Chapter 35: Slacking Off, Day 35
Wen Ying followed the little shadow all the way to the back of the cafeteria.
Sure enough, sitting against the wall of the cafeteria was the familiar Da Hei.
Still in the same familiar black attire, the familiar black large hood covering his face, the familiar posture leaning against the wall.
Wen Ying didn’t approach but observed from the shadows.
Although they had been neighbors in the dungeon, it was merely a chance encounter. Their relationship…at most, it was the relationship of a few small steamed buns, insignificant.
Wen Ying still didn’t know when and by whom Da Hei, a demon cultivator, was imprisoned in the Xun Xian Sect’s dungeon, and how he escaped the dungeon, why he was still lingering in Xun Xian Sect after escaping.
Even…
Wen Ying felt that although Da Hei had always been imprisoned in the dungeon, the elders of Xun Xian Sect, including Sect Master Xu Mo Feng, were unaware of this.
Otherwise, with the temper of the sword cultivator, it was impossible for him to ignore Da Hei during his several visits to the dungeon.
At least, he would have scolded him a couple of times.
Since their relationship was unclear, it was not advisable to act rashly.
Although peeping was not good, but…
The shadow had stolen her cushion, wasn’t that okay?! Besides, she had even repaid his kindness by giving Da Hei some steamed buns!
The shadow passed something to Da Hei.
Da Hei reached out two hands from under his black robe. After carefully receiving the object from the shadow, the shadow dissipated.
Holding it with both hands, such a careful posture, the object must be precious.
Could it be that Da Hei was staying in Xun Xian Sect to search for something important…
Wen Ying’s expression turned serious, she stared intently.
What Da Hei was holding like a treasure in both hands were three small dishes.
These three small dishes were very familiar.
Wen Ying recalled for a moment and finally remembered.
—Weren’t these the small dishes Wang Gou Dan had used to hold the pickles just now?!
Upon closer inspection, the small dishes did indeed contain the pickles she had pickled!
The reason Da Hei used both hands to hold them with such a reverent posture wasn’t because the object was particularly precious, but because—
There were three dishes, he couldn’t hold one in each hand, the middle one had to be held.
Wen Ying: “…”
So, Da Hei used such a high-level secret technique just to silently steal three dishes of pickles from the cafeteria?
Thinking about it carefully, it wasn’t strange at all.
Last time Da Hei had sent out his shadow, wasn’t it also to get a cushion?
“Who’s there?” Da Hei suddenly turned his head, still his youthful voice, but with an unusual coldness Wen Ying had never heard before.
“It’s me,” Wen Ying came out from the shadows, her expression relaxed as she beckoned to Da Hei. “I wonder… do you still remember me? The one next to you in the dungeon. The one who gave you the steamed buns!”
Although she couldn’t see Da Hei’s face clearly, Wen Ying could feel the coldness disappearing in an instant.
He lowered his head again and murmured a low “hmm”: “I remember.”
As he spoke, he held the three dishes of pickles and slowly retracted his arms into his black robe.
“I saw your shadow stealing my pickles, so I followed you,” Wen Ying explained to Da Hei. “Would you like some congee? These pickles are quite salty.”
Half-truths weren’t lies.
She had indeed followed because she saw the shadow, and the pickles were indeed quite salty. The only thing she concealed was that there was no causal relationship between the two.
“…Sorry.” After a long time, Da Hei finally uttered these three words.
Sure enough, Da Hei was still Da Hei. This time, the scene had changed, but his reaction time was still that slow, and he still spoke so little.
It sounded like Da Hei was apologizing for stealing the pickles.
The steamed buns last time, the pickles this time…
It was clear that Da Hei was a hidden foodie.
Therefore, Wen Ying had an idea.
“Stealing is naturally wrong,” Wen Ying pretended to ponder for a moment, then said, “We’re acquainted now. You should know that I made these dishes. In the future, if you need them again, just tell me directly. I should be in the kitchen during meal times.”
To uncover Da Hei’s secrets, she had to proceed gradually.
As the saying goes, one who accepts a gift is obliged. Patrons often confide secrets to shop owners.
“…Okay.” Da Hei replied. “Thank you.”
“Then the congee…do you still want some?” Wen Ying asked.
