Ji Yunxi felt a bit helpless. She had no idea what exactly had happened in between. All she could do was repeatedly urge Yun Hui to calm down and listen to Yun Luotian finish speaking. As she spoke, she took out her handkerchief and wiped the tears streaming down Yun Luotian's face.
Yun Luotian looked at Ji Yunxi gratefully and then continued, "Senior Brother, do you think the Moonlight Palace is a nice place to be? That scoundrel Yue Chen kept me alive just to drive a wedge between you all, so that you would no longer trust the other senior brothers."
Yun Hui wanted to retort, but he found that what she said was right. He had indeed been suspicious of the remaining senior brothers because of her. If it weren't for Ji Yunxi bringing her to find him today, he wouldn't have opened the door for anyone else.
Seeing that he fell silent, Yun Luotian knew she had hit a nerve. "Senior Brother, you're right. I've indeed done a lot of bad things. But have you ever thought about things from my perspective?"
"After I was captured, Yue Chen saw that I was a disciple under Master, so he deliberately kept me alive. I was in such a desperate situation, unable to live or die. He used me to wash away the infamy of massacring the Cloudrise Palace. People saw that it was thanks to Yue Chen that I could survive. But he's just a brute!"
Yun Hui looked at his once cute junior sister, now cold - hearted and emotionless. He could only sigh at the changes of time.
"Since I was alive, I had to be used by him. Yue Chen forced me to kill people." She stood up and looked out of the window at the boundless sea. "At first, he didn't trust me, but he couldn't just keep me for nothing. So he ordered people to force me to take poison. Then he watched me suffer in agony as the poison took effect, and then saved me in a pitying way, letting me live."
As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing hideous scars on her arms.
Ji Yunxi had known her for a long time since their reunion, but she had never seen these scars before. When she saw them, both of them couldn't hold back and immediately stood up.
Yun Luotian saw that although Yun Hui resented her, he had never hurt her from the beginning to the end. When he saw these scars, he even subconsciously stood up to show concern.
Subconscious actions were the most heart - touching.
Yun Hui wasn't stupid. He could tell whether these wounds were real or fake. For a moment, he was speechless. He had indeed thought that Yun Luotian had a good life in the Moonlight Palace. Who would have thought that she had such a hard time?
"You..." He opened his mouth, wanting to comfort her but then remembering how he had bullied her before. He sighed helplessly.
Yun Luotian looked at him gratefully. "Senior Brother, don't worry. Actually, I could have removed these scars directly, but I didn't want to. I want to look at them so that I can always remember the evil of the Moonlight Palace! I'm not as miserable as you think. I knew that if I couldn't gain Yue Chen's trust, he would not only kill me but also harm the senior brothers and sisters."
Ji Yunxi couldn't bear to listen anymore. She wanted to stop her from uncovering her own wounds.
Yun Luotian patted her hand. "I'm okay, Senior Sister. I risked my life for Yue Chen again and again. Finally, after successfully completing a task, I managed to get rid of the poison."
Yun Hui finally let out a sigh of relief. Although he pretended to be calm, Ji Yunxi had seen his trembling hands and knew that Yun Luotian's words had worked.
"How can you be sure that Yue Chen has let you go?" Yun Hui couldn't help but ask.
Yun Luotian replied, "Because he's arrogant. Before, there were still disciples from the Cloudrise Palace and the Windcleave Palace rebelling, but later it gradually subsided. I also told the disciples I met to hide first. So he thought our time was up and that I was a useless person who couldn't cause any trouble. So he naturally let me go. He even wanted me to work for him whole - heartedly. After comprehensive consideration, he gave me the antidote."
Yun Hui was a bit surprised. "You told the disciples you met to hide?"
"Of course, Senior Brother. Do you think I captured them with my own hands?"
Yun Hui did think so. For a moment, he felt embarrassed that he had suspected his junior sister like this. "Cough, then what happened later?"
"After that, I started to secretly inquire about the news of the senior brothers and sisters. But because of Yue Chen's surveillance, I didn't dare to be too obvious."
Ji Yunxi interjected, "Then how did you go to Kunlun Mountain?"
"Of course, I volunteered to go. After all, Kunlun Mountain has more connections with the human world. Who would have thought that I would meet Rong Hua."
"Rong Hua?!" Yun Hui was a bit excited when he heard this. "That traitor?!"
Yun Luotian nodded. "Yes. At first, I was very angry when I saw him. If it weren't for him, how could we have ended up like this? At first, I even wanted to find a chance to kill him, but he came to me first."
"What did he want from you? To atone for his sins?"
Yun Luotian nodded and sneered. "Yes, he's really good at finding excuses for himself. He said that he was tempted by the conditions offered by Yue Chen back then. But no matter how tempting it was, he shouldn't have betrayed his own people!"
Ji Yunxi agreed. "Yes. I went to Kunlun Mountain before. But because I didn't know who the traitor was back then, I accidentally became his disciple."
"Is he worthy?!" Yun Hui slapped the table hard, which startled Qing Xuan, who was sitting quietly listening to the story.
"He's really not worthy. But I won't let him die so easily! He just can't get over his guilt and is haunted by nightmares day and night. But why should I help him relieve his pain?" Yun Luotian's expression was a bit paranoid, on the verge of going crazy. Ji Yunxi quickly raised her hand and tapped her between the eyebrows.
Yun Luotian finally calmed down, but still snorted. "Since he feels guilty, I'll take advantage of his guilt. Since he wants to make amends, then let him die a worthy death."
"No wonder Rong Hua seemed to dislike you but endured you in every way." Ji Yunxi finally understood everything before.
"Humph, does he still dare to dislike me? It's all an act. Senior Sister, later on, Rong Hua and I pretended to be at odds on the surface, but actually, he was helping me gather information secretly." She looked at Yun Hui. "Including information about the senior brothers."
Surprised to find that he had already been exposed, Yun Hui was secretly shocked.
"Senior Brother Yun Hui, later, after Senior Sister Ji joined Kunlun Mountain, I saw the Soul - Spirit Pearl and recognized her. But at that time, there were two divine powers in Senior Sister's body, and I was being watched by Yue Chen's people. I had no choice but to hurt her to get a chance to treat her."
Yun Hui squinted his eyes. "What did you say? You hurt Senior Sister Ji?"
Seeing that he was about to get angry, Yun Luotian tugged at Ji Yunxi's sleeve. "Senior Sister, say something nice for me!"
Ji Yunxi was helpless. She thought to herself that this girl knew he would get angry but still brought it up. Even at this moment, she couldn't stop talking nonsense.