Once again, it was dusk.
“Master, why is Senior Sister tied up under the tree? What are you all doing?”
A mischievous Junior Sister returned to the sect, stunned by the strange scene before her.
“Xiao Mei, quickly go and find your Second Senior Sister. We have something to discuss.” said the Sword Sect Master.
“Oh, oh, oh.” Junior Sister Xiao Mei accepted the order and dashed off to find Second Senior Sister.
Very soon, she found Second Senior Sister, Great Dog Deity, who was nearby helping villagers hunt down bandits.
The Sword Sect’s Second Senior Sister had just finished her commission, leaving a ground full of slain bandits and earning a small sum for the sect.
Second Senior Sister’s temperament was the complete opposite of the lively and adorable Junior Sister.
She was tall, her features cold and merciless, her eyes icy and inhuman—just looking at her gave people the impression of a ruthless killer, so no one dared to withhold payment.
But in truth, Second Senior Sister was serious and loyal, a person of principle, nothing like her fierce and evil exterior.
Upon learning it was Master’s summons, Second Senior Sister and Junior Sister hurried back to the sect.
In reality, the Sword Sect of Demon Apprehension only had four people: Master and her three eccentric female disciples.
At this moment, everyone in the sect was gathered under the big tree in the courtyard.
“Xiao Mei, pour a cup of tea. Great Dog Deity, bring over a stool. I’m truly exhausted.” Master’s tone was full of fatigue.
Second Senior Sister, Great Dog Deity, brought over three small stools.
The three of them sat down in front of Senior Sister Dong Huiting, who was tied to the tree, and held the sect’s Criticism Assembly.
Master took a sip of tea to moisten her throat.
She had been trying to persuade Dong Huiting for half a day, but to no avail.
Dong Huiting simply wouldn’t listen, not even to her Master’s words, insisting that her love was real.
“The situation is like this… like this, like that… Alright, you all understand now, right? Help me try to talk some sense into her.”
Master roughly explained the ins and outs to her two young disciples, hoping they could help reason with the eldest disciple, as she simply couldn’t convince her alone.
“Too fake.” Junior Sister Xiao Mei chuckled.
“Obviously fake at a glance, Senior Sister. This is a scam.” Second Senior Sister, Great Dog Deity, said seriously.
“Huiting, did you hear that? They say it’s fake too.” Master said.
“What do you know?” Dong Huiting sat beneath the tree, her hands bound, but her expression was resolute, her eyes confused yet shining in the darkness.
“See? She’s been possessed. Help me talk some sense into her.” Master smacked her forehead and slumped on the wooden stool.
Junior Sister and Second Senior Sister exchanged glances.
They respected Senior Sister, but had long known that her mind wasn’t quite right, so they didn’t dare say too much.
The four of them sat for a while beneath the big tree in the courtyard.
Finally, a Messenger Pigeon flew down beside Master, delivering a secret letter.
Master opened the letter and read it carefully.
After reading, she handed it to Second Senior Sister, Great Dog Deity, and curious Xiao Mei also craned her neck to look.
“I asked an old friend to investigate. There’s no disciple called White Innocent in Peerless City’s Jiulong at all. Can this prove it’s fake now?” Master said.
“No, Master, let me go! I’ll only believe it if I see it with my own eyes.” Dong Huiting shook her head fiercely, retorting.
“My child! There’s no such person—what do you want to see?”
“I don’t care! I refuse to believe it’s all fake!”
“This is all a scam—they just want to trick you out of your Dan Medicine!”
“So what if it’s just Dan Medicine? What meaning do Dan Medicine still have for me?”
“We are your family. I’ve raised you all as daughters—I can’t just watch you get deceived like this!”
“I’m very sorry, Master, for not living up to your kindness, but I won’t give up, I can’t let go, I must get to the bottom of everything. If someone killed White Young Hero, I’ll seek revenge.” Dong Huiting’s eyes were bright.
“You, you, you! You—! You’re going to be the death of me!” Master almost passed out in anger, her face flushed red.
“Master, don’t be too angry. Have some tea.” Second Senior Sister came to comfort Master.
Junior Sister Xiao Mei squatted in front of Senior Sister Dong Huiting, smiling as she asked, “Senior Sister, have you ever seen this Young Hero you speak of?”
Dong Huiting didn’t want to answer.
She shot Xiao Mei a cold glance, using her eyes to reply, disdaining to answer.
“Then have you ever met Young Hero’s younger sister? He wants you to use Dan Medicine to provide for his sister for life. Did this person ever appear in your correspondence?” Junior Sister asked.
“?”
Dong Huiting fell into thought, her gaze wavering a little.
“Master, we could write a letter to this sister and get to the bottom of everything.” Clever Junior Sister Xiao Mei quickly found the loophole.
“That makes sense! Xiao Mei, you’re so smart!” Master was overjoyed.
Second Senior Sister immediately went to fetch all of Senior Sister’s Messenger Pigeons and their cages from the lakeside.
“Huiting, let me help you get to the truth. You’ll have nothing left to say then, right?”
The Sword Sect Master wrote a letter on the spot, picking out the best Night Messenger Pigeon to deliver it and demand an answer.
The sun set, and dusk gradually deepened.
Everyone sat together in the courtyard, waiting for a reply, with Second Senior Sister and Junior Sister also trying to counsel Senior Sister.
But Dong Huiting still wouldn’t listen to anyone.
She too waited for a reply—now, she could only believe in the response from that so-called younger sister.
“I really can’t take it anymore.” Master slumped on the wooden stool, closed her eyes to rest, her head aching.
“Master, don’t be angry. Senior Sister just took the wrong path, she’ll come around eventually.” Junior Sister Chun massaged Master’s shoulders.
Finally, it was Second Senior Sister’s turn to squat in front of Dong Huiting, fixing her with a beast-like, icy stare.
“Dog, just say what you want to say.” Dong Huiting asked coldly.
“This isn’t like you.” Great Dog Deity said.
“Not like me, my foot! Dog, if you can’t talk, then don’t! This girl’s been writing love letters by the lake for nearly half a year—she’s just got romance on the brain!” Master couldn’t help but rant at the sound.
It had taken great effort for the old lady’s blood pressure to go down, and now it was spiking again.
At this rate, she’d be driven to her grave by these rebellious disciples.
“Master, don’t worry, leave it to me. I know Senior Sister very well.” Great Dog Deity turned her head and comforted Master in a flat tone.
“You, you… calm down, calm down…” Master grew even angrier, but in the end chose silence.
Didn’t she know what kind of person her second disciple was?
“Do you love him?”
“Of course.”
“But you’ve never even seen his face.”
“That’s just coincidence.”
“How can you love him without meeting?”
“We’ve exchanged letters for a year—you wouldn’t understand.”
“If you don’t tell me, how can I understand?”
“Someone like you wouldn’t understand love.”
“Why wouldn’t I understand? Tell me so I can understand.”
As expected, Senior Sister and Second Senior Sister began an endless, pointless debate.
“Hmph, you just don’t get it—a wild dog will always be a wild dog.”
“You!! Senior Sister, you can insult me, but you can’t humiliate me!”
In the end, Dong Huiting’s illogical stubbornness had the upper hand, even Great Dog Deity was driven to the edge.
“Two foolish disciples.” The Sword Sect Master couldn’t bear to watch, shaking her head helplessly.
“Hehe.” Junior Sister Chun’s lips curled up in delight.
After a while, the Night Messenger Pigeon finally returned, landing on the table.