I don't talk about love with my Martial Sister

Chapter 124

The next day, when the escape of the demonic cultivator Pei Chen was discovered by Tianwaitian, Shang Can was just receiving her breakfast from the innkeeper in the tavern's lobby.

Before she could take a bite, Chu Ming rushed in through the door and dragged her upstairs in a panic. In a blur, he also pulled in Wan Shao and gathered them all into Shang Can and Yun Duan's room. After locking the door and casting several soundproofing spells, his face turned ashen as he confronted Shang Can, "...This was your doing, wasn't it?"

Wan Shao looked confused, but Shang Can remained expressionless. Having confessed to Yun Duan the night before, she casually pushed a bowl of wonton soup toward Yun Duan and replied nonchalantly, "Are you asking about Pei Chen? Yes, that was my doing."

"You're too reckless!" Chu Ming was alarmed, scolding her in a hushed voice. "Last night, you said you were only going to take a look, promising not to do anything extreme... But look at this! You trespassed into a restricted area and released someone imprisoned by Tianwaitian. You— you—"

While Chu Ming was deeply worried, practically bleeding with every word, the one responsible for the chaos remained composed, sitting calmly at the table. Her voice was unhurried, "I didn't do anything extreme. No one died, after all."

Her definition of "extreme" was much too lenient!

Seeing Chu Ming's rising agitation, Shang Can quickly laid out her findings and reasoning from the previous night. Then she shrugged casually, "—So that's the situation. Don't you think this was a pretty good approach compared to causing more chaos?"

Chu Ming's head began to throb as he listened, feeling his temples pulse with frustration. Rubbing his forehead, he sighed, "Alright, alright, what's done is done. There's no way to catch Kunyao-jun again now... But you could have warned us earlier! I nearly had a heart attack when I heard the news."

"I came back pretty late last night," Shang Can said with a slight pout, her eyes innocently sweeping over Chu Ming before shifting to Yun Duan, who was eating wonton soup with perfect posture. Her voice took on a playful tone, "I did tell Yun Duan though, and then I didn't really have time to find you."

Chu Ming, still clueless, was mumbling about how two sentences couldn't possibly take that long when he heard the clink of a spoon against a bowl. He turned his head to find Yun Duan lowering her gaze, quietly apologizing for the accidental noise and quickly straightening her spoon with careful etiquette. But was it just his imagination, or did his junior sister's face seem a bit red? Maybe the wonton soup was too hot?

Before he could dwell on it, Shang Can spoke again, "Has the news of Pei Chen's escape spread throughout the city already? I thought Tianwaitian would try to cover it up."

"No, it hasn't spread yet. It's just that I couldn't sleep after our failed attempt yesterday, so I went to snoop around Tianwaitian's entrance early this morning. I overheard a few things from the disciples at the gate," Chu Ming explained, frowning with concern. "But it seems like things are chaotic inside. The two disciples didn't even notice me hiding nearby, and they hurried back to close the gate after exchanging a few words. It looks like they're going into lockdown for the day— What should we do? If you plan to sneak in again to see if Qinglian-jun shows up, won't that be extremely dangerous?"

"What a foolish idea." Shang Can chuckled. "I have no intention of taking such a risk in broad daylight."

Seeing Chu Ming's confused expression, she held out her hand, and a subtle pulse of spiritual energy flickered between her fingers— a technique Chu Ming was all too familiar with.

"I sent out some surveillance spirits before I left Tianwaitian last night," Shang Can explained. "I placed them in various spots to keep watch. As long as they're not discovered, they'll keep sending me information."