Ha, Karma! – Chapter 5

What are you doing here?

After yesterday’s incident, Chu Sining had successfully unfanned Fu Lianxue.

In her heart, Fu Lianxue was now firmly equated with the three words “evil female demon.”

Fu Lianxue was already a villain who wanted to kill her sister, so wasn’t it normal that she would attack her sister?

Chu Zhaoqiu hadn’t expected her sister’s thoughts to wander so far.

She explained with a helpless expression: “Don’t worry, she didn’t attack me.”

After thinking for a moment, she added: “She won’t attack me now, trust me.”

Chu Sining pointed at her own ears, with a complicated expression: “Huh? Then why…?”

Chu Zhaoqiu paused, as Fu Lianxue’s face involuntarily appeared in her mind.

Her bold and brilliant smile, her enchanting eyes, and that beauty mark that added perfection upon perfection.

…Truly a demon whose beauty was unrestrained.

Seeing her sister not speaking, a question mark appeared above Chu Sining’s forehead.

What’s wrong, was this question so hard to answer?

At this moment, she heard grandmother softly say: “Ningning, go play, grandmother needs to speak with your sister privately.”

She blinked, made an “oh” sound, and obediently turned to leave.

Chu Zhaohua stepped into her granddaughter’s room.

Seeing this, Chu Zhaoqiu closed the door and followed closely behind.

Chu Zhaohua sat down in the chair by the window, lightly nodded her chin, gesturing for Chu Zhaoqiu to sit on the other side.

After her granddaughter sat down, Chu Zhaohua got straight to the point: “You’ve fallen for her, haven’t you?”

When her innocent feelings were suddenly exposed by her elder, Chu Zhaoqiu was startled for a moment, but quickly composed herself and nodded in admission.

From beginning to end, she had never thought of hiding it.

“Yes, I like her.”

Although this was her first encounter with love, innocent and inexperienced as she was, she could be certain this was indeed love.

No matter how naive, how sudden, or how laughable Fu Lianxue might find it, it was still love.

She couldn’t deny it, nor did she want to deny it.

Chu Zhaohua looked at her granddaughter’s bright eyes, and after a moment, smiled gently.

“You’re afraid I’ll oppose it.

“What are you afraid I’ll oppose? That you’ll be together?”

Chu Zhaoqiu shook her head at these words: “There’s a barrier between us. She doesn’t like me, she even hates me, and will never like me, so why would I be afraid of you opposing us being together?

“I’m just afraid you’ll blame me for liking her…”

A demon and a demon hunter, naturally opposing positions.

Moreover, she was the future head of the Chu family.

How could the head of a demon-hunting family fall in love with a demon, and one who wanted to kill her at that?

Chu Zhaoqiu worried her grandmother would think this way.

Though she didn’t care about these things herself, she cared about the opinion of her grandmother who had been like a guiding light since she was small.

Hearing this, Chu Zhaohua asked in a gentle tone: “Then if I disagree, would you stop liking her?”

Chu Zhaoqiu raised her eyes.

She saw her grandmother’s gray-white hair, saw her face as kind and gentle as always.

No blame, no anger, grandmother just gently placed the question back in her hands, letting her answer for herself.

And they both knew the answer in their hearts.

Humans have  seven emotions and six desires, and a heart that cannot be controlled.

When the heart decides to beat faster for someone, what can one do to stop it?

Their Chu family wasn’t practicing the “Path of Emotionlessness”.

“Grandmother knows, grandmother understands.”

Chu Zhaoqiu looked at her grandmother.

The elderly woman looked at the bright sky outside, light gleaming in her eyes.

Sunlight fell upon her, kissing her silhouette, becoming one with her.

Suddenly, Chu Zhaoqiu felt her grandmother become very distant, untouchable, with only her gentle voice remaining in her ears.

“Zhaoqiu, you’re a smart child with your own opinions.

“Grandmother has always believed you can become an excellent demon hunter, punishing evil and promoting good, eliminating demons to protect the way. I also believe your future won’t stop there, you can fly higher, towards a more distant and broader future.

