Meng Yutong drew a deep breath of hot air.
Gritting her teeth, she gathered herself and said, "Lady Yi, I was wrong. This cauldron is too hot... get me out!"
"Your attitude isn't sincere enough. What exactly did you do wrong?"
"You...!!" Meng Yutong's voice suddenly rose.
"Hmm? Looks like you're not truly willing, then I can only keep adding—"
"Wait, wait! What I meant was, could you forgive my disrespectful behavior? I apologize to you and the Female Emperor. Please forgive me!" Meng Yutong immediately put on a fawning expression.
"Fine, that attitude is sincere enough!" Jiang Jingyi nodded in satisfaction, then tossed the Spirit Wood aside without adding it in.
Yet Meng Yutong waited for what came next, only to find that Jiang Jingyi had stopped moving altogether.
"Aren't you going to get me out already?"
"Fellow Daoist Meng, our agreement was that once you apologized, I would let you off. From now on, I won't add any more firewood. At most, I'll be a spectator watching from the sidelines. Hold on a little longer, haha. My disciple will be here soon!"
As she spoke, she set up a barrier around the cauldron. From Meng Yutong's perspective, it was as though Jiang Jingyi had vanished into thin air.
How was that rebel disciple supposed to find her now?
"You... you... poisonous woman! Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you off!" Meng Yutong rolled her eyes and fainted from rage.
"Hehehe... and that's all you can take?" Jiang Jingyi wagered that she had been scared unconscious.
She thought Jiang Jingyi had hidden her away on purpose, making Lin Heng unable to find her, then leaving her to fend for herself.
Little did she know, it was merely a trick of the eye.
The cauldron was still