Shui Yixuan held the information he had found about the Bai Family, contemplating deeply.

"I have a bold hypothesis now: this Bai Family is quite likely linked to the Outer Continent. Look at their wealth; it doesn’t match their private enterprises at all. They reportedly spent over 500,000 gold taels just to buy both of your lives. Such extravagance should lead us to consider investigating in another direction. What if there’s an unexpected discovery?"

Murong Han looked at Shui Yixuan oddly: "Are you really certain that this Bai Family is connected to the Outer Continent?"

Shui Yixuan provided his reasoning: "Doesn’t it strike you as odd that on our continent, whether it’s the Shui Clan or Xiran Island, the standards of medicine and poison are already at the highest level, yet there are poisons and poisonous insects we can’t solve? From where do Consort Hua’s poisonous insects and poisons originate? If it comes from the Outer Continent, it would be well explained since they’ve rarely been seen or even not seen at all, lacking the chance for research, enabling them to be so formidable. Therefore, I think we could investigate in this direction.

"Additionally, I think we could reach out to people from Liuyun Sect, Yue Palace, Shengming, and Shura Sect to discuss a transaction. As long as our terms are better than Bai Family’s, I believe no one would be willing to collaborate with the Bai Family, don’t you think?"

After saying this, Shui Yixuan noticed Murong Han’s expression was somewhat odd: "What’s wrong? Do you find it difficult?"

"Uh..., not exactly. I just feel that these forces have never appeared at the same negotiation table, gathering them might be a bit challenging."

"It’s all about effort, just give it a try. I’ve already dispatched someone to deliver the invitation. Whether it works or not, the other party will surely respond. What if it does work?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Han had nothing much to say, but his expression seemed to carry a hint of hesitation.

Shui Yixuan timely changed the subject, "Weren’t you investigating the Imperial Hospital’s medical records? Did you find anything?"

"Yes, indeed. Just when you hadn’t arrived, my brother’s person reported. They said Consort Hua’s medical records contradict the testimonies of her attendants, indicating an issue for sure. Moreover, they investigated the attending Imperial Physicians who initially refused to speak, but admitted under special means that Consort Hua was indeed ill. Publicly, it’s explained as caused by prolonged overwork, but the symptoms are easily palpitations, causing breathlessness, chest constriction, and panic during an attack. The timings given by the Imperial Physicians coincidentally matched my two episodes, so the timings align well."

With this answer, everyone’s expressions were self-explanatory: "So, it’s almost certain that it’s her. What do we do now?"

"If this matter really ties to the Outer Continent, I’m afraid we can’t handle it ourselves. Let’s meet with those forces first, and based on that, plan our next steps to see if there’s possibility for cooperation."

This was said by Jiang Xue, while she was unblinkingly staring at Shui Yixuan and Murong Han. She always felt these two were incredibly adept at pretending, seeing how she had talked to this extent, yet they could still calmly sit there, showing how skilled they were in cultivating their face of calm demeanor.

No worries, she wasn’t in a hurry, curious to see what the scene would be like when these familiar faces meet. Just imagining it felt thrilling.

In the original novel, she operated the Blue Feather Alliance, a notoriously powerful force among the Four Countries. However, in this life, she was considerably low-key, failing to reach the heights depicted in the original.

Not reaching such heights wasn’t alarming, knowing the general plot direction helped her connect the dots, ensuring continuity.

At Fenglin Garden, Consort Hua tired of waiting summoned her personal maid impatiently. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Go and bring Jin Fan."

Soon, Jin Fan was kneeling before Consort Hua, her eyes fierce, glaring irritably at the person on the ground.

"What is going on? It’s already daylight, yet no news has arrived? Did the mission fail?"

Equally puzzled, Jin Fan replied, "In response Lady, I’ve been awaiting news as well, yet to no avail. Tangli Palace, Moyang Palace remain silent until now. I grew restless, thus inquired across various places and received the same frustrating answer: tasks are numerous, needing completion one by one, advising us not to panic. When the time comes for killing, they will take action, assuring every operation is meticulously arranged, avoiding mishaps, providing us assurance. After receiving the news, I rushed here, unaware Lady was already urging, that’s the sequence of events. What should we do next?"