"Looks like... Madam saw something she shouldn't have in the City Lord's possession." Zhao'er looked at the jade tablet in the box.
I nodded. "Seeing the jade tablet led to an argument? Then are you clear on why she looked at it and how she came to see it? And why was Young City Lord Shenkong there at the time?"
"I don't know. All I know is that I only found out when they started arguing that day. It seemed their marriage wasn't as solid as it appeared... As for Young City Lord Shenkong and Miss, although they knew the two were arguing, it wasn't convenient for them to get involved. Ever since then, the whole family hasn't been as harmonious as before." Zhao'er looked regretful.
I understood some of what had happened and said, "There is indeed some important information in the jade tablet. If Madam saw all of it, you can imagine what her impression of the City Lord would have been. It mentions a method of borrowing your Miss's innate fortune, and this points to a certain ruin. Do you know which ruin it is?"
"I think I've heard of it..." Zhao'er nodded.
"If I'm not mistaken, Sky City is currently heading for that ruin. That place should be where the End God first set foot on the Immortal Continent," I said pensively.
"The place where the End God first arrived on the Immortal Continent?" Zhao'er exclaimed in shock.
"That's right. Your Madam and Young City Lord Shenkong revere your Miss as a god born with all knowledge, which goes against the Path of the God I Worship. Your City Lord, however, is different. He has followed that path to the letter. He likens himself to an exiled immortal—a true god banished to the mortal world. And