24. True Filial Piety (Third update, please continue reading)

"Second Senior Sister... Xing'er has said everything that needs to be said."

"In summary, Master is the untouchable deity in Xing'er's heart! Xing'er would rather die than harm him!"

"If Senior Sister wants to blame someone..."

Cen Xing'er knelt down before her Senior Sister, "You can kill or flay me, Xing'er will accept it all!"

Seeing the stubborn and clueless look of the young girl.

Dantai Lingyin's eyes reddened, her heart felt as if it were being cut by knives.

After a while, she sighed and said, "Junior Sister, everything Senior Sister is doing is to help you break free from the nightmare. Why must you repeat the same mistake? Why believe that person's words again?"

"Xing'er hasn't repeated the same mistake."

Cen Xing'er bit her lip, confronting the gentle and calm Senior Sister for the first time in her life:

"It's you, Second Senior Sister, who's wrong!"

"Master, from start to finish, has always cared for the three of us sister apprentices!"

"The reason why he's so strict with us in front of outsiders is actually to protect us!"

"Knowing he has many enemies, Master fears implicating us, so he acts this way deliberately!"

"And those Shadow-stealing Heavenly Beads... are also something Master crafted to keep track of our whereabouts and protect us!"

"Master is truly the most gentle and affectionate man across the four seas and eight wildernesses!"

The young girl's every word was firm as iron, with a determined little face.

Dantai Lingyin silently listened, wanting to say something, but in the end, swallowed her words.

A helpless, bitter smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

Indeed.

What can be said?

The little junior sister has been bewitched by that person to such a state, whatever she says as the senior sister, she probably won't believe it anymore.

Dantai Lingyin closed her eyes in pain.

Years of patient planning had finally come to this moment, only to ultimately fail.

"It is fate then."

"Perhaps, that person indeed is destined not to die..."

Dantai Lingyin looked towards the sky above Youluo Palace, the smile at her lips growing ever more desolate.

Soon, her delicate figure, as soft as boneless, trembled violently, seeming about to faint.

Fortunately, Ye Hongyi was there to support her in time, preventing her from collapsing to the ground.

Ye Hongyi, while supporting Dantai Lingyin, furiously reprimanded with wide eyes:

"Xing'er! You foolish girl!"

"How could you believe the words of such a heinous demon head? Dare to believe!"

"Do you deserve the trust of your Second Senior Sister!"

"I..."

"It's Xing'er who let Senior Sister down..."

Seeing her weak Second Senior Sister, Cen Xing'er was also heartbroken, repeatedly apologizing.

"What good is an apology now?"

Ye Hongyi sighed lightly, hugging her friend more tightly, with a face full of heartache, "Xing'er, do you know why your Second Senior Sister's health has been deteriorating year by year?"

"It's because she has long been poisoned by that demon head with Gu..."

She hadn't finished speaking, but was forcibly interrupted by Dantai Lingyin: "Hongyi! Shut up!"

"Ah, Lingyin, if you don't tell, I'm afraid this girl will be deceived by that demon head, and never be able to turn back."

Ye Hongyi sighed lightly, the concern on her face deepening.

"Second Senior Sister, what's wrong with your body?"

Cen Xing'er widened her eyes, urgently inquiring.

"It's fine, don't worry."

Dantai Lingyin forced herself to stand upright again.

She looked at her innocent little junior sister, trying to keep her voice as gentle and calm as usual: "Xing'er, tell Senior Sister, what exactly did that person want when he asked you to find me? Was it because he found out I'm the mastermind behind the assassination attempt and wants me to die to atone?"

When she finished speaking, she gave a bitter smile, without a trace of fear.

"No! Never! How could Master bear to harm Second Senior Sister!"

"Besides, I didn't even expose you, Senior Sister!"

Cen Xing'er got anxious and quickly explained: "Master only asked me to invite Second Senior Sister back to Youluo Palace for a meal together! He also said... he wanted Second Senior Sister to taste his cooking!"

"What!?"

Dantai Lingyin and Ye Hongyi widened their eyes as if they misheard!

Indeed.

As the Demon Lord, humbling oneself to dine with disciples was already unbelievable.

And to personally cook for a disciple?!

This...

