824 Wronged Waner (2/2)

”It is all because of you. If it was not because…” Wang Qian glared at Mo Wen impatiently. She had started her sentence, yet she suddenly stopped. She merely snorted. Her gaze towards Mo Wen hid a sense of dissatisfaction.

”What happened to Wan'er exactly?” Mo Wen asked softly. Before this, he had noticed that Wan'er seemed to be having a hard time surviving in the sect. But he had expected that the lives of the lowest level disciples to be difficult. However, it seemed to be getting worse these few days.

”You only need to know that Wan'er has sacrificed a lot for you. She does not ask for anything in return. Wan'er saved you because she is kind-hearted. If you want to repay her kindness, then you should pay it forward.”

Wang Qian softly sighed. She had almost slipped and told him the truth just now. Wan'er was being punished by the sect for saving Mo Wen. Even though Wang Qian wanted to complain, Wan'er had forbidden her to tell Mo Wen. Wan'er was like a blank piece of paper. Her dream was to live in a fairytale-like world. She wished everyone would be kind-hearted and full of happiness. Wan'er's thoughts were naive, yet she was just so pure.

”Because of me?” Mo Wen sank into deep thoughts.

Wang Qian shook her head, turned around and left. She didn't want to say much to Mo Wen. Even though she felt that it was unjust and she pitied Wan'er, and she wanted to complain, she wouldn't really complain to Mo Wen. She didn't desire to vent like this. She felt wronged because Wan'er was wronged. Wan'er was enduring everything in silence, not complaining at all. So Wang Qian had no reason to complain.

Mo Wen frowned slightly as he stared at Wang Qian's silhouette. Wan'er was so exhausted every day because of him?

The night was getting darker. The moon hung high up in the sky. The night was exceptionally quiet, as though even the wind and the insects were behaving carefully.

Mo Wen could not focus on his recovery because Wan'er had not come home yet. It was past ten o'clock already. Every night, Wan'er would drop by to check on him. She would rest only after she made sure that Mo Wen was doing well. Before this, the latest she came by was before nine o'clock. Right now, it was past ten o'clock.

Just when Mo Wen was feeling worried, faint footsteps could be heard from outside. A glint of light flashed in Mo Wen's eyes. Wan'er was back.

As expected, after a moment, the wooden door was opened. Wan'er dragged her tired body into the room.

”Big Brother Mo, tonight something kept me busy. That's why I am late. Are you feeling better? Did Sister Wang Qian send meals for you? Did you finish the medicinal soup that I concocted for you?” Su Wan'er asked habitually as she entered the room.

”After I drink the medicinal soup that you have made, my body recovers faster and faster. I will heal completely in no time,” Mo Wen answered with a smile.

”That's good.” Wan'er revealed a gleeful smile. She glanced at the house and picked up the broom, ready to clean the house as usual.

”Wan'er, have you been crying?” Mo Wen asked softly. He noticed that Wan'er looked rather exhausted. Her face was pale and she looked dejected. Her eyes were red and it looked like she had been crying.

”No… no, I didn't… just now before I entered, some sand entered my eyes,” Wan'er answered immediately while shaking her head.

”Wan'er, good girls don't lie. Can you tell me what happened?” Mo Wen smiled. Wan'er was actually a tough girl inside.

Wan'er lowered her head with her cheeks red. She felt slightly embarrassed after her lie had been exposed. She was not good at lying at all.

”Wan'er, do you need to gather medicinal herbs every day?” Mo Wen asked. Based on his observations over the past few days, Wan'er interacted with medicinal herbs every day. It was because she had a rich aroma of medicinal herbs on her. Naturally, she could not hide the smell from Mo Wen.

”Hmm.” Wan'er nodded slightly.

”Did you cry because you didn't complete your mission and were punished by your manager?” Mo Wen asked softly. He did not know what happened exactly, but he could speculate. In order to manage a sect effectively, the rules of the sect would be strict. Normally, every sect would fix a certain amount of medicinal herbs to be gathered daily. It was to prevent the disciples from slacking on the job and merely loitering in the mountains instead of working.

”I have not completed my mission for four times. If I don't complete it once more, my cultivation will be crippled and I will be banished from the sect.”

After Mo Wen guessed correctly, Wan'er's tears flowed against her will. She felt wronged inside. Yet she did not know who to talk to.

Normally, when the disciples were banished from the ancient martial arts sects, they were not qualified to leave with their cultivation. More than ninety percent of them would have their cultivation crippled by the sect. Besides, they were not allowed to teach others the martial arts teachings of the sect. If they were found disobeying the rules, they would be killed. Almost all the ancient martial arts sects used this approach to completely cut off their relationship with the disciples who had been banished.

”Tell me. Gathering medicinal herbs should not be too hard to complete.” Mo Wen walked up beside Wan'er and dragged her to sit down at the table, not allowing her to continue doing the chores.

At the end of the day, Wan'er was still a little girl. After Mo Wen guessed the reason correctly, and as he questioned her out of concern, she could no longer hold back the injustice that she felt and began to tell Mo Wen everything.