“We need to investigate quickly,” Fire Ling Yun said, patting Cold Proud Soul’s back. “Cold Commander, you need to motivate your subordinates. Not knowing anything about the enemy puts us in a passive position. If we continue like this, we might be completely controlled with no room to fight back.”
“Indeed, what you said is somewhat exaggerated,” Qiao Ruo Feng added, expressing his concern. “Tian Mei has hidden himself too well.”
He knows everything about our situation, but we know nothing about him.”
“I’ll ask my brother for troops to protect the mansion,” Little Rascal suggested, but was met with laughter. Blinking with a wronged expression, he added, “So what should we do?”
“Ai Ai wants to stay in Yin Ri and not return to Ice Snow Mountain. It’s not safe here either. Where else can we go?” Xiao Yao shook his head and smiled. “I still need to find my master; there’s a lot I haven’t learned.”
“Should I seek a master too? But… it seems a bit late,” Little Rascal said helplessly. “I’ll stay by Little Ai Ai’s side, protecting her and the child.”
“Excuse me,” Moxi Hen interjected, “Who is this Tian Mei you’re talking about?”
“Young Master Mo, if we’re correct, the person who sent you the letter is Tian Mei,” he replied, sitting in the pavilion. “Tian Mei is the master of the Right Wing Hall of the Heavenly Evil Cult.”
“Right Wing Hall?” Moxi Hen frowned. “Three years ago, the Right Wing Hall rebelled. He should be dead… Besides, I’ve never heard of anyone named Tian Mei in the cult.”
“That’s his brilliance!” Not wanting to elaborate, he continued, “In any case, he’s alive and preparing to make a comeback, targeting the ‘Immortal Ice Flower’!”
“He wants to wait for me to obtain the ‘Immortal Ice Flower’ and then snatch it from me?” Moxi Hen understood the situation after her explanation.
“Exactly!” he replied. “Forceful seizure is impossible. Only I know where the ‘Immortal Ice Flower’ is, and only I can obtain it!”
“Then… can the madam…” Moxi Hen hesitated, realizing that once the ‘Immortal Ice Flower’ appeared, it would cause great chaos, leading to the death of many.
“Young Master Mo, I want to help, but…” she paused and asked, “Is the person you want to save sick?”
“Yes, it’s my cousin’s child,” Moxi Hen said, exhaustion evident on his face. “Half a year ago, he contracted a rare illness. Medical treatments have failed, and he’s on the brink of death. He’s only a year old and understands nothing.”
“This illness seems strange,” Xie Ying said, and upon seeing their puzzled expressions, added softly, “This incurable illness that has baffled doctors was likely created by Tian Mei.”
Moxi Hen’s eyes filled with hatred, reflecting a fury no less intense than Cold Proud Soul’s. “Che’er is my cousin’s only child. I promised to take good care of him. If anything happens to him…”
I will never let Tian Mei off!
“He is indeed vicious! Not even sparing a child.” She was extremely angry, perhaps due to her impending motherhood, which intensified her emotions regarding children.
“So… how is the child’s condition now?” Nan Gong Mo asked Moxi Hen for more details.
“Not good,” Moxi Hen replied gloomily.
“Alright, stay here first. We’ll figure out a way.” I want to help, but right now I feel powerless. If it were poisoning, I could donate blood, but this illness is strange…
“Even if you don’t say anything, I won’t leave without the ‘Immortal Ice Flower’.”
“Fortunately, the mansion is big enough!” Qiao Ruofeng laughed. “Big brother was really foresighted; special families like ours need a large house, and it’s true!”
“Sigh… time to rest!” Discussing such serious matters was exhausting.
[Text: Chapter Nine – Empty Absolute]
The mansion was lively, with several handsome men moving in, making the two young ladies of the Tang family constantly check in.
“Husband! Wait for me.” Tang Xiaomeng chased White Yuqing all over the courtyard.
