Chapter 243 (1/2)
Chapter 243
Deceit and Betrayal
Ao Wushuang stared the woh the peepholeMo Ahshi+, the eldest disciple of the Fox Zen SchoolDespite Chan'er's account of what happened a few days ago, Ao Wushuang was, ad Mo Ahshi+ in a new lightNevertheless, after spending a whole day yesterday brooding over the incident, Ao Wushuang had decided to give Chan'er's story a chanceIn hindsight, Ao Wushuang shouldn't have doubted Chan'er to begin with, shouldn't have accused the girl of lying to herFor all she knew, the decades' worth of respect she had for Mo-shi+jieshe had neither seen nor interacted with Mo-shi+jie for over ten yearsA lot could happen in ten yearsHearts could be swayedBonds could be severed and trust broken asunder, leaving the old alliance in sha as Ao Wushuang could re but loyal to herShe owed it to Chan'er to at least look into the ave Mo-shi+jie a cordial smile
”Mo-shi+jieWhat can I do for you today?”
Mo-shi+jie was immaculately dressed in her usual Daopao (T/N: A Taoist robe)Her dark tresses were held up by a golden hairpin, which, according to Chan'er's narrative, was probably the sa
Gu Feng, as still alive and well last ti checkedThe apparent discrepancies in these events rubbed Ao Wushuang the wrong wayAo Wushuang hated not knowing
Mo-shi+jie's face looked as dignified and gentle as ever when she returned Ao Wushuang's s?”
Ao Wushuang was so glad right then that Chan'er had decided to obey her order and re couldn't afford any distractions right now, not when she still hadn't figured out the best approach to get to the botto said amicably”You know you're alelco stepped aside to let the other wo closed the door and led her to the living roo said, waving at one of the stools beside the square table
Mo-shi+jie stopped beside the tableFor a fleetingrooh to raise a dozen of alar for soered on Chan'er's bedroo's face
”The place is to your liking I hope?” Mo-shi+jie re sure to keep her sht now, the best approach was to play dumb, at least until Chan'er was completely out of harm's wayLet them think that she was still clueless, that she still hadn't suspected anything yetAll hell would break loose if Ao Wushuang decided to act nowThe last thing Ao Wushuang wanted was to di tried to recall where she had left Bahuang
The kitchen
”Would you like soraced Mo-shi+jie's features”Why, yesTea sounds delightful, WushuangThank you”
Ao Wushuang turned around and strode into the kitchen
I bet she just wants to poke around the place without rabbed Bahuang's hiltShe looked past the kitchen door,concealed behind the kitchen counterMo-shi+jie was no longer standing beside the table; instead, she wasthe place as she went
Ao Wushuang was now convinced that Mo-shi+jie was indeed here to look for so lifted her skirt and slid Bahuang into her thigh holsterThis was the best way she could think of to stay ar hostileIt was best to let Mo-shi+jie think that Ao Wushuang was still unsuspectingOnce Bahuang was in place, Ao Wushuang s two cups of tea
When Ao Wushuang exited the kitchen with a tray, Mo-shi+jie had reclaih she hadn't been snooping around earlier
”I hope oolong is okay?” Ao Wushuang lowered the tray onto the square table, then waved a hand at one of the stools
”Oolong is fine,” Mo-shi+jie said, reaching for one of the cups
Mo-shi+jie didn't sit down
Don't want to leave yourself vulnerable, I see… WellTwo can play this ga reached for her own cup
”SoWhat can I do for you, shi+jie?” Ao Wushuang asked after taking a sip
Fro watched Mo-shi+jie take a sip fro the cup back onto the table
”I found so yesterday” Mo-shi+jie paused to look at Ao Wushuang”A paper crane”
It took Ao Wushuang everything to ht then
”A paper crane?”
Forget about travelling under the cover of the nightChan'er had to ht now
Mo-shi+jie nodded”Found it in the backyard, lying on the ground”
”I see,” Ao Wushuang said, taking another sip of tea”Outbound or inbound?”
”Definitely outbound”
Ao Wushuang nodded”Must be one of Grandlanced at Mo-shi+jie”He collects those cranes as I recall”
Mo-shi+jie saze for a brief ave one to Su Chan recently”
dahtened around the tea cup
”Is that so?” Ao Wushuang said, feigning a look of surprise”I had no idea” Ao Wushuang paused for a few moments, then let out a huff”Tsk! That foolish disciple of ain”
Mo-shi+jie chuckled”Rest easy, WushuangNo har rolled her eyes”WellYou've got no idea the kinds ofraised a brow at the other women”No idea”
Mo-shi+jie let out a noncommittal hulanced around the room a few times”I didn't see her here”
Alar, but she taame away
”Chan'er?”
Mo-shi+jie nodded
”That useless disciple” Ao Wushuang released a huff of annoyance”I confined her to her roo the other day” Ao Wushuang shook her head”Insolent girl”
Mo-shi+jie chuckled”You shouldn't be too hard on her, you know”
Ao Wushuang snorted”It's not like I can stop her though”
”Oh?” Mo-shi+jie raised a brow”What do you mean?”
”Why, I' said in a loud voice, hoping that Chan'er would get the hintShe rolled her eyes”I didn't seal theafter all”
Mo-shi+jie laughed
”Anyway, I hope she doesn't coain raising her voice so that Chan'er could hear her from inside the bedrooet the da continued with a sigh”I've had enough of that girl's insubordination”
Mo-shi+jie hu to see her today”
Oh, I bet you are, Ao Wushuang growled inwardlyIt was beyond obvious at this point that Chan'er had been discovered when she was spying on Mo-shi+jie the other dayOn the flip side, Mo-shi+jie's current behavior also i did happen inside Mo-shi+jie's quarters that day
But what?
That was the real question
What exactly happened?
The things that Chan'er had witnessed couldn't possibly be the whole truth, since Gu Feng was verylast saw him
damn it, Mo-shi+jie… What the hell are you up to?
Whatever it was, Ao Wushuang was determined to find out
”Oh, co smiled amicably at Mo-shi+jie”Surely you didn't come all the way here just to see that pesky little disciple ofthe brief lull in their conversation to study Mo-shi+jie's expression”You know you can always speak freely before me, shi+jie”
Mo-shi+jie hummed, then nodded a few ti
”Actually” Mo-shi+jie began”I do have some matters to discuss with you”
Now that's more like it
”Well, thenI' took a step towards the square table and then lowered her tea cup back onto the tray
”Here's the thing, Wushuang,” said Mo-shi+jie”I heard so Yuanshan”
Tea spilled across the tray when Ao Wushuang's hand jerked sideways
”W- What did you say?”
Ao Wushuang's fingers gripped the table's edge
Ten yearsEven after ten years, theweak at the knees
”Mmm” Mo-shi+jie said”Grandht you should know”