This time, before the Crimson Powder Bride could send a voice transmission, "Yu" replied directly, "Nothing that happens in You Su Fen can escape the notice of the two Taboo beings who are here now."
"The Crimson Powder Bride and I are their subordinates."
At this, "Yu" added, "I've been waiting here for many years."
"The Crimson Powder Bride, however, occasionally goes out to feed."
Pei Ling gave a slight nod. He wasn't particularly surprised. The portal had repeatedly drained away his hatred, but his thoughts had never been clearer.
The Crimson Powder Bride at his side had been acting all along!
No—that wasn't quite right...
The Flag of Punishing Evil and Nether Heaven Great Dream had indeed left the Crimson Powder Bride powerless to resist. Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to act along with him.
But after they left the teahouse, once he and the Crimson Powder Bride had climbed into the same Flower Sedan, she should have escaped his control!
Back in the Dream Realm, one of the three conditions he'd set was for the Crimson Powder Bride to tell him a safe route out of You Su Fen.
The fortune left behind by Zhou in You Su Fen was certainly important. But with the Crimson Powder Bride already under his control, he should have asked for the route first, sent Senior Sister Li, Yan Minghua, and the others out of You Su Fen, and made sure they were far from danger before seeking his own opportunities. That would have been far safer, with no worries left behind.
Yet during the entire journey just now, he'd completely overlooked the questions that truly mattered!
The same went for asking about her background.
Only when he drew close to the portal before him did Pei Ling suddenly come to his