Late night.

Xiyue Peak.

The serene courtyard of Senior Sister Wei Wan.

The moonlight was bright, casting its glow upon the mulberry tree in the courtyard.

Amidst the lush green leaves, clusters of purple-red fruit hung down, with Wei Wan sitting beneath the tree, staring absent-mindedly at the mulberries above her head.

As a child, her father threw her into an uninhabited valley, where she was too weak to fend off the demonic beasts there.

Unable to find food, she almost starved to death.

Fortunately, there was a grove of mulberry trees in the valley, which sustained her life for a long period.

Later, she left the valley and, following her father’s instructions, entered the Zhenyang Sect.

She progressed from an Outer Sect disciple to the Inner Sect, then to a steward, and eventually became the Commanding Disciple.

She encountered many dangers along the way, even almost losing her life.

As her father required, she perfectly played the role of a gentle and kind fairy devoted to the sect.

Until she became a Commanding Disciple, eligible to meet the Sect Leader, and she discovered a secret about her father.

That was the first time she questioned her father, and she returned to Xiyue Peak, her body marked by whip scars.

On that very day, her father gifted her this mulberry tree.

Thus, Wei Wan’s confusion and sorrow were replaced by joy.

Her father often beat her, but gifting her a present was a first.

Wei Wan still remembers the delight she felt, thinking that her years of effort had finally paid off.

Her father did care for her after all.

But looking back now, wasn’t that joy just self-comforting?

Wei Wan sighed softly.

She never knew what her father was thinking.

Suddenly, Wei Wan turned her head to look outside the courtyard and calmly said, "Are you here to kill me?"

Yun Wu stepped out from the shadows, lightly biting her lip, speaking to Wei Wan:

"Brother He and Sister Su said they could help you find your parents, but you’ll need to cooperate."

Wei Wan’s gaze froze as she urgently asked, "How do I cooperate?"

Yun Wu glared at her, "Dare to follow me?"

One incense stick later.

Wei Wan followed Yun Wu to Liu Su’s room, entering to see He Zhiqiu, He Su, and Ruo Mei present. She was not surprised, calmly asking:

"What do you want me to do?"

Liu Su laughed, stepping forward, "Senior Sister Wei, no need to worry, you don’t have to do anything, just lie on the bed and take a nap."

Wei Wan hesitated slightly, feeling somewhat cautious, instinctively glancing at Qin Gengyun, who said:

"We have a secret technique that can explore deeply buried memories in your mind, possibly uncovering traces of your infant memories to help find clues about your parents."

Wei Wan remained silent for a moment, then suddenly looked up, "Mist Spirit Eye? Who exactly are you?!"

Liu Su shrugged, "If we wanted to harm you, you would already be dead in Zhenlian City. Do you want to find your parents? If not, forget it!"

Wei Wan lowered her head in thought, and after a brief moment, she went straight to the bed and lay down. Liu Su winked at Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe, approached the bedside, and said to Wei Wan:

"Close your eyes, relax your body and mind. If you don’t cooperate, don’t blame me when your Divine Sense is destroyed."

"Sister Su." Yun Wu suddenly spoke, Liu Su turned to look at her, Yun Wu hesitated for a moment, then softly asked:

"If the Divine Sense is destroyed, what would happen?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Liu Su nonchalantly replied, "Then you would become a living corpse, oh right, just like the Spirit Corpses. She’s your enemy, wouldn’t that be perfect revenge?"

"No."

Yun Wu blurted out, and everyone looked at her in surprise, including Wei Wan, who also gazed at her, causing Yun Wu’s face to blush as she fiercely glared back at Wei Wan:

"You better cooperate with Sister Su, don’t let anything happen, I want to kill you while you’re clear-headed!"

Wei Wan chuckled softly, her eyes gentle like water, "Alright."

Then she closed her eyes.

Yun Wu stood there dumbfounded, staring at Wei Wan lying on the bed, and saw a large pale blue eyeball appear above Liu Su’s head, emitting a light that shot into Wei Wan’s body.

Wei Wan’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, seeming in some pain.

Yun Wu clasped Qiu Zhihe’s hand, quietly asking, "Sister Qiu, will she be alright?"

Qiu Zhihe looked at Yun Wu in puzzlement, "Why do you care about her?"

"I... I don’t!" Yun Wu quickly denied.

Qin Gengyun said, "Don’t worry, Susu is just entering her Sea of Consciousness, bypassing the restriction to see if there are any valuable residual memories."

The last time Liu Su used the Mist Spirit Eye to probe Wei Wan’s Sea of Consciousness, it was discovered that many memories were restricted.

Unless Wei Wan herself was willing to speak, they couldn’t be revealed through the Mist Spirit Eye.

Last time, Liu Su focused on probing memories regarding the Spirit Corpse Mountain’s attack on Cloud Bamboo Mountain, paying no particular attention to the vague childhood memories of Wei Wan.

Soon, Wei Wan fell into a deep sleep.

The blue light emitted by the Mist Spirit Eye gradually enveloped her completely, causing her body to tremble, forehead wet with sweat.

Yun Wu clenched her small hand, her face filled with uncontrollable tension.

Somehow, her mind was flooded with images of Wei Wan’s scarred body that night and the scene at Qiluo Garden where Wei Wan protected her.

One two-hour period later.

The blue light emitted by the Mist Spirit Eye faded away, and Liu Su let out a loud exclamation:

"Gosh, that was exhausting! This woman’s Sea of Consciousness is filled with restrictions. I wonder which pervert did this. Living so miserably, she’d be better off as a Spirit Corpse!"

Qiu Zhihe interrupted her, "Did you find anything?"

Liu Su chuckled, "Who am I? How could I not find anything, look!"

The hovering eyeball emitted light, forming an image.

It depicted a small village where an ordinary couple was holding a baby girl, walking out of the village.

Behind them, there was a stone monument engraved with the village name - Wind Bell Village.

"Wind Bell Village?"

Qiu Zhihe frowned slightly, recalling for a moment, until she finally remembered.

"It’s a village near the Celestial Fall Sect, Wei Wan was born in the land of the South Demon."

The memory image continued, and shortly after the couple carrying the baby left the village, a man in a black robe appeared before them.

The man handed them a brocade pouch, and the couple handed the baby over to him.

Qin Gengyun was shocked, "Wei Wan’s parents... sold her?"

Qiu Zhihe sneered, "Her long-desired biological parents abandoned her right after her birth, isn’t that truly ridiculous!"

Yun Wu covered her mouth with both hands, looking at the still sleeping Wei Wan on the bed.

Having been cherished by her father since childhood, it was hard for her to imagine that parents could abandon their own daughter!

Liu Su looked at Wei Wan with a hint of pity, "Young Master, Miss, what should we tell her when she wakes up?"

Qiu Zhihe said, "This is the truth she was seeking, why hide it from her?"

"Could we..."

Yun Wu suddenly spoke, feebly looking at the three of them, pleading:

"Sister Qiu, Brother Qin, Sister Su, could you not tell her she was sold by her parents?"

Seeing the three of them looking at her, Yun Wu lowered her head, whispered:

"Anyway, I’ll kill her with my own hands, give her a little hope before she dies."