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Su Peijiu slept soundly that night, and when she woke up naturally, she found it was already bright outside. She rubbed her eyes and got up.
The doors of Yan Bai and Hua Qian's house were still tightly closed, likely because they had been worn out from following her around these days.
As she went downstairs, she saw Ji Yu in a dark red robe slumped over the table, surrounded by numerous jars of alcohol, clearly drunk beyond recognition.
A man in a gray robe sitting opposite him squinted as he sipped his drink. Upon seeing Su Peijiu come down, he gestured for her to come over.
“...Did you drink all night?” Su Peijiu knew that people in the martial world tended to be open-minded and carefree. Ji Yu, as the Demon Cult Leader, likely viewed ethics as mundane. However, seeing such indulgence all night made her somewhat displeased; it seemed he did not take care of his own body.
Xiao Zhan gently set down his wine cup and then stood up to one side, looking at the sunlight pouring in through the window. He spoke, “I wonder if I have the fortune to have a word with you, Miss?”
Su Peijiu knew this was about her ring. She nodded, “Let’s go outside.” Ji Yu was still resting and should not be disturbed.
Xiao Zhan nodded and went to open the inn's door. The two of them stepped outside.
Due to last night's darkness, she hadn’t seen the location of the inn clearly, but now that she looked around, the scenery was exceptionally beautiful.
One hundred meters south of the inn was a Maple Grove, ablaze with red leaves. In the slightly chilly morning air, it brought a touch of warmth. Beside the Maple Grove was a mountain, adorned with golden hues typical of autumn, interspersed with patches of green and red—quite a sight to behold.
There was some smoke rising from the foot of the mountain, but due to the obstruction of the Maple Grove, she couldn’t see what it was at that moment.
“That’s a hot spring,” Xiao Zhan said.
Su Peijiu smiled faintly, thinking about how Yue Niang had met a tragic end while he leisurely enjoyed life in this picturesque place. Her tone turned sour: “It seems that the Great Zhuang Master is living quite well.”
Xiao Zhan's eyes flickered with ripples, and his gaze finally landed on Su Peijiu's right middle finger as she reached out to play with her hair.
"Let me get straight to the point, how did you come to be with this Silver Ring girl?"
"Girl?... The Great Zhuang Master has lived for over two hundred years, right? I'm only fifteen; you're an ancestor-level figure to me, so don't call me that."
If Xiao Zhan still didn't understand that the young woman before him was targeting him, then he had wasted those many years of life. However, this targeting must have been because she had seen that person, which eased his heart a bit. He wondered how she had been over the years...
"Do you have some opinion about me?" he asked, his expression gentle like a kind elder.
Su Peijiu raised her right hand and placed it in front of him, a cold glint flashing in her eyes. "Do you know who gave me this ring?"
"Luan Yue... Is she doing well?" Xiao Zhan managed to utter those words with difficulty.
Luan Yue, it turned out that Yue Niang's real name was Luan Yue.
Su Peijiu bit her lip and shook her head. "She is already dead. Her death was tragic; she cannot be reincarnated."
"What?!" Xiao Zhan exclaimed in shock as he stepped forward and grabbed Su Peijiu's shoulders. His once calm eyes were filled with disbelief. This couldn't be true... How could someone so brilliant and radiant die?
"You don't believe it? If Yue Niang hadn't died, how could this ring possibly end up in my hands? If she hadn't died, how could I stand here questioning you? Do you have any idea how miserable and desolate her soul has been in that dark cave for the past two hundred years?! Everything is because of you!!" Su Peijiu spoke these words calmly, but her tone was extremely intense.
Xiao Zhan released his grip on her shoulders, his face filled with bitterness. "Does she hate me?"
"Shouldn't she hate you?" Su Peijiu scoffed.
"She should hate me... If I hadn't taken her away from Mingyue Bay back then, she might still be that happy big sister..."
"Are you feeling guilty?"
"I'm just regretting that I shouldn't have taken her away. If I hadn't taken her away, this wouldn't have happened, and we wouldn't be separated."
Su Peijiu looked at the man, whose depths were as profound as the sea, gazing into the distance with a pained expression. She felt a pang of sympathy: "But she doesn't regret it."
"What did you say?" Xiao Zhan turned to look at her. "Say it again..."
"Yue Niang doesn't regret it; she has never regretted it." In this world, everything is difficult, but love is the hardest. Su Peijiu recalled the scene of Yue Niang turning her back to her in the cave, her delicate silhouette drifting in the darkness: "If possible, please tell him this:... Yue Niang never regretted following him, from Mingyue Bay to Cangjian Villa, across this vast continent... never regretted..."
After relaying Yue Niang's original words, Su Peijiu was startled to find Xiao Zhan's face was covered in tears. "Is her soul on that mountain?"
"I forgot." It wasn't that she didn't want to tell him; she truly forgot. At that time, she had been kidnapped and carried away without seeing the road clearly. Later, after finally crawling out of the cave, Qi Rong came with a group of people to assassinate her; how could she know she was on that mountain?
