Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price

Chapter 629: Chapter 289: Staying True to the Heart, No Regrets Even in Death

Thousand Blade Peak.

Spiritual Power Prison.

"Mother, please let me go down the mountain, I need to find the Sect Leader and ask him personally if he indeed committed those atrocities!"

Su Xin gently pleaded while holding Ming Yue’s hand.

Ming Yue frowned, her face showing a struggle, and finally shook her head:

"Xin’Er, I can’t let you do that. Zhenyang Sect is in peril now, with countless eyes watching us. If you go down the mountain recklessly, I’m afraid you’ll be in danger."

Su Xin looked at her, giving a sad smile: "Mother, you’re worried I’ll tell others about what happened today, damaging his reputation, aren’t you?"

Ming Yue was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Xin’Er, why are you so hostile to Senior Brother Chen? He is your father!"

Su Xin replied: "Mother, I’ve told you, until the truth is confirmed, I won’t acknowledge him as my father."

"You..."

Ming Yue looked at her helplessly:

"Back then, I was as stubborn as you, thinking that the righteousness in my heart was everything until I lost the most precious thing and realized it was all fleeting cloud; only those by your side and what you have in hand are the most reliable."

Su Xin stood up: "Mother, you taught me from a young age to uphold the sect’s rules and adhere to my true heart. I didn’t understand what my true heart was before."

"But the journey to South Demon made me understand: the heart is without self, the heart is without others, only seeking clarity and transparency to see oneself and others clearly!"

"Mother, you’ve never truly seen through the Sect Leader; I don’t want to end up like you."

"Whether Zhenyang Sect is good or evil, how to discern everything in the world—I want to see it all clearly!"

"This is my true heart."

"Even if it costs me my life, I have no regrets!"

Ming Yue looked dazedly at her daughter in front of her, her eyes soft, lips as red as spring water, just like when she was young.

The difference was that back then, she was naive and innocent yet lost.

Whereas the Su Xin in front of her was filled with firmness, fearless and unafraid.

Just like the person she swore to become when she descended the mountain in her youth.

But at that time, she was ultimately lost in the world, returning to Zhenyang Mountain with a broken Tao Heart, and thus fell into decadence.

Yet her daughter was walking down the path she once yearned for but had now forgotten.

"Mother, if you still don’t believe me, you can take me to find Junior Sister Wei!"

Su Xin continued, while Ming Yue lowered her head in silence for a long time, suddenly raised her hand, and opened the Spiritual Power Prison.

"Mother?"

Su Xin was delighted, and Ming Yue said:

"Come with me."

The two left the prison, and Ming Yue took Su Xin into the Spiritual Power Prison where Wei Wan was held.

Wei Wan’s face was slightly pale, sitting cross-legged on the ground. Su Xin hurried forward:

"Junior Sister Wei!"

Wei Wan opened her eyes and was a bit puzzled upon seeing Ming Yue behind her.

Ming Yue looked serious and asked, "Wei Wan, you claim that the Sect Leader is the Spirit Corpse Mountain Master; do you have proof?"

Wei Wan looked at Ming Yue, her gentle eyes showing mockery: "Junior Martial Uncle Tantai, do you genuinely not know?"

Su Xin spoke from the side: "Junior Sister Wei, although my master is... close to the Sect Leader, she truly doesn’t know many things. Why don’t you show her the evidence?"

Wei Wan glanced at Su Xin and saw Su Xin’s gaze was gentle and full of encouragement.

"Alright,"

Wei Wan stood up, raised her hand to unbutton her dress, and let it fall, revealing her body clad only in inner garments.

"This....."

Ming Yue couldn’t help exclaiming, her face full of shock.

She looked at the horrific scars on Wei Wan’s body and quickly asked: "Wei Wan, who injured you?"

Wei Wan replied calmly: "Junior Martial Uncle Tantai, as an Alchemist, you might as well get a little closer to examine carefully."

