With her daughter at her side, Du Ruolan said in a trembling voice:
"There was indeed a misunderstanding in this matter. I never intended to give you a Spirit Melting Pill. I only wanted to make you fall into a deep sleep so that you would miss your chance to go to the Haoran Sect. But I have no idea why Zhenzhu gave you a Spirit Melting Pill.
"When your father brought Zhenzhu to confront me, I did not even have time to question her before your father killed her with a single palm strike.
"Your father cares greatly about appearances. Your birth represented the union of the Feng and Wei Families. Even though your mother was gone, he would not allow anything to happen to you. I would not be foolish enough to touch his reverse scale, so I had to explain everything clearly to you."
Yunxi set down her teacup. Her expression remained unchanged as she merely gave a cold snort.
"The easiest way to determine whether you are telling the truth is to search your soul directly."
The moment Wei Yunqing heard this, she immediately stepped in front of Du Ruolan and said, "Wei Yunxi, do not go too far. Do not think that because you are a Golden Core True Person, you can do whatever you please."
Yunxi released the pressure of the Golden Core stage, causing both women to sway and collapse to the ground. Only then did she say, "I truly can do whatever I please. However, I am a very reasonable person. Whether what your mother said is true or false, only she knows best. But her intent to harm me was utterly real, and she cannot deny that."
Du Ruolan was only at the fourth layer of Qi Refinement and had spent