Helping them was actually not a big problem. After all, no one knew what had happened. It couldn’t be that all the blame would fall on her head, right? If that were the case, then the disciples in charge of reviewing and recruiting would all have to be purged.
Therefore, merely becoming friends with a spy of the Demonic Path, or even inadvertently helping them, would at most result in an investigation and a few days of detention before release.
But if she had known beforehand that the other party was a Demonic Path spy, and not only failed to report it but deliberately associated with them and leaked important information, then the problem would be severe. Intent and unintent were two different matters.
And the most critical point was that Lin Shuāng Yè was now somewhat worried that Lin Huanhuan might have been secretly planted with a dark hand by the Demonic Path without her knowledge.
“What do we do now?”
Ling Ling and Ling Xinghe both looked at Lin Shuāng Yè, their expressions extremely grave. In the end, this matter concerned Lin Shuāng Yè the most.
Lin Shuāng Yè pondered for nine seconds, then let out a long breath.
“Let’s go ask her first. Just how much more is this girl hiding? Bring the Mountain and Sea Map. The Mountain and Sea Map can distinguish truth from lies.”
At that moment, inside the prison cell.
Lin Huanhuan was enjoying the food delivered by Dong Yuner.
“Mmm, Yun’er, I’m so glad you came. If you hadn’t, I really wouldn’t know what to do.”
“Staying in this crappy environment for so long, I feel like I’m about to mold and rust. I have no idea when I’ll get out. It’s so frustrating.”
Lin Huanhuan complained loudly while eating the fragrant food.
Dong Yuner looked around the surroundings and frowned as well. “So you’re sharing a cell with someone? Not even a private room? No place to bathe? How are you supposed to handle that?”
“And you can see the next cell from here. That means whatever you do here can be seen by the neighbor. No privacy at all. It’s really quite terrible.”
“Right? I don’t know why they put me in this ordinary cell. Why couldn’t I get a nicer one? And there are Demonic Path cultivators next door. I feel like even the air around here has been contaminated.”
Red Hair and Shadow, who were resting nearby, were caught in the crossfire. They felt annoyed and immediately started fighting again.
“But that’s to be expected.”
Dong Yuner glanced at Lin Huanhuan and comforted her, “If prison life were too comfortable, then everyone would do whatever they wanted. What would be the point of locking people up?”
“Still, this place is probably much better than other prisons. Other places are far more chaotic. Anyway, Miss, just bear with it here. They’ll release you when the time comes. I’ll come visit you every day.”
As she spoke, Dong Yuner’s gaze turned resentful.
“This is all your fault, Miss. You sneaked off and did something like that without telling me. If you do it again next time, I won’t come see you anymore. I’ll let you stay here forever.”
“Ah, no!”
Lin Huanhuan’s face changed dramatically. “It’s already hard enough being locked up. If I can’t even see my dear Yun’er, I’d rather be killed. Please don’t do that. At least come visit me.”
Even though she knew Lin Huanhuan’s exaggerated act was just to please her, Dong Yuner couldn’t help but curl the corners of her mouth slightly.
She said seriously, “If that’s the case, then remember not to mess around next time. Whatever dangerous thing you plan to do, be sure to call me along. Otherwise, I really won’t forgive you, Miss.”
“Got it, got it. I definitely will. I didn’t expect this at all last time. It won’t happen again.”
Dong Yuner left satisfied.
Lin Huanhuan finally breathed a long sigh of relief. She turned around and saw You Yuelan sitting nearby, staring at her blankly.
“Huanhuan, what were you saying just now? I didn’t quite understand.”
“It’s nothing. It’s fine if you don’t understand. Don’t dwell on it. Just rest when you’re tired and wait to get out.”
“Oh, okay.”
You Yuelan obediently nodded, grabbed Lin Huanhuan’s pillow, and lay down to sleep.
Being able to sleep peacefully anytime, anywhere—that was at least one advantage.
Not long after, an unexpected visitor came to see her.
“Why are you here? You actually have the time to come here. I didn’t expect that.”
Huyan Yazhi walked into the cell, first scanning the surroundings with an extremely disdainful expression.
Although the place was fairly clean and tidy, in her eyes, prisons were inherently stained with an indelible filth. Anyone locked in a prison would carry that filthy aura—unless she herself was the one imprisoned.
She was about to speak and thoroughly gloat over Lin Huanhuan’s misfortune, but suddenly recalled her previous experiences and forcibly stopped herself.
‘Close call. I almost fell for it again. If I started mocking her and got slapped in the face again, that would be a huge joke. Not that I care, but it wouldn’t be pleasant.’
‘I’ve decided. I’ll use a safer approach.’
All kinds of expressions flickered in Huyan Yazhi’s eyes, causing Lin Huanhuan to frown repeatedly.
“Hey… Lin Huanhuan, I heard you colluded with the Demonic Path and got locked up. In that case, shouldn’t we renegotiate the split from our deal?”
“After all, being locked up is bound to affect you greatly. I didn’t kick you while you were down this time—that’s a favor to you. For the sake of that favor, how about we change it to a nine-to-one split? What do you think? I’m being generous, right?”
Huyan Yazhi said in an extremely magnanimous tone.
‘Heh, even though Lin Huanhuan has fallen to this state, I still haven’t taken her entire share. I’m so magnanimous. She must be moved to tears by now, right?’
‘Maybe she’ll even kneel down and express her utmost gratitude. That’s fine, since she helped me before. This counts as repaying that favor. I just hope she won’t try to use that favor to demand repayment when I reach the pinnacle. If she does, I won’t go easy!’
Naturally, Huyan Yazhi started daydreaming again.
Seeing this, Lin Huanhuan’s mouth twitched. She could easily guess that Huyan Yazhi was trying to renege again.
After observing and interacting with her for so long, she had found that Huyan Yazhi was actually fine in most aspects, but she had too many rebellious bones. At the slightest opportunity, she would try to turn the tables and get the upper hand.
But this situation was still easy to resolve.
Lin Huanhuan smiled lightly. “Are you forgetting? I haven’t taught you about the Formation Path yet. Could it be that you don’t want to learn anymore?”