CHAPTER 606: CHAPTER 585: ONE MORE UPDATE

Ju Nanyi looked at Zong Yunqian. He didn’t understand the poison that Master Huo Yi mentioned, nor did he know what was special about it. However, Zong Yunqian’s first reaction was to ask if there was another way, so this poison...

Zong Yunqian currently had no idea of Ju Nanyi’s thoughts; the first thing he thought of was the safety of the Qiandao Temple mages.

"No, this matter is of great importance. If it fails, we will have completely lost the power of Qiandao Temple, and it will be even more difficult to deal with them later on," Zong Yunqian decisively shook his head the next moment.

Ju Nanyi did not speak. He didn’t know whether to believe Master Huo Yi’s words or the present stance of Zong Yunqian, or, to put it another way, how he was supposed to make a decision.

Ju Nanyi knew that Master Huo Yi intended to sacrifice Qiandao Temple to deal with Ghoul Ravine. He just didn’t understand if the current situation truly called for the sacrifice of Qiandao Temple, which is why he thought of Zong Yunqian.

"Does Heir Zong have any better ideas?"

Zong Yunqian shook his head blankly.

"We can only wait until I think of a way to see my master to resolve this. There is always a way to see him," Zong Yunqian said determinedly.

"I’ll give you two days. In two days, once my men have obtained the poison that Master Huo Yi spoke of, we’ll proceed with the plan..."

Upon hearing this, Zong Yunqian glanced at Ju Nanyi and did not speak again, instead turning around and leaving directly with his men.

Ju Nanyi stood in the dark for a while, clearing his thoughts. On the way back, he encountered a subordinate.

The subordinate stood respectfully before him, seeing that Lord Ju had no intention of speaking, the subordinate did not hurry to speak either. It was heard that early this morning Lord Ju had erupted in a severe outburst.

"My lord, the number of guards in Cloud Room has doubled today," the subordinate said cautiously, "And more people have been added to the walls surrounding the courtyard."

Ju Nanyi stayed silent. In someone else’s territory, did he deceptively think adding more men would be useful? Ju Nanyi wasn’t sure who to blame for the current situation. Should he be happy if she stubbornly refused him? Moreover, he knew well that if she indeed had such a personality, her loyalty could never be to him.

"You’ve worked hard," Ju Nanyi said as he got up, preparing to check things out personally. The subordinate was taken aback, noticing that Lord Ju seemed to be in poor spirits after a busy day. Was he intending to watch over things personally? Wouldn’t that be too exhausting?

The next moment, the subordinate was deeply moved by Lord Ju’s devotion and tireless service, which explained why Lord Ju enjoyed so much support at the imperial court. Both old and new courtiers held him in high esteem. The subordinate had witnessed how personally involved Lord Ju had been these days and empathized even more with him.

"I’m not at ease. I’ll take a look myself," Ju Nanyi left a remark and headed out.

This was their temporary residence within the Imperial Forest Guard, apart from Lord Ju who had a private room, the rest shared their rooms, two per room, and the guards almost always five or six to a room. The living conditions were not superb, but also not too bad, and it was quite unusual that not many people were keeping an eye on them.

This came as a surprise, as they had expected that everything they did would be watched by the Ghoul Ravine, with many warned before arriving to avoid causing trouble.

Yet now, they found that no one was watching them; they could even come and go as they pleased, without anyone coming out to stop them.

Aside from the disciples who arrived with the Young Master of Ghoul Ravine and were considered bizarre, the Ghoul Ravine people who appeared around them these last two days seemed very normal, even politely nodding at them sometimes.

As dusk approached, Yin He grew restless. It wasn’t just Yin He; Elder Can and Elder Su were also unable to sit still. There was something wrong with one disciple; Gui Wu had come by twice, and each time the situation made Elder Can somewhat worried.

However, Elder Can had repeatedly stopped himself from speaking. Where were the thoughts of their Young Master focused on these matters? He reluctantly went to see once with them, said nothing, and then came back. He also had nothing to say.

Yin He felt a restless quiver in his heart, waiting for nightfall when he would have a justifiable reason to do something; it wasn’t really the case, but he couldn’t look like he was idling to Nian Ru all day. Moreover, staying constantly by her side, he lacked the confidence to do so now. Better wait a bit longer, at least until it got dark, when he would feel more assured.

Elder Su prodded Elder Can. They couldn’t delay, sensing that something significant was about to happen. However, the Young Master seemed to care not one jot about it, and with the Ravine Master yet to arrive, they were without anyone to discuss or decide upon the matter.

Elder Can told Elder Su not to hurry him. What good would hurrying do? Did Elder Su not know their Young Master’s disposition? He feared that at the mere word of Zheng Nianru, the Young Master would surely become antagonistic.

"You go ahead and take a look. I’ll speak..." Elder Can made up his mind to take a risk, although they did not know what the problem was, they had detected that definitely something was wrong, and it was no small issue.

Seeing this, Elder Su had no other option and immediately left with Gui Liu.

Yin He thought of the events at Prince Duan’s Mansion, particularly the scene that day, which remained deeply etched in his mind. The woman’s laughter often resurfaced in his dreams. Hearing the noise outside, he couldn’t help feeling irritated.

But fortunately, Elder Su left quickly, and the youth’s thoughts returned. So first and foremost, she had to be happy, only then would she be willing...

"Young Master." Elder Can came in, resigned to his fate but holding a sliver of hope that the Young Master was in a good mood today.