Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 273 Accepting the Precept

When Cuihua heard the other party say that they were going to kill her, she was immediately terrified.

She struggled desperately among the broken bamboo, ignoring the excruciating pain in her chest, letting mouthfuls of blood gush from the corners of her mouth, determined to climb out.

Having been used to heavy work since childhood, she was more robust than the average woman. Even if she fell and broke her bones, she could still grit her teeth and use her hands and feet to get up.

"No!" She shook her head, her hair sticking messily to her blood-stained face, struggling in her death throes. "You can't kill me! I am Yun Zheng's mother, everyone in the Quanzhen Sect knows that. If you kill me, aren't you afraid of what the world will say about you?!"

These words ignited Zhuge Tianxia's fury, almost causing his reason to crumble. He clenched his fists, and his killing intent surged. He was about to rush forward and kill her with one palm.

"I am the master of this palace, and no one has ever dared to threaten me!" he roared, his eyes already bloodshot. "What are you? Killing you is as easy as crushing an ant!"

Seeing that he was about to make a move, Xiao Yueluo behind him felt a tightness in her heart. She quickly ran forward and pressed down on his wrist, gently comforting him, "Tianxia, ​​this woman is indeed hateful."

“But there is some truth to what she said.” Her voice turned serious. “If you kill her now, not only will you be criticized by outsiders, but the elders in charge of the True Inheritance Hall may also seize the opportunity to suppress your power and cause you trouble.”

These words brought Zhuge Tianxia back to his senses.

"You bastard!" He suppressed his anger and kicked forward again, staring down at the person sprawled on the ground with eyes as cold as knives. "For the evil deeds you've committed, you deserve to die a hundred times over!"

"Ugh!" Cuihua was kicked so hard that her blood was surging. She put her hands on the ground, and the repeated kicks made it impossible for her to stand up. She could only glare fiercely at Xiao Yueluo, and spittle and blood splattered from her mouth.

"I don't need your pretentious interference. Stop putting on airs!"

As she spoke, she pointed her finger at Xiao Yueluo, then turned sharply to Zhuge Tianxia and screamed, "How could you say that about me? She's the poisonous woman! It's her! I didn't do anything, and you treat me like this right away, how cruel you are! Zhuge Tianxia, ​​how cruel you are!"

She called out his name, tears mixed with blood from the corner of her mouth streaming down her face, her appearance a mixture of horrific and madness.

After a long while, she finally managed to slump to the ground, pounding her chest repeatedly, her voice suddenly turning mournful: "Tianxia... have you forgotten? You were the one who said you liked me! You said you'd like me for a lifetime... You said my gentleness and kindness filled your entire heart, how come you're going back on your word now?"

Zhuge Tianxia's brows furrowed sharply, and his face darkened instantly. Looking at the person on the ground, he felt waves of disgust and nausea rising in his chest.

He admitted that he did say those things.

But back then, he mistook Cuihua in the night for Xiao Yueluo!

Seeing that his eyes and brows were cold and hard, and that not a trace of old affection could be found, Cuihua suddenly laughed softly, her laughter full of self-mockery: "And you keep saying that I am vicious, what heinous things have I done that you despise me like this? You all are just wronging me!"

She lowered her eyes, a smug glint flashing in them.

Now that Granny Li is dead, and all those who knew the truth back then have been killed by her, there is no way to verify the facts. As long as she keeps denying it, Zhuge Tianxia cannot convict her without any evidence.

"I didn't do anything!" she shouted, raising her voice with righteous indignation. "Anyone can lie! Anyone can frame someone! I could also say that Xiao Yueluo, that bitch, ruined me!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yueluo trembled with anger. She staggered back two steps and almost fell to the ground.

Immediately, she raised her hand and pointed directly at Cuihua, her voice trembling: "You, you still won't admit to all the despicable things you've done! You've made me suffer for so many years, caused my daughter to be left to wander outside, and now you dare to come here and distort the truth to slander me!"

"You're slandering me!" Cuihua screamed as if a switch had been flipped on her madness. "You bitch, you're the one who's twisting the truth and slandering me! You don't have a single piece of evidence; you're just spouting nonsense!"

