Quick Transmigration: Finding a Successor for a Sect in JX3

Hong Fei ignored Xiao Se and Wu Xin's questions and asked Li Hanyi again: "Do you know what the consequences will be after using the Moonlit Evening and Morning Bloom technique?"

Li Hanyi remained silent with a cold expression. If Sikong Changfeng had said something from the side, "So what if all the flowers are gone?"

Hongfei smiled sadly, her face pale, and said, "I had only heard of Moonlit Night and Flowery Morning before, but I had never seen it in person. I only knew that Moonlit Night and Flowery Morning was beautiful, and seeing it today, it truly is beautiful. How could it not be beautiful?"

Xiao Se frowned as he looked at Hong Fei, who seemed off, and asked, "What did you see when you followed those flower petals?"

"What did I see?" Hongfei smiled sadly. Thinking about how she had impulsively followed the petals to their source and witnessed the scene, she felt a deep irony.

“Everyone says the moonlit nights and flowery mornings are beautiful! So this is what they mean by beauty,” Hong Fei said sarcastically.

Li Hanyi frowned and asked coldly, "What do you mean?"

Sikong Changfeng and the others exchanged bewildered glances, wondering why Hong Fei would say such a thing.

Hong Fei ignored Li Hanyi's question and instead said to Li Fansong, "After seeing Li Hanyi's 'Moonlit Evening and Morning Bloom' move today, I finally understand why your master, Zhao Yuzhen, died for Li Hanyi's sake when she went down the mountain."

Li Fansong's eyes widened instantly, and Li Hanyi's aura turned icy. They asked Hong Fei in unison, "What do you mean?"

Hong Fei smiled and said to Li Hanyi with red eyes, "No wonder you lost your husband so soon after your wedding. It was all your own doing."

Hong Fei then looked at Li Fansong and said, "I'm afraid your master Zhao Yuzhen never knew why he would die after going down the mountain, right?"

Li Fansong bowed anxiously to Hong Fei and said seriously, "Please explain yourself clearly."

Hongfei didn't immediately speak. I looked around at the crowd and asked Sikong Changfeng, "Do you know why the moonlit night and the flowery morning are so beautiful?"

Before Sikong Changfeng could speak, Sikong Qianluo interjected, "Of course it's beautiful with petals fluttering everywhere."

“Petals everywhere! These aren’t just petals everywhere, they’re blood and tears everywhere! Petals stained with blood and tears, how could they not be beautiful?” Hongfei said sadly, her eyes red.

"A sky full of blood and tears! Where did this sky full of blood and tears come from?" Xiao Se asked in surprise. Wu Xin was also staring intently at Hong Fei, waiting for her next answer.

Hongfei looked at Li Hanyi with red eyes and said, "Do you know what I saw when I followed your petals to the source?"

Li Hanyi frowned and asked Hong Fei, "What did you see?"

With reddened eyes, Hongfei sighed and replied, "I saw countless flower growers, fruit farmers, and beekeepers. Their empty eyes, their tearless gazes. I saw their utter despair, and the desolation and sorrow of their families."

Xiao Se and Wu Xin exchanged a glance, and Lei Wujie asked Hong Fei, "What does this have to do with fruit farmers, flower growers, and beekeepers?"

“Lei Wujie, do you know that fruit trees can’t bear fruit if they don’t have flowers? Do you know that if the flowers wither, the flower farmers have no flowers to sell? Do you know that if there are no flowers, the bees have no nectar to collect?” Hong Fei asked Lei Wujie.

“I know that! But what does it have to do with Yuexi Huachen?” Lei Wujie asked again.

“It’s related! And it’s very related.” Xiao Se had already realized what was going on and interrupted Lei Wujie.

Hongfei then asked Li Hanyi, "For so many years, you've been using Yuexi Huachen. Have you ever compensated those flower farmers, fruit farmers, and beekeepers?"

Li Hanyi fell silent, and Sikong Changfeng's expression also turned grave. Sikong Qianluo and Li Fansong also looked deep in thought.

Hong Fei gave a wry smile and said, "I'm afraid there aren't any at all."

Hong Fei then looked at Li Fansong and asked, "Do you understand now why your master Zhao Yuzhen died?"

Li Fansong looked at Hong Fei, his brows furrowed, and said, "I feel like I should know, but I'm just a little short."

Hong Fei didn't mince words, pointing at Li Hanyi and looking at Li Fansong, she said, "Your master died for her, a life for a life. This was your master Zhao Yuzhen's own choice. Between the common people and his lover, he chose his lover. If he didn't die, who would?"

Hong Fei looked at Li Hanyi and said, "Zhao Yuzhen helped you repay the sins you committed, but the sins were too great, so he died and you went mad. You always have to pay for the sins you committed!"

Sikong Qianluo gently pulled Hongfei aside and said, "Hongfei, don't you have any other options? The Second City Lord didn't do it on purpose."

Hong Fei looked at Sikong Qianluo and said, "If you do something wrong, you should correct it. You should pay for what you should pay, apologize for what you should apologize for, and make amends for what you should make. Do I need to teach you that?"

Hong Fei glanced at Sikong Changfeng, who was listening intently with his elongated ears, and rolled her eyes at him. She released Lei Wujie and Li Hanyi from their restraints, then grabbed Xiao Se and Wuxin and tried to leave.

Hong Fei had just taken a step when she pulled her foot back. Releasing Xiao Se and Wu Xin, she came to Lei Wujie's side. She said to Lei Wujie, "You'd better not learn that 'Moonlit Evening and Flowery Morning' move, or your master will break your legs."

Lei Wujie shuddered, as if he had thought of something terrifying. He shook his head rapidly and said, "I won't learn, I won't learn, absolutely not."

Hong Fei, pulling on Xiao Se and Wu Xin's sleeves, headed towards the largest restaurant in Snow Moon City. Lei Wu Jie chased after them, saying, "Wait for me, you guys!"

Sikong Changfeng watched Hong Fei and the others depart, then asked Li Fansong, who remained behind, "Aren't you going with them?"

Li Fansong shook his head, bowed to Sikong Changfeng and Li Hanyi, and said, "I need to go back to Wangcheng Mountain, so I won't be going with them."

He then said to Sikong Qianluo, "When you see them, tell them I'm leaving now."

Then Li Fansong used his lightness skill to fly towards Wangcheng Mountain.

Sikong Changfeng glanced at Li Hanyi, who remained silent, then pulled Sikong Qianluo and flew towards the City Lord's Mansion. Li Hanyi followed Sikong Changfeng and flew towards the City Lord's Mansion as well.

Upon arriving at the city lord's mansion, Sikong Changfeng summoned his subordinates and ordered them to investigate how many flower and fruit farmers were affected each time Li Hanyi used the Moonlit Flower Morning technique.

His subordinates obeyed and left, while Li Hanyi followed behind Shi Kong Changfeng, feeling utterly dejected.

Sikong Changfeng said to Li Hanyi, "The deed has already happened; we just didn't notice it before. Now that we know, let's try our best to make amends."

Li Hanyi took a deep breath, straightened her posture, and said, "I will try my best to make up for it. This is my fault! I never noticed these things before. If Hongfei hadn't mentioned it today, I probably wouldn't have noticed it at all."

Sikong Changfeng nodded and said with self-reproach, "I didn't notice this either, and I also bear some responsibility. As the third city lord of Snow Moon City, the actual administrator, I didn't even know that the people under my jurisdiction were suffering from disaster. This is my dereliction of duty."