“I was wrong, I really was wrong, I won’t dare anymore, and I’ll never betray again!”
“How many times have you used that line? You underestimate me too much.”
Lin Huanhuan smiled but said nothing.
Huyan Yongzhi stared at her. The next moment, with a thud, he dropped to his knees and clung to her leg, wailing:
“Big Sister, Boss, I’m begging you, please teach me this!”
Upon hearing this, Huyan Yongzhi just smiled faintly: “Your way of threatening me is truly unique.”
Lin Huanhuan shook her leg in disgust: “Alright, alright, I get it. Get out of here now. I’ll let it slide this time, but if there’s a next time, I won’t go easy on you.”
“Thank you, Boss Huanhuan.”
Huyan Yongzhi immediately stood up, dusted off his clothes, turned around, and walked out.
In the adjacent cell, Chi Ya and An Ying watched this miraculous scene, dumbfounded.
“No way, does the Lingyun Sect really have someone this shameless?”
Even on Chaos Demon Mountain, they rarely saw someone like this. And judging by the situation, betrayal and begging for mercy were simply routine for her. That’s too impressive, isn’t it?
These two spies from the demonic path couldn’t help but feel a trace of awe for her.
After a while, Ling Ling walked in, her face overcast as if she had just been severely screwed over, and she was eager to vent her anger on someone.
“Lin Huanhuan, come out for a moment.”
A calm voice sounded, and Lin Huanhuan’s heart inexplicably trembled.
“What’s wrong? Is there something?”
Ling Ling shook her head, glanced at You Yuelan, and then said:
“There’s something I need to talk to you about. Don’t ask too many questions now. Unless you want to wake up this girl named You Yuelan.”
Lin Huanhuan frowned slightly, nodded, and followed her out.
Soon, they arrived at an interrogation room.
After entering, Lin Huanhuan discovered that Lin Shuāng Yè and Ling Xinghe were also inside, similarly wearing grim expressions, with extremely complicated emotions in their eyes.
Lin Huanhuan swallowed, sat down opposite them, and gave a fawning smile:
“W-Why so serious? What exactly is going on?”
“Things aren’t looking good.”
The three exchanged a glance, but didn’t beat around the bush.
Ling Xinghe slowly spoke and recounted the matter, but didn’t reveal the informant’s information, as that was the rule.
As she listened, Lin Huanhuan gradually became serious.
‘Damn, no wonder no one had a good expression. Turns out the problem is this serious.’
‘I was looking for You Yuelan at the entrance of the Enrollment Ceremony, which means I already knew of her existence. Thinking deeper, maybe we had contact before. Why would I, a Lingyun Sect disciple, have ties with someone from the demonic path?’
‘Taking it lightly, maybe I accidentally encountered You Yuelan before, learned of her identity, and for some reason didn’t report it to the sect.’
‘If thinking negatively, maybe I’ve been possessed by someone, or been put under some kind of influence, which is why I’m acting like this.’
‘Damn it, who exactly reported such details? Causing me all this trouble now.’
“Huanhuan.”
Lin Shuāng Yè said calmly:
“What exactly is the reason? You can say everything here. No matter the outcome, even if you really have been influenced, it’s acceptable because it can be lifted.”
“What I fear is that you have a problem but keep it bottled up. Over time, it will truly become irreparable.”
“There is nothing in this world that cannot be solved. Even the most difficult dead end will retain a sliver of hope. This is the meaning of the Great Dao fifty, heavenly deduction forty-nine.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Huanhuan couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.
‘Damn it, how should I answer?’
‘First, answering honestly is definitely not an option.’
‘If I say I dreamed of future events before and thus avoided them in advance, that would only make things more troublesome.’
‘There exists the Time Great Dao in this world, and many methods to peer into the future.’
‘If I say that, it would completely confirm that I’ve been influenced. Then, whether it’s Shizun or others, if they investigate more, they will definitely discover the truth that I am a transmigrator, and then I’m really done for.’
