"She is Young Master Bai's 'ex' lover."
"Huh?" Kinnara was taken aback, pondering the meaning of "former lover." Wasn't Young Master Bai Duanxian'er's husband? Then this lover... "Huh??"
Mu Yuan gave him a "good thing" look, turned to leave, but was pulled back by Kinnara. "Hey, what's she doing here!?" Do mistresses just swagger in these days?
"Well... there are many reasons. But what are you surprised about? You yourself have countless female confidantes, and you often get together with three or five of them to have a good time."
"How can these be the same? Bai Mo is Duan Xian'er's husband, of course not!"
Mu Yuan smiled, "So... you're planning to give up on chasing after beautiful women?"
"Of course, the love between fellow disciples is paramount."
Mu Yuan clearly expressed his disdain.
"Hey, you're not planning to leave her here forever, are you?"
"Of course not. I've already arranged where she'll be." Mu Yuan shook her head and sighed. What a heartless man! One moment he was showering her with sweet words, using every trick in the book to woo her, and the next he was plotting how to get rid of her. How shameful.
"Stop keeping us in suspense, just tell us!"
"She wants to join the evil cult."
"……Then what?"
"Then let her in."
"..."
O Mu Yuan, what exactly are you planning?
Seeing Mu Yuan's smile, even Kinnara couldn't help but forget her earlier prejudices and start to worry about Yue Ji.
Mu Yuan habitually tapped her cheek with her fan, pondering slowly, then suddenly smiled—it really wasn't right to keep her here forever, so she should be sent away as soon as possible.
Poor Yue Ji, still clueless about what lies ahead...
...
Because of Yue Ji's matter, Kinnara learned in detail about the relationship between Ning Xian and Bai Mo. She was immediately filled with passion and searched the entire courtyard before finally finding Bai Mo in Bai Yan's room. She kicked the door open and went in.
"Brother Bai, this won't do, absolutely not! Aren't you just pushing Duanxian'er towards Feng?"
Bai Mo turned his head in surprise, completely bewildered.
Kinnara walked over, pressed his shoulder, and, ignoring that Bai Yan was resting, said, "No matter what, the most important thing is to quickly make amends and win back Duanxian'er! Come, come, let me, King Kinnara, teach you how to woo a woman!"
Bai Mo was completely bewildered by this explanation. "Could it be... that doing this would make the woman happy?"
"Hey, you're really old-fashioned! Such a basic technique, and you... you actually—ah—whatever! I'll show you! You can at least copy it perfectly, right?!" With that, she grabbed Bai Mo and dragged him outside—
Bai Mo felt ashamed, but how could he possibly do that to Ning Xian… The words “Things have come to this” loomed between them. He had never thought of “winning Ning Xian back,” but if it could make her happier…
"Hey, Brother Bai, you stay here and keep an eye on things—" He flew away in a flash, then flew back in a flash, carrying a whole bunch of pink hibiscus flowers in his hand. Bai Mo was sweating profusely. This... isn't this the hibiscus flower that his second brother really likes?
Seeing that he was staring at the hibiscus in his hand, Kinnara explained, "I couldn't find anything else for the time being, so this will have to do."
...It's not a matter of settling or not, is it?
"They're here, don't make a sound."
"What's coming?" Bai Mo looked up and saw Yue Ji walking towards them. Kinnara pushed him into a corner and hid him, then took the bouquet of hibiscus and went out. A handsome and dashing young man—how many women wouldn't love him, how many wouldn't be moved? As Yue Ji walked, suddenly the entire field of vision was filled with hibiscus. Kinnara appeared as if from the sky, presenting the flowers to her, "These are for you."
"For me? How beautiful—" Yue Ji's delighted expression seemed particularly ironic to Bai Mo. Kinnara, however, seemed completely oblivious to the problem with his chosen role model, giving Bai Mo a knowing wink from afar, urging him to learn from her. But how could Bai Mo bear to see her showering Yue Ji with sweet words? She had already vanished without him noticing.
She took a breather in a secluded spot, trying to shake off the image of Yue Ji's smiling face from her mind. She didn't intend to get involved, but after a couple of steps, she stopped. The image that replaced Yue Ji's smile in her mind was Ning Xian. Although she lived a carefree and natural life, she seemed to have never been truly happy. Especially since they met, she had almost no memories of Ning Xian being happy.
He turned around and hurriedly left home; no one knew what he was going to do.
Kinnara turned around and Bai Mo disappeared. She rolled her eyes and sighed, "This kid is hopeless!" She had originally planned to use Yue Ji as a demonstration, hoping to simultaneously expose Bai Mo's true colors—a win-win situation. However, the boy hadn't even bothered to look. Therefore, Yue Ji's presence was useless; in fact, she might only be an eyesore to Ning Xian, constantly reminding her of Bai Mo's past infidelity. This was definitely not a good sign for Kinnara, who was so eager to bring Bai Mo and Ning Xian together.
He hurriedly found Mu Yuan. Since this guy had already decided where Yue Ji was going, he should just send her away as soon as possible.
A message was sent by carrier pigeon, and soon a beautiful carriage stopped outside the Bai residence. Mu Yuan asked someone to bring Yue Ji out, and said with a wolf-like smile, "Yue Ji, your people have come to pick you up."
Yue Ji asked in confusion, "Aren't you coming along?"
"We have some things to do here, and it's not convenient for you to stay."
Although she didn't want to leave the beauties, staying here to face Bai Mo and that Ning Xian was indeed quite pointless. Mu Yuan seemed to see through her thoughts and smiled, "Don't worry, the person taking care of you is also a beauty."
The curtain moved, and a charming woman stepped out, exuding a touch of coldness and arrogance, yet possessing boundless allure. It was a familiar face—"Miss Ni Chang!?"
Mu Yuan's smile grew even more alluring as she introduced her, "This is the Netherworld Heaven, Ni Chang, under the throne of the Gandharva King. From now on, you will follow her."
Ni Chang smiled very cooperatively, "Yue Ji, it's been a while. How have you been these past few days? I never thought that after all this time, I would be back at Yanyu Pavilion."
—Wh-what…Does she finally escape from this predicament only to be forced to go back to pretending to be clever and obedient, living a life of pleasing men?! Before Yue Ji could even say anything, Ni Chang, who no longer needed to pretend to be an ordinary courtesan after revealing her identity, directly lifted her into the carriage and nodded to Mu Yuan, saying, “Ni Chang will take good care of Yue Ji. Left Envoy, you don’t need to worry. Ni Chang takes her leave.”
"Take care, and don't bother seeing me off."
There seemed to be some protesting noises coming from inside the carriage, but once Ni Chang slipped behind the curtain, nothing could be heard. The driver cracked his whip and slowly drove away.
—The Misty Rain Pavilion is not only a hub for communication within the Netherworld Heaven, but it is also undoubtedly part of the Demonic Sect. Lord Mu Zuo Shi has never broken his word.
...
That day, Ning Xian returned to her room and was stunned when she opened the door. She took two steps back, looked around, and saw that it was indeed her room. Then she went in and saw that the room was full of flowers.