After hearing Yunxi's words, Dian Dian's black-bean eyes rolled several times, and it immediately said in surprise:
"Master, you want to force Wei Yunqing to fall into wickedness."
Before it could finish, Yunxi stopped it with a finger over its mouth. Smiling brightly, she said:
"Dian Dian, some things do not need to be said aloud."
Dian Dian swished its tail to show that it understood, and only then did Yunxi withdraw her hand.
"But Master, how can you be sure she will act as you expect?"
Yunxi said indifferently:
"I am not sure. The choice is in her hands."
Dian Dian could only twitch its ears and begin pondering the meaning behind its master's words.
Meanwhile, Wei Yunqing had already been helped back to her room by Du Ruolan. Only after swallowing a healing elixir from her Storage Pouch did her complexion improve somewhat.
Seeing her daughter open her eyes, Du Ruolan asked with concern:
"Qing'er, are you all right?"
"Mother, I am fine. I was too rash this time."
Wei Yunqing responded to her mother's concern, but the hatred in her eyes was impossible to conceal.
Looking at her daughter like this, Du Ruolan did not know how to comfort her for a moment. Her daughter had still suffered a loss at Wei Yunxi's hands, yet she soothed her nonetheless:
"Qing'er, your mother has achieved little in cultivation, but I do know that raising one's cultivation is not something that can be done overnight. Her cultivation is indeed higher than yours now, but you are not lacking either. Your mother believes that one day, you will surpass her. In terms of aptitude alone, you already outshine her.
Who knows whether her Golden Core was formed with the help of elixirs, or whether her master lent her a hand?