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Chapitre 86

She looked at Pang Wan anxiously, making "ah ah" sounds in her throat.

Pang Wan hadn't expected her to be so persistent, and for a moment her playful expression vanished, her face gradually becoming serious.

"Good Ah Zhuo, do you think I didn't think about asking your young master for help?" She held the mute girl's cold little hand, her voice tinged with bitterness. "I also wanted to find a big tree to lean on. I wanted it more than anyone else, I was crazy about it."

She took a deep breath.

“Going to beg your young master is to harm him in a roundabout way—to make him unrighteous and cruel. My senior brother killed so many people in the Lonely Palace. If he agrees to send troops to help me, I'm afraid he will never be able to remain the young palace master again.”

As she finished speaking, the corners of her mouth curved slightly upward, revealing a smile tinged with sadness.

"Even if he manages to become the palace master with the support of his second uncle, his position is not necessarily secure."

Ah Zhuo stared at her blankly, momentarily forgetting to cry.

"Good Ah Zhuo." She gently wiped away the tears from the corner of the mute girl's mouth with her thumb, her expression somewhat dazed. "Perhaps your young master does have a tiny bit of affection for me now, but if I cause him to lose his future, he will hate me to the bone one day. I can't take that risk."

She looked at her with eyes so tender they could almost drip water.

"I can't use my feelings to make a deal, nor do I want to rely on a man for the rest of my life, do you understand?"

Ah Zhuo first nodded frantically, then shook his head frantically as if he had suddenly realized something, like a rattle drum that never stops.

She suddenly stood up, shoved Pang Wan aside, and ran towards the door.

In the still of the night, at the inn on the outskirts of the city.

A well-dressed young man was gazing absently at the half-moon, an orange one, on the horizon.

Even though it was already past midnight, he was not sleepy at all.

He was waiting, waiting for someone.

With a bang, the door was suddenly opened, and he turned around in surprise to see a girl standing in front of him with tears streaming down her face.

"Young master, please save her."

Ah Zhuo gestured vigorously at him, his whole body trembling.

"Please! Save her!"

She was crying uncontrollably.

"What's going on?! Explain yourself clearly!"

The young master held her arms tightly, his eyes blazing with anger.

Ignoring his tears and snot, Ah Zhuo stretched out his hands towards him, gesturing carefully and deliberately, word by word.

"Please save her, her heart and meridians are severely damaged, she only has five years left to live."

Author's Note: Is the cheat ability of using shadows so easy to activate...? Hmph.

Just a heads up, I'll be going abroad next week, and it'll be a bit rushed. I've been really busy lately, so I'll be taking a week off from updating my blog. I'll post any updates on Weibo. Sorry everyone, please understand.

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"Oh? So the Iron Halberd Army has really withdrawn from Izumo Mountain?"

He Shannai seized his disciple and pressed him for answers.

“Although we don’t know if they will come back, they have definitely not been on the mountain since the day before yesterday,” the disciple nodded. “We have searched the area within dozens of miles.”

"What's the Moon Worship Cult up to?" He Shannai frowned.

"The gates are tightly shut, and no believers have been seen entering or leaving." The disciple looked somewhat puzzled. "The number of guards is also the same as usual, and it doesn't seem like they are on high alert."

"Could it be that those Iron Halberd Army soldiers are only temporarily retreating and will return at any time?"

He Shannai stroked his beard, recalling the image of the demoness playing the deer antler flute, and couldn't help but feel lingering fear.

"Are we just going to keep waiting like this?" He turned to look at the man in purple sitting by the window.

Gu Xiju adjusted the smooth lid of the white porcelain teacup and blew on it.

"Sect Leader He, there's no need to rush."

He casually held his teacup, sipping it lightly with his eyes lowered. His purple robe accentuated his elegant and slender figure, and his handsome features were like a painting.

"You make it sound so easy! All of us major sects are preoccupied with important matters; how can we afford to linger in this barbarian land for long?"

Seeing his calm demeanor, He Shannai couldn't help but become even more furious.

Gu Xiju smiled slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

The people in the room sat silently for a moment, when suddenly a sharp whistle rang out. A golden-beaked eagle descended from the sky and landed by the window, preening its brown and white plumage.

Bai Xiaosheng stepped forward and untied the note tied to the eagle's claw. He read it carefully, word by word, before turning around and smiling, "The Alliance Leader is truly a prophet. That Iron Halberd Army is already on its way back. They've taken the official road, and even if they return temporarily, it will take them three days."

Gu Xiju hummed in agreement, a smirk playing on his lips: "It really was just a bluff."

"Do you think we should..." Bai Xiaosheng tentatively asked him.

Gu Xiju placed the teacup on the table and said slowly, "Pass down the order. Everyone must be tired from searching for the past three days. Take a good rest first. We will officially leave the valley to wipe out the demonic sect early tomorrow morning."

His tone was so casual, as if he were saying, "Let's go out for a meal and a drink tomorrow, and play a little game of chess."

Bai Xiaosheng nodded in response to the order and was about to give instructions when he heard a series of hurried footsteps. A young monk rushed in, his face full of anxiety.