"What has Master Yuanmo done to warrant Your Highness detaining him like this?"
Jiang Bai was surprised that Li Kejun could make such a shameless decision; he wanted to detain people arbitrarily without giving a reason.
The guard hesitated for a long time, stammering and unable to give a coherent answer.
“Your Holiness, we were just following orders and had no intention of offending you.”
Jiang Bai looked up at the lush old trees in the courtyard. Under the branches of the trees, she could vaguely imagine the person sitting there watching all this with a calm expression.
"Very well, I won't make things difficult for you. Just keep guarding it well."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and her upright and righteous figure gradually disappeared around the corner of the street.
As soon as she turned the corner and disappeared from the sight of the guards, her demeanor became sleazy.
"If I can't go through the front, can't I just go through the sky and enter?"
She tied all the papers to her waist, then bent down and went around to the back of Yuan Mo's yard.
Because of the numerous houses there, the guards were sparsely distributed, and Jiang Bai easily made his way over the wall after passing through the houses.
Using the cover of the tree's branches and leaves, she slid directly into the courtyard and descended along the tree trunk.
Yuan Mo looked up at her 'descending from the sky', picked up his teacup and smiled serenely: "I knew you would be able to get in, and I was right."
"So you were sitting in the courtyard watching the show with ease. If I wasn't afraid that person would get angry and detain me without regard for the people, I wouldn't have had to resort to such a humiliating method as climbing the wall."
Jiang Bai complained as he climbed down the tree.
Yuan Mo raised an eyebrow slightly: "Hehe, I'm sorry to have troubled you."
His sudden politeness made Jiang Bai uncomfortable; she had only made a lighthearted joke.
"These are the clansmen who have come to register today. I am not familiar with Gu magic, so I hope the master can take a look at the selection of people for me."
Yuan Mo picked up the paper and examined it carefully, then suddenly looked surprised: "The First Elder and the Fifth Elder have also signed up?"
"Yes, I don't know what they're up to, but they are ultimately from the Elders' Hall and belong to Lord Li Ke. I openly took them both away, and I'm afraid that person won't let us leave the Witch Clan easily."
She understood the elder's intentions; the two of them were probably just out for a short trip and wouldn't actually go out with Jiang Bai.
Yuan Mo looked at her with more appreciation: "Indeed, although the Grand Elder is loyal to Master, he cannot directly join your camp at this time. The two of them have always been dissatisfied with Li Kejun, and their appearance this time was within Li Kejun's expectations. However, if you refuse their registration, it can be considered as indirectly showing that you have no intention of winning them over."
"Alright, I'm afraid he won't believe me so easily. I still have to go back and deal with him. You can choose your people first. It's a relief to me."
Jiang Bai urged him to select the people. The medical Gu were the main force in treating patients outside the clan, while the poison Gu were the guards protecting these people.
As the sun began to set, Jiang Bai slipped away from Yuan Mo. She had discussed some matters with him and informed the selected people before returning to the palace on the mountaintop with a heavy heart.
The efforts of the past half month have changed the tribe's initial concept of the outside world and organized the tribe to sign up, but if Li Kejun insists on stopping them in the end, all of this will probably be in vain.
The lights on the mountain were lit early on. Just as Jiang Bai arrived at the palace gate, he looked back and could see the golden sun slowly disappearing behind the layers of mountains. A few wisps of red clouds floated in the wind, and the long rows of houses below gradually disappeared into darkness. Beyond that was a desolate poisonous forest.
Li Kejun had somehow arrived at the palace gate. He watched as the golden sunlight covering her gradually faded away, and finally she turned her head back.
"Your Highness, is it a pity about the sunset?"
Her question caused Li Kejun to hesitate for a moment.
"There is no need to regret it. The sun has set, but it will rise again tomorrow. The sun rises and sets, the moon rises and falls, and this has been the way of things since time immemorial. Why should I worry about such matters of heaven and earth?"
Jiang Bai nodded with a faint smile: "Your Highness is right. The sun and moon live as long as the heavens, so there is no need for us mortals to worry about them."
"What exactly do you want to say? I am not such a petty person. Just say what you have to say."
Knowing that she was quick-witted, Li Kejun suspected this was just the prelude to her rambling, which was likely to continue incessantly.
“Your Highness is straightforward, so I will speak now. The sun and moon can still rise and set, but the people of the Wu tribe cannot. Your Highness has probably also noticed that the energy veins in this mountain have been exhausted, and it is likely that the Wu tribe can no longer sustain themselves. Your Highness has been searching for a way to break this deadlock for a long time, but all you have sought are defensive methods, with little effect. What I am thinking now is to use a disruptive force to break the current situation.”
"You make it sound so easy? If it were that simple, I wouldn't have been searching for it for years." He scoffed, finding her idea somewhat amusing.
"The century-old feud between the Wu tribe and the outside world, do you think you can change it just by saying so?"
Jiang Bai's expression suddenly turned stern: "If you don't try, how will you know you can't change!"
"How dare you! I have said no, and that is final." Li Kejun's attitude was resolute; he trembled all over, and his face was grim.
Jiang Bai was not afraid at all. She stared at him intently and said, "You don't acknowledge this method only because it was proposed by my father. You just don't want to be subordinate to my father."
Li Kejun remained silent. Perhaps she had hit a nerve, for he turned around and glared at her: "Stop talking nonsense!"
"Your Highness, please rest assured. You are only unable to let go of the grudges in your heart. Although my father initially proposed a method to come out of seclusion, he passed away before he could announce it to the clan and put it into practice. Theoretical ideas that have not been put into practice are ultimately just empty talk. If Your Highness can accomplish this, you will be considered to be better than my father and have accomplished what he could not."
Jiang Bai lowered her eyes and spoke softly. She didn't know what she was betting on, but she knew that Li Kejun couldn't watch the Witch Clan perish, so she dared to say such a thing.
"Hmph, your provocation will not work on me. It is my responsibility to treat the people of the Wu tribe, and it is only right that I try to find a way to save them."
Li Kejun snorted coldly, raising his head to look at the sky without glancing at Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai was already shorter than him, and now it was hard to tell what expression he had on his face.
"This is not a provocation, but simply the truth to Your Highness. I have already selected the clansmen to leave the tribe. As long as Your Highness gives the order, I will serve Your Highness with utmost loyalty and devotion, leading my clansmen out of the Witch Clan."
"Are you trying to claim credit for saving the clan?" Li Kejun looked down at her, frowning.
Jiang Bai then realized the extent of Yuan Mo's suspicion that Yuan Mo had warned him about. This kind of person was incompetent at doing things, but very eager to claim credit.
"Your Highness will announce your support for this move at the clan gate tomorrow, and I will certainly also show everyone that this method is Your Highness's idea. At that time, the clan members will naturally be grateful and praise you."
"Very well, I agree, but in that case, our wedding date will have to be postponed."
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