Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss

Chapter 1761 - 1780

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Chapter 1761:- Impossibly Stupid (4)

To live or to die, brought about by just one single choice Zi Jin made.

No other words could strike a bigger blow upon Zi Jin. She had completely given up on remaining silent, but pummeled at her head and falling into deep regret.

Because of Zhuge Yin's death, the conflict between the Dragon Slayers Palace and the Blood Fiend Palace grew more and more intense. The Pure Grace Palace were still unable to make a deciding judgement and though Gu Ying was saved by Gu Xin Yan leading their people to fully protect him, but by her doing that, it had completely angered the Dragon Slayers Palace's disciples, which led to a bout of chaos to erupt within the Pure Grace Palace.

The disciples of the Dragon Slayers Palace began to incessantly attack people from the Blood Fiend Palace and the people from both sides were locked in constant battle. As the battles raged intensely, it spilled over and implicated youths from the other palaces where some youths who held just average powers were even killed or severely injured when caught within the turmoil.

Very soon, the Pure Grace Palace had blood flowing like rivers. The Pure Grace Palace Lord was no longer in the mood to celebrate his birthday and he had no choice but to mobilize the Pure Grace Palace's might to apprehend the spread of the calamity.

The disaster caused the Pure Grace Palace to have no choice but to put a halt to all arrangements planned for the birthday celebration and begin to deal with the desperate situation. The disciples from the various palaces were asked to leave one after another and none of them dared to continue to remain in such a blighted place. Especially the palaces who held less significant might, they couldn't wait to just quickly leave the place.

And Jun Wu Xie left with her delegation on the third day after the chaos erupted.

When they were leaving the Pure Grace Palace and Jun Wu Xie was seated in the horse carriage, she happened to see Gu Ying who was surrounded by a group of disciples from Blood Fiend Palace who were rushing to get into their horse carriage as quickly as possible, as the disciples from the Dragon Slayers Palace came running behind them in angry pursuit.

Jun Wu Xie was looking at Gu Ying outside the window when Gu Ying coincidentally turned to look over at that same moment and their gazes clashed together in the air.

A smile suddenly rose upon Gu Ying's face, sinister and demonic.

While Jun Wu Xie merely tugged the corners of her mouth, and retracted her gaze.

This round, Gu Ying had lost completely.

Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao sat within the same carriage and similarly in there was Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit who had not been able to snuggle up to Jun Wu Xie for so long. The two adorable beasts had immediately jumped straight into Jun Wu Xie's arms, putting on their most adorable and coquettish looks to seek cuddles from her. The little black cat had instead hidden itself in a far corner, its body curled up into a ball, its eyes still in trauma as it peeked at Jun Wu Yao who sat on one side with a faint smile playing at the corners of his lips.

[Those two dumb beasts must be tired of living! Can't they see the great demon lord's smile! ? How devilish it looks! He might very well stew the both of you this very night!]

Yue Yi and Ye Mei sat in the same carriage while Zi Jin was closely watched by both Ye Sha and Ye Gu as the Shadow Moon Palace's carriages slowly rolled away from the gates of the Pure Grace Palace.

Gu Ying got into his carriage under the protection of his companions. The sounds of battle came in from outside the horse carriage and Gu Xin Yan who was seated in the same car had her brows slightly creased up in a frown as she urged the coachman to quickly move off.

"Having stirred up such a huge commotion this time, how are you going to explain it to Father when we get back?" Gu Xin Yan still had her brows furrowed together in anxiety. It wasn't that she could not see the disparity in the way Gu Yi treated her and Gu Ying. With the incident this time having become so big, even if she had been the one responsible for it, she would think that she would be punished, much less the one being implicated into it now is Gu Ying?

At that moment, what worried Gu Xin Yan the most was what Gu Ying would have to face when they got back.

But Gu Ying did not seem to be the least bothered by it. He sat there by the window with his chin resting on the windowsill, as he stared at the carriages carrying the banners of the Shadow Moon Palace as they gradually grew distant in his sight, as the corners of his mouth curled up into a deep unfathomable smile.

"What is there to explain? Whether he wants me killed or skinned is up to Father's wishes."

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Chapter 1762:- Sinners Must Not Live (1)

After Jun Wu Xie departed from the Pure Grace Palace's boundary of power, she did not immediately make their way towards the Shadow Moon Palace, but had instead stopped the convoy midway and stationed Yue Yi safely within the forest with Ye Mei remaining behind to keep a lookout for him, while she went on ahead with Jun Wu Yao and the others towards Mount Fu Yao, bringing Zi Jin together with them.

In the Spirit Jade Palace, the Spirit Jade Palace Lord was lying lazily upon his soft lounge and sipping at fine wine as his disciples played melodious music, enjoying himself immensely.

Suddenly, the Spirit Jade Palace's main door was opened up by someone and the Spirit Jade Palace Lord sat up in his comfy lounge, his eyes lifting up slightly to look to the front of the main hall.

Several figures slowly appeared before his eyes.

"Young Master Jun, what do you mean by this?" After the Spirit Jade Palace clearly saw the identity of the person coming in, his brows immediately creased together and the laziness in his eyes disappeared without a trace, to be replaced with a sharp and incisive glint.

He saw his own disciple Zi Jin, being held by a man standing behind Jun Wu, the ropes tied around Zi Jin's bodies highly stinging to his eyes. Her face was pale, her breath weak, obviously having sustained rather heavy injuries.

That scene, was one that the Spirit Jade Palace Lord would never have imagined even in his dreams.

Although he had outwardly shown great disdain towards the things Jun Wu had done before, deep in his heart he had actually greatly admired this quick witted youth, which was the reason why he had grudgingly consented to letting Jun Wu remain in the Spirit Jade Palace. Although his face had purposely shown displeasure, his heart had already accepted Jun Wu as one of their own, but the Spirit Jade Palace Lord had never expected that letting Jun Wu bring Zi Jin to the Pure Grace Palace would result in a reverse in the situation upon their return!

"I wonder what wrong Zi Jin could have commited that calls for Young Master Jun treat her in such a manner?" Although the Spirit Jade Palace Lord's face revealed discontent, but based on what his understanding of Jun Wu, he would not treat Zi Jin like that for no good reason.

With that question from the Spirit Jade Palace Lord, it greatly pleased Jun Wu Xie. She had initially thought that if the Spirit Jade Palace Lord was going to unilaterally decide to argue with her without even distinguishing right from wrong, then whether the alliance between them should continue on forward, would have to be carefully reconsidered.

Fortunately, the Spirit Jade Palace Lord was not dumb.

Jun Wu Xie gestured by lifting her chin slightly and Ye Sha immediately pushed Zi Jin down to the floor before the Spirit Jade Palace Lord.

The bunch of Spirit Jade Palace disciples who were seated in the main hall when made to see their own senior fellow disciple being treated in such a manner, immediately caused rage to show upon their faces, every single pair of their eyes looking at Jun Wu turning unfriendly.

"Why have you tied up Senior Zi Jin! ?"

"This is too much! Release Senior Zi Jin now!" A bunch of young girls started screaming at Ye Sha in a noisy clamour, demanding that he release their senior.

Ye Sha did not even grace them with a single glance out from the corner of his eyes but just stared at Zi Jin with a cold expression on his face who was kneeling before the Spirit Jade Palace Lord.

"All of you keep quiet! The Palace Lord is present, this is no place for any of you to be making such a din! Where are all your manners! ?" The stalwart Granny Yue slammed the staff she held in her hand onto the floor, her deep voice immediately overpowering the screaming shrieks of the young ones.

In an instant, the disciples of the Spirit Jade Palace no longer dared to open their mouths, but the gazes they looked at Jun Wu with were highly repulsive.

"As to what happened, I believe that it would be more appropriate for the Palace Lord to ask her yourself." Jun Wu Xie replied, standing with her hands behind her back, as she nodded her head at Ye Sha.

Ye Sha then freed Zi Jin from her bonds, and then released her mute acupoint.

Regaining her freedom all of a sudden, Zi Jin felt weak for a moment and she fell down to the ground. The wretched state that she was in, made the hearts of her fellow Spirit Jade Palace disciples at the side wince in pain.

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Chapter 1763:- Sinners Must Not Live (2)

"My Lord....." Zi Jin raised up her head weakly, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at the Spirit Jade Palace Lord.

The Spirit Jade Palace Lord was also feeling mighty stuffy in his chest as Zi Jin was afterall a disciple he had brought up personally and it was not easy for him to see her like this.

"Zi Jin, what exactly happened to all of you on this trip? Why would Young Master Jun do this to you?" The Spirit Jade Palace Lord opened his mouth to ask.

Zi Jin's lips stiffened.

The group of young girls at the side became anxious.

"Junior Zi Jin, whatever kind of grievance you've suffered, tell it to our Lord quickly! Our Lord will definitely seek redress for you!"

"Senior Zi Jin, you do not need to fear! You're already home, and we will all protect you. Just tell everything. If anyone has bullied you, our Lord will surely make them pay the price!" The group of girls said indignantly one after another. If not for Granny Yue standing at the side and holding them down, they would all already have been unable to help themselves and rushed forward to help Zi Jin up.

"My Lord....." Upon hearing those familiar voices and seeing once again the very place she had grown up in, Zi Jin could not help but feel her heart wrenching up, hot tears immediately flowing down her cheeks.

Seeing Zi Jin reacting like that, some of the young girls quickly became similarly covered with tears, the palace hall immediately filling up with the sounds of sobbing.

However, Jun Wu Xie eyed the entire farce with a cold gaze, the corners of her mouth curled up with a sneer.

