Looming dangerous above Lin Yahan who has now been pushed onto the ground before herself, Chu Yi Yi appeared intimidating and dangerous: âI thought we had eliminated all of the corrupt variables in my home when Elder Zheng Qi made a cleansing last time, to think we missed a few still. The Holy Land would never allow unfairness, nor would we allow any form of fraud or bribery!â
âSister Yi Yi,â Bai Xiachen takes a couple of steps forward to speak, âThis Lin Yahan is that bad auntieâs cousin, I believe theyâre in on this together and the instructions are from her as well.â Despite being so young and tender, the boyâs face already showed a dominance akin to his old man.
Falling into a panic at being called out, Huo Yun hurriedly turns to her own big cousin for help using those teary eyes.
âNo, this has nothing to do with my younger cousin,â Lin Yahan calls out with forced words. âEverything was orchestrated by me. She has nothing do with this and didnât know what I did. Princess, please give me a chance.â
The greatest punishment even if heâs exposed would be expulsion at most, but if his cousin there gets involved then it wonât be that simple. For example, the girlâs father would never let her off after she returns to the Fiery Flame Sect!
Plop!
The maid thatâs involved had also gotten to her knees by this stage. Banging her head against the cold hard floor, blood was quickly seeping out from the forehead and staining the marbled tiles over the intense force.
âEverything is just like Sir Yahan says, this has nothing to do with my lady here and is our fault only. I was one the one who went to him because I wanted to get even for my ladyâ¦.â Streaking with tears in the face, this maid carried a look of self-destruction.
If I carry all of the responsibility then at most itâs just my death, but if the lady here also gets harmed then my brother at the Fiery Flame Sect will also be killedâ¦.
Seeing how these two people are willing to take the blame off her shoulder, Huo Yun naturally became relieved inside.
Making a pretentious face of apology: âLady, I know you have a deep misunderstanding of me, and its true my maid is at fault this time because of my failure in disciplining her. However, I have always lived my life on a morally high standard. I hope you can stop your son from framing meâ¦.â Her words were earnest and hopeful like sheâs truly being wronged.
âSo you want to stay and continue the test?â Raising a smirk, Bai Yan remains unfazed at having her son being called a liar. âIs that right?â
Huo Yunâs not dumb, sheâs just foolish. Since her big cousin in the Holy Land was now screwed, itâs easy to imagine what her results would be later on. But the situation wouldnât permit her to back off. If she does then too many red flags would be raised.
âYesâ¦.â
âHmm,â nodding like sheâs agreeing, Bai Yan now focuses her attention to the trinket around the girlâs neck. âIâm fine with that. However, I need you to take off that pendant around your neck first before continuing.â
What?!
Popping her eyes in disbelief, Huo Yunâs heart was flustered and a mess.
Sheâ¦. how could she know?
âMiss, this pendant is a momentum my mother left me before her death.â Drooping her head like sheâs reminiscing a sad memory, the girl sure knows how to act. âShe told me never to take it off for her sake, otherwise it will be a disrespect to her soul. Please donât make me do something so unfilial to my deceased mother.â