At that moment, Elder Yue’s situation became highly awkward. He could not fathom how Jun Wu Xie could remain so calm in that situation where everyone’s word was against hers but she was still able to find such an opportunity to retaliate.
The shade on the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s face turned ugly. His nerves had been pricked by Jun Wu Xie’s words and the gaze he looked at Elder Yue with began to be tinged with suspicion.
Chang Huan had not stirred up much trouble in the time he had been in the Shadow Moon Palace before, and besides the fact that his character had not been all that likeable, he had not done anything that strayed out of line all that much. Instead of believing that Chang Huan would have the audacity to invite trouble onto himself with Yue Ye, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord felt that the possibility of Elder Yue committing that deed was higher.
And linking that to the way that Elder Yue had been picking on Chang Huan over the recent period, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord could not help but grow suspicious of Elder Yue deep inside his heart.
Elder Yue could already read the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s eyes very well and terror filled his heart. The eyes of the Shadow Moon Palace Lord upon him clearly told him that the Palace Lord had already become suspicious of him.
“Little Ye, just what exactly happened in this incident today, tell it to the Palace Lord now!” Elder Yue had become nervous and anxious. His heart was filled with an ominous premonition. If he was unable to let the Shadow Moon Palace Lord believe that everything was all Jun Wu Xie’s doing, that the big hat that he had weaved today would then fall right upon his head!
With things having turned to such a juncture, Elder Yue could do nothing but drag Yue Ye out to the front.
Hearing her name being called out by Elder Yue, Yue Ye’s body trembled visibly, causing the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s heart to wince in pain to see that highly pitiful sight.
“My Lord…..” Yue Ye called out weakly, further turning the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s heart into mush, unconsciously softening the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s demeanor and tone of voice.
“Little Ye, whatever aggrievement you have suffered today, just tell it to me straight. I will definitely redress it for you.”
Seeing that his health was improving by the day, he only had to wait till he finished dealing with the palace’s affairs and he would then be able to properly “treat dearly” this little person, but who would have thought that such an incident would suddenly crop up.
Yue Ye raised her head up to look at the Shadow Moon Palace Lord and it might be due to her feeling highly aggrieved, large bean sized teardrops brimmed up in her eyes as they fell out from the corners, her pale lips tightly pressed up together.
“Little Ye, there is no need to be afraid. The Palace Lord will seek redress for you. Just speak up.” Elder Yue urged impatiently.
Yue Ye’s body trembled slightly once more and the eyes that looked up at the Shadow Moon Palace Lord grew more terrified.
“My Lord….. Little Ye….. Little Ye is scared…..” Yue Ye’s tears trickled down her cheeks and accompanied by her trembling voice, she looked so highly pitiful that made people just want to wrap her up in an embrace, to comfort her properly.
“Little Ye, don’t be afraid with me here.” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord coaxed patiently.
“Little Ye does not dare to say it…..” Yue Ye lowered down her head with her lips pressed tightly together.
“In this place of mine, then there is nothing for you to fear to say. Come over here to me. I’ll protect you.” An unbearable itch rose in the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s heart, elicited by the pitiful sight of Yue Ye and he quickly patted his hand on the space beside him to indicate for Yue Ye to go over.
Yue Ye glanced nervously at Elder Yue and Elder Yue urged her to go with his eyes.
He was highly pleased with Yue Ye’s performance as the more she stirred up the Palace Lord’s sympathy, the more she would be able to incite his urge to shield her. And once Yue Ye opened her mouth, no matter how Jun Wu Xie denied it, it would not be of any use.
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Yue Ye hesitated for a good while before she stood up and walked over slowly as she trembled to the Palace Lord’s side, to stand there reservedly.
“Little Ye, now you have nothing to fear. Quickly tell me who is it that bullied you.” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord resisted the powerful longing to wrap his arms around Yue Ye to say in a gentle voice.
