Chapter 9

Lan Fei’er needed to think this through carefully. If she moved over, then for no short period of time, she would be tied together with Wen Wuning. With another person suddenly appearing at Wen Wuning’s side, it would be difficult not to attract the protagonist’s attention. If the protagonist found out that she was a fellow transmigrator, or found out that she was the one who had ruined his good deed in the space, then her days would be over.

After considering everything, Lan Fei’er avoided Wen Wuning’s gaze. “Senior Sister, I know you mean well, but I know very clearly that my aptitude is mediocre. I don’t dare dream of Lingyun Mountain. But I promise that from now on, I absolutely won’t slack off in my daily cultivation anymore.”

If she endured for a few more years until the protagonist and female lead went to Lingyun Mountain, then Ancheng would become calm and peaceful. When that time came, she could make other plans.

Lan Fei’er had stated her position. In truth, she also understood that since Wen Wuning had asked her this, then Wen Wuning would definitely think of a way to bring her along.

But the vast world, the disputes, dangers, and hardships of that road—Lan Fei’er was unwilling to accompany Wen Wuning through them.

This was what Lan Fei’er meant. Wen Wuning was a perceptive person, so she also understood the meaning beneath her words.

Wen Wuning stood up. She did not know how to describe what she felt inside, because when she was little, she had never taken the initiative to ask for a playmate, and therefore had never been rejected either. So this feeling was very unfamiliar. She walked a few steps toward the door, then stopped. After standing there for a while, she finally remembered to give a faint response, showing that she understood Lan Fei’er’s meaning.

But she did not leave. After standing there for two seconds, she turned back again. Lan Fei’er looked at her blankly.

Wen Wuning took out a small pouch the size of a palm and placed it in her hand.

“This qiankun pouch is connected to mine. In the future, if you need any of the treasures in my pouch, you can use them at any time.”

After hearing this, Lan Fei’er immediately threw it away as if it had burned her hand.

The qiankun pouch struck Wen Wuning, then fell by her feet. The air froze. Lan Fei’er sensed that something was wrong. She did not dare lift her head and immediately bent down to pick up the qiankun pouch. Fawningly, she patted away the nonexistent dust on it, laughed awkwardly, and handed it back to Wen Wuning. “Senior Sister, this thing is too precious. I can’t accept it.”

From beginning to end, she did not dare meet Wen Wuning’s eyes.

First, Wen Wuning had nearly been violated, and the person had even been a fellow senior brother from the same sect who usually looked perfectly proper. Then she had been slapped in public. Now, when she intended to build a deep friendship with someone and become companions, she had been rejected.

Putting aside her identity as the female lead, for an ordinary person, this would actually feel very wronged and frustrating.

After a long silence, Wen Wuning merely said, “Keep it. You may need it in the future.”

Lan Fei’er did not dare say anything else. But as soon as Wen Wuning left, Lan Fei’er immediately lit a fire to burn the qiankun pouch. Yet as it burned, she saw the patterns on the pouch grow brighter and brighter in the flames, while the pouch remained completely unharmed.

She had no choice but to take out her sword and try to cut it. But she did not know what material this pouch was made of. Even her sword could not damage it.

Holding this scorching-hot qiankun pouch, Lan Fei’er collapsed onto the bed. A dark thought even rose in her heart: had the female lead already learned that Sheng Baihe and she were visitors from beyond the heavens? Was Wen Wuning unwilling to be with Sheng Baihe, and therefore wanted to win Lan Fei’er over to resist Sheng Baihe and fight against the fate written for her in the book?

She knew it. She knew it!

How could the female lead be so kind? First wanting to bring her to Lingyun Mountain, then giving her a qiankun pouch!

“Take this and throw it away!” Lan Fei’er threw the qiankun pouch hard onto the ginseng doll’s head.