“No,” Da Hei shook his head. “That wasn’t made by you, I don’t want it.”
“Okay.” Wen Ying answered simply. “But those pickles are really salty, you should find some staple food to eat them with.”
Wen Ying understood Da Hei’s words.
In ancient times, phoenixes only ate the most exquisite food; now, Da Hei only ate the best.
Not only was he a foodie, but he was also a picky eater.
Although Wen Ying had many questions to ask Da Hei, she knew that it was not advisable to ask actively at this moment.
Someone who didn’t even want to show his true face to her must have a strong defense against her. If she asked too many questions now, it would likely increase his vigilance.
As the saying goes, take it slow.
There would be plenty of time in the future. Now that she had grasped Da Hei’s weakness, was she afraid that he wouldn’t obey?
After saying goodbye to Da Hei, Wen Ying turned around, a cunning smile on her lips.
…
When Wen Ying went back, she didn’t forget to pick a spirit fruit from the cafeteria roof.
Although she wasn’t a good student, since she saw it and could complete the task assigned by her teacher, she might as well complete it.
She also didn’t violate Elder Mo Ru’s request.
She didn’t find spirit fruits, so she didn’t eat.
Wen Ying had absolutely no interest in eating a bowl of burnt congee or eating such salty pickles without anything else.
When she entered the cultivation grounds again, she found an unusual atmosphere.
Calculating the time, the morning cultivation hadn’t started yet, and the disciples had already arrived, but there was not a single sound in the entire cultivation grounds.
Wen Ying handed the spirit fruit and sword to Elder Mo Ru, who was at the front, and only then did she realize that Xu Mo Feng was also sitting next to Elder Mo Ru.
It wasn’t that Wen Ying’s eyesight was bad, it was that Xu Mo Feng’s aura was too weak, and he was too short, and the table in front of him blocked most of his body.
It seemed that Xu Mo Feng had come because of the morning’s incident in the forbidden area.
In the previous reincarnations, this scene had never appeared.
Because it had only involved several protagonists at most, Wen Ying was simply called to the hall again and questioned by Master Ru Song again.
That was true, this time a whole class of disciples had entered the forbidden area, it was so grand that it was hard not to be known by the sect master.
Presumably, the result was similar to the previous reincarnations.
Even if it was Xu Mo Feng, he probably came to arrest her.
But it was interesting, wasn’t it?
Wen Ying looked forward to Xu Mo Feng’s performance each time.
Wen Ying’s eyes flashed with a trace of imperceptible smile, she pretended not to know anything, handed over the things, and turned to leave.
“Young friend Wen Ying.” Sure enough, Xu Mo Feng stopped Wen Ying.
The mission panel appeared at this moment.
[“The Second Female Lead in a Cultivation Novel” & “The Second Female Lead in a True Eldest Daughter Novel” & “The Second Female Lead in a Fake Eldest Daughter Novel” & “The Second Female Lead in a No-CP Upgrade Stream Male Lead Novel” Mission: Make amends! This time, you must seize the opportunity and clear your name of luring everyone into the secret realm!]
Wen Ying casually fanned away the mission panel and turned to Xu Mo Feng: “Sect Master, what is it?”
“Young friend Wen Ying,” Xu Mo Feng stroked his long beard and sighed slightly, his eyes filled with gravity and regret. “You…don’t you have anything to say to me?”
Waiting for others to admit their mistakes on their own, what a kind elder.
“Of course not,” Wen Ying looked at Xu Mo Feng in bewilderment. “Sect Master, are you getting old and forgetful? You called me just now, what could I possibly say?”
The causal logic was impeccable.
A momentary change in expression flashed in Xu Mo Feng’s eyes.
But it was fleeting, if Wen Ying’s eyesight hadn’t been good enough, she wouldn’t have been able to capture this change.
“Haha, young friend Wen Ying…is quite interesting,” Xu Mo Feng showed a brief smile, but quickly suppressed it again. “Young friend Wen Ying, I’ve given you a chance, but you’re unwilling to… admit your mistakes honestly?”
“Mistakes?” Wen Ying thought for a moment. “Well, there are indeed some.”
“Oh? Young friend Wen Ying, tell me,” Xu Mo Feng showed approval and relief.