"My Lord, when I went with Young Master Jun to the Pure Grace Palace, it was initially going fine, but..... My Lord! Young Master Jun is a vicious and merciless person, and is really unsuited candidate for us to be allied with! He is highly unscrupulous in order for him to achieve his goals, even to the extent of implicating completely innocent people into it. He kills people wantonly..... and is not a good person at all. I beg for my Lord to be the judge!" Zi Jin wailed, like she had suffered a grave injustice.

The palace hall was immediately filled with voices raised in debate.

The disciples of the Spirit Jade Palace were not on familiar terms with Jun Wu although Jun Wu had stayed in the Spirit Jade Palace for a period, they had not interacted with the youth much. Compared to Jun Wu, the words of Zi Jin, a fellow disciple they had all grown up together with would carry much more weight.

"What do you mean?" The Spirit Jade Palace Lord calmed himself down to continue to ask.

Zi Jin then said: "In order to incite chaos among three palaces, he thought nothing of killing people, and even pushed the blame for it onto a completely innocent person!"

"Who did he kill?" The Spirit Jade Palace Lord took a deep breath, bugged by a nagging feeling that something did not feel right.

Zi Jin opened her mouth and then seemingly realizing something, she clamped her mouth shut.

But at that moment, Jun Wu Xie turned her gaze onto the figure of the silent Zi Jin and then slowly said: "What? Not going to cry and complain anymore? Or do you need me to say it for you?"

"Jun Wu! What do you mean by that! ? Zi Jin is a member of our Spirit Jade Palace, and this is the Spirit Jade Palace where your impudence will not be overlooked!" A young girl who was on close terms with Zi Jin shouted out from the side.

"Silence!" The Spirit Jade Palace Lord roared in admonishment, before he lifted his head to look towards Jun Wu.

"Young Master Jun, the reason behind all this, would you please explain in detail? If Zi Jin had indeed committed a wrong, I will naturally deal with it."

Jun Wu Xie arched up an eyebrow and said: "Everything she said is the truth."

The Spirit Jade Palace Lord was suddenly stunned. [The kid has actually admitted to it all so cleanly and easily like this? This isn't his style of doing things!]

"I killed someone, that person's name is Zhuge Yin, and he is the Dragon Slayers Palace's Young Lord." Jun Wu Xie said indifferently.

With a loud thump, the Spirit Jade Palace Lord's jaw dropped to the ground.

[Zhuge Yin.....]

[Isn't that the only son of the Dragon Slayers Palace Lord?]

[Jun Wu had actually..... killed him?]

[This kid's abilities are just too heaven defying! ! ! !]

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Chapter 1764:- Sinners Must Not Live (3)

As to who Zhuge Yin was, it was afraid that no one within the Spirit Jade Palace was unaware of. The bunch of noisy girls immediately shut their mouths.

This.....

Jun Wu might have indeed killed someone.

But the person he killed was someone who was an enemy whom cannot coexist under the same sky with the Spirit Jade Palace!

They could still remember sorrowfully, when one of their Spirit Jade Palace disciples had similarly gone outside but had never returned ever since. It was only half a year later when the people the Spirit Jade Palace had sent out to investigate finally discovered that that disciple had coincidentally encountered Zhuge Yin while she was outside and because of her beauty, it had drawn the eyes of Zhuge Yin, who began to harbour ulterior motives against her. That disciple had resisted to the death who finally jumped into the lake to end her own life.....

That incident had once boiled to a fervour within the Spirit Jade Palace and many of the disciples hated Zhuge Yin to the bone, detesting the fact that the Spirit Jade Palace had fallen into such dire straits, and were unable to seek redress for the blood debt owed to their senior!

Now that Jun Wu had killed Zhuge Yin, not only was there absolutely no wrong done in their eyes, he had even exacted deep blood vengeance on their behalf.

That one point, caused all of them to be unable to say a single word against Jun Wu's actions.

"I killed him, and then pinned the crime upon the head of Gu Ying, the Blood Fiend Palace's Young Lord." Jun Wu Xie said indifferently.

The Spirit Jade Palace Lord immediately gasped in surprise!

[Heavens be damned!]

[From where had this kid sprouted out from! ?]

[In one stroke of genius, he had actually schemed against the Young Lords of two major palaces in one fell swoop. Is this fella even human?]

Hearing Gu Ying's name, Zi Jin immediately could not hold herself back. She raised her head up on a fluster and stared at the Spirit Jade Palace Lord to say anxiously: "My Lord! Young Master Gu is a good person! He is completely different from the other evil people in the Twelve Palaces. He is kind and gentle, an highly righteous character, definitely not....."

Zi Jin had not even finished with her sentence when the gaze the Spirit Jade Palace Lord was looking at Zi Jin with turned sharp and incisive, immediately causing Zi Jin to be unable to finish the words behind.

"Zi Jin, what are you saying?" The Spirit Jade Palace Lord asked as he stared at the highly emotional Zi Jin through narrowed eyes. He was not a moron. Seeing Zi Jin so quick to jump to someone's defence, he detected something strange. And what he found more terrifying, was the fact that the very Gu Ying Zi Jing was defending so adamantly..... was actually.....

"My Lord....." Zi Jin began as she looked at the Spirit Jade Palace Lord rather nervously.

"You say that Gu Ying is a good person? Of righteous character?" The Spirit Jade Palace Lord asked as he drew in a deep breath, suppressing the urge to smack the life out of Zi Jin with a single slap of his palm.

At that moment, the other Spirit Jade Palace disciples were also looking at Zi Jin with shock in their eyes.

"Do you know how Ming Xin whom you grew up with actually died! ?" All of a sudden, the Spirit Jade Palace Lord's voice had turned so cold it made one shiver to hear him.

Zi Jin was slightly taken aback, as an image of a pretty and soft spoken girl appeared in her mind.

Ming Xin was two years older than Zi Jin and she had led Zi Jin to practice cultivation together with her since they were very young. Although the two of them did not share any blood ties, but Zi Jin had always seen Ming Xin, who had been so protective of her in so many ways, as her real elder sister.

Ming Xin was very kind, and strong spirited, seen as one of the leading disciples among the younger generation of the Spirit Jade Palace. She had grown up unable to bear to see the Spirit Jade Palace continue with its decline and had wanted to hide her identity to infiltrate herself into the other palaces. She had then hidden her identity and went to take part in a Battle of Deities Grand Meet in the earlier years, where she had been fortunate enough to be picked by one of the palaces, gaining entry into the Cloudy Brook Academy.

But after Ming Xin entered the Cloudy Brook Academy, Zi Jin had then not heard any news about Ming Xin ever since.

The Spirit Jade Palace Lord's question now, immediately caused Zi Jin's heart to quake in shock!

"I could not bear to tell you this before I was afraid you would be sad. But since you are showing me you are completely unable to tell right from wrong, then I'll tell it to you now! Your Senior Ming Xin, had her eyes dug out by people! She died under the hands of the Blood Fiend Palace's Young Lord, Gu Ying, the one and same person you are now heaping such high praise upon!" The Spirit Jade Palace Lord roared out, in an insuppressible rage!

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Chapter 1765:- Sinners Must Not Live (4)

" It's impossible..... Impossible..... My Lord, you are lying to me aren't you? Senior Ming Xin..... How could she possibly have been murdered by Young Master Gu..... That's not possible..... It can't be true..... It's not true....." Zi Jin was acting like she had lost her soul as she knelt there shaking her head, teardrops the size of a bean falling incessantly from her eyes.

She did not want to believe that Ming Xin who had been like a sister to her had really been killed by Gu Ying.....

The Spirit Jade Palace Lord looked highly pained as he looked at Zi Jin, and then hung his head low as while raising a finger up towards the silent and speechless Spirit Jade Palace disciples at the side.

"You girls here can tell her..... how Ming Xin had actually died!"

In a blink, the young girls from the Spirit Jade Palace had all fallen to their knees in a row, their faces all unwilling, as they covered their faces to sob softly.

Their reactions only caused Zi Jin to become even more flustered. She raised up her teary eyes to look at the sisters who were usually filled with smiles and laughter.

"How did Ming Xin die..... How..... did she really die?" Her voice was shaking with a tremble, deeply afraid that the answer she would hear would drive her into despair.

"Zi Jin..... What our Lord..... Our Lord speaks the truth..... Ming Xin she..... was killed by Gu Ying. When we found her body, her eyes....." The young lady who spoke up could not make herself continue.

Ming Xin's death was not any secret in the Spirit Jade Palace. The only person they hid that from, was only Zi Jin who was as close to Ming Xin like a real sister.

Zi Jin fell forlornly to the floor, her eyes immediately turning bloodshot, her tears dripping onto the ground just before her, wetting it. Upon the bright clear floor, Zi Jin saw her own reflection, looking wretched, so worn and haggard, so stupid.....

She suddenly recalled the words Jun Wu had said before.

When Gu Ying was in the Cloudy Brook Academy, just because he had thought that a young girl had a beautiful pair of eyes, he had reached out to dig the girl's eyes out. She had thought that Jun Wu was merely trying to find an excuse to justify his own actions and was just intentionally smearing Gu Ying's name. But now, she finally realized it.

That all of this was completely true!

Jun Wu's words might possibly be untrue, but her Lord, and her fellow sister disciples, would never lie to her regarding Ming Xin's death.

At that moment, the faith and naivety Zi Jin had always held on to came crumbling down in that instant. She lay in a heap upon the floor to sob mournfully unbridled, overcome with remorse at her own stupidity and ignorance.

When the Spirit Jade Palace Lord saw Zi Jin in such a state, his heart winced painfully. He endured through the sorrow he was feeling and raised up his head, to look at Jun Wu, his handsome featured face looking a little tired and exhausted.

