Jiang Caiyan froze in place. Afraid to die?
"Why do you say that?"
"Since your mother built her own faction and forces, how could she have been so foolish as not to control the people under her? If she wanted to turn her back on the Azure Clan and escape her cage, she could not possibly leave risks for herself, so the people under her had to be absolutely reliable."
"Let me ask you, how can you make a person obey every command completely, without daring to harbor even the slightest disloyal thought?"
"Mm..." Jiang Caiyan thought for a moment, then replied, "Tempering kindness with authority?"
"Exactly. Saving them was kindness, so naturally there also had to be authority. People only feel utter terror when facing death, and so Han'er placed the Waning Moon Forbidden Curse on every one of them. A half-moon mark would form at the wrist."
"That mark cannot be erased. Only her blood essence can undo it, and you inherited your mother's constitution, which means only you can undo the forbidden curse on them."
Crippled Granny paused, her tone carrying a trace of contempt and chill. Rather than count on people to remember kindness and repay it, it was better to lay out more chips. Her daughter was no overkind rotten do-gooder overflowing with saintly compassion.
Gu Yun obeyed because she did not dare to gamble like the others, gambling that the forbidden curse on her body would not flare up. Once it did flare up, it would be an extremely agonizing torment, and losing her life would be nothing strange.
"But... why didn't she choose to forcefully control me and take my blood essence to undo the forbidden curse?"
"Heh heh... silly child, of course it would not be that easy. If she dared to