However, when he saw that Wen Ran was safe and sound, his brows slightly relaxed.
Yan Qing and Luo Huai exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves that with Wen Ran here, the situation was stable.
When Qin Wanwan saw Shen Wu and Wen Ran exchanging glances, she thought even more about the tragic death of Qin Susu.
But she forced a kind smile on her face, "Ranran, you are not feeling well, why don't you rest in your room a little longer?"
Ever since Qin Wanwan was brought back to the Ascension Immortal Mansion by Wen Xun, she had been determined to play the role of the virtuous stepmother, but over the years, she frequently failed, all because of this girl Wen Ran, who was simply too infuriating!
Take the term "Aunt Qin," isn't this what people in the Mortal World call a concubine?
She was Wen Xun's wife, not a concubine!
Yet when Qin Wanwan went to Wen Xun to complain, Wen Xun looked displeased and said to Qin Wanwan, "Isn't there a 'mother' character in 'Aunt'? It shows that Ranran truly likes you, so stop making unreasonable scenes."
Labeled as "making unreasonable scenes," Qin Wanwan was so angry for a long time that she couldn't sleep.
"If I rest a little longer, wouldn't I miss seeing Aunt Qin making unreasonable scenes here?"
Again with the unreasonable scenes!
Qin Wanwan clenched her teeth, "Ranran, do you know that to save you, Shen Wu chose to sacrifice Susu? No matter what, Susu was your sister growing up together. Do you feel no guilt at all for her death?"
"I certainly feel guilty." Wen Ran slightly turned her face, lowered her eyes, and wiped the corner of her eye, as if wiping away tears.
In fact, she merely used physical means to redden her eyes, making her sadness seem more genuine.
Wen Ran looked at Qin Wanwan again with reddened eyes, her voice choked, "Susu chose self-sacrifice, such noble character! How could anyone not be moved? Aunt Qin, what do you take me for, a person with a heart of stone? Am I really so unworthy in your eyes? Am I such a failure as a person?"
Just recovered, her face was still somewhat pale, and now, with tears like raindrops on a pear blossom, she appeared even more delicate and moving.
The senior brothers quickly consoled her with kind words.
"Junior sister, we all know you have the kindest heart!"
"Yes, you would even return a fallen bird to its nest. How could someone with such kindness be unworthy?"
"None of us wanted to see Qin junior sister's death, but the culprit was the Demon; how could you be to blame?"
...
A few comforting words from everyone somewhat calmed the sorrowful Wen Ran.
Qin Wanwan's eyelids twitched repeatedly. This method of feigning pity used to be her trick, but unexpectedly, Wen Ran stole it first!
At this moment, Shen Wu left the support of his junior brothers, took two steps forward, and despite being covered in wounds, he straightened his back and bowed to Qin Wanwan.
His cold voice was without fluctuation, "It was my fault for not saving Qin junior sister, this matter has nothing to do with Ranran. Please do not vent your anger on Ranran, I am willing to bear all the responsibility alone."
The junior brothers anxiously spoke up: "Senior brother!"
"My fellow junior brothers, I know you all mean well, but..." Shen Wu seemed to recall the moment when Qin Susu bravely and fearlessly fell off the cliff, slightly lowering his head, and finally a trace of different emotion appeared in his tone, "I couldn't save her, it's my fault, I should be punished."
Everyone knew what kind of person Shen Wu was; sometimes he was overly righteous, and that was a fact that no one could change, so everyone looked at Qin Wanwan.
As if, if Qin Wanwan really intended to go after Shen Wu, these people would uncontrollably step in to stop her.
Qin Wanwan was alarmed, she always knew that Shen Wu had a good reputation in the Ascension Immortal Mansion, but she didn't expect him to have such strong influence. These disciples were practically rebelling!
Wen Ran glanced at Shen Wu. He stood there, like an elegant orchid or jade tree, but his eyes were slightly lowered, seemingly still trapped in guilt and self-blame, unable to come out of it. No one could bear to see a person who was once bright and resplendent show such emotion.
No wonder the senior and junior brothers were willing to have the impulse of "rebelling" for him.
Wen Ran looked at Qin Wanwan again, "Aunt Qin thinks it's unsettling that senior brother couldn't save Susu, we aren't unable to understand this feeling. Does Aunt Qin think senior brother should have saved Susu, and then watched me die?"
Qin Wanwan didn't care at all whether Wen Ran lived or died, but she couldn't show it on the surface, "Ranran, how could I have such a thought? You are also a child I've watched grow up. Although we are not biologically mother and daughter, we are as close as one. I cannot watch either you or Susu come to harm. That day the situation was urgent, but I think the Demon captured you both just to seek a way out, and if Shen Wu had been a bit more patient in handling the situation, perhaps Susu wouldn't have had to die."