"Young Master Jun, you have done no wrong. You have held up your end of the bargain. You are indeed the most intelligent youth I have ever met" The Spirit Jade Palace Lord said highly sincerely. He had thought that Jun Wu was only going to the Pure Grace Palace to see if he would be able to find a chance, never had he expected that the youth would be able to keep to his word, to stir up the Twelve Palaces into a swirling mess.

Just by hearing the complaint that Zi Jin had raised earlier, the Spirit Jade Palace Lord could already guess at the kind of turmoil that had erupted within the Pure Grace Palace.

With the Blood Fiend Palace's Young Lord have murdered the Dragon Slayers Palace's Young Lord, and having the entire incident happen during the celebrations of the Pure Grace Palace Lord's birthday. It could very well be imagined whether it was the Blood Fiend Palace as the culprit, or the Dragon Slayers Palace as the victim, and even the Pure Grace Palace who hosted the event, they had all been driven into an irreconcilable mess by Jun Wu in one single stroke.

Zhuge Yin's death shall forever be a never ending grudge between the three palaces and only upon death would they ever rest!

The Dragon Slayers Palace would henceforth not let the Blood Fiend Palace have any peace and the two palaces that could have allied together had now turned mortal enemies.

And who could have ever imagined that this was all stirred up by Jun Wu's hand alone?

The Spirit Jade Palace Lord could not be any more convinced and he had to completely take his hat off to Jun Wu.

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Chapter 1766:- Sinners Must Not Live (5)

And who could have ever imagined that this was all stirred up by Jun Wu's hand alone? The Spirit Jade Palace Lord could not be any more convinced and he had to completely take his hat off to Jun Wu.

Jun Wu Xie did not show any sign of joy as the Spirit Jade Palace Lord's praise did not make her feel that there was anything to be happy about, but instead.....

"Since we're allies, then let me gift another sentence to you today." Jun Wu Xie said.

"Please speak." The Spirit Jade Palace Lord replied.

"Be careful of the Blood Fiend Palace. Gu Ying already knows that Zi Jin is from the Spirit Jade Palace." Jun Wu Xie threw that one statement highly indifferently, not willing to remain in the Spirit Jade Palace another moment. The Spirit Jade Palace Lord was very intelligent and was able to grasp the situation. He had not mentioned a thing about Zi Jin's punishment and Jun Wu Xie could sense he could not bear to do it.

Although furious, but Zi Jin was still a child he had personally brought up. So how could he bear to punish her strictly?

Jun Wu Xie understood and was not thinking to go as far as seeking Zi Jin's death.

But.....

Since the Spirit Jade Palace Lord wanted to protect Zi Jin, then for all the things that Zi Jin had done, the consequences would naturally have to be shouldered by the Spirit Jade Palace.

The Spirit Jade Palace Lord was completely shocked by Jun Wu's sudden revelation. He stared incredulously at Zi Jin who was sprawled on the floor and weeping mournfully, his eyes immediately flashing with a chilling glint of rage!

The fact that the Spirit Jade Palace could enjoy their peace till now was because they had always laid themselves low. But he had never once thought that having Zi Jin make one trip to the Pure Grace Palace would actually make her expose her identity and origins directly to Gu Ying!

He just did not dare to imagine, with the kind of trust Zi Jin had in Gu Ying at that time, would she have revealed even more of the Spirit Jade Palace's secrets to him.

If the Blood Fiend Palace came to know where the Spirit Jade Palace was.....

Then the doom of the Spirit Jade Palace would be arriving soon!

The other disciples of the Spirit Jade Palace had all turned to stone from that piece of news. They all stared incredulously at Zi Jin, not one of them daring to believe for a moment that Zi Jin would really commit such a stupid mistake!

"Zi Jin..... You..... you really told Gu Ying..... that you are a disciple of the Spirit Jade Palace?" The Spirit Jade Palace Lord could not help himself as his voice shook.

Zi Jin lifted up her head fearfully, choking on her sobs as she nodded her head.

The Spirit Jade Palace Lord sank into his soft lounge limply as the strength in his body seemed to be sucked out of him.

"Did you..... Did you tell him, where the Spirit Jade Palace is at?"

Zi Jin looked at the Spirit Jade Palace Lord's face which had turned pale and pallid, and then looked around at the surrounding fellow sister disciples looking at her with highly fearful eyes. Endless remorse and bitter regret that encompassed the sky filled up every nook in her heart. She forcibly pushed herself up, to stand on her feet.

"My Lord..... I did not..... I did not tell him that....."

The Spirit Jade Palace Lord let out a slight sigh of relief.

"My Lord, Zi Jin realizes her mistake..... I've been stupid..... ignorant..... and I mistakenly trusted an evil person....." Zi Jin drew in a deep breath, and turned her head to look towards Jun Wu who had already reached the Spirit Jade Palace's door. She looked at that small petite figure, and the feelings of disdain and rejection against the figure in her heart disappeared without leaving a single trace in that instant.

She seemed to have returned back to that day, when she had been surrounded and attacked on the summit of Mount Fu Yao. That same figure had descended down from the heavens, to rescue her from her desperate predicament.

She did not know herself just what had happened to her in the Pure Grace Palace, why she had so inconceivably doubted her own benefactor..... Why, she had chosen to rather believe in Ming Xin's murderer, than to trust Jun Wu, choosing not to believe in her benefactor.....

"Young Master Jun!" Zi Jin summoned up every ounce of strength she could in her to shout towards Jun Wu's back.

Jun Wu Xie's steps paused just briefly, but did not turn around.

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Chapter 1767:- Shadow Moon Palace (1)

"I was wrong.... I am sorry....." Zi Jin's hot tears rolled down her cheeks, and in an instant before anyone had time to even react, she suddenly ran headlong to crash into a stone pillar in the Spirit Jade Palace's main hall!

Bright red blood stained the rock hard pillar, to spill upon the clear floor.....

"Zi Jin!"

Jun Wu Xie lowered her eyes in silence, looking straight into the path ahead as she continued forward, not turning her head back, and neither did she take a single glimpse of the blood behind her.

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Stepping out from the Spirit Jade Palace, Jun Wu Xie looked up at the bright sun in the sky, as she lifted her foot to depart.

Time did not stop, and Jun Wu Xie's steps would not stop as well.

At the rendezvous point, Jun Wu Xie met up with Yue Yi once again. Yue Yi saw that Zi Jin was no longer with Jun Wu and her group but he did not ask about it.

"You intend to go back with me to the Shadow Moon Palace?" Yue Yi asked as he looked at Jun Wu. According to what Jun Wu had mentioned before about his plans, when he came back from the Spirit Jade Palace, Jun Wu would be going to the Shadow Moon Palace together with him.

But, Yue Yi was instead looking at Jun Wu rather worriedly.

Returning to the Shadow Moon Palace would not be the same as going to the Pure Grace Palace. People at the Pure Grace Palace did not know what the disciples of the Shadow Moon Palace looked like but it was impossible for the Shadow Moon Palace to not know it.

"But with your looks....." Yue Yi was a little worried.

Jun Wu Xie replied: "I will deal with that myself."

Upon saying that, Jun Wu Xie went ahead to climb up into the horse carriage, while Yue Yi and the others could only wait outside. After a while, Jun Wu Xie came walking out from the carriage, with her looks completely changed. The originally unremarkable looking youth, had changed to become attractive and handsome looking, and within that handsomeness, there was a tinge of gentle femininity.

Yue Yi's eyes suddenly widened. The way Jun Wu Xie looked, didn't he look exactly like that very disciple of the Shadow Moon Palace who had been killed at the front of the horse carriage before?

"You....."

"What is this guy's name?" Although Jun Wu Xie was unable to do it like Hua Yao, who was able to completely duplicate a person's body and looks, and while she was also unable to change the shape and size of her bones, she had other ways of disguising herself.

She had noticed that the youth that had been killed before was rather similar to her in size, so she had only needed to carry out some alteration on her looks, and to slip herself into the Shadow Moon Palace's uniform, before she could pass herself off as the real thing.

Yue Yi gulped as he studied the way the way Jun Wu looked. After awhile, he then answered: "He is called Chang Huan."

Chang Huan is just a regular disciple in the Shadow Moon Palace who merely possessed highly average powers. He would not stand out at all if you threw him among a bunch of disciples but for some unknown reason, Chang Huan was rather highly valued by Elder Ying from the Shadow Moon Palace. The reason that Chang Huan had come to join the team going to the birthday celebrations had also been arranged by Elder Ying as well.

"Is there anyone he is close to in the Shadow Moon Palace?" Although Jun Wu Xie's disguise was exquisitely done, but she was still unable to replicate every single minute detail. Her looks might be able to fool some people, but it would not be able to withstand the scrutiny of people Chang Huan was very close to.

Yue Yi shook his head. "Chang Huan..... does not have anyone especially close to him in the Shadow Moon Palace. He has a rather strange personality and did not seem to be really all that likeable to other people."

But compared to Yue Yi himself, Chang Huan was slightly better, but not by all that much.

Jun Wu Xie nodded. If that was the case, then she would not have to worry about anyone seeing through her disguise.

After ascertaining that there was no problem with her disguise, Jun Wu Xie immediately climbed back into the horse carriage, only this time, Jun Wu Xie took the same carriage as Yue Yi, while Jun Wu Yao took another carriage with Ye Sha and the others.

When they were getting into the horse carriage, Ye Sha saw the expression on Jun Wu Yao's face, and he could not help but lit a candle for Yue Yi in his heart.

As the carriages sped along on their way, Jun Wu Xie asked Yue Yi about things within the Shadow Moon Palace. In order to avoid giving herself away, she needed to understand as much as possible about the Shadow Moon Palace during this return leg of the journey.

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Chapter 1768:- Shadow Moon Palace (2)

As the carriages sped along on their way, Jun Wu Xie asked Yue Yi about things within the Shadow Moon Palace. In order to avoid giving herself away, she needed to understand as much as possible about the Shadow Moon Palace during this return leg of the journey.

