digging a pit, wasn’t it just to dig a pit to find things, why were there so many unnecessary words?
Xia Hei’s clothes were tattered and lying down was already unseemly, and now that he stood up, he looked even more unsightly.
Even though it was a man, Murong Mo couldn’t help but blush slightly, stepped back, turned his head, and covered his eyes with one hand.
“You misunderstood.” Wen Ying shook her head and pointed casually. Xia Hei meowed, and turned back into a small black cat. “As you can see, he’s actually a cat.”
Murong Mo finally lowered his hand and turned his head back, the redness on his face gradually fading, but his complicated expression didn’t improve, but rather became more complicated.
His brows were slightly furrowed, but his voice was still gentle: “Yingying, this kind of preference… it’s best not to let the elders know. And… humans and animals are different…”
Wen Ying: …
Wen Ying finally understood why there was an old saying, “The more rigid and serious a person appears, the greater their tolerance.” Murong Mo was a prime example.
Because, according to Wen Ying’s mind-reading, Murong Mo was genuinely, out of kindness, concerned for Wen Ying.
Fine, the matter of digging for powerful pills shouldn’t be known to Murong Mo. Moreover… in this situation, no matter how much Wen Ying explained to Murong Mo, it would only make things worse…
At this moment, Murong Mo’s eyes suddenly changed.
Wen Ying could also feel that Xu Huang’s Confusion Powder was finally taking effect.
“Yingying, actually I… actually I…” Murong Mo suddenly closed his eyes, as if making up his mind, “I lied to you!”
“Hmm?” Wen Ying was a little curious. “What did you lie to me about?”
It was clear that the Confusion Powder had removed all of Murong Mo’s pretense, causing him to reveal his true feelings.
Murong Mo would actually lie to Wen Ying?
Perhaps, some new secrets could be unlocked…
“Last time, when I saw you and… him in the dungeon,” Murong Mo pointed at the little black cat who was licking its fur, “and this time… I wasn’t as calm as I showed.”
“Oh.” Wen Ying nodded thoughtfully.
Not as calm, that was right.
It was Murong Mo’s strong acceptance ability that was unusual…
“Actually, I’ve been jealous! I’ve been insanely jealous!” Murong Mo clenched his hands. “I know it’s wrong, I’ve known for a long time that Yingying, you don’t like me, and I’ve already married, I shouldn’t be like this, but I… I still get jealous!”
Wen Ying decided to take back her “Oh” from earlier.
Murong Mo’s honest confession sounded quite normal, but upon closer inspection… it wasn’t normal at all!
Murong Mo was jealous of Xia Hei, which meant that he also wanted to lie on this pile of garbage in tattered clothes?
… Quite the player.
Wen Ying should return this sentence to Murong Mo.
Xu Huang, watching this scene from the side, finally regained her smile.
Fortunately, she had a backup plan, turning the disastrous situation caused by Wen Ying’s recklessness into an advantageous one.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together.
As expected of a couple, Xu Huang also played very cleverly.
Not only did she instigate and plot her husband’s infidelity, but she also had to watch from the sidelines.
It was quite a unique interest.
“Yingying, I’m sorry,” Murong Mo reached out, as if to hold Wen Ying’s hands. “I know your situation in the Xunxian Sect, but I… since I married Xu Huang… I haven’t dared to pay attention to you. Because I know that as long as I pay attention to you, I will inevitably care… I shouldn’t, I don’t have the right… but I still… I still like…”
Murong Mo’s confession was on the tip of his tongue, the atmosphere was just right, developing in the direction Xu Huang wanted.
Next, Wen Ying could cry sentimentally, and ideally, she could snuggle into Murong Mo’s embrace…
This way, when Murong Mo came to his senses, he would compensate her doubly out of guilt. Then, with a little guidance, make Murong Mo think that the drug was administered by Wen Ying…
Ugh, this is too much like an idol drama, what kind of bloody and tasteless hobby is this?
Wen Ying showed a look of disgust, looked at Murong Mo’s hand, and mercilessly interrupted the beautiful moment: “Uh… you like my shovel?”
“Ah?” Interrupted by Wen Ying, Murong Mo suddenly came out of his self-absorbed state.
He looked down at his hand—
He was holding the two sides of the metal part of the shovel with both hands.
The side effect of the Confusion Powder was insufficient mental energy.
In order to make the person completely eliminate all psychological interference, many things that should have been noticed would go unnoticed.
Xu Huang had thought that this side effect was really good. This way, Murong Mo wouldn’t notice her presence.
