Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss

Chapter 1801 - 1820

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Chapter 1801:- Poisoned (2)

It was not that Elder Ying had not thought of overthrowing the Shadow Moon Palace Lord but it was just that he did not have the chance.

Hearing Jun Wu Xie mention that the Palace Lord was poisoned, he was extremely surprised.

"If not you, then who could it be?" Jun Wu Xie narrowed her eyes. Based on what Elder Ying had said, that was not his doing. But for something that even the highly revered Elder was unable to do, who else would have an opportunity to be able to strike?

Elder Yue?

Jun Wu Xie very quickly denied her own conjecture. Elder Yue had served several generations of Shadow Moon Palace Lords and although his personality was maniacally cruel, but his loyalty to the Shadow Moon Palace could not be doubted.

It was not Elder Ying nor was it Elder Yue, It was also someone who held deep hatred and vengeance against the Shadow Moon Palace and was able to get close to the Shadow Moon Palace Lord. Eliminating the choices in such a manner would further reduce the number of suspects to a few.

"Since you are able to see that the Palace Lord had been poisoned, are you able to tell what kind of a poison was used? We might be able to look into it from this direction and if that person seeks to kill the Palace Lord, that person might be able to work together with us." Elder Ying only wanted to drive the Shadow Moon Palace to destruction to avenge his son and grandchild. As long as it was an enemy of the Shadow Moon Palace, they can become his ally.

Jun Wu Xie shook her head. "Although I am able to see that he was poisoned, but just from seeing the pallor of his face, I am not able to deduce the kind of poison he is afflicted with. I will need to look another step further into it before I will be able to tell."

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"I might be able to help you with that." Elder Ying said. "I have already mentioned about you to the Palace Lord before and it was clear that he cared quite a bit about a young Purple Spirit. So after you get out, I can bring you over there directly to have another look. But as to how you are going to look further into the poison, you will have to think of a way yourself."

"Alright." If she was able to get close to the Shadow Moon Palace Lord, she would naturally have a way to further check on his condition.

Elder Ying and Jun Wu Xie discussed their plans for a little while more. The flames of vengeance caused Elder Ying to no longer be sunk in sorrow. It was getting late and Elder Ying let Jun Wu Xie return to her room to rest. There was no need for her to go back to the dungeon.

And that night, the people that Elder Yue arranged to go assassinate Jun Wu Xie found the place empty, seeing no sign of Jun Wu Xie there at all.

Early the next morning, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's condition finally showed signs of improvement. After an entire night of agonization, the faces of the various Elders were all highly haggard. They had not been able to shut their eyes for an entire night where they had kept watch within the Palace Lord's sleeping chambers.

Elder Yue received the news while in the palace that the assassination attempt last night had once again failed, and got to know that Jun Wu Xie was no longer in the dungeon. His face immediately turned red with anger as he turned his head to walk into the sleeping chambers and fell to his knees right before the Palace Lord's bed.

"Reporting to my Lord! In the middle of the night yesterday, Chang Huan escaped from the dungeon on his own. Such an act has gone way against the rules. He has shown such complete disregard of everyone that he isn't even willing to accept such a light punishment for such a grave mistake, not showing the slightest gratitude towards my Lord's magnanimity and benevolence shown to him." Elder Yue exhorted as he knelt upon the floor, viciously picking on Jun Wu Xie's arrogance.

After having been tormented by the agony of his illness, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord still felt a lingering pain in his head and was a little groggy. Suddenly hearing about such a matter caused the expression on his face to change completely immediately.

"That Chang Huan has truly been so disrespectful?"

"Yes! Your subordinate will not dare to deceive my Lord. Chang Huan had already committed a wrong when he wounded our palace's disciples but was fortunate to receive my Lord's benevolent mercy, by merely punishing him to self reflect in the dungeon. But he has instead shown no remorse and has now escaped out from there on his own." Elder Yue said mournfully, looking highly pained.

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord's face immediately darkened, his eyes filled with high displeasure.

Elder Yue was secretly laughing in his heart.

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Chapter 1802:- Poisoned (3)

What the personality of the Shadow Moon Palace Lord was like could not have been any clearer to Elder Yue. Although the Shadow Moon Palace needed powerful disciples, there was one prerequisite no matter how powerful the disciple was!

And that was absolute compliance to the Palace Lord's orders!

For Jun Wu Xie to have left the dungeon on her own, it was as good as a slap upon the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's face. The Shadow Moon Palace Lord had done away with punishment by torture purely because of the power Jun Wu Xie held and now that Jun Wu Xie had escaped from the dungeon, how could the Shadow Moon Palace Lord be able to tolerate it?

It was completely a case of taking a foot when given an inch.

"My Lord, Chang Huan's personality is just too arrogant and insusceptible to discipline. Although he possesses exemplary powers, but with someone so uncontrollable, if he is allowed to continue to remain in the palace, I'm afraid....." Elder Yue looked like he was hesitant to speak.

But the unfinished words continued to prick at the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's nerves. He was prone to suspicion and especially at a time when his body was feeling unwell, the insubordination from any of the Shadow Moon Palace's disciples seemed to be a challenge to his authourity, like they were telling him that he was about done in and there was no need to pay any attention to his words.

"Where is Chang Huan now?" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord's face had darkened completely and although his body was feeling weak, his teeth gritting hatred was highly obvious to see.

"Your subordinate does not know." Elder Yue fought hard to contain the glee in his heart, to reply in feigned sternness.

He had thought that Jun Wu Xie's escape from the dungeon had caused his plans to fail once more but from the way things looked now, the break out had instead angered the Palace Lord. With that, even if Elder Yue did not do anything himself, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord would not be able to tolerate such a unruly disciple who could not be controlled to continue to remain within the Shadow Moon Palace.

"Guards! Cough cough....." With the intense rage wrecking upon his heart, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's condition that had just shown some improvement took a turn for the worse once more, intermittent coughs causing him to be unable to finish the words he wanted to say completely.

"Go..... cough cough..... dig..... cough..... Chang Huan..... cough..... out....." The Shadow Moon Palace Lord opened his mouth to say as he wheezed heavily, before he smashed a fist onto the bedside in rage.

"Appease your anger my Lord! Your health is more important!" Elder Yue quickly hurried to say.

The other Elders at the side all showed high concern as well, however, there were several Elders whose faces looked a little nervous.

They were mostly people who whom Elder Ying was friendly with, and they had naturally known about "Chang Huan's" outstanding abilities. To Elder Ying, what a fortuitous matter it was but before the joyous matter could even stabilize, such a fracas had already risen up from it. When they saw the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's face turning an uglier and uglier shade, the hearts of those Elders rose up into the back of their throats.

Because if "Chang Huan" was silenced at that moment, Elder Ying himself would be implicated as well, and for the bunch of them at that time.....

Thinking about that, the bunch of Elders could not themselves but cursed Jun Wu Xie a thousand times over.

The Palace Lord had already shown him mercy by just making him reflect on himself in the dungeon, why did he choose to break out from imprisonment at such a critical juncture?

Wasn't that rushing forward to seek death! ?

The several Elders were feeling rather hot from anxiety but none of them dared to step up to the Shadow Moon Palace Lord to persuade him while he was seething with anger and they just stood there at the side to be eaten up with worry.

"Guards! As per the Palace Lord's orders, immediately set forth to arrest Chang Huan! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must find that wilful and unruly kid!" Not as cowardly as the other Elders, Elder Yue immediately picked up from where the Palace Lord had left off the moment the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's voice had fallen, to repeat the Palace Lord's disjointed words once more in a loud voice.

[Kid, I would like to see how you can escape this time! ?]

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Chapter 1803:- Radical Turn of Events (1)

"No need for so much trouble." All of a sudden, a low and deep voice rang out within the sleeping chambers.

In the instant that Elder Yue heard that voice, he was slightly taken aback as a feeling of ominous premonition shrouded over his heart.

At the moment that Elder Ying's voice fell, he stepped into the sleeping chambers.

Once Elder Yue saw Elder Ying, his face darkened in gloom.

"My Lord." Elder Ying knelt down on one knee within the sleeping chambers.

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord's face was dark as he stared at Elder Ying kneeling before him and said in an unfriendly tone: "Elder Ying, you came at just the right time. There is a matter I need you to answer to me for!"

Elder Ying knelt upon the floor without moving in the slightest as he said respectfully: "I await for my Lord to enlighten me."

"Cough cough..... Regarding the matter that Chang Huan injured the palace's disciples, I had taken into account that he was very young and misjudged his strength when he struck. Which was why I spared him from heavy punishment and merely sent him into the dungeon to reflect on his actions. But how long has it only been? He had not even been able to hold his patience and broke out of the dungeon on his own accord! Elder Ying, is this the kind of disciple you are bringing up? That does not think anything of the words I have said! ?" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord was really infuriated as he then swept his hand against the medicine bowl place on a stool by the bed to send it hurtling towards Elder Ying.

Elder Ying did not even flinch as the bowl crashed heavily onto the floor about half a meter in front of him, shattering immediately as the crash resounded crisply within the chambers.

"My Lord, appease your anger." Elder Ying said with a low voice in persuasion.

"Appease my anger? How can I not be angry? Is it that all of you are seeing that my health is not like before and all of you think nothing of me now?" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord roared out the fear lodged within his heart, a roar that made all the other Elders in the sleeping chambers to immediately fall to their knees in fright.

A whole bunch of them silent as cicadas in winter, trembling slightly.

