"Can you tell me now?"
"Some underlying laws were broken during the process of building your clone body. Therefore, even if you possess a spiritual power of level nine, it will be more difficult for you to upgrade your spiritual power to level ten as compared to other people. Besides that, your body has a major flaw which is that it cannot practice the arts of immortality. It means that you have a normal lifespan just like any ordinary human. However, you will be able to retain the same appearance until you die..." Di Fuyi started to explain.
Mo Zhao's face changed slightly. At first, he did not care about what Di Fuyi had said as he had not mentioned anything about his hidden illness. However, he started to feel unhappy after he had listened to what Di Fuyi had just said.
How could there still be another fatal flaw even after being castrated? Long Fan never told him about this! Was it true or was Di Fuyi trying to hoodwink him?
"What else?" Mo Zhao continued to ask.
Di Fuyi answered casually, "What else? I will need to check your pulse before I can tell you anything else."
Mo Zhao was stunned for a few seconds before he smiled. "What are you trying to do?"
Di Fuyi stared at him. "Are you afraid of me? I have been tortured by you so badly."
Mo Zhao sneered. "I am not afraid of you. Well, I will let you check my pulse."
He laughed at himself for being suspicious. Di Fuyi was all chained up, and the Spiritual Chain had eliminated his spiritual powers. Even if he had any tricks up his sleeves, he was not capable of executing them at this moment.
He extended his wrist towards Di Fuyi. Di Fuyi could still move his fingers in a small radius, so he took a moment to check Mo Zhao's pulse.
The room was sweltering, and Di Fuyi was sweating . However, his fingers were extremely cold like an ice bar. When he touched Mo Zhao's wrist, Mo Zhao was shocked and thought that Di Fuyi was trying to play a trick. He was about to move away but decided against it as he realized that Di Fuyi was, in fact, serious about checking his pulse. Therefore Mo Zhao decided to stay a little while longer. He quietly pinched his fingers together to create a spell with his other hand. If Di Fuyi tried to act strangely, he would strike him with his spell!
Nevertheless, Di Fuyi did not pull any stunts and continued checking his pulse. After a moment he moved his hand away and looked at Mo Zhao. He chuckled. "It seems like a human error caused your hidden illness."
Mo Zhao remained silent.
What Di Fuyi had just said struck him hard. He took a deep breath and asked, "What do you mean?"
Di Fuyi did not say anything and instead closed his eyes. "I am tired. You can leave now."
Mo Zhao was stunned. He looked at him for a while and asked, "Do you know anything about my hidden illness?"
"I am hungry and thirsty." Di Fuyi sighed.
Mo Zhao was speechless.
After a while, a waiter finally brought a bowl of pear lotus porridge for him.
Mo Zhao did not want to feed him, but Di Fuyi was very fussy. He did not want to allow the waiter to feed him. Mo Zhao unlocked another chain for him so that he could feed himself.
Finally, Di Fuyi finished eating the porridge, and Mo Zhao stood there eagerly for him to reveal his answer. However, Di Fuyi did not reveal the answer right away. Instead, he asked Mo Zhao to press one spot on his chest and asked him if he felt pain.
Sure enough, Mo Zhao felt pain as if he had been stung by a needle! Luckily, it hurt only a while. The pain disappeared as soon as he had moved his fingers away.
He was frightened! He paused for a moment before pressing that position again, but this time he did not feel any pain.
Finally, Di Fuyi had confirmed the hidden illness that Mo Zhao spoke about. He said, "Creating a clone is like practicing how to disintegrate a demon. It can help to upgrade your spiritual power in a short period, but at the same time, it breaks the spiritual power conservation law. Your energy would be depleted very quickly. Though your body looks like it is 20 years old, it has used up all of its potential for the next 20 years. There is no potential that your body can build on anymore. Your body will be drained of all its power and would wither away in less than ten years. If you don't believe me, you can press on the spot one inch away from your underarm..."
Mo Zhao's face changed. Even though he did not want to believe him, Di Fuyi's reasoning was quite logical. He tried pressing on the point that Di Fuyi had mentioned and felt an unusual feeling. He felt numb and noticed a swelling on his body. It was precisely what Di Fuyi had described.