The might of the Shadow Moon Palace hangs among the bottom rungs of the Twelve Palaces, in a highly similar state to the Pure Grace Palace. Among the Shadow Moon Palace's Elders, the one most highly valued by the Palace Lord was Elder Yue, immediately followed by Elder Ying.

The length of time that Elder Ying had been in the Shadow Moon Palace was not as long Elder Yue but if one was just talking about powers they commanded behind them, Elder Ying was ahead by a notch.....

In the Middle Realm, besides the main powers that reigned over large territories, there were also quite a number of long established family clans. Those family clans had existed from a long time ago and through the accumulation over many years, the kind of might that these family clans had shored up were also not to be underestimated.

Elder Ying had come from one of such family clans, a highly ancient one. That family clan had once enjoyed immense glory and lived in resplendence, but through the shifting sands of time, they had dwindled greatly in numbers and gradually fallen into decline. Elder Ying was the only heir of the current generation and in his hands, he held many of the treasures accumulated by the family over the years, and that was why he was highly valued by the Shadow Moon Palace Lord.

But the relationship between Elder Ying and Elder Yue was a little peculiar.

Although the two men had never had any dispute, but Yue Yi had heard Elder Yue say some bad things about Elder Ying before.

"If you are thinking to destroy the Shadow Moon Palace, maybe you can strike from here, between Elder Yue and Elder Ying." Yue Yi said in suggestion. Elder Ying had not been feeling all that well over the recent period and his children were still very young, with most of the responsibilities for Shadow Moon Palace's affairs split two ways and shouldered by the two Elders.

Jun Wu Xie nodded her head slightly, calculating in her heart how she was going to play her hand in the upcoming round at the Shadow Moon Palace.

In fact, being diverted to come to the Shadow Moon Palace immediately after the Pure Grace Palace was something out of Jun Wu Xie's calculations. If not for the fact that she had encountered Yue Yi midway, her plan would not be like this. But Yue Yi's bitter experience had made her want to bring forward her plan to deal with the Shadow Moon Palace earlier.

As they were about to reach the Shadow Moon Palace, Jun Wu Xie handed Yue Yi an elixir. Yue Yi immediately swallowed it without the slightest hesitation, not even asking a single word about it.

"You're not afraid that I'll poison you?" Jun Wu Xie asked with her eyebrow arched, thinking Yue Yi completely did not guard against her at all.

Yue Yi stared honestly at Jun Wu and said: "My life is already yours to have and even if you hand me poison, I will swallow it."

Jun Wu Xie stared back at Yue Yi and was silent a moment before she said: "This would make your injuries seemed more severe than they actually are."

Yue Yi nodded his head, his heart roughly able to comprehend the reason that Jun Wu was doing that.

There were quite a number of people from the Shadow Moon Palace who left to go to the Pure Grace Palace but in the end, only he and Jun Wu who was impersonating Chang Huan were coming back. This would be strange no matter which way people looked at it. But because of the turmoil within the Pure Grace Palace, they were able to peg the disappearance of the rest of the disciples onto the chaos that erupted in there.

It must be said, that Jun Wu's highly meticulous thinking, really considered all angles well, without leaving anything out.

Very soon, Jun Wu Xie and the entire group entered into the territories controlled by the Shadow Moon Palace. As Jun Wu Xie could not find any one that Jun Wu Yao and his men could disguise themselves as, and she the fact that she did not think that Jun Wu Yao would be happy disguising himself as a disciple, she quickly decided to let them roam as they wished. Atfterall, with the kind of powers they possessed, where in Shadow Moon Palace would they not be able to come and go as they pleased?

A single lone horse carriage came to a stop right before the main doors of the Shadow Moon Palace and the two guards standing before the gates immediately went forward to check on the passengers inside.

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Chapter 1769:- Shadow Moon Palace (3)

After they ascertained that there was nothing wrong, they immediately let the carriage past.

Having gotten to know that the team sent out for the birthday celebrations had come back, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord and the various Elders came out to the palace hall. But when they saw Yue Yi and Jun Wu Xie standing there in the hall, the expressions on their faces became a little strange.

For this trip to the Pure Grace Palace to deliver their well wishes, the Shadow Moon Palace had sent out quite a number of people, and they had never ever thought that when they returned, there would only be two people and they had even come back a few days earlier than expected.

"Yue Yi, just what exactly is going on here?" An elderly man with a white streaked beard standing just at the bottom right of the Palace Lord asked, his brows creased together as he stared at the pale faced Yue Yi.

Yue Yi was kneeling on the ground with one knee, his eyes lowered as he said: "Reporting to my Lord, there was an accident at the Pure Grace Palace that caused the birthday celebrations to be abruptly halted. Moreover, in the midst of all that chaos, a large number of disciples were hurt and now, only me and Chang Huan managed to come back safely."

"An accident at the Pure Grace Palace? What kind of an accident?" The faces of the various Elders in the palace hall looked up in surprise.

[How did a birthday celebration turn into such a disaster?]

[Not only had the birthday banquet been prematurely ended, but even their Shadow Moon Palace disciples had been implicated?]

The circumstances before their eyes made everyone's heart fill with doubt.

Yue Yi had no choice but to tell everyone in the Shadow Moon Palace everything that happened in the Pure Grace Palace.

And listening to him, the expressions on every one of their faces twisted up in shock.

"The Blood Fiend Palace's Young Lord really killed Zhuge Yin?" Elder Yue questioned with his brows furrowed together. This incident could be considered to be one that would create an extremely big stir among the Twelve Palaces. The Blood Fiend Palace and the Dragon Slayers Palace were both rather mighty powers and it was previously rumoured that the two palaces could possibly work together. But no one could ever have thought that after just one birthday celebration at the Pure Grace Palace, things would take sure a shocking turn.

"Based on what you say, the disciples of the Blood Fiend Palace and the Dragon Slayers Palace got into a huge brawl which implicated many of our disciples?" Another elderly man asked with a frown as he stared at Yue Yi.

"Yes." Yue Yi nodded.

That elderly man then turned to look at Jun Wu Xie at the side.

"Chang Huan, you tell us."

Jun Wu Xie immediately realized that this elderly man could very possibly be Elder Ying that Yue Yi had told her about.

"What Senior Yue Yi has said is all true. The situation at that time was highly chaotic and the Pure Grace Palace was unable to control the situation. That was why they asked everyone from the various palaces to leave early." Jun Wu Xie replied to Elder Ying without missing a beat.

There was still some doubt in Elder Ying's heart but Elder Yue at the side had already opened his mouth. "In a case of conflict between the Blood Fiend Palace and the Dragon Slayers Palace, that is a matter that should not involve us. And since the incident happened within the territories of the Pure Grace Palace, by all reason, the Pure Grace Palace needs to answer to all the individual palaces. Why had the disciples we sent there to deliver birthday wishes suddenly lost their lives in their palace for no good reason? I can see that Yue Yi has done everything he could as he still carries injuries upon his body. Having just undergone so many trials, can I ask for my Lord to allow him to leave to get himself treated?"

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord who was seated in the palace hall nodded his head. He looked at Jun Wu Xie and Yue Yi and then said: "Alright, the palace will handle the matter from here on. The two of you can go rest first."

Jun Wu Xie and Yue Yi nodded their head and then left the palace hall.

Yue Yi led Jun Wu Xie to come to the room that belonged to Chang Huan. They encountered quite a number of the Shadow Moon Palace's disciples along the way. Those disciples were initially laughing as they walked together but upon seeing Yue Yi and Chang Huan, the smiles on their faces faded quite a bit, almost seemingly avoiding as they gave way to them.

Yue Yi and "Chang Huan" were not that close so after leading Jun Wu Xie to Chang Huan's room, Yue Yi immediately left.

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Chapter 1770:- Yue Ye (1)

Inside the room, Jun Wu Xie quickly scanned her eyes through Chang Huan's room. It was very clean and well kept. She sat down at the table and the little black cat silently landed onto the table.

"I can feel the great demon lord just nearby." The little black cat said as it wiggled the tip of its nose. Jun Wu Yao and the others were "abandoned" by Jun Wu Xie and were not allowed to come into the Shadow Moon Palace together with them. But this place could very well be the same as Jun Wu Yao's garden at his house and though one could not see where Jun Wu Yao was, the little black cat was however dead certain that Jun Wu Yao was not far away from here.

Jun Wu Xie nodded her head, but her mind was on something else.

Before coming here to the Shadow Moon Palace, Yue Yi had once said that the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's health was not well. Jun Wu Xie had when in the palace hall earlier, secretly observed the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's condition. The Shadow Moon Palace Lord was not considered to be too old and compared to many of the Elders there, he could even be considered to be rather young. But the pallor of his face had been highly pale with his lips slightly covered in built up filth, his eye bags were darkened, and his gaze hollow. His situation seemed to display symptoms of deficiencies in his blood's Qi, and signs of anemia, looking rather unwell.

But Jun Wu Xie had detected something else out of place. Based on experience, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's situation wasn't just suffering from deficiencies, but more like..... a case of poisoning.

"This is getting to be rather interesting. A poisoned Palace Lord, and two secretly warring Elders who appear peaceful on the surface..... There's quite a great game going on in this Shadow Moon Palace here....." Jun Wu Xie commented as she rubbed at her chin. Things in the Shadow Moon Palace might not be as simple as how Yue Yi had told her. What Yue Yi knew would merely be the things that Elder Yue had told him about. If it was not mentioned by Elder Yue before, Yue Yi might very well be unaware of it.

