From Nun to Real Heiress: Expert at Turning the Tables
Chapter 712 - 712: 365 Sin Mirror (Second Update)_2

Chapter 712: 365 Sin Mirror (Second Update)_2

With the ethereal voice of the young girl falling silent, Xiao Hua couldn’t help but shiver.

Why did it feel so eerie, sending chills down her back?

For the Rans to hang this kind of painting in their house was utterly ironic.

Especially when it came from the mouth of Ran Bowen’s daughter, the Miss known for her compassion.

Ming Jing smiled faintly: “The Supreme Being said misfortune and fortune have no door; they are summoned by oneself, retribution of good and evil follows you like your shadow. Although all phenomena are void, karma is not. Aside from this one, take down the rest.”

Xiao Hua didn’t dare to say anything, promptly ordering the others to remove all the other paintings.

Only the Hell Transformation’s Sin Mirror Platform was left hanging.

Looking at it in the night, the green-faced ghoul with bared fangs and fearsome expression was truly terrifying. She felt goosebumps even at a single glance.

Yet, the delicate Miss admired it with great interest.

What kind of peculiar taste was this?

“Do you know what the Sin Mirror Platform is?” Ming Jing suddenly asked.

Xiao Hua shook her head, looking clueless.

“After passing through the Ghost Gate, at the right of King Qin Guang’s hall, there is a platform three meters high, holding a mirror ten meters round, hanging toward the east, with seven characters inscribed: ‘No good soul stands before the Sin Mirror’. The Sin Mirror is born of the pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth. In front of it, one’s soul cannot hide anything. From birth to death, from youth to old age, you can clearly see how many good or bad deeds one has committed in their lifetime.”

Dressed entirely in unblemished white, the girl lifted her chin slightly, her eyes filled with a deep meaning that Xiao Hua didn’t understand as she gazed at the ghoul in the painting.

“All the sins of one’s life are embedded in the heart, guided by the mind in every action. As one dies and their soul arrives at the Sin Mirror Platform, all their sins in life will be reflected, revealing their true form. They cannot deceive or escape. King Qin Guang will then judge them and depending on the severity of their sins, they will be sent to different hells to suffer and pay for their karma, enduring various kinds of tortures, ceaselessly.”

Xiao Hua was on the verge of tears: “I…I haven’t done anything bad in my life. I don’t want to go to hell.”

Ming Jing smiled faintly, gently comforting Xiao Hua’s frightened feelings: “Charity and good deeds accumulate merits, karma never misses a bit. The deeds you commit in this life determine your future fate. It’s not arranged by Heaven nor controlled by gods. It all depends on what your own heart does.”

Xiao Hua nodded earnestly: “I will definitely follow the Miss’s example and become a good person, accumulating good karma.”

Ming Jing gently patted her head: “You are a smart, good child.”

Xiao Hua blinked, her fear fading. Gaining confidence, she asked, “Why do I feel like I’ve seen the Miss’s eyes somewhere before?”

These eyes gave her a strong sense of familiarity, but she couldn’t recall where.

“Really? Where have you seen them?”

Xiao Hua scratched her head, confused: “I can’t remember.”

“Then go to sleep. Maybe you will see her in your dreams.”

Only after stepping outside did Xiao Hua realize that although she was older than the Miss, in front of her, she felt like a child. It was strange.

From today on, she decided to be a good person, not wanting to suffer in hell after death.

Be a good person like the Miss.

It sounded somewhat comical coming from someone of the Rans, but Xiao Hua believed that the Miss would become the faith of her life. If the Miss could do it, then she certainly could too.

Just as she was about to go to sleep, she was summoned to Master Xiao’s study by Ye Jian.

Master Xiao asked, “What did you two talk about?”

Her mission for staying by the Miss’s side was to act as an informant, reporting all the Miss’s words and actions to Master Xiao. Before, Xiao Hua had been utterly loyal to Master Xiao, but now…

Xiao Hua shook her head: “We didn’t talk about anything.”

Ye Jian glared at her: “When Master Xiao asks you, shouldn’t you tell the truth?”

