"Master, don’t bla yourself, we all understand you, and besides, we all ca back safely." Soul Destroyer quickly tried to smooth things over, at critical tis, brothers are needed to fill in, and after speaking he gently tugged at Zi Yun’s sleeve, signaling her to stop talking.
"I heard the pills have been refined, let see them." Ye Shikai shifted the topic naturally. Coming to the base was primarily for this matter; the pills made from Bai Mountain Snow Lotus were key to helping Ghost regain mory.
"See for yourself." Zi Yun tossed over a small wooden bottle, inside were three pills. Unlike the usual pills, those made from Bai Mountain Snow Lotus were pure white, almost transparent. But what left Ye Shikai a bit disappointed was that there were only three pills produced. Zi Yun was a top-notch poison and pill maker, utilizing materials to the fullest, leaving almost no waste, yet even so, only three pills were made; perhaps a single snow lotus was simply too few, though it cost the lives of thirty to forty people just for that one snow lotus.
"Pretty good, have you tried them?" Ye Shikai carefully placed the pills back into the bottle, afraid of damaging them.
"I barely managed to make three, how can I try them?" Zi Yun muttered, "I nearly got killed for this."
"Alright, let’s not delay any longer, we’ll go to the East Sea to find Ghost the day after tomorrow." Ye Shikai put away the bottle, keeping it close.
"Why the day after? Can’t we go now?" The Demoness felt puzzled; the principle that delays lead to changes is one Ye Shikai surely understood, especially when they were already being watched, who knows, they might go to the East Sea and ’do harm’ to Ghost.
"Before going, I have so matters I need to handle first. Don’t overthink this, it’s not a personal matter." Ye Shikai worried they might complain, so he quickly explained. He also faintly felt a gap had ford between him and everyone, especially with his ’absence’ from many actions, understandably leaving everyone feeling disheartened.
"Alright then, let’s prepare first. A batch of new Hidden Guards is coming in to reinforce manpower, we need to take over." Soul Destroyer nodded and said.
"Zi Yun, stay back, I have sothing to talk to you about." After the group dispersed, Ye Shikai suddenly said. Zi Yun wasn’t too happy about it but stopped anyway, turning back with displeasure, her lips pouting as if she could hang clothes on them.
"Do you know who attacked you?" Ye Shikai knew this ’sister’ too well; once her temper rises, it’s just senseless troublemaking, sowhat like Ji Yu, yet this girl’s destructive power is practically ’world-class weapon’ level. Just a tiny bit of powder hidden under her fingernail is enough to kill invisibly, with no cure.
"If I knew, wouldn’t it be great, even if they ran to the ends of the Earth, I’d poison them to death. It’s my first ti getting scared by soone." Zi Yun said coldly while shaking off Ye Shikai’s arm, looking a bit impatient.
"How’s your injury?"
"Do you really care? Anyway, I see you enjoying your honeymoon in Europe, you’ve long forgotten about things here." Zi Yun mocked.
"Why are you talking like that? I never forgot, just that I couldn’t co back then."
"You didn’t want to co back, or was it that woman surnad Chen not letting you?" Zi Yun suddenly shouted, startling Ye Shikai.
"Look, is that woman really doing it for your sake, or does she want to seize control of the Netherworld Palace with her status? Can’t you see it?" Zi Yun continued shouting.
"What are you talking about?" Ye Shikai was shocked by Zi Yun’s words. He was very clear that while Zi Yun had a bad temper, she wouldn’t speak nonsense, and just now she spoke very seriously, not like she was venting anger.
"Hmph, that woman wishes we’d all die. Maybe those people at Bai Mountain were sent by her..."
"Enough." Ye Shikai shouted in a loud voice, scaring Zi Yun into imdiately shutting up.
"What nonsense are you talking, that’s your sister-in-law, and you’re slandering her."
"She’s your woman, not my sister-in-law."
"You..." Ye Shikai instinctively raised his hand, but while his palm was raised in the air, it didn’t land.
"Hmph, go ahead and hit if you dare."
"Zi Yun, you need evidence when you speak, what makes you say she did it." Ye Shikai remained calm, truthfully, he couldn’t bear to hit Zi Yun.
"If not her, then who, Soul Destroyer was poisoned by Thousand Spider Poison, how could such poison be obtained casually. And the people who ca to assassinate were well aware of the shifts between Hidden Guards and Moon Guards. Besides her, who else could know so easily?"
"Absurd, these are just your wild guesses. What reason does she have to kill you all?" Ye Shikai was also extrely annoyed, firmly believing Chen Yuxin wouldn’t do such things.
"Don’t believe ? Go ask her yourself then." Zi Yun snorted coldly, turned around, and left.
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Yanjing, Ji Family.
"Qian’er, you’re back from the northeast?" Ji Tao’s face showed a comforting smile. Originally, he didn’t want Ji Qian to risk going to Bai Mountain, but she was determined. As a father, he understood that once Ji Qian decided on sothing, there was no changing her mind. So he wanted the White Mist Army to protect her, only for Ji Qian to refuse. But fortunately, she returned safely.
"Yes, I went to handle so matters, how about it, is there any news from the Zheng Family in East Sea?" Ji Qian was well aware of the happenings in the Zheng Family. Soone wanted to slander the Moon God Temple, slander herself, and even slander the Ji Family. But she was always upright and unafraid of shadows, busy with the Ghost matters, so she didn’t refute, leaving it for Ji Tao to handle.
"Of course, the eldest son of the Zheng Family ca personally."
"What, Mr. Zheng ca? That makes sense, this matter relates more to him." Ji Qian nodded her head, once the internal family conflicts were settled, it wouldn’t pose any obstacle for Zheng Ji.
"By the way, where’s Yu? I haven’t seen her." Ji Qian curiously asked. Usually, she rarely returned ho, and every ti she did, Ji Yu would rush out to greet her. This ti, it was quiet, and it’s only seven at night, she couldn’t have gone to sleep already.
"Hmph, I confined her; she is in reflection." ntioning Ji Yu made Ji Tao’s face fall.
"What’s going on, what exactly happened?"
"Young Miss, it’s not the Family Head’s fault, just that the second miss spoke rudely to Mr. Zheng, so the Family Head ordered her to reflect." Chen Ligong was afraid the father and daughter would argue, so he quickly ca forward to explain.
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