"My Lord, it was thoughtless of Chang Huan in this matter, and I beg for my Lord to quell your anger. Chang Huan is young and ignorant and when this old man received news that my Lord had taken ill, I heard about it in the dungeon. This old man was reprimanding Chang Huan at that moment and the report was heard by the child. Initially, this old man had not paid it much attention, never thinking that Chang Huan would suddenly break out from the dungeon and plead with this old man to bring him here to see my Lord..... This old man deeply felt that it would not be appropriate as my Lord is currently recuperating and was afraid that he would disturb my Lord's rest before deciding to imprison him in this old man's courtyard." Elder Ying said unhurriedly, every single word clearly articulated. Although his words sounded filled with reprimand, but when it reached the ears of others, the flavour of it changed somewhat.

"You are saying that the reason Chang Huan had escaped from the dungeon was because..... he wanted to see me?" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord asked, in slight surprise. This result had shocked him quite a bit and the rage he had been feeling was gradually being eroded by the reason for "Chang Huan's" escape from prison.

If Chang Huan had escaped because he had been indignant with the judgement made against him, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord would naturally be highly infuriated. But if it was because the kid had heard that he had taken ill and was overtaken with anxiety, then..... the meaning had become completely different!

Which Palace Lord wouldn't want their position to be unparalleled in the hearts of their own disciples?

The moment Elder Yue saw the expression of the Shadow Moon Palace Lord softening, his heart immediately quaked with a thump and he quickly took a step forward to say: "Elder Ying, I know you indulge and dote on Chang Huan highly, but you cannot possibly come up with such a laughable story to exonerate him in this matter. The reason why he broke out of jail yesterday, is a point that besides he himself, something that no one else would know about. Moreover..... when the Lord feels unwell, although it is reasonable that he feels anxious, but having him escaping out of there so audaciously, what could he do that would help? It doesn't sound all that reasonable, or does it?"

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Chapter 1804:- Radical Turn of Events (2)

Elder Yue's words were reasonable as well and the Shadow Moon Palace Lord wasn't about to just take Elder Ying's words for it. Now that Elder Yue had spoken the doubt he held in his heart, he would naturally just maintain his silence and wait for Elder Ying to explain.

For a disciple so young to be so anxious about the Palace Lord's illness, if it was not for any specific reason, then it wouldn't sound all that convincing.

Elder Ying let out a light sigh and said: "Just what exactly occured in this matter, I think if I am the one saying it, my Lord would not really believe me. Why don't I let Chang Huan speak for himself instead."

"Oh?" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord arched up an eyebrow.

"My Lord, Chang Huan is now kneeling outside the bed chambers. With my Lord's permission, he would immediately come in to seek forgiveness himself." Elder Ying said.

At the side, Elder Yue's eyes narrowed up, unable to fathom what Elder Ying and Jun Wu Xie had hidden up their sleeves. With the matter today, if it could not be perfectly resolved, he would not ever let it go. No matter how hard Elder Ying twisted his words, he would never let Jun Wu Xie live!

"Let him come in." The Shadow Moon Palace Lord agreed to it after thinking it through for awhile. He knew very well the kind of person that Elder Ying was, and it could be said that he was one of the rare honest people in the Shadow Moon Palace. Though there were times his words grated on the ears quite a bit, he was at least perceived to be fair and impartial, never siding with people in discrimination.

"Chang Huan, aren't you going to come in! ?" Elder Ying said with a low holler.

A thin figure came walking slowly in from outside the doors and Elder Yue's eyes were fixed upon the person approaching, hating that his gaze could not transform into sharp blades, to slice of a layer of skin.

"Disciple Chang Huan pays respects to my Lord." Jun Wu Xie walked slowly into the bed chambers, and then greeted the Shadow Moon Palace Lord calmly.

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord silently measured the youth. Before Jun Wu Xie revealed her Purple Spirit powers, he had not even noticed that there was such a disciple in the palace. Judging based on looks and gift, "Chang Huan" was so much more inferior compared to Yue Yi that he had not been able to attract the Palace Lord's attraction at all.

But measuring him up carefully now, it could now be seen that this youth was much more petite in size than people of the same age, and if they did not know that the youth before their eyes possessed the powers of a Purple Spirit, it was thought no one would pay much attention to the kid's existence at all.

"Earlier when you just returned back to the palace, you stirred up some trouble and I punished you to reflect on yourself in the dungeon. Why did you defy the order?" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord words were admonishing, but his demeanor was not too harsh.

Before he got a clear picture of the matter, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord did not want to play the villain.

"Reporting to my Lord, your disciple had no choice but to escape from the dungeon. Because only by doing that, would your disciple be able to present the item to my Lord." Jun Wu Xie's eyes were lowered, not looking at the Shadow Moon Palace Lord at all, but just stared at the floor as she spoke.

"Oh? What is it that you want to present to me?" This is rather interesting. The Shadow Moon Palace Lord did not feel that a disciple of the Shadow Moon Palace could possibly give him anything all that great.

Elder Yue standing at the side could not help himself but spoke up: "Chang Huan, the matter with you having broken out from the dungeon of your own accord cannot possibly be smoothed over with just a few words from you. If you are not able to give an acceptable reason for your actions today, then the Shadow Moon Palace would no longer have a place for you to continue to remain in.

"Your disciple believes that this item is sufficient enough to appease my Lord's anger." Jun Wu Xie said, without giving Elder Yue a single glance, but just went on to pull out a palm sized porcelain bottle.

"What is that?" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord asked a little doubtfully.

Jun Wu Xie replied: "This here is called the Melted Snow Elixir. It's something that your disciple cultivated with what I managed to learn from a prescription handed down through the generations of the Zhan Family Clan."

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Chapter 1805:- Radical Turn of Events (3)

"Melted Snow Elixir? What is this?" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord's eyes turned slightly serious. The kind of things the Zhan Family Clan had accumulated was always of great interest to him and although Elder Ying had already offered up quite a number of them, but he still knew that Elder Ying still hid many more treasures in hand. And those things were what the Shadow Moon Palace Lord cared about most.

Jun Wu Xie then said: "The Melted Snow Elixir improves the blood's Qi and revitalises the meridians, which is best for reinvigorating a person's bodily health. Your disciple has long heard that my Lord was feeling unwell and I specially asked Elder Ying for this prescription. But as there were some herbs that were hard to get within the prescription, I had not been able to successfully cultivate it all this time. Fortunately when I was on my way to the Pure Grace Palace, I discovered the few types of herbs that were lacking and I have just managed to successfully cultivate it. I heard last night that my Lord had taken ill and your disciple had in a moment of anxiety impetuously escaped from the dungeon because I wanted to present the Melted Snow Elixir to my Lord, and I beg my Lord for atonement of my crime."

Jun Wu Xie's voice was neither hot nor cold, every single word spoken crisply clear. By the time she finished her sentence, the atmosphere in the entire hall had completely changed.

The anger on the Shadow Moon Palace Lord had already quietly faded away without leaving a single trace, replaced by a look of surprise.

Jun Wu Xie's words caused everyone that was present to become frozen in surprise as they had all thought that Jun Wu Xie had escaped from the dungeon because she refused to submit to discipline, and Elder Ying's words earlier had only been an excuse that he made up, where even if there was anything really presented, it would merely be doing it for show. But looking at what Jun Wu Xie had presented up now, it was actually from one of the Zhan Family Clan's ancient secret prescription, which was even aimed to directly treating the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's illness!

With this, Jun Wu Xie's escape from the dungeon yesterday had become highly understandable and reasonable.

Elder Yue stared slightly dazedly at Jun Wu Xie. Beat him to death and he would not have thought that Jun Wu Xie would be able to use something like this to cover over the situation. He couldn't make himself believe that Jun Wu Xie would really be able to find such a perfect excuse.

"What Melted Snow Elixir? Why have I never heard of it before? Whether such a thing is even effective is one thing, but how can we carelessly let the Palace Lord take this thing we know nothing about? This is such a joke!" Elder Yue said contemptuously, snorting with utter derision.

Towards Elder Yue's questioning, Jun Wu Xie had been prepared for it. She lifted her eyes slightly and asked Elder Yue: "I have only managed to cultivate one pill of the Melted Snow Elixir and if you are doubtful, are you thinking to have someone else try it first? And if it works, Elder Yue can then have a second pill cultivated?"

A corner of Elder Yue's mouth twitched slightly. "And if it causes harm to my Lord, who will then be responsible?"

Jun Wu Xie replied: "I can vouch for it with my life, that if there are any side effects after my Lord takes it, even to the extent that if it does not help my Lord's illness in any way, this life of mine would be discarded here today, to be dealt with in anyway Elder Yue deems fit."

Jun Wu Xie's words were powerful and resonating, using her own life as guarantee. To the extent that even if Melted Snow Elixir had no effect on the Shadow Moon Palace, it would still be death for her. Those words were spoken with absolute conviction with no other way out.

And those very words stumped Elder Yue completely, turning mute with nothing he could say. He would never have expected that Jun Wu Xie would be so extreme to gamble on this with her own life.

"I can also vouch for Chang Huan as well. This prescription is from the Zhan Family and if the medicine is ineffective, I am willing to take responsibility for the consequences." Elder Ying stood forward at that moment, to shoulder the risk together with Jun Wu Xie.

If it was said that Jun Wu Xie's word alone still did not carry enough weight, then with Elder Ying's added on to it, no one present there would dare to question another word about it!

