Chapter 113: Qing Zhiyan's Confession

Qing Zhiyan stood before the door with a nervous look on her face. Although she had come, she was very nervous about meeting the man that could save her.

She remembered clearly how it felt to be in presence of that mysterious being and that memory still chilled her to the bones. And now that she was going to meet Master of that being, it was obvious she was nervous.

No amounts of schemes and lies would work against such person but those were her strongest weapons, meaning she was going to be defenseless in from of such being.

However, she also knew she needed to do this, for not only her future but also her mother's.

'Divine Harem Sect, let's hope this is my final destination. I don't have much time left. If this fails, I'm doomed.'

She took a deep breath and looked back at the bald middle-aged man who had been protecting her from her childhood. She smiled at him.

"Hastor, please stand guard outside and don't let anyone inside. Also, if anyone sees you here, don't let them get away. We can't let anyone know I visited the Divine Harem Sect, okay?"

Hastor looked at her with a complicated look in his eyes and then nodded.

Qing Zhiyan chuckled.

"Don't worry, I'll be safe."

It was a gamble and she was going to take it.

Along with what she had seen in Ying Yue and other speculation of hers, she had also researched about Lan Ming, one of the Peak Lords of Wind Flower Sect who went missing and found out that her last meeting was with a young man with black hairs and a woman with description matching that of Ying Yue.

All of these gave her confidence that she was on the right track. And now, she had come to find out if she's right or not. She knocked on the door and soon heard a man's voice from other side.

"Come in, please."

She took a deep breath and entered the room, finding four young beautiful women sitting around a young man who perfectly matched the description she had heard of. His deep blacks scanned her from top of bottom however, she could see nothing in his eyes, no emotion whatsoever.

Aside from him, the other four women were also noteworthy, especially the red-headed. Qing Zhiyan flinched slightly when their gaze matched as she quickly looked away in hurry, thinking.

'W-What was that? Who is she?'

But she was still Qing Zhiyan, so she recovered quickly from it and bowed lightly before Shen Yu.

"Qing Zhiyan, Youngest Daughter of the Qing Emperor, greets the Sect Leader of Divine Harem Sect."

While Zhi Yan and others showed shocked reaction, Shen Yu and Xiao Lan just looked calmly at her.

"I didn't expect a princess to come here in person. It's my honour."

Shen Yu smiled.

"It's my honor, really."

Qing Zhiyan shook her head.

"So, what is someone of your status doing with here, Princess Qing? I don't think we did any crime."

Xiao Lan smiled and asked, her eyes looking straight at Qing Zhiyan's eyes as she thought.

Qing Zhiyan nodded and looked at the empty seat in hesitation, making Shen Yu realise that he didn't even ask her to sit down. He facepalmed mentally and gestured her towards the empty seat.

Qing Zhiyan sighed and went to sit on the seat, thinking about various things. She had used her Eyes of Heaven to confirm if Shen Yu was really the one that mysterious being talked about and now, she was sure of that.

She sat down and said.

"Where should I begin? Why did I come to you? Well, it's to seek refuge. I want your protection and in return I'm ready to do anything."

"What did you see in your Vision?"

Shen Yu rested his back on the couch and looked at her in interest.

Qing Zhiyan pursed her lips and asked, looking around.

"Is this room safe to talk?"

"Yes, you don't have to worry about privacy."

"Yes, well it includes the Qing Empire so I was a little careful. As you already know, I possess the Eyes of Heaven, which lets me know the secrets of anything within the Heaven, be it past or future.

I was born with them but for some reason, my mother sealed them and only when I was ten years old, she unsealed them. I didn't realise earlier why she did that but when in one of my visions I saw my own death, I understood everything."

Qing Zhiyan's body trembled when she reached the vision part as the harrowing memories of that vision resurfaced. She gathered up her courage as she continued.

"In that vision, my body was lying in middle of a giant runic circle, with various ingredients. In place of my head....in place of my head, the head of a hideous Spiritual Creature's head was swen..."

Qing Zhiyan stopped there as the memories of hundreds of visions came flooding in her mind, making her nauseous. Even after watching the same in different manner for hundreds of time, she still couldn't get used to that feeling.

The room's temperature suddenly dropped as Shen Yu's expression turned flat. Nobody could discern what he was thinking but the ladies had spent a month with him and that was enough to let them know how he was feeling.

Anger.

'Is she telling the truth?'

[You know it...]

Shen Yu took a deep breath.

"You know, there is nothing known as destined fate as much as everyone likes to call it. Future isn't set. It can be manipulated, yes but can never be completely set. So, what you saw can just be one of the future outcomes.

Still, that doesn't change some facts."

"Hundreds of times, Master Shen. Not just one time. I've seen the same thing in hundreds of different visions.

Sometimes things are different, like which head or part they had decided to cut and change but in the end, the people who did this remained the same and they always performed that strange ritual."

Qing Zhiyan shook her head and told the truth. For once, she was able to let out her feelings and she wanted to vent everything out.

Shen Yu looked up at ceiling and asked in an even tone.

"Can you tell me who are they?"