Only now did Cui Wei have time to process everything and connect the dots. In recent days, she had been engrossed in reading those books, losing herself in her own world, and paid no attention to the outside happenings.
When caught, she was only shocked that the meticulously planned theft of the Tree Heart turned out to be a fake, not caring at the time about the Sect Master calling out that girl’s name.
The Fenglan Sect Master had called out Little Bai Yue. And now, hearing Tianmiao’s words, she finally snapped back to reality.
"She, she’s the real young lady of Sky City?" Cui Wei couldn’t help but exclaim softly.
"That’s why I say your brain is the size of a soybean," Kong Hou couldn’t resist mocking, "What have you been thinking about all day? Love affairs? Can’t you think about something else, look at something else? You need to study, study to make progress."
Cui Wei lowered her head, accepting the scolding without daring to speak.
Her heart, however, was filled with shock.
So back when they were in Southwind City, the person they met in the jewelry store was the real young lady. At that time, the real young lady already knew someone was impersonating her, but instead of exposing them, she contacted the Fenglan Sect Master and waited for them to fall into the trap. Humans are truly cunning.
"Are you just now thinking humans are cunning? Why not think that your sweetheart is the despicable one? Stealing someone else’s Treasure of the Sect and then accusing others of being cunning? Little Dog Cow, is there something wrong with your values?" Dong Xiao’s voice suddenly appeared, startling Cui Wei.
"You, you..." Cui Wei looked at Dong Xiao in horror. This human could actually hear what she was thinking, which was terrifying.
"What? You’re criticizing the Fenglan Sect and my master for being cunning? Do you have no shame? You’ve been so brainwashed by that person beside you. Stealing things, impersonating others, yet accusing others of being cunning? Go ahead, steal a bowl of food from someone’s house and then criticize the taste, see how that goes." Upon hearing this, Kong Hou flew into a rage, and her expression became increasingly dark after she finished speaking.
"Master, is there no saving this Little Dog Cow? If not, I might as well kill her now to save effort and time," Kong Hou said to Tianmiao with unusual seriousness.
"No, no, sir, I didn’t mean it like that, really didn’t mean it like that," Cui Wei shook her head furiously like a rattle drum, hastily explaining, "When I said cunning, I didn’t mean we were right. I actually know it’s wrong to steal from others." She could tell Kong Hou was serious, and honestly, she was really afraid of death. It had taken a lot of effort to cultivate to the point of being able to take on human form; dying like this, what would all those years of hard cultivation be worth?
"Knowing it’s wrong, but doing anything for your sweetheart, is that it?" Dong Xiao’s icy voice rang out, "Is it worth it for you?"
"We’ll wait and see. Let her see for herself if it’s worth it," Kong Hou rolled her eyes, saying with disdain.
Tianmiao remained silent, listening to the conversation behind her, feeling gratified in her heart, noticing that the little chubby girl was growing more mature.
Tianmiao walked on, touring the Fenglan Sect, while the disciples of the Fenglan Sect were actually observing her.
"Wow, so that’s the young lady of Sky City. She’s so beautiful."
"Didn’t they say that she walks and lotus flowers bloom with every step?"
"Didn’t you remember wrong? They said when she travels, petals rain from the sky. But why isn’t it happening now?"
"The books say she travels with eight bearers carrying her palanquin. Maybe because she’s not in a palanquin now, there’s no petal rain?"
The Fenglan Sect disciples who were pretending to admire the scenery but were actually watching Tianmiao whispered amongst themselves.