It's simply madness.

"Do you think I'm here to kill you?"

Wang Wu finally realized something was wrong. What was this crazy woman thinking?

She smiled sorrowfully in silence, "Isn't it so? You killed Young Master Yu, who was stronger than me, especially since he had a magical treasure with him. It's been almost a year, and even now, no one outside knows how Young Master Yu died or where he died."

"To silently kill Young Master Yu indicates you're at least a third-grade Celestial Realm cultivator. How could I possibly be your match?"

"Moreover, a third-grade Celestial Realm cultivator wouldn't target Jade Mountain Manor without a specific reason. This means you and your faction are fully prepared to strike at any moment, and it's something I cannot contend with."

"I only hope, with my meager resources, to win a shred of your favor and spare my two daughters..."

So that's how it is. This woman sure has a wild imagination.

But this also shows that on the side of the Human Race, once targeted by a bigger noble family, the middle and small noble families are also powerless to turn the tide.

They even lose the will to resist.

Of course, She Shoujiu's teachings were still in his ear, and Wang Wu couldn't believe it.

Thinking it over, he did not respond to these and instead frowned and asked, "Was it you who almost caused the Five Elements Spirit Fruit Tree to wither?"

"No!"

This woman directly denied it.

"But last time, you clearly asked me to buy a Five Poison Profound Stone."

"Because last time I realized you were not Young Master Yu, how could I tell you the truth? It was just an excuse to kill you and silence you."

"Do you think a Fifth-Grade Fire-Storage Spirit Pill can kill me?"

"Of course not, but I know my husband has arrived, accompanied by the Manor Master of Cyan Pheasant Manor, and others have joined forces. As long as you activate the mechanism, or if you don't activate it, I will activate it in a short while. Then, the Fifth-Grade Fire-Storage Spirit Pill will cause quite a stir, and by then, you won't be able to escape."

"But what I didn't expect was that such a deadly trap was dissolved by you. Do you know how I've been living these past six months? Sleepless nights and troubled days, now I only ask for a quick death."

Upon hearing this, Wang Wu nodded; this argument made some sense.

Thinking it over, he said, "I'm not from any powerful faction; I accidentally slaughtered that Young Master Yu, but I got severely injured as a result, so I plan to recuperate here for a few years, but I honestly didn't expect such a blessing."

"So, Madam, rest assured, although I am not a good person, I am not a beast. I have no enmity with you or your husband, nor with Jade Mountain Manor, let alone you."

"Actually, this time, I didn't want to show myself, but I found that a stone of the Five Elements Spirit Array at your manor is about to break, so I wanted to use this method to remind you to quickly repair it, but I didn't expect to disturb you so much—my apology."

"I assure you, as long as you repair the Five Elements Spirit Array, or find me a spare Array Stone to replace it, once my injuries heal, I will leave and never return. No one will know about our affairs, and your two daughters will grow up healthy, how about that?"

"By the way, Madam, do you have a spare Array Stone?"

This was what Wang Wu was most concerned about.

But Madam Jiayan did not answer; instead, she asked:

"So you are really injured?"

"Yes."

"You are not a third-grade Celestial Realm cultivator?"

"Correct."

"You have no powerful faction behind you?"

"Indeed."

"Then I dare to ask, can I invite you to become an Elder Honored Guest at Jade Mountain Manor?"

"That wouldn't be appropriate, as I am being hunted by my enemies and don't want to involve you." Wang Wu declined politely, but in the next second, the woman grabbed his hands eagerly.

"No need to show yourself, just stay at Jade Mountain Manor, and I will arrange everything. You only need to secretly assist at critical moments, or even not make a move, just help maintain the Five Elements Spirit Array. As for spare Array Stones, when the Immortal Alliance sent people to deploy the Five Elements Spirit Array, they did leave three hundred pieces. Is that enough?"

"Enough, more than enough. I need to replace it right away; someone has been watching Jade Mountain Manor. I'm worried it's my enemy..." Wang Wu was overjoyed, but somehow, Madam Jiayan's face turned ashen upon hearing this.

