章 19: At Least Her Sister Is Nice
"En. No one else harmed him because she was the one who inflicted the attack."
Yu Jiaying continued, "When Liu Bu slashed the girl with the fan, the blood that gushed out of her palm melted the edges of the fan so the wound on her hand didn't go as deep."
Yu Mingling rolled her eyes up in embarrassment that she could not even notice such an obvious thing.
"This is just my speculation though, but for the heart attack case, it is strange since Liu Bu has been getting regular treatment from the most skilled doctors in HaiShen Yu. Our sect is a home for medical practitioners," Yu Jiaying added and the three nodded slowly, carefully listening to the girl speak.
"You could see she clearly bit into your confidant's arm, causing his blood to leak into her mouth."
"Using blood. Isn't that what the Water Demon God, Yin An does?" An attendant blurted before the other smacked his head to signal him to shut up.
Yu Mingling blinked in confusion, "Wu Zhitian is taking in the Water Demon God??"
Upon hearing this, Yu Mingling began apologizing internally about the rude remarks she had made to the girl. It was one thing to insult random maidens that got close to Wu Zhitian but to insult the Water Demon God; she was clearly asking for death.
"No, there's someone else who also uses blood," Yu Jiaying rebuked, and the three gazed at her in expectance for an answer.
"Wait... Yu Xuelan also cultivates the same way as the Water Demon God! But she's dead??" Yu Mingling exclaimed.
Yu Jiaying smiled proudly that Mingling had used her brain for once.
"That's what I'm thinking about, too. What if that girl manipulated the blood flow within his artery and reduced the amount of blood to his heart? Let's just say she did, and the artery walls rupture and form a clot. So that's how it made it seem like Liu Bu died of a heart attack." Yu Jiaying explained.
"The only people who can cultivate blood are Yu Xuelan and the Water Demon God, Yin An." the attendant blurted once again, but the other didn't stop him since he was also taken aback by the information.
"Are you saying that's her? Did she come back to life after eight years? Did she become a demon and possess a body?" Mingling panicked.
"I'm not sure, but I remember clearly that for her to manipulate blood, she must consume the blood of the body she wants to manipulate or make the body consume her own blood," Jiaying explained.
"B-but there are many people who pretend to be that witch though!" Mingling stuttered while her body began feeling cold, though she didn't know if it was from the cool breeze in the room or if she was too shaken up by this information.
"But no matter who tried to impersonate her, no one could cultivate like those two. Especially since she's cultivating a liquid substance that no one has done before besides those two. This girl's skills seem pretty high and our sect has the most skilled cultivators when it comes to liquid substances, but I have clearly never seen her before," Yu Jiaying said.
She continued, "This is still just my thoughts...but it wouldn't be surprising if her soul came back and she killed Liu Bu, who is your confidant and also from HaiShen Yu."
"But, but father already dispelled her soul from this world! She can't become a demon or a spirit!" Yu Mingling blurted.
Yu Jiaying sighed, "Right before Liu Bu died, the black-robed girl uttered a few words."
Yu Mingling scratched her head and tried to remember. However, she was too focused on Zhitian during both screenings that nothing seemed to pop up in her head.
Seeing as how Yu Mingling's mind was too cluttered by the information, Yu Jiaying ignored the statement she had raised.
"I do not want to doubt father's words, but what if he couldn't successfully destroy her soul? After all, we weren't there when he said he killed her soul completely."
The two attendants just stood there with mixed feelings and emotions, absolutely confused about the situation.
Yu Jiaying sighed and rubbed her temples with her fingers before facing Yu Mingling and the two attendants, "Make sure not to tell father about this."
"Why? The faster we get rid of that possibility of that girl being Yu Xuelan, the faster we'll be at peace!" The girl argued.
After realizing that the black-robed girl might have been the Water Demon God or Yu Xuelan, Yu Mingling slightly filtered her words.
"Yu Mingling, you can see that the girl is with ShenMing Wu at the Feather Temple, no one can reach there unless you have a special array which I highly doubt Sect Master Wu would still give a pass to your entry array."
"The Annual Demon Hunting Competition is coming up soon for disciples from all sects. ShenMing Wu is guaranteed to participate."
"Sorry, but what is elder sister trying to say?"
"The black-robed girl will probably be there alongside Sect Master Wu. We can confirm whether she has anything to do with Yu Xuelan there."
Yu Mingling bit her bottom lip when she heard the girl would be alongside Wu Zhitian, "Alright. I'll keep quiet."
...
After discussing things further, all of them had returned to their stations. Yu Jiaying strolled in the hallway and stopped in her steps.
Yu Mingling was right. Yu Jiaying and Yu Xuelan were indeed quite similar, though one had just gone down the wrong path, as others would say.
They both could see through people's deepest desires and feelings, no matter how ugly or how beautiful they were. Yu Mingling knew this very well. Yet, she didn't know that her dear elder sister was also useful for something else.
"You are still the same, dear cousin," Yu Jiaying sighed.
"I wonder if the flower in your heart has grown? Or has it decayed even more?"
...
Yu Mingling sat on her bed and stared at the broken chair and plates.
She clicked her tongue and kicked the end of her bed in anger. Suddenly, knocks echoed from behind her door and she instantly whipped her head back.
Her body grew cold and sweat dripped down her back with her face changing into all sorts of colours. She did not respond to those knocks and waited for the other to speak.
"Second Young Madam?" An attendant called and Mingling sighed in relief.
"What is it?"
"Sect Master Yu requests your presence."
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