nucmednet Chapter 81 Clear-headedness, the highest good is like water
Chapter 81 Clear-headedness, the highest good is like water
Gu Yunshu forcefully suppressed her surging blood and qi, her face revealing no flaw.
Her icy voice echoed throughout the hall.
The Holy Maiden of the Supreme Daoist Sect has always been like this, consistently so.
Those people tried to find a clue in her face, but in the end they all left disappointed.
The sect leader hadn't spoken up to dissuade them, but he actually had his doubts.
But seeing her so calm now, I'm not so sure what to do.
Finally, he could only nod and end the farce: "Alright, since the Holy Maiden has said so, then each peak should go back and begin their self-examination."
After saying that, he left first.
The heads and elders of the other peaks also left the stage.
They left in a hurry, mostly discussing how to conduct the investigation.
Some people guessed that the incident at the foot of the mountain was not the work of anyone from the sect, but under pressure, they could only try to find the culprit.
Gu Yunshu walked at the very back.
She did not rush to leave, but walked out of the main hall alone.
After everyone around her had left, she stopped in the empty front hall corridor.
This was the first time in her life she had ever lied.
The real culprit was clearly in the place where she was practicing her meditation. She knew the whole truth, but she said nothing.
While everyone was talking about it, she wanted to tell the truth countless times.
But in the end, he still didn't say anything.
She didn't know why, but a voice inside her kept telling her not to say it.
Gu Yunshu recalled her master's teachings.
Master said that those who cultivate the path of ruthlessness should have clear and open minds, be like water that is supremely virtuous, have no petty emotions in their hearts, but have great love.
But now...
It seems she can no longer achieve a state of mental clarity.
Ancient mythical beasts were carved on the pillars on both sides of Zhu Feng's corridor. The gazes of those beasts seemed to be scrutinizing her, seeing through all the secrets in her heart.
Gu Yunshu stood there, her hands hanging helplessly at her sides.
Now she doesn't know what she's doing or why she's doing it.
Last night, she not only hid someone in her forbidden area, but that person was also an undercover agent of the Demonic Sect.
Even more seriously, in order to pull the man who was on the verge of death back from the brink of death, she used the treasure of Zuowang Snow Pavilion without any hesitation last night.
When she helped Cheng Xiao refine that pill, she had already done her best to set up a barrier to suppress it.
However, the massive surge of spiritual energy caused when the divine pill was created cannot be completely erased.
Although that aura was left within the forbidden area of Zuowang Xuege, there were so many people cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness within Zuowang Xuege.
If any attentive disciples or powerful junior sisters in the pavilion had paid attention to the movements in the direction of the forbidden area last night, then such anomalies in spiritual energy would absolutely not have gone unnoticed.
What if someone connects the unusual spiritual energy fluctuations of the Snow Soul Essence Pill last night with the assassination attempt on the Heavenly Sword Pavilion at the foot of the mountain today...?
Gu Yunshu felt guilty again.
She never imagined that her Dao heart could be so easily shaken.
Gu Yunshu decided to stop thinking about it.
She walked quickly toward the entrance of the main hall, but just as she was about to ride the wind away, she found a familiar person standing at the entrance.
She immediately suppressed all her thoughts and resumed her aloof and saintly demeanor.
The woman was pretty and held several scrolls of scriptures in her arms.
The person who arrived was none other than Gu Yunshu's junior sister, Qin Shuirou.
The two were fellow disciples of the Forgetful Snow Pavilion, but the other did not cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness.
Qin Shui Rou walked with her head down, holding the scriptures. When she reached the entrance of the front hall, she looked up and saw Gu Yun Shu standing alone in the corridor. She stopped at the entrance and waited for her senior sister.
Seeing her senior sister come out, she showed a gentle smile and walked towards Gu Yunshu.
"Senior Sister." Qin Shui Rou walked up to her and bowed slightly.
She looked up at Gu Yunshu, her gaze lingering on her face for a moment.
Then, she asked with concern, "Senior Sister doesn't look well. Why does she look even paler than usual? And judging from your internal energy, it seems a little unstable. Could it be that you've encountered some problem in your cultivation these past few days and haven't been resting well?"
Hearing Qin Shuirou's question, Gu Yunshu felt even more guilty.
It is common knowledge in the pavilion that she has been in seclusion to cultivate and stabilize her Dao heart recently.
Normally, she would have just thought it was a simple expression of concern.
But now, to her ears, it means something completely different.
Although Qin Shui Rou was not as strong as her, she was meticulous and was in charge of managing various scriptures and miscellaneous tasks in Zuowang Xuege.
Given Qin Shui Rou's keen senses, she might have actually sensed something from the unusual spiritual energy fluctuations in the forbidden area last night.
This seemingly ordinary expression of concern is more like a test.
However, Gu Yunshu's face remained expressionless.
She simply looked at Qin Shuirou calmly, her icy blue eyes showing no emotion.
Gu Yunshu shook her head slightly, her tone icy: "It's nothing, it's just that the main ceremony at the summit is complicated and a bit noisy."
After saying that, she didn't give Qin Shui Rou a chance to ask further questions, nor did she offer any additional explanation.
Gu Yunshu immediately looked away, stepped into the void, and disappeared from the main hall in an instant.
Qin Shuirou stood still, clutching the scriptures tightly in her arms.
She turned around and watched Gu Yunshu's figure gradually disappear at the end of the corridor, her smile slowly fading away.
......
Gu Yunshu didn't go anywhere.
After ordering her disciples to investigate, she returned directly to the forbidden area.
Pushing open the stone door, one sees Cheng Xiao sitting cross-legged beside the deep pool, meditating to heal his injuries.
He was still wearing that tattered servant's robe, which was covered in blackened bloodstains.
The entire Taishang Dao Sect is searching everywhere for the murderer, but the real culprit is sitting here quietly meditating and healing his wounds.
This scene is utterly absurd.
Gu Yunshu took out a clean set of servant disciple clothes from her storage space and placed them neatly beside Cheng Xiao.
Sensing someone's arrival, Cheng Xiao opened his eyes and ended his cultivation.
He unfolded his clothes and casually said, "I thought the next people to come in were the ones who came to arrest me."
It was obvious that Gu Yunshu had not implicated him.
Gu Yunshu didn't reply, but simply said softly, "Search the mountain at noon today."
"The sect leader is quite interesting. He doesn't doubt those outside, but he really doubts his own people," Cheng Xiao replied.
Gu Yunshu walked to the edge of the ice pool and sat down: "The Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion insists that it was the work of the Supreme Dao Sect. They say that apart from the Supreme Dao Sect, there would be no other expert like them."
"That's true." Cheng Xiao nodded.
Gu Yunshu never expected that, despite the uproar outside and the arrests of people everywhere, he, the person involved, would remain completely unaffected, showing no sign of tension on his face.
"I went to the place you left behind, and the dolls you left behind are indeed exquisite. No one who doesn't know you well would notice the flaws," she continued.
After their first meeting, Gu Yunshu investigated Cheng Xiao and learned that he was a menial disciple in the outer sect's plantation, responsible for looking after spiritual plants.
She was just thinking about how to cover it up when she discovered that there was a doll in the plantation that looked exactly like Cheng Xiao.
"If I hadn't been seriously injured, I wouldn't have come back for your help. By the time the people above discovered the doll, I would have already escaped..."
Cheng Xiao made up a lie.
But halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized that he had overlooked a huge variable.