Yue Ye bit on her lip and looked at Jun Wu Xie kneeling there in the palace hall before her eyes that was brimming with tears gazed between Jun Wu Xie and Elder Yue.
The entire enormous palace hall fell into absolute silence at that moment as everyone waited for Yue Ye’s answer with bated breath.
Finally, Yue Ye drew in a deep breath and turned her head to whisper softly into the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s ear.
The Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s gaze began to take on a razor sharp edge as Yue Ye continued to whisper. He did not direct his gaze towards anyone in the main hall but just furrowed up his brows tightly together, as he stared at the marble slabs on the floor.
Elder Yue’s eyes were filled with smiles. He had already instructed Yue Ye on what to say to the Palace Lord and he was not worried in the slightest. He turned highly pleased with himself to look at Jun Wu Xie at the side, only awaiting the Palace Lord’s rage to smite this brat, who did not know death was upon him, into ashes!
“Today’s events is now clear to me.” After Yue Ye finished speaking, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord drew in a deep breath and his chillingly sharp gaze fell upon the figure of Jun Wu Xie.
“Chang Huan.”
In the instant that the Shadow Moon Palace Lord called out the words “Chang Huan”, the smile on Elder Yue’s face could almost not be disguised any longer.
“Your disciple awaits.” Jun Wu Xie acknowledged calmly.
“Today, you did not see anything, nor have you heard anything. You….. can leave now.” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord said suddenly, putting forth a conclusion that caused everyone’s eyes to flare wide open in stare with their mouths agape.
“…..” The smile on Elder Yue’s face congealed in that very instant. He stared with wide incredulous eyes, at Jun Wu Xie as she slowly got up at the side, completely unable to believe his own ears!
[The Palace Lord is actually allowing Chang Huan to leave?]
[How is that possible! ?]
[At this moment, shouldn’t the Palace Lord be throwing Chang Huan straight into the dungeon and executing him?]
[Why is the Palace Lord letting him leave just like that?]
With the result turning out completely different from what he expected, Elder Yue could not react at all for a moment.
“Your disciple shall accede to my Lord’s orders.” Jun Wu Xie’s face had the same calm and collected expression from beginning till the end, indifferent and unaffected as she retreated out from the palace hall.
“The rest of you, you’re all dismissed as well.” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord said, chasing the other disciples out impatiently.
The disciples were all highly confused and baffled, as things were not at all happening as they had thought. All of them did not know what was happening at all, but as the Palace Lord had spoken, none of them have any more reason to remain behind, but to obediently get their behinds out of the palace hall.
Within the wide and expansive palace hall, only Elder Yue, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord and Yue Ye were left.
For a while, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord did not open his mouth at all but merely narrowed his eyes as he stared at Elder Yue whose face was completely flustered.
“Elder Yue, from now onwards, Yue Ye will stay in the palace right beside my bed chambers. She will henceforth be my direct disciple and will no longer be your granddaughter. All matters pertaining to Yue Ye after this shall be handled by me and you can go now.” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s chillingly cold voice suddenly r
everberated within the palace hall, like a bolt of lightning that struck Elder Yue right onto his head.
Elder Yue looked at the Shadow Moon Palace Lord is disbelief, the words his ears heard were like the roll of endless drums, that quaked him to the core, suddenly feeling numb.
[The Palace Lord’s words mean…..]
Elder Yue horrified gaze suddenly turned upon the tiny figure standing right beside the Shadow Moon Palace Lord.
[What did she tell the Palace Lord! ?]
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“My Lord, this…..” Elder Yue was becoming rather flustered. The Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s response was causing a sense of unease to surge up inside him.
Today’s plan had clearly been to have Jun Wu Xie dealt with but the Palace Lord had not only let Jun Wu Xie go back safe and sound but had snatched the custody of Yue Ye away from him. What did this mean with everything that was happening?
