Guilty conscience?
Yu Jin, of course, had no idea what that was. He silently noted the toad-mouthed, bean-eyed lecher and left Wu Miao ahead of the others.
At this moment, the toad-mouthed, bean-eyed Snow Miao Clan Leader received news of Yu Jin’s visit to Wu Miao. His face immediately darkened, and he slammed his fist on the armrest of his chair, exclaiming, “Damn it!”
A middle-aged man, his confidant, stood nearby and advised, “Clan Leader, don’t be angry. Since the Seventh Prince of Great Zhou dares to come, we’ll make sure he never leaves!”
The Snow Miao Clan Leader smiled grimly, “Indeed. We thought the Seventh Prince’s return to the Great Zhou capital was like releasing a tiger back to the mountains, causing our people to suffer repeated setbacks and forcing us to temporarily cease our efforts. Who would have thought he’d leave the safety of the Great Zhou capital and come to the Southern Frontier?”
The Snow Miao Clan Leader couldn’t help but be furious.
He knew about the prophecy concerning the dragon’s seventh son, but unfortunately, he learned of it too late. By then, the Seventh Prince was already within the Great Zhou military, making him untouchable. Later, when he returned to Great Zhou, it became even more difficult to deal with him.
Half-believing the prophecy, they chose to stop their attempts after several failures. But they never expected the Holy Maiden, rumored to be dead, to appear at the New Fire Festival and intimidate all with her insect control techniques.
And now, at this crucial moment, the Seventh Prince of Great Zhou had appeared here as well.
He didn’t believe it was a coincidence.
The Wu Miao Supreme Elder’s prophecy was true; the dragon’s seventh son was indeed the key to bringing dawn to the Wu Miao!
While it was difficult to target the Wu Miao Holy Maiden, it would be much easier to deal with the Seventh Prince, who had come to the Southern Frontier alone and in low profile.
What would happen to the Wu Miao if the person meant to bring them down were to die?
Whatever the outcome, it would be a favorable change for the Snow Miao.
The Snow Miao hadn’t been biding their time for decades just to watch the Wu Miao flourish again.
“Make arrangements. We must take the Seventh Prince’s life at all costs.”
The confidant immediately responded, “Yes, sir.”
Meanwhile, Jiang Si had disguised herself as A-Hua again and stood before the Grand Elder.
“Grand Elder, I’m leaving now.”
The Grand Elder gazed deeply at Jiang Si for a long time without speaking.
Jiang Si wasn’t in a hurry and waited quietly for her to speak.
“Go then,” the Grand Elder finally said, sounding somewhat dispirited.
She couldn’t help feeling dejected; this was completely different from what she had initially planned.
She had been prepared to bear the guilt of breaking her promise to keep Prince Yan’s wife here, but now she was anxious and only hoped that the princess wouldn’t cause trouble while bearing the title of Holy Maiden.
Looking at the Grand Elder’s silver hair, Jiang Si felt a twinge of sympathy. She curtsied slightly and said, “Then I’ll be going. If anything happens here, Grand Elder, just send me a message.”
Elder Hua was once again responsible for escorting Jiang Si out of the village.
Stopping at a secluded spot, Elder Hua advised, “Please wait until you’ve left the Southern Frontier before removing your disguise. It wouldn’t be appropriate if the other tribes discovered your identity.”
Regardless of whether the person before her was A-Sang or not, since she had been acknowledged by the Grand Elder, she was now the Wu Miao’s Holy Maiden. Thus, Elder Hua’s attitude towards Jiang Si had changed.
“Don’t worry, Elder Hua. I know what I’m doing.”
After bidding farewell to Elder Hua, Jiang Si headed straight for the inn in the small town where they had stayed before.
Yu Jin and the others were waiting for her there.
As Jiang Si walked away, a young boy quietly peeked out and silently followed her.
He didn’t dare get too close and couldn’t hear what they were saying, but he was determined to figure out what was going on with the two A-Huas.