“But why are you still here?

“Perhaps someone still needs you, or perhaps…”

Chu Zhaohua slowly turned her head back, fixing her gaze on the beautiful child before her.

“The knot in your heart hasn’t been untied.”

“This is your ‘knot,'” Chu Zhaohua said, “the knot you should untie.”

“Joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hatred, and desire are the seven emotions of humans.

“Cultivators are also human, they can’t avoid encountering these seven emotions and developing heart knots, this is normal too.

“But when there are heart knots, they must be untied. Don’t let them stay buried in your heart, becoming obsessions, becoming burdens on your path of cultivation.”

Chu Zhaohua’s tone was both serious and kind.

The person before her was both her granddaughter and her proud disciple, naturally she hoped for her to have a better future.

“So you must resolve this ‘knot,’ and walk the path you should walk.”

Chu Zhaoqiu could understand her grandmother’s good intentions.

But that last sentence from her grandmother suddenly made her feel lost.

“Walk the path you should walk.”

What was her path?

Was it to cultivate diligently like countless other practitioners, hoping that one day she could attain enlightenment, become immortal, and never die?

But did she really want to become immortal… for what purpose?

Seeing she had fallen silent, Chu Zhaohua stood up and gently patted her shoulder: “Grandmother won’t disturb you anymore. Think it over well, how to handle this is your decision.

“You’re already an adult who can make your own choices.”

Chu Zhaoqiu came back to her senses and nodded slightly: “Alright.”

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Lunch time arrived.

Chu Zhaoqiu was still in her room and hadn’t come out.

Seeing this, Chu Sining took the initiative to call her for lunch.

Chu Sining first knocked on the door: “Sister.”

The door wasn’t locked, she opened it and poked her head in: “It’s time to eat, sister.”

However, what she heard first wasn’t her sister’s voice, but sound from a tablet—someone was singing.

It was even a song she was very familiar with.

She saw Chu Zhaoqiu sitting at her desk, intently watching something.

Chu Sining curiously walked over to look.

She discovered her sister was watching Fu Lianxue’s performance video.

In the video, Fu Lianxue was confident and graceful, radiating brilliance.

On stage, she was like “a fish in water” [completely in her element], radiating brilliance, the focus of the world.

No one could help but love her.

Chu Sining was a bit surprised.

She hadn’t expected her sister, who usually didn’t care about these things, would actively watch Fu Lianxue’s videos.

Even more surprising was that after what had happened, her sister still had the leisure to sit here watching that bad woman’s videos!

“Sister, what are you doing?” her tone was very puzzled.

Chu Zhaoqiu came back to her senses, looked up at her sister, then put the “Records of Heaven and Earth’s Living Beings” on the table.

On the open page, the words “charm demon” were written prominently, followed by information about them.

The book said they were born between heaven and earth, without parents.

The book said they fed on the seven emotions and six desires, and were skilled at bewitching people’s hearts.

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She had stayed on this page for a long time, until her sister came in.

Facing her sister’s question, Chu Zhaoqiu didn’t try to hide anything: “I’m trying to understand her.”

She just said these four words, and Chu Sining suddenly understood.

“Ah, I get it, ‘know yourself and know your enemy, and you’ll never be defeated in battle’!

“Sister, you’re preparing well before seeking revenge on her, right?”

Fu Lianxue inexplicably said her sister owed her and even attacked her sister. Whether true or false, this matter couldn’t be let go so easily!

But Chu Zhaoqiu shook her head: “No, I just want to know how she’s doing.”

Chu Sining: “?”

She didn’t understand.

“Why do you need to know how she’s doing?”

“Because this is very important to me.”

She said it seriously, but Chu Sining was confused listening to it.

She couldn’t understand what was important about this.

“Isn’t protecting yourself and staying alert around her what’s really important?” she asked.

Chu Zhaoqiu smiled gently, and calmly patted her arm.

“Big sister will protect herself well, don’t worry.

“Let’s go eat first, I’ll come shortly.”

Hearing her sister say this, Chu Sining didn’t say anything more.

