I don't talk about love with my Martial Sister

Chapter 121

Even though Shan Can hadn't heard much from Wan Shao about her mother, she knew that her mother had passed away many years ago. At this moment, Shan Can couldn't quite wrap her head around the outlandish idea that Wan Shao was trying to convey. She repeated in confusion, "...You're saying Tianwaitian found someone who looks like your mother to be the acting sect master?"

"That's what I mean," Wan Shao nodded weakly, still struggling to come to terms with it. She emphasized again, "But I haven't seen it with my own eyes yet."

Overwhelmed by this sudden and unexpected information, Shan Can couldn't quite process it. She asked blankly, "What? You haven't met the new acting sect master of Tianwaitian in the past few years?"

"I have! But when I saw her, it wasn't my mother's face that I saw!" Wan Shao, stumbling over her words, gestured clumsily for a while before waving her hand, "That's why I said it seems like she's using a disguise—it actually makes sense when I think about it. The mask-making skills I have, I learned them from my mother..."

Seeing that both of them were getting more and more confused, Yun Duan interrupted the fragmented conversation, first asking Wan Shao, "Since you haven't seen it with your own eyes, where did you get this information? Did someone else see it?"

Wan Shao took a few deep breaths to calm herself down, then nodded seriously and said, "...It's news from Biluo Huangquan from a few days ago."

"Tianwaitian has been oppressing the demon clans recently, and Biluo Huangquan was lucky to be spared, but those demons who live in hiding have been relentlessly pursued... A few days ago, a bird demon injured someone during a fight with cultivators. Using this as an excuse, Tianwaitian sent the acting sect master and her followers to the bird demon's mountain. If Biluo Huangquan hadn't intervened, the entire hawk clan would've been wiped out."

Wan Shao sighed as she spoke, her tone becoming odd, "You could say they were lucky. Among the hawks, there was a particularly gifted young member with exceptional vision, able to see through many illusions. The first time he saw the acting sect master of Tianwaitian... he accidentally saw her true face."

Shan Can listened intently, furrowing her brows as she asked, "Was he the only one who saw it?"

Understanding that Shan Can's question implied doubt about the accuracy of the claim, Wan Shao first nodded, then quickly shook her head and said gravely, "I thought the same when I first heard the news. My mother has been dead for so many years, and her life lamp had clearly gone out. There's no way this could be connected to Tianwaitian. But this matter is too important, so I didn't dare to be careless. A few days ago, I gathered the flower demon clan to discuss it."

"Although we couldn't go back to that day's scene, you know that flower demons are skilled in crafting potions." Wan Shao tapped the sachet at her waist, and the sound of clinking bottles could be heard. "Yuan Ge and I have been working on a potion called 'Dream Incense.' Its effect is to allow one to glimpse the memories of the user."

"While memories are vast and complex, usually only the most profound and unforgettable ones surface, often appearing strange and incoherent. But we've improved it over several days with the help of the flower demons, and with the cooperation of that hawk, I was finally able to see his memory of that day."

Wan Shao's expression shifted repeatedly, and in the end, she frowned miserably, weakly saying, "...Damn it, that face really was my mother's."

"..."

Even though Shan Can had anticipated this result from Wan Shao's earlier behavior, the information still left her head buzzing. She and Wan Shao exchanged silent glances for a long time, unable to say anything. Finally, Yun Duan calmly asked, "Can the authenticity of the memory be confirmed? Could it be that the hawk saw an illusion?"