Return, Poor Guang Ling

Tang Xiao remembered that she had liked him. And that he had been far more devoted than that bastard Tang Hao.

It was not that she had become love-struck and fallen for Tang Xiao again. She simply saw Tang Xiao as another pitiful person who had been deceived.

Tang Xiao's entire body trembled when he heard Ah Yin's voice. He abruptly raised his head and looked at her.

"Ah Yin!?"

Even his voice trembled slightly. "What did you just say?"

"I said, you don't need to pity him. He brought this upon himself."

"How could that be? Hao loved you so much. How could you say that?"

Ah Yin let out a disdainful sneer. "Yes, he loved me so much. But did you ever think about who leaked the news about me back then?"

Tang Xiao froze. Right... Ah Yin could not possibly have harmed herself, and he would never have harmed Ah Yin either. So... only Hao could have...

"No, Ah Yin, then..."

"Then why did he still protect me, is that it? Let me tell you. He protected me so he could take away his son. He protected me so I would willingly sacrifice myself for him! Everything was a play he had written and staged himself, and he had never once considered your Clear Sky Sect!"

Right, right... everything Ah Yin said was true... Tang Xiao looked at the corpse before him and suddenly found it revolting. A man who had abandoned his sect for profit... and he had mourned for him?

Back then, he had yielded Ah Yin to him, and this was how he had treated her?

Seeing Tang Xiao gradually come to his senses, Ah Yin turned to leave.

"Ah Yin, don't go!"

Tang Xiao tossed Tang Hao's corpse aside and chased after Ah Yin, raising a hand to stop her.

A mass of Blue Silver Grass instantly bound him.

"Don't touch me with hands that have touched an animal. It's filthy."

"And besides, I belong to Miss Mu now. I will only do things for Miss Mu. She treats me very well, so stop bothering me."

After hearing Ah Yin's words, Tang Xiao did not try to stop her again. He simply stood there in a daze.

Taking the chance, Ah Yin left with Xiao Mo. With the black card Ning Fengzhi had given them, they ate and drank to their hearts' content. A great vengeance had been avenged—it felt wonderful!

Mu Yu stared thoughtfully at the bloodstained ground of Spirit Hall for a while before turning to look at the several worshippers.

Guang Ling: Why do I have such a bad feeling about this...

"Fifth Grandpa~"

Guang Ling, who had been preparing to turn around and flee the scene, halted mid-step. He stiffly turned back. "Huh? What is it?"

"Do you want to go out and have some fun?"

"Hm? Of course I do!"

Mu Yu pointed at the floor in front of her. "Clean this up, and next time I'll take you to Sea God Island. I guarantee you'll be well entertained."

"..."

Between mopping the floor and going out to have fun, Guang Ling ultimately chose the latter.

"Fine. If I clean this up, you'll take me out to have fun?"

"Yes."

Looking at the spotless floor, Mu Yu nodded in satisfaction. "I never expected you to be so good at mopping floors, Fifth Grandpa."

"Oh, stop praising me. When are we going out to have fun?"

"The day after tomorrow."

Mu Yu returned to her room with Ning Rongrong.

"Rongrong, Sister Xiao Yu!"

When Zhu Zhuqing saw the two return, she excitedly waved at them. She had been worried about them for so long!

"Zhuqing! Come look at my new Spirit Ring!"

As Ning Rongrong displayed her dazzling Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, it would have been a lie to say Zhu Zhuqing was not envious. But that Spirit Ring belonged to Mu Yu, and Ning Rongrong was her younger sister. It was only natural that she gave it to Ning Rongrong. Besides, Mu Yu had often helped her. She needed to be grateful and could not always envy Ning Rongrong.

Zhu Zhuqing's girlish thoughts could not escape Mu Yu. Mu Yu had caught that fleeting flash of envy.

Both were precious to her. How could she let Zhuqing suffer?

"Zhuqing, have you reached level fifty too?"

(Note: I seem to remember writing before that they were already level fifty when they participated in the tournament, so I'm changing that here. They were around level forty-seven or forty-eight, and would break through level fifty right before the finals. Then Ning Rongrong would absorb the Spirit Ring. Otherwise, having them set at level sixty would be a little too ridiculous.)

"Mm."

"That's great!"

"You two get some proper rest. We leave early the day after tomorrow."

"Okay!"

Mu Yu looked at Xie Yue and Yan standing on either side of her like guardian deities, then helplessly gave each of them a kick.

"I'm talking to you two. Did you hear me, or are you mute?"

"I heard you." Xie Yue took a step back to dodge Mu Yu's kick, then answered lazily.

"Hey, hey, hey! Why are you kicking me?! Don't come any closer—I know I'm handsome! Don't even think about taking advantage of me!"

"..."

Mu Yu shot him a speechless look. Between her Xiao Mo and Xi Ruo, who wasn't more handsome than him? She did like handsome guys, but Yan was beneath her notice.

With everything more or less prepared, Mu Yu was ready to set off with the five little ones~

"Yes."

"When we go out, I'll find you a spirit ring too. We'll try to get you a hundred-thousand-year one."

Zhu Zhuqing froze for a moment, then her face lit up with delight. "Thank you, Sister Xiao Yu!"

"It's nothing."

"Oh, right. In three days, I'll take you somewhere."

"Where?"

"A place where I used to train. I happen to have something to do there, so I'll bring you along to gain some experience."

"Oh, okay!"

"Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue will be coming too."

"Huh? Why? Sis, are you close with them?"

"Mm... we grew up together..."

After a deathly silence, Ning Rongrong carefully asked, "Sis, what exactly is your relationship with Spirit Hall?"

"I'm the adopted granddaughter of Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined. What do you think our relationship is?"

"Sis! How did I not know about something this huge?!"

"Why do you need to know? Isn't it enough that your father knows?"

"..."

"Alright, you two get some rest. I'm going to find Nana and the others."

Under the murderous stares of Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, Mu Yu calmly walked out of the room.

"Nana, darling~"

Mu Yu entered another room and pushed the door open without hesitation.

"Xiao Yu'er~"

"Is it true that Teacher said you're going to accompany us on our training trip?"