Yun Jinxiu's eyes flashed, following that, a look of disdain flashed past the faces of the trigonum s beside him, but they still maintained a respectful attitude, and took a step back and spoke out together: "Young Master."
Even if Yun Jinxiu didn't turn around, he could only guess who was coming. But, it seemed like Ah Bao was right, even though this Young Master Tuoba was the former Hall Master's illegitimate child, his position in the Holy Palace was not even close to this Shui Xiu.
Yun Jinxiu turned around and looked at Tuoba also said: "So it's Young Master Tuoba."
She intentionally put on a cold expression of ridicule, but Tuoba didn't seem to care in the slightest as he nonchalantly said, "Miss Shui Xiu seems to have returned empty-handed today."
Yun Jinxiu did not say a word, and did not look at him. She only brushed past his face and looked towards the errand boy behind him.
The errand boy was startled by her and immediately said: "Feng Mian greets Miss Shui Xiu!"
Yun Jinxiu's heart turned cold, this errand boy was indeed Feng Mian.
Yun Jinxiu could not help but size him up carefully. Although the youth's appearance was not outstanding, he had a rather simple and honest look. When talking to her, although there was a hint of panic on his face, it actually made him seem more sincere.
Would such a person really be a traitor?
She had seen too much dirt and ugliness along the way, and this dirt and ugliness was caused by people, so she was used to thinking about human nature, not its evils.
If this Feng Mian was as she had imagined, she would be a pawn in the earth tomb, then her schemes and camouflage ability would definitely not be inferior to Ji Xiaodie's.
Maybe she had stared at Feng Mian for too long, so the trigonum beside her couldn't help but whisper out. "Miss Shui Xiu?"
Only then did Yun Jinxiu retract his gaze, only to see that Tuoba didn't seem to realize he was not looking at him, so he continued to speak continuously: "On the other hand, Xiaodie has taken in a group of extremely talented children, which Hall Master likes a lot. I'm really worried for you, Little Sister Shui Xiu."
If it was before, Shui Xiu would have been angered to death by his impish words. Although Shui Xiu was not the same Shui Xiu, Yun Jinxiu still reacted, flinging the fake Ah Bao in her hand forward, "Since Young Master is curious about this dead person, then I might as well satisfy Young Master's curiosity."
She pushed the fake Ah Bao into Tuoba also's arms.
As the silk cloth scattered, Tuoba couldn't help but take a glance at the person in his embrace. When he saw that face, he was suddenly stunned. Then, his expression slowly turned ugly …
"Ah Bao!" Feng Mian also suddenly exclaimed out loud when he saw Ah Bao's face.
According to Ah Bao, she had entered the Holy Palace at the same time as Feng Mian, and it had been many years since the day Ah Bao had disappeared, but everyone knew that Young Master Tuoba had let Ah Bao go. However, the strange thing was that the Hall Master did not blame him, and he had never mentioned this matter.
But when Ah Bao appeared again, he had actually turned into a cold corpse …
Feng Mian's face was pale, her eyes were red, and then she burst into tears.
As though he couldn't believe it, Tuoba took a long time to recover from his shock. Then, he looked at Yun Jinxiu and shouted coldly and angrily, "Did you do it?"
That trace of hostility completely peeled off one of his tendons. Then, he flew into a rage and shouted in a flustered manner, "I'm going to kill you!"
Seeing that Tuoba had also gotten angry, the trigonum beside Yun Jinxiu immediately jumped in front of Yun Jinxiu, saying with a nervous expression: "Young Master, Ah Bao was not killed by Miss Shui Xiu, it was brought back by Ji Xuanyi!"
Tuoba suddenly froze in place. "Ji Xuanyi?"
"If there's nothing else, Young Master Tuoba, Shui Xiu will take her leave first." Yun Jinxiu said indifferently, after that he ignored the stunned Ji Xuanyi and Feng Mian, and walked towards the palace.
Once he stepped into the hall gate, Yun Jinxiu immediately felt a wave of cold and gloomy moisture rush into his face.
To be exact, there were many children in the palace hall. Those children were all wearing patched up clothes. Although those clothes were dirty, every child had a smile on their faces.
Their division of duties was clear. Some of them were cleaning the floor, some were cleaning the tables and chairs, and there were occasional sounds of giggling children echoing within the hall. The hall was particularly noisy, but there was something strange about it.
When Yun Jinxiu stepped into the palace, all the voices in the palace stopped in that instant. Dozens of pairs of eyes stared at her with fear, and then, with a few "putong" "" putong "sounds, all the children kneeled down, trembling like small animal s in fear, they knelt on the ground, not daring to move an inch.
Yun Jinxiu frowned slightly.
Just how vile was that water sleeve to be able to make these children be afraid to such an extent?
Even though he was shocked, Yun Jinxiu did not stop. Step by step, he walked forward.
Inside the hall, the tables and chairs were dilapidated and the floor was dilapidated. Even the curtains that hung in the hall had turned gray after having been washed too many times.
Eyes full of old age, full of poverty, full of handicapped orphans … This was the reason why the great approx of the world felt that the Holy Hall s were so 'mighty'.
He gave the children a home, and he gave them pleasure.
He was just silently collecting those useless Marrow Rocks, but he was adding another burden to his own shoulders!
Yun Jinxiu could not help but sneer, this was truly touching.
As he walked past the great hall, just as Yun Jinxiu was about to turn around the corner, he heard a "hua la" sound, as something crashed onto her body.
Yun Jinxiu suddenly noticed that in front of her, there was a little boy who was thin and yellow.
His face was dirty and his eyes were wide open in fear, as if he had met the most terrifying demon in the world!
His legs trembled, his teeth chattered, and he fell to his knees with a 'putong' sound. With a 'peng peng,' he kowtowed, and blood quickly stained the ground. However, it seemed as if he didn't know the pain, and kowtowed again and again.
The great hall became even quieter. It was so quiet that only the crisp sound of someone kowtowing could be heard, one after another, as if someone had been smashed in the heart.
Yun Jinxiu stood there and thought, even though the sunlight outside was brilliant, it couldn't shine onto the world of these children.
She raised her foot and brushed it against the child's body as she slowly walked over.
The child seemed to have lost all his strength as he collapsed to the ground, his body covered in filth.
Although the palace was large, with Yun Jinxiu's speed, she very quickly walked around the entire palace, but strangely, she did not discover the so-called gold selling area.
Yun Jinxiu stopped in front of a door at the end of the hall. After looking around, his gaze fell on the door.
Just like the other rooms, there was nothing special about the door, but Yun Jinxiu could feel a faint movement from it.
At first, Yun Jinxiu thought that it was the Soul Lamp, but inside the Great Desolation Cauldron, the Soul Lamp was quietly floating. After a long time, Yun Jinxiu found the answer, the wave came from the Soul Fire.