Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Chapter 520

The next morning, the sun shone through the window onto the dining table, illuminating Wen Xiao's sight. She noticed that the atmosphere between Zhao Yuanzhou and Bai Jiu was a little solemn. Both of them were silent, only occasionally looking at each other, and then quickly looking away.

Wen Xiao hurriedly finished her breakfast, and her doubts grew stronger. She decided to find an opportunity to talk to Zhao Yuanzhou alone to find out what happened between them.

After dinner, Wen Xiao took Zhao Yuanzhou back to his Peach Blossom House. As soon as they entered the room, Wen Xiao asked Zhao Yuanzhou to build a protective barrier to ensure that their conversation would not be disturbed by the outside world.

"Zhao Yuanzhou, what's going on between you and Xiaojiu?" Wen Xiao looked directly into Zhao Yuanzhou's eyes and asked straight to the point.

Zhao Yuanzhou's expression changed slightly, and he hesitated to answer, as if he had something to hide.

Wen Xiao frowned upon seeing this, and his tone became stiff: "Zhao Yuanzhou!"

Zhao Yuanzhou was startled by Wen Xiao's harsh tone. He knew he could no longer avoid the question, so he stammered and told her about his meeting with Xiao Zhuo's brother in the middle of the night, how Bai Jiu had caught him doing everything, and Bai Jiu's life story.

Wen Xiao listened quietly, and the shock in his heart grew. When Zhao Yuanzhou mentioned his relationship with Hongyue, Wen Xiao's face became extremely gloomy.

"So, it was you who killed my master!" Wen Xiao's voice was full of anger and disbelief.

There was a flash of sadness in Zhao Yuanzhou's eyes, but in Wen Xiao's opinion, it was more like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken - with no good intentions.

"I didn't know why I lost control at the beginning. When I woke up, your master was already lying on the ground." Zhao Yuanzhou's voice was a little low, as if it was a memory that he couldn't bear to look back on. His brows were slightly furrowed, revealing a hint of helplessness and pain.

Wen Xiao listened quietly, her face becoming more and more gloomy. The death of her master had always been a thorn in her heart, and now Zhao Yuanzhou brought up the past again, this thorn hidden by time once again pierced a hole in her heart.

"But no matter how many excuses you have, my master died in your hands, and so many innocent people also died in your hands." Wen Xiao's voice trembled slightly, and tears flashed in her eyes.

Zhao Yuanzhou was silent. He knew that what Wen Xiao said was true. He could not refute it because those innocent lives were indeed lost because of him.

"I know that I cannot refute my crimes, and I will never be able to atone for the sins I have committed against you in my entire life." Zhao Yuanzhou said slowly, his tone full of regret and self-blame.

Wen Xiao's heart was filled with mixed emotions, including resentment towards Zhao Yuanzhou and longing for his master. He tried to adjust his breathing, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down.

"Has Xiao Zhuo forgiven you?" Wen Xiao asked suddenly, his eyes falling on Zhao Yuanzhou, as if he wanted to see his true thoughts through his eyes.

When Zhao Yuanzhou heard Zhuo Yichen's name, his body trembled slightly and a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes.

"Master Xiao Zhuo is a very kind-hearted person. His father and brother taught him very well." Zhao Yuanzhou said softly, as if recalling every moment he spent with Zhuo Yichen.

When Wen Xiao saw this scene, she felt a little relieved, but she still couldn't easily forgive the person who killed her master and wipe everything out so easily.

"I will settle the grudge between us slowly after everything is over." Wen Xiao's voice was calm, but the determination contained in it was unquestionable. "However, the most urgent task now is to find the reason why the Great Wilderness is gradually becoming desolate and maintain order in the Great Wilderness."

Zhao Yuanzhou knew the hatred in Wen Xiao's heart. Besides Zhuo Yichen, what he loved most was the land of Great Wilderness. He once vowed to protect Great Wilderness forever, and for this reason, he and Li Lun repaired the Baidi Tower together.

"I understand." Zhao Yuanzhou said solemnly, "When everything is settled and the order of the Great Wilderness is restored, no matter how you want to punish me, I will gladly accept it without any complaints."

After saying that, Zhao Yuanzhou actually swore to the sky, as if to prove his determination to heaven and earth. And surprisingly, the sky seemed to feel Zhao Yuanzhou's sincerity, and a low response came faintly.

