Chapter 242 (1/2)
Chapter 242
Suspicion
Su Chan stared longingly out the , hoping to detect even a slightest hint of white paper aone for two daysBirdie, as carrying her carefully constructed
”Grr… Where on earth are you, birdie?” Su Chan muttered as she pushed herself away from the sill”Why aren't you back yet?”
Su Chan paced around the roo once every few steps to look out theShe honestly didn't knohy she even botheredThere weren't any signs of the paper crane every tiotten lostMaybe that useless thing had y or soardless, this was terrible
Master didn't believe herAnd now she had no way to communicate with the one person whom she kneould believe her
Su Chan wanted to cry
Su Chan stopped pacing and glanced at the closed door of her bedroou Mo-shi+bo's treachery and Gu-shi+bo's murderMaster had sealed the door of her bedroomThe only times Su Chan even saw Master hen she came into the room to deliver Su Chan's mealsEven then, they never spoke to each other
Master wouldn't even look at her
Chan'er is telling the truth, MasterWhy won't you believe htSilly, Chan'erBecause Gu-shi+bo, whom Su Chan had claimed to be dead, showed up at their quarters very ht after Su Chan hed and padded towards theonce againResting her elbows on the sill, she stared out into the skyWas there a way to convince Master that she was telling the truth? Su Chan scoffed at the thoughtHoas she ever going to convince so on? Did what she see take place at all? Su Chan sighed and stretched her arm forwardHer hand crossed the sill without encountering any resistance at all
Master hadn't sealed the
Maybe she should sneak out and start searching the coht be able to find itDon't be a fool, Chan'erFinding a tiny paper crane in the huge Mount TianlongFat chance of that happeningLooking for her phone was out of the question eitherHeavens knehere Master had hidden it
Su Chan retracted her hand and slumped over the sillMaybe she should just leave Mount Tianlong altogetherAnd then she could borrow so with it
But still… It didn't feel right to just leave without telling Master anything
The sound of her door knob turning nearly made Su Chan jump out of her skinShe whirled around fro the blanket over her headLying completely still under the blanket, Su Chan listen with bated breath for any sounds inside her roomWas it time for her meal already? NoSu Chan was pretty sure it wasn'tFor once in her life, the prospect of food failed to excite Su Chan
After waiting in silence for about a minute, Su Chan slowly lowered the blanket and took a peek over the top of the blanket
She squeaked loudly when she saw Master standing beside her bed, staring down at herThere was a stern look on Master's beautiful faceShe wasn't even s at Su Chan's silly reaction
Su Chan clutched the blanket tighter and struggled not to squiraze
”M- Master?”
The air was thick and heavy with tension, and Su Chan thought she was about to die of suffocationAfter what felt like forever, Master's features softenedThe bed dipped when Master sat down on its edgeA series of soft pats drew Su Chan's attention away from Master's for with her left hand
Su Chan kicked the blanket away and crawled over obedientlyOnce she got settled beside Master, Su Chan reached out a tentative hand to grab Master's arm
”You said you saw your Mo-shi+bo and Gu-shi+bo sleeping together?”
There was a tight frown formed on Master's face, like it physically hurt her to say those words
”Yes, Master!” Su Chan grabbed Master's arm and bobbed her head up and down”I saw it happen with arded her silently for a few seconds”And then your Mo-shi+bo killed Gu-shi+bo afterwards?”
Hope kindled inside Su ChanWas Master finally starting to believe her?
”Mmm!” Su Chan nodded earnestly”Mo-shi+bo pulled out her hairpin and then went for Gu-shi+bo's Huagai” Su Chan leaned closer and let her voice drop to a whisper”She drained everything from him, MasterGu” Su Chan shuddered at theof dry corpse before I got scared and ran away”
Master spent a long while in silent conteeAfter another while, Master bent forward and ed her forehead
”You still don't believe me, do you, Master?”
Master's shoulders stiffenedMohed”It's not that I don't want to believe you, Chan'erIt's just the evidence”
Su Chan lowered her head dejectedly
”How am I supposed to believe your story when Gu-shi+bo had shown himself to be alive and well?” Master paused to look at Su Chan”I've spoken to hi wrong with hinature see out of ordinary in his behavior as well”
The last of Su Chan's hope fizzled out
”But I saw” Su Chan whispered”I really saw”
”It could just be an illusion,” Master reaze snapped upwards
”It didn't seem like an illusion, Master,” Su Chan fired back defiantly
Master turned around sharply and grabbed Su Chan's shoulderSu Chan could see the worry and concern etched on Master's beautiful face right then
”You , Chan'er,” said Master”Asout”
For a moment or two, Su Chan was taken aback by Master's vehemence
”Chan'er?” Master prompted
Su Chan shook herself out of her stupor and began recalling the events that day”After I left our quarters, I… I went to the backyardOh! I brought birdie with me, too!”
Master nodded for her to continue
”The stupid birdie took off, so I chased it around for a bitThen I flew past” Su Chan did the ave her a look of surprise”You flew that far?”
”Yeah, well, that stupid birdie was fast” Su Chan ht birdie eventually and landed on the roof of a large building,” Su Chan said, then paused for a few seconds”II didn't recognize the building or sDon't think I've ever been there before”
The frown on Master's face deepened”A large building you say?”
”Mmm!”
”Which direction?”
Su Chan frowned”I don't understand, Master”
Master sighed”Which direction did the crane take off in? Relative to the backyard, I ht for a moment”Uhtly”South”
Su Chan nodded
”Are you absolutely certain?”
Su Chan bobbed her head up and down”M stretched of silence passedSu Chan didn't dare say ht process
”This building” Master said in a tone so serious that Su Chan found herself sitting up straighter”It's a three-story building with a lot of rooms?” The intensity in Master's eyes sent chills down Su Chan's spine”And it's got these large eaves extending froh Su Chan”Yes, Master! That's right”
It was obvious that Master recognized the building
Master let out a shaky breath”Which room did you witness the wholeYou know” Master esture with her handWhen her hand ain”Was it a rooain
”How did you end up there?” Master asked”Were you snooping?”
”After I caught birdie, I landed on one of the long eaves to catch my breath—”
Master silenced her with a raised hand
”Which eave?” Master said”Front, back, or side?”
”Front,” Su Chan answered in a heartbeat
Master nodded”Continue”
”I heard” Su Chan blushed a little”Voices” Su Chan cleared her throat”Well, round floor” Master whispered, then went silentMoments later, Master looked up sharply”When you were standing on the eave, were you facing away or towards the building?”
”Away”
”NowUsing that as a reference point,” Master said”Which direction, relative to the eave, was the room in? South, east, or west?”
”East”
Master's eyes slid shut”Mo Ahshi+'s personal quarters”
”Master, I—”