Chapter 952: Aren’t you just ashamed of me?

Chapter 952: Aren’t you just ashamed of me?

The night is as dark as ink, with a cool breeze.

There was silence in the Tianyan Sect, with only the occasional chirping of insects embellishing the peaceful night.

The moonlight sprinkled in the courtyard, covering the entire sect's forbidden area with a layer of silver gauze.

Su Chenyin stood in front of the window, the moonlight shining on her beautiful face, reflecting a pair of eyes sparkling with thought.

"Elder Bai..." She whispered to herself, her slender fingers unconsciously stroking the window frame.

There was one thing she needed to verify.

Su Chenyin turned around and looked inside the house. Jun Yijue, Su Yi and others were packing their luggage.

"Ajue, brother, I'm going out for a while." Su Chenyin suddenly spoke, his voice light but with a hint of imperceptible solemnity.

Su Yi raised his head, frowned slightly, and asked with concern: "Sister, it's so late, where are you going?"

"I suddenly remembered that there are still some spiritual herbs that I haven't prepared yet. I'll go to the medicinal field in the back mountain to take a look." Su Chenyin blinked, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "I'll be back soon."

Jun Yijue came over, took her hand, and said gently: "Yinyin, I will go with you."

His intuition told him that Yinyin's mission was not as simple as looking for spiritual herbs.

Su Chenyin felt Jun Yijue's nervousness. She smiled and squeezed Jun Yijue's hand: "Ajue, be good and wait for me to come back."

Before Jun Yijue could ask again, she turned into a stream of lavender light and disappeared into the night.

The night wind whistled past, blowing up Su Chenyin's clothes.

Her figure was looming in the wind, shuttling between the buildings of Tianyan Sect like a ghost.

She restrained her breath and hid her figure completely in the darkness, and no one noticed her presence.

"Elder Bai's courtyard..." Su Chenyin muttered to himself.

Her spiritual consciousness spread out rapidly like an invisible net, covering the entire Tianyan Sect.

Soon, she accurately locked onto Elder Bai's courtyard.

Elder Bai's courtyard is located in a more remote corner of the Tianyan Sect, surrounded by ancient trees, appearing quiet and secluded.

In the yard, a solitary lamp was lit, which was particularly eye-catching in the darkness.

Su Chenyin's figure, like a ghost, landed silently on the branch of an ancient tree outside the yard.

She held her breath and didn't dare make any sound, for fear of alerting Elder Bai.

A trace of spiritual power gathered at her fingertips, and she gently placed it in the air.

"Soundproof barrier?" Su Chenyin's lips curled up slightly, "Sure enough, there is a ghost."

A golden light flashed across her fingertips again, and instantly hit the seemingly invisible soundproof barrier.

Suddenly, the barrier shattered like thin ice, but without making any sound.

As the barrier was broken, the conversation in the study room clearly reached Su Chenyin's ears.

"Ying'er, are you doing well in the Ximen family?" Elder Bai's voice was full of concern.

Su Chenyin raised his eyebrows, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Ying'er? Bai Luoying?" Her curiosity was completely aroused, so she listened to the conversation in the room more attentively.

Inside the room, Elder Bai was sitting in front of a desk, holding a communication note that was glowing blue in his hand.

His face looked particularly haggard under the light, but his cloudy eyes were shining with a strange light.

Bai Luoying's gentle and slightly angry voice came from the communication note:

"Grandpa, mother is really good to me. She specially arranged a yard for me so that I can live comfortably."

Before she finished speaking, her tone suddenly changed, full of resentment, "But she doesn't allow me to step out of the yard at will, I'm almost suffocating!"

When Elder Bai heard his granddaughter's complaints, his brows furrowed tightly.

His fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the table, and he said, "Ying'er, your identity is indeed somewhat special. Your mother is doing this for your own good."

He sighed softly and continued, "Just be patient for a while. Your mother will definitely let you out after a few days."

"Humph!" A clear cold snort came from the jade paper, followed by the sound of slapping the table, "Grandpa, mother told me the same thing, saying that she would let me out 'after a while'."

"But so many days have passed, and I am still like a bird in a cage, trapped in this yard!"

Bai Luoying's voice gradually began to tear up, "I have lost interest in cultivation. There is not even a single person in that shabby yard who can talk to me."

"Moreover, the Ximen family servants who served me looked at me in such a strange way, as if I were some kind of shameful monster!"

Elder Bai's expression turned complicated after hearing this.

He naturally knew why the servants of the Ximen family looked at their precious daughter in such a strange way. It was because these servants vaguely guessed Ying'er's identity.

These servants must have guessed that Ying'er was Madam Ximen's illegitimate daughter.

Elder Bai stood up and paced back and forth in the room, the candlelight making his shadow longer and shorter.

"Ying'er, Grandpa knows you've been wronged." Elder Bai's voice was low and solemn, "But think about it, although your mother is the mistress of the Ximen family, the power within the Ximen family is complicated."

"As your mother's illegitimate daughter, your sudden adoption into the family will inevitably cause criticism and dissatisfaction among some people.

"After all, the Ximen family is the largest hidden family in Yueya Continent. This is a place that attaches great importance to family background and bloodline. How many eyes are watching you."

He paused, as if choosing his words, and then continued, "If people knew that your mother had an illegitimate daughter, it would have a significant impact on your mother's status and reputation in the family."

"She had no choice but to do this," Elder Bai consoled.

Bai Luoying was not moved by Elder Bai's words.

"So what?" Bai Luoying's voice suddenly became sharp. "I am obviously my mother's blood, why should I be locked up like a prisoner? Aren't you just ashamed of me?"

"If that's the case, then why did you admit me back in the first place?"

As she finished her words, there was a sudden sound of porcelain breaking.

Apparently, Bai Luoying was so emotionally excited that she accidentally broke a piece of porcelain in the house.

Elder Bai's expression changed, and he quickly comforted her: "Ying'er! Don't be angry, your mother really loves you."

"Think about it, the courtyard she arranged for you is the best in the Ximen family. Moreover, the spiritual fruits and elixirs she sends you every day are all priceless treasures. Isn't this enough to prove her love for you?"

At this moment, Su Chenyin outside the window narrowed his eyes slightly.

The night wind blew, gently ruffling the strands of hair on her forehead, revealing a pair of eyes as cold as stars.