Chapter 96: On the Brink of Explosion

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As he spoke, his fingers moved continuously in intricate gestures, resembling a charlatan of the martial world. Hearing this, Dongfang Bubai looked at Yun Zhonghe’s demeanor with instinctive disbelief. Yet, his words truly pierced through her original plan for the day, making it impossible not to believe him.

Earlier, Dongfang Bubai had suspected that Yun Zhonghe might have been spying on her all along, which explained how he knew so many things others did not. But on second thought, despite Yun Zhonghe’s formidable martial skills, it would be impossible for him to monitor her constantly without being detected. Moreover, at that time, Yun Zhonghe was just rising to fame in the martial world and would not have had the time to keep surveillance on her.

Eliminating all these impossibilities, the remaining, however incredible, had to be the truth: Yun Zhonghe was telling the truth.

A glimmer of hope stirred in Dongfang Bubai’s heart. If so, she could finally learn whether her younger sister was still alive.

Years ago, during their escape, they were ambushed by bandits. Her parents, desperate to save themselves, cruelly abandoned her and her sister, fleeing with the younger child. To protect her sister, she hid her in a bamboo basket and led the bandits away alone. Just as the bandits were about to succeed, they stumbled into the Sword Demon’s training ground, and none but her survived.

Before leaving, the Sword Demon noticed her innate martial talent despite her being a girl. From that day on, she vowed to master unparalleled martial arts so she would never be bullied again. But when Dongfang Bubai returned, her sister had long since vanished.

Over the years, she never gave up searching for her sister, though all efforts ended in vain. Fortunately, fate smiled upon her when she met Yun Zhonghe, giving her a faint hope.

“Since you can read fortunes, can you help me find someone?” Dongfang Bubai asked.

Yun Zhonghe’s gaze shifted to the masked woman, inwardly cursing his luck. He had only intended to show off in front of a beauty to gain some favor, but now he had overplayed his hand. What should he do?

While Yun Zhonghe hesitated, Dongfang Bubai mistook his silence for blackmail, and murderous intent surged in her eyes. But she quickly suppressed it; right now, the most important thing was to learn her sister’s whereabouts from Yun Zhonghe’s mouth. Later, she vowed to tear him apart to vent her hatred.

“Yun Zhonghe, if you can help me find this person, I will help you find Dongfang Bubai. You may do whatever you wish to her,” she declared.

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At these words, Yun Zhonghe looked at Dongfang Bubai with a slight frown. “Beauty, it’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but the world is vast—how would I know where the person you seek is?”

After a moment, he nodded slowly. “Very well, seeing your sincerity, I will help you once. Tell me the birth date and time of the person you seek!”

“The person I seek is my long-lost younger sister…” she replied.

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhonghe’s heart sank halfway. In this vast martial world, finding the sister of an unknown NPC was nearly impossible. He had already decided that no matter what she said next, he would come up with some excuse and claim the person was dead, putting an end to this matter.

Yet after hearing her sister’s birth date and time, Yun Zhonghe immediately discarded that idea. “To find the person faster, I also need the birth date and time of a close relative.”

Dongfang Bubai revealed nothing, for after seeking her sister for years, now that there was a lead, she was overjoyed and unaware of the strange look in Yun Zhonghe’s eyes.

After hearing her birth date and time, a knowing expression flickered across Yun Zhonghe’s face. Dongfang Bubai came to her senses and noticed his deep gaze, as if all secrets would be unveiled before him. A chill rose in her heart.

His next action confirmed her suspicions. He twirled his fingers, closed his eyes, and muttered incantations. Moments later, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her.

“Trained by the Sword Demon, disguised as a man to roam the martial world, later joined the Sun Moon Sect, and always sought to replace Ren Woxing as the leader. Am I right?”

He paused, staring intently, and pronounced her name with precision: “Dongfang Bubai!”

Startled by his revelation, her eyes flashed with shock but quickly returned to normal. In truth, she had anticipated this when giving her birth data. This further convinced Dongfang Bubai that Yun Zhonghe could indeed help find her sister.

With that thought, she reached up and removed her veil. Her dark hair cascaded like a waterfall, revealing a stunningly beautiful face, her eyes sharp and fierce—not the look of an ordinary woman.

“So beautiful,” Yun Zhonghe murmured softly.

Dongfang Bubai’s expression darkened instantly, loathing the lecher before her. Yet, for the sake of learning her sister’s whereabouts, she bore it patiently.

“Where is my sister?” she demanded.

Yun Zhonghe immediately composed himself, inwardly delighted. No wonder the system wanted me to capture Dongfang Bubai alive—it was because she was a great beauty.

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The system truly knows my heart!

But Dongfang Bubai was no ordinary woman; ordinary methods would have no effect on her. Threats and bribes were out of the question.

The only way was...

“Yun Zhonghe, don’t think you can use my sister’s matter to threaten me. There’s no way I’ll do anything for you!” she said fiercely.

“You better tell me where my sister is, or I’ll make you wish you were dead!”

“Don’t believe me? You can try!”

Her words were laced with killing intent. If Yun Zhonghe dared to cross the line, he would face bloody revenge. Moreover, here on Black Wood Cliff, if Dongfang Bubai allied with Ren Woxing and the entire Sun Moon Sect, he might very well fall into her hands. Then, trying would mean dying.

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