As Jun Wu Xie was considering the different elements hidden under the surface in the Shadow Moon Palace, Yue Yi had already come back to his room. Looking at the highly familiar room once again, Yue Yi's face however did not relax in the slightest. He stood in his room and did not sit down. After waiting for awhile, he heard the sound of someone knocking on the door outside.

Walking over to open the door, a Shadow Moon Palace disciple stood outside.

"Senior Yue Yi, Elder Yue asks for you to go see him."

Yue Yi nodded, already very much used to this. Without even being able to rest a moment, he went rushing over to Elder Yue's room.

Standing outside Elder Yue's room, Yue Yi's hands could not stop the palms of his hands from sweating. Just what kind of a nightmare hid behind that panel of door that stood closed would only be known by him alone.

"Little Ye is so obedient." Elder Yue's deep voice then rang out from behind the door.

"Grandfather, is this comfortable for you?" The still slightly young tender voice of a little girl sounded suddenly, and upon hearing that voice, a chill shot through Yue Yi's entire body!

Yue Yi immediately pushed open the door, to see a little girl with two buns tied in her hair, sitting atop a low stool as she massaged the leg of Elder Yue who was seated upon a chair.

Seeing that scene before him, the heart that had been lodged in Yue Yi's heart then quickly settled back in place.

"Big Brother!" Upon seeing Yue Yi appear, the pretty little face immediately lit up with a highly sweet smile. With happy and delighted steps, she ran to Yue Yi's side, to leap right into Yue Yi's embrace.

"Big Brother, you're back at last! Little Ye missed you so much." Yue Ye said as she raised her head up, blinking her large innocent pair of eyes at Yue Yi.

Yue Ye's looks was very much alike to Yue Yi's, but just without the handsome radiance of a strapping young youth, and with an added bright innocence of a little girl instead. When that little figure threw herself into Yue Yi's arms, Yue Yi immediately felt like he held the whole world in his arms.

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Chapter 1771:- Yue Ye (2)

"Mm. I'm back." Yue Yi lowered his head to say, his gaze highly gentle as he looked at his little sister. The little girl before his eyes was in the only thing that bound up his whole life and the only kin tied in blood to him in the entire world.

Yue Ye smilingly wrapped her arms around Yue Yi's waist as Yue Yi raised his head up, his eyes coming to meet Elder Yue's gaze. That pair of eyes immediately caused the blood in Yue Yi's body to turn to ice.

Elder Yue had done it on purpose.....

Yue Yi silently drew in a deep breath, pushing down the rage in his heart.

"Your elder brother sustained injuries this time round and he needs to get some proper rest to nurse himself. Little Ye, you must not go disturb your elder brother if there's nothing important alright? If you are bored, you can just come here to find Grandfather." Elder Yue said in a highly benevolent voice as he stared at Yue Yi's pale face, the words driving chills into Yue Yi.

Yue Ye had wanted to turn around to say something but was instead held tighter in Yue Yi's arms.

"I'm fine. Many things happened in the Pure Grace Palace this time. I will need to speak a little longer to the Elder....."

Elder Yue looked at Yue Yi, smiling strangely.

"Big Brother, you're hurt? Is it serious?" Yue Ye asked as she lifted her head, to look worriedly and highly concerned at Yue Yi.

Yue Yi's heart almost melted under that gaze and immediately shook his head.

"I am fine. It's just some superficial injuries."

"Alright. Little Ye should run along now. I still have things I need to talk to your elder brother about." Elder Yue said with a highly amiable smile.

Yue Ye looked at Yue Yi, and then turned to look at Elder Yue, before she reluctantly left the room.

After Yue Ye went out and only Elder Yue and Yue Yi were left in the room, Elder Yue lifted up his chin and then patted at his thigh.

Yue Yi took a deep breath. Lowering his eyes, he went to kneel down by Elder Yue's leg, his knuckles whitened as his fingers dug deeply into his palms, to steadily pummel at Elder Yue's leg in massage.

"What exactly happened in the Pure Grace Palace? Why had so many people lost their lives? How did you and Chang Huan manage to come back in the end? I saw that Chang Huan was perfectly fine. How did you get yourself so severely injured?" Elder Yue asked as he leaned back in his chair, from above in his elevated position.

Elder Yue did not care about the deaths of the other disciples, he wouldn't be bothered no matter how many people died. The fact that Yue Yi returned was enough for him.

But Elder Ying's subordinate Chang Huan had come back as well, which made Elder Yue rather displeased.

"Chang Huan is from Elder Ying's side and that kid is just a piece of useless trash. With this incident having become so big, how did he come out unscathed?" Elder Yue asked, showing his discontent. Now that the Palace Lord's health was deteriorating by the day, the daily affairs of the palace were all basically handled by him and Elder Ying.

But though having flowers on the same stem bloom was good, how could it compare with having a lone blossom enjoy its limelight?

Currently, the other Elders of the Shadow Moon Palace were split into three factions, with one faction supporting him, one faction supporting Elder Ying, and several more of them maintaining a neutral stance. Whoever held the most authourity to speak among the Shadow Moon Palace's Elders, would also command the most power, and to any one of them there, it posed great allure.

The weak becomes meat for the strong to eat was applicable everywhere, and it was naturally the same in the Shadow Moon Palace. In this long game of elimination, this was the best way to adopt. If this trip to the Pure Grace Palace had also gotten rid of Elder Ying's subordinate Chang Huan, then it would naturally have been the best result Elder Yue could have hoped for.

Towards Elder Yue's question, Yue Yi already had an answer prepared. He followed Jun Wu's instructions and replied, rounding up the entire scenario flawlessly. Although Elder Yue was still a little doubtful after listening to him, but he did not find any loopholes in the answer. Moreover, he did not believe that Yue Yi would dare to deceive him.

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Chapter 1772:- Yue Ye (3)

Jun Wu Xie had just sat in the room for a short while when someone came to knock on her door.

Opening the door to take a look, she saw it was a a few youths wearing the Shadow Moon Palace's uniform, and they looked to be slightly older than "Chang Huan".

"Hey Chang Huan, you're back at last. Come come come, your few elder brothers have something to show you." While saying that, one of the youths was already going to pull on Jun Wu Xie's arm.

Jun Wu Xie deftly avoided his hand, doubt rising in her heart. Based on what Yue Yi had told her, Chang Huan did not have many companions he was close with. But these few youths had suddenly appeared and the only possibility could only be that Yue Yi did not really understand Chang Huan all that well and so the information he gave her was not entirely accurate as well.

With things happening slightly differing from what she had been prepared for, Jun Wu Xie reacted without showing any hesitation, and in order for her to better grasp the situation in the Shadow Moon Palace as soon as possible, she did not reject the youths' invitation, but had immediately stepped out to follow them.

Along the way, the youths chattered on quite a bit, mostly about little things that had happened while Chang Huan had not been around, and about little instances of conflict within the Shadow Moon Palace.

"You don't know it, but when we heard from Elder Ying that you were going with Yue Yi to the Pure Grace Palace, it really gave the few of us quite a scare. I had been afraid that Yue Yi would discover that something was amiss midway and do something to harm you." One of the youths said conspiratorially, his face looking highly frightened.

"Luckily that kid is dumb and did not sense anything. And seeing that you've returned safely, we can set our hearts at ease."

[What would Yue Yi find to be amiss?]

Jun Wu Xie narrowed her eyes up slightly. The words of these youths were fleetingly mentioning Yue Yi and from they way they were speaking, this "Chang Huan" and Yue Yi seem to have something between them, but they had put it across unclearly, hence, Jun Wu Xie was still not able to understand what they really meant at that moment.

The youths were all chattering away merrily when they suddenly noticed Jun Wu Xie's silence. They looked at each other and after exchanging glances between themselves, one of them finally spoke up: "Chang Huan, have you gone dotty? For this matter, you promised it to us before you left and you shouldn't just go back on your word right?"

"Oh? What did I promise you?" Jun Wu Xie asked as her eyebrow arched up, acting frivolously forgetful.

The faces of the few youths immediately changed.

"Chang Huan! Could it be your skin is beginning to itch again? Don't think just because Elder Ying is shielding you and we will really not dare to do anything to you! Since you want to cultivate together with us, then you should at least show us some sincerity, and not be such a gutless coward just because you look like a girl!" The youths who had initially been friendly and chatty, immediately changed their demeanor upon hearing "Chang Huan" saying he had forgotten what he promised.

Jun Wu Xie immediately understood that the youths before her had not come to seek Chang Huan because they were on good terms with him, but because they had made some special agreement between themselves and that was why they were being so friendly.

And according to what they had said earlier, Jun Wu Xie could almost be certain that the promise made between them earlier had something to do with Yue Yi.

But, what could that be?

"I'm warning you, I have already gone to ask around clearly earlier. Yue Yi is now discussing things in Elder Yue's room and that little lass has just gone back to her room. At this time, it is basically when she will have to soak herself in her medicinal bath, so you have better not come act like you've suddenly gotten amnesia!" A tall youth said as he shook a fist threateningly.

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Chapter 1773:- Yue Ye (4)

"You were the one that begged to leech onto us before, and guaranteed that you will prove your guts to us soon. We've already gone to great lengths to prepare everything for you so now you've just got to do it whether you want to or not." The youths had angry looks on their faces, and were being highly threatening.

Jun Wu Xie's mind whirled speedily, realizing that Chang Huan's situation in the Shadow Moon Palace was not too optimistic, guessing that he must have been ostracized for a long time and could not stand it any longer before he tried to stick to such a bunch of notorious kids. He had then agreed to some nefarious request from them, to prove himself with the deed.

Looking at it now, that fool had not lost out when he was killed as this bunch of youths obviously did not think much of him. The supposed promise now seemed more like a way to toy with him and the fool had actually taken it seriously, which just showed how stupid he really was.

