But very quickly, he realized he was wrong...

In the evening breeze, black hair lifted slightly; the woman stood ramrod straight on the ground, and on that peerlessly beautiful face there even seemed to be a mocking smile...

The Lord’s gaze sank bit by bit. It seemed he really had underestimated this woman...

"Hmph!"

He gave a cold snort, then withdrew his aura. He glanced at Feng Jingtian and said, "Feng Jingtian, you’d best conduct yourself well."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned to the crowd present: "Everyone, the great battle is about to break out. Every time those Demon Beasts attack us Humans for no reason, so this time we must eradicate them completely—leave not a single one alive!"

These words stirred everyone up; they were so excited they couldn’t calm down for a long time...

"Lord, rest assured, we definitely won’t bring you shame."

"That’s right, this time we will definitely take first place."

The impassioned voices of the crowd spread throughout the entire City Lord Mansion, echoing again and again...

Just as Mu Ruyue was deep in thought, a vicious, sinister voice sounded by her ear: "Mu Ruyue, to think you died too. We actually reunite in hell. But this time, I’ll make you pay a heavy price for what you did back then!"

Mu Ruyue smiled faintly. "Lan Yue, if the Lord finds out everything you’ve done, tell me, will he still protect you?"

Lan Yue’s face suddenly changed. "What did you say?"

"What I said—you know perfectly well in your own heart. I don’t need to spell it out."

After saying this, she said nothing more. She turned and walked to a quiet corner, calmly watching this noisy City Lord Mansion...

A glint flashed through Feng Jingtian’s eyes. He walked slowly to stand before Mu Ruyue, his gaze seriously fixed on her as he asked, "Woman, what do you know? What did Lan Yue do?"

Mu Ruyue gave a faint smile.

Before the Demon Beast war began, she had already learned how Lan Yue first met the young master.

It was said that back then, the young master suffered from a grave illness. Countless Alchemy Masters were helpless, until Lan Yue appeared with an herb no one recognized, and that just happened to cure the young master’s disease.

Because of this, she was taken in by the Lord as his adopted daughter and showered with boundless favor...

However...

"Feng Jingtian, there is a problem with the young master’s body in the Lord Mansion."

Feng Jingtian’s pupils narrowed slightly. "What did you just say? Lan Yue didn’t actually cure the young master’s illness?"

"No."

Mu Ruyue shook her head. "The young master’s illness was indeed cured by her."

"Then..."

Feng Jingtian looked at Mu Ruyue in confusion, as if unable to understand.

"In hell, there is an herb called the Red Flame Fruit. That Red Flame Fruit can cure all incurable diseases, but it has one aftereffect..."

"What?"

"That is, for the rest of their life, anyone who consumes Red Flame Fruit will be unable to have descendants—in other words, they lose that ability... If it were a woman, that’d be one thing; the Red Flame Fruit’s aftereffects do not manifest on women. But the one in the Lord Mansion is a young master..."

A jolt went through Feng Jingtian’s heart. "You mean she fed that Red Flame Fruit to Lan Yi? In that case, does that mean Lan Yi will never be able to have heirs for his entire life?"

Mu Ruyue smiled and shook her head. "It’s not that there’s no solution. Don’t forget, I still have Holy Fruit in my hands. This Holy Fruit can remove the aftereffects of the Red Flame Fruit. However, that young master has yet to earn the qualification for me to take out the Holy Fruit..."

It wasn’t that she would stand by and watch someone die—it was that she wouldn’t casually save just anyone...