The A-Hua who had saved him had been replaced by a fierce A-Hua. Was the A-Hua who saved him in danger?
The boy didn’t know the great principle of repaying a drop of kindness with a gushing spring, but he was putting it into action.
Jiang Si rushed to the inn with an eager heart.
“A-Jin, it’s me.”
Yu Jin, standing outside, reacted and nodded slightly before entering first.
Jiang Si followed closely behind, asking Yu Jin in a low voice, “Which room is my second brother in?”
“This way.”
The room where Jiang Zhan was staying was right next to Long Dan’s. As they approached the door, Jiang Si could hear laughter from inside.
Yu Jin entered first, smiling, “A-Si is here.”
Hearing this, Jiang Zhan became particularly excited and hurried to greet her.
A young woman walked towards him.
Jiang Zhan’s eyes suddenly widened, and he instinctively turned to run.
Jiang Si called out helplessly, “Second Brother, it’s me.”
Having met her second brother once in Wu Miao disguised as A-Hua, she hadn’t spoken then, fearing he might give something away.
She didn’t know what misunderstanding had occurred, but her second brother seemed terrified at the sight of A-Hua.
“F-Fourth Sister?” Jiang Zhan’s voice seemed to catch in his throat, his expression one of extreme shock.
“Second Brother, why are you reacting like this? How are your injuries?” Jiang Si stepped forward, her voice filled with concern.
Jiang Zhan stepped back, looking terrified, “Fourth Sister, why do you look like this?”
The voice was undoubtedly that of his dear sister, but why had his fourth sister become A-Hua?
Hearing this, Jiang Si smiled, “There’s a girl in Wu Miao called A-Hua. I disguised myself as her to make things easier.”
Jiang Zhan turned back, looking bewilderedly at Long Dan.
Long Dan hadn’t mentioned this to him!
Long Dan looked back innocently.
He didn’t know how the princess would operate after infiltrating Wu Miao, so of course, he couldn’t say anything carelessly.
“Then, the A-Hua who took care of me—”
Jiang Si said casually, “That was the real A-hua. The A-Hua you first met was me.”
Jiang Zhan’s handsome face twitched as he said word by word, “The first time was Fourth Sister?”
Jiang Si nodded, giving him a sidelong glance, “Didn’t Second Brother say that A-Hua’s name wasn’t as nice as A-Lan’s? How come you later wanted A-Hua to take care of you?”
Jiang Zhan looked as if he had lost the will to live, “I suppose I was confused due to my severe injuries.”
A burst of laughter came from nearby.
Jiang Si looked over.
Long Dan quickly suppressed his laughter and put on a serious expression.
Jiang Zhan was now seething with murderous intent, contemplating silencing Long Dan.
He had been so stupid. When Long Dan asked him how he escaped, he carelessly mentioned that he had the girl who cared for him head over heels.
Jiang Zhan wanted to slap himself.
Would it have killed him not to brag? Now he’d been exposed…
“How did Second Brother leave Wu Miao?” Although Jiang Si found Jiang Zhan’s reaction a bit strange, she had too many questions to ask and didn’t dwell on these small matters.
Jiang Zhan recounted the bizarre circumstances of his departure from Wu Miao.
Jiang Si glanced at Long Dan and Old Qin, saying, “I can probably guess who it was that noticed there were two A-Huas.”
Long Dan interjected, “Is it the boy you saved on the way?”
Jiang Si nodded, “It should be him.”
“You saved a child on the way?” Yu Jin suddenly became interested.
Long Dan smiled, “Actually, he’s not a child anymore. He’s a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy who can control corpses.”
Yu Jin glanced at Jiang Si and let out a faint “Oh.”
First the Snow Miao Clan Leader, now a corpse-controlling boy. His A-Si was truly capable.
Jiang Si secretly pinched Yu Jin, signaling him to stop being so inexplicably jealous, and said, “Second Brother, tell us about your experience. Father and the others thought something had happened to you. They were extremely upset.”
Jiang Zhan’s expression turned cold, his smile fading away.