Mo Caihuan felt that if Nangong Que could be a little more magnanimous, they could both pretend the Heart-Trapping Technique did not exist and live peacefully. Of course, she knew Nangong Que would not believe her, and she had no way to make her believe her, either.
Trust came at a price.
Especially among cultivators, who schemed and deceived one another. Trusting the wrong person could get you killed.
Nangong Que had reached the middle nascent soul stage and lived through repeated betrayals. She had long since stopped trusting others easily, especially someone who controlled her body.
Who knew whether Mo Caihuan might suddenly take it into her head to do something outrageous with her body? Besides, she could not see through Mo Caihuan. This woman's schemes ran unfathomably deep; there was no telling what she was thinking.
Seeing Nangong Que's cold expression, Mo Caihuan knew they could not pretend nothing had happened.
"Forget it. Suit yourself." Mo Caihuan withdrew her divine sense and continued controlling Nangong Que.
With Nangong Que under her control, many matters within the Covering Moon Sect were no longer secrets. For instance, the Covering Moon Sect was preparing a marriage alliance with Weilichen of the Huayi Sect, a member of the Nine Nations Alliance.
Weilichen was a genius who had reached early nascent soul at three hundred. He was also a descendant of Wei Wuya, one of the Heavenly South's three great cultivators and a grand elder of the Huayi Sect, whose status was illustrious.
Wei Wuya liked Nangong Wan and had proposed to her repeatedly, only to be rejected every time. So he asked Nangong Que to intervene, promising her numerous benefits in the hope of becoming Nangong Wan's Dao Companion.
He would provide more resources to the Covering Moon Sect, and Weilichen was