Silkworm Silk Jade, Cocooning Oneself

It turned out that Qiuyue was extremely jealous. More than ten days earlier, after her mistress had scolded her, she realized her position was no longer secure and that Li Xian would replace her sooner or later.

Her circumstances would then become desolate, with no one paying her any mind. She could hardly accept such a sudden fall from grace. In her bewilderment, she thought about how much money she had collected over the years. If she left the Manor and settled somewhere else, she could still live comfortably.

So the thought of fleeing took root.

Qiuyue had served her mistress for over a decade and knew all her secrets, great and small. She really did find her chance, slipping away without a sound while her mistress was in seclusion. Had she not run into the Flower Cage Sect, she might truly have escaped far away.

But Qiuyue had lived deep inside the Manor, with narrow horizons. She knew only that her mistress was formidable, not how formidable. Isolated from the world and pampered, she had gradually forgotten the dangers outside. Her abilities were ordinary, and so was her temperament.

What seemed like a reckless gamble was, in truth, a dead end. Even if she had not encountered the Flower Cage Sect, some other obstacle would surely have stopped her. And if her mistress wanted revenge, Qiuyue would be doomed no matter how far she fled. She was simply too foolish to know it, making one mistake after another.

As it happened, she was unlucky enough to be captured by the Flower Cage Sect.

After hearing this, Li Xian took Qiuyue somewhere else, where they were alone. His brows drew together as he stared at her. "You ran away?"

"Yes." Realizing she had been exposed, Qiuyue admitted it dejectedly.

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