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Chapter 1806:- Radical Turn of Events (4)

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord looked at Jun Wu Xie and Elder Ying through narrowed eyes. Although the origin and the said effects of the Melted Snow Elixir was highly tempting, it could not be denied that he still held a certain level of suspicion about it. But now that even Elder Ying had stood forward, and was using his own life to vouch for it, the degree of credibility had increased by quite a bit.

Suddenly, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord laughed out loudly.

"There is no need for Elder Ying to do this. I would naturally trust you completely. Chang Huan, bring me the Melted Snow Elixir."

"My Lord! You must not take the medicine so casually!" Elder Yue exclaimed as his heart silently screamed in dismay. Even though he did not believe that there would be any medicine that would be able to effectively treat the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's illness as countless physicians had already treated it for so long without being able to come up with any accurate diagnosis afterall, but to prevent any unexpected accidents, he would still stop them in any way he could.

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord however waved his hand dismissively and said: "Elder Yue need not be so anxious. I can trust Elder Ying."

Elder Yue was driven into a complete loss for words by that statement from the Shadow Moon Palace Lord, and could only watch wide eyed as Jun Wu Xie held the medicine bottle as she went walking over to stand before the Shadow Moon Palace Lord, his fists clenched up so tightly his knuckles crackled, wishing for nothing more than to be able to rush forward to smash that bottle to smithereens!

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord took the medicine bottle from Jun Wu Xie's hands and he raised his eyes to look at Jun Wu Xie, his gaze seemingly searching and probing.

"Chang Huan, I had not known that you are actually able to cultivate medicine!" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord said, an eyebrow raised up slightly. Although he was not too familiar with Chang Huan, but he had never heard that Chang Huan was able to cultivate medicine.

Jun Wu Xie was unaffected as she replied: "With the large number of physicians in the palace, there was never ever a need for your disciple at all."

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord laughed lightly and recalling that Chang Huan had even hid his Purple Spirit powers from everyone, it wasn't all that strange that he would also not show that he possessed the ability to cultivate medicine.

"I trust Elder Ying, and I trust you too. I hope you will not disappoint me." The Shadow Moon Palace Lord said it in a highly gentle tone. He opened the cap on the bottle and one single pill of the Melted Snow Elixir fell into the palm of his hand.

At the moment that the elixir was exposed, the entire room was filled with a faint fragrance. The fragrance was extremely gentle but the scent could not be ignored as just the slightest whiff of it cleared up the groggy minds of everyone there who had stayed awake throughout the entire night.

Even the Shadow Moon Palace Lord had felt that subtle change as the dull ache in his head was gradually being alleviated by the fragrant scent, becoming a lot less intense.

Such a amazing effect greatly startled everyone.

Although they had all thought that Elder Ying and Jun Wu Xie were highly credible and were to be believed, but none of them had ever thought that the medicine's effect would be so obvious, where even smelling its scent would clear up their groggy and slightly hazy minds.

And that was just from the scent it gave out. If that was swallowed.....

At that moment, everyone who had been suspicious of the Melted Snow Elixir suddenly felt all their doubts melt away.

Elder Yue's face immediately turned a steely green.

The Shadow Moon Palace looked like he almost could not wait to swallow the elixir down into belly and at the same moment that he swallowed it, he felt a tinge of refreshing cool accompanying the Melted Snow Elixir going down his throat from his mouth, spreading out to fill his body, instantly wiping away all traces of weariness and exhaustion completely!

Such lightning quick effect from the medicine, caused the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's eyes to unconsciously widen. He held his hands over his chest, to feel that refreshing cool spreading all over his body, like he was soaked within spring water, the weariness seeping out of him, becoming more relaxed little by little.

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Chapter 1807:- Radical Turn of Events (5)

"The medicine....." The Shadow Moon Palace Lord's voice was tinged with a slight tremor. He raised his eyes up in surprise as he looked at Jun Wu Xie standing before him.

There was no need for the Shadow Moon Palace Lord to say rest of the words. Just from the colour on his face was enough for everyone to see that change that had come over him.

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord's initially pale and white face had immediately taken a rosy tinge and he no longer gave people the feeling of being sickly and frail, but was no different from any normal person.

"Chang Huan! You're truly a treasure!" The Shadow Moon Palace Lord couldn't feel any clearer the change that was coming over his body. The rejuvenation that spread throughout his body was something that he had not felt for a long time. Ever since his body had started feeling unwell, he had never feel as comfortable and as reinvigorated for the past few years. This feeling that he had not felt for so long, made him feel extraordinarily happy.

Jun Wu Xie lowered her head indifferently and said in a calm tone: "That I could be of help to my Lord, is your disciple's honour."

"Hahaha! That's great, kid! I'm glad for your concern." The Shadow Moon Palace Lord was in great spirits, and the smile on his face shone unbridled.

The various Elders at the side silently heaved sighs of relief inwardly and the few of them who were friendly to Elder Ying quickly threw congratulatory glances his way.

Jun Wu Xie's powers had already earned the admiration of the Shadow Moon Palace Lord and now that the presentation of the medicine showed such exemplary effects, it would seem that no one would be able to surpass Jun Wu Xie's position among the younger generation of the Shadow Moon Palace's disciples!

Elder Ying's face merely showed a gentle smile, and not the slightest sliver of arrogance or pride.

On the other hand, Elder Yue's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot and he was grinding his teeth so hard that his teeth were almost going to break.

Even if you beat him to death, he would never have expected that things would turn out to become like this.

From being a piece of trash that no one thought anything of, to suddenly shot to the top to shine with such brilliance. Not only did he surpass Yue Yi by a stretch in spirit powers, he had even presented the Shadow Moon Palace Lord with a most desirable elixir. Such a complete turn in fortune, almost caused Elder Yue to vomit out a mouthful of blood!

He had thought that he would be able to press on with the fact that Jun Wu Xie had broken out from imprisonment and send her straight down into the eighteenth level of Hell. Never had he expected that one Melted Snow Elixir would become the sharpest weapon to decimate his entire plan.

With that Melted Snow Elixir, Jun Wu Xie had not only come out completely unscathed with her escape from prison, but had even made the Shadow Moon Palace Lord felt that Jun Wu Xie was absolutely loyal, and had defied orders only because he wanted to present up the medicine.

Jun Wu Xie had won every advantage there was to gain here and all the bellyful of disparaging words that Elder Yue held prepared were now disarmed and of no use. The strong aggrievement he held bottled in almost suffocated him.

"Congratulations to my Lord!" Elder Ying bent his back slightly with his hand clasped over his fist and said. "For my Lord to be able to regain his health, it is the greatest fortune to the Shadow Moon Palace."

"Congratulations to my Lord." The entire bunch of Elders quickly chorused in agreement.

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord was in a great mood and he was absolutely beaming with smiles.

"Today, it is all due to Chang Huan's thoughtfulness." Speaking of that, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord turned to look smilingly at Chang Huan and said: "Chang Huan, you joined the Shadow Moon Palace from a young age and has been with our palace for a rather long time. For so many years, you have stayed at Elder Ying's side and you have learnt quite a few things. You must now start to learn more about the affairs within the palace in future as I am looking forward to seeing you grow in the days ahead."

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord had said it casually but as long as one wasn't an idiot, anyone would realize the Palace Lord's intention of putting him in an important position.

From learning from Elder Ying to learning from within the palace. That was obviously already opening up a wide path within the Shadow Moon Palace for him, and it would only be a matter of time that he would soar to great heights.

"Your disciple shall obey." Jun Wu Xie answered humbly.

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Chapter 1808:- Radical Turn of Events (6)

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord personally spoke out in praise for Jun Wu Xie and that was clearly seen by all the Elders in the palace. Everyone knew that Jun Wu Xie would surely be the youth that would be most watched within the Shadow Moon Palace henceforth and quite a number of them secretly envied Elder Ying for his great luck. They had thought that Elder Ying must have gravely misjudged when he took such great care of a useless piece of trash but from the way things looked now, Elder Ying was actually the smartest one among them, that he could see with just one glance Jun Wu Xie's potential and had patiently guided and taught the kid till the kid was now just beginning to show initial brilliance. And that first reveal of talents had already completely surpassed all the other youths of the Shadow Moon Palace entirely in an instant!

"Alright, it has been tiring for everyone yesterday and all of you should go get some rest." The Shadow Moon Palace Lord said with a smile.

Everyone then started to leave one by one.

Jun Wu Xie walked out of the bed chambers together with Elder Ying where they bumped into a dark faced Elder Yue outside.

"Hmph." A corner of Elder Yue's mouth twitched as he stared at Jun Wu Xie standing beside Elder Ying, the anger in his heart almost driving him to vomit out blood.

[Just how resilient is this kid's destiny fated to be! ?]

[Poison had failed and he had remained safe and sound.]

[Assassins have been sent out and he had miraculously avoided them.]

[It had been clear to him that he should have been able to bring death upon the kid this time but in the end, he had turned the tables right around and gained himself such great benefit.]

Ever since Elder Yue came to the Shadow Moon Palace, he had never been met with such anything that made him feel like vomiting blood so much and there hadn't been anyone whom he found more difficult to deal with.

What made it even worse for him was that Jun Wu Xie not only had Elder Ying shielding and protecting her, but had now made the Shadow Moon Palace Lord have a renewed impression of her. To want to get rid of Jun Wu Xie, it had now become increasingly difficult.

"Is Elder Yue feeling unwell? Do you need this disciple to cultivate an elixir for you?" Jun Wu Xie asked with her eyebrow arched up, as she stared at the highly infuriated Elder Yue, speaking in a tone that didn't care whether she would drive Elder Yue to his death in anger.

