The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus

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The sound had come from the West Sideroom. From Ling Miaomiao's trembling teeth came a sentence: "It's Mu... Mu Yao!"

Liu Fuyi didn't say anything further and merely turned around, flying over rapidly.

Ling Miaomiao picked up the ends of the dress and tried to follow but the host's body was really just too delicate and weak. Before she had even taken two steps, her breath started to waver. The ill-form fitting wedding dress was trampled under her feet. She was just slightly careless and caused herself to trip over, falling with a splash into a puddle.

Ling Miaomiao felt dreadful as she wiped off the muddy water. She crawled up in one motion, picked up her dress and started walking towards the west sideroom again.

According to the plot, Ling Yu who was delighted and full of expectations of getting married to Fuyi would see him toss her to the side and dash towards Mu Yao. It was like she fell from heaven to hell in an instant. Dazed, she chased them to the west sideroom only to see the male lead embracing the female lead and repeatedly comforting her. The bitterness and jealousy in her heart nearly reached the horizons.

Everytime Ling Yu appeared in a scene, she couldn't miss out on being present either.

Under the pitch black night sky, the west sideroom's surroundings were as bright as day. From far away, one could see a gigantic pagoda floating in the air with countless rays of glimmering light shooting out from the bottom.

The windows on every floor glowed with a golden light. The delicate pagoda before had become this flying machine-like colossus. It was quite astonishing.

Liu Fuyi's silhouette flashed and he entered the courtyard.

Miaomiao immediately followed up. The west sideroom was brightly lit up by the countless rays of light. The roof was broken and broken tiles and rain fell down through.

The water mirror's shattered pieces were like a current, congealing into a water dragon. It was very pleased with itself as the rays of light reflected off of it, showing a weak and delicate silhouette.

That silhouette was Mu Yao. Her appearance made it clear that she was completely spent, shaking and swaying with countless wounds all over her body.

With how she shook, Mu Yao's situation looked dire.

Liu Fuyi had not moved, a calm expression covered his face as he drew runes. In an instant, the Nine Mysterious Demon Restraining Pagoda spun and descended, brilliant flames burning the water mirror as the air was rend with an increasingly mournful screech.

Mu Yao didn't have enough strength. She supported her arm as the water mirror threw itself around with its life on the life. In a blink, she was about to make a heavy attack.

In that instant, a goose yellow shadow flew through the air like a whirlwind as it barged over.

That person's wrists spun and twisted and dazzled one's eyes. Suddenly, several sparks exploded on the shattered water mirror. Loud crackling noises erupted as the water mirror instantly blew apart, meteor-like streams of smoke falling towards the earth.

This was the Demon Hunter world's Mu family's most iconic exploding sparks. It didn't require talismans or runes to use and its power was tremendous.

Ling Miaomiao scampered about as she dodged the pieces of glass falling from the sky. Looking up at the sky—using Exploding Sparks as soon as they arrived, that goose yellow figure must have been Mu Sheng.

He was nominally Mu Yao's younger brother yet he had a perverse infatuation with Mu Yao, acting naive and kind hearted only in front of her. He simply was just putting on a white lily act to attract others' pity. When in truth, his personality was dark, vicious and extremely vindictive.

In other words, he was a very deeply hidden scheming 'Two-faced' person. He pretended to be naive but actually concealed a 'Black Lotus' on the inside. Other than his non-blood-related sister, he couldn't care less about anyone else.

Miaomiao felt that this somewhat yandere personality brought with it some tension. It could be considered a breakthrough of sorts for the old hand at romantic fiction, the author, Floating Boat.

However, admiring this character was far different from liking this gloomy youngster in real life.

Especially since that black-hearted author paired the black lotus Mu Sheng up with Ling Yu. Mu Sheng obviously didn't care for Ling Yu. Being rejected after showing his true emotions to his sister, Mu Sheng turned completely blackened and vented all of his anger and resentment onto Ling Yu who had been tripping Mu Yao up in the dark.

He hypocritically got close to Ling Yu and after their marriage, started to torment and torture her unbridledly. He was completely unscrupulous and even poisoned her with a love gu, causing her to be unable to tell anyone else.

Ling Yu, who was trapped in a helpless situation, was quickly tormented to the point that her hair turned grey. She was always in a dazed state. She had reaped what she sowed, she was guilty and earned her punishment.

Ling Miaomiao couldn't help but shiver, her back feeling cold. She subconsciously straightened her neck and looked up.

That smear of goose yellow was like lightning, scattering apart the dark and gloomy clouds. Both fast and severe. His entrance wasn't dark nor was it bright. It was a fresh and beautiful goose yellow.

This Mu Sheng was someone whose outside was akin to sweet frosting. Yet on the inside, a blade lay.

[1] Borrowing a knife to kill: Basically means she's setting up/causing someone to lose greatly/die indirectly. As in, she uses someone/something else to accomplish her own goals. Sorry... bad explanation.

[2] A' Sheng: Similar to Yao-chan or Yao'er. Basically an endearing way of saying someone's name.

[3] Love Gu: Gu is an ancient chinese art/skill that uses all sorts of bizarre bugs and organisms to control/poison/kill/threaten victims. >.> I don't think I should put example pictures here, y'all go google if you're that interested.