"Why don't you say that I had already departed for the Sanghai Secret Realm to train back then, instead of accusing me of not returning to see the old man off for his final journey?"
"Why don't you mention that Bai Murong deliberately used Sun Mingyu to scheme against me? That she tried to kill me multiple times?"
"Why don't you mention that back then, I hadn't tested my spiritual roots, and Bai Murong was the old master's real granddaughter..."
At the warehouse entrance, Bai Shengyi suddenly spoke.
She looked at Bai Sicheng with a half-smile, causing Bai Sicheng to involuntarily retreat step by step.
"Ayi..." he stammered.
He had been so confident just moments ago, but for some reason, he felt incredibly guilty now.
Under those clear and bright eyes, it seemed as if all his thoughts were exposed.
Bai Shengyi let out a cold snort.
"Bai Sicheng, you want to know where Bai Murong is, right? Your grandmother tells you, she's in the underworld!"
"Ayi!" Bai Sicheng shrieked and looked at Bai Shengyi in disbelief. "You killed her? How did you become like this!"
Bai Qingjiang watched from the side, his brow furrowing deeper as he connected their conversation.
He remained silent, waiting for Bai Shengyi to explain. He believed his darling daughter wouldn't do something like bullying her sister.
"Yes, I killed her!"
Bai Shengyi coldly declared, like a thunderclap. "Because she was the murderer of the old master! She wasn't human, but a Yu Gui!"
"Bai Sicheng, do you even know how to be an elder brother? Do you know how to take responsibility as a man? Oh, I forgot, you coward, you understand nothing, you only know to listen to hearsay and believe whatever Bai Murong says. You don't even use your own brain..."
Although Bai Shengyi's voice was still loud, Bai Sicheng felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his face turning deathly pale.
Did Murong really harm Grandpa?
Was the old housekeeper truly not slandering Murong?
After Bai Murong returned home and went missing, Duke Rong died suddenly. The old housekeeper and Second Uncle Bai all claimed Bai Murong did it, and ordered people to search for Bai Murong everywhere. However, Bai Sicheng, who had rushed back to the Bai family from the academy, never believed that Bai Murong would do such a thing.
He had eyes and ears, and knew how close Murong and Grandpa were. Therefore, he had always preferred to believe that Grandpa was harmed by noble families, and Murong's disappearance was because of Bai Shengyi...
Bai Sicheng's mind was in a daze until he was jolted awake by Bai Qingjiang's roar.
"Bastard!"
Bai Qingjiang kicked the iron door of the storeroom, creating a large hole!
Bai Sicheng jumped in fright and took another step back, "Father..."
He had never seen his father so furious.
Bai Qingjiang ignored him, instead forcing a smile and turning to Bai Shengyi, "Ayi, what you need is in the deepest part of the storeroom. How about you go get it yourself?"
Bai Shengyi understood that he wanted to get rid of her and nodded indifferently, "Alright."
She then stepped into the storeroom.
Bai Qingjiang looked at Bai Sicheng deeply and said, "You come out with me."
"Father..." Bai Sicheng's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively said, "I didn't know Murong was a Yu Gui..."
Bai Sicheng knew what a Yu Gui was. He had unfortunately encountered one during his travels. If it weren't for Murong bringing Qin Zhao, who was then Prince Gong, to help him... right, Murong was so young then, how did she know how to deal with a Yu Gui?
But if Murong was a Yu Gui, did Grandpa know?
Bai Sicheng was lost in his thoughts and didn't notice Bai Qingjiang's disappointed gaze.
Only when they reached the outside did Bai Qingjiang say, "Tell me, what exactly happened at home after I left? What's the deal with 'Gua Bao' not being able to test her spiritual roots? Murong..."
Bai Qingjiang paused. His feelings for Bai Murong were complicated, but he was still Yue Shuxin. He treated all three children equally. He never expected things to turn out like this.
"Clarify the matter of Murong to me as well."
Seeing Bai Sicheng hesitate, Bai Qingjiang's voice suddenly turned cold, "I raised you. Before you lie, think if I can see through it! Bai Sicheng, don't make me truly disappointed in you!"
"Father, I'll tell you!"
...
This was Bai Shengyi's first time in the Bai family's storeroom. There were many miscellaneous items inside, including stored medicinal herbs, as well as ores, spirit stones, gold, and so on.
She walked all the way to the innermost section and suddenly felt a jolt, stopping in her tracks.
Ahead, in the dim light, several strands of golden thread wove through the air, ethereal and graceful.
She looked closely, and the golden threads disappeared into the air.
However, Bai Shengyi's gaze involuntarily fell on the wall illuminated by the flickering light.
The Bai family's medicinal texts recorded, "On a midsummer night, a scholar walks alone, occasionally encountering bursts of fragrance. Vision suddenly opens, revealing a forest of golden plum blossoms. Choosing one to return with, the flower blooms eternally, cleansing and nourishing. It bestows a hundred years of life. The world calls this wondrous flower the Summer Night Plum Blossom Forest."
And now, on the brown wooden wall before Bai Shengyi, a large patch of golden plum blossoms bloomed, like a vast sea.
Threads of gilded silk carrying phosphorescence weaved between the walls. After a moment, a five-petaled golden plum transformed into shape and fell into Bai Shengyi's hand.
The wooden wall also disappeared from its original spot.
"This is the true treasure of the Bai family."
A cold voice sounded.
Bai Shengyi turned her head and saw, "Second Uncle? You're back!"
Bai Yu stepped forward, his face still expressionless, but his eyes held a look of relief. "It seems you've already seen the hidden volume of the Bai family's medicinal texts."
Bai Shengyi did not deny it.
It was only after she reached the Golden Core stage and flipped through the Bai family's medicinal texts again that she touched upon the hidden volume, only to discover that it contained information on many strange medicinal herbs.
Bai Shengyi recalled asking the Samsara Brush and Qian Ying about it at the time, but neither of them had heard of some of the herbs.
However, she hadn't even told Qin Si about this, so why did Second Uncle Bai seem to know so much?
For a moment, Bai Shengyi forgot to ask Bai Yu if he had seen her father, and blurted out:
"Second Uncle, what is the origin of this medicinal text? Many things in the hidden volume are not found even on the outer continent."
Bai Yu said coldly, "Why don't you ask your father?"
Bai Shengyi was exasperated. She knew it would be like this. "Then Second Uncle, have you met with Father?"
"No." Bai Yu sat in the storeroom. "Your father is disciplining his children, so I won't interfere. You've rarely come back, so take whatever you like from this storeroom."
Bai Shengyi:?
"I won't be returning to the Bai family in the future, and your prospects are not limited to the Bai family. These things would just go to waste here."
Bai Yu said calmly, his gaze fixed on an empty spot.
Bai Shengyi frowned. Just as she was about to say something, she heard movement from the entrance.
"Second, what nonsense are you talking about? The Bai family hasn't fallen apart yet!"