Elder Yue's blood surged up into the back of his throat, as he gritted his teeth to glare at Jun Wu Xie.

"Chang Huan, since the Lord places such high value on you, you must work harder on your cultivation from now on. Do not disappoint the Lord expectations of you." He clearly hated the kid so much that he wished he could tear him to shreds but Elder Yue had no choice but to say these words that went against what he felt in his heart.

"Thank you Elder Yue for your reminder. This disciple shall make sure I do not disappoint the favour my Lord has shown now." Jun Wu Xie said without fear.

Elder Yue looked at Jun Wu Xie with a smile that did not reach his eyes and when he was almost being driven to the verge of death from anger towards Jun Wu Xie, Elder Yue quickly left from the place with a flick of his sleeves.

Seeing Elder Yue's highly aggrieved back, a cold smile rose at the corners of Elder Ying's mouth.

"I'm afraid that he would never have expected throughout his entire life that he would be forced back into such a corner by such a young disciple."

Elder Yue's status and position in the Shadow Moon Palace was unshakable and as long as he wanted to deal with a person, none could escape from it. Even Elder Ying had once fallen victim to Elder Yue's schemes where he was deceived to come here into the Shadow Moon Palace. If not for the fact that the Shadow Moon Palace Lord still coveted the undisclosed treasures of the Zhan Family Clan, Elder Yue might have already moved against him by now.

But now, the wily and sly Elder Yue had tripped up before Jun Wu Xie, which just made Elder Ying unbelievably happy.

"I particularly like people of his kind. The kind who want me dead but are just unable to defeat me at all." Jun Wu Xie said as the corners of her mouth arced up slightly.

This is just the beginning, and there's more to come in the days ahead. It was wished that Elder Yue's body would be able to withstand it and not be infuriated to death.

"You, kid, are really arrogant." Elder Ying said as he looked at Jun Wu Xie who was brimming with confidence, and then laughed aloud. "But I just love that arrogance in you."

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Chapter 1809:- Radical Turn of Events (7)

Jun Wu Xie arched her eyebrow up and the two of them went back to Elder Ying's room.

After making sure that there was no one else around, Elder Ying finally heaved out a great sigh of relief and sat himself down on a chair as he looked thoughtfully at Jun Wu Xie.

"What is that Melted Snow Elixir you had with you actually?" In reality, when he brought Jun Wu Xie to go to the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's bed chambers, Elder Ying had no idea of what Jun Wu Xie was intending to do, but had only brought her there as Jun Wu Xie had requested.

As for that thing called the Melted Snow Elixir, Elder Ying never even heard of it before and it was even more impossible that it could have been something the Zhan Family Clan had possessed.

"You knew nothing about it and you dared to trust me?" Jun Wu Xie sat down on a chair, and crossed her legs as she looked at Elder Ying, completely calm and unruffled.

Everything that she had done at the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's bed chambers today, had never been discussed with Elder Ying before. She had intended to shoulder it all herself, and she had not expected that Elder Ying would step forward to vouch for her at the most critical juncture.

He didn't show any fear that any mishap might happen to him.

"What's not to trust? You had dared to gamble on it with your life and I would naturally have nothing to fear accompanying you in that bet." Elder Ying said with a laugh.

Jun Wu Xie then said: "That Melted Snow Elixir is merely a kind of medicine that neutralizes poison."

"You already knew what kind of a poison the Palace Lord was afflicted with?" Elder Ying asked as he looked at Jun Wu Xie in shock.

Jun Wu Xie shook her head. "I did not know. But that elixir is able to at least give an alleviating effect on any kind of toxins and even if it could not eradicate it completely, it would still produce a certain level of effect."

And what she wanted, was just that little bit of effect.

"You are brazenly bold." Elder Ying had to give it to Jun Wu Xie. In a situation where she did not know what kind of a poison the Shadow Moon Palace Lord was afflicted with, she had so adaciously dared to take such a gamble, that was a truly thrilling play she made.

Jun Wu Xie shrugged her shoulders and did not say anything.

In truth, she had dared to take such a risky gamble purely because of her confidence in her skills in Medicine.

"But, didn't you claim that you wanted to destroy the Shadow Moon Palace? So why have you suddenly come out to neutralize the Palace Lord's poison? Isn't that going in the opposite direction of your plans?" Elder Ying asked, feeling rather curious. Logically, if one wanted to destroy the Shadow Moon Palace, the fastest way would be to let the Palace Lord die, and in that situation where a dragon was without its head, the Shadow Moon Palace would turn highly chaotic, which would be the easiest time for it to be destroyed.

Jun Wu Xie then said: "I want to force the person who set the poison to show up."

If the Shadow Moon Palace died, it might throw the Shadow Moon Palace into chaos, but with so many Elders holding the fort, the chaos might not hold out for too long. Moreover, the Shadow Moon Palace Lord had a heir, though still very young. But with the support of so many Elders, he would be able to temporarily assume the position of the Palace Lord and with just certain period of coaching, he would then become the new Palace Lord to step up and stabilize the unrest in the Shadow Moon Palace.

And that was not the result Jun Wu Xie seeked.

"The person who set the poison?" Elder Ying asked with an eyebrow arched up.

"Since that person was still able to strike under the tight guard the Shadow Moon Palace Lord put around him, then there's no doubt on that person's ability. And as we share the same objective, wanting to completely destroy the Shadow Moon Palace, the fastest way to do it will be to rope that person in with us." Jun Wu Xie said calmly, a perfect plan already formed in her heart. As for how she was going to proceed, she would only need to force that person to come out.

Elder Ying stared at Jun Wu Xie, only somewhat understanding what was said, but suddenly feeling that the youth before his eyes was much more complicated that he had predicted. He had already experienced so much in life, but he was still not able to see through the thoughts of this youth, which was truly terrifying for him!

"Rest assured. The incident with the Melted Snow Elixir will spread throughout the palace very quickly. That person will not be able to hold back for long." Jun Wu Xie said with her chin propped up in the palm of one hand, calm and confident.

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Chapter 1810:- Instigated (1)

Elder Yue came stomping back to his room in a rage. When the servants in the courtyard saw Elder Yue's face, all of them were immediately careful to not dare to open their mouths.

"Go! Go ask Yue Ye to come over here!" Elder Yue said to a servant.

The servant immediately made his way towards Yue Ye's little courtyard and not long after, Yue Ye was called in to come into Elder Yue's room.

Yue Ye stood timidly inside, her eyes filled with a trace of fear.

"Little Ye." Elder Yue called in a deep voice.

"Grandfather....." Yue Ye answered and trembled slightly.

In front of Yue Yi, Elder Yue and Yue Ye were as amiable as a real pair of grandparent and grandchild. But when Yue Yi was not around, the fear Yue Ye felt towards Elder Yue could not be suppressed no matter how she tried.

When Elder Yue saw Yue Ye looking so timid and fearful, a sliver of impatience rose in his heart, and his already unhappy mood became more depressed.

"The Palace Lord's health had shown some improvement these few days, so go keep him company a little more. Do you understand?"

Yue Ye was slightly startled as she lifted up her head warily, and looked at Elder Yue with nervousness in her eyes. "The Lord..... Hasn't the Lord suffered a relapse?"

Elder Yue then snorted in disdain and said: "His illness had indeed relapsed. But that Chang Huan brought out some kind of elixir from Heavens know where and the Lord is feeling much better after swallowing that pill. Because of the medicine he presented up, the Palace Lord is now seeing Chang Huan in a renewed light."

When he thought about that, Elder Yue's anger rose up immediately. He lifted his eyes up and looked at that thin and frail figure, his gaze sweeping over that pale face.

"Yue Ye. Chang Huan is Elder Ying's disciple and Elder Ying has been dead set against me for very long. Yue Yi is my grandson and I have been trying very hard to fight for a better future for him. But now, this Chang Huan had suddenly leapt into the picture out of the blue and Chang Huan is not on good terms with your brother. Added to that, with the prejudice Elder Ying feels against me, if Chang Huan manages to win out in the Palace Lord's eyes, he will surely try to oppress and bring down your elder brother mercilessly. Little Ye..... You're already grown up, and have become very sensible. The Palace Lord likes you so much, you should help your elder brother a little. You wouldn't want your elder brother to lose his standing within the Shadow Moon Palace would you?" Elder Yue said in a deep and heavy tone.

Yue Ye stiffened up completely when she heard that and she hesitated a moment before she shook her head belatedly.

Elder Yue smiled in satisfaction. He then waved his hand and Yue Ye went walking over stiffly.

Elder Yue smiled and held Yue Ye's tiny hands, kneading them within his big and coarse palms.

"Little Ye has indeed grown to become so sensible. The Palace Lord loves you and you do not need to be afraid of him. Serve the Palace Lord well and give your elder brother a lift."

"Little Ye understands....." Yue Ye lowered her head, and bit on her lip.

"That Chang Huan is not a good person. Do you still remember the incident that he stirred up on the day that he just came back? I had gone to ask those youths who got into an argument with Chang Huan at that time. That day, Chang Huan was actually intending to go into your courtyard and commit reprehensible deeds but was coincidentally discovered by the other disciples. In their attempt to stop him, they had then gotten into a fight. Little Ye is almost growing up to become a fine lady and you must be careful towards despicable and shameless cads like Chang Huan. Although he has Elder Ying behind him now, but if the Palace Lord comes to know that that kid harbours improper intentions towards you, I believe the Palace Lord will surely deal with it for you." Elder Yue said suggestively.

