Inside the secret cavern in the mountains, the secret letter arrived. After reading it, Niu Youdao let out a sigh of relief and casually passed it to the others. "It's done!"
Lü Wushuang nodded after reading it as well. "If he wasn't sure, Luo Qiu would not have acted so readily. It was within expectations."
Yun Ji, who had delivered the secret letter, had already read its contents. She secretly marveled, realizing she truly had worried too much. With merely a single phrase—"neither kill nor release"—Luo Qiu had left Consort Yuan with no choice and easily cut off her path of retreat.
Nothing had been as difficult as she had imagined. The matter had turned out to be so simple, yet it was a method she had never even considered. It truly opened her eyes.
She also realized that being with these people had taught her quite a few things.
Just then, Yuan Gang strode in. Lü Wushuang turned her head to look at him, her gaze impossible to read.
Yuan Gang's eyes met hers only briefly before swiftly avoiding them. He was somewhat afraid of this woman. There was no helping it—calling her "Madam" whenever they met was truly difficult to get out of his mouth.
Ever since their quarrel and contest of wills that day, he seemed to have inexplicably become a head shorter before Lü Wushuang.
"An urgent message from Gong Lince." Yuan Gang handed the secret letter to Niu Youdao.
An urgent message? Niu Youdao quickly took it and read it. Lü Wushuang also leaned closer to look.
What one feared truly came knocking. Misty Pavilion had taken notice of Yun Ji and Wang Xiao's movements and ordered Purple Gold Cave to command the two of them to return to Thatched Cottage Estate as soon as