2.4

Li Dailu's face alternated between turning pale and red.

"Brother Si, I-" Li Dailu's eyes got red and filled with unshed tears as she looked pitifully at Si Qianfan.

Si Qianfan gave Li Dailu a cold look before standing up and leaving. He didn't mind dotting on a woman. But if said woman dared to destroy his plans, then he had no need for a woman like this.

Li Dailu has gone too far by not only trying to frame his most trusted aid, she even made his plan stop and take a while longer.

Outside the hall, Wei Ying stood up and touched the dried blood on her face. On the green thriving bushes, Wei Ying could keenly see the red soil and the droplets of blood on the thriving bushes' leaves.

Wei Ying bowed her head and headed to Si Yu's medicine room. It was time to pick another skill.

Wei Ying sat down on a divan and took a brush and paper and started reviewing Si Yu's medicinal knowledge.

It didn't take long for Liu Chaofei to knock on her door and pass her some precious herbs and Gus.

Wei Ying dawdled and hummed and hawed till Liu Chaofei's forehead was covered with black lines.

Wei Ying cleared her throat, "Master Liu."

"Master Si, if you have something to say, say it quickly, I still have other things to do."

"Yes, yes," Wei Ying scratched her cheek and hesitated some more, "You see, Master Liu, Miss Dongmei has been agitated today so we had to stop the conditioning aside for a while. It's best if she doesn't get agitated again, well, if you know what I mean. Tell Sect Leader, it's best if Miss Dongmei doesn't meet anyone these days."

"I will convey your words to Sect Leader." Liu Chaofei nodded and turned to leave.

"Thank you, Master Liu." Wei Ying watched Liu Chaofei leave before slamming the door shut and going back to her reviewing.

Liu Chaofei, on the other hand, went to Si Qianfan's room and entered after knocking.

Si Qianfan had a threatening look on his face as he paced about. When he saw Liu Chaofei, his most trusted bodyguard, Si Qianfan ordered, "Find out about what happened earlier in Li Dongmei's courtyard."

"Yes, Sect Leader," Liu Chaofei paused and added tactically, "Master Si told me that Miss Dongmei needs to relax and heal so it would be better if she keeps minimum contact with the outside world."

Si Qianfan's expression twisted and he hit the table near him, shattering it to pieces, "Damn you, Si Yu."

Could he not understand what Si Yu meant by such a message? How dare that woman insinuate that he would surely agitate Li Dongmei if he went to see her? Li Dongmei loved him so much and would surely be happy to see him. What did Si Yu mean by her words?

Liu Chaofei didn't answer and went on with carrying Si Qianfan's order.

It didn't take long for him to come back with the news of what exactly had transpired in Li Dongmei's courtyard.

When Si Qianfan heard the words Li Dailu spouted, his eyes cooled and he stood up sharply, "To Li Dailu's yard."

Si Qianfan used his Qinggong to reach Li Dailu's room quickly.

"Everyone out," Si Qianfan ordered the servants around to leave and went into Li Dailu's quarter.

"Brother Si," Li Dailu stood up from in front of her table quickly with a beaming smile. Her hair was flowing behind her and swayed at every step she took.

Si Qianfan sneered and avoided Li Dailu's outstretched hand making her smile freeze, "Li Dailu, you are really good, aren't you? You dare to deceive me now?"

Li Dailu's small face paled and her eyes flashed. Biting her lip, Li Dailu looked at Si Qianfan with stubborn eyes, "Brother Si, do you know what people in the sect says? Everyone says that eldest sister lost our favor, but I know you care about her, I can see it in your eyes. You always had dinner with her before I came. You always took her out to play. You gave her whatever she wanted. But Brother Si, you never had meals with me in my yard. You never took me out to play. And I dare not ask for much from you because I feel you won't give it to me. Brother Si, I can feel your indifference towards me." Li Dailu took a deep shuddering breath. Her body was faintly trembling and her eyes were red but she was so stubborn, no a single tear had fallen.