Yue Ye's face turned even more pale. She looked at Elder Yue, wanting to say something. But Elder Yue's hand that was clasped over hers suddenly tightened its grip and pain shot through her hand. Her lip trembled uncontrollably and was finally unable to say anything but just nodded her head stiffly with tears brimming in her eyes.

"Little Ye is such a good girl." Elder Yue said with a smile.

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Chapter 1811:- Instigated (2)

The news that the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's illness was alleviated by Jun Wu Xie's Melted Snow Elixir quickly spread and bubbled to a boil within the Shadow Moon Palace. All the youths who saw Jun Wu Xie adversely and wanted to find trouble with her suddenly stopped. No one dared to directly go against Jun Wu Xie at that moment.

Who didn't know at that time, that Jun Wu Xie was the Shadow Moon Palace Lord's most highly favoured person and for anyone who went against Jun Wu Xie at this moment, everyone knew that the unfortunate one in the end would surely be themselves without even having to give it a thought.

To the extent that those youths who previously had a bone to pick with "Chang Huan" would now nod their heads and bend their back whenever they saw Jun Wu Xie, wishing that they could just pounce over to latch themselves onto that prized thigh.

For the next few days, Jun Wu Xie was able to enjoy great peace, like everything had settled nicely into place for her.

The Shadow Moon Palace Lord's health improved and he gradually took over the handling of the palace affairs from big to small and Elder Ying's and Elder Yue's authourity in certain areas were weakened to a certain extent.

Jun Wu Xie usually did not have much to do on most days but just familiarized herself with things within the Shadow Moon Palace under Elder Ying's guidance, never having much of an interaction with the disciples in the palace.

That day, Jun Wu Xie sat by herself within a small courtyard, looking at the foliage within the yard as she sipped upon clear tea.

"Chang Huan..... Senior." Suddenly, a timid voice sounded from outside the yard.

Jun Wu Xie lifted her head and saw a familiar figure standing nervously outside the door.

"You need something?" Jun Wu Xie put down the cup she held in her hand, to look at Yue Ye who had suddenly appeared outside her courtyard.

She had only met Yue Ye once, but that had left a deep impression on her.

Looking at that countenance that was highly similar to Yue Yi's, it was not known what Jun Wu Xie was thinking in her mind.

"Can..... Can I come in?" Yue Ye asked, her lips stiffening slightly as she looked at Jun Wu Xie.

Jun Wu Xie nodded.

Yue Ye then came walking in. She was dressed in a light blue skirt and blouse with a plain and simple hairpin adorning her head, her still young and tender face filled with nervousness. She sat down looking rather ill at ease upon a stone stool beside Jun Wu Xie, her tiny hands pulling and twisting her clothes as she kept her head lowered, not daring to look at Jun Wu Xie at all.

"Senior Chang Huan..... When..... when you went to the Pure Grace Palace with my brother, what really happened to my elder brother? Why isn't he getting better after so long?" Yue Ye remained silent for a long while, before she summoned enough courage to raise her head to look at Jun Wu Xie, her eyes filled with worry for Yue Yi.

In truth, Yue Yi's injuries had completely healed but as Jun Wu Xie gave him some kind of medicine, it made him appear to be weak and frail.

Jun Wu Xie poured out a cup of tea for Yue Ye and then said: "I do not know. When we were at the Pure Grace Palace, your brother and I were not often together."

"Is..... Is that so....." Yue Ye's voice became even softer, pricked by Jun Wu Xie's cold chill.

"If you are worried, why do you not go ask him directly?" Jun Wu Xie asked as she looked at Yue Ye.

Yue Ye was startled and the hand clasped around the teacup trembled. The tea in her hand suddenly splashed towards Jun Wu Xie's clothes and Jun Wu Xie immediately dodged, where not a single drop of the tea fell upon her.

Jun Wu Xie had moved very quickly, so fast that Yue Ye had not been able to react at all. Her trembling hand gripped the teacup tightly, her eyes filled with surprise.

"I..... I did not..... mean it..... Sorry..... I was only..... Big Brother doesn't want me to know..... Even if I were to go ask him..... He wouldn't tell me the truth....." Yue Ye lowered her head, his voice tinged with dismay and nervousness.

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Chapter 1812:- Instigated (3)

Jun Wu Xie calmly looked at the highly nervous Yue Ye, without the slightest ripple in her eyes.

It was silent within the courtyard, and Yue Ye's nervous little face was pale.

"Is there anything else you need?" Jun Wu Xie finally asked.

"No..... Nothing else....." Yue Ye suddenly stood up, bowing to Jun Wu Xie before she quickly ran out in a fluster.

Waiting till Yue Ye had left, Elder Ying then slowly came walking out from one of the rooms in the courtyard. He had coincidentally come to find Jun Wu Xie to discuss something but Jun Wu Xie had suddenly made him go sit down awhile in one of the rooms, while she remained in the open yard.

Elder Ying had just gone into the room when Yue Ye had coincidentally reached just outside the courtyard, like everything had been carefully calculated by Jun Wu Xie.

"What did that little lass come here for?" Elder Ying had watched from inside the room the whole time and he really could not guess what Yue Ye's motive was in coming to find Jun Wu Xie. Yue Ye was in a helpless fluster the entire time like she was very worried about her elder brother but her words had come out stiff and stuttered.

"Yue Ye and Yue Yi are Elder Yue's people." Jun Wu Xie said slowly.

"You are saying, that Elder Yue is intending to use Yue Ye against you?" Elder Ying suddenly recalled the scene when Yue Ye had thrown that cup of tea at Jun Wu Xie. If Jun Wu Xie had not dodged that, that tea should have splashed onto Jun Wu Xie's leg?

"No wonder she was acting so strange. It has really been rough on that child. You might not know this, but Yue Ye is well loved by the Palace Lord and although she is still very young, her looks have already grown to become highly outstanding. It is a little better when Yue Yi is in the palace, but when Yue Yi is not around, Elder Yue would occasionally have people bring Yue Ye to the Palace Lord's bed chambers..... Sigh..... I think Elder Yue is feeling cornered with his back against the wall and seeks to use Yue Ye to create some sort of misunderstanding so that the Palace Lord will become exasperated with you." Elder Ying said as he shook his head with a sigh, sympathizing with Yue Ye who was such an innocent and timid little girl.

"Oh? Such a thing actually happens?" Jun Wu Xie's eyebrow arched up. She had known from the start that Elder Yue was not a good person but never had she thought that at the same time Elder Yue was using Yue Ye to threaten Yue Yi, he was also presenting Yue Ye to the Shadow Moon Palace Lord!

"Elder Yue had done this highly furtively and I only found out about it not too long ago." Elder Ying said rather helplessly as he walked over to come beside Jun Wu Xie, as he sat himself down upon a stone stool.

"In everyone's eyes, Elder Yue is just the devil. Besides his loyalty to the Shadow Moon Palace, he doesn't do anyone any good. He knows that the Palace Lord now values you highly and ordinary methods would not be able to drag you down from your high position on a horse. But if the Palace Lord comes to know that you hold interest towards Yue Ye whom he has his eye on, then you would have to be careful of yourself." When Elder Ying finished speaking about that, he could not help himself but to send his greetings to Elder Yue's ancestors from the past eighteen generations.

To use an underage little girl in such a manner, to commit a deed so utterly devoid of conscience was something that only Elder Yue was capable of.

The more he said, the angrier he became. To compose himself and to calm his emotions, Elder Ying poured himself a cup of tea and lifted his hand up, all ready to drink up.

But, in the instant that his lips were just about to touch the teacup, Jun Wu Xie's voice suddenly rang out.

"If you still want to live, then do not touch that cup of tea."

Elder Ying was startled and the hand that raised the teacup froze in mid air in an instant, as he turned to look at Jun Wu Xie in incomprehension.

"What..... do you mean by that?"

Jun Wu Xie raised her eyes and looked at Elder Ying, but did not say anything as she picked up the teapot on the stone table and stood up. She walked over to the side of the lily pond at the side and flipped her hand over to pour all the tea out from the teapot into the lily pond!

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Chapter 1813:- Phenomenal Poison (1)

Elder Ying looked at Jun Wu Xie in incomprehension.

Jun Wu Xie's gaze fell casually upon the calm surface of the water. Blossoms of lily floated upon lily leaves upon the surface and suddenly, a white spot rose up to the surface, sending a ripple outwards.

It was a red koi, flipped over with its belly up on the water's surface, no longer breathing.

Elder Ying's eyes widened and as he watched, the koi in the pond floated up to the surface one after another, showing their bellies, killed soundlessly.

"What..... What is happening?" Elder Ying said as he pointed at the dead koi in the water, his face incredulous. The pond was looking perfectly fine and Jun Wu Xie had merely poured out that teapot, why.....

Jun Wu Xie looked at the dead koi and the corners of her mouth lifted. "Looks like you were all wrong."

"What?" Elder Ying still did not understand what was happening as he looked at Jun Wu Xie. Jun Wu Xie's meals here were all prepared only by his most trusted disciples as he was afraid that Elder Yue would tamper with them but in the end, a problem had still occurred with the tea.

"It must be one of Elder Yue's schemes again! I will have all those people changed today." Elder Ying was greatly startled by this. His cooperation with Jun Wu Xie had just started and he could not allow anything to happen to Jun Wu Xie at this moment.

However, Jun Wu Xie shook her head.

"There is no need to go to such trouble. The problem does not lie with them."

