Wang Laowu fell silent.
That was indeed the case.
Jade Luan Manor and Blackwater Pool had remained unharmed for so many years; eight times out of ten, it was all out of consideration for the Ancestor.
Now, if the Ancestor intended to leave, and Chu Zhenshan was dead...
Wang Laowu hesitated slightly, then probed, "Then how do you know the matter between the Ancestor and Chu Duanliu in such detail? Where did you hear it? Is the news true?"
At those words.
The other Demon gave an awkward shrug. "I happened to be guarding outside the cave abode that day and happened to overhear a few things..."
"Anyway, we need to make plans early. If we truly wait until the Ancestor leaves and those foxes from Jade Luan Manor come knocking, it'll be too late by then..."
The two Demons chattered on, utterly unaware that from the shadows overhead, a pair of eyes was looking down coldly upon them.
Jiang Yuechu stood by the pool, her expression calm.
Third Brother He had already slipped beneath the water and relayed the conversation below into her sea of consciousness word for word.
Brotherly affection ran deep?
A trace of surprise flickered through Jiang Yuechu's eyes.
To kill her, they could even abandon the fortune of the Nine Provinces...
It was only because she was kind-hearted and did not hold past grievances against them that she would reluctantly take them in later and let the brothers reunite...
However.
Since Golden Thread Ancestor was currently in seclusion, stabilizing his realm, that could not have been better.
Myriad-Forms Heaven was very powerful.
But if, while he was in seclusion, she struck directly before he could react...
At that thought.
Jiang Yuechu closed her eyes and transmitted her voice beneath the water.
"Investigate further and report