Chapter 30: You Really Don’t like Me at all

Chapter 30

The night was dark.

In front of the tomb of Old Master Bai behind the Bai family manor,

Wu Ying stood silently, an aura of death about him.

The night wind blew through his hair as it danced in the darkness.

"Wu Ying." A woman's voice came from behind.

Wu Ying's eyelids fluttered, but he did not turn around.

The woman gave a cold laugh. "What's this? Now that Bai Zhen is dead, are you still grieving?"

"Why did you kill him?" Wu Ying asked in a low voice.

"If I said I did it to avenge you, would you believe me?"

Wu Ying turned to look at Third Aunt dressed in black. "Mind your own business! Did you find the treasure map?"

Third Aunt hesitated for a moment. "Not yet...but I already know where Bai Zhen hid the treasure map. I'll have it in my hands very soon!"

"You've been with the Bai family for two years, almost exposing your identity, and still haven't found the treasure map. No wonder the Leader sent me here. Turns out you're useless!"

"Humph! If it wasn't for those four meddlesome girls, my identity would never have been exposed!"

"Just a few powerless young ladies, and you use them as an excuse for your uselessness?" Wu Ying's voice turned cold.

"Powerless? That girl called Su Mo has exceptional martial arts. I'd reckon only you in the Dark Cabinet can beat her!"

An image of Su Mo flashed through Wu Ying's mind, but he said nothing.

"She must be eliminated! Otherwise she'll ruin our plans sooner or later!" Third Aunt said coldly.

"They're all locked up in prison now. Who's going to ruin your plans?"

"I have a strange feeling about this. It's better if they're imprisoned, but if not, you must kill them!"

Wu Ying glanced at her disdainfully and walked down the tomb's stairs, his voice tinged with chill. "Don't presume to order me around!"

...

Wu Ying returned to the guest hall at the Bai family manor. He glanced at the tightly shut door next to him, a fleeting gloom in his eyes.

Perhaps being locked up is the safest thing for you.

Suddenly, very light footsteps sounded behind him. Wu Ying's eyes flashed sharply as his hand went to his sword hilt.

A familiar aura came from behind him. Wu Ying paused, then casually let go of his sword.

Delicate fingers covered his eyes.

"Guess who I am?"

Wu Ying's lips curved into an amused smile, though his voice remained cold. "Miss Su Mo, aren't you afraid I'll take you for an assassin and run you through with my sword?"

Su Mo removed her hands and jumped in front of him, laughing. "Would you bear to?"

"...No."

"I knew you wouldn't!" Su Mo winked at him.

Wu Ying felt his heartbeat skip. He immediately opened the door and lit the oil lamp inside.

"Nooooooo!" they wailed together.

Just then, knocking sounded at the door. Xiao Han put down her cards and opened it at once.

Su Mo stood outside cradling a bowl of chili peppers, a distressed look on her face.

"Whoa, MoMo, you scared me!" Xiao Han looked her over. "What happened? You left in high spirits, now you look half dead!"

Xia Miaomiao and Sang Li also came to the door. "What's wrong?"

Without a word, Su Mo shuffled in as if in a daze, put the peppers on the table, and collapsed onto a bed in the corner.

The three girls exchanged looks, then shut the door.

Xiao Han and Xia Miaomiao quickly peeled the paper from their faces.

Sang Li seemed to have guessed already. She went over and sat beside Su Mo, grasping her hand.

"MoMo, don't be upset. Crying over a man isn't like you."

"Waaah..." Su Mo threw herself onto Sang Li's shoulder, sobbing. "I don't want to be upset either, but my heart aches so much. What's wrong with me that he doesn't like me?!"

"There there, it's not you, it's his poor taste!"

"Right, he obviously has poor taste!" Xiao Han chimed in. "MoMo, men only slow down your fighting!"

"Don't worry MoMo, there are plenty of handsome guys out there. He showed his face, for all we know he's super ugly, right? You definitely wouldn't like an ugly freak, would you?" Xia Miaomiao consoled.

Su Mo wiped her tears and gave a sob. "I'm tired, I need to rest."

She curled up on the bed in the corner.

She wasn't the kind of person who liked to cry. This was perhaps the first time she had truly loved a man, and she was very upset when she was rejected. She couldn't control herself.

The other three people looked towards Su Mo's silhouette and exchanged glances with each other.

"Forget it, let her rest. We'll go to the room next door to talk." Sang Lan said.

"Alright."

The three of them got up and went into the room next door.

"Does Mo Mo really have feelings for Wu Ying?" Xiao Han couldn't help but ask.

"It seems so. You saw how she was, she's never been that heartbroken over a man before, has she?" Xia Miao Miao sighed. "Sister Lan, you didn't stop Mo Mo from going to find Wu Ying. Aren't you afraid that Wu Ying will tell the Third Aunt?"

"I also wanted to see whether Wu Ying stands with the Third Aunt or with Mo Mo. If he really stands with the Third Aunt, it would be good for Mo Mo to see his true colors."

"What if Wu Ying really stands with the Third Aunt? Wouldn't he kill us?" Xia Miao Miao said worriedly.

Sang Lan hesitated. "If we hinder their plans, it really is possible."

"What? No way! Out of the four of us, only Mo Mo knows martial arts. We definitely can't beat them. No, starting tomorrow, I'm going to get Mo Mo to teach me martial arts!" Xiao Han said.

The few of them were very worried and went to bed late.

...

In the middle of the night, a dagger was inserted through the crack of the door. After fiddling with it for a while, the door latch fell and the door was quietly pushed open.

Three people dressed in black, holding knives, quietly walked to the beds. Seeing two small lumps on the bed, they glanced at each other and fiercely hacked down with their knives.

After slashing wildly several times, they suddenly felt something was wrong. One of them rushed forward and lifted the quilt, only to discover that there was no one inside!