The Husky and His White Cat Shizun

Chapter 298 - The Edge of Life and Death: Human Calculations Fall Short of Heaven's

Raindrops tapped against the eaves in silence. With a sense of resolution, Shi Mo took a sip of tea and said, "Let me show you something."

He pulled out a rust-stained bronze mirror from his Qiankun Pouch. Its rim was adorned with engraved images of soaring phoenixes and wandering dragons, symbolizing the sun, moon, and universe.

"This mirror is called Yesterday's Mirror, an heirloom from my father. My father's surname was Mu... I believe your honor has guessed as much. Mu Yanli and I are half-siblings, born to different mothers."

Upon finishing his words, he bit his finger and let a drop of blood fall onto the mirror's surface. The mirror began to fog up, and when the mist cleared, blurry illusions appeared on its face. Gradually, these illusions took form, revealing vivid scenes and faces. —

It is the observatory of the Heavenly Sound Pavilion. In the scene, it is the height of summer, with lotus flowers in full bloom in the pond beneath the platform, and red dragonflies hovering low.

A lavishly dressed noblewoman stood by the railing, gently stroking Zhu Kou's little finger while feeding the fish with crumbs from a plate. The pool shimmered with vibrant activity. Although this woman was delicate and elegant, she exuded an extraordinary coldness. As she turned to speak with her attendants, one could glimpse her magnificent phoenix eyes, their pupils slightly uplifted, giving her a proud and formidable air born of her beauty.

Chu Wanning furrowed his brow slightly, casting a glance at her before lifting his gaze to meet Shi Mo's.

"She isn't my mother," Shi Mo seemed to have perceived Chu Wanning's uncertainty, and he smiled. "She is Lady Lin, the birth mother of Sister Mu."

Soon after, a graceful maiden, dressed in a silk embroidered gauze skirt and with a Heavenly Sound Pavilion servant's hairdo, emerged from the edge of the copper mirror and stepped into the painting. She appeared to be around seventeen or eighteen, with a delicate face and a gentle, virtuous demeanor. Shi Mo gently stroked the mirror's surface and said, "This is my mother. ... She is a descendant of the Venerated Transmogrifier, Song Xingyi. Solitary Moon Night treated her like livestock and never gave her a name. After she escaped, she wanted to give herself a name, but 'Song' was a prominent family name among the Butterfly Bone Beauty Clan. She didn't dare to use it, so she borrowed the 'transmute' from the title of the Venerated Transmogrifier and chose a homophone. From then on, she called herself Hua Gui."

"Return refers to returning home. After my mother learned that the Butterfly Bone Clan could return to the Demon Realm, she always hoped to take all our clanspeople back with her."

Behind the weathered bronze mirror, Hua Gui's stunning beauty was on full display as she spoke respectfully and gently to Lady Lin. Chu Wanning noticed that Lady Lin remained cold throughout the scene, while the other maidservants cowered in fear. Only Hua Gui smiled radiantly, offering her mistress twelvefold sincerity.

Raising his gaze, Chu Wanning asked, "How did she enter the Heavenly Sound Pavilion?"

"It was that senior disciple from the Heavenly Sound Pavilion who helped her. Actually, what's recorded in the books isn't the truth. After my mother escaped from Solitary Moon Night, she didn't leave his side. They were deeply in love, and she begged him to find a way to free her clan members. That disciple obeyed her every word and managed to steal the Heavenly Sound Pavilion's Cataclysmic Fire to aid her."

A faint crease formed between Chu Wanning's brows as he realized the truth.

Historical records weren't always accurate. Some truths would gradually erode under the tide of time. Once the people of that era grew old and their youth faded, no one would remain to uncover the true face of the past.

Shi Mo paused briefly before continuing, "Two years passed, and the cultivation world gradually forgot about the Solitary Moon Night Cataclysmic Fire incident. Coincidentally, Lady Lin of the Heavenly Sound Pavilion gave birth to a daughter at that time. However, Lady Lin had an eccentric personality and wasn't skilled in childcare, so she needed agile girls to assist her. The disciple seized this opportunity to introduce my mother into the pavilion. From then on, my mother became Lady Lin's maid."