Chapter 164: Plot

Wen Xiuyuan immediately said: "Master, Junior Sister is furious right now, don't argue with her."

Ji Linye also said: "Master, Junior Sister is young and doesn't understand things; don't take her words to heart."

Only Song Zhizhou, his eyes filled with a profound insight that sees through everything.

Yan Jiu had seen so many people and things, so he could see at a glance the determination in Su Ruo's eyes.

Today, if he dared to say a single word of disbelief, he might forever lose this disciple.

Before, what he valued most in Su Ruo was her temper and stubbornness; now, what gives him the most headache is also Su Ruo's stubbornness.

Yan Jiu had a moment of soft-heartedness and reluctance, but he looked toward his wife hiding behind Su Ruo.

No one noticed that at the moment their gazes met, the mistress's eyes were no longer bewildered but became unprecedentedly firm, and at the same time, the last trace of hesitation vanished from Yan Jiu's eyes.

An eerie silence fell over the room, and Yan Jiu said: "You may go!"

Even though Su Ruo had made sufficient psychological preparations, at this moment her eyes still reddened involuntarily.

She never imagined that the master who trusted and doted on her would now not believe her, all because of a woman who had only arrived a month ago.

Guihua looked at Su Ruo with a smug expression, but only for an instant did she compose herself, then continued to act as if she were utterly wronged.

Su Ruo endured the sourness in her heart, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her master: "Master, from now on, when the disciple is not by your side, please take good care of yourself.

Even if the master dislikes it, there is still something I must say.

This woman is problematic, and that bell is even more problematic; she intends to use witchcraft technique to harm the mistress, this person must not be kept, and I ask the master to be extra careful in the future.

After Su Ruo finished speaking, without a moment's hesitation, she immediately rose and walked out.

Wen Xiuyuan and Ji Linye shouted, "Junior Sister!" and rose, intending to stop her.

Yan Jiu said sternly: "Let her go, no one is allowed to stop her!" Then he turned his back and no longer looked at Su Ruo.

Wen Xiuyuan and Ji Linye exchanged a glance, looked at Junior Sister, then at the master, and for a moment didn't know what to do.

Only Song Zhizhou watched everything calmly throughout; his mind has always been meticulous. The Senior Brother and Third Junior Brother had just failed to notice the master and mistress exchanging glances, but he did notice.

Combining Junior Sister's words, Song Zhizhou's gaze at Guihua became unprecedentedly sharp.

When Su Ruo left the Medicine Hall, the sky began to rain; the night rain struck her body, bringing a considerable chill.

Su Ruo walked alone in the rainy night; her thin silhouette looked lonely and desolate.

At that moment, car headlights suddenly lit up behind her, illuminating the road ahead; Su Ruo didn't turn back but knew whose car it was.

Su Ruo walked alone in the rain for two blocks; just as Si Yannian thought she would walk back to school alone, Su Ruo suddenly stopped, opened the car door, and got in.

Si Yannian originally thought he would see a Su Ruo sobbing heartbroken.

But reality was otherwise; Su Ruo not only didn't cry, there wasn't even a hint of sadness on her face.

This left Si Yannian, who had prepared a bellyful of comforting words, momentarily unsure where to begin.

He smiled and said: "I thought you would be very upset, so I specially rushed over to comfort you; it seems I went to unnecessary trouble."

Su Ruo said: "No, if it weren't for you, I would have had to walk back to school in the rain today."

After Su Ruo finished speaking, she asked: "Do you have a towel? I want to wipe myself."

Si Yannian quickly took out a white towel and handed it to Su Ruo, then also gave her a skirt: "If you feel uncomfortable in your wet clothes, you can change."

After Si Yuan finished speaking, fearing Su Ruo might misunderstand, he hurriedly explained: "This skirt was originally meant to be sold to you."

"Thank you." Su Ruo took the items, as if in her life, whenever she most needed help, she would always encounter Si Yannian, and he always considered everything so meticulously, to the point that even Su Ruo had to admit he was truly a very good brother.

After Su Ruo dried her hair and the rainwater on her body, she put on the skirt Si Yannian gave her, then took off her wet clothes from underneath.

Si Yannian turned his face away, listening to the rustling sound from the back seat, a fleeting red flashed past his ear.

Only after a moment, when he confirmed she had finished changing, did he ask: "You've been driven out by your master like this—aren't you hurt?"

Although Si Yannian didn't know the exact details, he could roughly guess some.

Su Ruo said in a calm tone: "At first I was indeed a bit upset, but after thinking it over, I realized this matter was too abnormal, and my master's acting was also a bit poor."

Si Yannian raised his eyebrows and asked: "How so?"

Su Ruo counted on her fingers and explained: "First, the master trusted me so much that he gave me the Jishan Hall he had painstakingly built all his life, along with all his possessions."

Even the mistress's life was entirely placed in my hands.

Such a master who trusted me so much now suddenly expelled me from the sect over a woman who had only been here a month—this is inherently unreasonable.

Unless this woman is so beautiful as to topple nations, causing the master to lose his mind.

But that woman is just an ordinary rural villager, not even comparable to a single finger of my master's wife; therefore, aside from the master's peculiar tastes, there is no possibility of "beauty dazes the mind" at all.

Furthermore, Guihua's appearance time, location, and all her actions are too coincidental, as if they were tailor-made for us.

I can notice this myself, let alone a master who has seen countless people.

And the reason the master pretends not to know is likely because he has other plans, or wants to seize the opportunity to find the person behind Guihua.

I was previously overly worried about the mistress's safety, which made me lose my composure for a moment; now I think, a master who loves the mistress so deeply would never allow her to face any risk.

Upon hearing Su Ruo's words, Si Yannian's peach-blossom eyes shone amazingly, the corners of his mouth lifting into a brilliant smile as he praised:

"No wonder you're my Si Yannian's sister—how clever you are." If he weren't driving and the situation allowed, Si Yannian really wanted to ruffle Su Ruo's hair.

Su Ruo, having lived two lifetimes and being of considerable age, felt a flush at being praised like this, but she no longer resisted Si Yannian calling her sister as much as before.

"Is Guihua's identity still under investigation?" Speaking of serious matters, Si Yannian gathered his expression and asked solemnly.

"Of course we need to investigate, but to cooperate with the master's act and avoid raising suspicion, I might need to temporarily stay at your place for a while."

Si Yannian immediately laughed and said: "I couldn't ask for more."

In stark contrast to Su Ruo and her side, the atmosphere in the Medicine Hall was unprecedentedly solemn.

After Su Ruo left, the duty of accompanying the mistress to sleep naturally fell to Guihua.

At this moment, looking at the mistress asleep on the bed, Guihua's eyes shone with a strange, licentious, evil light.

Yan Jiu stood by the window, gazing at the mistress's room, his eyes filled with a deep worry that could not be dispelled.

Wen Xiuyuan and the others thought the master was grieving and finding it hard to get over the matter of the junior sister, but they didn't know how to persuade him.