Regardless, Xiao Hua shook her head: “The Miss is a very, very kind and gentle person. I won’t betray her.”

Being a tactful person might lead to a longer life, but she felt that honestly expressing her thoughts was the simplest way to survive in a complex environment.

As expected, Ran Tengxiao didn’t get angry after hearing her words. Instead, he laughed. “Take good care of her from now on, and go out.”

Xiao Hua gleefully left.

Ran Tengxiao curled his lips: “My little aunt can really bewitch people’s hearts. In such a short time, she turned my people against me. Given time, what will happen?”

“The future days, presumably they won’t be boring.”

——

Ming Jing stood in front of the painting, her fingertips rolling the prayer beads.

There are no virtuous souls in front of the Sin Mirror Platform.

So where does a sinful soul like hers return?

Single-handedly holding a flower, peaceful and compassionate: “The human body is precious, the Buddha’s law is rarely heard, like a blind turtle meeting a wooden hole, a thousand years of solitary light, the sun howls, the universe is bright, the good and evil karma are all beckoned by the man.”

——

Mist enveloped all around, and Xiao Hua felt like she had returned to her carefree childhood days.

She was Butler Ran’s late-born daughter, Butler Ran spoiled her the most. Even Ran Bowen was particularly fond of her. She held more prestige than Zhao Qin, the young lady of the Rans. For instance, if Zhao Qin broke a flower vase, she would tremble with fear. But Xiao Hua never had such worries. Ran Bowen wouldn’t blame her and even worry if she cut her hands on the shards.

In the Rans, she was half a young lady.

Her favorite pastime was to play in the small garden on the east side. One day, a homeless dog came from somewhere. The Rans had rules – they couldn’t keep pets, especially dogs. But the poor puppy was just too heartbreaking, so she secretly hid it in the garden and snuck it her own rations.

One day, the puppy disappeared. She was terrified, fearing that someone might discover and beat it to death.

She anxiously searched for it everywhere, then she saw a woman crouching at the edge of the flower bushes. Her puppy was bleeding from its legs, she dashed over furiously: “You hurt my puppy, you are a bad person.”

The woman raised her head. Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the flowers, falling into her eyes, scattering around like the milky way.

She had never seen such beautiful and gentle eyes, and she was stunned for a moment.

“Aunt Yu Jiang….”

The woman touched her head: “You are always so impulsive. The puppy ran around everywhere and was injured by a mousetrap set by the florist in the field. If I hadn’t found it in time, it would have been thrown out by the florist.”

Only then did she notice that the woman was holding a bandage in her hands, tending to the wound on the puppy’s leg.

The puppy was nestled at the woman’s feet, its moist eyes staring at her face; it couldn’t resist sticking out its tongue to lick her hand.

The puppy that had been so cautious of her despite her nurturing for so many days was now treating her with such affection. This surprised her and left her feeling a bit sour inside.

“Alright, take it away, hide it well, and don’t let anyone replace out.”

The puppy didn’t want to leave, biting the woman’s trouser leg, his eyes pleading.

The woman stroked the puppy’s head: “I’m too busy to take care of you. Follow this young lady, she will surely take good care of you.”

“Aunt Yu Jiang, why doesn’t Master Wen allow keeping dogs?” she asked curiously.

The woman blinked her eyes, which were full of charm and dazzling beauty.

“I’ll secretly tell you, but you mustn’t tell anyone else. Because Master Wen was bitten by a dog.”

“Ah?” She couldn’t believe the reason was so trivial and was left speechless.

The woman stroked her head with a smile: “Don’t be like the saying ‘a man who is bitten by a snake fears a rope for ten years,’ Xiao Hua. Be a brave girl….”

Xiao Hua suddenly woke up from her dream, her forehead covered in sweat.

She finally remembered. The young lady’s eyes looked very much like Aunt Yu Jiang’s.

Thinking of what she said before she left–that she could meet her in a dream, Xiao Hua was startled into breaking out in cold sweat.

A gust of wind blew, it was chilly.