Mo Zhao could claim that Di Fuyi was lucky if the symptoms he had only matched one of Di Fuyi's descriptions. However, he realized that all the symptoms he had were as described by Di Fuyi.
Mo Zhao's fingers trembled slightly. He looked at Di Fuyi and spoke, "You have not told me exactly what my hidden illness is."
Di Fuyi sighed. "The other hidden illness is not a big deal as compared to this one."
Mo Zhao was speechless.
Just as he was about to ask more questions, the door was opened, and Long Fan walked into the room. "My Great Lord, he is just talking nonsense!" It would seem like Long Fan had witnessed their entire conversation from the surveillance room.
Mo Zhao stared at Long Fan.
Long Fan continued to explain, "It is normal to have that feeling when you press on the point he mentioned. The feeling is due to the intensity of the blood flow. When a certain part of your body gets stronger, the blood in that area flows faster. You would feel uncomfortable when an external force is applied. It is normal. Your body is perfectly healthy. You can use it to practice, and you will be able to reach level ten within five years. This person is trying to sever our relationship!"
Mo Zhao remained silent.
Of course, he did not believe Di Fuyi. However, he was also suspicious of what Long Fan had just said. He stared at Di Fuyi for a while.
Di Fuyi laughed. "Am I? Long Fan, you should be clear about his body's condition. Do you dare say that you have nothing to hide from him about his body?"
Long Fan's face changed slightly, and he sneered. "Of course... I have nothing to hide."
"Is it?" Di Fuyi stopped arguing with him. He gently smiled. "Alright, if that is the case then I am lying. Mo Zhao, you don't have to believe what I just told you."
Mo Zhao frowned.
Long Fan frowned too. He turned to look at Mo Zhao and asked, "My Great Lord, God knows that I am loyal to you. So do you believe him or me?"
After all, Long Fan was a mad scientist. Though he was outstanding when it came to science and logic, he had no interpersonal skills. Therefore, he would sometimes have trouble dealing with problems related to people. It would seem that Mo Zhao had asked a bad question.
Mo Zhao patted him on the shoulder. "Of course I believe you. Why would I believe my opponent?"
Long Fan felt relieved. "My Great Lord, if I claimed that I am number two in the medical field, no one would dare to claim that he is number one! If I am not able to heal you, no one would be able to either. I have come up with a new drug, do you want to try it?"
He wants me to try another new medicine? He had tried no less than ten kinds of medicines each day, but none of them worked. That part of him was still soft. Sometimes, the medicine would work for a while, but it would only sustain for about half a minute.
Mo Zhao's wedding would be held the day after tomorrow. What was the purpose of him having the wedding with his current body condition?
Mo Zhao felt very upset, but he could not say it in front of Long Fan. Of course, he trusted Long Fan. However, what Di Fuyi noted had left an impact on him.
Before he went out of the room, Di Fuyi suddenly revealed the names of three types of herbs. "Dragon claw flower, crested grass, positive pulse fruit..."
Mo Zhao stopped in his tracks and looked at him. "What do you mean?"
Di Fuyi closed his eyes and casually answered, "I am just joking."
Mo Zhao was speechless. He grunted and walked away. However, the names of the three herbs had firmly been embedded in his mind. As soon as he got back to his room, he tested Long Fan's medicine first. The result made him cry again.
After being disappointed over and over again, he was getting numb with the results he yielded. He comforted Long Fan and thanked him for his efforts, but after Long Fan had left the room, he called one of his subordinates to his room. This subordinate was also quite knowledgeable in the field of medicine, but he was not as good as Long Fan.
Mo Zhao asked him about the function of the three herbs. The subordinate immediately answered, "My Great Lord, these three herbs are very rare. They can transform a person's bone marrow to help them improve their body..."
Mo Zhao said, "That's it?"
The subordinate continued to speak, "However, I have heard about the very rare effect of these herbs. If you eat the herbs individually, you will notice the effect that I have just mentioned. However, if they are mixed, they can heal impotence..."
Mo Zhao remained silent.
He did not want to believe Di Fuyi as he had always trusted Long Fan and did not want to suspect him. However, these recent events had triggered his doubt about him gradually.
Earlier, Long Fan had casually answered him when he had asked him about the three herbs, but Long Fan had failed to inform him about the herbs function of healing impotence.
