Volume 3, Chapter 246 – A Woman’s Chastity Has Never Resided Beneath Her Skirts

The black-haired girl’s crying made Chi Xiyan increasingly irritated.

She felt an inexplicable emotion building up inside her.

“Stop crying,” Chi Xiyan said.

But the black-haired girl’s tears continued to flow.

She sobbed uncontrollably.

“I’m sorry! I’m really sorry…”

“I didn’t think it would turn out like this…”

“ Sob …”

“Sister, I didn’t mean to cause you trouble…”

“Please don’t be angry with me…”

Chi Xiyan had always hated seeing women cry and wail.

In her view, such behavior was weak and incompetent.

But now, Chi Xiyan realized that the emotion surging within her wasn’t because of Yu Lizhi’s crying.

It was something else, something she couldn’t quite articulate.

“Stop crying…” Chi Xiyan’s voice was low.

“ Sob … I’m sorry!”

“But Sister, I was so scared just now…”

“Those people outside are terrifying…”

“Their expressions… their gazes, it felt like they wanted to devour me…”

“ Sob …”

Lu Zhuxin’s crying suddenly stopped short.

Chi Xiyan had abruptly reached out and pulled her into an embrace.

Her arms wrapped around Lu Zhuxin, pressing against her back, tightening forcefully.

The tense muscles in her arms were filled with their owner’s emotions.

Chi Xiyan leaned close to Lu Zhuxin’s ear and said in a low voice, “Stop crying!”

“Don’t be afraid anymore!”

“I’m not angry with you!”

“And I won’t be angry with you!”

Lu Zhuxin’s small mouth opened slightly, a hint of amusement flashing in her eyes.

She could feel the force Chi Xiyan applied to her back.

Chi Xiyan was angry.

Who was she angry at? Chi Zhong?

Or something else?

After a moment, Chi Xiyan could feel the crying of the girl in her arms gradually subsiding.

“Feeling better?” Chi Xiyan said. “If you’re still upset, you can cry a bit longer.”

“It’s just you and me here. If you feel wronged, you can cry it out.”

“Crying and releasing your emotions will make you feel much better.”

“Mm…” Lu Zhuxin buried her head in Chi Xiyan’s chest and gently patted her shoulder. “Sorry, Sister.”

“I lost control of my emotions.”

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“Could you… let go of me first?”

Only then did Chi Xiyan realize she had been holding the girl tightly this whole time.

After releasing her, Chi Xiyan’s form retreated half a step unnaturally.

Lu Zhuxin lowered her head slightly, straightening the clothes Chi Xiyan had disheveled.

Then, in a voice as faint as a mosquito’s hum, she said, “I’m sorry, Sister. I didn’t mean to hide it from you.”

“I should have told you earlier.”

“Otherwise, it wouldn’t have turned into today’s situation…”

Chi Xiyan’s elegant brows furrowed. “Enough. I told you, I’m not angry with you!”

Lu Zhuxin lowered her head even more.

Seeing her soft and weak appearance, Chi Xiyan unconsciously clenched her fists again.

She took a deep breath and said, “When you escaped from that wolf demon’s hands, you didn’t mention this to me. So it wasn’t the wolf demon who did it, right?”

“Mm…” The black-haired girl nodded. “It wasn’t her.”

“That Wolf Clan princess kept her promise and didn’t harm me.”

“So…” Chi Xiyan imperceptibly bit her lip. “It was that… woman from the prestigious family you mentioned before, correct?”

Chi Xiyan saw that after she finished asking, the girl before her trembled unnaturally.

Without needing an answer, Chi Xiyan had her confirmation.

In fact, ever since Chi Xiyan had helped Yu Lizhi bathe that one time, she had vaguely suspected this.

There were no obvious wounds on Yu Lizhi’s body. So the harm she had suffered must have been of a different nature.

Thinking of this, Chi Xiyan felt her chest tighten.

That woman must have treated Yu Lizhi, a mere servant, as nothing more than a plaything for her amusement.

Chi Xiyan could imagine it.

A young girl had given her heart sincerely, only to be trampled upon carelessly.

Those from prestigious families, whether men or women, were always like this.

A nameless fire ignited in Chi Xiyan’s chest.

Chi Xiyan lowered her voice. “What… is her name?”

“…” The black-haired girl’s breath caught.

She looked up in panic, her eyes full of pleading. “Sister… can I not answer this question?”

Chi Xiyan’s gaze turned cold. “She hurt you like this… yet you still think of her?!”

“No, I don’t… Sister, I really don’t.” The girl hastily said, “Everything’s in the past already. I don’t want to cause trouble for you…”

“I’m sorry…”

She lowered her head again.