"That, that might not be your enemy, but the Ten Thousand Poison Sect seeking to annex Jade Mountain Manor!"

"What?" Wang Wu was stunned. How did it circle back to the Ten Thousand Poison Sect again?

However, he immediately thought of the Five Poison Profound Stone under the Five Elements Spirit Fruit Tree; if it wasn't this woman who did it, then it must be someone else.

But seeing Madam Jiayan's distraught look now, she didn't seem to be faking it.

After all, if she were an inside agent for the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, she should be delighted.

"Madam, please quickly get me the spare Array Stone."

Wang Wu urged anxiously, he was truly worried, but this Madam Jiayan suddenly lost control, hugging him tightly.

"You haven't agreed to be an Elder Honored Guest of Jade Mountain Manor, and I promise I won't treat you poorly."

"Moreover, my husband is on duty in Luoyue City, he is the Deputy City Lord with many duties and devoted to cultivation. Unless it's something important, he hardly comes back—so, I, I'm willing to serve day and night..."

Faced with such a scene, with such soft words, Wang Wu was truly overpowered, mainly—afraid of a trap!

"Your husband is the Deputy City Lord of Luoyue City, his strength is no less than mine, and your family has substantial resources. Why is Madam so flustered over a mere Ten Thousand Poison Sect?"

Wang Wu asked the biggest question.

"Oh, just a mere Ten Thousand Poison Sect, do you not know the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect is actually Lu Wuchen's trusted disciple?"

The woman, however, smiled bitterly, "Do you know what tumult occurred between our Yu and Fan families over the past thirty years?"

"Our two families were conscripted by Lu Wuchen to attack the Great Snow Mountain, and as a result, my in-laws, my brother- and sister-in-law, four third-grade cultivators of the Fan Family were killed by Lu Wuchen's sword!"

"My father, my eldest brother, second brother, youngest brother, four third-grade cultivators of the Yu Family died in battle one after another!"

"Along with them, fifty thousand mortal warriors and five thousand family cultivators from our Yu and Fan families died in battle!"

"We are doomed. Now the Fan Family has only my husband and this Jade Mountain Manor. He has long been close friends with the Patriarch of the Cyan Pheasant Liu Family, and only by supporting each other can they secure a place in Luoyue City."

"And my Yu Family was completely taken over by the Ten Thousand Poison Sect years ago, Young Master Yu was my childhood sweetheart, and we were in love from a young age, but I was arranged to marry into the Fan Family for the sake of the family."

"He became a Wild Cultivator, and upon hearing of my family's plight, he has been helping me for the past two years, but he died because of me!"

"Of course, you don't have to worry about me avenging him, as life is fleeting, and destiny is like grass. Being weaker than others is no different from ants. I have long seen through all this."

"Now, I don't even count on my husband anymore, to be honest, I noticed the spies of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect six months ago. I've been sending messages to my husband, hoping for his return, but it's like stones sinking into the sea. I really don't know who to rely on anymore. Your honor, please, for the sake of my sincere service, at least take my two daughters with you because if the manor is broken by the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, I'm afraid not even a dog or chicken will be spared."

Seeing Madam Jiayan in tears, hearing the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect is Lu Wuchen's trusted disciple, Wang Wu genuinely believed it this time.

The Ten Thousand Poison Sect, after all, was Lu Wuchen's biggest, most ruthless, and effective weapon in attacking the West Wilderness.

If it weren't for the Ten Thousand Poison Sect corrupting the Divine Tree of Grandpa Xishan Tree's branch, the situation at the Great Snow Mountain wouldn't have deteriorated so drastically.

Thinking of this, Wang Wu asked, "If you're not an inside agent of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, who placed the Five Poison Profound Stone under the Five Elements Spirit Fruit Tree? There must be an inside agent, and if this agent is not removed, the manor will fall!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Jiayan's eyes widened, her body staggered, and her expression grew more despondent.

"The guards and servants of the manor are reliable, and Nanny Xu is loyal. Then there is only one possibility: before, I gave Young Master Yu the jade talisman for entering the Five Elements Spirit Array..."

Ah, now everything matched up.

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