Si Qianfan's face softened. He never thought his Dai'er had so much in her heart. He didn't realize she thought too much and analyzed too much. it's normal for her to feel jealous and want to hurt Li Dongmei, the person he doted on so much before.

Li Dailu sniffed and looked away from Si Qianfan's softening face, "Since the day I saved you, I had given my heart to you and now that I'm able to stay by your side, I thought I will be satisfied." Li Dailu smiled bitterly, "Turned out I'm wrong. My greed for you knows no bounds. I love you Brother Si," Li Dailu looked at Si Qianfan with eyes filled with light and burning love, "I love you so so much. how can I watch you favor other women, even if this woman is my cousin?"

Li Dailu shook her head, making her hair touch her fair pale cheeks and making her look more fragile, "You don't know how much my heart hurt when I see you closer to Cousin Dongmei. I feel like dying every time you look towards her. Brother Si, do you find me unbearable like this?" Li Dailu walked towards Si Qianfan and held his callused hands, "Do you think I'm obsessed and would get in your way? Am I wrong for wanting you only to myself?" Li Dailu raised her small face and looked at Si Qianfan's eyes, her eyes were filled with misery and fear at Si Qianfan's possible answer. Her pearly teeth bit her lower lip and left shallow marks and tears hung on her eyelashes.

Si Qianfan swallowed at the sight. How can any man resist such a confession, such sincerity, such passion? At least he couldn't.

Si Qianfan hugged Li Dailu to his chest. Feeling her curl into his arms and fist his clothes into her small hands as she trembled while crying, Si Qianfan tightened his hold on her waist and stroked her silky hair with his other hand.

"I didn't know I hurt you this much unknowingly, Dai'er. Brother Si promises you he never took your cousin in his eyes. Only you can enter my eyes." Si Qianfan kissed Li Dailu's hair crown and mumbled to her lovingly, "I am always careful, afraid to hurt you. I didn't know you would misunderstand my intentions. I even drove you to a corner. Dai'er, I have sinned."

Hearing Si Qianfan's comforting words, Li Dailu hiccupped from all the crying and raised her small pretty face to Si Qianfan, "Brother Si, are you just appeasing me or do you mean it?"

Si Qianfan raised Li Dailu's chin and captured her small mouth, taking in her sweetness and showing with his actions whether he cared or not.

Li Dailu's eyes widened before she closed them and melted into the pleasure Si Qianfan was giving her.

While Si Qianfan and Li Dailu were discussing human affairs and philosophy. Wei Ying was sitting crossed legged and writing everything in Si Yu's memory.

Seeing the thick bundle she wrote, Wei Ying put down her brush and massaged her hand and stretched her neck.

Letting out a sigh, Wei Ying stood up and opened the door of the medicine room before heading to one of the halls in the sect.

Although Li Dailu said that Elder Jun took a liking to Li Dongshu, Wei Ying knew from Si Yu's memory that Elder Jun was a cautious person, aka, a coward.

Although he might have taking a liking to Li Dongmei's brother, he wouldn't dare act till he was sure that Li Dongmei fell from grace.

As of now, Li Dongmei was under house arrest, however, she was living in one of the best courtyards in the sect. Not to mention, she had Si Yu attending to her health.

Wei Ying was sure Elder Jun hadn't made human skin of Li Dongshu yet.

Now what she is planning to do is to take that little brother to her side and protect him for Li Dongmei. After all, Li Dongmei loved her younger brother and if she could save him from his fate of becoming human skin under Elder Jun's hands, it could be considered that she repaid Li Dongmei's amnesty-granting grace.

Wei Ying walked in big strides toward Elder Jun's Hall.

When she was close to the hall, the stench of decay and death curled around Wei Ying's nose and into her lungs.

Wei Ying's face changed. She was too familiar with this smell. She smelled it for close to ten years after all.