Elder Liu’s body shivered slightly and he slowly closed his eyes. After a good while, he opened them again and his gaze dimmed as he said, “I understand, Master. I have diligently served the Dark Yin Palace for my whole life and this is the final outcome that I’ll be subject to. Since Master has given the order, I cannot disobey. The Master wants me to end my own life and this has been my pride, so I will obey.”

　　As he was saying this, Elder Liu pulled out a long sword and held it against his own neck. He closed his eyes once more but just as the long sword was about to swipe down, a calm and young female voice suddenly interrupted, “Yunyao, stop him!”

　　Swish!

　　A flash of light flared and the long sword in his hands fell onto the ground with a clatter. As he lifted his head in astonishment, he saw the young woman with a cold expression appear before him.

　　“I don’t recognize the concept of repaying a grudge with a good deed. All I know is that all grudges should be repaid tenfold! Did you not cripple Moyu severely? You even caused her such agonizing pain! If you were to simply die, how can I face Moyu who had been tormented by you? How do I face Bai Chuan whom you’ve kidnapped to threaten me?”

　　Gu Ruoyun sneered coolly, “Yunyao, capture him for me and pass him to Moyu for her to personally take care of it. No matter whether he will be cut into pieces or have his body pulled apart by horses, this punishment should be borne by him!”

　　When she finished speaking, she turned to Zuo Shangchen with a frigid gaze. “Zuo Shangchen, I’ve always treated you as a friend so even when I knew that the Dark Yin palace wanted to assassinate me, I still left it to you. I’d trusted you because you were my brother’s friend. However… the people from the Dark Yin Palace have hurt the ones close to me. My conscience would never let him die so easily. If the Dark Yin Palace wishes to vent their anger, have them vent it on me alone, do not hurt the innocent! Also, you should know that I’ve always been the kind of person who won’t attack if others do not attack me, but this old man deserves it!”

　　“Xiao Yun’er, are you saying that you do not trust me?” Zuo Shangchen was filled with melancholy. “I’ve always been on your side. Just now, when I ordered him to end his own life, I did it to spare you from more trouble. Since you don’t plan to give him a swift death, then I’ll hand him over to you. You can kill him or chop him up, it’s entirely up to you.”

　　As she looked at Zuo Shangchen’s unusually beautiful face, Gu Ruoyun’s expression relaxed. No matter what, Zuo Shangchen’s actions have proven no matter the situation, he will stand by her side.

　　“Thank you.” Gu Ruoyun’s lips moved slightly. “I know this incident had nothing to do with you so I don’t blame you. However, if this were to happen again, Zuo Shangchen, the both of us will no longer be friends! Not only that…I will never let the Dark Yin Palace slip away!”

　　The incident with the Dark Yin Palace has come to an end but she still had another important matter to take care of…

　　“Xiao Ye, help me bring this old man to the Hundred Herb Hall.” Gu Ruoyun looked at Qianbei Ye with light mirth in her eyes. She then continued, “Yunyao, Tianqiong, let’s go. There is one other unresolved matter.”

　　Now that the accomplice has been dealt with, moving on, it was time to deal with the instigator.

　　She had not expected Concubine Ling to have waited so patiently. She had laid low for three years before secretly getting tangled up with the Dark Yin Palace…

　　But she never would have thought that Zuo Shangchen was the Young Master of the Dark Yin Palace!

　　“All of you are prohibited from saying anything about what had just happened here.”

　　After Gu Ruoyun had left, Zuo Shangchen averted his gaze and his almond eyes swept through each and every member of the Ling family. He then opened his fan and with a sneer and said, “If my identity is ever revealed, I will annihilate the entire Ling family!”

　　Ling Yihui shivered and immediately assured him, “Fourth Prince, rest assured, we don’t know anything.”

　　No matter how hard he tried to think, he would not have figured out that the Fourth Prince was the Young Master of the Dark Yin Palace! No wonder the Dark Yin Palace had agreed to help Gu Ruoyun initially; turns out that it had been because of his influence!