“It’s just… Elder Mo Ru, the sword I just gave you, was actually accidentally damaged a little by me,” Wen Ying looked at Elder Mo Ru apologetically. “It’s the blade, it was accidentally stuck in the wood before, causing a piece to be missing, I’m sorry.”
The more serious Wen Ying’s apology was, the more stiff Xu Mo Feng’s smile became.
“Young friend Wen Ying!” Xu Mo Feng could finally no longer maintain his false smile. He frowned slightly, his voice becoming much sterner. “Don’t make excuses!”
“I’m not making excuses,” Wen Ying shook her head, speaking sincerely to Xu Mo Feng. “I’m telling the truth, otherwise, Sect Master, you can check my sword?”
“Enough!” Xu Mo Feng stood up abruptly, then remembered that there were so many disciples around, he quickly clenched his hands into fists, put them in front of his mouth and coughed softly twice. “Young friend Wen Ying, the mistake you made this time has involved so many people, yet you still refuse to repent? Even I…can’t bear to look on.”
“Oh?” Wen Ying looked at Xu Mo Feng with interest.
“This time, the incident of many disciples falling into the forbidden area due to difficulties in controlling their swords, I and the elders have already investigated,” Xu Mo Feng slowly explained everything. “The source was that Junior Friend Xu Tong Tong’s flying sword went out of control and fell, Junior Friend Wen Meng’s talisman cinnabar was unusual, and Junior Friends Feng Si Xuan and Long Mu Sheng’s flying swords were tampered with, which caused the four to collide, leading to this disaster!”
So that’s how it was.
Everyone looked enlightened.
Only now did they understand the reason, no wonder they had collided with so many people in the center of the sect.
“Young friend Wen Ying, there are no secrets that can’t be kept, since you’ve done something wrong, naturally someone has seen it,” Xu Mo Feng looked pained and remorseful. “There were disciples who saw you sneaking out from where Elder Mo Ru placed the swords, and there were disciples who saw you sneaking into Elder Zhi Xu’s courtyard.”
Wen Meng was Elder Zhi Xu’s direct disciple, the last point pointed to the cinnabar.
“This time, the elders used mind-reading techniques to read the memories of several disciples, confirming that what they said was true,” Xu Mo Feng added.
Obviously, because of the previous incident with the ferocious beast in the back mountain, the elders were much more cautious.
There are no secrets that can’t be kept, because the wall is deliberately broken.
Wen Ying didn’t respond, waiting for Xu Mo Feng to continue.
She was looking forward to the punishment this time.
This time, it involved so many people…she should finally be expelled from Xun Xian Sect, right?
Xun Xian Sect was a place Wen Ying could come and go as she pleased.
Whether she was expelled from the sect or not, what Wen Ying cared about was not the sect itself.
If she was expelled from Xun Xian Sect, how would those missions develop? Would she unlock a wider new scene?
“In other words, the culprit who caused everyone to fall into the forbidden area this time is you, Wen Ying!” Xu Mo Feng said solemnly. “You’ve been in the sect for more than ten years, you know that the reason why the forbidden area is called a forbidden area is because it’s extremely dangerous inside! I’ve heard that your relationship with these people is not good, you lured these four into the forbidden area, not only did you make them violate the rules, but you also risked their lives! If it weren’t for this accident today, we might have been kept in the dark for a while longer…what kind of malicious intent do you harbor!”
Xu Mo Feng’s long speech, shaking his head and waving his hands from time to time, was full of emotion and vivid.
Normally, after Xu Mo Feng’s speech, there should be whispers, one after another, continuously.
But today, it was extremely unusual.
Not only were the people very quiet, but their eyes looking at Wen Ying, the “culprit,” didn’t have the usual mockery and harshness.
Xu Mo Feng paused for a moment and finally ended his speech with a high point of emotion.
“Wen Ying, you endangered the lives of so many people for your own selfish desires, you—do you know your crime!” Finally, Xu Mo Feng slapped the table.
It had the same feel as a storyteller finally hitting the sounding block.
Last time it was a bowing performance, this time it was a storytelling recitation…
Wen Ying smiled slightly.
Heh, man, how many more surprises do you have that I don’t know about?
Author’s Note:
There might be another update tonight~
Strange censored words can be added
“/Said goodbye to Da Hei”