"Not on them? Then what else could it be?" Elder Ying continued to look at Jun Wu Xie, feeling rather perplexed.

Jun Wu Xie's gaze swept over the dead koi on the water surface and her eyes narrowed.

Things were becoming more and more interesting.

"It's nothing. You should go back first." Jun Wu Xie said indifferently.

Elder Ying was feeling that he must have overlooked something but even after thinking through everything he still did not find anything extraordinary about the whole affair. He had thought to suspect Yue Ye earlier but he had seen it clearly from inside the room. Although Yue Ye had touched the teacup but she had never once touched the teapot in anyway. Moreover she had merely sat there for awhile and she had been highly flustered and distracted the entire time, completely unlike a person who would be able to poison anyone.

Hence, Elder Ying had completely quashed the possibility that Yue Ye could have been responsible.

Although his spirit powers were not as powerful as Elder Yue's but he had at least possessed the powers of a Purple Spirit, which would make it impossible for him to be unable to clearly see the movements of a stiffened and nervous little girl.

Seeing Elder Ying leave the courtyard with the look on incomprehension on his face, Jun Wu Xie then slowly walked over to a stone stool at the side to sit down. She propped her chin up in one hand and stared at the empty teapot held in her other hand. She picked up the lid on the teapot to open it and poured the tea leaves out upon the stone table before she casually picked up two pieces from the pile to sniff at them with her nose.

The faint fragrance of tea filled inside her nose and besides that, there wasn't anything strange about them.

The little black cat suddenly slipped out and jumped onto the stone table, looking at the pile of tea leaves that had been soaked as it walked around it before it silently went a little closer to sniff at it with the tip of its nose.

"Meow?"

[There's not even a scent?]

"Rather good, isn't it?" Jun Wu Xie asked with her eyebrow arched up.

"Meooow....."

[It doesn't seem like the right time for you to be applauding the other party does it? The poison seems to be rather lethal. It shouldn't be much of a problem for it to be able to kill a person instantly.]

The little black cat looked at its Mistress helplessly. This poisoned tea had almost gone into her mouth and she was not even showing the slightest reaction. Under the Heavens, she must be the only one person who would be able to look at the poison that had been used in an attempt to kill her in so calm a manner.

Jun Wu Xie narrowed her eyes and looked at the little black cat's face that was filled with scorn. She suddenly pinched up a small bunch of tea leaves and before the little black cat was able to react, she stuffed it right into the little black cat's mouth!

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Chapter 1814:- Phenomenal Poison (2)

"MEEOOW! ! ! !" The little black cat jumped up in the air, its front paws immediately raised up to furiously swipe all the tea leaves out from its mouth.

[You trying to kill me! ! ?]

"What are you afraid of? Spirit bodies can't absorb poison." Jun Wu Xie propped up her head and looked at the little black cat, and seeing its intense reaction, a smile rose up in her heart.

The little black cat looked mournfully at Jun Wu Xie, as it dug out a piece of the tea leaves from between its teeth and spat it onto the stone table.

Spirit bodies are completely immune to any kind of poison except for those that affected one's spirit, but up till now, it had never encountered that before.

"Meow!"

[Even if there's no effect on me doesn't mean I should be eating it right! ? I'm not a trash bin you know! ?"

The little black cat was feeling like its cat rights was being diminished.

"What are its contents?" Jun Wu Xie asked suddenly.

The little black cat harrumphed indignantly and although it was feeling highly aggrieved in its heart, it still went on to truthfully name them. "Blaze Chrysanthemum, White Shell, Seven Lotus Seed....." The little black cat smoothly said the names of more than ten types of herbs and when it came to the last one, it even paused a moment to lick its fangs that had been in contact with the tea leaves with the tip of its tongue before it added it to the list.

More than ten types of herbs and most of them non toxic and harmless. Bring out anyone of them singularly and no one would find any wrong with them. Even if they were fed raw to anyone, it would not bring any harm to people, but would even give them some moderating effects to their bodies.

But Jun Wu Xie's eyes had slightly shone exactly because of that.

All these herbs would seem like nothing in the eyes of others, but to a person like her who knew Medicine like the back of her hand, she immediately detected the subtle oddity within.

More than ten kinds of herbs that looked to be for gentle nourishment, but every single type of herb would have properties that clashed with others. The poison in the teapot from a certain perspective might not really be considered to be poison, but with the clash of properties among the various herbs used, it would bring great harm to the human body.

Taking a whole bunch of nourishing herbs, to concoct them together into poison. Such a method, would require a high familiarity of the various properties and effects among the different herbs, and also understand the kind of corresponding herb whose effects would clash.

In most cases, when the effects of herbs clashed, it would bring great discomfort to people, and it would almost be impossible to take a person's life within a short period of time with it. But the poison in that teapot had done just that perfectly.

Putting more than ten kinds of nourishing herbs together with each herb possessing a conflicting effect to another kind, while ensuring that the compounded effect would be highly intense.

And what was most terrifying about it was if someone had died from taking such a kind of poison, no matter how sharp a physician was, he would not be able to identify the real cause of death, but just declare that the person had died suddenly, and had not died from poison.

Even for a person like Jun Wu Xie who was so skilled in concocting poisons, was stunned by such a phenomenal kind of poison.

"I really had not thought that in this world, there would be such a maverick talent." Jun Wu Xie's eyes flashed a bright glint. She who once felt nothing for the outside world, but only loved to sink herself into the quiet world of Medicine, where she was fascinated by all and everything that had to do only with Medicine.

But she had not felt that same feeling of fascination for a long while.

"Meow....."

[What a pity this maverick talent's intention is to kill you.]

The little black cat licked its paws. Having stayed with Jun Wu Xie for so long, its understanding of Medicine had surpassed most regular people. Although the poison had no effect on a spirit body like it, but to human being, it was highly lethal.

If Jun Wu Xie had accidently consumed it, it was thought that her fate would not be any different from those koi in the pool.

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Chapter 1815:- Phenomenal Poison (3)

If Jun Wu Xie had accidently consumed it, it was thought that within a matter of a couple of minutes, her fate would not be any different from those koi in the pool.

"If they possess that kind of ability, then just come kill me as they wish." Jun Wu Xie had absolute confidence in her own skills in Medicine.

The little black cat harrumphed and just went on licking its paws silently.

Regardless of the conclusion Jun Wu Xie came up with, after Elder Ying got back, he changed out the bunch of disciples in charge of Jun Wu Xie's courtyard and sent in a new batch.

Everything progressed smoothly and the Shadow Moon Palace seemed to have regained its peace. The Shadow Moon Palace Lord began to take on much of the responsibilities of the palace affairs he had previously relinquished and the amount of free time both Elder Ying and Elder Yue had gradually grew.

Elder Ying was enjoying the time fit idle he had, but Elder Yue did not think the same way.

Elder Yue was constantly thinking of ways to elevate his position before the Shadow Moon Palace Lord and in just a matter of days, he began to become busy once again in the Shadow Moon Palace.

One day, Jun Wu Xie walked out from her own little courtyard and made her way towards where Yue Ye resided.

It was quiet in Yue Ye's little courtyard and it was not known when Yue Yi had come as well. The two siblings were seated within the small yard laughing together and looking from afar, among the many flowers, Yue Yi's gaze was highly gentle and indulgent as he looked at Yue Ye, while Yue Ye's face was shining with a pure and sweet smile, all traces of her timidity and nervousness seemingly disappeared without a trace under the company of her elder brother.

"Chang Huan?" When Yue Yi saw Jun Wu Xie, he was slightly startled and he immediately threw his spirit power out to probe the surroundings. After ascertaining that there was no one nearby that could be sent by Elder Yue to watch them, his face then revealed a relieved smile.

At the moment that Yue Ye saw Jun Wu Xie, the smile on her face reduced by just a notch and she quickly hid herself behind Yue Yi to look at Jun Wu Xie timidly.

"Why have you come here?" Yue Yi saw that there was no one else around, and he did not put up his usual pretence, smiling highly sincerely.

"Just taking a look around. There hadn't been much to do recently." Jun Wu Xie walked past him inside the little yard, her gaze fixed upon the messy and disorganized flowerbeds. The flowers among the flowerbeds had at most two or three stalks of each kind and they were planted without careful thought into the soil, of all shapes and sizes. Looking at it from afar, it might seem brightly coloured and splendid, but looking at it up close, it would seem rather messy, truly unbefitting of the Shadow Moon Palace with the kind of status they held.

Yue Yi saw that Jun Wu Xie seemed to be rather interested in the flowerbeds and he said with a laugh: "The Palace Lord has once again taken charge of the palace affairs the past few days and we have become quite a bit more free and idle." If not for that, how would Yue Yi have the time to come see his sister.

Of course when he had come here today, Yue Yi had made sure that Elder Yue was too preoccupied to pay much attention to him before he dared to come over. He did not know why, but Yue Yi had the feeling that Elder Yue did not seem to wish for him and Yue Ye to come in contact too frequently. It had been quite some time since he came back from the Pure Grace Palace but today was only the second time he had actually stepped into his little sister's little yard. On most days, Elder Yue would frequently summon him and being suppressed by Elder Yue, Yue Yi had not dared to defy his orders too openly, but to merely hide his worries and longing to see his little sister in his heart.

Yue Ye stood behind Yue Yi's back and lifted her head to look at the sincere smile on Yue Yi's face. A strange look flashed within those large eyes and her attractive brows creased together slightly. Seeing Yue Yi speaking in a joking manner with Jun Wu Xie, it was not known what was going through her mind.