Elder Yue was not a complete idiot and he was certain that the words Yue Ye had told the Shadow Moon Palace Lord was definitely not what he had instructed her to say before.
[Why did it turn out like this?]
[Where had he gone wrong?]
Elder Yue wanted to ask Yue Ye what she had actually said but the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s eyes were fixed glaringly upon him, completely not allowing him the slightest chance to come into any form of contact with Yue Ye. The Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s decision had completely severed all ties between Elder Yue and Yue Ye and no matter how much Elder Yue wanted to get some answers from Yue Ye, it was no longer possible.
“Elder Yue. Are you feeling dissatisfied in any way towards my decision?” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s voice turned chillier a notch.
Elder Yue was suddenly taken aback and based on how well he knew the Shadow Moon Palace Lord, he could already hear the note of impatience in the Palace Lord’s words.
With that, Elder Yue really almost wanted to vomit out blood. Not only had he failed to bring down Jun Wu Xie with today’s events, he had somehow also been inexplicably dragged in himself to become implicated. From what he had seen of the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s words and expressions, Yue Ye must have said something not advantageous to him which had caused the Shadow Moon Palace Lord to come to feel displeased with him.
“Your subordinate does not dare. The fact that Yue Ye has been able to gain my Lord’s acknowledgement is your subordinate’s honour.” Elder Yue forcibly pushed back the strong urge to vomit out blood as he lowered down his head, his face gone pale, to retreat out from the palace hall wretchedly.
The Shadow Moon Palace Lord watched Elder Yue depart with a cold gaze till Elder Yue’s back view had disappeared from his sight completely before he turned his head as the harsh and cold expression on his face then softened, to be replaced by gentleness. He looked smilingly at Yue Ye standing beside him and he reached his hand out to clasp it over Yue Ye’s icy cold hand.
“Little Ye has nothing to fear from now onwards. I will take good care of you.”
Yue Ye nodded her head obediently and the corners of her eyes still brimmed with teardrops, looking adorably pitiful.
Her lashes that were still glistening from tears lowered together with her eyes, to hide the glint of cold laughter that flashed and disappeared immediately.
Yue Ye then moved out from her original residence and went to stay right beside the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s bedchambers. All those people whom Elder Yue had arranged to take care of her meals and daily needs at her residence were also replaced by the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s subordinates as well.
At that moment, voices rose in debate within the Shadow Moon Palace as no one knew what had actually happened.
They had seen Elder Yue leading a group of aggressive looking disciples who were forcibly bringing Jun Wu Xie to go see the Palace Lord but Jun Wu Xie had come out from there safe and sound and it was Elder Yue who had instead lost a granddaughter for no reason.
Towards that situation, many people were highly curious but none of them dared to go dig into the matter.
Night fell, and the Shadow Moon Palace descended back into silence.
A tiny figure fleeted past under the darkness, to silently arrive at an ancillary courtyard that had just been tidied up.
Inside the yard, the moonlight shone brightly and Yue Ye was squatting among the flowerbeds, digging out the pretty but impractical flowers stalk by stalk from within the soil. Just beside her, it was filled with a bunch of flower pots that carried the plants that she had planted and cared for in the previous little courtyard she had originally stayed in. Now that her place of residence had moved, she did not bring much of other things but just all moved all of the plants she had cultivated for many years.
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“You really should have remained behind to watch, to see how marvelous Elder Yue’s reaction had been at that moment.” Squatting among the flowerbeds, Yue Ye did not turn her head around but just went on to open her mouth to say.
Jun Wu Xie treaded upon the moonlight as she looked at the tranquil little courtyard, and then gazed Yue Ye squatting among the flowerbeds, her hands filled with dirt and soil but seemingly in high spirits.
“Without even looking, I already know the kind of a reaction he would have.” Jun Wu Xie said emotionlessly as she walked over to come beside the flowerbeds and squatted down herself to pick up a little shovel to help Yue Ye dig out those useless flowers in the beds.
