Some of Zhao Xiangshan's implications had been quite obscure, but one matter had been made clear:
Certain details could indeed only be explained by Madam Xia—giving away a handsome retainer under her command, even having a child involved; what reason was there? No matter how much Su Shuanghe disliked Su Qizhe, Su Qizhe was still an elder of the clan, while Su Shuanghe and Madam Xia were like fire and water. Why would Su Qizhe trust Madam Xia? After obtaining Ge Qiuniang, what had he done? What price had he paid?
They could hardly say that getting Ge Qiuniang pregnant and leaving behind his seed counted as a contribution...
This string of questions required contacting Madam Xia and getting to the bottom of things.
Perhaps the details concerning Miaoxiang lay within them.
Yet Madam Xia was now in seclusion, sealed away by a special Witch Sect curse that cut her off from within and without. This had also been You Huang's and the Ancestral Witch Hall elders' demand, intended to eliminate Madam Xia's chance of overturning the situation during this period.
Yu Ci could contact her through the blessing of the "Outer Path Deity," but that would entail a certain risk.
Then whom should he seek? Murong Qingyan?
Would that not be the same as telling the Rakshasa Ghost King and Mahakala, I suspect Su Qizhe. Hurry and cut off the trail...
Moreover, Yu Ci felt there might be other hidden intricacies within it, requiring further thought.
Zhao Xiangshan did not understand Miaoxiang, but Yu Ci had spent a long time with her.
Whether one called her fierce-tempered or clear in her loves and hates, once one knew her well, one would realize that she was fundamentally frank and forthright.
If she could use the most direct method, she would