"Tell Gao He we won't waste those two pieces of timber. The cooperation will continue..."
On the terrace of the Vermilion Jade Pavilion, with the evening breeze blowing, Yin Xu read the letter over and over, muttering to herself again and again.
Someone had delivered a letter asking her to pass a message to Gao He. She could read it, but its contents left her wandering in a fog. What did those two pieces of timber mean?
One other thing was obvious: whoever had written the letter clearly did not know that Wang Ping was the one really in charge.
Tian Shen, who had delivered it, stood beside her, looking equally puzzled as he mulled it over.
After considering it at length, Yin Xu sent Tian Shen back to his duties and returned to her own room. She shut the doors and windows tight, made sure no one would appear inside like some elusive ghost, then took out her Mother-Child Talisman and sent Shi Chun a message explaining what the letter said.
By then, Shi Chun had already entered the Divine Mountain's grand formation, tunneling in underground. He was only waiting for night to fall completely before emerging to rendezvous with Wu Jinliang and the others.
One glance at Yin Xu's message told him Granny Qi was behind it, and he understood why she had done this. Wu Jinliang had escaped, leaving them without their intermediary.
Granny Qi was clearly afraid that her capture would bring their cooperation to an end.
She had been captured and no longer held any hostages, yet she still wanted to cooperate. What the hell was there left to cooperate on? The foundation of their partnership was gone. This had become a one-sided contribution. Wouldn't that mean handing over the Death-Defying Incense to his side