Looking at the clothes already stained dark with blood, Wen Duo sniffed slightly. Clearly visible through the wound was a fist-sized metallic organ.
The metal heart was connected to numerous blood vessels and was circulating the blood through vibrations. That was also why Zhao Wumian had not died after her Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart was removed.
The heart, dantian, and brain were all extremely important to cultivators. After losing her Exquisite Heart and having it replaced by an artificial one, no one knew how much cultivation Zhao Wumian had left, even though she had survived.
According to Zhao Wumian, she had been abducted on the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet... Wen Duo estimated that it had probably happened after Chu Ge, disguised by Six Ears, abducted the Empress Dowager, and after he and Young Master had gone over to watch the show, but before they returned.
During that period, most of the guests in the Heavenly Enlightenment Hall had suffered spiritual disturbances, were too busy taking care of themselves, or had simply fainted. It was the best time to make a move.
Deng Chanyu had also acted secretly during that period in accordance with Wen Duo's mission.
But why had Zhao Wumian been chosen?
Was it the Empress Dowager's decision, or the decision of this Seventeenth Princess? Or was it because Zhao Wumian was the weakest and easiest target in the Heavenly Enlightenment Hall?
Yet Zhao Wumian was a disciple of a Heavenly Venerable and the beloved jewel of the Zhao clan. At the banquet, she had been seated almost at the very front, just slightly below Emperor Puxian. Had the Empress Dowager never considered the consequences of attacking Zhao Wumian?
"Do you know whose idea this was?" Wen Duo asked directly, deciding not to bother thinking about