Quick Transmigration: Irresistible Beauty
Chapter 358 - 358: Blackened Junior Sister (63)

"I will go with you to see Li Niang later."

"All right, Sister Li must also be very happy when she sees you," Yue Ran answered naturally.

The leader was relieved to see that the attitude of the young woman in white was not unusual at all. Later, the three of them went to pay a visit to Li Niang at her home. Seeing that the three young women were like sisters, conversing and laughing in a normal manner without any exaggeration or effort and recounting their old memories, the leader was at ease.

It seemed that his suspicions appeared to be unjustified. He may simply be overly paranoid because of the incident caused by the evil witch that made everyone more or less tense.

On the way back to the troupe, Yue Ran was asked by the leader if she would like to perform on stage during the day of the Immortal Sacrifice Ceremony.

Yue Ran, as a matter of course, pretended to be happy, surprised, and shy before humbly refusing the offer several times as if she was scared.

The leader gave a few chuckles. What Yue Ran did was a typical reaction that any average person would have. He patted the two young women lightly on their backs and said that if they could dance well this time, they would strike it rich. They might even attract the attention of one of the high officials or nobles.

This dance performance on the day of the Immortal Sacrifice Ceremony is an opportunity that might change one's life, which might only come once in a lifetime.

While the leader was speaking with excitement at such a prospect, he had failed to notice the expression on Yue Ran's face. Her eyes were full of laughter.

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Yue Ran continued to rehearse over time on the stage. Even though everyone initially had certain opinions and misconceptions about this beauty at the beginning who was selected to go on stage during the day of the Immortal Sacrifice Ceremony, no matter who it was or what the reason it was, as long as they saw her dance, most would no longer have any objections.

After all, they could not dance better than she does.

Yue Ran's plan went very smoothly, but Long Yuan, on the other hand, found himself in an uncooperative circumstance. Those high-ranking officials were all crafty and treacherous individuals. As soon as something dreadful befell the Jin Mansion, they promptly hid their tails like cowards and wished that they could stay in the imperial palace all day and every day simply to remain in safety behind the walls of the fortified palace.

Although Long Yuan was unstoppable when moving around in this Eternal Peak City, if one were to ignore the pursuing Cheng Mo, there were still a lot of talented people positioned in the palace throughout the ages. Despite the fact that the top master, Qiao Jie, was not present, the defense must be strict and solid. Long Yuan would probably lose at least a few hairs if he went in there unprepared.

After all, the imperial palace was someone else's territory, not his. Long Yuan was afraid of the disruption Cheng Mo might cause if he was spotted, and he only wanted to solve his task as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be inevitable that some flaws would be exposed if there were too many people involved.

If Cheng Mo had targeted him, Long Yuan, alone, he would not have cared about it. He was only afraid that Yue Ran would be implicated because of his inadequacy.

Then again, Yue Ran had sent Long Yuan to assassinate those people with a plan, so she naturally had some consideration in her mind. Otherwise, why were the gates of the Imperial City not completely sealed in the first place and had to wait until Cheng Mo and the others from the Grand Martial Temple, the Sky Breeze Sect, and the various sects came to chase after them? Was this not too convenient?

It turned out that when the gates were closed, Cheng Mo and his sizable entourage had arrived. It was at that moment that Cheng Mo stepped aside to have some private talks with the people in charge, and the group was given permission to enter not long after they had probed around the area.

The news of the entry of the Grand Martial Temple, the Sky Breeze Sect, and other sects in the Imperial City was found out by Hai Bing Tu. In addition, masters around the same level of power as Long Yuan would also be able to sense other powers within a certain range.

The conflict between the Grand Martial Temple and the Imperial Palace cannot be resolved in a day, and those in the dark are preparing to reap profits from such strife.

This situation made Yue Ran think of a fable that came with an idiom: when the snipe and the clam grappled, it was the fisherman who was the one who benefited.

The story began with a clam swimming to the shore and opening its shell in the glare of the sun. A snipe flew over from above when it spotted it. It dove to the ground and gave the clam a peck. Before the snipe drew back its beak, it was gripped tightly inside because the clam suddenly felt the pain and closed its shell quickly.

The snipe shook its head violently to get rid of the clam, but it was unsuccessful. The snipe said angrily, "Listen here, you clam, it is not going to rain today, nor will it tomorrow. If you refuse to let me go, you will eventually die from thirst. So quick! Let me go!"

The clam was angry too and retorted, "No, you listen. I will not let you go today, nor will I tomorrow. Then you will die of hunger. Do you still dare to eat me?"

The snipe and clam were locked in a fight.