Chapter 42: For the Sake of Your Junior, Aunt Yun, Are You Willing to Sacrifice Yourself?

  Yun Rong stepped forward, her gentle, water-like eyes filled with disbelief.

  When she first arrived, she saw her junior in black stockings, her face flushed red with shyness and nervousness.

  At that moment, an ominous premonition arose in her heart.

  But since she hadn't seen anything with her own eyes, she buried the thought deep inside and tried not to dwell on it.

  Yet, just now, while hiding in the shadows, she witnessed an even more shocking scene.

  To be honest, if she hadn't seen it herself, she would never have believed it.

  Her cold and aloof junior, someone as pure and untouchable as an ice queen, actually had such a passionate and uninhibited side?

  She directly pushed him down and rode on top of him—a series of actions that were simply... simply depraved!

  For someone as innocent as Yun Rong, "depraved" was the only word she could think of.

  Why had it come to this?

  Yun Rong knew Ye Xueyi's personality very well.

  There was no way she would willingly do such a thing just because she liked Su Qing.

  So, for her to come to the capital dressed in black stockings, deliberately seducing him, there was only one possibility...

  Her senior sister's orders!

  In other words, it was a sect mission—her sect must have instructed her to do this!

  But had her senior sister forgotten the promise she made to her?

  Yun Rong found it hard to accept.

  "Now, you should finally believe what I told you. Your senior sister has already fallen to darkness."

  Su Qing gave her a moment to process before speaking in a sighing tone.

  He had been looking forward to today's performance for a long time, carefully planning everything.

  As long as Ye Xueyi couldn't resist coming to find him, the curtain would be fully drawn.

  But his real target wasn't the goddess—it was the gentle senior aunt standing behind her.

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  As a man, sometimes sacrifices must be made in pursuit of greater things.

  Yun Rong remained silent.

  When she first heard such claims, she refused to believe them.

  But now, she had no way to deny it—she simply couldn't.

  The truth was laid out before her, rendering words meaningless.

  Ever since she left the sect, she had only maintained occasional contact with her senior sister.

  In truth, despite spending so many years together, she had never truly understood her senior sister.

  Even so, she had chosen to trust her.

  Yet what happened today completely shattered that trust!

  Everything she had just seen caused a storm of emotions within her.

  To accomplish great things, sacrifices were sometimes necessary.

  But for her senior sister to choose Ye Xueyi—the girl she had raised herself—as the sacrifice?

  How did it come to this?

  Before she left, her senior sister had not promised her this!

  Yun Rong's eyes carried an undeniable trace of resentment.

  Had her senior sister forgotten her promise the moment she left?

  Not only did she fail to protect Ye Xueyi, but she had also thrown her straight into the fire.

  After so many years as senior and junior sisters, was their bond truly not as trustworthy as a young man she had only recently met?

  Feeling conflicted, Yun Rong recalled her conversation with Su Qing that day.

  Back then, she had merely wanted to earn his goodwill.

  She never expected the young man to lay everything bare in an open and honest manner.

  He directly exposed her as an expelled disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect.

  Not only that, but he also revealed the truth about the goddess, as well as the relationship between her and the goddess.

  Then, he told her the true purpose behind her senior sister’s scheme—to make Ye Xueyi seduce him!

  When she first heard this, Yun Rong’s immediate reaction was disbelief.

  But now, she could no longer deny it.

  Her poor junior had not only been assigned such a degrading task, but she was also completely unaware that her identity had been exposed!

  If she hadn't encountered Su Qing, she dreaded to think what might have happened once Ye Xueyi’s cover was blown.

  Horrific torture would have been inevitable, wouldn’t it?

  This was the truth Yun Rong had always hidden from her junior, and also the reason she chose to trust Su Qing.

  A spy hidden in their midst, yet he knowingly let her stay—what did that mean?

  Either he had deeper motives, or he simply didn’t want to act against her.

  Back then, Yun Rong had suspected some grand scheme.

  But then the young man sighed, guilt and remorse flashing across his face, and he opened his heart to her once more.

  "Aunt Yun, there's no need for you to be so wary. Honestly, these past few days haven’t been easy for me either."

  "She’s a spy. Given my status, I should have captured her and subjected her to interrogation."

  "But I found myself unable to do it—because she’s merely a pawn being manipulated."

  "I want to give her a chance to change, in my own way."

  His voice was filled with sighs, self-reproach, and even a sense of guilt toward his emperor.

  Yun Rong hesitated for a moment before ultimately choosing to tentatively trust him.

  Because of this, the two had been able to maintain their dynamic despite standing on opposite sides.

  Now, Yun Rong let out a soft sigh.

  Before, she hadn't fully believed everything Su Qing said.

  But after what she just saw?

  Her trust in him had taken a leap forward.

  She might not agree that her senior sister had fallen to darkness, but at least they now had a common understanding.

  She couldn’t help but feel discontent toward her senior sister’s actions.

  Regardless of the reasoning, making Ye Xueyi do something like that was simply wrong!

  "I always wanted to give her a chance to redeem herself, but she keeps crossing the line."

  "Aunt Yun, now that you’ve seen it yourself, what do you want to do?"

  Su Qing sighed and shook his head.

  "I... I hope you can let Xueyi go. She was just following orders... she was kept in the dark."

  Aunt Yun’s voice carried a hint of pleading.

  No matter what, she had to protect her junior!

  As for her senior sister, she needed time to investigate before making her next move.

  "This matter, huh..."

  Su Qing’s face showed a troubled expression.

  Yet despite his hesitant look, his actions were decisive—he directly took the gentle senior aunt’s hand.

  Then, with a slight pull, he effortlessly drew the unsuspecting beauty into his embrace.

  In an instant, he was holding onto soft, fragrant warmth, her body plush and fulfilling in a way that sent a surge of satisfaction through him.

  Compared to an aloof goddess, an elder sisterly woman like this felt far more gratifying.

  "Y-You—what are you doing?!"

  Yun Rong found herself suddenly held in his arms, her mind momentarily blank before her face flushed red.

  Even a gentle big sister type couldn't endure being handled like this!

  She began to struggle, about to use her full strength to break free and scold him harshly.

  "Aunt Yun, I have to admit—I desire her as well."

  "Honestly, how could anyone resist when a goddess throws herself at them?"

  "The fact that I’ve held back this long is already proof of my immense restraint."

  Feeling the soft struggles in his embrace, Su Qing spoke with utter sincerity.

  And he wasn’t lying.

  There were righteous men in this world, sure—but how many could truly resist a goddess's seduction?

  As a young man filled with blood and passion, wasn’t it natural for him to find it difficult to hold back?