Chapter 29

Chapter 29

A Natural-Born Master of Palace Schemes!

If time could rewind, Mei Xing Er would definitely stop her daughter from committing such a crazy act, but now it was too late to say anything.

One wrong step led to another.

Once you stepped into the abyss, there was no turning back.

Li Nan Ke continued, “According to the plan, Lin Jiao Yue had He Qing Yu waiting outside the forest, listening for her signal whistle.

Instigated by Lin Jiao Yue, Wan Ying Ying and Wen Jin Er had the biggest fight of their friendship. And at this moment, Wan Ying Ying completely lost her mind.

I can’t be sure whether Wen Jin Er’s head injury was caused by Wan Ying Ying pushing her or… by Lin Jiao Yue pushing her.

But that’s not important. The important thing is that Lin Jiao Yue had to first convince Wan Ying Ying to join forces with her and kill Wen Jin Er!”

At this point, even Li Nan Ke couldn’t help but marvel at Lin Jiao Yue’s ability to instigate.

Under normal circumstances, Wan Ying Ying definitely wouldn’t kill anyone.

But she underestimated the extent of Lin Jiao Yue’s brainwashing, just like Yuan Shao ‘brainwashing’ He Jin during the late Eastern Han Dynasty, eventually leading to his death.

Li Nan Ke remembered watching a foreign documentary.

It was about an ordinary person who witnessed a murder at a party and was gradually brainwashed into becoming an accomplice.

Although Lin Jiao Yue hadn’t studied psychology, she was truly skilled at manipulating people’s hearts.

This girl was a natural-born master of palace schemes.

Li Nan Ke looked at Mei Xing Er and said calmly, “Under Lin Jiao Yue’s step-by-step instigation, Wan Ying Ying developed immense hatred towards Wen Jin Er, especially since she had always looked down on her.

But the straw that broke Wan Ying Ying’s last shred of reason was the prayer paper Wen Jin Er placed in the prayer tube!

To be precise, it was Lin Jiao Yue who secretly put it in there.

According to the clues provided by the monks on duty at the Dustless Temple, it was Lin Jiao Yue who personally hung up their prayer tubes. In other words, Lin Jiao Yue could easily tamper with them and replace Wen Jin Er’s prayer paper.

It’s not hard to guess that the replaced content expressed love for He Qing Yu and might even contain some insults towards Wan Ying Ying.

Remember Xiang Er said that Lin Jiao Yue and Wen Jin Er had the closest relationship. And they often practiced calligraphy together in the study.

I looked at those calligraphy scrolls. Lin Jiao Yue could perfectly imitate Wen Jin Er’s handwriting.

Moreover, at that time, Lin Jiao Yue was certain that Wan Ying Ying would peek at Wen Jin Er’s prayer tube. To create an opportunity for her, she even offered to go to the bathroom and asked Wen Jin Er to accompany her.

As she expected, Wan Ying Ying peeked.

She saw the content of ‘Wen Jin Er’s’ love for He Qing Yu.

This undoubtedly ignited the last shred of reason in Wan Ying Ying’s heart into a raging fire of anger.

But even then, Wan Ying Ying didn’t think of killing Wen Jin Er. She probably just wanted to teach her a lesson, so she decided to go to Cuihong Mountain.

But what happened next was completely beyond her expectations.

During the argument and scuffle, Wen Jin Er fell and was injured, falling into a deep coma.

Logically, the wisest choice at this point would be to take Wen Jin Er down the mountain to find a doctor. But our Wan Ying Ying, at this critical moment, was bewitched by Lin Jiao Yue!

Kill Wen Jin Er!

As long as Wen Jin Er was dead, no one would fight with her over He Qing Yu!”

A chill crept into everyone’s bodies. Even though the room wasn’t cold, they felt a bone-chilling coldness wash over them.

Every word from Li Nan Ke made them tremble with fear.

What kind of girl was she?

A demon sent by the heavens?

Li Nan Ke didn’t give them time to recover and continued, “And I’m 90% sure that before this, Lin Jiao Yue had promised Wan Ying Ying a great reward. She promised to use her influence as a daughter to help her friend and her father, He Qing Yu, get together and form a marriage.

Wan Ying Ying, spoiled from a young age, acted impulsively and recklessly, never considering the consequences. Simply put, she was brainless. Her intelligence was no match for Lin Jiao Yue’s.

Under Lin Jiao Yue’s deception, Wan Ying Ying became an accomplice in a daze.

They used the Dragon’s Beard Tendon they had prepared beforehand to tie Wen Jin Er between two trees. Taking advantage of the tendon’s properties, they tore her body apart, creating the illusion of a Demonic Creature attack!

At this point, Lin Jiao Yue’s initial plan was perfectly executed. Next was Wan Ying Ying, the biggest sucker.

While Wan Ying Ying was dealing with the body, Lin Jiao Yue signaled He Qing Yu, who was waiting in the distance.

Then, He Qing Yu, disguised as a Demonic Creature with the animal hide, made his appearance.

By this time, Wan Ying Ying’s mind was blank, unable to think clearly. Seeing the Demonic Creature appear, she was naturally terrified.

