Chapter 58: Pitiful Girl

Flower Luo glanced at the hemp rope on the ground, not knowing where the Moon Mirror had found it.
Flower Luo picked up the hemp rope and threw it to the Moon Mirror, who didn't understand.
Flower Luo glanced at the ceiling: "You want to hang yourself on the beam, right? No one is stopping you, please."
The hand holding the hemp rope trembled incessantly as Yuejing, in excitement, walked over and straightened the overturned chair, stepping on it. She swung the hemp rope onto the house beam. With her petite and short arms and legs, this action was quite strenuous.
Flower Luo reminded from the side: "This beam has been neglected for years and is already somewhat rotten. It may not be able to bear your weight. If it breaks halfway, you won't die quickly. You'd better hang onto the beam next to it. That one was just replaced last year."
With a casual and indifferent attitude, Huaruo actually made Yuejing hesitate, and he slumped to the ground, unable to make a move.
Huaruo walked over and helped Yuejing up, speaking with deep concern, "It is better to live than to die. You have been in the Hehuan sect for quite some time now, and I believe there must be more than just unwillingness to cultivate the Hehuan sect's techniques."
"Since you don't have the courage to die right now, why don't you tell me instead? Maybe I can help you."
Mirror of the Moon didn't say anything, just stared at Hualuo intently.
Still silent, Hualuo let out a sigh of relief and suddenly noticed a plate of untouched food on the bedside table, completely cold. Several flies were flying around it.
Hualuo picked up the tray and said to Yuejing at the door, "Wait for me here."
Hualuo walked out of Yuejing's room and handed the cold meal to Danxiang, then knocked on Meisha's door.
"Come in." A seductive voice came from the room.
Fah Luo pushed open the door and entered, but Qiong Sha was still awake and angry there.
"Disciple, you're here." Qiong Sha saw Fah Luo and became more energetic. "So, did that girl agree to become a concubine in the Mu Rong family or not?"
Hualuo sat down and tentatively said, "Master, although the Murong family has provided some assistance to the Hehuan Sect, in these years they have always been taking and asking for more. Just in the past hundred years, the Hehuan Sect has sent countless beautiful young girls to the Murong family, and in recent years, they have become even more audacious."
"It is said that the best outcome for those girls who are sent in is to become playthings. Although the Hehuan sect is not a reputable orthodox school, they still adhere to basic morality. I don't know how much good karma they have lost for the sake of these young girls."
"This month, Jingben is very noble and self-disciplined. Such a big girl has long been mature. I'm afraid she has also heard of the Hehuan faction before, so she is so resistant. She has a strong character, and if things turn violent, it will be greatly detrimental to the teacher. Does the teacher really consider continuing to obey Murogn Jiayan and bowing down as a subject?"
"Disciple, I understand everything you said," said Mei Sha with emotion. "As a teacher, I am aware that the Mu family has been making demands, and there is no other way around it."
"Alright, I also understand the difficulties you face as a teacher."
Hu Luo didn't say anything more about it: "Let me try to persuade her again."
"You've worked hard."
Hu Luo left Mei Sha's room and went to find Yue Jing. She placed a tray of steaming hot food on the table.
"The food just now has gone cold, I've gotten you a new portion, will you eat it or not."
Yuejing still had that dazed look on her face.
"If you don't want to eat it, I'll take it away. Let me say this again, no one in Hehuan Sect can help you. If you insist on seeking death, I won't stop you. Since you are so averse to Hehuan Sect's cultivation techniques, death might be a relief for you. I will consider it a good deed."
Just as Hualuo was about to step out of the Moon Mirror Room with the tray in her hands, the Moon Mirror suddenly cried out, "Senior sister!"
Hualuo stopped in her tracks, turned her head, placed the tray back on the table, and sat in front of Moon Mirror.
Yuejing cried sadly, her frail shoulders trembling nonstop.
Hualuo placed her hand on Yuejing's shoulder. Although she just met this girl, there was indeed a hint of jealousy in her heart. This girl not only possessed similar looks as her, but also a charm that she lacked.
Even so, she had no intention of making things difficult for a girl several years younger than her. When it comes to life and death, naturally, she still hopes that she can live well.
The Moon Mirror intermittently spoke out the true reason for her seeking death: "Listen, I heard that the cauldron sent to the Murong family must be pure, but I... I..."
Although Yuejing didn't speak, Hualuo's eyes were clear and she asked, "Who did it, was it before or after the Jinhuan School of Thought's arrival?"
"It was before the Jinhuan School of Thought's arrival. At that time, I got sick because I was caught in the rain. My parents didn't have money to take me to see a doctor. It so happened that the village doctor passed by. When he saw that I had a high fever, he offered to treat me for free. That's when my parents agreed."
"From that day on, he would come to my house every now and then under the pretense of taking care of my illness, and would stay in my room. Until one day when my parents went out to work, he came into the house and brewed a potion for me to drink. The taste of that potion was different from the ones I had drunk before, but he assured me that it would make me better, so I drank it."
"Not long after, I felt my eyelids getting heavy, and somehow I fell asleep. When I woke up, he, he!"
"Moon Mirror sobbed and cried, 'Afterwards, he sweet-talked me, saying he would give some money to my father and mother to marry me. But I remembered that he already had a wife and a three-year-old child. Since that day, I haven't seen him again.'"
Hualuo decisively said, "Since you know that he already has a wife and children, you should understand that he will not marry you. He just wants to take advantage of you."
"Having already taken advantage of a girl without any effort, how could he possibly come back to deal with the aftermath? Even if he has a conscience and really spends some money to marry you, you can only become his mistress."
"Do you know what 'concubine' means? Without the three letters of betrothal and six etiquettes of marriage, it's not much different from being a servant. You can't even eat at the same table as your husband. Your children are not really yours. If there's not enough food at home, you can only go hungry. If you starve to death, you'll be wrapped in a straw mat and sold like livestock for money. Your parents won't have the right to say a word. In short, they'll make you stand and suffer in life and not even allow you to sit and die. Have you ever thought about living such a life?"
"But..." Yuejing's face was streaked with tears, and she kept sobbing, "I am no longer pure. If I am sent to the Murong family and they find out, I will die even more miserably. It would be better to die peacefully now."
Hua Luo fell silent for a moment and said, "It's not worth it. Even if the Mu Rong family finds out that you're not innocent, they will only cause trouble for your master. At most, they will just send you back."