Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 402 - 385: I Caused the Death of Two Women

Chapter 402: Chapter 385: I Caused the Death of Two Women

Because Mu Yunchu still hadn’t made any substantial progress with Third Madam Pei, she didn’t rashly inform Wen Xu about the matter.

And Wen Xu seemed to understand, not asking a single question.

Upon learning from Wen Xu that the matter would conclude the day after tomorrow, some things needed to be expedited.

For example, finding a way to speak with Third Madam Pei alone.

The next day, she finally ’coincidentally’ met Third Madam Pei in the garden again.

Mu Yunchu seemed surprised to see her there, showing a hint of well-timed panic.

Third Madam Pei’s tired face surprisingly gained some spirit upon seeing Mu Yunchu.

"I remember you."

Mu Yunchu smiled slightly.

"Madam."

"Did the flowers from the other day work well?"

Third Madam Pei nodded.

Her flickering gaze seemed at a loss for words.

Mu Yunchu took the initiative, "Madam, you’ve been sleeping poorly lately?"

Third Madam Pei was slightly stunned.

Her mind barely had time to react.

"I noticed that the wrinkles between your brows have deepened considerably since our last meeting. This area signifies a government official and should be smooth and radiant, but now it’s covered with a dull hue that won’t dissipate, indicating thoughts are tangled."

Third Madam Pei had never personally met someone who speaks like a fortune-teller.

But she had seen it online many years ago.

She had to admit, those people’s tone and words were very off-putting.

Yet Mu Yunchu didn’t give her that feeling.

She even wanted to hear what else she had to say.

Mu Yunchu’s gaze slid beneath her eyes, "The silkworm area is yin, governs rest; the fine lines there are woven like a net, which isn’t natural but rather a result of staying up through sleepless nights."

"Lately, the more you want to sleep, the more you feel tangled thoughts spinning in your mind, and only when dawn is breaking do you manage to doze off restlessly, right?"

No woman doesn’t care about her beauty.

Even someone like Third Madam Pei, who doesn’t usually wear makeup and rarely goes out. Hearing about newly formed wrinkles at the corner of her eyes instinctively made her nervous, raising a hand to smooth them.

But she slowly lowered her hand upon recalling something.

"It’s true."

Though she admitted to Mu Yunchu’s question, she showed no desire to continue discussing it.

Mu Yunchu sensed it too.

She didn’t want to talk more about it with her.

But Mu Yunchu wouldn’t let her have it her way.

Her gaze lifted to meet Third Madam Pei’s pupils, and with a gentle tone, she delivered a fatal blow to the latter’s heart, "Because you bear a life debt."

Third Madam Pei: "!!!"

The servant nearby gasped in shock, too concerned for her mistress to mind whether Mu Yunchu was a distinguished guest, she immediately rebuked, "Don’t speak nonsense!"

"Our madam has only done charity deeds all her life, don’t use misleading words on us."

"Is that so?" Mu Yunchu gave a mild response.

Her eyes, dark and intense, glanced at her, and it felt as though a storm surged in the latter’s heart.

Had it been a few days ago, she wouldn’t have believed it. But due to recent nightmare episodes, coupled with the abnormal occurrences on that day, her already unsettled heart has been thoroughly perturbed.

"Si Si, I forgot to grab something when I went out, could you go back and check for me?"

The servant named Si Si looked incredulous at the lady beside her.

"Madam, you..."

The meaning was unmistakably clear. Clearly, she intended to speak with Mu Yunchu alone.

She tried calling out, but seeing her stare ahead without offering even a glance, she knew the decision was made and couldn’t be changed by anyone.

"Yes."

After she left, Mu Yunchu finally got the chance to be alone with Third Madam Pei.

"Let’s talk in the garden." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The backyard had several small pavilions, and their conversation wouldn’t be brief.

Standing there for too long wouldn’t be suitable.

Third Madam Pei seemed anxious all the way, seemingly struggling with something.

Once seated, she couldn’t hold back anymore.

"Miss, are my sins truly unredeemable?"

"Even causing my unborn child to suffer?"

She believed Mu Yunchu because the latter mentioned she had once had a child.

This matter was taboo within the Pei Family.

Especially since it was nearly twenty years ago, with Mu Yunchu’s age, it was impossible for her to know.

Mu Yunchu nodded.

She hadn’t lied about that.

Even so many years later, she could still see the karmic debt entangled with Third Madam Pei.

While it wouldn’t largely impact her, it would harm her virtue.

After her death, when in the underworld, she’d need to repay it.

Mu Yunchu sensed she wasn’t the mastermind behind the incident, yet knowing that made the severity of the situation even clearer.

Her hand lightly hung by her side, ready to cast a Truth Spell.

Unexpectedly, the other started speaking first.

"Is there a way to break my life debt?"

Mu Yunchu: "It depends on the situation."

"At least, I need to know what you did back then."

Mu Yunchu wasn’t in a hurry, if she refused to speak, there were other ways.

However, Third Madam Pei was about to miss this opportunity.

"I harmed someone, no, not just one person. Two unfortunate women."

Two?

Mu Yunchu once suspected it involves Wen Xu’s mother’s death.

But... where did the second come from!?

"I stood by and watched as they slowly walked to their doom, as a woman, I witnessed their untimely demise."

She’d been talking without touching the main point.

Mu Yunchu felt anxious.

"How did you kill them?"

But Third Madam Pei desperately shook her head, "No, I can’t say, I can’t say..."

Mu Yunchu knew it was her turn to act. She cast a Truth Spell.

In that moment, Third Madam Pei’s eyes turned hollow and blank.

"Who did you kill? How did you kill them?"

"I killed Wen Xu’s mother."

Paused, then as Mu Yunchu reeled in shock, she continued, "And Pei Jingxiao’s mother."

Mu Yunchu: !!!

She hadn’t expected Pei Jingxiao’s mother’s death was connected as well.

Mu Yunchu knew the masterminds behind this must be the two people currently running the Pei Family affairs.

No, there’s also the bedridden Mr. Pei clinging to his last breath.

"Wasn’t his mother suffering from depression?"

Third Madam Pei, "Yes, depression, but they drove her to death!"

Next, Mu Yunchu felt she heard the dirtiest tale ever.

Glamourless yet unexpectedly heinous to a startling extent.

"Back then, the Pei Family’s eldest son was young, forced into marrying Pei Jingxiao’s mother for the sole purpose of inheriting and leading the family enterprise."