As soon as Lu Siwei saw Luo Pengfei's face, she recognized him immediately. More than three years ago, when she had rushed to Huang County to request the help of the Onmyoji Alliance in the search and rescue of Chen Jing on Baishi Mountain, Luo Pengfei, the leader of the Onmyoji Alliance, was one of them.

"Luo Hall Chief, how could it be you?"

"Miss Lu, I was on Baishi Mountain last night chasing a monkey demon, and unexpectedly, I found you collapsed at the foot of the mountain, your body covered in blood. So I rescued you and brought you back," Luo Pengfei explained, "What happened? How did you end up there?"

Filled with heartbroken desperation that needed venting, Lu Siwei poured out her story to Luo Pengfei, from the escape from her wedding a year ago to the moment she ran down Baishi Mountain in despair and rage.

After listening to Lu Siwei's account, Luo Pengfei sighed, "Such a lovestruck girl, yet fate plays such cruel tricks. What do you plan to do now, Miss Lu?"

"What can I plan? Now that his heart is no longer with me, I can only give up and return to my hometown to beg my parents for forgiveness or live incognito by catching ghosts and exorcising demons."

"Miss Lu, could it be that you want to give up? In my opinion, Chen Jing might have been bewitched by that woman. Little do you know, that woman is not human at all; she is very likely a deeply cultivated demon or spirit, and even I can't discern her true identity."

"Ah!" Hearing this from Luo Pengfei, Lu Siwei immediately grew worried for Chen Jing, "Hall Chief Luo, are you sure about this?"

"Of course! Aren't you an Onmyoji yourself? If you don't believe it, you can quietly observe that woman using your Onmyoji abilities."

Convinced by Luo Pengfei's words, Lu Siwei asked, "Then what do you suggest I should do, Hall Chief Luo?"

"I'll teach you.."

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A day later, with her injuries still unhealed, Lu Siwei followed Luo Pengfei's advice and climbed to the top of Baishi Mountain wearing her bloodstained clothes.

She had only reached the midway point of the mountain when Chen Jing rushed down from the summit. Seeing her covered in blood, Chen Jing's eyebrows furrowed with concern, and he asked, "Siwei, how did you get such serious injuries?"

"Jing Brother, the day before yesterday, after I ran down the mountain in anger, when I almost reached the foot of the mountain, a strange wind suddenly gushed from behind me and pushed me down the mountain."

"What! You're saying an inexplicable strange wind pushed you!" Chen Jing said incredulously, his eyes revealing a hint of anger.

"Jing Brother, I initially didn't want to see you, but there are things I feel uneasy not saying," Lu Siwei said, "When you fled the wedding to find you, I soon met that woman. She advised me against looking for you. All I want to know is whether you knew I had fled the wedding to find you. Why would you be so heartless and unfeeling? Even if you had fallen for someone else, you could have told me face to face to let me be at peace, instead of avoiding me and making me search for you tirelessly."

"You mean she knew you had fled the wedding to find me?"

Lu Siwei feigned a very surprised look, and said, "She didn't tell you?"

Chen Jing shook his head, and Lu Siwei noticed that he was forcefully suppressing the anger within his heart.

After exchanging some pleasantries, Chen Jing first arranged for Lu Siwei to stay temporarily in a nearby thatched hut. It wasn't long before Wind Girl brought Chen Jing to find Lu Siwei.

At that moment, Wind Girl's eyes shone with a fierce light, and her expression was livid with extreme anger. Without a word, she directly grabbed Lu Siwei's wrist and interrogated her in a harsh tone, "Did you just say that I found you not long after you fled from your marriage and advised you to give up on Chen Jing?"

Facing Wind Girl's furious questioning, Lu Siwei immediately felt intimidated. But then she remembered Luo Pengfei saying that Wind Girl was a highly cultivated demon who would drain the profound Yang Energy from Chen Jing. So, with a hardened heart, she nodded vigorously and said, "It was I who said that just now. What? Do you actually want to deny it?"

"I didn't expect you to be such a scheming woman. It's fortunate that Chen Jing didn't marry you back then!" Wind Girl said angrily. Then, she turned to look at Chen Jing, her eyes wide open, "I, Wind Girl Ran Qi, have always been open and upright in my dealings, and I'm certainly not afraid to admit to what I have done. Of course, I won't allow myself to be falsely accused and slandered for things I haven't done. Between her and me, whoever you believe, just choose that person. If you choose her, then take her and get out of White Stone Mountain immediately; if you choose me, then drive her down the mountain right now."

Hearing this, Chen Jing's face showed an expression of anxious distress and appeared to be in a difficult position.

After a long time had passed and Chen Jing had yet to make a decision, Lu Siwei thought to herself that he was probably bewitched by Wind Girl at the moment and feared he would make a choice that was unfavorable to her. So she suddenly burst into loud weeping, "Jing brother, you should never have left that half piece of Jade Pendant at my door back then. If you hadn't, I would have believed you were already dead, and I wouldn't have done such a foolish thing on the day of my wedding as to sever ties with my parents and flee from marriage."

Lu Siwei said these words as Luo Pengfei instructed her, aiming every sentence at the guilt in Chen Jing's heart for her.

After saying this, Lu Siwei took out two halves of the Jade Pendant and flung them at Chen Jing. This pendant was a token of affection given by Chen Jing to Lu Siwei before he left for Huang County years ago, a piece for each, with the jade representing the presence of the person and used to alleviate longing for each other.

By throwing the pendant at that moment, Lu Siwei intended to awaken Chen Jing's past affection for her through the jade. After tossing the jade, she pretended to leave sadly. It wasn't long before Chen Jing, carrying the jade, caught up with her. However, Chen Jing didn't plan to leave with her. Instead, he convinced her to stay on White Stone Mountain.

After settling her in, Chen Jing left and went to the mountain peak to appease the Wind Girl who had left in anger.

Two days later, Chen Jing was summoned to Huang County in the name of the Onmyoji Alliance, while Lu Siwei ascended to the peak of White Stone Mountain, where Wind Girl happened to be sitting by the lake, deep in thought and melancholic.

"Who gave you permission to climb up to the peak?" Wind Girl opened her eyes and scowled coldly at Lu Siwei, "Get down from the mountain right now, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"Then try being impolite," retorted Lu Siwei, unimpressed. She then walked over and sat down under a tree by the lake.

Wind Girl glared at her furiously, and after a while, she averted her gaze from Lu Siwei and left in the form of a breeze.

As night fell, Chen Jing returned from Huang County. Just as he was about to reach the mountaintop, Lu Siwei, who couldn't swim, suddenly jumped into the water, struggled for a while, and then sank down.

By the time she opened her eyes and regained consciousness, she had been rescued ashore by Chen Jing, while Wind Girl stood beside him.

After coughing twice, she suddenly screamed in fright, then threw herself into Chen Jing's arms, trembling, "Jing brother, I thought I would never see you again! It was so terrifying; she actually pushed me into the lake just now!"

"What!" Hearing what Lu Siwei said, both Chen Jing and Wind Girl exclaimed in surprise.

"You say it was I who pushed you into the lake?"

Lu Siwei pulled away from Chen Hao's embrace, turned her head, and glared at Wind Girl, "Or could it be that I jumped into the lake myself only to falsely accuse and frame you?"

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