The ginseng doll could sense the spiritual energy inside the qiankun pouch and knew it was a treasure. It looked uncertainly at Lan Fei’er. Lan Fei’er was in the middle of her anger, so she walked over and kicked it out the door, looking fierce and sinister. “Hurry up and go!”

The ginseng doll burst into tears and ran away crying, “Wah, wah, wah!”

Ginseng dolls liked moving underground. As soon as it went out, it burrowed beneath the earth. Sniffling, it planned to bury the qiankun pouch underground, but it truly could not bear to part with it. It even wanted to crawl into this pouch full of spiritual energy and take a look. But the power of the contract seal forced it to obey Lan Fei’er’s command.

Throwing it underground was actually the safest. No one could find it, and it could even go look at it occasionally.

Sniffling, the ginseng doll returned, only to discover that Lan Fei’er was lying on the bed again. The moment it came back, the person on the bed immediately flipped over and sat up. She looked as terrifying as a ghost.

“Where did you throw it? Go find it and bring it back!”

The ginseng doll cried loudly and ran out again. It had ended up following an unpredictable demon. Why was its life so bitter?

When it brought the qiankun pouch back again, Lan Fei’er had calmed down quite a [bailiantales.com]bit. At least she looked like a person again. She took the qiankun pouch and turned it over and over, looking at it for a very long time.

What exactly was Wen Wuning’s purpose in giving this to her? Was it really only to repay the kindness of saving her in the space? Then this gift was too heavy. Besides, later, Wen Wuning had also brought her out of the ghost fog on Tomb Mountain and helped her find the ginseng doll. The two of them could be considered even.

Lan Fei’er handed the qiankun pouch back to the ginseng doll. “Find a place where absolutely no one will ever discover it and hide it well.”

The ginseng doll was about to collapse. The place it had hidden it just now had been perfectly fine. Absolutely no one would have found it.

“Got a problem? I can’t order you around anymore?” Lan Fei’er raised her brows, and the ginseng doll was immediately so frightened that it ran outside.

Ginseng dolls could burrow through the earth, and they were very sensitive to any movement that happened on the ground. They could also understand human speech, but only their master could understand their words.

Lan Fei’er slowly figured out that, apart from serving tea and pouring water, it had other uses too. It allowed her to know many things without ever leaving the house.

Sheng Baihe had recuperated in the Lin family for half a month before he finally became lively again. During this time, he had met Lin Niaoniao’s grandfather, Lin Mao. This old man seemed to have believed the rumors outside and thought that something had really happened between Sheng Baihe and Lin Niaoniao. He had even tacitly approved of their relationship and had been probing him indirectly about the secrets of the Wen family’s forbidden grounds.

In order to maintain his persona as an upright gentleman and a deeply devoted man, Sheng Baihe naturally refused to yield to either soft or hard tactics from the old and young members of the Lin family. Lin Mao was so angry that he almost wanted to drive him out. But when he thought that if he drove Sheng Baihe back, Sheng Baihe would definitely return to the Wen family, and the Wen family would then gain another helping hand, he could only allow him to remain with the Lin family.

Lin Mao wanted to keep him, but Sheng Baihe was not necessarily willing to stay. He chose a bright, sunny day and openly headed to the Wen family.

Concealing his aura, he quietly avoided Wen Wuning and went directly to find Wen Ran.

When he saw Wen Ran, he first showed a face full of guilt and self-blame. Then, as if remembering an important matter, he said solemnly, “Take me to see Uncle Wen. There is something I need to tell him.”

Wen Ran studied him. He believed his own younger sister, but looking at Sheng Baihe, he truly could not see any flaw either. He did not ask much and directly brought him to see his father, intending to see what Sheng Baihe would say.

The moment Sheng Baihe saw Father Wen, he dropped a heavy bombshell.

Ancheng had three great families: the Wen, Lin, and Zhao families. The three families had comparable strength and had always been both friends and enemies, fighting openly and scheming secretly. But now, the Lin and Zhao families had secretly colluded and joined forces, intending to make the Wen family disappear from Ancheng.