Seeing the girl’s appearance, Chi Xiyan felt the anger in her heart surge up once more.

“How many times have you apologized to me now?” Chi Xiyan said. “I told you, I don’t need your apologies!”

“S-sorry!” The black-haired girl suddenly covered her mouth.

She looked at Chi Xiyan in panic, tears welling up at the corners of her eyes again.

Chi Xiyan immediately lost her temper.

Getting angry at this girl was useless.

“You haven’t wronged anyone. If anyone should apologize, it shouldn’t be you,” Chi Xiyan said. “Those clowns outside, whatever they say, don’t take it to heart.”

“Zhizhi.” Chi Xiyan stepped forward and grasped Lu Zhuxin’s shoulders. “Listen to me.”

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“What prestigious family rules! What female chastity, it’s all bullshit!”

“Listen to me. I’ve always believed that a woman’s chastity has never resided beneath her skirts!”

Lu Zhuxin stared blankly at Chi Xiyan.

As a character in a novel with a traditional xianxia background, what Chi Xiyan was saying now could be considered heretical.

“Sister… I don’t understand,” Lu Zhuxin said.

Chi Xiyan raised her hand, her finger gently pointing at Lu Zhuxin’s chest.

“What truly determines a woman’s chastity is here.”

“The only mistake you made was misjudging someone.”

“But living in this world, everyone makes mistakes, everyone misjudges people at times.”

“One mistake shouldn’t become a stain that affects your entire life.”

“Do you understand?”

Chi Xiyan lowered her eyes slightly.

“But if your heart goes astray.”

“Being fickle, promiscuous, and depraved.”

“Drowning in emotions, indulging in desires.”

“That’s when you’ve truly lost your chastity and abandoned your virtue.”

Lu Zhuxin understood what Chi Xiyan meant.

This girl had quite the perspective.

Lu Zhuxin hadn’t expected Chi Xiyan to have such views on female chastity.

Unfortunately, what the world cared more about was physical chastity.

She just didn’t know whether Chi Xiyan truly believed this, or if she was only saying it to comfort Yu Lizhi.

Seeing that Yu Lizhi remained silent for a long time, Chi Xiyan sighed helplessly. “If you can’t understand what I’m saying right now, you can think about it slowly later.”

“For now, take off your dress. I’ll help you examine you.”

“Ah?!” Lu Zhuxin suddenly froze.

Wait, this girl was serious?

She had already said she’d lost her chastity, so why did she still need to be examined?

The black-haired girl’s face immediately flushed as red as an apple. “Sister!”

Chi Xiyan’s expression was serious. “Let me examine you first to understand the full picture, then we can decide what to do next.”

“Didn’t we just bathe together before? You still care about this now?”

The corner of Lu Zhuxin’s eye twitched.

When they bathed together before, who was the one who looked completely unwilling?

This was absolutely backwards!

“Alright, Sister…”

After saying this, Lu Zhuxin reached out to unfasten her dress.

Her movements were slow, but Chi Xiyan was very patient.

She waited until Lu Zhuxin had completely removed her dress, fully exposing herself before Chi Xiyan.

“Sister…” Lu Zhuxin’s voice was soft, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her dress.

Chi Xiyan slowly crouched down in front of Lu Zhuxin.

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Lu Zhuxin’s body immediately tensed.

She could feel Chi Xiyan’s fingertips, soft yet carrying a hint of coolness.

Chi Xiyan examined her very seriously, her eyes seeming to contain not a trace of improper thoughts.

But for Lu Zhuxin, this was no different from torture.

A fox demon’s body was inherently sensitive, and during her heat period, her body’s sensations were amplified.

Fortunately, waves of coolness emanated from her neck, continuously washing over Lu Zhuxin’s consciousness, preventing her from embarrassing herself in front of Chi Xiyan.

“Sister… are you done yet…” Lu Zhuxin said with difficulty.

After a moment, Chi Xiyan stood up.

She took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the moisture from her fingertips.

She had a cleanliness obsession. Not long ago, she couldn’t even tolerate others getting close to her.

Now, however, she could perform such an intimate examination on a girl.

“Done,” Chi Xiyan’s voice was low and husky. “You can put your dress back on.”

Lu Zhuxin breathed a sigh of relief and hastily put her dress back on.

“Your body has traces of healed wounds,” Chi Xiyan’s gaze darkened.

This didn’t look like marks that would be left from normal intimacy.

What exactly had that woman from the prestigious family done to Yu Lizhi?

That’s why Yu Lizhi had such severe psychological trauma. Whenever someone tried to remove her clothes, it would terrify her.

Because it would remind her of those terrible experiences.

Lu Zhuxin hesitated for a moment, then said quietly, “She… used the hilt of her natal sword…”

“Madwoman!” Chi Xiyan cursed.