Especially when Lin Jiao Yue started running, she could only follow, fleeing with her to the edge of the cliff.

And then, Lin Jiao Yue pushed her off!

Some might ask, why didn’t Lin Jiao Yue kill Wan Ying Ying after killing Wen Jin Er? Remember, this was a Demonic Creature attack. If Lin Jiao Yue had escaped alone, she would be the prime suspect.

She had to run with Wan Ying Ying to make people believe that they were indeed being chased by a Demonic Creature!

After pushing Wan Ying Ying off the cliff, Lin Jiao Yue followed the path she had explored beforehand, reached a platform below the cliff, and jumped down as well.

Everyone knows what happened next.

Lin Jiao Yue, cushioned by the dense branches, was ‘lucky’ enough to survive, only injuring her leg.”

“I have a question,” Leng Xinnan suddenly said, her eyes sparkling. “If Wan Ying Ying had taken out the prayer paper to confront Wen Jin Er, wouldn’t Wen Jin Er have known that Lin Jiao Yue was behind this?”

Li Nan Ke smiled. “That’s right. But we need to remember one thing: when you subjectively believe that someone is a thief, even if they provide strong evidence to prove their innocence, you won’t eliminate your suspicion.

Especially at that time, Wan Ying Ying had completely lost her mind. She wouldn’t believe any of Wen Jin Er’s excuses.

Even if Wen Jin Er dug out her own heart to prove it, Wan Ying Ying wouldn’t believe her!”

Li Nan Ke’s words, although absurd, were also realistic.

Only those who had been wrongly accused could truly understand the feeling of wanting to prove their innocence but being unable to defend themselves.

This was the ruthless part of Lin Jiao Yue.

She knew better than anyone how innocent Wen Jin Er was. But she was more ruthless than anyone in framing her friend.

“Lin Jiao Yue’s first plan was completed, at least it seemed perfect to her at that time,” Li Nan Ke said, sitting down on a chair as he was tired from standing. “Then she moved on to her second plan: to kill her biological father, He Qing Yu!

After all, He Qing Yu was the biggest obstacle to her becoming a phoenix!

Especially on the night of the fourth of eighth, when He Qing Yu climbed over the wall of the Lin residence to confront them, it undoubtedly made Lin Jiao Yue realize that this biological father wasn’t reliable and might even report them to the authorities the next day out of guilt.

She had to strike first and eliminate all hidden dangers in the cradle!

Therefore, Lin Jiao Yue once again used her eloquence to persuade her mother to kill her former lover, He Qing Yu!

I asked Xiang Er, and she confirmed that Mei Xing Er and Lin Jiao Yue had an argument after He Qing Yu left. At that time, she heard Lin Jiao Yue shout, ‘It’s either him or me!’

This was a threat, and I believe that the reason Mei Xing Er compromised was that Lin Jiao Yue was truly threatening her life.

Mei Xing Er loved her daughter too much; she would even give up her life for her.

Just like Xiang Er said, when the fire broke out in the Lin residence years ago, it was Madam Lin who risked her life to save her daughter.

One was her former lover whom she deeply loved.

The other was her most beloved daughter.

After a fierce internal struggle, Madam Lin ultimately chose to abandon the former and help her daughter kill… He Qing Yu!”

The beautiful woman on the bed finally broke down and cried.

Li Nan Ke’s revelation was like a steel wire, slowly tightening around her already wounded heart, leaving bloody marks and making it hard to breathe.

Even now, she didn’t know if her choice was right or wrong.

If she had to do it again, she might still help her daughter. This was what she owed her daughter; she had no choice.

Li Nan Ke quietly watched the weeping woman, but his sharp words didn’t stop.

“That night, to avoid suspicion, Madam Lin and Miss Lin slept together, under the pretense of comforting and accompanying her daughter.

But in reality, Madam Lin secretly sneaked out of the Lin residence. She found He Qing Yu, who was about to go to the White Cloud Restaurant for a drink, and lured him back home. She drugged him with a concoction of Drunken Immortal Peach, Rhododendron molle, and other anesthetic herbs mixed into the wine.

Then, Madam Lin started to set up the scene, creating the illusion that He Qing Yu, drunk and failing to handle the charcoal basin properly, died accidentally from coal fumes poisoning!

Considering that He Qing Yu had been to the Lin residence earlier, to sever any connection between him and the Lin family, Madam Lin also placed lime powder around the body to slow down the decomposition and mislead the authorities during the autopsy.

To be honest, I don’t believe that such an elaborate crime scene was your idea, Madam Lin. It was Lin Jiao Yue who taught you, wasn’t it?”

Madam Lin raised her tear-swollen eyes and stared blankly out the window.

Her silence was an admission of guilt.

Li Nan Ke sighed in admiration. “Your daughter is truly a natural-born criminal mastermind. To get rid of the clothes stained with lime powder, you even deliberately used the excuse of a rat getting into the wardrobe and burned them along with some old clothes.

With this step, Lin Jiao Yue’s second plan was also completed.

But unexpectedly, at this critical moment, fate gave her a lesson. It taught her that sometimes, man proposes, but God disposes!

