Veil of Darkness: The Enchantress's Revenge

Chapter 13: Cloud Sect

Ouyang Lin glared at Shangguan Mo, clearly displeased, while she ignored him completely, leaving Yun Su feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Shangguan Mo, you actually turned my Demon-Slaying Sect into an evil sect and chased away the elders!" The reason? They were too virtuous! What kind of logic was that? It was clearly meant to provoke the dead!

Yun Su quickly patted his back, trying to comfort him. "Lin, the Miss hasn't done anything wrong, so don't be angry."

Ouyang Lin huffed, "She hasn't done anything wrong yet? She actually told the five newly promoted elders that she doesn't like virtuous people and not to bring their virtuous nonsense around. What kind of talk is that? It's clearly an attempt to turn everyone in the Demon-Slaying Sect into evil beings!"

Shangguan Mo lightly reminded him, "It's now the Cloud Sect."

Seeing that Ouyang Lin wanted to say more, Shangguan Mo interrupted him with a light laugh and asked Yun Su, "Yun Su, would you like to visit the underworld?"

Ouyang Lin quickly shielded Yun Su, taking on a protective stance. "Don't you dare have any designs on Su Su!" Then he sulked and muttered, "Can't I just keep quiet?"

Yun Su chuckled, finding it amusing that the Miss was just teasing him, and Lin actually fell for it!

Shangguan Mo also found it funny; Ouyang Lin always maintained a righteous demeanor, unafraid of anything, yet Yun Su was his weakness.

Time passed swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, three months had gone by. The most sensational event in the martial world during this time was that the original Demon-Slaying Sect, after its leader Ouyang Lin was killed by the Ghost Gate, transformed into the Cloud Sect. In just three months, it rapidly developed and grew larger, but it had completely turned into an evil sect. The Cloud Sect's rapid growth was due to its continuous absorption of other small forces, causing widespread panic.

Originally, the martial world's largest forces were four righteous and two evil sects, but now it had shifted to three righteous and three evil sects. The Ghost Gate had already been a headache, and now the Cloud Sect had quickly surpassed the Rakshasa Palace, becoming an evil force on par with the Ghost Gate, which naturally attracted the attention of righteous practitioners.

What was strange was that the Ghost Gate had not made any moves against the Cloud Sect, making the righteous practitioners even more uneasy. Could it be that these two major forces belonged to the same person, or had they reached a cooperation agreement?

It was not surprising that they speculated this way, as both the leader of the Ghost Gate and the leader of the Cloud Sect were very mysterious, and no one knew their true identities. It was entirely possible that they were the same person, and it made sense that they could be cooperating.

If that were the case, the martial world might soon face a catastrophe. Just as the righteous practitioners were preparing to hold a martial conference to discuss solutions, the Ghost Gate and the Cloud Sect suddenly began to show signs of opposition. Although there were no overt conflicts, it was clear that the two sides were not in harmony.

Thus, the originally planned martial conference was postponed, and the righteous practitioners prepared to observe the situation. If these two major forces were at odds and mutually restraining each other, then they could feel more at ease for the time being.

Yun Su handed a stack of rice paper to Shangguan Mo. "Miss, this is the matter you wanted to investigate."

Shangguan Mo accepted it, as the Cloud Sect was now on the right track, and it was time to clarify some matters.

Yun Su was puzzled as to why Shangguan Mo wanted to investigate her own background, but she didn't ask any questions. She simply prepared some pastries and tea before leaving.

Shangguan Mo carefully examined the information in her hands. The original Shangguan Mo was the daughter of Shangguan Meng, the Prime Minister of the Cang Kingdom. Her mother had died early, and she had a twin sister. Although they looked alike, Shangguan Xuan was renowned as a talented woman in the Cang Kingdom, also known as the most beautiful woman in the Cang Kingdom. In contrast, Shangguan Mo was completely overlooked under Shangguan Xuan's brilliance. Although Shangguan Meng had many concubines, he treasured Shangguan Xuan, so the many concubines in the Prime Minister's residence carefully sought to please her. Shangguan Xuan always believed she was the most beautiful and couldn't stand seeing Shangguan Mo with the same appearance. As a result, the concubines in the residence would bully Shangguan Mo both openly and secretly to curry favor with Shangguan Xuan, and even the servants rarely treated her kindly.

When the Silver Moon Kingdom proposed a marriage alliance, the Emperor of the Cang Kingdom originally chose the talented and beautiful Shangguan Xuan. Shangguan Mo could guess the reason; after all, Emperor Ming did not specify a candidate, and choosing Shangguan Xuan meant not sacrificing his own daughter. Moreover, with Shangguan Xuan's beauty and talent, she might very well captivate Gong Mingxuan. However, the Crown Prince of the Cang Kingdom was very fond of Shangguan Xuan, so he did everything possible to keep her and switched the candidate to Shangguan Mo. Shangguan Meng did not oppose this; rather, he strongly supported it.

Shangguan Mo shook her head, feeling quite sorry for her. Was this really her past life? Although she wasn't particularly liked, it didn't mean anyone could bully her at will!

Next came the information on Gong Jue Shang.

"Demon fetus?" Shangguan Mo was slightly surprised and then murmured, "So this world has spiritual power too?" However, it seemed that the Sima family's spiritual power was merely superficial, only usable for assisting in star-gazing and divination, and could not control spirits like she could, nor could they enter the underworld.

But now, even that little bit of superficiality was gone.

Next, there was a blank space regarding the disappearance of Concubine Wan, with nothing found until the return of the Ghost King.

"Hehe..." Shangguan Mo couldn't help but chuckle softly, simply because what was written above was truly amusing.

Gong Jue Shang stood upright in the court despite being gravely ill, his back straight, his face filled with defiance, and his tear-filled eyes looked at the National Master. His finger pointed at the National Master, trembling slightly, revealing the pain in his heart. His voice trembled with sorrow, "Sima Yu, you have no spiritual power at all. You deceived the Emperor! To gain the Emperor's trust, you sacrificed your own daughter and granddaughter. Do you even have any humanity left? Poor Mother... cough cough..." Gong Jue Shang was so agitated that he coughed incessantly.

Upon hearing this, Gong Mingxuan didn't quite believe it. However, when Gong Jue Shang demanded that Sima Yu demonstrate his spiritual power, Sima Yu could only smile bitterly and say, "Your Majesty, I no longer possess any spiritual power."

Hearing this, the court was in an uproar, and Gong Mingxuan couldn't help but doubt Sima Yu, thinking about how his most favored concubine had been harmed by him. In a fit of rage, he ordered Sima Yu to be executed.

Sima Yu perhaps felt guilty for having harmed his own daughter and didn't try to defend himself. He only requested that Gong Mingxuan listen to his last prophecy. What that prophecy was, to this day, only Gong Mingxuan knew.