Ye Yue saw that Tang Youyou had no intention of letting him go at all. This really put him in a difficult situation.
If he didn't agree, he would offend the mistress of the pavilion. If she said something bad about him in front of the pavilion master, wouldn't he be in big trouble?
But if he did agree, the pavilion master was unaware of this matter for now, but it didn't mean he wouldn't find out in the future. By then, he would still be in a terrible situation.
Whether he agreed or not, his ending would be summed up in one word.
Miserable.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by. Ye Yue detected the signal hidden in the wind, and the troubled look on his face immediately relaxed.
"Madam, I'll agree to this matter."
Seeing him remain silent for so long, Tang Youyou thought this matter was a lost cause. As soon as she heard his words, she immediately jumped up happily.
"Really?"
Ye Yue sensed the pair of eyes hidden in the dark were staring intently at him. He involuntarily swallowed hard.
"Of course it's true."
He pulled his sleeve out of Tang Youyou's grasp, his scalp tingling nervously.
Tang Youyou let go of his sleeve and took out a white porcelain bottle from her bosom. "Do you know what this is?"
Ye Yue had witnessed her making poison before and knew that only she could detoxify the poisons made by her. He didn't know how powerful this bottle of poison was, so he couldn't help but take two steps back.
"This is Xinshi Powder." Tang Youyou gave a mysterious look. "This medicine is colorless and odorless when put in water, and the symptoms won't show up immediately. They'll only appear after six hours. Few people can detect what kind of poison it is."
Ye Yue then asked, "What are the symptoms?"
At this question, Tang Youyou showed a proud expression.
"As the name suggests, Xinshi Powder can turn the heart into stone. Isn't there a phrase 'as hard - hearted as iron and stone'? That's exactly what it means."
Ye Yue was so shocked that his mouth fell open. He couldn't even imagine a human heart turning into stone.
But then he thought, should he take this opportunity to tell her about the poison on the pavilion master? Maybe she really had a way to detoxify it?
"Madam, there's something I want to—"
Just as he was about to speak, another gust of wind blew in. This wind was so strong that it seemed like a warning to him.
Ye Yue immediately stopped what he was about to say. Cold sweat broke out on his back, and his face showed fear.
"Hmm? What's the matter?"
Tang Youyou felt a bit cold from the wind and tightened her clothes.
"No, it's nothing, Madam. It's windy. You'd better go back to your room quickly."
Tang Youyou looked at him suspiciously, but didn't notice anything. She turned around and went up the stairs into her room.
Back in the room, seeing Rong Xun sound asleep on the couch, she let out a sigh of relief and then quietly lay down next to him.
Rong Xun instinctively pulled her into his arms, leaned close to her cheek, and gently kissed it. "Where did you go?"
Tang Youyou was startled at first, but seeing that he didn't seem to have noticed, she calmed down.
"I got up to pee. I drank too much water. Go back to sleep."
Tang Youyou patted the back of his hand.
Early the next morning, Wen Xue followed Ye Yue around with dark circles under his eyes. Whether Ye Yue was serving tea, delivering water, or patrolling the outside streets, Wen Xue never left his side.
Ye Yue got annoyed by being followed. He suddenly turned around halfway and stared straight into Wen Xue's eyes. "What's wrong with you? Why do you keep following me?"
Wen Xue folded his arms and sized Ye Yue up and down. "So what if I follow you? Didn't you follow me around everywhere back then? Have you forgotten?"
Ye Yue of course hadn't forgotten. At that time, when he had just come under the master's command, the master didn't assign him any tasks. He was so anxious that he couldn't eat or sleep well and couldn't sit still.
At that time, others were quite afraid of Wen Xue, but he wasn't. Hearing that Wen Xue had been entrusted with an important task by the pavilion master, he was like a drowning man clutching at a straw. He followed Wen Xue around in everything, hoping that he would give him some tasks.
He had endured a lot of Wen Xue's cold looks back then.
"You still have the nerve to say. Who ignored me back then and didn't even give me a proper look? I was so obedient to you back then and even served you tea and water. I was really being affectionate towards a cold - hearted person."
Wen Xue thought it was quite interesting to see Ye Yue rolling his eyes in disgust.
"Get out of the way. Don't get in my way." Ye Yue pursed his lips and waved his hand to shoo Wen Xue aside. But then he thought, something was wrong. Back then, he had been like a shadow because he had something to ask of Wen Xue. Now the situation was reversed. Didn't it mean that Wen Xue had something to ask of him?
Ye Yue immediately put on airs, raised his head, and looked at Wen Xue proudly.
"You, do you have something to ask me? Say it. Maybe I can help you."
Looking at him now, just like a strutting rooster, exactly the same as that young hothead five years ago. Time really hadn't changed him at all.
"You? What can you do to help me?"
Wen Xue sneered and walked straight past him.
"Hey, this guy. Is he crazy?"
Not long after, Wen Xue came back. "However, I'd like to advise you. Don't have any second thoughts. Don't do anything that will end up making you miserable. I won't be able to save you then."
After saying that, he immediately disappeared.
Ye Yue was completely confused and didn't understand what he meant.
Back at the inn, Ye Yue saw Rong Xun's signal and followed him when no one was paying attention.
"Master, do we really have to follow Madam's plan?"
"Since You'er wants to do it, then do it. As long as it doesn't endanger her and the child in her belly. Besides, this is also an opportunity. Where's the poison You'er gave you?"
Ye Yue took out the white porcelain bottle. "This is it, Xinshi Powder. According to Madam, this medicine is colorless and odorless when dissolved in water. It will take effect six hours after being taken, gradually turning the heart into stone. If the antidote is taken within an hour, there's still a chance of survival."
"An antidote?"
Ye Yue nodded. "Yes, the antidote is in Madam's hands."
He was a bit hopeful. Since Madam could even make an antidote for such a strange poison, maybe she could also make an antidote for the poison on the master.
But since the master didn't bring it up, they didn't dare to mention it either.
"Master, Madam is so good at making poison and can also make antidotes. There's no poison that Madam can't detoxify."
Ye Yue said this with great enthusiasm, trying his best to convince Rong Xun.
But his hope was dashed. Rong Xun ignored his words. "Just do your job and don't meddle in other things."
Ye Yue pursed his lips and said nothing.
"Give the poison to Du She and let him act according to the situation."
"But if we interfere, won't it go against the operating principles of our Wuya Pavilion?"
Rong Xun sneered. "Who is the current master of the Wuya Pavilion?"
"Of course it's you, Master." Ye Yue replied.
"Then who is the mastermind of this matter?"
Ye Yue thought for a moment. So that's how it was. This matter was planned by the mistress of the pavilion. She was the real mastermind of the whole thing. What did it have to do with the Wuya Pavilion? She wasn't even a member of the Wuya Pavilion.
Brilliant!
"Achoo!"
Tang Youyou sneezed violently at the sun.