Ji Yunxi and Yun Luotian exchanged a glance, both seeing hesitation in each other's eyes.
Yun Hui wondered what was wrong with them and curiously asked, "What's up, Senior Sister? Don't tell me you're here to borrow money from me. I don't have any."
"Pfft." Qing Xuan couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. Thinking of all the gold items belonging to Ji Yunxi in Lingyun Villa, she was so rich. How could she possibly come to borrow money from him?
His uncontrollable laughter made Yun Hui startled. Only then did he notice Qing Xuan's presence. He didn't seem to remember such a person in Yunqi Palace.
"Who are you?"
"He's Qing Xuan," Yun Luotian quickly replied. But unexpectedly, Yun Hui didn't even look at her and simply ignored her.
Qing Xuan naturally saw Yun Hui's unhesitating expression. He felt secretly pleased, thinking that it was a kind of revenge for what his master had suffered before. So he said warmly, "I'm my master's contracted spirit beast, the Black Bird Qing Xuan!"
Yun Hui turned to look at Ji Yunxi. Seeing her nod, he then smiled and said, "Good, good. Welcome."
Yun Luotian really couldn't bear it anymore. She stood up and wanted to turn around and leave, but Ji Yunxi grabbed her wrist. "Luotian!"
"I..."
Yun Hui just thought she was putting on an act. He immediately snorted and said, "Senior Sister, if she wants to leave, just let her. Anyway, my place is too small to accommodate someone from Yuehua Palace!"
Ji Yunxi frowned deeply. She thought there was still the friendship of fellow disciples from the past between them, but she didn't expect Yun Hui to hate her so deeply.
"Yun Hui, don't be like this," she sighed. "Yun Luotian is our junior sister. Don't talk like that."
Yun Hui stood up, pointing at Yun Luotian angrily. "Who is a fellow disciple with such a traitor! Senior Sister, how could you be with this traitor?"
Ji Yunxi saw Yun Hui's face flushed with anger. "Yun Hui! Shut up! Everyone had a lot of misunderstandings about Junior Sister back then. Even if you're angry, you should at least listen to her explanation!"
Yun Hui was very excited, his eyes blood - red. "Senior Sister! You've been deceived by her. How could what she did be a misunderstanding? How many innocent people did she help Yue Chen kill? Let her tell us herself!"
"Yun Hui."
Ji Yunxi lowered her voice and called his name.
Yun Hui knew her very well. If Ji Yunxi raised her voice, it was just a warning at most. But if she lowered her voice, it meant she was really angry.
Only then did he calm down a little. He snorted and said, "Humph, fine. Now that Master is gone, I'll naturally listen to you, Senior Sister. But if it's really a misunderstanding, she should give us an explanation."
Unexpectedly, he was still willing to calm down in such an angry situation. Yun Luotian's eyes immediately turned red.
Ji Yunxi also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. As long as he was still willing to listen to the explanation, it meant there was still a chance to turn things around.
She patted Yun Luotian's hand, signaling her to sit down.
Yun Luotian glanced at Yun Hui and then sat down carefully. Yun Hui still hated her very much. When he saw her looking at him, he immediately snorted.
Ji Yunxi knew it was impossible for them to resolve their grudges all at once. So she patted Yun Luotian's hand to comfort her, and then gave Yun Hui a small glare. "That's enough."
"Humph."
Yun Luotian knew that Ji Yunxi had found an opportunity for her. Although she was still a little scared, she took a deep breath and began to tell what had happened back then.
"Senior Brother, I don't deny some of the things I did before, but I... really didn't betray," Yun Luotian thought it would be difficult to speak. After all, those were all the pains she had experienced bit by bit.
These pains were hidden deep in her heart. They couldn't be pulled out, but they kept aching.
"Back then, I was in the palace. Suddenly, Yuehua Palace broke in. Master immediately felt something was wrong. He calculated with his fingers and said that our fate was doomed. Then he waved his hand and protected me in a barrier."
Yun Hui nodded. He naturally knew about this. After all, Yue Chen didn't want to spare Yun Luotian's life back then. The people who stayed behind heard that Yuehua Palace had captured a girl protected in a barrier and taken her back.
Yun Hui didn't know who the captured person was at that time. But once someone entered Yuehua Palace, they would probably be in great danger. They tried every means and finally found out that the person was Yun Luotian.
He said, "I know. We did find out about your news back then. We knew that Yuehua Palace had taken you away. I was really anxious. You were so weak at that time. Once you went in, you would probably be either dead or seriously injured. I wanted to rescue you, but unfortunately, things happened too fast. And Senior Sister... So in the end, we couldn't rescue you. But now it seems that not rescuing you was the right thing to do."
Yun Luotian sighed. "Senior Brother, some things are not as they seem to you. Back then, I saw in the barrier how Master and my senior brothers and sisters were killed one by one by those people. They were right in front of me, and then one by one they lost their voices. Even when Master fell, he still shook his head at me. He said as long as the green mountains remain, there will always be firewood."
"So you became a traitor just to survive?"
Ji Yunxi was a little dissatisfied. "Yun Hui, listen to Luotian finish. After all, we're fellow disciples. Does Luotian have to die to be considered moral?"
Yun Hui was blamed by Ji Yunxi. He knew his senior sister was right, but he was not willing to admit it. He could only give a small snort.
Yun Luotian continued, "I'm not a three - year - old child. Naturally, I hate those people who hurt my loved ones to the core. I originally wanted to die directly in the barrier rather than let those people dirty their hands on me. But unexpectedly, I was discovered before I could act. They took me back. On the way, I heard someone say that someone had taken Senior Sister's body away. I guessed it must be Feng Xingzhi."
Yun Hui had some impression of Feng Xingzhi and gradually became serious.
"I thought he was so powerful that he would definitely avenge Senior Sister. So I survived. Even if I had to sacrifice my life, I would pull Yue Chen down!" Yun Luotian tightly pinched her hands, almost pinching blood out of her palms.
Ji Yunxi let go of her hand, her eyes full of pity.
Yun Luotian really didn't care. "Later, I accidentally learned that you were still alive. So I secretly corresponded with you. Those letters were the courage that supported me... to live until now."
If Yun Luotian hadn't mentioned the letters, Yun Hui would have almost been touched. But unexpectedly, she brought it up herself. He immediately sneered, "You still have the nerve to mention the letters?"
It seemed that those letters made Yun Hui feel that his feelings from back then had been exploited.
Yun Luotian was stunned for a moment. She was a little choked up, and her tears still fell uncontrollably. Naturally, she couldn't continue speaking.
"What, do you still feel so aggrieved?" Yun Hui said sarcastically. "Even if you talk the talk, the crimes you've committed can't be washed away. If you can't act anymore, just stop. Senior Sister is soft - hearted. You can deceive her, but you can't deceive me."