He remained silent. Mo Zhao secretly ordered the subordinate to bring along a few people and collect the three herbs for him.
Though these three herbs were rare, coincidentally, they could be found on the nearby mountain not far away from the underground palace. However, there were a lot of beasts living on the mountain, so people rarely visited it.
His subordinate had a spiritual power of level seven, so it was not a big issue for him to bring along a few more people and collect the herbs for him.
However, he chose not to discuss his plans with Long Fan. When Long Fan saw the subordinate leaving together with a few more people from the surveillance room, he sent people to stop them.
Both parties claimed that they were acting according to the order from the higher-ups, and no one wanted to give in.
The subordinate who had medical knowledge claimed that he had been ordered by The Great Lord to go out while the other party claimed that they had been ordered by Elder Long to prevent anyone from leaving without his permission.
Everyone was very frustrated with staying in this dull place. Therefore, when there was such an occasion that triggered their anger, they would fight to release their anger.
While they were fighting, they had attracted the attention of their masters
Before they arrived at the area where the commotion was taking place, they heard the subordinate who had medical knowledge screaming, "The Great Lord is the most powerful person in this place! Even Elder Long would have to follow his instruction. I have been assigned by The Great Lord to go out and complete some of his tasks. How can you prevent us from leaving? Do you not have any respect for The Great Lord?"
One of the people on Long Fan's side sneered. "Of course, The Great Lord is the most powerful person here. However, we pledge our loyalty only to Elder Long! The Great Lord has never cared about our lives!"
"The Great Lord has never cared about our lives, but Elder Long always prioritizes us! After all, there are more than 300 people in this underground palace. If someone from outside attacked us, it would be a serious matter..."
The man who spoke was, in fact, one of the hostages that were caught by Di Fuyi during that time. The others agreed with him. "Yes, he is right. Even though it is convenient for us to leave, we would be forced to go through the investigation process again when we return. We might be locked in the dark room for a few days..."
"Don't go about mentioning about The Great Lord. The Lord has never cared about this place from the beginning. Most of the people here obey Elder Long, so we would still need to listen to Elder Long."
Everyone continued fighting, and soon enough the place became very crowded.
Long Fan's facial expression changed. He arrived at the scene and remarked, "Shut up! What kind of nonsense are you blabbing about?!"
After that, he quickly headed to a nearby area and bowed. "My Great Lord!"
Mo Zhao walked out from behind a pillar. Both parties seized fighting as soon as they saw both of the respected men.
Mo Zhao sneered. "It seems like my order is not as powerful as Elder Long's." Though he said it with a smile, his eyes showed anger.
Long Fan remained silent. He did not dare to say anything at this moment and continued to apologize to Mo Zhao. At the same time, he asked his people to allow Mo Zhao's subordinates to leave and scolded the aides who had complained about The Great Lord. He even punished them by hitting them 80 times with an iron rod.
Mo Zhao did not say anything and quietly observed Long Fan.
After Long Fan had finished punishing his subordinates, Mo Zhao stared at the two individuals who had complained about him. "Elder Long, you are too good-hearted. If they betray me one day, I am afraid that Elder Long will not kill them."
He implied that the punishment Long Fan had given his subordinates was too light. Long Fan felt helpless, and so he killed the two aides as a warning to others.
Mo Zhao gently smiled. He patted Long Fan on his shoulder and praised him, "Long Fan, I knew that you are my most loyal follower."
He then stared at the subordinates who were about to be executed and gently said, "How dare you talk about Elder Long and me. You are suspected of trying to sever our relationship. It would be too easy for them to die like this..."
He waved his sleeve and launched several rays of colorful light in their direction. The bright light surrounded the few people who had been tied up. The sound of people screaming in agony could be heard from within the light, and soon after that, blood splattered out in all directions. Several shadows were also seen leaving from within the light.
The shadows were, in fact, the souls of the individuals that Mo Zhao had executed. Mo Zhao waved his sleeve again, and the shadows immediately disappeared.
Mo Zhao's action had frightened everyone at the scene. Subconsciously they moved a few steps backward. Mo Zhao turned around and stared at Long Fan who now looked pale. "Elder Long, do you have any objections regarding the way I handled them?"
