Published: February 24, 2025
Chapter 58: Enduring Humiliation and Bearing Burdens
Three hours later, Mu Mengyi slowly opened her eyes, and what greeted her was the delighted face of Xue Ziyan.
"Ziyan, I had a dream. I dreamt about Tan Yun," Mu Mengyi said, her face beaming with happiness. "He told me that he actually likes me..."
Before Mu Mengyi could finish her sentence, Xue Ziyan giggled and said, "Senior Sister, you didn’t dream! Tan Yun is really alive; he has come back! What you heard was not a dream; it all actually happened! Hehe, I heard what he said to you from outside the door. How sweet!"
"Really? He’s not dead!" Mu Mengyi was overly excited and wanted to sit up, but was helplessly weak all over.
"Absolutely! He really isn’t dead," Xue Ziyan said seriously.
"Great, great!" Mu Mengyi felt as sweet as honey. She raised her delicate head, looked at Xue Ziyan, and a hint of shyness appeared on her pale face as she whispered, "So... I thought what I heard him say in my dream was something he really said?"
"Yes, yes, he said it himself." Xue Ziyan nodded frequently, teasing, "He said you are his woman, and no one else can touch you. Wow, so domineering!"
"You're teasing me, so I won’t talk to you anymore," Mu Mengyi said shyly, not daring to meet Xue Ziyan's gaze.
"Alright, alright, I won’t tease you anymore." Xue Ziyan sat on the edge of the bed and smiled sweetly. "Senior Sister, Tan Yun is a good man. You can tell he really loves you. You two are truly a match made in heaven."
"Hmph, you only say nice things," Mu Mengyi said happily. "Oh, by the way, where is Tan Yun?"
"He had to leave for something. He said he would come back to accompany you tonight," Xue Ziyan replied, a hint of panic flashing through her eyes.
Mu Mengyi clearly caught the unusual look in Xue Ziyan's eyes and raised an eyebrow. "Are you hiding something from me? Is it about Tan Yun? If you truly consider me a sister, you have to tell me."
"Senior Sister, it’s not that I don't want to say, but Tan Yun won’t let me." Xue Ziyan pursed her lips, looking troubled.
"Are you listening to him or to me? Hurry up and tell me," Mu Mengyi urged.
"Okay, then." Xue Ziyan said honestly, "Just now, the law enforcement disciples took Tan Yun away, saying that Elder Law Enforcement summoned him."
"Liu Rulong is Tan Yun's arch-enemy, and his master is Elder Law Enforcement... This is not good! Tan Yun is in danger!" Suddenly, Mu Mengyi's face turned pale as she struggled to get out of bed.
"Senior Sister, are you overthinking this?" Xue Ziyan supported Mu Mengyi, saying, "In broad daylight, Elder Law Enforcement wouldn’t seek revenge, would he?"
"Ziyan, Elder Law Enforcement is very protective of his own. Tan Yun exterminated his disciple’s entire family; can he let Tan Yun go? If he wants to fabricate a crime, he can easily do so. Can Tan Yun still have his life?" The more Mu Mengyi thought, the more panicked she became. "Ziyan, please do me a favor. The elder supreme has always been good to me. You need to go to the Hall of Infinity immediately and plead on my behalf, asking him to visit the Hall of Discipline!"
"Okay, I’ll go right away!" Xue Ziyan turned and left hurriedly...
Hall of Discipline.
After Tan Yun stepped into the hall, his heart sank when he saw Liu Rulong standing behind Elder Law Enforcement and Elder Ten.
"Disciple Tan Yun, greeting Elder Law Enforcement, and greeting..." Before Tan Yun could finish saying "Elder Ten," he suddenly felt a blur in front of him, and with a loud "slap," a stinging pain hit his cheek. Instantly, the world spun around him, and when he regained his senses, he found himself lying outside the Hall of Discipline!
At this moment, a clear five-finger mark was visible on Tan Yun's right cheek!
"Everyone, look! Isn’t that Tan Yun?"
"Yes, it certainly is. It seems he was slapped in the face!"
"..."
As a commotion erupted, over a thousand disciples gathered outside the Hall of Discipline, pointing and gossiping at the fallen Tan Yun.