Wen Xiao stared at Zhao Yuanzhou, and finally at this moment, her resentment towards Zhao Yuanzhou eased a little. However, her thoughts were soon occupied by another thing - how to resolve the conflict between Xiao Jiu and Zhao Yuanzhou?

"The conflict between you and Xiao Jiu is due to his mother. If his mother, Lady Bai Yan, could recover her human form, perhaps Xiao Jiu would not treat you the same way as before."

Wen Xiao could tell from Zhao Yuanzhou's few words how deep the bond between Bai Jiu and his mother was, which could make a teenage boy leave the home that sheltered him from the wind and rain and come to this complex adult world alone with the thought of saving his mother.

"But I still don't understand why you, who have inherited the complete Bai Ze Order, cannot utilize its power, and your body is deteriorating year by year." Zhao Yuanzhou knew that Wen Xiao's body was already riddled with holes the first time he saw her.

"So we need to find out what your master did during the period before he died when I lost control."

Zhao Yuanzhou had no memory of what happened during that time, and there was no third person or monster at the scene, so they were now in a difficult situation.

"Why did you think of helping Ran Yi escape? What kind of agreement did you reach with Ran Yi?"

Wen Xiao's thoughts suddenly drifted back to a case they handled not long ago. It was also a bride case, but the difference from that case was that the previous brides were placed in the cabin after being knocked unconscious, but this time the brides were frightened to death.

Wen Xiao still remembers the scene vividly. The demon acted very realistically at the crime scene, as if he was a real victim, making it impossible for people to doubt his authenticity. Not only that, the demon also cleverly used people's sympathy and fear to successfully lead everyone into the trap he set.

Wen Xiao was deeply impressed by the acting skills of this demon. He was able to play the role of an innocent person so perfectly that he was almost fooled. However, when she returned to the Demon Collection Division, after careful consideration and review of the details of the case, she finally noticed some clues.

Although these subtle clues were initially covered up by Da Yao's wonderful performance, they gradually surfaced after Wen Xiao's in-depth thinking. She began to doubt whether Da Yao was really as innocent as he appeared, so she re-examined every link in the case, leaving no possible doubts.

"The greatest ability of the Ran Yi clan is to create dreams, and the dreams they create are based on the person's own experiences."

Zhao Yuanzhou stood with his hands behind his back facing Wen Xiao, "I wanted Ran Yi to drag you into a dream, so that I could see what happened from a third person's perspective. Who knew..."

Zhao Yuanzhou glanced at Wen Xiao with regret, and she immediately continued, "Who knew that Ran Yi was taken away by another unknown force, and in the end only half of his body was found, and his demon pill disappeared without a trace."

"That's right!" Zhao Yuanzhou looked into the distance with a serious expression, "A monster's inner elixir is only useful to monsters, but not every monster's inner elixir can be absorbed."

Wen Xiao was sent away from the Great Wilderness after her master's death. Without the Bai Ze Order, she had no way to control the monsters. She could only use a pen to record every monster she met.

"Ran Yi is a water creature, and his abilities are not very strong. I have heard that humans living near the Ran Yi tribe can often hunt Ran Yi fish that failed to successfully transform into a demon."

Wen Xiao took out a small notebook from her sleeve and flipped through the page that recorded Ran Yiyu's story.

"That's why I wonder why someone or a demon would kill Ran Yi and take away his demon pill and half of his body. What does that person or demon want these things for?"

Zhao Yuanzhou was worried that the person who took away half of Ran's body and the demon pill would pose a threat to the Great Wilderness or the human world, and he seemed to have a premonition that this threat itself came from him - the hostility that Zhu Yan had been carrying since he was born.

Wen Xiao couldn't think of anything. "We are in the open now, and the black hand behind the scenes is in the dark. The situation is not favorable for us. It is very likely that we will be led by the nose by the black hand, but we have to follow his pace."

Zhao Yuanzhou nodded in agreement. "We can only take it one step at a time now. After a while, we will cooperate with Lord Situ to put on a good show and see if we can expose the person behind Xiaojiu."

Wen Xiao was a little worried: "But will Lord Situ cooperate with us? No matter what happens to Xiaojiu, he is still him. Can he help outsiders like us to deal with his son?"

