Even the clan chief has come?
Yaohua composed herself and rose slightly. "Sister Dianyu, I'll ask Master to help you."
"Didn't you just say that as long as I do as you say, you'll find a way to help me get out?"
"Sister Dianyu, don't worry. I'm not lying to you. But from what you've just said, only Master can save you if it's really the case."
"When will the god come to save me?"
Dianyu grabbed her wrist suddenly with quite some force. Yaohua frowned slightly.
When she came over, noticing that Dianyu's hand looked a bit unnatural, she gave it a little treatment while untying the ropes. It had recovered faster than she expected.
But this was also a good thing.
Considering Dianyu's experience, Yaohua didn't say much. She just patted the back of her hand. "Sister, don't worry. My master is here. If what you said is true, he'll come soon."
Suddenly, Dianyu tightened her grip until Yaohua let out a pained cry. Then she quickly let go. "Sorry. I'm just so scared."
Yaohua understood her.
No matter who it was, after going through those things, it was hard to stay as calm as before. And it was already inappropriate for her to pry information from Dianyu. How could she blame her for such a small thing?
"It's okay. Sister, wait for me."
Yaohua walked out of the inner chamber and really saw the Qihua couple.
"Uncle and Aunt, are you here to call us for lunch?"
Qihua glanced inside but didn't go in. Instead, he looked at Yaohua. "How's your Sister Dianyu?"
His expression and tone were even more kind than before. Yaohua felt surprised. She carefully sensed his aura but didn't detect any demonic aura.
He really hid it well.
Yaohua's wrist still ached from Dianyu's out - of - control grip. If Dianyu lost control again when meeting the Qihua couple, how could she find an excuse to come back?
"Sister Dianyu talked to me for a while just now. She seems a bit tired now." Yaohua said loudly.
At this moment, Dianyu was absent - minded, looking really tired.
The Qihua couple didn't suspect anything.
"Alright. Let her have a good rest."
Before leaving the palace, Yaohua looked back.
Dianyu was still holding that seal, in the same position as when she had walked out.
Fortunately, Qihua didn't see it just now. Yaohua secretly let out a sigh of relief.
"Did you leave something behind?" The clan chief's wife suddenly spoke up, which startled her.
"No." Yaohua looked over. "Just now, I heard Sister Dianyu talk about the grand elder. She always said Uncle Qihua misunderstood the grand elder."
Although Dianyu didn't say it exactly like this, the general meaning was similar.
The clan chief's wife stroked her temples helplessly. "I've watched Zexin grow up since he was a child. I thought that if Yuer married him, she would live a happy life in the future. Who would have thought... Alright. Now that Zexin has suddenly died of an illness, as a mother, I just hope my daughter can get over it soon."
Suddenly died of an illness... It was the same as what Dianyu had said.
But what was the wife going to say after the pause?
Yaohua was walking forward absent - mindedly and bumped into a warm palm.
She looked up in surprise and saw that the Qihua couple had stopped and were giving instructions to the maids. And Master was standing in front of her. His palm was on her forehead, just preventing her from bumping into the pillar.
"What are you thinking about? So absent - minded?"
The chill in Chongming's eyes dissipated, just like the clouds dispersing and the warm sun shining brightly.
"Master, I..."
Yaohua originally wanted to tell Chongming everything Dianyu had said, but when she caught a glimpse of the smiles on the Qihua couple's faces from the corner of her eye, she hesitated.
Those relaxed and happy smiles didn't seem fake.
"Hmm?"
Not hearing Yaohua continue, Chongming let out a sound of doubt.
Yaohua regained her senses. "I'm hungry, Master."
Even if she wanted to tell Master about this, it wasn't the right time.
Chongming didn't press further. His gaze shifted to Qihua's face.
"Please take the seat of honor, god." Qihua's expression was obviously much more sincere.
Yaohua made up her mind and stopped being entangled. She sat down beside Chongming and feasted heartily.
The Qihua couple occasionally served her food and explained things. This lunch was very refreshing and enjoyable.
After the Qihua couple left, Chongming said, "You seem much more at ease today. Do you have any news about Dianzhu's whereabouts?"
Yaohua immediately looked dejected. "Sister Dianyu also doesn't know where Dianzhu is."
Under Chongming's calm gaze, she immediately told him what Dianyu had said.
"Master, if the wife and the others have really turned into demons, what will you do to them?"
Although Qihua had been unkind to her, the wife had been very good to her. Yaohua felt uneasy.
"No one turns into a demon for no reason." Chongming's expression remained unchanged.
That's right. Demons had appeared from time to time recently. If it was true, they would definitely have to interrogate the Qihua couple to find out the reason.
"Then, Master, can you detect demonic aura from the clan chief and his wife?"
Chongming shook his head slightly.
Demons had been in hiding for a long time. Dianyu was not very old. If she hadn't heard someone mention it or seen it with her own eyes, she would never have brought up this matter. So there must be something strange in the Pheasant Clan.
It was normal not to detect demonic aura. After all, the incident in Jincheng had shown that the demons were colluding with the black qi.
That black qi couldn't be detected unless one saw it with their own eyes.
"Master, I told Sister Dianyu that I would ask you to help. Do you have a way to save her?"
"Yes." Chongming gently ruffled her hair. "Don't make promises lightly next time."
"Okay, Master." Yaohua rubbed her messy hair against his chin. "Master, what shall we do now? If we can't find Dianzhu, how can we find the sixth elder brother?"
Chongming suddenly took out a bead.
"What's this?"
Yaohua reached out to touch it, but Chongming grabbed her wrist halfway.
"Borrowed from Qihua. It belongs to Dianzhu."
Yaohua was confused, and the strange feeling in her heart began to grow.
Dianyu had said that Dianzhu had poisoned Qihua and Qihua had driven her away. Logically, he should have regarded her as if she didn't exist, right?
But why did Qihua still keep something of Dianzhu's?
Was it because he couldn't bear to part with his daughter?
Moreover, when Master first asked him about Dianzhu's whereabouts, his expression...
"Dianzhu is in the city now." Chongming calculated with his fingers, his eyes clear.
Yaohua's train of thought stopped. She suddenly stood up. "I must find her!"
Chongming let her go without stopping her.
Outside the palace, people were coming and going, and the streets were bustling with activity. There were merchants from all over the place and peddlers shouting. Everyone looked suspicious.
Yaohua stared intently and saw a person with a figure similar to Dianzhu's hurrying into an alley.
Great! She really found her!
Yaohua sneered and followed.
"Dianzhu, you—"
Her face suddenly went blank because the person who turned around wasn't Dianzhu.
"Whose kid are you? So impolite!"
The other person muttered and gave Yaohua a disdainful look before walking deeper into the alley.