Her sister was very capable, she would definitely be able to protect herself!

“Oh, then hurry and come out to eat.”

After saying this, Chu Sining walked out of her room.

After closing the door, she paused, then frowned with a confused expression.

Wait, then why were my sister’s ears red??

[LP: So innocent!]

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In the evening, Fu Lianxue sat at home, completely bored.

Having just finished a concert, she would be taking a good rest for a while, and had nothing to do right now.

She remembered the fragrance Chu Zhaoqiu emitted, and suddenly wanted to ask her out for a meeting.

Chu Zhaoqiu had left too quickly today, she hadn’t even had the chance to properly mock and tease her!

But she didn’t have Chu Zhaoqiu’s contact information, and Cheng Hanxi said it wouldn’t be easy to contact her.

Cheng Hanxi couldn’t contact Chu Zhaoqiu directly.

To find Chu Zhaoqiu, she would have to go through Chu Zhaoqiu’s second sister, that Young Miss Chu who had previously sent cat food to Fu Lianxue.

But Fu Lianxue had choked her sister and wanted to kill her sister – it would be a miracle if Young Miss Chu agreed to help her contact her sister.

Their future business cooperation with the Chu corporation would probably go down the drain too…

Fu Lianxue pursed her lips.

That Chu really had good fortune, with so many people still protecting her from before until now.

Fu Lianxue put down her phone indifferently.

“Qi” [expression of disdain], it’s not like this was her only way to see her.

Thinking this, she picked up her phone again and sent a message to Cheng Hanxi: 【Do you know where her house is?】

Cheng Hanxi quickly replied:

【Don’t even think about it.】

Fu Lianxue: “…tch.”

She had been seen through.

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At the Chu Mansion.

A young woman was walking up to the second floor.

She was dressed smartly and fashionably, with shoulder-length short hair and an elegant demeanor, a trace of worry between her brows, walking straight to Chu Zhaoqiu’s room.

“Knock knock.” She knocked on the door.

The door opened from inside, and Chu Zhaoqiu’s figure came into view.

Completely unharmed.

Chu Yun immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

“Sister, are you alright?

“Ningning told me you were targeted by a demon, and said Fu Lianxue was that demon.”

Chu Yun, also known as Young Miss Chu.

Internally, the Chu family was a demon-hunting household, but externally they had their own company, and Chu Yun had joined the Chu Corporation right after graduation.

She didn’t have spiritual bones and couldn’t cultivate, but she was very intelligent, had business acumen, and was interested in this field, so the family business would be inherited by her in the future, with her having the final say.

She had previously cooperated with Fu Lianxue and even sent her lots of cat food.

But unexpectedly… they would definitely never cooperate again!

Chu Zhaoqiu didn’t deny Fu Lianxue’s demon identity.

So many people had seen it, even if she wanted to hide it, she couldn’t.

She reached out and gently patted her sister’s head, comforting her: “I’m fine, don’t worry. You must be tired rushing back at this hour, go rest quickly.”

Only after repeatedly confirming that her sister really wasn’t injured did Chu Yun feel relieved: “Then I’ll go take a bath, call me if you need anything.”

Chu Zhaoqiu smiled gently: “There’s nothing wrong, you go rest well.”

She knew managing the company wasn’t easy, and moreover, Chu Yun didn’t usually live here, she must be tired from rushing back today in such a hurry.

As an older sister, she naturally wanted her younger sister to rest well.

After watching her sister return to her room, Chu Zhaoqiu finally closed her door.

“Click,” she locked it.

Chu Zhaoqiu’s eyes turned slightly, her gaze gradually moving to the wall.

A woman was standing there.

The woman stood with her arms crossed, leisurely leaning against the wall, and when she raised her eyes, the beauty mark at the corner of her eye was incredibly enchanting.

Chu Zhaoqiu turned to close the windows properly, drew the curtains, then turned back to look at Fu Lianxue who had been following her closely, and asked composedly: “What are you doing here?”

Fu Lianxue looked at her, curved her lips in a smile.

“Of course I came to see you, dear young master Chu~”

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