Yue Ye turned her head to look at the side profile of Jun Wu Xie’s face, her clear face smeared with some dirt but a sweet smile bloomed upon her lips, still a little green, but shining with brilliance.
“In so many years, it was the first time I saw his face looking so shocked and stunned, it was just exhilarating. Tell me, if he knows that you and I were already in collusion and had already prepared such a grand retaliation against him even before he sent me to go set you up, would he become so absolutely hopping mad with rage that he might just throw all caution to the wind to come pounce right onto us to kill us both?” The smile on Yue Ye’s face intensified, her still rather puerile voice exhibiting a tinge of exhilaration.
That clear crisp voice, well reflected the mood she was feeling at that moment.
In fact, right after Jun Wu Xie and Yue Ye managed to align their goals, the two of them were already certain that this day would come, that Elder Yue would not hesitate to use Yue Ye, to set Jun Wu Xie up.
And all of that, had already been under Jun Wu Xie’s and Yue Ye’s complete control.
As Elder Yue’s ploy progressed, he had already soundlessly without realizing it, fallen right into the trap that these two young ladies had dug out for him.
“It was his own stupidity, for being unable to see through your real nature.” Jun Wu Xie said indifferently. As she spoke, she then replanted one of the clump of herbs into the flowerbeds at the same time, carefully covering up the roots with dirt.
If Yue Ye was truly such a naive and innocent little girl, how would she be able to follow Elder Yue’s instructions to be able to act out her role so thoroughly brilliant in the set up of Jun Wu Xie? Elder Yue had been so intent in bringing down Jun Wu Xie but had overlooked Yue Ye’s great acting ability, to have been able to play a victimized young child so flawlessly, so who could be certain that she was not putting on an act everyday as well?
Elder Yue had always been proud of his intelligence, but he had not even in his dreams ever thought that he would be played out so badly by Yue Ye whom he had brought up himself.
Yue Ye wrinkled up her nose and stared at Jun Wu Xie to ask: “Is that a compliment or is that an insult?” Upon saying that, Yue Ye raised up her dirt filled fingers to curl them into claws and waved them before Jun Wu Xie’s face in mock ferocity.
“Do you believe that I will scratch out your face?”
“…..” Jun Wu Xie looked at Yue Ye, suddenly feeling tha
t she was looking at a humanoid form of the little black cat, who always seemed to like to issue such tame threats…..
“Forget it. You’ve helped me a great deal this time and I’ll take it as I owe you a debt of gratitude. And as you’re also my elder brother’s benefactor, that makes me owe you two debts of gratitude. But don’t worry, I will definitely pay you back in future and I will keep my word.” Yue Ye said as she wrinkled her nose, her tone adorably indignant, but it was not difficult to hear the gratitude in her voice.
A little goofus who was not good at expressing gratitude.
“That thing….. I still have to thank you….. Without you, I might not be unable to free myself from Elder Yue so quickly.” Yue Ye’s voice suddenly became softer, as she lowered her head bashfully.
No matter how intelligent she was, she was still just a twelve year old child. With Yue Yi and herself being manipulated and firmly held under Elder Yue’s thumb, to want to break free, would not be an easy task at all.
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Jun Wu Xie’s plan finally gave her an opportunity to completely break free from Elder Yue.
“No need to thank me. We merely cooperated.” Jun Wu Xie said indifferently.
Jun Wu Xie’s calm response allowed Yue Ye to feel more secure in her heart and she then beamed with smiles like an any normal child would as she continued to work on the flowerbeds.
And the two figures squatted under the moonlight like this beside the flowerbeds to work on the plants, both of them not speaking another word, the silence highly comforting.
Yue Ye liked that momentary silence very much. She was not feeling on edge with fear, nor the need of neverending deception, but just purely doing what she liked to do as she dug out the entire bed of flowers before turning her head around to plant the herbs she had previously been growing into the dirt.
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