Tu Shan Huaizhi was naturally a young girl with strong empathy.
Therefore, she had previously felt anger, sadness, and heartache because of Yun Mu’s experiences, leading to resentment toward Shangguan Qiu Yue.
For her, this empathetic ability was very good, but also very bad.
However, in this instance, it helped her a great deal.
Because of this empathy, the young girl was able to truly and more deeply understand that kind-hearted girl through the Letter.
She could feel the reluctance filling the space between the lines.
She could feel that girl’s heart, which sought life through death.
She could even feel the other person’s sincere emotions for Yun Mu.
Forcefully showing a bitter smile, she felt somewhat moved in her heart.
She wondered if it was right for her to block the two from meeting like this, and whether she should actually let Yun Mu come out to meet her.
“Hmm… it seems you really like him…”
“I suppose so. After all, the heart cannot lie. That is why I want to find him and ask him clearly for the truth.”
“The truth… hmm… you will know it one day, right?”
“I do not know. In any case… that is roughly the situation. Thank you for listening to me. I must continue my search for him.”
“Wait, let me transcribe a copy of the Letter. If I happen to run into him, I can give it to him for you.”
Tu Shan Huaizhi’s rationality still held the upper hand.
In the end, she suppressed her compassion and did not remove the Secret Technique from Yun Mu.
After all, in the pursuit of love, pitying a competitor was the same as hurting oneself.
The young girl was not so selfless that she could allow the person she loved to be intimate with someone else right in front of her.
Even if he truly had many wives in the future, she wanted to be the first priority in his heart.
“Hmm… you seem very hesitant. Since you already showed me the Letter, it should be fine to transcribe it, right?”
Seeing the young girl delay giving her the Letter, Tu Shan Huaizhi could not help but ask.
“I am sorry. Thank you for your kindness, but I think I will pass. After all, I do not have much time left to be free outside.”
“What do you mean… by that?”
“Well…”
The young girl looked left and right, then took a few steps closer to her and whispered in her ear, “Actually, I sneaked out. However, I can feel that my Father secretly placed a Tracking Secret Technique on me. In a few days, it will be the day of enrollment for the Gu Kingdom Academy. He will definitely catch me and take me back before then…”
“Your Father? Shangguan Hongzhi?”
“Yes… so, thank you… I will be leaving now.”
Afterward, the young girl took a few steps back, bowed slightly to express her thanks, put on her hat, and turned to leave the Cave.
Only Tu Shan Huaizhi remained standing there, her hands clenched tightly as her whole body trembled.
She was angry—angry for a young girl’s life, angry for Yun Mu’s past, and even angrier that a beast was allowed to exist in this world.
It was not the first time she had heard this name, nor was it the first time she had felt anger.
However, this was the first time she felt such an intense desire to kill, wanting to end someone’s life.
“Damn him… hmm…?”
She felt a heaviness on her head, followed by a gentle stroke.
“What is it? Why are you so angry?”
Yun Mu walked out from behind her at some unknown time.
“I am fine, Yun Mu Brother. I just could not calm my mind for a moment.”
“Is that so? Do you have something on your mind? You can tell me about it. You might feel much better after talking.”
“Ugh… right now…”
The young girl looked up at the young man’s gentle, smiling face and lowered her head again.
“Forget it. I am not mentally prepared yet.”
She did not want her inner negative emotions to affect the young man.
“I see. In that case, why don’t you try taking a deep breath? That is what I used to do when I felt a blockage in my heart.”
Feeling the hand gently stroking the top of her head, the young girl obediently took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down for the time being.
“How do you feel?”
“Not bad.”
“That is good.”
“Hmm… by the way, Yun Mu Brother, you will not blame me, right?”
“Blame you? Why?”
“Because you asked me what was on my mind, and I did not answer.”
“Hmm… just because of that?”
“Mhm.”
“Pfft, is that so… hmm…”
“Hey, what are you laughing at? Yun Mu Brother? Yun Mu Brother? Yun Mu Brother!”
Perhaps he felt the young girl was innocently cute, or perhaps he was surprised by the answer.
Although Yun Mu could not feel emotions, he still covered his mouth and laughed for a long time before stopping.
He coughed twice and explained softly, “Huai Zhi, you actually do not need to blame yourself for not answering someone else’s question.”
“Even though I know I might be a bit stupid for this, but… why?”
“Because everyone has their own little secrets, do they not? Even when facing those closest to us, there are things we want to hide, right? You cannot just answer simply because someone else asked.”
“But you are different, Brother.”
“You must prioritize yourself.”
“But you really are different, Brother…”
“This…”
Perhaps sensing the young girl’s persistence, Yun Mu restrained his desire to reason with her.
“If that is the case, then Huai Zhi, you should compensate me a little. Since you are hiding things from me…”
“Eh, is that really okay?”
Hearing this, the young girl’s low mood instantly lifted quite a bit.
“Yes. Just tell me about that battle between you women and how the final situation turned out.”
“Hmph, that? Naturally, it was a total victory. Am I not amazing?”
“Wow, it is exactly as I thought. Huai Zhi really is amazing.”
“Hehe, of course, of course.”
After another round of praise, the young girl did not act as flattered as she usually did.
Instead, she took the opportunity to act spoiled quite a lot.
However, when she recalled Shangguan Qiu Yue’s face from earlier, her mood sank again.
“Yun Mu Brother, in the past, did you treat Shangguan Qiu Yue the same way you treat me?”
“Hmm… not exactly. There will always be differences.”
Yun Mu did not hide anything and spoke bluntly.
“Fine, Huai Zhi is a bit jealous now.”
“Huh?”
“She is a good girl. Moreover, I can feel that she likes you very, very much.”
“Is that so? Perhaps. Actually, I did not expect her to come looking for me even with her Amnesia. Especially since an act had already been put on.”
“An act?”
“Yes. The kind performed passively—a lie used to cover the truth so she would not blame herself.”
“I see. Then… was it not the right choice for Huai Zhi to hide you, Brother?”
“Hmm? What do you mean by that?”
“After all, not meeting saves a lot of trouble, does it not? You should have heard it too. She only came out to find you after finding that Letter, right?”
“Speaking of it that way, I suppose so. Thank you. So… can Huai Zhi tell me what was written in that Letter?”
“No. She said she wanted to tell you herself, and I am not kind enough to help an enemy.”
“This… alright… Then can you undo this Secret Technique on me?”
“Wait a bit longer. Once she has gone far enough and we have enough time to leave.”
“Okay, I will listen to you.”
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