‘Not to mention whether I’ll be struck dead by the Heavenly Dao, I’ll lose everything in this world. After all, who can accept my past?’
As Lin Huanhuan was racking her brains, her inner demon naturally refused to be outdone and directly came out to cause trouble.
‘Damn brain, think of a way for me quickly!’
‘Since these people already know such a secret, why play along with them? Just take out the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, blow the Soul-Breaking Wind in their faces, and kill your way out! What are you afraid of them for?!’
The three women saw her like this and didn’t urge her, just quietly watched and waited.
Lin Huanhuan’s expression changed several times, and finally, as if letting go of something, she let out a long sigh and said:
“At this point, it seems I can only tell the truth.”
“Indeed, before the Initiation Ceremony, I already knew You Yuelan.”
“Previously, I met her once. At that time, I happened to go to Weiyang City for some business and encountered her feeling low in the city.”
“Out of some compassion, I took the initiative to ask, but she refused to speak. Later, I accompanied her for a while, we ate together and had some drinks.”
“She got drunk and then voluntarily revealed that she was a spy from the Demon Sect, and her current mission at the Lingyun Sect was to steal the Mountain and Sea Map.”
“But she didn’t want to carry out this mission at all, because she was just a medicinal herb raised by her master. Soon, she would be harvested and then refined into a special medicine to mend a broken divine power, allowing her master to regain the Golden Core position.”
As Lin Huanhuan was speaking with indignation, Ling Xinghe suddenly interrupted her.
“Wait, though it’s not good to interrupt you, it seems there’s already a logical error here, right?”
“Since You Yuelan is a spy from the Demon Sect, how could she easily drink with you and be tricked into revealing information? Are you messing with us?”
Lin Huanhuan shook her head and said in a tone of ‘you don’t understand this’:
“Though it’s a bit absurd, this is reality, because reality is far more fantastical than imagination.”
“And look at You Yuelan, sleeping all day long. Does she look like a proper spy?”
Ling Ling frowned slightly.
“That does make some sense. Such a thing wouldn’t work on a strong cultivator, but for someone below Peak Foundation Establishment who hasn’t yet achieved self-enlightenment, it’s rather normal.”
“Fine, continue.”
Lin Huanhuan nodded.
“Where was I? Right, here.”
“As soon as I heard this news, how could I sit still?”
“A demonic Half-Step Golden Core actually wants to recover his Golden Core position right under my nose. As an outstanding disciple of the Lingyun Sect, how could I stand by and watch that happen?”
“So I decided to keep this matter under wraps for now, investigate on my own, and look for an opportunity to sabotage You Yuelan’s master’s plan to regain the Golden Core.”
“After all, those demonic path people don’t know, but I know very well.”
“The Mountain and Sea Map is just a Semi-Treasure. Compared to a Golden Core, it’s a world of difference. Even if the Mountain and Sea Map is destroyed, it’s just the Outer Sect Grand Array, at most causing a bit of trouble for the sect. The impact isn’t huge.”
“So during this time, I’ve been dealing with You Yuelan superficially and got to know her deeply.”
“Later, I discovered that she is also a pitiful girl, which strengthened my determination to save her.”
“So after You Yuelan and her senior sister Yijia escaped from here, I secretly followed them and witnessed their master hunting them.”
“The situation at that time was too urgent. If I waited for reinforcements to arrive, Xuan Yin Zhenren would have probably already taken You Yuelan and Yijia’s bodies and left.”
“So I took the initiative to join the battle, and in that fight, I defeated Xuan Yin Zhenren, held out until Bai Lingfeng arrived, and then I was arrested.”
Lin Huanhuan suddenly sighed and said with a look of deep distress:
“Thinking that I, a hero who contributed to the sect, am being treated like this, I can’t help but feel heartbroken. Truly lamentable.”
“Wait, something’s not right.”