"Why stop now? Why not continue, hmm?"

Standing by the table, Pei Wanyu, her arms crossed and her face like frost, looked at Lu Jin'an and Xiao Yinruo on the bed. Her gaze grew colder, especially as she looked at Lu Jin'an, who was half-undressed.

Although she already knew everything, seeing this scene with her own eyes still sparked an uncontrollable anger in her heart.

Does he still consider me his Master?

Something this significant, just because Xiao Yinruo enjoys the thrill of an affair, he didn't tell me. Who's really your Master?

If you pleaded with me, acted a little coyly, do you think I'd be a tyrant and break up the lovers?

Pei Wanyu's grip on her arms tightened, exuding an aura that was like an ancient, unmelting iceberg, yet also like a volcano on the verge of eruption.

"Don't get up, keep going." Pei Wanyu lightly lifted her chin, her long, narrow phoenix eyes now only filled with coldness, saying, "You seemed to be enjoying it, didn't you? Were you hoping to take advantage of my absence at this Fuyao Inn... If I were any further away, would you dare to do it in my Huangyu Palace, hmm?"

Each word Pei Wanyu spoke was like a heavy hammer striking Xiao Yinruo's heart, making her face, half-leaning on the bed, grow even paler, and her body shivering uncontrollably.

She instinctively reached for the neatly folded blanket beside her to cover herself, but just as her fingers touched the blanket, Pei Wanyu chuckled coldly: "Now you know the need to cover up?"

Xiao Yinruo's fingers stiffened, her lips parted slightly: "Wanyu, I…"

At this moment, Pei Wanyu let out a cold laugh: "What, afraid I'll see?"

"No, I…"

"What do you? Daring to do it, but not daring to…"

Before Pei Wanyu could finish her sentence, Lu Jin'an pulled the blanket over Xiao Yinruo and backed away, casually straightening his clothes.

Pei Wanyu's eyes narrowed slightly, then she simply sat in the chair, crossing her right leg over her left and pouring herself some wine.

Feeling the heat in his body turn to a cold sweat, Lu Jin'an got out of bed, observing his Master's expression without a word, shielding Xiao Yinruo on the bed.

"Master." Lu Jin'an cautiously spoke, "It's all my fault…"

"I haven't given you permission to speak!" Pei Wanyu interrupted Lu Jin'an's words. He momentarily stopped breathing, his mind racing to think of what to say.

Even though he didn't know when his Master found out, that wasn't important now.

Since they were caught in the act by his Master, he could only find a way to resolve the issue.

Avoiding the problem would only let down his Master, and also Aunt Ruo.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly fell silent. Pei Wanyu leisurely turned her gaze to Xiao Yinruo on the bed.

When Lu Jin'an stepped on the floor, Xiao Yinruo hurriedly began to put her clothes on, her pale lips tightly pressed together.

Once an affair is discovered, all the thrill vanishes in an instant, and the guilt, insecurity, tension, and panic that she had buried deep in her heart rushed up at once, occupying all her thoughts.

How was I discovered?

When did Wanyu find out?

What if she tells Nanzhi?

What if she gets angry and spreads this around?

What if she breaks ties with me?

What if…she even turns Lu Jin'an against me?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yinruo's trembling fingers paused, and she quickly turned to look at Pei Wanyu: "Wanyu, it was me who seduced Lu…"

Smack!

Pei Wanyu slammed the wine cup heavily onto the table, her gaze lightly grazing over Xiao Yinruo, her face expressionless: "You seduced him?

Who was the one that pledged solemnly not to make a move on my disciple? And who's the one having an affair with her husband behind her own disciple's back? Xiao Yinruo, I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person in private."

"By doing this…" Pei Wanyu sneered, "How many relationships have you destroyed?"

"I…" Xiao Yinruo opened her mouth, her eyes trembling as she slowly lowered her head: "I'm sorry…"

Pei Wanyu let out a cold snort, not responding, although in her heart she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was sure of one thing.

Yinruo truly liked Jin'an. It wasn't just the thrill of an affair manipulating her to use Jin'an.

It was clear from the first words.

However, this couldn't just end here. If she easily forgave these two for hiding things from her, it would make her seem easy to bully!

She shifted her gaze and looked at Lu Jin'an, who stood there without daring to move, her eyes flashing with a hint of amusement.

It was her first time seeing her good disciple not daring to breathe.

With that thought, Pei Wanyu lightly tapped her finger on the table. Lu Jin'an quickly walked over to pour her a drink, then respectfully offered the cup to her.

Pei Wanyu took the wine cup from his fingers, her tone still cold: "Speak, when did this start?"

Lu Jin'an answered truthfully: "In the Qinglian Secret Realm."

"..."

In an instant, Pei Wanyu realized that her original plan for Yinruo to enter the realm and cultivate feelings with Jin'an had succeeded.

Only, these two had kept it tightly under wraps.

'So, it was referring to this blood disaster foretold then?'

Pei Wanyu let out two cold chuckles, and the wine cup she had brought to her lips was placed back on the table.

Lu Jin'an silently watched this, continuing to speak: "Back in the secret realm, trapped in the Immortal Falling Shura Formation Map, I couldn't resist the desire's erosion from the Array, and lost my manners with Aunt Ruo.

Aunt Ruo felt sorry for me, so…"

"No!" Xiao Yinruo hurriedly interrupted Lu Jin'an's words: "Wanyu, it's the exact opposite of what he said. It was me, it was me who initiated…"

"Such a mutual passion." Pei Wanyu interrupted Xiao Yinruo: "So what now, given the circumstances, when you emerged from the Secret Realm, wasn't it you who seduced my disciple… Jin'an?"