Bai Ruozhu recalled how Mo Beishan had been extremely polite to her from the start. She initially thought it was because he felt guilty about Jiang Yichun, hence indulged her tantrums. Turns out, it was because he saw the Qi above her head.

"Alright, you're quite full of secrets, aren't you? From the moment you stepped in to say you wanted to disrupt the marriage, your initial target wasn't Yingtong, was it?" Bai Ruozhu asked bluntly.

Mo Beishan scratched his head. "Honestly, I saw the Evil Energy on Brother Jiang from the very beginning. I truly wanted to help him, and also let the Sword of Silence absorb the Evil Energy to become sharper. Of course, I had my own selfish motives. Later, when accidents happened and you came to scold me, that's when I noticed your Qi."

"I only know a little about the Qi Observation Technique; it's not something I can see at any time. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't; otherwise, I wouldn't just now discover the Medicinal Saint is wearing a human-skin mask." Mo Beishan continued.

Bai Ruozhu thought for a moment and said, "He really is a Medicinal Saint, alright. His face was ruined early in his years, which is why he wears that mask."

Mo Beishan touched his nose and mumbled, "Not too good-looking, so he went for a plain face instead, right?"

Jiang Yichun glared over, and Mo Beishan quickly shrank his neck, "I was just talking nonsense. Since he doesn't want anyone to know about his disfigurement, I won't mention it again."

"Remember what you just said, don't force us to treat you as an enemy," Bai Ruozhu warned.

"Yes."

The three returned to the campsite, with Bai Ruozhu making an excuse to rest, she quickly entered the tent.

She swiftly entered the Space, initially worried that the child wouldn't adapt, but by now, Little Tiaotiao wasn't crying and was sleeping soundly.

Little Dengdeng rode a small deer over, "Mom, I like this dog, I want to keep it."

Dog... Asking the sika deer about its current state of mental shadow.

"It's a sika deer, dogs don't have horns on their heads." Bai Ruozhu said, pointing to the small antlers on the deer's head.

Little Dengdeng hugged the deer's neck, "Then let's call it Little Deer? It can keep company with Xiaohei."

Bai Ruozhu nodded, thinking, my son, you truly are my biological child, naming things as uncreatively as your mother.

She instructed Little Dengdeng not to be too naughty, to avoid touching the small trees in the forest, then started cooking fish soup within the Space.

Compared to the dried food outside, the meals in the Space were incomparable in quality.

She had earlier arranged some storage boxes in the Space, stocking up on a lot of ingredients and some cooked food, which could stay fresh in the Space for a long time.

Quickly preparing fish soup and rice, and heating a portion of vegetarian dumplings, she called Dengdeng to eat.

Then she picked up Tiaotiao to breastfeed, taking care of the two little ancestors, which took nearly half an hour.

When she exited the Space, Jiang Yichun had already returned to the tent from outside.

"Tonight, we need to convene to discuss the subsequent arrangements." Jiang Yichun said.

"Okay, we'll grab some food and head over." After speaking, she pulled Jiang Yichun into the Space, the two had a meal together, then went to Gao Zhou's tent.

This time, Gao Zhou was the oldest among them, and everyone seemed to have a consensus of putting him in charge.

"Everyone, let's discuss what to do next." Gao Zhou, full from his meal, sat on the ground, appearing somewhat lazy.

The others sat cross-legged in a circle as Mo Beishan spoke first.

"I think we should swiftly head to the Barbarian Clan and catch Sangji off guard, to avoid giving him time to prepare any tricks."

Jiang Yichun shook his head, "It's not advisable; we lack justification and could provoke misunderstanding among the Barbarian Clan's citizens. Moreover, what if Sangji already has traps set, ready to be triggered at any moment? Like the thousand-person Blood Curse Sangdian once used against me."

"I also don't recommend being too reckless; it's better to probe the situation first." Gao Zhou said.

"We are far more familiar with the Barbarian Clan, why don't we disguise ourselves and infiltrate first, connect with Princess's father, and gain a better understanding of the current situation in the Barbarian Clan. Meanwhile, we can secretly investigate Sangji and possibly uncover information about Sangta." Bai Ruozhu suggested, "I, Achun, Godfather, and Muyu will infiltrate first, others remain to support us."

Jianqi was the first to get anxious, "Master, this is too risky!"

Bai Ruozhu curled her lips; she's the weakest-looking one, so her going is too risky?

Mo Beishan also spoke up, "Yes, why don't I go instead of you, you're a woman..."

Before he finished, a gleaming dagger was already on his throat, with the slightest movement, the sharp dagger would definitely cut his neck.

"How did you..." Mo Beishan was stunned, he hadn't even seen how Bai Ruozhu got in front of him.

Bai Ruozhu smiled smugly, then lightly pushed him aside, the move clearly showed him some color, yet she barely used any strength, not wanting to hurt him.

Her move left everyone amazed, except for the informed Jiang Yichun and Gao Zhou.

"You can't beat me, nor are you familiar with the Barbarian Clan situation. Do you think you are more suitable to go, or am I?" Bai Ruozhu revealed a confident smile.

Mo Beishan sulked, how was this possible? Even Lady Jiang was stronger than him, his twenty years of training had been for naught?

In the end, no one could oppose this decision anymore; they chatted a bit further, with Mo Beishan returning to the tent, feeling downcast, to practice martial arts.

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At the Bai Residence, Elder Su and the others had been living comfortably over the past few days, mainly eating well. They soon discovered Bai Family's meal far surpassed the most famous restaurant in Beiyu City, Welcome Guest, and no longer wanted to eat outside.

It's said that eating from others makes one's mouths short; these Jiuli people have been treating Bai Yihong courteously recently.

That night, Elder Su was talking with Jiao Ling and Fen Jiu. Jiuli people aren't ones to be bullied easily; this time they were schemed against, an internal betrayer killed several Jiuli people, and they won't let this rest.

Unfortunately, after searching extensively, they still couldn't find any trace of Wu Wanqing.

"Could Wu Wanqing possibly have gone to seek shelter with her father? I've heard Ruozhu and her husband talk about Wu Wanqing's father, Wu Yunfeng, who was once Xiaojiang's master and a fierce hand of Danliang Country's Administration Department. However, he has since defected to Danliang's new emperor and even plotted against his disciple, and his current whereabouts are unknown." Jiao Ling said.

Elder Su nodded, "I'll send someone to investigate this Wu Yunfeng."

Meanwhile, outside the Bai Residence, ten or so black-clad, masked individuals lurked, led by a heavily wrapped black-clad figure, and on close inspection, it was evident she was a female.

"When we go in, everyone is to be killed, not one left!" The woman's voice was lowered, filled with intense hatred.

"Miss, might this not be wise; if things get out of hand and the Imperial Court finds out, it would cause trouble. The Old Master would also blame us. Shouldn't we just kill Bai Ruozhu?" Her subordinate asked cautiously.

Huang Rou glared fiercely, "Why can't I command you? Don't forget my mother has given you all to me. When I say kill them all, it means kill them all!"

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