Zhao Yuanzhou, however, had a confident expression on his face, "He will! As long as he wants Xiaojiu to completely break free from the control of Chongwu Camp, he must cooperate with us."

Wen Xiao agreed to Zhao Yuanzhou's proposal with some doubt.

After Xie Yuchen had his breakfast, he sat in the pavilion in his courtyard, and heard the little demon below reporting to him some things.

"I understand. You go down first! I have placed the reward in your room." Xie Yuchen caught a glimpse of a royal blue figure from the corner of his eye. "You should know what to say and what not to say, right? Good boy!"

The little demon seemed to shudder, then burrowed into the ground and disappeared.

Xiao Yao and Zhuo Yichen walked in right after each other. Xiao Yao walked into the pavilion as soon as she left Zhuo Yichen.

"Brother Xiaohua, how long will you stay this time?"

Xie Yuchen poured a cup of tea for Zhuo Yichen, "I will accompany Yuanbao for a long, long time this time."

Zhuo Yichen asked again with some uncertainty: "Really? Brother Xiaohua wouldn't lie to me, right?"

Xie Yuchen felt amused but also a little sad. "Of course it's true! It was my father who invited me to stay here. If you don't believe me, do you also not believe my father?"

Zhuo Yichen wanted to nod earlier but then he shook his head as if he remembered something.

Xie Yuchen asked with some confusion: "Why did Yuanbao nod and shake his head?"

Zhuo Yichen complained about Hua Yu's previous teasing on him, "You can't trust what my father said! He even sent me away before, just to spend some time alone with Brother Ling."

Xie Yuchen felt that this was something that was expected. After all, he had often been tricked by his father into running away in the past, and when he came back, both he and his father were no longer at home.

Xie Yuchen patiently explained, "Yuanbao! This is actually very normal. At least, Dad and the others only fooled you a few times, but I have been fooled by them since I was a child. Moreover, my father cooperated with Dad to fool me with evil intentions."

Zhuo Yichen never thought that Brother Xiaohua had also been fooled by his father. He always thought that someone like Brother Xiaohua would not be fooled by his father.

In this regard, Xie Yuchen could only say: Yuanbao, you are still too young. Dad’s lies are always different, and you are fooled every time, and it’s always different.

Xie Yuchen could only comfort Zhuo Yichen with his own experience, "Yuanbao, you have to know that people like Dad have seen far more than we can imagine, so it is basically impossible to escape from his deception. Unless..."

Zhuo Yichen looked at Xie Yuchen expectantly, wanting to learn from him how to avoid being fooled by his father.

"Unless father is willing to help you, but you know that's impossible. Father listens to my father the most. It's always my father pointing the way, and father will never look in other directions."

Zhuo Yichen was instantly deflated, "Doesn't that mean that I will be fooled around by my father for the rest of my life?"

Xie Yuchen patted Zhuo Yichen's head and said, "As long as you ignore everything your father says, you won't be fooled by him. But this method only applies to situations where you don't need any emergency treatment at the time."

Zhuo Yichen thought hard, "It seems that every time I was fooled by my father, it was because I needed his help. On weekdays, I never heard him fool me about anything."

Zhuo Yichen seemed to have found a pattern, but the next second, Xie Yuchen poured cold water on him, "But Yuanbao, you can't live your whole life without needing your father's help! So you can only ask for help from your father when you have problems, and listen carefully to every word of your father."

Zhuo Yichen nodded vigorously to show his agreement, but as to whether Zhuo Yichen would be fooled by Hua Yu in the future, that is another story.

Xie Yuchen looked at Zhuo Yichen in all seriousness, "Yuanbao, let's go there for a while! After all, something big is going to happen there, and as his elder brother, we have to stay there for him!"

Zhuo Yichen thought for a moment and immediately agreed, "Brother, of course you are right. As elder brothers, we should help Yuanzheng solve his problems if he has any. Otherwise, how can we be his elder brothers?"

In the next few days, Wen Xiao and Zhao Yuanzhou have been trying hard to think about how to resolve the conflict with Bai Jiu. Zhuo Yichen, accompanied by Xie Yuchen, went to the back mountain of Hua Mansion to look for some rare herbs, waiting to bring them to Gong Yuanzheng who was far away in the mountains and forests and had difficulty traveling.