Long Fan did not dare to give his opinion. He could only agree with him and said that it was a fair process.
Mo Zhao glanced through the crowd, and asked, "Have you all finally recognized who is the true master of this palace?"
"My Great Lord!"
"Of course it is you!" Countless people replied.
Mo Zhao only left once he was satisfied with their replies.
Long Fan felt disappointed as he saw Mo Zhao leaving. At first, he had wanted to ask Mo Zhao about his intentions for sending the few people out. However, he could not ask him anymore.
It frightened his master when someone else held a high authority. It was the case for Long Fan now.
Mo Zhao had spent so many years in the palace. He had learned all the cruel methods to manage his subordinates from Emperor Xuan and had now applied it in front of him.
However, Mo Zhao would not do anything to him since he still needed him.
Things may not be so rosy once The Great Lord had completed his mission. He might not even appreciate all the subordinates who had helped him conquer the world. In fact, when the time came, he might eliminate every one of them, including Long Fan.
Long Fan was in a solemn mood. He glanced through the crowd and pondered about the situation that just occurred. He had guided most of the people here since day one, and so it was expected that they would follow his orders over Mo Zhao's.
Though they did not express their feelings directly, he knew that they were extremely indignant towards Mo Zhao's earlier actions.
"Elder Long..." One of them looked at him with reddish eyes. "They did not betray..."
Long Fan waved his hand. "This is the price they have to pay for humiliating The Great Lord. They deserved it. Well, now that the matter has been resolved, you are all dismissed. Long Fan then turned and left.
This area was filled with surveillance cameras, so Mo Zhao might still be monitoring from the surveillance room. Hence, Long Fan made sure to maintain his composure. Even though, deep down inside his heart, he felt regretful to have installed so many cameras.
No one in their right mind would dare to express their anger at The Great Lord under the monitoring of these many 'eyes'. No one even dared to complain. At first, the cameras had been installed as part of the preparations in the events of an enemy invasion so that they could detect and respond timely. However, it has turned out to be such a burden that even one's facial expression was inhibited.
The crowd dismissed with grief.
Nonetheless, several cameras started to spoil in the underground palace after the event. As these cameras were made from flimsy materials, they were easily destroyed.
Though everything looked calm on the surface, a storm was secretly brewing.
...
Long Fan was busy trying to refine the medicine that he had prescribed to Mo Zhao. As he was in a bad mood, there were several times where he had made mistakes. Hence, he decided to stop. He then reflected for a moment before heading to the surveillance room to check on Di Fuyi's condition.
Di Fuyi was still sleeping, and there was nothing unusual.
"Long Fan, what are you looking at?" Mo Zhao suddenly appeared behind him.
He turned around and bowed. Mo Zhao waved his hands to indicate that he did not need to be so formal. He stared at the monitor and sighed. "Long Fan, I think there are too many things in your room that are distracting you..."
Long Fan was slightly disappointed. "What do you mean?"
"I think we only need two surveillance rooms, one at my place and another one outside. I think you should focus on searching for the cure and remove the monitors in your room."
Long Fan remained silent.
When a master started to suspect one's loyalty, one shall not disobey his instructions. Therefore, even though Long Fan was not willing to do so, he reluctantly demolished the monitors and equipment to eliminate Mo Zhao's suspicion of him.
Mo Zhao patted his shoulder contentedly and went out after he had praised him for his obedience. Long Fan sat in the room that was full of mess. Suddenly, he felt that his loyalty seemed to be a joke. Would he be able to regain his master's confidence?
...
Di Fuyi fell into a deep sleep after Mo Zhao and Elder Long had left. In fact, his soul had left his body to go and revisit Gu Xijiu. Whenever he would do so, he would be sure to leave a part of his soul in his body so that his body could still breathe. It merely looked like he had fallen asleep.
The Spiritual Chain was an ancient artifact owned by a devil. Once someone was chained, they would not be able to get rid of the lock even if they were a god. The soul of the god would suffer inside the body too.
When Di Fuyi was first chained here, he needed a couple of days to adapt to his situation. He only started leaving his body through his soul once he was confident that he would survive.
Sadly, Di Fuyi had been forced to leave Gu Xijiu's dream and return to his body due to Mo Zhao's earlier interruption. He was worried that Gu Xiju would be afraid and lost in her dream. Therefore, once Mo Zhao had left, he immediately left his body to find her as he wanted to enter her dream to guide her.