In the original book, the Wen family had been caught completely off guard. The spiritual vein in the forbidden grounds was destroyed, and apart from Wen Wuning, who had escaped together with Sheng Baihe, the Wen family truly disappeared from Ancheng.

But that was something that would happen three years later.

The Wen father and son looked horrified, but Father Wen did not believe Sheng Baihe’s words alone. After all, this matter was no small thing.

Sheng Baihe had also thought of this. In order to gain Father Wen’s trust, during this half month, he had secretly stirred up the Lin and Zhao families, moving this conspiracy forward by three years.

He took out a piece of silk that had been burned until only a small fragment remained and handed it to Father Wen.

Father Wen recognized the handwriting on it as belonging to that old bastard of the Zhao family. bailiantales.com His entire body shook, and he finally believed Sheng Baihe’s words.

He had some friendship with that old bastard of the Zhao family. He had not expected this. He had not expected this at all…

“Father, during this period, I will add more manpower to the back mountain and uncover the spies inside the residence,” Wen Ran said.

Sheng Baihe disagreed. Although knowing the news in advance meant they only needed to guard against the other side and prevent them from finding an opening, that treated the symptoms but not the root cause. To guard against any eventuality, one of the Lin and Zhao families had to be destroyed.

“Uncle, I heard Lin Niaoniao say that some time ago, Old Master Lin told her to interact more with Zhao Pei.” Sheng Baihe made this up. Zhao Pei was the youngest son of the Zhao family. He said this precisely to let Father Wen know that the Lin family had been the first to have this thought.

As expected, Father Wen understood what he meant and said angrily, “That old dog Lin!”

“Baihe believes this matter cannot simply be defended against.”

“What do you mean?” The two Wen family men immediately looked at him.

“Turn their own plan against them. But the family that disappears will be the Lin family instead. This can also serve as a warning to Uncle Zhao.” Sheng Baihe calmly spoke these words, causing huge waves to rise in the hearts of the Wen father and son.

They had not expected Sheng Baihe, who was usually as gentle and warm as a gentleman, to also have such a ruthless side.

“You already have a plan in mind?” Father Wen asked.

Sheng Baihe nodded, but then suddenly changed the topic and knelt down. With sincere and earnest words, he said, “Baihe has done wrong. I beg Uncle and Elder Brother to forgive me.”

The father and son froze. They exchanged a glance, thinking that he was probably referring to Wen Wuning’s matter. Father Wen could not help asking, “What exactly happened? Why would Wuning treat you like that?”

Sheng Baihe looked as if he found it difficult to speak. “In short, Baihe offended Wuning. After this matter is settled, whether she wants to beat or kill me, Baihe will accept her punishment. I only beg Uncle not to drive Baihe out of the Wen family.”

The two Wen family men were in an extremely awkward and difficult position. On one hand, although Sheng Baihe had done wrong, the information he brought this time had saved the entire Wen family. But on Wen Wuning’s side, with her personality, they also could not make decisions for her.

Father Wen sighed. “After this matter is over, discuss it with Wuning yourself.”

Sheng Baihe was delighted inside. As long as Father Wen and Wen Ran did not interfere, then with only Wen Wuning left, wouldn’t she already be in his pocket?

He took a white flower the size of an infant’s fist from his qiankun pouch. Green leaves held up its slender petals in an elegant posture. It was delicate and fresh, as if it had just been picked, with dew still clinging to it.

“Please give this to Wuning, Elder Brother.”

Wen Ran was slightly surprised. “This is the Peacock White Feather?”

“Mm. It’s what Wuning has always wanted.” Sheng Baihe lowered his eyes as if recalling somethi read the original at bailiantales.com ng, revealing a gentle smile.

Father Wen gave a soft sigh.

Sheng Baihe was this devoted to Wen Wuning. What else could the two Wen family men do?