Chi Xiyan had only heard of such things in the cruel punishments of prestigious families.

She didn’t understand why, even after suffering to such an extent, Yu Lizhi still refused to reveal that woman’s identity.

Looking at Yu Lizhi’s pitiful appearance, Chi Xiyan felt a sourness in her heart.

This girl had endured far too much suffering she shouldn’t have had to bear.

If, more than ten years ago, she hadn’t gone missing, she wouldn’t have had to endure these things.

This was an older sister’s heartache for her younger sister.

That’s what Chi Xiyan thought.

“Zhizhi, there’s something I want to ask you…”

Chi Xiyan’s face showed some hesitation.

“Sister, if you want to ask something, just ask,” Lu Zhuxin said. “As long as it’s you asking, I’ll try my best to answer.”

“Have you…” Chi Xiyan’s face was full of uncertainty.

She felt that asking this question at this moment would hurt Yu Lizhi.

But this matter was very important for what came next. She had to ask.

“Have you only been with that woman? Zhizhi.”

Chi Xiyan saw the black-haired girl before her suddenly freeze.

Her shoulders trembled slightly, and her breathing became rapid.

“Sister… do you think I’m that kind of promiscuous woman?”

Lu Zhuxin bit her silver teeth. “I’ve only made one mistake.”

In reality. The dreams didn’t count.

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“I’m sorry, Zhizhi. I didn’t mean to doubt you,” Chi Xiyan’s face cleared considerably. “It’s just that this matter will be key to our counterattack against Chi Zhong. That’s why I had to confirm it with you.”

“Chi Zhong thinks you were violated by the wolf demon and lost your chastity.”

“But what he doesn’t know is that those wolf demons never touched you at all.”

“And this is our turning point.”

Chi Zhong had stumbled upon the fact that Yu Lizhi was no longer chaste, nearly driving her into a desperate situation.

But the one who had hurt Yu Lizhi was a woman, not a man.

At this moment, only Chi Xiyan knew this.

***

The time it took to drink a cup of tea later, Chi Xiyan brought Yu Lizhi back to the ceremonial altar.

At this time, Lu Zhuxin’s appearance had been tidied up again.

Her emotions had also returned to calm.

Chi Zhong looked at them and chuckled.

Earlier, that country girl’s reaction had been seen by everyone.

All the guests present were shrewd people. How could they not see that there was definitely something wrong with that girl?

No matter what method Chi Xiyan used, it would all be futile struggling.

“I apologize… for making all the elders and clan members wait,” Chi Xiyan bowed to everyone one by one.

Finally, she looked toward the Chi family head.

“Father, I’ve already examined Zhizhi’s body.”

Chi Xiyan said with a solemn expression, “I swear on my identity as a disciple of Medical Immortal Valley that there are no traces of contact with demons on Zhizhi’s body.”

As soon as these words left her mouth, many people showed doubtful expressions.

Quite a few people began discussing this amongst themselves.

Chi Jingwen stroked his beard, his eyes revealing neither joy nor anger. “Xiyan, this matter is of great importance. Are you certain your findings are correct?”

“Of course,” Chi Xiyan said. “I wouldn’t joke around with the reputation of the Chi family and Medical Immortal Valley.”

Chi Zhong laughed coldly several times. “Sister Xiyan, you just said you would give all of us a satisfactory answer.”

“You don’t think that merely with a few words, you can satisfy us, do you?”

“I know,” Chi Xiyan said. “Merely relying on one person’s word is naturally insufficient to inspire trust.”

“So I will prove to everyone present that Yu Lizhi is innocent.”

Chi Zhong said coldly, “How do you intend to prove it?”

“I’m an alchemist,” Chi Xiyan produced a pill from her robes.

“Everyone should know that the union of man and woman, the fusion of yin and yang, is the principle of heaven and earth.”

“This pill is originally a beauty pill for women’s use.”

“But because of the special medicinal ingredients used, when it encounters a man’s scorching yang energy, it will dissolve and lose its color.”

“If Zhizhi truly had been intimate with a man recently, her body would certainly still retain residual traces of masculine yang energy.”

“Ridiculous,” Chi Zhong sneered. “You refined this pill yourself. Its effects are whatever you say they are!”

Chi Xiyan cast Chi Zhong a cold glance. “Among those present, there are also elders familiar with alchemy who should be able to verify that what I say is true.”

“Of course, just this one pill alone is indeed insufficient.”

As she spoke, Chi Xiyan looked toward Wei Qingyu in the distance.

“Therefore, I would like to request Inspector Wei to use the Demon Suppression Bureau’s secret techniques to verify whether there are any traces left by wolf demons within Zhizhi’s body!”