WangXian Forever 5

Chapter 106 Suspicion

Jian Ci smiled in a cruel way.

Zai Shu Xia really had no idea what the problem was. And what was wrong with her sister all of a sudden?

"Are you really our sister?" Jian Ci asked her. "It's just because if you thought of us as your sisters, you would understand immediately why what you have done, is an act of betrayal and treachery. You must know, our sole purpose is to look after our Mother. That is the beginning and the end of our lives; there is nothing else."

"What about my life? Don't I get a say?" Zai Shu Xia stood straighter, her voice full of confidence.

"Only if you add your voice to ours. It's really quite simple." She tutted, walking closer, like a hunter stalking her prey. "Renounce that creature, and we will think about forgiving you."

"And what if I don't?" She raised her chin in defiance. "Who are you to tell me how I can live my life? I've made my choice."

"I can see we're getting nowhere with this." Jian Ci motioned towards her sisters. "Perhaps a night alone in the Quiet Room, will change your mind. And while you are thinking about your life and your choices, we will meet, my sisters and I will discuss with the elders, what to do about you."

Four sisters came towards her and tied her wrists behind her back.

One elder came forth to protest at this but was frightened away by Jian Ci's ferocious glare, and meekly stepped back into her group.

They led her away.

"Let us talk about what happened tonight." Jian Ci was a firm believer in striking while the iron was hot. "What are we to do with our wayward sister?"

"I'm sure it's not as bad as you think." Another elder stated firmly. "As you have already passed the sentence without our input, why don't we give her until morning? Then we can ask her again. Zai Shu Xia is a good girl. She will listen to reason."

Jian Ci smiled at the poor unsuspecting elder.

"I'm sure you're right." She said in a tone that implied she thought anything but. "My question is this: what if she refuses? What if that stupid beast has put ideas into her head, and now she's dreaming of impossible things?" Jian Ci cleverly changed tactics. "Our sister is faithful and good. We just have to explain things to her."

There were murmurs of agreement.

"Why are you saying she can't leave?" Another elder plucked enough courage to ask.

"Has anyone actually left?" She gave them a cunning smirk. "Ever?"

"Well..." They looked around at each other, before answering. "Nobody has wanted to up till now."

"So you're really alright with it?" Jian Ci knew she had to shut down thus type of thought quickly. "And what if, say, I decide to leave? Or Fenzhi? Or Huaban?" She walked slowly around the elder that dared to voice a different opinion. "If she can leave, what's to stop the rest of us? How are you going to keep any of us here?"

The elders started whispering among themselves.

Jian Ci heard snatches of their conversation and smiled to herself. They just needed a nudge in the right direction, and with any luck, Zai Shu Xia would do that all by herself. She was a stubborn girl when she wanted to be, and Jian Ci had a feeling this could be one of those times.

She was just about to say something else, when a single leaf smacked her lips. She looked up but there was nothing. One step forward, and another hit her face. None too gently, either. Jian Ci wondered what was going on, but there were no more, so she assumed they were random.