Chapter 338: Chapter 151: The Collapsing White-Haired Moe Girl! Ye Henshui: It’s over, I’m going to break!
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Chen Mo was momentarily stunned, then reacted, "So you were just outside secretly watching?"
"I wasn’t peeking, I was watching openly and honestly!"
Ye Henshui’s cheeks flushed with irritation, "I heard there was a fight at The Cloudwater Hall, and I couldn’t settle down, so I came to take a look... Didn’t expect it was you bullying the Holy Daughter!"
Thinking back on what she saw, her heart still pounded with fear.
From any angle, the two weren’t a match, but to think it could...
"I used to think you were a good person, but didn’t expect you to be so rough, making the Holy Daughter cry! Almost got both of us poisoned too..."
"..."
Seeing the white-haired girl fuming, Chen Mo felt both helpless and a bit amused.
Ye Henshui could turn into a shadow, excellent at stealth, and since he was just indulging in the comforting embrace of the two-star Holy Daughter, he hadn’t noticed her eavesdropping...
I made the Holy Daughter cry?
The Holy Daughter even made me puke!
"I’m the one who suffered a loss, right? Yet you’re feeling wronged... But speaking of which, why did you come from the South City Gate at this hour? What were you doing outside the city?" Chen Mo asked, puzzled.
"N-nothing..."
Ye Henshui’s expression stiffened, stammering, unable to explain.
Watching her evasive eyes, Chen Mo rubbed his chin, increasingly suspicious.
His intuition told him that the white-haired girl was definitely hiding something, probably related to him...
After a moment’s thought, Chen Mo grabbed her and dashed back to The Cloudwater Hall.
"W-what are you doing?"
Ye Henshui struggled hard.
But with her whole body’s Primordial Qi suppressed by Chen Mo, she couldn’t use her Daoist skills, flopping like a fish newly caught onshore.
Back in the bedroom, Ye Henshui’s expression became more panicked, fearing Chen Mo had sinister intentions, she cried out: "Chen Mo, let me go! If you dare do anything, I won’t let you off even as a ghost!"
"Hmm?"
Gu Manzhi was awakened by the noise, sat up from the bed, rubbing her drowsy eyes.
Seeing the two tangled together, she was momentarily stunned, then asked puzzled, "What are you two doing?"
"This pervert wants to poison me, Holy Daughter, save me!" Ye Henshui shouted for help.
"..."
Gu Manzhi ignored her, looking towards Chen Mo, "Lord?"
Chen Mo explained the earlier situation, helplessly saying, "I asked her who she went out of the city to meet, but she refused to say, so I brought her here first."
Gu Manzhi furrowed her brow slightly.
Rising and approaching Ye Henshui, she searched her, finding the communication Spirit Jade and sachet.
Seeing the lingering red glow on the Spirit Jade, her gaze deepened.
"The sect usually has fixed times for messaging, only in emergencies do they notify outside that schedule... What are you hiding? And who gave you this beacon?"
"This..."
Ye Henshui lowered her head, murmuring, "It was given by my master."
?!
Both were shocked by her words.
"Master entered the city?!"
"Just outside the city, already left..."
"What did she tell you?"
"Master said the Gu God Sect’s Southern District was destroyed, it seems to be related to Chen Mo..."
Gu Manzhi glanced at Chen Mo in surprise, asking, "And what else?"
Having no choice but to come clean, Ye Henshui confessed everything at once, "Master said Chen Mo is the key to revenge, to keep a close eye on him, and if possible, to plant a Gu worm on him... and to have him carry a beacon for tracking his movements, but I’m not sure what else to do..."
Chen Mo’s eyes turned cold at her words.
Having failed once before, Ji Lianxing still intended to try the same trick?
Ji Lianxing’s cooperation with the Gu God Sect was likely to use Gu poison worms to control high-ranking officials, thereby countering Consort Yu... After all, the power disparity was too vast, the court was their only chance.
Indeed, this plan was quite feasible.
In the original plot, his predecessor was controlled by the Heart Devouring Poisonous Insect, often revealing critical information, causing the Imperial Consort Faction setbacks and losses in the faction struggle.
Subsequently, the Three Saints intervened, restoring order, assisting the Empress in eliminating Consort Yu’s minions.
The tide turned, the nation’s fortune retaliated, and Consort Yu ultimately met her end at the Frozen Sky Palace.
Ji Lianxing had indirectly avenged herself.
But she hadn’t anticipated her cherished disciple being "turned" by Chen Mo beforehand...
Gu Manzhi inquired, "So what did you tell your master?"
Ye Henshui shook her head: "I just mentioned you and Chen Mo being close, but didn’t mention the... altercations on the bed."
"..."
Gu Manzhi’s emotions surged, falling into contemplation.
"Ye Henshui is simple-minded, obedient to her master, strictly following all orders, hence the task of planting the Gu was given to her."
"Almost had a mishap last time... If we don’t find a solution, it might lead to more trouble in the future!"
"For now, we can only..."
Having made up her mind, she leaned close to Chen Mo’s ear, whispering something.
Chen Mo was taken aback, frowning: "Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?"
Gu Manzhi’s cheeks flushed, yet her tone was firm: "Master sent her to Tiandu City partly to monitor me. To avoid exposing our relationship, we have to drag her into this too..."
"Are you sure this will work?"
"Based on what I know about her, it should work..."
"..."
Chen Mo felt the idea was unreliable but couldn’t think of a better solution at the moment.
"Maybe we should... give it a try?"
...
After a quarter of an hour.
Ye Henshui was tied up on the bed, her eyes like pink agate, staring blankly at the two.
"Holy Daughter, what are you doing?"