At this ti, it was just before dawn, and Cheng Mingyue’s mind was racing; she had to find a way to restore herself.
Once her reputation was restored, she could slowly take revenge on that little witch behind the scenes!
Thinking it over, she got up, took a Bronze Mirror, and looked at the disheveled, red-eyed, almost frantic woman in the reflection. A trace of disgust flashed in Cheng Mingyue’s eyes.
This wasn’t her!
She carefully washed herself with water, and then changed into a plain outfit, with her face unadorned by makeup. Her pale complexion and dark circles, a result of several sleepless days, were quite noticeable.
Seeing the pitiful woman in the mirror, Cheng Mingyue nodded in satisfaction.
This appearance would more easily evoke sympathy from others.
In the dark of night, she knelt at the entrance of the Martial Arts Alliance.
Zhu Yue had just woken up in the morning when he heard a report from his subordinates, saying that Cheng Mingyue was kneeling at the entrance of the Martial Arts Alliance, seemingly to confess her cris.
Confess?
A trace of coldness passed through Zhu Yue’s eyes—could her words be excused with a re confession?
He didn’t pay any heed but turned around to see his master.
Mu Qingfeng still looked unwell. Knowing that one had raised a thankless ingrate, anyone’s mood would sour.
As Zhu Yue entered, he overheard his master’s angry voice: "Confess? Let her get lost! This old man cannot accept her courtesy!"
Zhu Yue sighed, thinking that it seed his master already knew Cheng Mingyue was outside.
He stepped inside: "Master, please calm down."
Mu Qingfeng, seeing him arrive, appeared slightly less angry but still visibly upset.
"You’re here." Mu Qingfeng looked at him, "You’re not here to plead for that ungrateful wretch, are you?"
Zhu Yue shook his head: "Master, you underestimate . Am I such a person unable to distinguish right from wrong?"
Only then did Mu Qingfeng nod: "She uttered such words last night and thinks a re act of self-harm today could offset it? As if all the Itinerant people are fools!"
The thought angered him once more.
Zhu Yue naturally offered a few words of comfort.
...
Cheng Mingyue knelt outside the Martial Arts Alliance’s entrance.
By this ti, it was already daylight, and people outside were gradually increasing in number.
Seeing such a beautiful woman in plain clothes kneeling there naturally sparked much discussion.
The guards of the Martial Arts Alliance, upon receiving orders from above, completely ignored Cheng Mingyue.
Seeing no one pay attention to her, Cheng Mingyue was not flustered.
She knew well that in such circumstances, the more vulnerable she appeared, the more sympathy she would garner.
At tis like this, what she needed most was others’ sympathy.
Before long, soone sympathetic to the plight of a beautiful woman would naturally co forward to seek justice for her.
By then, as long as she feigned remorse and contrition, there would always be those who believed her.
Cheng Mingyue was well aware of these people’s nature.
However, she never calculated that the words she uttered last night had escalated to such a degree.
The n in the Martial World did indeed show compassion towards beauty and were indeed forgiving.
But that did not an they were willing to be treated like "dogs."
Those people were actually looking at the Martial World’s number one beauty with mocking eyes, all wondering what kind of act she was about to put on this ti.
It had been a whole Shichen since dawn, yet no one had co out to speak a word for Cheng Mingyue.
Only then did Cheng Mingyue start to panic, as events seed to be spiraling beyond her expectations.
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