The Flower Goddess glanced at Dou Shen, confirming that he knew nothing about the matter, and became even more puzzled.
Dou Shen continued, "It was indeed me who took out the twin lotus from the Ink Pavilion, and Xuan Mei did indeed use the black butterfly to discover where I hid the twin lotus. Later, as I just said, Chong Wu arrived and stopped Xuan Mei from fighting."
"As you know, I am a member of the Ink Pavilion, so this matter naturally needs to be dealt with after returning to the Ink Pavilion. The Ink Pavilion has rules: if a member makes a mistake, ordinary members are punished, but it's different for someone like me with the status of an elder. I need to wait for the decision from above before I can be 'punished.' Without waiting for a reply, I relinquished my elder status and left the Ink Pavilion. I opened a small clinic here, and I enjoy drinking tea and listening to stories in the tea room on weekdays, which is quite pleasant. My stance is different from the Ink Pavilion's. Although I am a member, I know that they took the Twin Lotuses to cultivate a new demonic seed. Once the demonic seed appears, the world will be devastated. So I took action. I thought that moving the Twin Lotuses would stop their actions, but the Ink Pavilion is indeed the Ink Pavilion; they have taken precautions both inside and out. Since I cannot obtain the Twin Lotuses this time, it is inconvenient for me to take action again, and I do not want to get involved in this matter anymore..."
Dou Shen paused for a moment, then said, "Regarding that message, I definitely didn't send it. As for why I notified you to come, I have no idea. However, you should have noticed the heavy security in the capital when you entered the city, and I do know some information about that."
The Flower Goddess initially felt a little regretful when she heard that Dou Shen was unwilling to get involved in the matter, but considering that they had only met by chance and Dou Shen had no obligation to help her, she let it go.
He picked up a teacup, poured two cups of tea, and pushed one of them in front of Dou Shen, patiently listening to what he had to say next.
Dou Shen nodded to the Flower Goddess, accepted the tea, but didn't drink it immediately. He said with a slightly serious tone, "Now, whether entering or leaving the city, everyone needs to be checked. I don't know the purpose. The people from the south were invited by the Demon Palace, supposedly to discuss the 'Demon Seed,' specifically for the Twin Lotus. Even the Ink Pavilion doesn't know the details; the Ink Pavilion is merely subordinate to the Demon Palace. Moreover, the Demon Palace always acts arbitrarily, including this invitation to the south—it's probably a trap..."
The goddess of flowers nodded, then asked in confusion, "Why are you telling me all this?"
Dou Shen had only met him once, yet this man was willing to return the twin lotus flowers to her. Although she ultimately failed to retrieve them, the Flower Goddess was deeply grateful for his gesture.
And now, he has told her so much information. It's no wonder she's starting to have doubts…
Dou Shen looked at the Flower Goddess with an upright expression and said, "As the saying goes, 'Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together,' and I simply disdain to associate with them. Besides, those twin lotus flowers originally belonged to you. Normally, it would have been fine if they had taken them, but if they wanted to use them to cultivate 'demon seeds,' then I would certainly have tried to stop them. But now that they've fallen into the hands of the Demon Palace, it's impossible to stop them, and there's no way to stop them. I only hope that I can live comfortably these days..."
The Flower Goddess nodded. If the twin lotus blossoms were in the Demon Palace, it would indeed be troublesome, especially since the last news of the Star God and Li Yuan also came from the Demon Palace.
Is there any connection between these two things...?
Should she go to the Demon Palace to find out what's going on?
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