Not knowing what kind of an agreement they had made before, Jun Wu Xie then went along with them.

The youths brought Jun Wu Xie to come to the hind palace of the Shadow Moon Palace, and to pass through a garden before they came to a tranquil and quiet little courtyard. Quite a big variety of plants and flowers had been planted in the courtyard and they looked to be thriving rather well. Jun Wu Xie's gaze swept over the plants at the side and suddenly noticed that the seemingly regular plants were actually not that common. At one glance, she already saw several types of herbs that were suitable for cultivating elixirs and she did not know whether the gardener of this yard had done it intentionally but he had actually turned the soil within the yard to become like a herb garden, with just a sprinkle of decorative flowers.

"Go in quickly." The youths urged as they stood outside the courtyard.

Jun Wu Xie swept a glance over the expressions on the faces of the few youths and then lifted her foot to step inside. In her heart, she could roughly guess who the person in the courtyard really was but what made her think it strange was why the youths would make such an agreement with Chang Huan.

Walking into the courtyard, it was all silent. The courtyard was not big, and a faint fragrance of herbs wafted in the air within the courtyard from beginning to end. But as the scent was rather overwhelmed by the fragrance of flowers, unless it was someone who was more sensitive to the smell of herbs, they might very easily overlook the scent.

Jun Wu Xie went nearer to the house within the courtyard with every one of her steps. She turned her head to glance at the youths standing outside the courtyard, and saw that the youths were quietly hiding themselves on one side, peeking in with only their heads showing.

The sound of water came out from within the house and the youths waved their hands at Jun Wu Xie anxiously, gesturing for her to quickly make her move.

But Jun Wu Xie had no intentions of following their instructions at all. She had come only to seek for clues, and not to fulfil the agreement Chang Huan had made with that bunch of people.

She was not the real Chang Huan, so she had nothing to do with this bunch of guys at all.

"Damn it, has that kid lost his mind? Is he really just going to stand there and not move anymore?" One of the youths asked when he saw that Jun Wu Xie was not reacting to their repeated urgings, and could not help but curse out.

"He's just a totally useless coward. What else does he know besides licking Elder Ying's boots?"

They only saw Jun Wu Xie walking one around within the courtyard, and then coming out from inside right before their eyes.

The few youths were immediately unhappy and they all went stomping angrily forward to confront the kid, surrounding Jun Wu Xie completely.

"Chang Huan, what do you mean by this?" A tall youth asked Jun Wu Xie, his face highly displeased. They had brought the kid all the way here, so to whom was this kid posturing to with such a look now?

As he spoke, the few youths struck, going forward and seeking to show no mercy to "Chang Huan".....

Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed up slightly, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

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Chapter 1774:- Yue Ye (5)

Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed up slightly, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

This bunch of good for nothing kids really think she is that hilariously foolish "Chang Huan"?

A pity.....

She wasn't, and neither did she intend to be like the real Chang Huan.

What she seeked was to destroy the Shadow Moon Palace.

And only that!

Seeing the fist of one of the youths already flying straight towards Jun Wu Xie's face, Jun Wu Xie did not hide nor dodge but suddenly raised up her leg, that whipped out to kick right into that youth's abdomen!

The youth who was a whole head taller than Jun Wu Xie, had in just a blink of an eye, sent flying several meters away by that one kick!

He crashed heavily to the ground, not moving in the slightest.....

It had just been an instant, which caused all the other youths to completely freeze.

They knew very clearly what kind of capabilities Chang Huan possessed. It could be said that Chang Huan in the Shadow Moon Palace, although commanded a little bit of presence, but the powers he possessed was just not worth anyone's notice. Any one of the disciples dragged out would be able to toy and torment him and everyone knew that Chang Huan had only gained his status by doggedly following behind Elder Ying to fawn and flatter his way up. Deep in their hearts, not even a handful of people thought anything of Chang Huan and nobody saw any good in him.

And none of them could have ever thought that the Chang Huan who had always not even possessed the strength to truss a chicken would suddenly explode in rage today, and had even sent a youth who had attained the blue spirit flying with just one kick!

"You.... You scoundrel, what do you want?" The youths who had gotten a rude shock felt the fire in their hearts rise once more.

They did not for a moment believe that Chang Yuan's powers could possibly undergo any kind of breakthrough in such a short period of time. With the scene that had just happened, only ghosts would know what kind of a trick he must have employed to do it.

"You have chosen to shamelessly spurn us when we gave you a chance. If we do not teach you a good lesson today, you really think that no one in the Shadow Moon Palace can put you in your place?" The youths whose humiliation had turned to rage rubbed their fists as they all leapt to pounce on Jun Wu Xie.

Jun Wu Xie stood in her spot and did not move in the slightest as she stared at the people pouncing right at her, the corners of her mouth curling up into a sneer.

A purple coloured spirit light flared out suddenly from her body and without waiting for the youths to even recover their senses, the figure of Jun Wu Xie had already morphed into a purple coloured light streak to disappear right before their eyes.

The youths could not even see the figure of Jun Wu Xie clearly, but just felt a heavy force that struck them on their chests, bringing about sudden excruciating agony, the pain feeling like they had been smashed by a enormous boulder.

All of a sudden, the arrogant and boastful youths were all sent flying into the air, every single one of them howling endlessly as they crashed onto the ground, the excruciating pain wrecking through their bodies causing them to not even have the strength to get up.

Jun Wu Xie walked over with contempt as she came before one of the youths.

The youth lay on the ground, his hand clutching his chest that was feeling such excruciating pain, his eyes staring in utter disbelief at Jun Wu Xie.

"You..... You....." [How is this possible? When did Chang Huan become a Purple Spirit?]

Jun Wu Xie stepped her foot onto the youth's chest, the force under the foot immediately making the youth to grimace in pain.

"Teach me a lesson? With this lot of you?" Jun Wu Xie sneered, and lifting the point of her foot, she sent the youth flying once more, to crash straight into another youth who was struggling to climb to his feet.

It had taken only an instant, and the few youths were littered all over as they lay on the ground, the eyes that they were staring at Jun Wu Xie with at that moment, filled with pure terror.

Who could have thought that the once weak and frail youth would suddenly increase his powers so dramatically in less than a month's time! ?

From an unremarkable yellow spirit, to shoot up into the Purple Spirit realm!

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Chapter 1775:- Yue Ye (6)

Jun Wu Xie stood there looking down at them while the bunch of youths stood lying on the ground, pain and shock causing their bodies to shake uncontrollably.

[A Purple Spirit?]

[That's a Purple Spirit!]

Among the younger generation of the Shadow Moon Palace, people who had been able to breakthrough to the Purple Spirit before they turned twenty was only Yue Yi alone. This was also why although Yue Yi was not well liked by people, no one dared to go find trouble with him.

But today, right before their eyes, another Purple Spirit below the age of twenty had appeared once more!

And that person, was actually the person that they had found most contemptible, Chang Huan!

All of this, was completely unbelievable to the youths and something even harder to accept!

"What? Feeling indignant?" Jun Wu Xie raised an eyebrow slightly as she stared at the youths on the ground, her expression seemingly appreciating their pain and shock.

She did not care what kind of a person Chang Huan was like, and neither did she want to bother herself with how Chang Huan was in the past. The only thing she wanted to achieve was to make the name "Chang Huan" become a presence that the Shadow Moon Palace would not be able to overlook from this moment on. Only by doing that, would she then be able to come into contact with the center of power in the Shadow Moon Palace, to get an opportunity for her to send this rotten Shadow Moon Palace down to Hell!

Having Jun Wu Xie's cold gaze sweeping over them, every single one of the youths felt as if the blood in their bodies were about to congeal. They were all trembling as they shook their heads, not daring to speak another word to Jun Wu Xie.

Though they did not like what they saw in Chang Huan, but they did not possess the guts to go seek trouble from a Purple Spirit!

The highest level of power among them, was merely just a blue spirit and even with the entire group of them bunched together, it would not be enough for Jun Wu Xie to crush with just one finger!

"What are all of you doing?" Just as the youths were being frightened out of their wits, a young and innocent voice suddenly sounded behind them.

Jun Wu Xie turned her head around upon hearing the voice, to discover a little girl wrapped in an under robe standing timidly inside the courtyard. Her face was pretty, and she looked very much like Yue Yi. Yue Yi's looks were already outstanding and this little girl's features were highly similar to Yue Yi's, but beautiful in a more gentle way. The little girl's hair was still dripping with water, her feet bare upon the cold stone slabs, her large eyes filled with puzzlement.

[This is Yue Ye? Yue Yi's sister?]

Jun Wu Xie quickly ascertained Yue Ye's identity.

"Are all of you hurt? I'll go get a physician!" When Yue Ye saw the youths lying on the ground and vomiting out blood, her face became worried and she was right about to run out when Jun Wu Xie stretched her hand out to stop her.

When the shy little girl raised her head up to look at Jun Wu Xie's face with that cold expression, she head subconsciously sank into her shoulders.

"They are fine. There is no need to get a physician." Although Jun Wu Xie's words were spoken to Yue Ye, her eyes had already drifted over towards the youths lying upon the ground.

With that one sweep of Jun Wu Xie's icy gaze, the youths immediately began shaking like injured fledglings. They were all already feeling such heart rending pain but they still had to force themselves to put on a smile that made them look even uglier than when they cried towards Yue Ye and say: "Fine..... We're fine. We're very good..... Haha..... We were just doing some friendly sparring with Junior Chang Huan here....."

Seeing Jun Wu Xie turning her gaze away, the youths immediately heaved a big sigh of relief. Their minds were already about to crumble into pieces at that moment. Just what kind of a sin had they committed that they had to be put through this?

And what could have possessed Chang Huan that he would completely change into an entirely different person after coming back from the Pure Grace Palace.....