This is truly something that could shock the entire Cultivation Realms, the words of an awe-inspiring Heavenly Demon to the world?

For a long, long time.

Ye Hongyi was the first to react, saying: "Lingyin, that demon head can't be trusted! You mustn't go!"

"No, Hongyi, I have to go."

"You don't understand him, if he truly intended to kill me, no one could save me."

"If he doesn't wish to kill me, I'll take the opportunity to probe his attitude regarding the upcoming Sect Master election conference."

Dantai Lingyin turned her back, looking up at the demonic aura lingering over the Blood Kitchen:

"Master, oh Master, do you want to beguile me like you did with junior sister?"

"Then perhaps you have underestimated Lingyin."

"Ever since I learned the truth about the Gu Poison within me, this life of mine can never trust you again."

"Absolutely impossible!"

....

....

Youluo Mountain, Blood Kitchen Forbidden Area.

Dantai Lingyin followed behind her junior sister Cen Xing'er, slowly heading toward the pitch-black underground chamber.

Unlike her junior sister, who was familiar with the place.

This place, she had only been brought to once when she was very young by that man.

Therefore, the sight of blood everywhere here genuinely made her uneasy inside.

"Senior Sister, the cave dwelling ahead is one of Master's cultivation paradises in Blood Kitchen – the Immortal Washing Pool."

"Master, the old man himself, is waiting for you inside!"

Cen Xing'er blinked her eyes and said.

"Mm, thank you, junior sister."

Dantai Lingyin nodded, her eyes looking towards the pitch-black, seemingly gateway to an unknown dark world entrance.

For some reason.

She, who has always been calm and collected, suddenly felt a fear penetrating deep into her soul.

"Junior Sister... aren't you going in?"

She couldn't help but ask.

Cen Xing'er shook her head, her gaze quietly passing over a hint of envy, "Master said he wants to have a heart-to-heart talk with Senior Sister alone..."

"Mm, understood."

Dantai Lingyin gritted her teeth and walked forward.

After passing through the entrance, she walked further, finally seeing a gleam of light ahead.

Dantai Lingyin fixed her gaze on it.

Only to see, under the illumination of some soul flames, a tall man in a Black Robe sat on a high obsidian throne, quietly gazing at her.

That terrifying yet familiar oppressive feeling....

Directly caused this young Sect Protector to unconsciously kneel, gritting her teeth, "Left Protector of the main altar, Dantai Lingyin, pays respects to Lord Bai!"

"Lingyin, you've truly disappointed your teacher."

The man's hoarse voice spoke up.

Dantai Lingyin's heart trembled, unsure of how to respond.

"I know your purpose."

"The reason you are willing to return is merely to seek my support and help Ye Hongyi ascend to the position of Sect Master, right?"

Bai Feng calmly asked.

"Nothing escapes Lord Bai's Dharma Eye."

Dantai Lingyin bit her lip, about to use her conversational skills, only to be unceremoniously interrupted:

"You do not need my help."

"You've befriended the Ye family's legitimate daughter, been valued by the ancestors, and promoted to Left Protector, with the entire Ye family as your backing."

"In fact, over the years, you've also always tried to distance yourself from me and now, yet again, come asking for my support."

"You have no respect for me at all."

"You even...."

"Do not even want to call me 'Master'."

The man's voice, unusually gentle and calm.

Yet, each word felt like a steel needle, piercing Dantai Lingyin's heart!

"Master...."

An unexplainable emotion made her call softly, tears in her eyes.

However, in the next second.

When she raised her head.

That towering demonic figure from her childhood's memory had already come before her!

The master and disciple, one standing and one kneeling, were only inches apart.

Bai Feng glanced down at the gentle and elegant girl, akin to a fairy from the cloud palace, unable to help reaching out, removing her hairpin.

The waterfall of three thousand dark strands cascaded down, hanging over her shoulders.

Throughout the entire process, the girl remained motionless like a soulless puppet, allowing manipulation.

"Bathe with me."

"It's time to show your filial piety."

"Yes."

Dantai Lingyin nodded, her gaze remaining calm.

Bai Feng turned expressionlessly, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief!

But to be honest...

My Lingyin's temperament is so genteel and ladylike!

Loved, loved.

So then, what's next...

Can begin to spread true great love!