Because she received news that Wan Ying Ying, who had fallen off the cliff, was still alive!

Unfortunately, Wan Ying Ying survived. Fortunately, Wan Ying Ying was paralyzed and unconscious.

Lin Jiao Yue was stunned.

She understood that if Wan Ying Ying woke up, she would be completely finished. Therefore, Wan Ying Ying had to die as soon as possible.

But who would kill her?

Her own mother?

No way, this woman didn’t have the ability to kill. Even if she did, she would be caught, and all the plans would collapse.

He Qing Yu?

But this poor father was already dead.

Just as Lin Jiao Yue was desperately trying to come up with a remedy, a useful tool came knocking at her door.

That’s right, our Scholar Wen entered the stage!

The truly exciting part of the play officially began at this moment.”

Seeing that Mei Xing Er was on the verge of collapse, Li Nan Ke got up, walked to the bed, sat down, and held the woman’s hand, offering comfort.

After all, there was an even more unbearable truth for Mei Xing Er to face.

That was the truly devastating blow.

He couldn’t let the woman break down now.

“From Xiang Er, we know that Wen Jin Er and Lin Jiao Yue had the closest relationship. So I have enough reason to believe that Lin Jiao Yue knew about Scholar Wen’s special feelings for Jin Er.

She wanted to take full advantage of this to carry out her plan of killing with a borrowed knife!

I didn’t hear what Lin Jiao Yue said to Scholar Wen, but judging from the scene witnessed by Xiang Er and the others, where Scholar Wen almost strangled Lin Jiao Yue on the spot, those words must have deeply provoked him.

Scholar Wen is a bit abnormal when it comes to emotions. He has a deep-rooted bias and violent energy.

After being provoked by Lin Jiao Yue, his hatred for Wan Ying Ying reached its peak.

And do you remember the Old Qin incident?

At that time, it was Wan Ying Ying who, to play a prank on Old Qin, tricked him into the room where Wen Jin Er was changing clothes, which caused a huge commotion and led to Old Qin being expelled from the Lin residence with a broken leg.

To avoid responsibility, Wan Ying Ying claimed that they were all in on the joke and that Wen Jin Er had seduced Old Qin.

Wen Jin Er, the victim, was turned into the perpetrator by Wan Ying Ying, which undoubtedly damaged her reputation. Scholar Wen, upon learning the truth, must have hated Wan Ying Ying immensely.

If Wen Jin Er hadn’t stopped him, he would have probably stormed into the Wan residence to settle the score with Wan Ying Ying.

The old grudge hadn’t faded, and now his sister had died because of Wan Ying Ying. Do you think Scholar Wen could remain calm?”

Li Nan Ke sneered and, under everyone’s strange gazes, gently wiped away the tears on Madam Lin’s face.

No one thought that Li Nan Ke was showing compassion.

He was preparing to deliver the most devastating blow.

Li Nan Ke continued, “After Scholar Wen left, Lin Jiao Yue refused to eat or drink.

Why?

Because she was also afraid.

She knew that Scholar Wen, in his rage, might even take revenge on her, the “bitch” who abandoned her friend and ran away.

Although Scholar Wen had some cultivation experience, his power was average. It would be impossible for him to successfully break into the Wan residence or the Lin residence to kill. Therefore, there was only one possibility: poison!

Lin Jiao Yue guessed Scholar Wen’s method, so she didn’t dare to eat anything and waited patiently.

Waiting for good news.

Also praying, praying that Scholar Wen wouldn’t calm down, otherwise she would have to devise a new plan.

Fortunately, Scholar Wen didn’t disappoint her. On the sixth of eighth, Wan Ying Ying died, killed by a Nightmare in a Red Rain dream.

Lin Jiao Yue, who had been secretly observing the Wan family, immediately learned of Wan Ying Ying’s death and the cause.

Knowing Scholar Wen’s method, Lin Jiao Yue was relieved. The next day, she started eating again.

But the girl was still cautious, afraid that she might consume too much Red Rain and mutate into a Demonic Creature. Therefore, she only ate a small half bowl. Lord Leng, you should still remember that the porridge you tested for Red Rain had half a bowl left, right?”

“That’s right,” Guo Gang confirmed. “There was indeed half a bowl left.”

Li Nan Ke smiled. “As an extra precaution, she had her mother send a maid to the Night Patrol in advance.

The onset of a Red Rain Nightmare takes about five hours. In other words, whether there was that mysterious Dream Weaver or not, the Night Patrol would be able to save her immediately.

With this, Lin Jiao Yue’s plan of killing with a borrowed knife was perfectly executed!

Even if Scholar Wen was caught, it wouldn’t implicate her. And she, the culprit, became the victim instead, making it even less likely for anyone to suspect her!

However, fate decided to play tricks again at this moment.

It was as if it was testing this girl.

Just as she was about to proceed with the final act of her plan, He Qing Yu was ‘resurrected’!

All of Lin Jiao Yue’s meticulous calculations started to crumble at this moment, heading towards an uncontrollable direction!

But the most uncontrollable factor was me, Li Nan Ke, entering the scene!”

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