Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 267 Mrs. 2

Passing through two moon gates, a lush bamboo forest stretches ahead, with Guiyun Courtyard built against the bamboo, its eaves hidden among the swaying green shadows.

“Miss, the Madam’s residence is on the east side, separated from Guiyun Courtyard only by this bamboo grove.” Chunxue slowed her pace and whispered, pointing to the other side of the bamboo grove.

Guan Xun raised his eyes and looked around, his divine sense quietly spreading out.

It was quiet here, with faint traces of spiritual energy flowing between the ground and the bamboo tips, indicating that a barrier had been set up. It was quite safe to live here.

Chunxue pushed open the door of Guiyun Courtyard and said softly as she walked, "Miss, in all the years I've served in the True Inheritance Hall, I've never seen Madam neglect this place. She has people clean it carefully every day, and she often comes here to sit."

Guan Xun stepped in slowly, his gaze sweeping across the courtyard. The chair handles and utensils were spotless, the window carvings were bright and fresh, and a faint scent of grass and trees wafted in the air. It didn't feel cold at all, showing how much Xiao Yueluo cared for this place.

Chunxue led the two to a seat in the hall, her face still showing the embarrassment she had felt when asked about the Second Madam. She cautiously asked, "Miss, is there anything else you would like to know?"

Seeing her flustered appearance, Guan Xun knew that he wouldn't get any answers about the Second Madam, so he simply stopped asking and said with a hint of indifference in his eyes, "Then tell me about the general situation of the True Inheritance Hall."

"Okay." Chunxue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly gathered her thoughts. "There are a total of 245 sections in the palace. Apart from the residences, there are 201 sections left."

"Each section has its own responsibilities. There are forty-two responsibilities on the west side, namely the Spirit Artifact Storehouse, Treasure Storehouse, and Cultivation Technique Storehouse. From ordinary spirit artifacts to high-level magic treasures, they are all guarded and registered by special personnel."

"The north side has the most sections, a total of fifty-nine, mainly for spirit masters to train and spar, and is divided into trial grounds of different levels."

"The southeast sides are divided into fifty sections each, including places like the doctor's clinic, the canteen, and the pet residence. All of these are located there, and you can find all kinds of spiritual materials, herbs, and medicines."

"It's divided so meticulously? It's almost like a bustling small town..." Guan Xun nodded, then suddenly changed the subject, looking towards the outside of the hall with a hint of inquiry in his voice: "When I came in, I noticed that the entire True Inheritance Hall was extremely large. The tall hall in the middle took up almost a third of the space. It didn't look like a place for people to live. What was it used for?"

"Oh~" Chunxue clapped her hands in realization and quickly replied, "Miss is talking about that tall hall. That's where the obsidian is stored and refined."

She paused, then added, "However, that place is extremely strictly controlled. Ordinary people can't get in at all. You have to get approval from the Palace Master or the Middle Palace Master before you can go in. I've been working here for so long and I've never seen what it looks like inside."

Guan Xun was slightly surprised and couldn't help but think to himself that he originally thought the major halls were just buying obsidian and supplying it directly to the Shangju Pavilion, but he didn't expect that it would be refined into crystal black liquid before being sent up. There were quite a few tricks involved.

You need to get approval to get in; the security is really tight.

"I see, that's quite sophisticated." She said in a flat tone, "You may leave now, I will summon you if needed."

"Miss, shall I go and get you some tea and pastries? You must be hungry," Chunxue asked.

"Okay, go ahead."

"Yes." Chunxue quickly replied, bowed, and withdrew.

She had just closed the door when Bai Ze swayed over and plopped down in the chair next to Guan Xun, raising an eyebrow and saying, "This maid is sensible. I was just getting hungry."

……

Meanwhile, inside the doctor's clinic on the east side.

The doctors in the hall had solemn and iron-faced expressions, surrounding the area tightly, with Zhuge Yunzheng, who was seriously injured and unconscious, naturally at the center.

He lay stiffly on the jade couch, his face deathly pale, his lips cracked and purple, and his breathing so faint it was almost inaudible.

Zhuge Zhao paced anxiously to the side, his voice hoarse as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper: "Doctors, how is my brother?!"

An elderly doctor with white hair trembled as he withdrew his hand from taking the pulse. His withered fingers shook uncontrollably. He sighed deeply, "The dantian is completely shattered, and the spiritual meridians are broken. This is... this is an irreversible injury to the very foundation!"

The red-faced physician beside him wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his voice almost trembling with tears: "Thousand-year-old snow leaves, purple river fruits, dragon dream incense, we've used every healing spiritual material we can think of, but the spiritual power in his body is still like a burst dam, unstoppable!"

“We’ve used countless high-grade pills and potions, but the young master’s aura is getting weaker and weaker. In another hour…” He swallowed the rest of his words before he could finish.

"Unless there is the legendary Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill, otherwise..." Some doctors were so anxious that they stomped their feet, and the silver needles in their hands clattered to the ground.

"Otherwise what?!"

A sharp, angry shout suddenly pierced the noise, causing the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees to shake violently.

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman in a pale yellow dress hurrying toward them.

As her skirt swept across the threshold, a gust of wind rose. The allure on her face had long been replaced by a fierce expression, her harsh demeanor concealing ice. She led a group of servants as she barged in.

It was Cuihua, the birth mother of Zhuge Yunzheng.

Cuihua shoved aside the physician blocking her way and rushed to the jade bed. Seeing Zhuge Yunzheng's lifeless appearance, her pupils constricted, and she slapped the old physician beside her, shouting sternly, "A bunch of useless trash! If anything happens to my son, you will all be executed!"

The old doctor was so badly beaten that he staggered, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, but he dared not argue and could only lie trembling on the ground.

Cuihua turned around, her gaze like a knife piercing Zhuge Zhao, her voice shrill and grating: "Tell me! Who did this?! Who dared to hurt my son?! He went to participate in the Holy Vanguard Selection Tournament perfectly fine, how did he end up like this?!"

Zhuge Zhao took a half step back under her intense gaze, his face equally grim: "It's...it's...my elder brother overused his secret technique in the competition, that's why...that's why he suffered a backlash..."

"Backlash from the secret technique?!" Cuihua's pupils contracted, then her voice suddenly rose, "He's always been cautious, how could he suddenly overuse the secret technique? Someone must have forced him! Was someone plotting against him?!"

Zhuge Zhao's whole body tensed up. Even though he was filled with fear, he still frowned and shook his head, his voice filled with barely concealed difficulty: "It wasn't anyone else... My elder brother forcibly activated the Yin-Yang Blood Shadow Secret Technique, which was stacked to the tenth layer."

“Yin Yang Blood Shadow…?!” Cuihua interrupted him coldly, “He’s always been cautious about using that secret technique! Given his personality, how could he possibly do it!”

Zhuge Zhao gritted his teeth and forced himself to continue, "At the time, all the palace masters were present, and even my father witnessed it. My elder brother risked everything to stack the tenth layer in order to win the competition, but ultimately suffered the backlash of the secret technique, which... which led to the complete destruction of his dantian!"

"Wh-what?! Your dantian is completely destroyed?!" Cuihua froze, her face filled with disbelief. Then, as if possessed, she suddenly screamed, "You're talking nonsense!"

Seeing this, all the doctors in the clinic dared not breathe, even their breathing became shallow, as if the air was so heavy they were about to suffocate...