The next morning, the atmosphere at the breakfast table was gloomy. Everyone ate in silence, and even Ye Yuqing, usually the biggest chatterbox, had stayed out of sight.
By now, everyone had realized that something about the previous night had been off.
But the whole thing had been too awkward, so nobody dared bring it up.
The only one who had no idea was Yuguang Qingxue. She had slept unusually deeply the night before and hadn't even noticed the young lady sneaking out in the middle of the night. It was an extremely rare lapse, and a serious failure in her duties.
At that moment, she was silently wondering whether someone had secretly drugged or cursed her.
This only made Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin more certain that last night had been Evil God Sauce's doing. Only she could influence so many people's thoughts and actions without anyone noticing.
But even knowing that, there was nothing to discuss. The gap in strength between them was simply too great, and they had no way to fight back. All they could do was let her toy with them.
Fang Cheng even suspected that his awareness of Evil God's meddling was itself something Evil God had let him discover.
If she could influence so many people without anyone noticing, then she could surely make sure nobody noticed at all.
She had probably left that deliberate tell just so she could enjoy watching Fang Cheng realize he was being toyed with, yet be powerless to do anything about it.
She definitely knew he planned to go to the Iron-Cast Palace to ask the Ghost Lord for help, too.
Perhaps she hadn't stopped him because she wanted to see more amusing things and play a more challenging game.
If this trip to the Iron-Cast Palace