She never imagined that this side effect would cause Murong Mo to mistake a shovel for a hand!
Murong Mo quickly released his hands.
Fortunately, he didn’t actually grab Yingying’s hand… this was not only an offense to Yingying, but he was already a married man, how could he do such a thing!
In the end, what was he… saying just now! Fortunately, he didn’t say the last sentence, and Yingying seemed not to have heard it…
Fortunately, no major disaster occurred.
Once the effect of the Confusion Powder was interrupted, it would immediately make the person sober up.
Trying to use the drug again would greatly increase the risk of Murong Mo noticing.
Xu Huang wouldn’t do that.
If she couldn’t use Murong Mo, then she would use Wen Ying.
Wen Ying’s cultivation was low, and her mind wasn’t sharp, so it was naturally easier to control her than Murong Mo.
Xu Huang had kept Wen Ying until the end to finally enjoy this soft persimmon.
Xu Huang’s eyes changed again, and she focused her qi.
“Yingying, I’m sorry, just now… I shouldn’t have said those things.” Murong Mo lowered his head as if admitting his mistake, self-reflecting. “From now on, I will never let myself have those wrong emotions again. Actually, I came here after discussing it with Xu Huang. I think she’s right, avoiding the problem won’t solve anything, I should come to face you, face my own heart, and… solve those inappropriate thoughts.”
Although most “Chasing Wife Crematorium” stories feature scummy men, Wen Ying felt that Murong Mo was different from Lin Yu.
In a way, Murong Mo was still quite virtuous.
“I think she’s right too,” Wen Ying agreed. “I really won’t like you, absolutely not. Not even in fifty-two lifetimes.”
Although Murong Mo didn’t confess successfully, he still successfully got Wen Ying’s reply.
A very straightforward rejection, even precise to the single digit of the reincarnation.
This was all thanks to Xu Huang.
If it weren’t for her Confusion Powder, making Wen Ying speak her mind, Wen Ying might have been kind and rejected him a little more gently…
Wen Ying’s rejection was within Murong Mo’s expectations.
But such a decisive rejection still made Murong Mo’s heart ache dullly.
He had liked Wen Ying… for too long.
Since he was very young, when he was a beggar child begging outside Wen’s mansion…
It hurt to completely rip a habit out of one’s heart. But it was also thorough.
After the pain came the sunshine. He should have cut off this one-sided, undeserved affection long ago.
“Junior Sister Wen, thank you.” When he looked up again, Murong Mo had regained his usual calm smile.
“You’re welcome, Senior Brother Murong, you don’t need to thank me.” Wen Ying waved her hand.
The distant address proved everything.
Xu Huang watched from the side, her face already as ferocious as a night hag.
She could confirm that Wen Ying had indeed taken the Confusion Powder, but why wasn’t it working!
Not only was it not working, but it had made Wen Ying… more sensible?
Even a normal Wen Ying wouldn’t say these things!
Perhaps because she underestimated Wen Ying, the qi she used wasn’t strong enough…
In her anger, Xu Huang simply used all her strength and focused her qi—
“Why! Why are you all doing this to me—!” In the darkness, Xu Huang’s shrill voice was particularly sharp and loud. “I am the woman who should stand at the top of the world! I will step on all of you, all of you—under my feet!”
Familiar words, but Wen Ying knew that Xu Huang wasn’t just being childish.
This was just her forcefully expressing her true feelings.
Wen Ying sneered.
Going dark wasn’t a reason to do bad things.
Xu Huang at this moment was similar to the little pebble back then; she was simply reaping what she sowed.
If she hadn’t poured in so much qi, Wen Ying’s rejection would have been over. But she was too greedy, and when Wen Ying’s body sensed that the other party was harming her, she naturally used her qi to resist.
Thus, Xu Huang was backlashed.
The stronger the qi she used, the stronger the backlash.
Because her qi was too agitated, Xu Huang’s hair tie couldn’t hold, and her hair flew around wildly.
“Haha, hahaha!” Xu Huang raised her head, her arms outstretched. “Someday, I will definitely succeed, I will succeed! I will become the most perfect woman—ah, no, the most perfect person.”
At that moment, a disciple who needed to relieve himself at night happened to pass by.
His drowsiness was disturbed by the shrill voice from the garden, and he cautiously looked towards the garden—
He saw a terrifying female figure standing in the garden!
Her messy hair was twisting wildly in the air, like terrifying venomous snakes.
“Witch, witch!” The disciple cried out, and he didn’t need to solve his problem anymore. He cried all the way back to his room, “The witches in the storybooks really exist! Don’t come near me!”
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