Her face was contorted with rage as she said, "Palace Master! This is all just the word of that vile woman, Xiao Yueluo! You can't believe anything she tells you; she's lying and framing me!"

"That bitch can't stand to see me doing well, she's always trying to harm me!"

Zhuge Tianxia's chest heaved violently. He first steadily supported Xiao Yueluo, who was about to fall, and when he looked up again, the killing intent in his eyes had completely spiraled out of control. He no longer cared about any consequences, and his murderous aura surged as he approached Cuihua step by step.

Cuihua trembled under his gaze. Seeing the murderous intent emanating from him, she knew that she might have no way out.

She decided to throw caution to the wind, a sorrowful yet venomous smile spreading across her face. She straightened her neck and roared, "Kill me! Kill me without evidence! You'll be ridiculed by the world! You don't deserve to be the Palace Master!"

Xiao Yueluo, barely managing to stay upright, clung tightly to Zhuge Tianxia and turned to Cuihua with a pale face: "Take out the recording ball, and I can forgive you for what happened back then."

Cuihua was stunned for a moment, then burst into a mocking laugh: "You bitch! You clearly took the photo pod! And now you're asking me for it back? You're trying to harm me! You're trying to harm me!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuelu was shocked. She took it? How could that be!

Just as she was about to retort, a somewhat blurry memory suddenly flashed through her mind: during the chaotic struggle to get her child back, she seemed to have actually pulled something from Cuihua's hand...

"Could it be..." Her pupils constricted, and she exclaimed in shock, "The storage ring? It's that storage ring?"

Upon seeing this, Cuihua immediately burst into a maniacal laugh, tears streaming down her face: "See, you've remembered it yourself, and now you're asking me for a photo album? Isn't that ridiculous?"

"But you must have thrown it away without knowing it, right?" She looked at Xiao Yueluo's astonished face and laughed even more unrestrainedly. "Want to know where it is now?"

Seeing the other person's somewhat anxious expression, Cuihua deliberately paused: "I don't know either! I only know that it appeared at the auction on Long Chain Island last time. It's an obsidian storage ring, such a prestigious name. I don't know how many people would fight tooth and nail to bid for it!"

"What a pity, I was too late and didn't get a picture. Otherwise, I would have brought it to you and destroyed it in front of you! Hahaha... Hahaha!"

"call--"

Xiao Yuelu felt all her strength drain away in an instant, and she staggered back a few steps. Luckily, someone next to her caught her so she wouldn't fall.

The fragments of memory from back then finally became clear. At that time, Cuihua snatched her memory ball and put it into her storage ring. She did indeed take advantage of the chaos to pull the storage ring off her hand. Because she was too flustered, she crumpled it together with the baby's swaddling clothes.

Later, the old woman hurriedly left with the child in her arms. The storage ring must have been accidentally dropped afterward, which is why it ended up in other places and was eventually picked up by someone and appeared at the auction on Long Chain Island.

Without the ring, the irrefutable evidence in the image sphere would be completely lost.

What should I do...

While the group was facing off, Bai Ze, who was behind them, leaned against a pillar with his arms crossed, watching the chaotic scene unfold in the courtyard. He chuckled softly and raised an eyebrow at Guan Xun: "Your family's situation is quite messy."

"Just watch your show." Guan Xun chuckled, pondered the conversation for a moment, and then, as if he had thought of something, gently rubbed his fingertips on his storage ring.

The next second, the storage ring flashed with a faint light, and a shiny black storage ring emerged from it, landing steadily in her palm.

The ring had a cold, gleaming sheen, and it was made of the same material as the bracelet on her wrist, with almost identical patterns.

She raised an eyebrow, toying with the shiny black storage ring between her fingers, and held it up high, spinning it twice in the sunlight.

He turned his gaze and swept it over the various expressions on the faces of the people in the courtyard. A playful smile appeared on his lips as he raised his voice and said, "Obsidian storage ring? So this is what you've been looking for."

As Guan Xun spoke, he tossed the storage ring around and caught it steadily: "What a coincidence, I happen to have one here. Could this be what you've been looking for?"