The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

"Senior Sister Pei, please don't misunderstand. I'm not here to compete with you for a disciple. I just want to ask An Qing some questions."

Hearing this explanation, Pei Lianshan stepped aside with some skepticism.

"Miss!"

An Qing walked out from behind, slightly puzzled as to why Mu Feier needed to ask her something.

"Now that you have become a disciple of Senior Sister Pei, you are no longer a servant of the Mu family, and you no longer need to call me Miss."

Now that they are fellow disciples, Mu Feier is not ignorant of social etiquette, and she will show some goodwill out of respect for Pei Lianshan.

“I am a servant of the Su family!” An Qing clearly didn’t want to give her face and corrected her expressionlessly.

Beside her, seeing her disciple actually arguing with Elder Mu Feier, Pei Lianshan's eyes lit up. She pretended to be busy on the side, but in reality, she had already pricked up her ears.

Knowing that An Qing was unhappy with her, Mu Feier didn't dwell on the topic and went straight to the point.

Do you know where Su Qi went into seclusion?

"What do you want with the young master?" An Qing asked warily. This woman had never approached the young master before. This sudden turn of events made An Qing suspect something was amiss.

"I need to talk to him!" Mu Feier wanted to explain, but when she thought of the scene of An Qing and Su Qi hugging each other that day, she felt inexplicably unhappy and didn't want to explain anymore.

"do not know!"

An Qing uttered those three words and turned to leave.

In the past, she could still treat Mu Feier politely because of Su Qi.

But now that they're divorced, she's too lazy to pretend anymore.

"I haven't signed the divorce papers yet."

Mu Feier's casual remark made An Qing stop in her tracks.

The meaning is clear: Su Qi and I are not divorced yet; she is still his wife.

Since you claim to be a servant of the Su family, will you listen to me, the mistress of the Su family, or not?

An Qing turned around and looked Mu Feier up and down with a strange gaze.

Suddenly I don't understand this woman anymore.

Previously, she was the one who ignored the young master, secluded herself all day and refused to even see him, and hated it when others mentioned her identity as Su Qi's wife in front of her.

The reason An Qing called her "Miss" instead of "Madam" was because of this.

What's going on now? She actually wants to see Su Qi for the first time ever, and she even brought up this identity herself.

“I really don’t know where the young master is in seclusion. He sent me here and my master went to find the sect leader. Perhaps you could ask the sect leader, Miss.”

Mu Feier stared into An Qing's eyes for a while, making sure she wasn't lying. She nodded, gave a slight bow to Pei Lianshan who was pretending to be busy but actually just watching the drama unfold, and then left.

Watching her walk away, Pei Lianshan hugged An Qing tightly, her eyes gleaming with gossip.

"My good disciple, quickly tell your master, what's the deal with that divorce agreement?"

An Qing, exhausted, looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.

I had previously seen this master living all alone here, and I thought she was a reclusive person.

As a result... before Mu Feier arrived, she almost stripped An Qing naked on the ground in order to find out Su Qi's gossip.

……

After leaving the bamboo forest behind the mountain, Mu Feier quickly arrived at the main peak and found the sect leader handling affairs in the council hall.

"Junior Sister Mu, what brings you here?" Du Yunyi asked in surprise, then her expression changed as if she had just realized something, and she stood up: "Did that villain attack you again?"

He acted quite convincingly, seemingly completely unaware of why Mu Feier had suddenly come to find him.

In reality, before Mu Feier stepped onto the main peak, she and Su Qi had been monitoring her with a telescope.

"No!" Mu Feier shook her head and went straight to the point, asking, "Senior Sister Du, do you know where Su Qi went?"

"Su Qi?" A hint of guilt flashed in Du Yunyi's eyes, and she subconsciously touched the bracelet that Su Yun had left on her wrist. "Isn't he... your husband? Why are you asking me?"

Such obvious guilt is impossible for Mufier to miss unless she is blind.

As she looked at the bracelet, a bad feeling suddenly crept into her mind.

Could it be that Su Qi was imprisoned in the basement by Du Yunyi for her money?

No... wait, Su Qi was clearly on the phone with Deacon Li just now.

The fact that he can contact others means he is still free.

What is Du Yunyi feeling guilty about?

“An Qing said that he contacted you last before he went into seclusion. I have something urgent to discuss with him, so please inform me, Sect Master.”

"He...he's at a crucial moment in his breakthrough right now, he can't be seen by anyone." Du Yunyi's guilty conscience became increasingly obvious.

breakthrough?

Mufier narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Senior Sister Du really doesn't know how to lie. Let's not even talk about how Su Qi's talent has already reached the end of his cultivation. Senior Sister Du, do you know that not long ago, Su Qi contacted Deacon Li of the Fengxing Hall? He didn't know that I was right next to him at the time. I could tell that he was seriously injured. How could he possibly break through under such circumstances?"

“This…” Du Yunyi’s smooth forehead broke out in a cold sweat. After thinking for a long time, she finally came up with an excuse: “People tend to break through their limits when facing life and death. This is quite common, isn’t it?”

Mu Feier frowned, then suddenly unleashed a sharp aura and pressed for an answer.

"Senior Sister Du, why are you going to such lengths to prevent me from seeing Su Qi? Has he... already been harmed by you?"

Du Yunyi looked astonished, seemingly not expecting Mu Feier to say such a thing.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I am the head of a sect. How could I possibly harm someone from my own sect? Besides, Su Qi is our master's son and our junior brother. How could I possibly harm him?"

"Then could you explain why the protective bracelet that Master left for Su Qi is on you?"

Mu Feier grabbed Du Yunyi's hand, which was adorned with a bracelet, and lifted it up.

"This...this was given to me by Junior Brother Su."

"Senior sister, are you kidding me? You would just give away a high-grade Xuan-level spiritual weapon so easily?"

"Enough, Junior Sister Mu! I am the sect leader, it's not your place to interrogate me!" Du Yunyi looked furious and embarrassed, seemingly trying to force Mu Feier away with this forceful attitude.

"Heh, so Senior Sister Du admits it? It was you who was greedy and forcibly seized the inheritance that Master left to Su Qi. As his wife, I must seek justice for him!"

Mu Feier's words made Du Yunyi laugh in anger.

"You still remember you're Junior Brother Su's wife? He's almost dead and he didn't even see you..."

Du Yunyi stopped abruptly, seemingly realizing she had let something slip, and quickly covered her lips.

"You...what did you just say?"

Mu Fei'er's eyes narrowed.

Su Qi is dying?

Weren't you full of energy before?

Is it...

"What did you do to him? He seemed perfectly fine to me before!"

A murderous intent arose within him; he seemed ready to fight to the death if you didn't explain yourself clearly.

But Du Yunyi was also annoyed and laughed angrily.

"You blame me? Why don't you ask who caused this mess for Junior Brother Su? He came to see you that night and was seriously injured by thugs right outside your door, do you know that?"

“He was almost dead, but thinking that you might be in danger, he struggled back from the brink of death by sheer willpower. He took the Resurrection Pill to prolong his life just to remind you.”