Over the past few days, he had been patiently guiding her to find her memories. He tried not to push her too hard to minimize the impact that was affecting her, especially the sharp pains in her head. Otherwise, it would be harmful to her body. Besides that, he also tried very hard to stay on her good side.
After all, she had lost her memory this time around. If Di Fuyi told her too much, she might have ended up revealing their secrets to Mo Zhao during their conversations. Therefore he had been quietly doing it step by step.
Moreover, even though Gu Xijiu had lost her memory, she was smart enough not to tell anyone about her meetings with Di Fuyi in her dreams. She kept the secret between them.
When he reached her room, she was already awake and looked rather lost while holding a quilt. As there were cameras in her room, Di Fuyi did not interfere and continued to observe her. Of course, Gu Xijiu could not see him. However, she looked somewhat upset.
In her dream, she was about to reach the distinctive place. However, she did not expect that there would be a wall blocking her path midway. There were no edges to this wall. When she tried to perform her teleportation technique to cross over the wall, her head felt painful again, as if it was going to explode, and so she woke up from the dream!
A thick layer of sweat covered her head. When Di Fuyi came into her room, she was still a bit upset. Her mind was blank for a moment before she jumped down from the bed, dressed up and headed to the kitchen.
It was a kitchen dedicated to The Great Lord, Elder Long and herself. The chefs in this kitchen were all incredibly talented, and Gu Xijiu liked to eat the food that was cooked from this kitchen.
She ordered two bowls of porridge! Di Fuyi had been watching her closely. He was slightly excited because the two bowls of porridge had been made according to his taste! Did she order it for herself or him?
His question was answered very shortly. After the bowls of porridge were cooked, Gu Xijiu quickly packed up both of it and placed it into her storage bag before heading towards to the prison.
The porridges were indeed for him!
Di Fuyi smiled as he quickly headed back to his body. When he opened his eyes, Gu Xijiu was standing relatively near to him and was staring at him.
When she saw him open his eyes, she was relieved.
She had recalled seeing him drown inside her dream. Though he had given her a piece of advice after that incident, she was uncertain about his condition. She kept worrying about him as she was on her way to the prison. Now that she had seen him still alive, she finally calmed down.
Di Fuyi smiled as their two pairs of eyes met, and Gu Xijiu's heart raced. One question popped up in her mind. Was the person in her dream the same as the one in reality?
Did he separate his soul so that he could visit her in her dream? Or had they coincidentally met in her dream? Perhaps, he knew nothing about her dream.
She took two steps forward. "Hey, are you okay?"
Di Fuyi nodded. "I am fine."
Gu Xijiu did not know how to start the conversation and started staring at his lips. His lips were rather attractive. Gu Xijiu could only think of one word to describe it - perfect!
However, his perfect lips had been scarred at this very moment. It was dry and pale to the extent that it was even cracking.
Gu Xijiu remembered that he had told her that he was hungry and thirsty in her dream. Her heart was in pain, and so she blurted out, "Are you hungry? Are you thirsty?"
Di Fuyi immediately answered, "Yes."
Therefore Gu Xijiu brought the porridges over to him. When she walked closer, she suddenly held her breath and bit her lips.
Di Fuyi knew that she smelled the so-called 'salted fish smell' from him. He thought that she would run away. However, after Gu Xijiu paused for a moment, she continued forward and placed the two bowls in front of him, "Dig in."
Di Fuyi wanted her to feed him. However, he did not want her to suffer from the bad smell, so he gave up on this thought. It was better if he did not flirt with her at this moment.
He used his hand which was half-freed to pick up the bowl and ate the porridge. The porridge tasted very good, but mainly because Gu Xijiu had served it.
In fact, he did not need to eat any food as his level of spiritual power was enough to sustain him. Therefore, he would not feel hungry at all starvedHe was also pretending to be tired. Nonetheless, it was excruciating to be bounded by the Spiritual Chain!
Somehow Gu Xijiu felt very satisfied when she saw him eating the porridge so happily.
"You have not been eating anything, right?" She could not help but ask.
