Chapter 011: The Badger in the Melon Field

Bai Qiulan noticed Sun Ruowei's shock and felt a bit awkward herself.

Logically speaking, a little maid like Chu Ling should never address Bai Qiulan as "sister."

But the key point is that sometimes, under forced circumstances, terms of address can become incredibly varied.

Terms like "dear husband," "dear lord," "dear brother," "your humble servant," "this concubine," "sister," and "younger sister" are all quite normal.

Chu Ling addressing Bai Qiulan as "sister" was because the two of them happened to be together once.

And so they started calling each other "sister."

Later, since they called each other that, and their strengths weren't too far apart, and they were both on Lu Ye's "pirate ship," Bai Qiulan didn't correct the term.

But at this moment.

Chu Ling absolutely should not be calling her "sister."

Their identities were vastly different—one was the youngest and most talented elder of the Great Dao Sect, who could even contend for the position of Sect Leader if she had the ambition.

The other was an outsider, a rogue cultivator who had just formed her Core.

And from her address to others, she was still a servant?

Sun Ruowei felt as if she had caught a whiff of an enormous piece of juicy gossip at that moment.

An incredibly sweet and crisp piece of gossip!

After all, Bai Qiulan was famously known as the "Ice Beauty" of the Great Dao Sect. When she first joined the sect, her suitors were as numerous as fish in a river.

This included, but was not limited to, people within the sect. Even the Sect Leader had publicly stated that if he were to seek a Dao companion, he would seek someone as peerless and independent as Bai Qiulan.

"Ruowei, you should leave first. I have something to say to her," Bai Qiulan said, glancing at Sun Ruowei.

"Huh? This is my courtyard..." Sun Ruowei naturally didn't want to leave. Her ears were already perked up like antennas. Asking her to leave now would be more torturous than killing her.

"Hmm?" Bai Qiulan shot her a look.

Sun Ruowei sighed. The lingering authority of her senior sister was still present, so she left the room, looking back three times with each step.

The door was wide open, and she didn't close it.

Bai Qiulan shook her head lightly and waved her hand to close the door.

Sun Ruowei hurriedly pressed herself against the door, trying to catch the juicy details inside.

A soundproof barrier activated.

Sun Ruowei immediately panicked.

Wow! Wow!

Such tight security? There must be a big piece of gossip! A truly earth-shattering piece of gossip!

Sun Ruowei trembled with anxiety. She wanted to break through the soundproof barrier a thousand times over.

At this moment, the frantic movements of the "cha" from Lu Xun's writings were perfectly embodied in Sun Ruowei.

Bai Qiulan waited for a while, ensuring that Sun Ruowei hadn't broken the soundproof barrier, and then let out a soft sigh.

She knew this junior sister well, and it seemed that there would be some restless times ahead.

She looked at Chu Ling.

"You said you misunderstood Lu Ye, what happened?" Bai Qiulan asked.

Chu Ling's eyes were filled with gloom.

"Before, I said that the young master always imprisoned me, not allowing me to return home. When I finally got home, the entire Chu Sword Manor had been destroyed."

"At that time, the young master even said that Chu Sword Manor deserved it."

Recalling the past events, Chu Ling couldn't stop her tears.

"I always thought that the young master imprisoned me just to possess me, to have a beautiful servant."

"The destruction of Chu Sword Manor left me homeless from then on, and I could only follow him forever. He achieved his goal."

"But now that we've returned, I went back to Chu Sword Manor immediately."

"This time, the young master didn't stop me."

"Who would have thought, who would have thought that after I returned..."

Chu Ling was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Bai Qiulan gently patted Chu Ling's back. She had shared a bed with Chu Ling many times, and they had fought side by side more than once, so their relationship was inevitably close.

Moreover, she, Hong Ling, and Chu Ling had known each other the longest. She had always regarded Chu Ling as a little sister in her heart. Seeing her cry like this now, she felt deeply distressed.

"Who would have thought that after I returned, I discovered that it was all fake!"

"Their kindness to me was all fake. Their goal from the beginning to the end was to use me as material for forging the Demon Sword. I was the chosen sacrifice, the scapegoat for my sworn brother."

"After I left, they killed my biological parents in anger."

"There was a guard who had been very kind to me when I was young. When he saw me return, he immediately warned me to leave, but the next day he was dead."

"It was the young master. The young master didn't want me to see their ugly faces, didn't want my beautiful memories to be destroyed, so he always stopped me from returning."

"The young master has never wronged me. He has been protecting me in every way!"

Chu Ling broke down in tears.

And what had she done? She had actually poisoned the young master with Celestial Rigor Venom. How could she be so heartless!

After learning the truth, Chu Ling had lost the will to live.

She felt like a joke.

The home she had resented for so long, the home she had desperately wanted to return to, turned out to be a den of demons.

When Master Lijian came to Chu Sword Manor and attacked her, she didn't dodge or resist, like a walking corpse.

It wasn't until Master Lijian said, "Tsk, how pitiful. It seems there's no one left in this world for you to care about, so I'll send you on your way!"

At that moment, Chu Ling suddenly realized.

No!

There are still people in this world that she cares about.

Young Master!

She must have hurt the Young Master, and hurt him so deeply. She needs to atone for her sins, she needs to beg for the Young Master's forgiveness, she needs to heal the wounds she has inflicted upon him.

She desperately ran to the Great Dao Sect.

Finally, she survived.

Bai Qiulan was deeply shocked upon hearing Chu Ling's words.

So, it was like this all along!

In fact, she knew about Chu Ling's plight, and she had once reprimanded Lu Ye for it.

Lu Ye, in response to her reprimand, just smiled and did not argue back.

Now that she thinks about it, he didn't want anyone to know about this matter, fearing it would hurt Chu Ling.

In his previous life, he had always carefully protected Chu Ling.

And just now, when he heard that Chu Ling was severely injured outside the sect, all he needed to say was "I know her," and Chu Ling could have been saved.

But instead, he said, "I don't know her."

Bai Qiulan sighed inwardly, looking at Chu Ling with pity. It would be very difficult for her to gain Lu Ye's forgiveness!

"Don't think too much about it now. What you need to do is focus on healing. Once you're better, train hard and help Lu Ye, become the sharpest sword in his hand."

"Those wounds can eventually be healed with time."

"Lu Ye's heart is soft. As long as you persist, he will eventually be moved and forgive you," Bai Qiulan advised Chu Ling.

Chu Ling nodded vigorously, her fists clenched tightly!

In truth, she knew that the Young Master had never regarded her as the strongest sword by his side. What he cherished most was her personal care.

She would definitely earn the Young Master's forgiveness.

"There's one more thing."

Chu Ling looked at Bai Qiulan.

"From now on, don't call me Sister Bai, just call me Senior Bai. Back then, when the Chaos Venom flared up, Lu Ye had no choice but to do what he did to save me. One mistake led to another, but now that order has been restored, I can control the Chaos Yin power, and such things will never happen again."

"Therefore, Lu Ye and I have no future together!"

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