CHAPTER 373: CHAPTER 348: BAI QINGYING

Yu Xiaolian carried her anxious heart and cautiously sneaked past. Fortunately, she was dressed in black and had the cover of night, so she wasn’t discovered.

The few people of the Witch Clan at the iron cage were holding bright torches, babbling something in their language. Due to the distance, Yu Xiaolian couldn’t hear clearly.

She vaguely saw those Witch Clan people dragging a man in white on the ground; his hair was disheveled, obscuring his face.

Yu Xiaolian hid behind a wooden house, took out her binoculars to take a closer look, trying to see if Su Jingchen was inside the iron cage.

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in her line of sight.

It was Su Jingchen!

He was following behind Miao Yingyao, and they seemed to be talking and laughing.

Yu Xiaolian was utterly dumbfounded!

Then, Yu Xiaolian saw Su Jingchen roughly dragging someone out of the cage and tossing him at Miao Yingyao’s feet.

Miao Yingyao glanced coldly at the man lying at her feet, and then she did something malicious, making the man convulse all over and die with blood flowing from his seven orifices.

Was this really Miao Yingyao? How could she become so ruthless and kill indiscriminately?

Whether this was truly Miao Yingyao, Yu Xiaolian didn’t know, but she was sure that the person beside Miao Yingyao was definitely not the real Su Jingchen.

She didn’t know if there really were two identical people in the world, or if the Witch Clan had some mysterious disguise technique or something. In any case, Yu Xiaolian was very certain that the person in front of her was definitely not Su Jingchen.

Su Jingchen would never be so violent, nor have such a bloodthirsty and terrifying smile that sends chills down one’s spine.

Yu Xiaolian never imagined that such a terrifying smile would appear on Su Jingchen’s face.

Yu Xiaolian put away the binoculars and quickly walked toward the largest house in the distance.

If it’s a disguise technique, then something must have happened to Su Jingchen.

Yu Xiaolian slapped her forehead in frustration; she forgot something very important. Miao Yingyao should know Su Jingchen, because when Miao Yingyao left Luocheng, she had told Miao Yingyao to send a message to Su Jingchen.

So, did Miao Yingyao guess she might also be here when she saw Su Jingchen? Or had they been watched by Miao Yingyao since they set foot in the Miao people’s territory?

Yu Xiaolian’s mind was spinning with countless thoughts.

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, "Who?"

Yu Xiaolian stopped in her tracks, and as she looked up, she saw a trident coming straight for her face. In her panic, just before she could dodge into space, the trident was kicked away by someone.

"How can you be so rude to our esteemed guest?"

Unexpectedly, Yu Xiaolian and "Su Jingchen" ended up face-to-face.

Relying on her life-saving space, Yu Xiaolian straightforwardly questioned, "Who are you?"

The fake Su Jingchen smiled wickedly, "I originally planned to go down the mountain tomorrow to lure you here, but it turns out that’s unnecessary now."

So, did she just deliver herself right to them?

Yu Xiaolian asked calmly, "Where is Su Jingchen?"

Her only concern now was Su Jingchen’s safety; nothing else mattered.

If it weren’t for her, Su Jingchen wouldn’t have put himself in such danger.

If anything really happened to Su Jingchen...

Yu Xiaolian began to blame herself, regretting deeply that she had temporarily left Su Jingchen to face Miao Yingyao alone.

The fault lay in her forgetting that Miao Yingyao and Su Jingchen might have met before.

The fake Su Jingchen suddenly approached Yu Xiaolian, grabbing her waist with a playful tone, "Aren’t I right here?"

Yu Xiaolian struggled twice, unable to break free, and then burst out cursing, "You scoundrel, let go of me immediately!"

Bai Qingying blew flirtatiously at Yu Xiaolian, "Boring, I haven’t even started playing your little lover yet, and I’ve already been exposed. How did you know I wasn’t Su Jingchen?"

Bai Qingying released Yu Xiaolian and looked towards Miao Yingyao, who was hurrying over, "Didn’t you say that after my disguise, I looked exactly like Su Jingchen? How did Yu Xiaolian see through me so quickly?"

Miao Yingyao felt complicated seeing Yu Xiaolian there, and she didn’t answer Bai Qingying’s question, directly walking over to Yu Xiaolian instead.

"Xiaolian...we meet again. Come, I’ll take you to see my mother, who is your second maternal aunt."

"Where is Su Jingchen?" Yu Xiaolian asked.

Miao Yingyao reached out to grab Yu Xiaolian’s hand, "Come with me..."

Yu Xiaolian dodged back, "Whatever you want to say, just say it here!"

Seeing Yu Xiaolian’s reaction, Miao Yingyao guessed that she must have already known something, so she stopped pretending, "You found out?"

Before Yu Xiaolian could speak, Miao Yingyao continued, "Yes, for you to come here, it must be your brother who told you, right?"

Yu Xiaolian repeated again, "Where is Su Jingchen?"

Miao Yingyao gave a soft laugh, "Master Su is naturally in my hands. If you want to save him, you’ll have to hand over the Longevity Gu."

Yu Xiaolian frowned, "You want to kill me? But I saved you from Jun Mobai once."

Miao Yingyao sneered, "Indeed you saved me, but it was also because of you that Qi Yunfan killed my mentor and my father."

Seeing this, Yu Xiaolian taunted, "Then why didn’t Qi Yunfan root you out completely?

He truly is a fool. If it were me, I would eradicate anyone who posed a threat."

Miao Yingyao seemed stung by Yu Xiaolian’s words, roaring, "Do you think he didn’t try to finish us off? Do you know how my mother and I escaped death?

Your dear brother killed all those who knew about the Longevity Gu being with you to silence them. Do you know how many he killed? Do you know?

You know nothing, you know nothing..."

The more Miao Yingyao spoke, the more agitated she became, eventually bursting into tears, looking utterly heartbroken.

A hint of pity flashed across Yu Xiaolian’s mind, "Let’s talk alone!"

Miao Yingyao wiped her tears with her sleeve, trying hard to regain her composure, "Sorry, I don’t want to talk to you alone right now. Like you said, whatever needs to be discussed, let’s do it here!"

Yu Xiaolian interrogated, "When you left Luocheng, how did you say it, you promised me not to tell anyone about the Longevity Gu being with me, and yet you broke your promise!"

Miao Yingyao nodded, "Indeed, I broke my promise, but I don’t want to talk about breaking promises now.

Let bygones be bygones; one can’t keep dwelling on the past.

Let’s talk about the Longevity Gu now."

Staring at Miao Yingyao’s face, Yu Xiaolian thought of the days they spent talking endlessly, sharing the same bed at Taotao Residence in Luocheng; back then, she felt an instant connection with Miao Yingyao.

But today, Yu Xiaolian felt like she was meeting this woman for the first time.