[GL]Whose Wife Is Always Acting Pitiful? Oh, It Turns Out It’s Mine 74

Chapter 74: Thought-Provoking

When Xue Mu finished this sentence, Sect Leader Qi Qing frowned tightly, stepped forward, and grabbed her wrist to take her pulse.

After a moment, she released Xue Mu’s wrist, surprised and uncertain. “You said before that you were hit by the ‘Raging Tide Palm,’ right?”

Xue Mu was stunned, then ecstatic. “Does Sect Leader know this palm technique?”

Sect Leader Qi Qing frowned deeply. She clasped her hands behind her back and paced slowly in the hall, seeming to be in deep thought. Xue Mu was both happy and anxious, wanting to know the answer immediately. But as a junior, she couldn’t urge her elder, not to mention this was not only the Sect Leader but also the person her master once loved. Naturally, she had to respect her and wait honestly.

After a long time, Sect Leader Qi Qing said, “Xue Mu, this ‘Raging Tide Palm’ was mentioned to me by your master.”

Xue Mu shook all over, murmuring incredulously, “My master… my master told the Sect Leader?”

“Yes. Before severing our relationship, your master went down the mountain to avoid me for a while. But before that, she also went down the mountain frequently. Before I pierced that layer of veil with her, your master was still very willing to tell me about the strange people and strange things she saw.”

Xue Mu immediately replied, “Including the ‘Raging Tide Palm,’ right? Did my master tell you who that person was?”

Sect Leader Qi Qing thought for a moment and said, “Seems to be called some Dharma King.”

Xue Mu was even more horrified!

Master really hid a lot of things from me, hid a lot, a lot. Master never said she knew any Dharma King—wait, could the one Master knew be Dharma King Wu Qing??! No, didn’t Wu Qing say that during that time he was entangled with two lovers in the Western Regions for many years?!

“Did my master say whether that Dharma King could restrain the ‘Raging Tide Palm,’ or if he could use the ‘Raging Tide Palm’ himself?” Xue Mu asked hurriedly.

Sect Leader Qi Qing said, “Your master said that Dharma King possessed unique skills, and one of the martial arts was the ‘Raging Tide Palm.’ She used her own ‘Absolute Killing Palm’ to deal with that person and told me about the power of that palm technique.”

“If it hits a man, the Yang energy in the man’s body is absorbed by the Fire Poison to enhance its toxicity, and he will die instantly. Even if he survives by luck, the Fire Poison will always remain in the body, torturing him every month until one day he can no longer hold on, and his internal organs are cooked. It is the most painful way to die. Sensing a scorching toxic power in your body, I immediately thought of the ‘Raging Tide Palm’ your master mentioned.”

Xue Mu felt the sky spinning and the earth turning dark. Pressing her temples, she murmured in a low voice, “My master told the Sect Leader. Then my coming to Blue Wind Mountain this time, my master… she… she must have known that the Sect Leader would mention this to me!”

What exactly did her master mean? Not telling the truth proactively, but she must have known that after choosing to commit suicide, her disciple would run to the Blue Wind Mountain Sect to find clues for justice. Then she would confront Sect Leader Qi Qing, and then learn that she had met a Dharma King who learned the Raging Tide Palm technique before leaving the Blue Wind Mountain Sect. Then this Dharma King is very likely the person on Jin Mountain!

“I remember now. That person was called Lie Sheng (Fierce Saint).” Sect Leader Qi Qing said, “Dharma King Lie Sheng. Your master said he was from the Western Regions.”

Xue Mu had already received the shock. Now that Sect Leader Qi Qing said this sentence, she was not so surprised anymore. She just nodded numbly and said, “Did my master calculate that I would come to the Blue Wind Mountain Sect and want me to get information from you, Sect Leader, but she was unwilling to tell me personally?”

“I felt your master’s feelings for you from her suicide note.” Sect Leader Qi Qing said, “Your master’s thoughts were too contradictory. She hoped you would discover the truth, but didn’t want you to fall into this vortex of hatred. Therefore, she could only give some hints—your master telling you not to be lost means this.”

Xue Mu thought for a moment and suddenly realized!

She originally thought her master meant not to let grief blind her eyes and think about this matter for the rest of her life. Thinking about it now, her master was hinting at her to keep her eyes open and not be blinded by appearances! Then her master’s unwillingness to reveal any information about the accomplices was also very thought-provoking now!

“Master must have some truth she couldn’t say directly. She had unspeakable difficulties and must have had concerns. It’s just that I don’t know what her concerns were—I ask Sect Leader Junior Martial Aunt to help this junior find out the truth!” Xue Mu knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Sect Leader Qi Qing, lifted by a strong force. “Your master is dead, but the grudges of the Jianghu are still not resolved. If I have clues here, I will definitely help you, and also protect you from being harmed by people with ulterior motives.”

Xue Mu said, “Thank you, Sect Leader Junior Martial Aunt. My master…” She couldn’t help sobbing. “My master committed suicide and died just like that! Not giving me any time, nor giving others any time!”

Sect Leader Qi Qing stroked the top of her head, her gaze revealing an indescribable sadness. After pondering for a long time, she comforted Xue Mu, “Perhaps for your master, choosing suicide was her way of release. It’s just that your master didn’t know that if she wanted to return to the Blue Wind Mountain Sect, I…” She didn’t continue. Xue Mu wiped her tears and whispered, “Sect Leader Junior Martial Aunt doesn’t want to see my master’s head, right?”

“Those were angry words. I hoped your master lived well.” Sect Leader Qi Qing said, “Your master lived in seclusion for so many years; I actually didn’t know she was in the Central Plains… Forget it, people die and cannot come back to life. You must inherit your master’s last wish and succeed in learning the martial arts she left for you.”

Hearing her tone, Xue Mu knew she must be very sad in her heart, but it wasn’t good to say anything more, so she said, “Sect Leader Junior Martial Aunt, please restrain your grief. My master… my master must have been thinking of you in her heart all these years, just that she dared not return to the Blue Wind Mountain Sect.”

Sect Leader Qi Qing sighed. “Let it be, let it be! I respect her choice!”

Xue Mu said, “Please, Sect Leader Junior Martial Aunt, tell me more about the strange people my master met after going down the mountain. I want to find some more clues.”

Sect Leader Qi Qing said, “Okay, then I will tell you everything I still remember.”

By evening, Sect Leader Qi Qing had not only talked a lot about what happened after Xue Duanhun went down the mountain, but also mentioned some small details of their time together when they were young. Xue Mu listened attentively. Sometimes when Sect Leader Qi Qing mentioned some interesting things, she couldn’t help smiling. But when Sect Leader Qi Qing mentioned Xue Duanhun’s depression, her mood also became much lower. Thinking that her master didn’t live a carefree life, even after avenging the great enmity, she was crushed by the sins of slaughter, guarding the Xue Manor day and night.

What was the purpose of Master guarding the Xue Manor? To find out the background of the Dugu Manor and Yuan’er’s identity, or to guard the Xue Manor so that other accomplices wouldn’t find them and harm the two of them? Xue Mu thought carefully now and had some ideas of her own.

But these ideas could no longer be told to Xue Duanhun.