The bedding was a little rumpled, as if someone had sat or lain on it. A faint, cool fragrance lingered in the air, bringing to mind the lovely scene that had unfolded here.
With Gu Xiaosang's abilities, she could never have left such obvious traces unless she'd done so on purpose... Meng Qi let his hands hang naturally at his sides as the Eight-Nine Arcane Art ran at full power. Sensing danger, he inspected the room. Only after confirming there were no ambushes or traps did the thought occur to him.
Was she teasing and flirting with him as usual, heightening the ambiguity to conceal another purpose? Or was she warning him not to act rashly, lest he find that entering the Su residence was like walking into an empty house, and that she could kill one or two people on a whim?
Or was she using this to remind him of something?
There were many possibilities, but whatever the case, Gu Xiaosang's appearance confirmed at least one thing: the Luo Sect had indeed joined in the "Divine Capital grand drama." The expert behind Consort Hua was almost certainly her. Only she, who possessed the foremost of the Nine Yuanshi Seals and knew Meng Qi could use the Heart of Origin Seal, would understand its intricacies, know to be wary, and understand how to respond and "deceive." Wasn't Consort Hua's peaceful, tranquil demeanor as she hanged herself, as if returning to her homeland, another manifestation of "Wusheng Laomu, Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss"?
Yet for a player hiding behind the scenes, exposing herself all of a sudden and stepping onto the board just to warn her enemy—giving up her advantage in the shadows—was truly unwise, and quite contradictory. Unless her entrance could conceal something more important...
At that moment, Meng