Ming Yue slowly approached Wei Wan, and in the next moment, she couldn’t help but exclaim:

"Corpse-controlling Powder?!"

Spirit Corpse Mountain had a notorious reputation for ambushing Zhenyang Sect disciples during Northern Wilderness Trials, so Ming Yue had studied Spirit Corpse Mountain’s cultivation techniques and poisons.

She was quite familiar with the Corpse-controlling Powder specifically used to refine Spirit Corpses.

Hence, she immediately recognized the scent of Corpse-controlling Powder lingering in Wei Wan’s scars.

Wei Wan then recounted how she was sold off by Chen Qingmo, thrown into a valley for honing, and later taken to Spirit Corpse Mountain to protect Mo Sha.

"The Young Master of Spirit Corpse Mountain is Senior Brother Chen’s son? Impossible!"

Ming Yue immediately said: "Senior Brother Chen only has..."

She glanced at Su Xin, then continued: "Only has Cheng Qingyu, a daughter. Where would he have a son?"

Wei Wan put her clothes back on and said coldly: "If Junior Martial Uncle Tantai doesn’t believe it, I won’t insist."

It seemed she had anticipated this outcome long ago, with not a hint of disappointment on her face.

Su Xin said: "What if the Sect Leader and that Li Family woman also had a son?"

Ming Yue froze, still unwilling to believe: "The Sect Leader wouldn’t deceive me."

Su Xin was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Perhaps a trip to Qinghe City will uncover the truth."

"Xin’Er?"

Ming Yue looked at her in astonishment. Su Xin held her hand and softly said:

"Mother, if the Sect Leader is truly innocent, then I will acknowledge him as my father. But if everything remains unclear, the thorn in my heart will never be removed. Please let me go!"

Looking at her gentle yet stubborn face, Ming Yue sighed deeply:

"Alright, your path is one you must walk on your own."

"Thank you, Mother!"

Su Xin hugged Ming Yue, her voice tender like a little girl. Ming Yue gave a wry smile and patted her head:

"Still like a child."

"Mother, let Junior Sister Wei come with me, so we can look out for each other."

Ming Yue thought for a moment, "No matter what you find, you must attend the Immortal Ascension Ceremony in six months."

"Thank you, Mother!"

"Thank you, Junior Martial Uncle Tantai."

Wei Wan also cupped her hands toward Ming Yue.

"Mother, we’re off, take good care of yourself!"

Su Xin pulled Wei Wan and quickly walked outside. At the Spiritual Power Prison entrance, she turned back and said:

"Mother, could you promise me one more thing?"

Ming Yue said: "Zhenyang Sect needs He Zhiqiu and Ruo Mei to contribute at the Immortal Ascension Ceremony; as long as they don’t cause trouble, I won’t target them."

"Thank you, Mother!" Su Xin smiled at Ming Yue and took Wei Wan, flying down Thousand Blade Peak.

Wei Wan looked at Su Xin, somewhat surprised: "Are you the daughter of Junior Martial Uncle Tantai and Chen Qingmo?"

"Yes." Su Xin laughed self-deprecatingly: "I just found out myself; who would have thought I’d be the daughter of your enemy?"

Wei Wan shook her head: "Chen Qingmo isn’t considered my enemy. But you, do you want to believe your father is a villain?"

Su Xin was silent for a moment, then smiled: "I will ask him personally. If he truly is the Spirit Corpse Mountain Master, I shall expose his crimes to the world."

"If so, Zhenyang Sect will be in danger. Aren’t you afraid Junior Martial Uncle Tantai will be heartbroken?"

"If he really is a villain, my mother, who has been deceived by him for so many years, should see the truth."

Wei Wan looked at Su Xin: "Senior Sister Su, this is who you truly are."

Su Xin also looked at her: "Junior Sister Wei, and you too."

On the steep mountain peak, under the bright moonlight, the two women exchanged smiles.