"Mm." Jun Wu Xie answered indifferently, her attention still focused upon those plants and flowers.

Yue Ye's lips stiffened as she watched Jun Wu Xie's focused gaze and she could not help it but to tug at Yue Yi's sleeve.

"Big Brother....."

"What is it?" Yue Yi turned his head to look at Yue Ye.

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Chapter 1816:- Phenomenal Poison (4)

"Are the flowers I planted, very ugly....." Yue Ye asked, rather ill at ease as she looked at Yue Yi.

Yue Yi was slightly taken aback as he raised his head to see Jun Wu Xie's gaze. Linking it to the question Yue Ye had asked him, he immediately understood what her little sister's worry was and he immediately laughed out loud.

"The flowers Little Ye has planted are not ugly at all. They are the most beautiful ones I've ever seen. I think Chang Huan should be thinking the same thing right?" Yue Yi asked, looking earnestly at Jun Wu. With his own sister being here under such a vile environment, he was not able to give her anymore than this, but to merely try his very best to let Yue Ye be as worry free as possible.

Jun Wu Xie glanced at the loving brother that Yue Yi was and she gave face to him as she nodded her head. She squatted herself down and looked at a clump of unremarkable looking flowers before turning her head around slightly, to look at Yue Ye hiding behind Yue Yi.

Yue Ye shrank further back, like she was a little scared of Jun Wu Xie's gaze.

Yue Yi was watching the time and his eyes flashed with a trace of helplessness. Elder Yue would be returning to the courtyard soon and if he comes to discover that he had come to Yue Ye's place, it might not be easy for him to explain himself. Yue Yi had initially intended to have Jun Wu leave with him but it seemed like Jun Wu was highly interested in the flowerbeds. But his trust in Jun Wu made him certain that Jun Wu would definitely not do anything to harm Yue Ye and he then said: "I need to make my way back already. If Little Ye has anything you need, you can tell it to Chang Huan. The relationship between Chang Huan and I has passed through life as without him, I might have already died in the Pure Grace Palace, so you can trust him. But there is just one point. My relationship with Chang Huan must not be revealed to Grandfather. Do you understand?"

Yue Yi did not intend to hide too many things from Yue Ye but just merely tried to beautify all that had happened in the Pure Grace Palace a little and only told Yue Ye the general gist of things without going into any great detail.

Yue Ye only half understood what she heard and just nodded her head obediently.

She did not understand anything else but there was one point she knew very clearly.

And that was.....

Her Big Brother really trusted Chang Huan very much.

"I'll make a move first." Yue Yi said as he gave Yue Ye's head a rub, and then hurriedly departed.

Yue Ye stood in her spot, her gaze watching her Big Brother's slender back view as it gradually disappeared from before her eyes, and her eyes flashed with a tinge of sadness.

"You like to plant all these flowers very much?" Jun Wu Xie asked suddenly.

Yue Ye was startled as she looked at Jun Wu Xie staring at the flowerbeds, and not at her, before she answered with a soft "Mm."

"You have taken very good care of these plants and flowers." Jun Wu Xie stood up, to look at Yue Ye.

The corners of Yue Ye's mouth stiffened in nervousness as she showed a not too natural smile.

"I usually do not have much things to do and only planting these flowers and plants can relieve the boredom. They are not that well tended to. Senior Chang Huan is too kind with your praise."

Jun Wu Xie was not paying too much attention to Yue Ye's modesty as her gaze was fixed upon a stalk of chrysanthemum within the flowerbed. The colour of that chrysanthemum was gorgeous and beautiful, a tad bit dark red, every petal slightly curled up, making it look highly festive.

"Blaze Chrysanthemums are easy to plant but difficult to care for. To be able to make a Blaze Chrysanthemum grow so perfectly, is not a feat anyone would be capable of."

Yue Ye's body stiffened slightly, as she saw Jun Wu Xie's gaze turning a little strange.

"Is that so? I didn't know that. This is what..... I had casually planted with some seeds I got." Yue Ye replied, her smile a little forced.

Jun Wu Xie then said: "That might be the case, but the Blaze Chrysanthemum cannot be mixed together with White Shell. If one was not careful and accidentally ingests it, it might cost someone their lives."

Yue Ye's eyes flashed slightly.

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Chapter 1817:- Grace and Grudge Distinctly Separated (1)

Jun Wu Xie then said: "That might be the case, but the Blaze Chrysanthemum cannot be mixed together with White Shell. If one was not careful and accidentally ingests it, it might cost someone their lives."

Yue Ye's eyes flashed slightly.

Jun Wu Xie went in to sit upon a chair at the side like she had not noticed Yue Ye's strange reaction at all, her attractive looking pair of hands neatly crossed over her lower abdomen, her cold clear eyes falling upon Yue Ye, carefully measuring.

Yue Ye looked at Jun Wu Xie seemingly rather helplessly like a child who had done something wrong.

Yue Ye was just twelve years old this year and she was still a size smaller than the petite Jun Wu Xie. Seeing her stand there with her head shrunken into her shoulders would easily cause people's hearts to soften and can't bear to be harsh.

Jun Wu Xie watched Yue Ye for quite a while and saw Yue Ye bathing in cold sweat. Just as Yue Ye thought that Jun Wu Xie would say something, Jun Wu Xie instead stood up silently to leave after sitting there for awhile.

Till the figure of Jun Wu Xie disappeared from the doors of the little yard, Yue Ye was still not able to react.

[Just like that..... he left?]

The timid look on Yue Ye's face then turned into one of bewilderment. She did not understand what Jun Wu Xie's intention was in coming here today and the fragrant little courtyard once again became quiet and Yue Ye kept the unfinished snacks on the stone table away one by one, carrying the little dishes back into the house as she sat silently in front of her dressing table to look into the bronze mirror, at her own reflection.

The face in the bronze mirror was fair and innocent, a slight doubtful tinge pinching up her brows faintly, looking highly pitiable.

"Senior Chang Huan is actually on such good terms with Big Brother....." Yue Ye opened her mouth to say, talking to herself.

Suddenly, she shook her head and when she looked into the mirror once again, the little face in the mirror already no longer showed the slightest sliver of reservation but a look of complete displeasure instead.

"Big Brother is just such a dolt. It would be strange if he could really differentiate between a good and bad person. That scoundrel's poison was neutralized by Chang Huan and that spoils my plan."

But those words had just been spoken for a short while when anxiety once again crawled onto Yue Ye's face.

"This place is indeed filled with bad eggs, but as Big Brother has said, Chang Huan saved his life..... He's Big Brother's benefactor....."

Yue Ye bit at her nails feeling a little helpless, her eyes narrowed as she looked at herself in the mirror.

Big Brother's benefactor who saved his life, she must not kill him.

But if Jun Wu Xie continued to remain, then her plans.....

Yue Ye fell deep into her thoughts, her gaze drifting over to the little wooden box on her dresser. She hesitated for a while before she opened the wooden box. In the wooden box was an assortment of accessories, and they did not look at that remarkable. But when Yue Ye picked up the top layer of the wooden box, at the bottom of that wooden box, was another secret world of hers. An entire row of porcelain bottles the width of her thumb lay neatly within the wooden box, every bottle labeled with a red tab, and upon them, were written some highly flamboyant and bold calligraphy characters.

Yue Ye's tiny hand then swept over the row of porcelain bottles one by one and her hand then hovered over a bottle in the middle slightly. But her brows creased up tightly very quickly and she finally gave up on that choice in the end, to go pick up the little bottle at the edge instead.

"As Big Brother's benefactor, I will not make things too difficult for you but..... I must at least stop you from destroying my plans anymore." Yue Ye said with her eyes narrowed, putting the little porcelain bottle on the dresser and reaching her hand out to open a small drawer on the dresser. From a pile of needlework, she then took out a palm sized fragrance sachet.

She picked open the threads on the sachet a tad bit and then poured a few rice grain sized herbal pills from the porcelain bottle inside, before she used a thread and needle to sew up the fragrance sachet.

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Chapter 1818:- Grace and Grudge Distinctly Separated (2)

Jun Wu Xie's front foot had just stepped into her own little courtyard and had not even warmed her seat when she saw Yue Ye running over huffing and puffing, her little face flushed pink from running.

"I..... I had not been able to thank you. This..... Take it as a gift in thanks, to thank you for saving my brother....." Yue Ye said as she looked nervously at Jun Wu Xie.

Jun Wu Xie was holding a fresh apple in her hand and she had been about to bite into it when Yue Ye came suddenly to offer her thanks and she was interrupted.

Jun Wu Xie looked at the fragrance sachet Yue Ye was holding in her hand and then looked up into her pink tinged little face, to finally choose to put the apple down.

"Your elder brother and I are fellow disciples and saving him is a matter within reason, so there is no need for you to thank me." Jun Wu Xie said indifferently.

Yue Ye however shook her head. "For saving his life, if you do not need words of thanks, then please accept this small little token." Upon saying that, Yue Ye did not even give Jun Wu Xie the opportunity to reject it but just put the sachet on the table and then running out in a hurry.

Truly, coming without casting a shadow and departing without leaving a trace.

Jun Wu Xie was speechless as she stared at the fragrance sachet on the table. Looking at the sachet, it wouldn't be considered to be exquisite and the needlework seemed a little badly done. It was not hard to see that it must have been something that Yue Ye had made herself.

"Meow?" The little black cat appeared silently, and went forward to sniff at the fragrance sachet before reaching a paw out to scratch at it a bit.