"But someone knows." Su Peijiu added after seeing Xiao Zhan's despondent expression.
It's better to have some hope; once one has nothing to cling to, life loses its meaning...
Seeing Xiao Zhan's eyes brighten a little, she breathed a sigh of relief. Only Qi Mo and Qi Rong knew about it; she didn't want to see the former at all, and as for Qi Rong, he seemed not too far from this place.
"However, before that, I have a request."
"What request?"
"When you go to find Yue Niang, take Lu Shuang with you." A cold light flashed in Su Peijiu's Water Eyes; this ruthless woman felt that she could not be left alive in this world!
Xiao Zhan was slightly taken aback, then his gaze deepened. No one saw the fleeting killing intent and reluctance in his eyes.
Su Peijiu wanted to say something else when she caught a glimpse of a red figure coming out from the inn's entrance. The figure stretched lazily, appearing very relaxed.
"Senior Brother!" she called out, then ran over.
Ji Yu looked up and saw her running towards him, hurriedly shouting, "Slow down, slow down, don't hurt the baby..." He quickly went to support her.
Su Peijiu just chuckled lightly, "There's no need to be so delicate."
"My daughter must be delicate; why are you not convinced?" Ji Yu placed his hands on Su Peijiu's abdomen and lower back, slightly bending forward as he protected her all the way into the inn.
Su Peijiu's Willow Brows curved: "How does Senior Brother know it's a girl?"
"Senior Brother likes girls." It would be best to have a Ge'er for him to play with; otherwise, if a stinky boy came out like that crazy Qi Mo, who would he cry to? A girl is better; a girl is good.
"In a few days when we go to Jiangnan's Yard, we'll find a doctor to see whether it's a boy or a girl."
Hua Qian had just come down from upstairs. Upon hearing that Ji Yu was looking for a doctor, she became displeased and said, "I am the doctor; why would you need another one?" Who in this world has better medical skills than her?
Ji Yu glanced at her and asked, "So is it a boy or a girl?"
Hua Qian shot him a look and went to feel Su Peijiu's pulse, frowning deeply. "How can I tell? It's not even three months yet."
"You dare to call yourself the best doctor in this world, yet you can't even tell if a child is a boy or a girl? How embarrassing," Ji Yu mocked.
Hua Qian was infuriated; she hated being accused of poor medical skills more than anything. She retorted, "If you have the ability, why don't you do it yourself?"
"If I knew how to practice medicine, would I need you? It seems I really have to find another doctor for my Ge'er. You are simply unreliable."
Ji Yu had a silver tongue, and his words were sharp and biting. Hua Qian was so angry her face turned red. "I refuse to believe there is anyone in this world with better medical skills than me, Hua Qian! If someone dies on the way, I only need one needle to bring them back. Is there anyone else who can do that?" She was determined!
Su Peijiu sighed and gestured for the innocent-looking Yan Bai, who was standing nearby, to help her sit down at the table. The two of them watched with great interest as the man and woman, one old and one young, argued.
Ji Yu smirked slightly and said, "Then why can't you diagnose whether it's a boy or a girl?"
"How can I determine if it's a boy or a girl at three months? It takes at least five months!" Hua Qian had some medical knowledge.
"Five months? Even I can tell by then; what use do I have for you?"
"You—!" Hua Qian was so furious that smoke seemed to rise from her head. Then suddenly, an odd smile appeared at the corner of her lips, making Ji Yu feel uneasy.
"You laughing at me?"
"There is a saying by Confucius: Only women and men are hard to raise. The great Demon Cult Leader doesn't even know he has been poisoned?"
"You dare to poison me!" Ji Yu immediately felt a sharp pain in his stomach, his face turning pale.
The situation suddenly reversed, and Hua Qian was smug: "This poison was just developed; it is colorless and tasteless. The symptoms for the poisoned person are just occasional stomach aches, foot pains, and body aches... Oh, and it also comes with vomiting and diarrhea. Using it on the leader for the first time makes it worth the hour I spent making it."
Watching Ji Yu, pale and leaning against the door, Hua Qian laughed wickedly. Just because he was Master of the Building's senior brother didn't mean he could slander her at will; her poison skills were not to be underestimated!
Su Peijiu sat nearby, smiling gently: "Hua Qian, stop messing around. Quickly give the medicine to your senior brother; we still have to hurry on our way."
Hua Qian innocently shrugged: "I just made this this morning; I haven't figured out the antidote yet. It might be a bit of a hassle..." A flash of red passed before her eyes, and in the blink of an eye, there was no sign of Ji Yu in the inn.
Su Peijiu was also young; seeing Hua Qian play such tricks on Ji Yu, she felt both pity and delight. After all, Ji Yu had teased her quite a bit back then. But she still needed to remind Hua Qian.
"Have you forgotten your senior brother's identity? Aren't you afraid he'll get angry and kill you?"
Hua Qian touched her neck in fear and hugged Su Peijiu's arm: "So Master of the Building needs to protect his subordinate!"
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