Di Fuyi nodded as his mouth was too busy eating. Over the past six to seven days, he had only managed to extort a bowl of lotus porridge from Mo Zhao. The portion was not even enough to fill up the gaps between his teeth, so he did not consider it as a meal.
Though Gu Xijiu did not want to interrupt his meal, she eagerly wanted to chat with him. "Have you just been sleeping lately?"
"Yes, I am too bored." Di Fuyi finally replied her.
"Did you..." She was about to ask if he had dreamt about her but she was interrupted by Di Fuyi, "Xijiu, I have finished this bowl of porridge. Can you pass the other one to me? I cannot reach it..."
The room had been installed with multiple cameras. Therefore, he did not want to allow Gu Xijiu to ask him about the dream as Mo Zhao and Long Fan might be monitoring him secretly. Hence, he quickly changed the subject. Fortunately, Gu Xijiu handed over the other bowl to him without asking any further.
Before she could ask any more questions, Di Fuyi spoke first, "Even though the reality is cruel, I can still create beautiful dreams when I fall asleep. I have been having a couple of nice dreams lately. I have dreamt about traveling to the outskirts, drinking with my friends, and even about fighting with my enemies..."
He mentioned a few different dreams, but none of them was the one she was hoping to hear. When he stopped talking, she could not help but ask, "Is that all? Have you missed out on anything else?"
Di Fuyi shook his head. "Of course not, I can remember the details about my dreams very clearly, so it's impossible for me to be wrong. Uh, what did you want to ask me just now?"
Gu Xijiu looked a bit disappointed. She shook her head. "Nothing."
It was her secret. It was a secret between her and the Di Fuyi in her dream. She did not want to share it with anyone else, not even to the real Di Fuyi.
While Di Fuyi was eating his porridge, Gu Xijiu tried analyzing the Spiritual Chain that was chaining him. She even touched the chain with her hand.
She was not happy to see the chain on Di Fuyi, and so she wanted to help him get rid of the chains. However, the Spiritual Chain seemed to be an extremely complicated artifact. Strangely enough, she had a feeling that she was able to unlock it but it would take some effort.
Di Fuyi's body was all bloody. Gu Xijiu could see the deep wounds on his arms, and her heart ached. Oddly enough, she had seen Mo Zhao kill people several times already, but she felt nothing for them. However, when she saw Di Fuyi's wounds, her heart ached inexplicably.
Mo Zhao decided to borrow an alchemy furnace from Long Fan to increase the probability of the pill formation. However, he did not want to let Long Fan know about his plan, and so he claimed that he just wanted to see the furnace and maybe try to learn how to use it later on.
Long Fan was still upset with him, so he temporarily did not want to have anything to do with Mo Zhao. Nevertheless, he did not dare to disobey Mo Zhao, and so he handed over the grade nine alchemy furnace to Mo Zhao without any delay.
Mo Zhao was also mad with Long Fan and blamed him for creating an impotent body. He could not understand why Long Fan was refusing to make the antidote for him when even his junior physician knew about the Sanyang Pill.
He did not believe that Long Fan did not know about the alchemy method to produce the Sanyang Pill! Even though the Sanyang Pill was supposedly effective, Long Fan had chosen to make all kinds of rubbish for him to try instead.
Mo Zhao handed over the high-quality alchemy furnace to Doctor Li who had been very 'loyal' to him recently. Doctor Li immediately thanked him and began to create the pill.
For safety purposes, Mo Zhao was inspecting while Doctor Li made the pill. It took quite a long time for the medicine to be prepared, and so Mo Zhao chit chatted with Doctor Li when he was not busy. Doctor Li was an introverted person. Hence, he only answered briefly out of respect.
Based on their conversation, Mo Zhao got to know that Doctor Li was initially one of the disciples of the Tianwen clan and so he had a bright future. However, he was kicked out from the tribe for accidentally killing his senior disciple, and ended up wandering around aimlessly.
Long Fan later recruited him but only assigned him with a specific job. He was only allowed him to handle mediocre chores. However, he had contributed to Long Fan's cause when he assisted him to create the zombie venom.
Mo Zhao was inspired and asked, "Oh right, how did the kid manage to escape even though we had so many powerful weapons!?"
Doctor Li paused. Even though it looked like he wanted to say something, he decided to remain silent.