“Little girl, stop chasing me. I’ve said many times, I can’t possibly like you!” White Yuqing roared while leaping onto a tree, likely planning to stay there until mealtime.
“Husband, come down and sit,” Tang Xiaomeng called up to the tree.
“Not coming down!” White Yuqing replied without looking down.
“Sitting up there must be tiring,” she continued, finding a spot to sit.
“Cool!”
“You’ll catch a cold.”
“I’m very healthy!”
“I’ll be worried!”
“Not needed!”
“Yuchan, don’t they look perfect together?” White Yuchan and Mo Sehen observed the pair from a pavilion. “Back then, you also pursued my brother with such patience. It’s truly admirable!”
“Hehe…” White Yuchan smiled, “Now I just hope the second brother finds his own happiness. That Miss Xiaomeng seems suitable for him.”
“Exactly!” Mo Sehen joined in, “Tang family women are truly fighting for love!”
“That Miss Yingying looks…”
“Impressive, right?” Mo Sehen continued, “These men selected by Tang family sisters, who knows if it’s fortune or misfortune!”
“Fortune and misfortune are interdependent!”
A voice suddenly came from behind. Turning, White Yuchan lightly laughed, “So you’re… Yiran, right?”
“Huo Yiran,” she said, smiling apologetically. “Madam, I’d like to speak with Wang’s sister-in-law alone, if possible…”
White Yuchan smiled and stood up to leave.
“Molie, sit down too!”
Huo Yiran’s bodyguard Molie remained vigilant as they discussed urgent matters.
“Sit,” Huo Yiran instructed. Once Molie sat, he continued, “Wang’s sister-in-law, I have something to discuss.”
“I sense you do too, but I’m unsure of the topic.”
“Let Molie explain. He knows more about it,” Huo Yiran replied.
Molie began, “Recently, strange events have unfolded in the Crimson Flame Kingdom. Children from prominent families are contracting a mysterious illness, with medical treatments proving ineffective. When desperation strikes, mysterious correspondences claim the ‘Immortal Ice Flower’ can save them.”
Leng Ao Hun furrowed his brows, stating, “The ice cave we discovered is not easily accessible. To enter, one would need perfect conditions: a windless, snowless day on the ice mountain and superior lightness skills. Even then, there’s only a fifty percent chance of success.”
Nan Gong Mo interjected, his concern evident, “That fifty percent just refers to entering the cave. Master didn’t provide much information about the ‘Immortal Ice Flower.’ What I know aligns with what you’ve shared, but according to Xiao Ai, it’s likely that the ‘Immortal Ice Flower’ is not something anyone can simply obtain.”
“Speaking of this is quite strange.”
At the time, Ai’er was in a dream, and consuming the ‘Immortal Ice Flower’ required inhalation. Xie Ying contemplated and said, “If I’m not mistaken, as Nan Gong said, ordinary people cannot touch the ‘Immortal Ice Flower’; only Ai’er can!”
“Makes sense! Xiao Ai has the constitution of ‘Thousand-Year Phantom Ice’,” Huo Ling Yun agreed.
“But Sister-in-law is now pregnant…” Huo Yu Ran’s expression dimmed.
“And Madam does not have lightness skill,” Mo Li added, extinguishing Huo Yu Ran’s hope.
“Alas…” Huo Yu Ran sighed heavily.
“Madam, Madam…” Xia Ren rushed over but stopped at a distance upon seeing so many people.
“What is it?”
“A Taoist priest has been standing at the gate since morning, staring silently at the door’s characters and won’t leave,” Xia Ren reported.
“He’s just a Taoist priest; give him some money and send him away,” Little Punk remarked casually.
“I’ve given him money, but he won’t take it!” the servant replied, looking aggrieved. “He asked who wrote the couplet, and when I said it was our Madam, he insisted on seeing you.”
“This Taoist priest is really strange,” Xiao Yao laughed. “He seems interested in the couplet. I’ll go meet him.”
“Is there such a strange thing?”