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Chapter 1776:- Strife and Intrigue (1)

"Are all of you really alright?" Yue Ye was still a little worried as she looked at the group of youths.

The youths were almost about to sob right out in front of Yue Ye.

[Girl! We wouldn't dare say a thing no matter how hurt we are! We beg that you just don't ask us anymore alright? Can't you see the look that star of calamity beside you is looking at us with?]

[We just want to be completely forgotten now, please do not care about us anymore..... We beg you!]

"Fine, couldn't be better." The youths were so deeply afraid that they would be whacked up by Jun Wu Xie another time that they quickly struggled up to their feet from the ground, despite the fact that the pain was killing them. They still had to force a contorted smile on their faces as they helped each other to silently scramble away from Yue Ye's and Jun Wu Xie's sight.

Watching the youths' wretched escaping backs, Jun Wu Xie arched up an eyebrow.

"Big Brother Chang Huan?" Jun Wu Xie suddenly seemed to have noticed something and she turned her head to find that Yue Ye was tugging at her clothes with her hand.

"Hm?" It might be because Yue Ye was Yue Yi's sister that Jun Wu Xie wasn't being that cold to Yue Ye.

"Big Brother Chang Huan is also a Purple Spirit?" Yue Ye asked with her head tilted, her face looking a little confused as she looked at Jun Wu Xie.

"Mm." Jun Wu Xie nodded.

"Are Purple Spirits all very powerful? Just like my Big Brother, he is also a Purple Spirit..... but..... he got himself hurt this time. Does Big Brother Chang Huan know what happened?" Yue Ye looked at Jun Wu Xie with a worried expression. Despite Yue Yi telling her that he was not badly hurt, Yue Ye could still see that the colour on his face did not look too good, showing obviously that he had been wounded.

"It's nothing much." Jun Wu Xie knew how much Yue Yi cared about his sister and she would naturally know that Yue Yi wouldn't want the young Yue Ye to know the darkness that pervaded this world, and she did not tell her too much.

Yue Ye opened her mouth like she was going to ask further when she saw Elder Yue suddenly leading a bunch of disciples and was coming towards Jun Wu Xie with a highly darkened face. Yue Yi was also following behind Elder Yue as he trailed behind at the back of the group, his gaze slightly surprised when it fell upon Jun Wu Xie and Yue Ye standing just beside her. But he then very quickly threw Jun Wu Xie a cautionary glance before retracting his gaze, like nothing had ever happened.

"Chang Huan." Elder Yue came walking right up to Jun Wu Xie. When he saw the Purple Spirit's glow that had not dissipated around Jun Wu Xie's body, his eyes flashed with a trace of malice.

[How is it possible! ?]

[When did this kid become a Purple Spirit?]

Elder Yue's heart jumped a little.

"Here, Elder." Jun Wu Xie acknowledged indifferently.

That easy and indifferent demeanor, immediately made Elder Yue's face to turn a shade darker.

"Do you know what you have just done?" Elder Yue asked in a cold voice.

"Oh? What have I done?" Jun Wu Xie arched up an eyebrow.

Elder Yue snorted derisively. "Within the Shadow Moon Palace, its disciples are strictly prohibited from fighting among themselves, and knowing that, you have wilfully violated those rules by wounding several disciples in broad daylight. Do you realize the severity of your actions! ?"

Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed up as she stared at Elder Yue who had come prepared, an icy chill rising up in her heart.

The speed that Elder Yue arrived here was a little too fast. The youths had just left not long ago and Elder Yue had already led a group of people to come here. If it was said that Elder Yue did not know anything about "Chang Huan's agreement" with those few youths before, Jun Wu Xie would not believe a word of it.

From the looks of the size of the group he brought here, Elder Yue must have planned all of this right from the start!

Jun Wu Xie had really not thought that with her just having come here to the Shadow Moon Palace, she would immediately be met with such a great show!

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Chapter 1777:- Strife and Intrigue (2)

"Chang Huan, we can disregard the usual misdemeanor you are always up to, but on this recent trip to the Pure Grace Palace, you had also contributed absolutely nothing at all. And now, you dared to violate the palace rules the very moment you come back, where you wounded your fellow disciples. You're exhibiting such sheer arrogance and showing complete disregard for anyone!" Elder Yue berated Jun Wu Xie in a highly self righteous voice.

Jun Wu Xie had an eyebrow lifted as she looked at Elder Yue with his high posturing, and she sneered coldly in her mind.

Elder Yue had really put an enormous hat onto her head. On the trip to the Pure Grace Palace for the birthday celebrations, he was claiming that she had not achieved anything. Could he even have possibly been hoping that she would be able to win some benefits while she was in the Pure Grace Palace and bring it back to hand it to the palace?

Moreover, Jun Wu Xie did not believe that Elder Yue really had a pair of such far hearing ears that he would be able to know exactly everything that occured here in such a short period of time right after it happened, and to bring with him a whole group of people to come find fault with him. It was obvious that Elder Yue had planned all of this.

Jun Wu Xie did not need to think much about it before she already knew what kind of intentions Elder Yue had in mind.

Yue Ye was Yue Yi's younger sister and Elder Ying was not on good terms with Elder Yue for a long time. Yue Yi was Elder Yue's biggest chip in hand and if Yue Yi were to see his most precious little sister outraged by Elder Ying's most favoured pupil, then based on Yue Yi's temperament, he would have lashed out right there on the spot. And even if Yue Yi were to beat Chang Huan to death, Elder Yue would be able to use the excuse that Chang Huan broke the palace rules as a cover, to bestow favour upon Yue Yi and at the same time rid himself of a pawn in the hands of his hated rival. It could be said that it was a scheme that gave him the best of both worlds.

If not for that, Jun Wu Xie wouldn't be able to have realized why Elder Yue would rush over here so fast, or why those youths would dare to make such an agreement with Chang Huan even when they knew that Yue Ye was Elder Yue's adopted granddaughter.

It was obvious that before Chang Huan had gone to the Pure Grace Palace, Elder Yue had already set up the trap, to wait for Chang Huan to fall into it himself.

But what a pity, the one who returned from the Pure Grace Palace, was Jun Wu Xie, and not that fool, Chang Huan!

Elder Yue's scheme did not come out according to what he had planned, creating a misstep in his plan that was to kill two birds with one stone. All he was thinking of now was to get rid of Jun Wu Xie now, which would still work out for him.

"Men! Arrest Chang Huan immediately and lock him up in the dungeon." Elder Yue did not give Jun Wu Xie any chance to defend herself at all and just immediately ordered for the men to capture her, thinking to strike hard and fast, to get rid of Chang Huan first.

Several of the Shadow Moon Palace's disciples immediately walked towards Jun Wu Xie, but how could Jun Wu Xie possibly do nothing and just be a sitting duck?

Before the disciples even got close, the purple coloured spirit glow that had just dissipated flared out once again!

A dominating surge of spirit power pushed the disciples back in retreat in that instant!

"Chang Huan! Are you thinking of rebelling! ?" This time, Elder Yue could clearly feel just how dense the spirit power coming out from Jun Wu Xie's body really was. And upon seeing that, it just further steeled his resolve to want to get rid of Jun Wu Xie!

Chang Huan's power was originally not all that significant, but he had however gained the high favour of Elder Ying, who shielded the kid in the Shadow Moon Palace. Elder Yue was seeking to eradicate Chang Huan because he wanted to hit at Elder Ying's morale. But when the mediocre Chang Huan suddenly displayed such astounding spirit power, the urge in Elder Yue to have him killed greatly intensified!

As his eyes, had undoubtedly seen that the spirit power on Jun Wu Xie's body was thicker and denser than that of Yue Yi's!

It was clear to see that Jun Wu Xie's power had surpassed Yue Yi's and that was one point that Elder Yue would not be able to tolerate!

"Kid! I will really like to see just what kind of great capabilities you hold!" The glint of murder came to the surface in Elder Yue's eyes, and a silver slight suddenly shrouded Elder Yue's body!

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Chapter 1778:- Strife and Intrigue (3)

Among the Twelve Palaces, people who were able to break through to the Silver Spirit were almost only the various Palace Lords themselves. But there were some Elders who have already broken through to the Silver Spirit in existence, but the number of them were extremely rare!

Elder Yue was considered to be the most senior in the Shadow Moon Palace and it was rumored outside that his powers could very well be above that of the current Palace Lord. Upon seeing that silver spirit light appear now, Jun Wu Xie was even more certain of that point.

"Kid, you think a Purple Spirit is all that great? Let me tell you, before a Silver Spirit, the Purple Spirit is just a helpless sheep waiting to be slaughtered!" Elder Yue said with a disdainful sneer.

Standing at the side, Yue Yi was bathed in cold sweat, highly worried for Jun Wu Xie. He wanted to step forth to dissuade Elder Yue but was stopped by a glance from Jun Wu Xie, so he could do nothing but remain in his spot, his fists tightly clenched at his sides.

This was the prowess of Elder Yue. His powers, even when placed among the most powerful and elite of the other palaces, would have few able to compare, whatsmore in just the Shadow Moon Palace itself.

Yue Yi had not slacked in his training from when he was very young, all because he sought to be able to surpass Elder Yue one day, and save himself and his little sister from the evil claws of Elder Yue. Having suffered under those claws of Elder Yue for so many years, Yue Yi knew it better than anyone, that this old man who looked to be benevolent and kindly, was in actual fact just how cruel and vicious!

Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed up as she stared at the spirit power swirling around Elder Yue, her eyes rising up with a cold glint.

At the moment that Elder Yue was just about to capture Jun Wu Xie, a voice suddenly rang out that held Elder Yue from moving.