[That little imp brought this strange thing here for what? It's a trick! Definitely a trick!]

Other people might not know what Yue Ye had done before clearly. But the little black cat who had always been in Jun Wu Xie's body definitely knew everything about what Yue Ye had done previously.

Back when Yue Ye had come to find Jun Wu Xie the last time, she had spilled her tea in a moment of fluster, seemingly hopelessly clumsy. But in that moment of confusion, she had soundlessly thrown a tiny pill into the spout of the teapot.

To cause the pot of tea to turn into calamity for an entire pool of koi fish.

Jun Wu Xie picked up the fragrance sachet to take a look at it, where she then put it before her nose to sniff at it. The fragrance sachet was emitting a faint scent of lily and from the tiny gaps in between the simple and crude stitching, dried and treated petals of lily could still be seen.

But within that light fragrant scent, Jun Wu Xie detected a little bit of another scent that was almost indiscernible.

That scent was a little similar to that of lilies but just with a tiny tinge of bitterness, and under the scent of lilies, it was not obvious at all.

Jun Wu Xie creased up her brows.

"Looks like someone wants to cut me some slack." A smile then rose within Jun Wu Xie's eyes.

The other day, the drug that poisoned a whole pool of koi had astounded her. But today, the drugs in this fragrance sachet were although not as strange and peculiar, but it was highly interesting.

What matter more was.....

The drugs in this fragrance sachet would not bring any kind of danger to a person, but was instead like the kind of elixir that she had given to Yue Yi to take, that made a person mistakenly think that their bodies were unwell, and growing weaker by the day, but their bodies were actually highly vigorous and healthy.

Such drugs, brought absolutely no harm to the human body, but was just a form of deception.

The drugs between the two instances were sharply different that made Jun Wu Xie seem like she discovered something, a point that gradually cleared up the guesses she was holding in her heart.

"Meow?"

[Could this thing be something that that old fart Elder Yue forced the little imp to bring here?]

Jun Wu Xie shook her head.

"I think there is a need for me to have a good little chat with Yue Yi's little sister." Upon saying that, Jun Wu Xie picked up the fragrance sachet and slipped it into her sleeve.

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Chapter 1819:- Grace and Grudge Distinctly Separated (3)

Looking at Jun Wu Xie's highly eager and excited expression, the little black cat suddenly had a strange feeling.

[Why was it feeling.....]

[That its Mistress' range of emotions were becoming more and more normal?]

It was somehow feeling that its Mistress was going to tease the little imp.....

[It must have gone mad.]

After Yue Ye gave the item to Jun Wu Xie, she returned back to her room, thinking that in just a few days, someone would obediently be lying in bed.

But.....

"The threads on the fragrance satchel you gave me came undone." A cold voice suddenly sounded behind Yue Ye's back.

Stretched out on her stomach on her bed and thinking to herself, Yue Ye jumped right out of bed with a swoosh, her eyes wide and mouth agape as she stared at Jun Wu Xie who had appeared in her room out of the blue.

"You..... You....." Yue Ye stretched out a trembling hand, pointing at Jun Wu Xie, her eyes bulging.

Jun Wu Xie completely disregarded Yue Ye's stunned expression and just went on to put the sachet on the table at the side. As she placed it down upon the table, one side of the fragrance sachet that was picked open had some lily petals fall out in a scatter, and what came tumbling out together, were a few rice grain sized unidentified objects.

Yue Ye stared at those unidentified objects, her eyes fixed unwaveringly on them.

"Smelling these herbs for too long would caused one to feel weak in the limbs, rendering them unable to move normally. It is not something that someone of such a young age should be playing with so casually." Jun Wu Xie rested her chin in an upturned palm, gazing completely calm and unruffled at the stunned Yue Ye. These little pills were rather well made but judging from the quantity placed in there, it was still a little too much.

The elixir that Jun Wu Xie gave to Yue Yi, would make Yue Yi look frail on the surface, but his body would still remain in peak form. But from his pulse and the pallor of his face, he would be seen as a severely injured person but other than that, his entire person would be filled with vigor and healthy.

But the drugs in this fragrance sachet contained a little bit more and under the pretence, it would really cause people to feel a little unwell. Although it would not harm the person in the slightest, but the feeling would be present.

"What are you saying? What herbs?" It was a long while before Yue Ye snapped back to her senses. She looked at Jun Wu Xie with a look of bewilderment, her little face filled with doubt and incomprehension.

If Jun Wu Xie had not previously seen Yue Ye putting some pills into the teapot, just by looking at the expression Yue Ye was showing her now, she might really just believe her words.

A pity.....

The little fox's tail had already been exposed.

"Mixing in herbs planted among the flowers and plants in the flowerbeds is not a bad idea at all. But I think if physicians who understands Medicine were to walk one round in your yard, they might reap unexpected returns. For example....." Jun Wu Xie looked at Yue Ye's little face feigning innocence and said in a measured pace: "Those herbs that are able to make a Silver Spirit gradually deteriorate and fall into decline."

Jun Wu Xie's words made Yue Ye's heart jump violently, and a crack appeared in the facade of ignorance on her face, as her eyes flashed with a trace of nervousness she was unable to conceal.

"To drug the Shadow Moon Palace Lord, you really are rather bold and daring." Jun Wu Xie said as she looked at Yue Ye highly calmly.

Back at that time when she had been led by those rascals from the Shadow Moon Palace to come to Yue Ye's little courtyard, she had already felt that it was a little odd. The plants and flowers planted within the yard were rather strange and if it was said that Yue Ye had casually planted those herbs without knowing anything about them, it might still be believable. But the caring of those kinds of herb plants required harsh conditions to be met and if they were not properly and carefully tended to, it was not possible for them to grow and thrive at all.

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Chapter 1820:- Grace and Grudge Distinctly Separated (4)

But those herbs in Yue Ye's flowerbeds were all growing strong and absolutely thriving!

Even if that was all by accident, it couldn't possibly be all that coincidental.

The only possible conclusion, was that the person who planted those herbs had consciously known of them, and knew what kind of care they needed.

The expression on Yue Ye's face changed in an instant. The green bumbling ignorance of a young little girl ceased to show in the slightest and in that pair of large eyes, enmity and wariness against Jun Wu Xie was clearly written in them.

"What are you thinking of doing? Do you know that by you saying these words, it may cause you to not be able to walk out from this place today?" Yue Ye's voice suddenly turned cold. It was clearly just a young little girl merely twelve years of age, but the threat within her words could not be denied.

"Oh?" Jun Wu Xie arched up an eyebrow, not showing one bit of fear.

Yue Ye drew in a deep breath and said: "You must not forget. My Grandfather is Elder Yue in the Shadow Moon Palace and there are certain things that are not what you can stick your nose into. If you still value your life, then do not be such a busybody."

"Has anyone told you that before a fox pretends to use the awe of the tiger's, you must at least first practice the facial expression?" Jun Wu Xie suddenly said.

"What?" Yue Ye was taken aback in shock.

"If this matter really comes to be known by Elder Yue, I believe that the first person to die will definitely be you, and not me." Jun Wu Xie opened her mouth to say slowly. Just that one sentence, and it caused the strong demeanor that Yue Ye had worked so hard to create to completely crumble.

"What kind of a nonsense are you spouting....." Yue Ye gritted her teeth, fighting to maintain her facade of calm.

"If Elder Yue was really seeking to murder the Shadow Moon Palace Lord, he would not wait till now. He has countless other ways at his disposal to achieve it and will definitely not choose to use a poison with such low efficiency. Moreover..... when you were mentioning him just now, what was the hatred in your eyes for?" Jun Wu Xie said slowly.

Yue Ye's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Jun Wu Xie, unable to believe that the youth who was not on familiar terms with her could see through her pretense so easily.

"What do you actually want?" Yue Ye gave up with a shrug of her shoulders. Not knowing why, she seemed to feel that being here before Jun Wu Xie, there was absolutely no secret to speak of at all.

Jun Wu Xie's guess had been right. The one who poisoned the Shadow Moon Palace Lord was her, and in regards to the matter, Elder Yue knew nothing about it. She had thought to lean on Elder Yue's authourity to coerce Jun Wu Xie, to make Jun Wu Xie not stick her nose into the matter. However.....

She had been mercilessly uncovered!

Jun Wu Xie was in no rush to speak, but just looked at that little fella who was trying so hard to hold herself back. At that moment, Yue Ye's eyes seemed to light up with bright fiery flames, completely different from that helpless and timid person she had been able to pretend to be, and this, was then the real Yue Ye.

A twelve year old imp who was able to concoct poison that Jun Wu Xie deemed worthy of her attention.

"You want to kill the Shadow Moon Palace Lord?" Jun Wu Xie asked.

Yue Ye looked at Jun Wu Xie and suddenly lifted up her chin to say: "When you are asking to know someone's secret, shouldn't you first make a show of your sincerity?"

Jun Wu Xie lifted up an eyebrow.

Yue Ye leapt off from the bed and stood on the floor, neither servile nor aggressive as she stared at Jun Wu Xie to say: "You couldn't possibly believe that I would really be so stupid to believe that you are Chang Huan right? I have met Chang Huan a few times before and I could tell just how useless that fella is with just one glance. How could an idiot completely without any brains possibly know to hide the light under a bushel, and come to possess a higher level of spirit power than my elder brother? You are not Chang Huan, and you would definitely have your own motives for coming to the Shadow Moon Palace. If you want to ask me questions, then use your objective in coming here to exchange for it!"

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