"Impossible, how could Shi Yan do such a thing to me? She has always valued me highly. She said she has always been grooming me as her successor..." Lin Ruoshui's expression was incredulous, but her tone gradually weakened.
Bai Lan took two steps forward and patted Lin Ruoshui on the shoulder. "Perhaps that is true, but people's hearts are complicated. She can raise you as her successor, or she can raise you as a last resort if you fail to transcend the tribulation. These two are not contradictory."
"You mean, Shi is her..." Lin Ruoshui murmured.
The person who raised me from childhood, the teacher who taught me, the one I considered family, actually harbored ill intentions towards me...
"No! You're lying to me! You, you're just trying to drive a wedge between me and Shi Yi!" Lin Ruoshui suddenly shook off Bai Lan's hand and roared.
Although she appeared Bai Lan, she secretly laughed out loud.
Her anxiety means she believes it; someone who doesn't believe wouldn't react this strongly.
"Ruoshui, I have no reason to lie to you. As a young master of the Pavilion, with my strength, what could you possibly have that I would covet?" Bai Lan smiled helplessly, "I just want to pull you out of this quagmire, and I don't want to lose you as my dear friend someday."
Lin Ruoshui got angry in a fit of rage.
Given Bai Lan's status and strength, there was indeed nothing on her body that Chen Lan coveted.
What good would it do for Bai Lan if she lost her master's skill? Telling herself these things would only make her an enemy of Elder Yue...
She had wondered countless times before why, among so many disciples under Master Shi, he favored her alone and accepted her as his disciple.
He ordered her to cultivate the same Cultivation Method as her, gave her unique Cultivation Resources, and most importantly, never allowed her to leave Hidden Dragon Abyss.
Master Shi always said that the cultivation world was full of dangers and worried that she would die outside because of her lack of strength. He promised that he would allow her to go out and train after she formed her core.
But if you calculate the time, when she formed her core... Shi Yi might also be close to breaking through to the Spirit Transformation stage and undergoing tribulation.
"If you don't believe me, fine. Just accept my Sound Transmission Talisman. If you are ever controlled by Elder Yue and unable to leave the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, I will come to rescue you."
Bai Lan handed over his Sound Transmission Talisman, using a feigned retreat as a tactic, and turned to leave.
Lin Ruoshui took the Sound Transmission Talisman with trembling hands, looking like she was about to collapse.
"Ah, did Suzuki's conscience prick for even a second?" the system sighed.
Bai Lan frowned. "Why should my conscience hurt? What she said is true, her master really didn't have a clear conscience!"
What normal master would cast such a strange curse on their disciple? Elder Yue's original intention might not have been to possess Lin Ruoshui, but his purpose was definitely not pure.
"Oh, right, what Su said is true... then it's alright." The system patted its head, subconsciously thinking that Bai Lan was lying to people again.
This is not a lie. Lin Ruoshui will not be harmed in this incident, because only Long Aotian and Elder Yue were injured. The former lost a member of his harem, and the latter lost a disciple.
"Young Master! You, wait a minute." Lin Ruoshui suddenly spoke, stopping Bai Lan.
Bai Lan's lips, but as she turned away, her expression shifted to one of confusion. "What is it?"
"Why are you telling me all this? Is it just because you feel a connection with me and consider me a close friend?"
Bai Lan blinked and nodded decisively. "Yes."
She actually only wanted to collect Lin Ruoshui's soul to prevent her from becoming Long Aotian's Harem in the future. Moreover, Lin Ruoshui's strength was also outstanding among Long Aotian's Harem.
After capturing her soul, she generally doesn't mind making friends with her subordinates.
However, Bai Lan Gui was self-aware. She knew that no one in the world would like to be friends with the boss, so she wisely only gave him Spirit Stone and Soul Nurturing Pill to cultivate his loyalty to the Spirit Taming Sect, and didn't mention anything else.
"I can't trust you for now. Shi Yi has been incredibly kind to me. How can I doubt her based on just one sentence? But I will investigate. I will follow the clues to investigate these matters. If Shi Yi really has ulterior motives towards me and intends to use me as a vessel to possess after failing to transcend the tribulation... I will not sit idly by and wait for my death." Lin Ruoshui took a deep breath.
What a pitiful child.
Unfortunately, Elder Fu had already lifted the Divine Restraining Curse from her.
Elder Yue already knows that the Divine Restraining Curse on Lin Ruoshui has been removed. This time, when Lin Ruoshui is injured, she will definitely notice Elder Yue's unusual behavior.
"... Anyway, thank you for today's matter."
"No need for thanks, it was nothing." Bai Lan smiled and nodded. "Don't forget the important business on the 1st. I will help you eliminate Yan Gu. He has already been captured."
Lin Ruoshui then came to her senses.
Those words just now almost shattered her Dao heart, making Lin Ruoshui almost forget that there was such a person as Yan Gu in the world.