"Elder Yue! What are you trying to do! ?" A deep bellow filled with rage sounded. It was not known when Elder Ying had rushed over here, as Elder Ying came leading a few other Elders who supported him, making their way straight towards Elder Yue.

Elder Yue cursed inwardly in his heart, but had no choice but to hold his hand. With a stern face, he then said: "Elder Ying, this here is your good disciple? On the very day he just came back, he had already gotten into a fight and wounded several of our palace's disciples. Such brazen recklessness, and if we do not properly instill in him the Shadow Moon Palace's rules, how much more atrocious will he grow to become?"

Elder Ying's brows creased up together. When he had just received the news, he had thought it to be ridiculous. He knew very well just what kind of capabilities Chang Huan possessed and if it was said that Chang Huan was able to injure several of the Shadow Moon Palace's disciples, he wouldn't believe it even if you beat him to death. But when he saw the purple coloured spirit glow around Jun Wu Xie's body, Elder Ying's heart quaked violently!

[Purple Spirit!]

[The kid has actually broken through to the realm of the Purple Spirit!]

[How is it possible?]

Elder Ying's heart was filled with doubts, but with Elder Yue's predatory eyes gazing so covetously at the side, he was unable to investigate deeper into it.

"Since Elder Yue is aware that Chang Huan is my disciple, then if commits a wrong, it will naturally be me who will deal with it. Since Elder Yue is preaching on the palace rules, then I will talk to you about the palace rules. Have you forgotten? In our Shadow Moon Palace, if a disciple makes an infraction, then the Elder guiding them will have to deal with them accordingly, and others are not to stick their hand in with disciplining the disciple?" Elder Ying said as he raised his chin slightly, putting himself right between Elder Yue and Jun Wu Xie, his towering figure completely blocking Jun Wu Xie from Elder Yue's sight, looking highly protective of his charge.

Elder Yue discreetly clenched his jaw. The Shadow Moon Palace's rules were as Elder Ying had said, and that was why he had immediately led his people to come rushing over, seeking to get rid of Jun Wu Xie before Elder Ying discovered anything, never expecting that Elder Ying would come rushing over in time.

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Chapter 1779:- Strife and Intrigue (4)

"Since Elder Ying is saying that, I believe that Elder Ying should know how to deal with this matter. Those wounded disciples need someone to give them a satisfactory answer. I will report this matter to the Lord and I think the Lord believes that Elder Ying will be able to deal with the matter appropriately." Elder Yue said with a sneering smile, hiding the rage within his heart.

That he had failed to get rid of Jun Wu Xie this day, caused Elder Yue to be filled with regret. Yue Yi was the most outstanding disciple among the younger generation in the Shadow Moon Palace but now "Chang Huan" had popped up unexpectedly from nowhere. It would still be good if the incident could be used to suppress "Chang Huan" newfound prominence as if he was not stifled and pressed down, then whether it was for Yue Yi or for Elder Yue himself, it might affect them adversely.

"Elder Yue can rest assured. I will naturally deal with it according to the palace rules." Elder Ying said.

With the matter having come to this, Elder Yue was not able to strike Jun Wu Xie down anymore, and could now do nothing but leave reluctantly.

When Yue Yi was leaving, he showed obvious hesitation as he turned his head to look at Yue Ye standing there with her feet bare and her eyes filled with worry. But Elder Yue's gaze made him not dare to tarry a moment longer, but to turn his eyes away to catch up with the group in silence.

The moment Elder Yue left, Elder Ying immediately kept away his aggressive demeanor and turned himself around, to look at Jun Wu Xie standing right behind him, his eyes looking rather complicated.

Jun Wu Xie stared straight back into Elder Ying's eyes, without avoiding his gaze at all.

"You rascal, stirring up trouble for me the very moment you come back. I need to account for this incident to those disciples in the palace, so you just follow me back now and I will definitely have to punish you properly for this." Elder Ying said with his brows creased together in a frown, his voice stern.

The other Elders then dispersed at a signal from Elder Ying and Jun Wu Xie retracted the spirit power shrouding her body before she went to follow behind Elder Ying.

A slight breeze blew past, tinged with a slight chill, which made Yue Ye who stood there shiver in cold. She stared at the back view of Jun Wu Xie which was growing more distant, no one knowing what was going through her mind. It might be because she was feeling the chill as her body trembled and she quickly hugged her arms to run back inside her own little courtyard.

Elder Ying did not bring Jun Wu Xie to the place where disciples of the Shadow Moon Palace received their punishments, but instead led Jun Wu Xie back to his room.

Once inside, Elder Ying sat himself down on the chair, and he could not help but scanned his eyes over Jun Wu Xie from head to toe.

"Kid, aren't you going to tell me honestly just what is it with that spirit power you have on you?" Elder Ying asked with his eyes narrowed up.

"Doesn't the Elder think that this is good?" Jun Wu Xie asked, with a shrug of her shoulders, and not the slightest bit of nervousness was seen on her.

"Good? What's so good about it? That fella, that Elder Yue had wanted to have you killed today! Do you really think that the Purple Spirit is all that invincible? Haven't you seen how badly suppressed that kid, Yue Yi is by Elder Yue? Although your powers are higher than Yue Yi's by a stretch, but all below the Silver Spirit are deemed to be insignificant louses. You couldn't possibly be unaware of the impossible gap between a Purple Spirit and a Silver Spirit would you? Would you believe that if Elder Yue had his heart set on wanting to have you eradicated today, with your skills, you would not be able to even withstand three strokes from him?" Elder Ying asked in a deep voice.

"In whose hands the prized deer will finally fall into, how could anyone possibly know without even giving it a try?" Jun Wu Xie had an eyebrow arched up, her eyes rising with a glint of confidence.

Elder Ying drew in a deep breath.

"Chang Huan. Or should I call you by another name?" Elder Ying's words were shocking, having actually seen through Jun Wu Xie's disguise.

But against that question from Elder Ying, Jun Wu Xie was not showing the least bit of panic, but instead went walking over to a chair at the side to sit herself down.

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Chapter 1780:- Taking What Each Needs (1)

"If you like, you can continue to call me Chang Huan." Jun Wu Xie said to Elder Ying indifferently.

Elder Ying had not thought that after Jun Wu Xie's disguise had been seen through, she could still remain so calm and the gaze he was looking at her with then unconsciously filled up with a trace of admiration. "You've got some guts. Although I do not know who you are, but you actually dare to come sneak into the Shadow Moon Palace disguised as Chang Huan. Aren't you afraid that I will immediately reveal your identity to others and make it impossible for you to walk out of the Shadow Moon Palace alive?"

Jun Wu Xie lifted up her eyes to look at Elder Ying to reply: "If you had such intentions, you would have handed me over to Elder Yue just now."

Although Chang Huan did not have anyone he was especially familiar or close with in the Shadow Moon Palace, but Elder Ying often provided backing for Chang Huan and he would naturally know Chang Huan a lot better than others. Jun Wu Xie had known it all along that if she used her powers today, she would have then exposed her identity to Elder Ying.

The sudden increase powers, in the eyes of others, could have been due to Chang Huan hiding it to not attract attention, but for Elder Ying who was the person responsible for guiding and teaching Chang Huan, he would naturally know very clearly of the kind of talent and the state of Chang Huan's meridians.

A person might due to a fortuitous encounter or some special reason be able to achieve a breakthrough of their powers to realms they would usually not be able to attain, but no one could possibly shoot from a yellow spirit to the Purple Spirit's fourth stage in just a mere month!

A human body's meridians had its own limits and before they are given careful nursing, it is impossible to breakthrough those limits. And the nursing process was an extremely slow one, and not something that could be achieved in just one short month.

Jun Wu Xie had been brazenly daring today because she had her own reasons for it.

"Kid, a person shouldn't be too arrogant. The taste of one's downfall due to overconfidence isn't all that sweet." Elder Ying sighed softly. Although his face showed disapproval, the meaning behind Elder Ying's words instead seem to verify what Jun Wu Xie was guessing in her mind.

"Whether I'm arrogant or not is not important. What's important is whether I can be of use to you." Jun Wu Xie said as she lifted up a teacup, to slowly sip from it.

"The Shadow Moon Palace Lord's health is deteriorating by the day and most of the palace's daily affairs are handled by you and Elder Yue. A mountain cannot contain two tigers and Elder Yue and you are like fire and water. He holds in his hand the most outstanding young disciple in the Shadow Moon Palace while your subordinates clearly number next to nothing, but just one piece of useless trash like Chang Huan. All of this, doesn't it make you feel that aggrieved in the slightest?" Jun Wu Xie asked, an eyebrow raising up as she looked at Elder Ying.

Elder Ying drew in a deep breath. "What you say is correct, but at the same time erroneous. Although I am not on good terms with Elder Yue, it is not because of power within the Shadow Moon Palace."

"Oh?" Jun Wu Xie then went.

Elder Ying looked at Jun Wu Xie, but did not seem like he intended to continue speaking about it.

"Kid, whatever your objective is here in the Shadow Moon Palace, I do not care. But if you wish to continue to live while remaining safe and sound in the Shadow Moon Palace, you have to help me do one thing." Elder Ying suddenly said.

Jun Wu Xie felt that Elder Ying was a little strange, different from the other Elders of the Twelve Palaces who were all blinded by greed. This Elder Ying seemed to possess his a strong belief of his own but as to what that belief was, Jun Wu Xie really found it unfathomable.

But, as long as one seeked something, then it would be possible for enemies to turn into friends. No matter what Elder Ying's motives were, there was one similar point they both shared.

And that was they both would not be pleased to see Elder Yue living too comfortably.

"What is it?" Jun Wu Xie asked.

"I need you to help me go into Elder Yue's library, to look into something." Elder Ying's eyes darkened slightly.

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