Dugu Liuli Was So Cute, and Captain Wuqing's Kindness Could Never Be Repaid!

"I have no real grudge against Senior Sister Wuqing. I just think you're more to my taste, so I wanted to compete with her, that's all."

So said Dugu Liuli.

It was the truth, but not the whole truth.

Aside from his pure yang sacred body, Dugu Liuli also disliked Shangguan Wuqing and wanted to take away everything that belonged to her.

Silence lingered in the interrogation room for a moment.

A trace of hurt and defiance surfaced in Dugu Liuli's eyes. "Look, Senior Sister Wuqing isn't all that great, is she? She wears that stern face all day and thinks she's so cool."

"I just don't get it. Why do all the senior and junior brothers in the Enforcement Hall like her?"

"Senior Brother Zhuiming is like that, and so is Senior Brother Iron Hand. Why should she get all that attention?"

After hearing her out,

Lin Mo smiled helplessly.

Now he finally understood.

Dugu Liuli had been overshadowed by Shangguan Wuqing's dazzling radiance, and that had made her jealous.

That was why she disparaged Shangguan Wuqing in front of him, and even wanted to snatch away everything that originally belonged to her.

So cute.

"All right, hurry up and choose!"

Dugu Liuli pursed her little lips and declared in a tone that brooked no argument, "Do you want me to throw you into the Tower of Self-Cultivation and Self-Immolation, or will you cut off all contact with Senior Sister Wuqing?"

Lin Mo shook his head with a bitter smile. "Captain Liuli, whether this old man cuts off all contact with Captain Wuqing isn't something I can control."

"Her cultivation is far above mine. If she resorts to force, this old man has no room to resist."

"Isn't that easy? I'll protect you. Don't be afraid!" Dugu Liuli offered her own solution.

In truth, Lin Mo wanted to say that he didn't want to become a tool in the struggle between Dugu Liuli and Shangguan Wuqing.

But with his level of cultivation, he clearly had no right to say that yet.

At that moment, Lin Mo gained a deeper understanding of what it meant to have no control over one's own fate.

"Captain Liuli, then please allow this old man to venture a question. Between you and Captain Wuqing, whose cultivation is higher?" Lin Mo asked the crucial question.

"Ah... uh... well..."

Dugu Liuli pursed her lips, looking slightly embarrassed. "Right now, she's still a little stronger, but I'll catch up to her sooner or later!"

Originally, her cultivation had been on par with Shangguan Wuqing's.

But Dugu Liuli had no idea what opportunity or fortuitous encounter Shangguan Wuqing had stumbled upon to break through to middle Golden Core so quickly.

That was how she had been left behind.

With Dugu Liuli's answer, Lin Mo finally found an opening and said solemnly, "If that is the case, Captain Liuli, how can you protect this old man against Captain Wuqing, whose cultivation exceeds yours?"

"This old man understands how you feel, but often, we cannot act on impulse alone. We must consider the realities of the situation."

Just as Dugu Liuli was pondering how to answer that question,

a sudden commotion came from outside the interrogation room.

Lin Mo thought he could faintly hear Shangguan Wuqing's voice.

Dugu Liuli's delicate brows knitted together. Clearly, she had heard it too.

Senior Sister Wuqing? Didn't I already avoid her people? How did she still find her way here? Dugu Liuli wondered, utterly baffled.

Then the interrogation room door was shoved open roughly.

Shangguan Wuqing strode inside, followed by several Enforcement Hall disciples from the White Tiger Squad.

Clearly, Dugu Liuli's people had failed to stop Shangguan Wuqing.

"Senior Sister Liuli..."

The White Tiger Squad disciples exchanged looks, unsure how to explain themselves to Dugu Liuli.

Dugu Liuli merely waved them out.

Although she had instructed them not to let anyone enter the interrogation room, her junior brothers and sisters clearly lacked the strength to stop Shangguan Wuqing.

Only after all the White Tiger Squad disciples had withdrawn did Shangguan Wuqing turn to Dugu Liuli and demand, "Junior Sister Liuli, what is the meaning of this?"

Dugu Liuli looked utterly innocent. "Senior Sister Wuqing, I don't really understand what you mean. Are you asking why I arrested this old servant?"

"What else would I be asking?" Shangguan Wuqing folded her arms across her chest and countered.

"Don't get so worked up, Senior Sister."

Dugu Liuli laid out her reasoning. "I only arrested a servant. Surely you didn't need to barge in so rashly? Besides, he killed Junior Brother Zhu Fan of the Azure Dragon Squad."

"Under the sect's rules, the Enforcement Hall should indeed arrest him and deal with him."

"Senior Sister, I haven't done anything wrong, have I?"

Shangguan Wuqing declared with commanding confidence, "If you have evidence proving that he killed Junior Brother Zhu Fan, then naturally, I have no objections."

"Where is the evidence? Show me."

"I... I don't have any!" Dugu Liuli remained brazen despite having no grounds to stand on.

After all, the Enforcement Hall only needed to suspect a servant to arrest them. There was no need for conclusive evidence.

Unless someone stepped forward to protect the arrested servant.

As was happening right now.

Dugu Liuli would have to produce conclusive evidence that Lin Mo had killed Zhu Fan, or else release him.

"Then why haven't you released him? Don't tell me you want to follow Senior Brother Zhuiming's example and head outside for some tempering, Junior Sister Liuli." A hint of warning had entered Shangguan Wuqing's voice.

"All right, all right~ Since Senior Sister Wuqing has come to vouch for him, of course I'll give you face."

Dugu Liuli paused, then lowered her voice a little and asked quietly, "But I'm rather curious, Senior Sister Wuqing. What's your relationship with this old servant? I've never seen you pity a servant enough to want to protect him before."

"That's none of your business."

Shangguan Wuqing did not answer Dugu Liuli's question.

She would not fall into Dugu Liuli's trap.

If she answered directly, nothing she said would be appropriate.

Then Shangguan Wuqing untied Lin Mo and said, "You may leave, old servant."

"Thank you!"

Lin Mo said solemnly, "Thank you, Captain Wuqing. This old man could never repay your kindness in an entire lifetime!"

After thanking Shangguan Wuqing, Lin Mo left the White Tiger Squad's office first.

"Senior Sister Wuqing."

Just as Shangguan Wuqing was about to follow Lin Mo out, Dugu Liuli suddenly called her back.

Shangguan Wuqing glanced over her shoulder and asked, "Is there anything else, Junior Sister Liuli?"

Dugu Liuli's lips curled into a meaningful smile. "Nothing much. I just wanted to tell you a fact."

"Actually, even if you don't say anything, I already know about your relationship with that old servant."

At those words, Shangguan Wuqing frowned. "So, Junior Sister Liuli, what are you trying to say?"

"Hehe, nothing. I just feel sorry for all those senior and junior brothers who admire you."

"They probably never imagined that Shangguan Wuqing, the moonlight of their hearts, would have her peach plucked by an old servant. How pitiful."