Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Sheng Xiao handed her a glass of red wine.
Yu Huang took the red wine and sniffed the wine glass. She suddenly looked up and asked Sheng Xiao, âYou didnât put any drugs in the wine glass, did you?â
Sheng Xiaoâs expression stiffened.
Noticing his reaction, Yu Huangâs eyes instantly narrowed. âYouâre really letting her go?â
Sheng Xiao chuckled. âI was going to.â
Yu Huang frowned. Sheng Xiao said, âBut youâre a Purifying Spirit Master. Once you find out that youâre drugged, you can use Purifying Spirit Power to expel them from your body. I thought about it and didnât do it.â Then, Sheng Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked Yu Huang, âDo you believe me?â
Yu Huang relaxed. âSorry, Iâm just a littleâ¦â
She was too nervous.
Sheng Xiao reached out and held Yu Huangâs waist. He lowered his head and kissed her forehead. He said softly, âIâm worried about you.â He felt that there was something wrong with Yu Huang, but he couldnât tell what it was.
The feeling Yu Huang gave him was like a balloon that had been blown very big. She looked cute and beautiful, but a light poke would cause an explosion.
He felt that Yu Huang was pretending to be tough.
Even though her back was straight at the moment, it gave Sheng Xiao the illusion that her spine would break in the next second.
Yu Huang knew how sensitive Sheng Xiao was. She was afraid that Sheng Xiao wouldnâtice something wrong, so she said, âI just donât want to see my adoptive father die.â
âBut heâs the murderer.â Sheng Xiao was calm and rational. âIf he really harmed two Prime Masters, he should be punished. No one is exempt from the Beast Tamer law.â
Yu Huang lowered her head and took a sip of wine. Once her sensitive body touched alcohol, there would be a chemical reaction, and her consciousness became blurred. She was afraid that she would spout nonsense, so she cast a silencing spell on herself in advance before her consciousness became completely disoriented.
Sheng Xiao saw that Yu Huang consciousness was disoriented and her eyes looked glassy. She couldnât focus on anything. He shouted tentatively, âWine.â
Yu Huang glanced at him lazily.
Sheng Xiao swirled the wine in his glass. He asked softly, âYou have a secret, donât you? That secret canât be revealed, but it makes you feel distressed, right?â
Yu Huang nodded vigorously.
Sheng Xiao continued, âThat secret is related to the Grand State Master, right?â
Yu Huang blinked.
Sheng Xiao reached out and held Yu Huangâs face. He moved closer to Yu Huang and asked coaxingly, âTell me what the Grand State Master said to you, okay? Tell me. Letâs think of a way to solve it together, okay?â
Yu Huang opened her mouth to say something, but when she opened her mouth, what came out was, âAhhhâ¦â
Sheng Xiao frowned. He stepped back and stared at Yu Huangâs rosy lips. He was deep in thought for a moment before he showed a shocked look. Sheng Xiao said in disbelief, âYou cast a silencing spell on yourself?â
Yu Huang said, âAhhhâ¦â
She knew that Sheng Xiao had an ulterior motive for giving her wine.
So he wanted to get information.
Seeing that Yu Huang had cast a silencing spell on herself, Sheng Xiao knew that she wasnât drunk. He touched his nose in embarrassment and explained, âIâm sorry. I shouldnât have tested you, but I want to know what the Grand State Master said to you today. What you said in the elevator made me feel that you were saying that on purpose.â
Yu Huang was shocked and glad to hear Sheng Xiaoâs words.
Fortunately, she was smart enough to silence herself in time.
Sheng Xiao couldnât get anything out of Yu Huang. He could only give up. He put down his wine glass and stood up. âI know that you didnât tell the truth about the Grand State Master. Although I donât know why you did it, I will support your decision.â
Yu Huang smiled when she heard this. As she smiled, she felt like crying.
* *
The next morning, at eight oâclock, the conference room of the Beast Tamer Allianceâs headquarters was filled with Beast Tamers.
All the members, vice president, and staff were present.
The representatives of the Dongfang Clan and the Snake Clan were also sitting in the gallery.
The person presiding over the meeting was Lu Yubei. Lu Yubei presented Bai Zhenzhen and Dongfang Sileâs autopsy reports to every Beast Tamer through the huge screen.
Lu Yubei faced the seat where the Snake Clan representative was sitting and said in a low voice, âAfter the autopsy, the forensic doctor found residual terpsichoremia in Senior Bai Zhenzhenâs lips, teeth, and throat. There was also a small amount of terpsichoremia in the middle of her blood vessel.â
âThe forensic doctor thinks that Senior Bai Zhenzhen accidentally came into contact with Jinghong Luo through her lips, causing her body to be paralyzed. Thatâs why she was instantly frozen in an ice pillar. According to the forensic doctorâs appraisal, Senior Bai Zhenzhen didnât have any other fatal wounds. Therefore, the forensic doctor speculated that Bai Zhenzhen was⦠frozen to death.â
The room was in an uproar.
âFrozen to death?â Bai Xi suddenly stood up and questioned angrily, âThatâs impossible! Although the Snake Clan members are afraid of the cold, Senior Bai Zhenzhen was already a Prime Master at that time. How could she be afraid of the cold?!â
The others nodded as well.
Lu Yubei opened another photo. In this photo, there was a Spirit Plundering Formation at the top of the ice cave.
Lu Yubei explained, âItâs like this. Senior Bai Zhenzhen was instantly frozen. When she was frozen, the spiritual power in her body was also temporarily frozen. Therefore, after Senior Bai Zhenzhen was frozen, her body was as afraid of the cold as ordinary snake people were. Once the Spirit Plundering Formation was activated, it continuously extracted the spiritual power in Senior Bai Zhenzhenâs body.â
âTherefore, even if Senior Bai Zhenzhen recovered her consciousness after that, she wouldnât have been able to mobilize her spiritual power to save herself.â
Hearing this, the Snake Clan members led by Bai Xi stood up angrily and cursed, âThe murderer is so despicable! He actually dared to take Senior Bai Zhenzhenâs life in such a cruel way! Assistant Lu, President, have you found out who the murderer is?!â
Lu Yubei nodded at Sheng Lingfeng and said, âThe President will give everyone an explanation about the identity of the murderer.â