Mo Zhao tried to coax him. "Just say it, you have my permission."
"My Great Lord, in fact, it was a knot in my heart. All of the kids were trapped in the core of the formation, and they had almost been defeated. However, Miss Gu showed up on time, and so Elder Long lost the opportunity to kill them as he did not want to hurt Miss Gu. Furthermore, when Elder Long took possession of the puppet and 'satisfied' Yun Qingluo, he told her that he liked someone else and not her. He just wanted to manipulate Yun Qingluo. I'm afraid, the girl he likes is..."
Mo Zhao interrupted him. "Shut up! Miss Gu is his daughter, how could you arrive at that conclusion?!"
Doctor Li quickly shut his mouth and apologized. "Yes, I'm, sorry. It's probably just a father-daughter love relationship. He probably likes someone else. Perhaps, it's just a rumor..." They stopped discussing the matter, and Doctor Li did not bring up the subject anymore.
Mo Zhao did not talk about it anymore as well, but he had plenty of questions in his head. Did Long Fan like Gu Xijiu? Was that the reason why he had made him impotent? If what he thought was real, then it was possible that Long Fan had betrayed him!
It was not easy to create a fifth-grade pill as Doctor Li only managed to create one along with two third-grade pills after several attempts.
Mo Zhao was a doubtful person, and so he had his suspicions of Doctor Li as well. Therefore, he asked Doctor Li to eat one of the lower grade pills to ensure that it was safe for consumption before he the kept the remaining pills for himself. Before he left, he ordered Doctor Li to continue creating more pills.
"Do you want me to unlock them?" She asked. She then added, "I feel one of these is enough to restrict you. The rest of them are unnecessary. It's just too much for you..."
Di Fuyi shook his head as he answered, "I'm fine. Just leave. I need to sleep soon." He wanted her to leave right away. He could not let her take the risk as Long Fan was probably watching them in the dark!
Gu Xijiu did not know about his concern. She paused and added, "I might be able to unlock it though..."
Di Fuyi glimpsed at her. "Aren't you afraid of pissing Mo Zhao? He might be mad if you help me. He would punish you..."
Gu Xijiu was stunned for a very short moment. "He won't..." Even though she had amnesia, she was still able to reason clearly. "I know you're his captive, so I won't let you go. I feel that there are too many chains. One is sufficient..."
Di Fuyi teased her. "What makes you do this? Do you like me or are you pitying me?"
Gu Xijiu was speechless. She grunted before speaking, "Of course I pity you! Who would like you? I'm marrying Brother Zhao the day after tomorrow, and I'll be his bride!"
Di Fuyi closed his eyes and calmly said, "I'd let you try if you like me but if you just pity me then you should just leave!"
Gu Xijiu glared at him and ran away without saying a single word.
Di Fuyi did not open his eyes as he knew it was hurtful. However, that was what he needed to do at the moment, and that was the only way to protect her while carrying on with his plans.
...
It was four hours later when Mo Zhao sat in the surveillance room and watched the interactions between Gu Xijiu and Di Fuyi.
Mo Zhao was always cautious of Di Fuyi. Hence, he needed to play all the videos at least once even though Di Fuyi did nothing at all the whole day. He had to make sure he did not play any tricks. However, Di Fuyi was sleeping for most of the days. In fact, it was very dull to watch the surveillance videos. Therefore, he learned to play with the fast forward mode.
After he resolved the disrespectful incident involving Long Fan's supporters, he uninstalled all the surveillance equipment from Long Fan's room. As he was watching the videos alone, he helplessly felt sleepy due to boredom. However, when he suddenly saw Gu Xijiu break into the prison to talk to Di Fuyi, he immediately awakened.
His gaze was dim as he silently watched the clip from the beginning to the end.
He was confident that Gu Xijiu still had amnesia, but it seemed like she did not hate Di Fuyi. She brought food for him and even wanted to unlock the spiritual chains for him.
Since she lost her memory, she always hated all the men except Mo Zhao! Besides that, she did not bother to talk to any man yet she treated Di Fuyi quite nicely.
Could her subconsciousness somehow still remember Di Fuyi? Perhaps if she was allowed to spend more time with Di Fuyi, they might even get back together!
