Becoming the Villainess: I Dominate the Cultivation Realm with My Wok!-Chapter 414

"If someone can act so silently that even I don’t notice, then even if I’m in the room, it might be of no use. It could cost a life or even two. If blame is to be placed, it shouldn’t be on me, but on the thief who kidnapped Miss Chen."

Lin Qing spoke while locking eyes with Cen Lizhui, his previous unease having vanished upon actually facing him. Now, he felt more confident.

After all, Cen Lizhui’s unacknowledging, even accusatory expression—why should he endure it? Not even his master had ever shown such a face, so why should someone else?

Moreover, he believed his reasoning was quite sound. He had only been standing just outside for a moment and hadn’t gone far. Even so, Miss Chen’s disappearance was unexpected and silent, which only showed that the person abducting her was highly capable. Such a skilled person wouldn’t have been thwarted, even had he confronted them.

Besides, there’s no certainty she was abducted...

Recalling Miss Chen’s formidable strength from before, Lin Qing’s anxiety lessened. If such a strong Miss Chen had somewhere to be, who could stop her? And why stop her?

But, in Cen Lizhui’s mind, it was entirely different. He believed Chen Muxue’s previous strength was due to some forbidden Summoning God Technique. Even if she wanted to use the Summoning God Technique again, given her poor health and no urgent situation, she couldn’t possibly use it again so soon. Hence, she couldn’t turn into the formidable Chen Muxue she was before.

Therefore, Cen Lizhui felt that Chen Muxue must have been taken by some master.

In the Imperial Palace, since one like Yu Yan, a Void Refinement Realm expert, would willingly become a eunuch for certain schemes, there could be other experts hiding in the shadows...

Perhaps, not masters inside the palace, but...

Chen Muxue possessed that Heaven-defying Divine Skill, capable of awakening Spirit Roots in those with No Spiritual Root, upgrading Spirit Roots in those who have them, and making dishes that could be consumed like superior Elixirs without the side effects of Elixir poison...

It’s very likely she’s been targeted by other masters early on, merely waiting for the right opportunity. Perhaps what they feared before was Chen Muxue’s Summoning God Technique. Now, as she couldn’t use it momentarily, it’s the perfect time to abduct her...

The more Cen Lizhui pondered, the more sweat appeared on his forehead. He felt an indescribable discomfort as he thought of the various crises Chen Muxue might be facing.

"You sure have a lot of reasoning... Chen Muxue is missing, and you can’t find her. Instead, you’re here debating with the Imperial Concubine. If you have time for this, why not find your master?" A cold light flashed in Cen Lizhui’s eyes.

Such an expression chilled Lin Qing’s heart further. It seemed those he considered friends, but were not so close, were not only Huo Lian.

"My master is also an outsider. If he’s still in this Imperial Palace, the Imperial Concubine’s people are many and familiar with the palace... Never mind, I’m too lazy to explain. Anyway, you won’t listen." Lin Qing’s tone turned cold.

The Imperial Concubine watched them intently, back and forth, munching on sunflower seeds she had unknowingly retrieved.

Cen Lizhui laughed: "I won’t listen? I think it’s because you can’t say more. But indeed, to you people from the so-called first-rate Sects, Chen Muxue probably looks no different from those in your eyes... If Chen Muxue lacked those abilities, would you and your master even look at her directly?"