Fortunately, the day after tomorrow would be their wedding day. Hence, he was not worried there would be anything between the two of them.
His fingers clenched tightly as he narrowed his eyes with an energetic aura. He could not let Di Fuyi live! He would kill him after his wedding ceremony to eliminate any risks.
His gaze returned to Gu Xijiu as he watched the video. Before she lost her memories, he had utterly offended her. Fortunately, she was a newborn individual now, so he tried his best to leave a good impression on her and did not want to punish her anymore. In fact, he did not want her to hate him. When he kills Di Fuyi, the little girl would undoubtedly love him wholeheartedly and would never look at any other man.
Mo Zhao took a glimpse at Di Fuyi again. He secretly felt happy. What could be worse than for his beloved woman to marry his mortal enemy?
Mo Zhao decided to consume the third-grade pill first. After waiting for a while, he started to feel the effects of the pill and proceeded to swallow the grade five pill. After an hour, the pills effect were finally working, and he could feel a change in his body. To be specific, a tense feeling was slowly building up in the lower part of his body.
He was overjoyed, and he thought about Gu Xijiu who he had not seen for a day. He looked at the monitor, and suddenly he narrowed his eyes! Long Fan was now in Gu Xijiu's room!
He was persuading Gu Xijiu to take a pill. The pill was light blue, but it was not the Sweet Heart Pill that she needed to eat every three days. This light blue pill was something that Mo Zhao had never seen before.
The usual Sweet Heart pill had to be melted in water for Gu Xijiu to drink. Meanwhile, the medicine that was used to make Gu Xijiu lose her memory only needed to be consumed once. She did not need to take it a second time.
So what was this light blue pill? What was Long Fan's intention?
Mo Zhao was unhappy and continued to observe the monitor quietly.
As Long Fan smelled very pungent to Gu Xijiu, she stayed very far away from him and resisted to take the pill,
"I don't want to eat it! This pill stinks! I am not sick, so why do I need to take this medicine?"
Long Fan tried to coax her. "You can't remember anything, right? Perhaps you can recall something after you have taken this pill."
Gu Xijiu paused for a moment and looked at him. "You told me that I am a clone and do not have any memory."
Long Fan was slightly stunned. "Actually, you do have some memories. Try eating this pill first. You will understand once it has taken effect..."
Gu Xijiu was very eager to regain her memory, but she was doubtful about Long Fan. "Is this medicine good? Why doesn't Brother Zhao allow me to eat it?"
Long Fan did not give up. "It was Brother Zhao that sent me to give you this medicine. Eat it. You will understand its magical effect after you have eaten it. I consider myself as your father, and so I will not hurt you."
Gu Xijiu seemed to be convinced, but she still furrowed her eyebrows. "But... But why didn't Brother Zhao personally bring it to me?"
"He is busy... Whether it's him or me that brought you this pill, the effect would still be the same." Long Fan stepped forward. He was somewhat impatient and was ready to force her to consume the pill. However, before he could make his move, a cool voice spoke at the entrance, "What was I so busy about?"
Mo Zhao had appeared in the room. He waved his sleeves and swept away the pill from Long Fan's hand.
Long Fan's facial expression changed slightly. Gu Xijiu cheered for joy when she saw Mo Zhao and took the opportunity to complain. "Brother Zhao, he was about to force me to eat this smelly pill and said that it was you who had instructed him to do it! The rice that they had sent just now smelled the same too! He must have mixed this pill into my rice. I almost vomited after smelling the stinky smell!"
Mo Zhao looked at the pill. There was light blue glow surrounding the pill. It was indeed a grade five pill, and it had an awful smell.
He patted Gu Xijiu's small hand. "Elder Long was joking with you. He must be worried that you would eat the medicine that was given by other people, so he came and tested you."
"I will not eat any medicine given by other people!" Gu Xijiu proudly raised her little face.
"Yes, Xijiu is the smartest girl. Well, you must be tired already. Go and rest first so that you can be a beautiful bride tomorrow."
"Okay." Gu Xijiu replied obediently and walked into her bedroom. She was still very obedient to him.
Mo Zhao was playing with the pill in his hand as he stared at Long Fan. "Come with me."
Long Fan was a little bit hesitant, but he followed him.
He quickly explained the function of the blue pill to Mo Zhao.