"Senior sister, I'll go talk to her first."
Yun Si Ning murmured softly in Qing Yu's arms.
"Go on, go on. If you're too tired, take a rest first."
Qingyu gently rubbed her forehead.
"OK."
Yun Si Ning nodded, then broke free from her senior sister's sweet and soft embrace.
In the distance, Hua Lu rolled her eyes.
"How are you feeling now? Are you feeling better?"
Following Hua Lu toward her room, Yun Si Ning asked.
"Look at yourself, you're not even as good as me."
Hua Lu turned her head and glanced at her.
"Hehe, I'm fine."
Yun Si Ning scratched her head, looking somewhat guilty.
"I did take away two of your powers of desire, and you looked so painful before."
"Thank you for your concern. I was once a Dragon Marrow Realm cultivator, so this pain is bearable."
Hua Lu stopped looking at her and went straight into her room.
Yun Si Ning stuck out her tongue behind her, muttering to herself.
"Seriously, this little girl is really arrogant."
As she pondered this, she followed the other person into the room.
"Go ahead, is there anything else you want to ask?"
Hua Lu sat casually on the bed, her two fair and tender legs draped over her side.
Yun Sining also found a chair and sat down, then got straight to the point and asked.
"Are you aware of the mark implanted within your body?"
"Mark?"
Hua Lu was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to realize something and said nonchalantly.
"Oh, you must be referring to the Grand Steward's mark."
Her attitude was somewhat unexpected for Yun Si Ning.
"You don't mind that?"
“When I stole your divine authority before, I could clearly sense the state of that thing.”
"It's very close to your heart, if..."
"I know."
Hua Lu interrupted her.
“Every divine messenger knows this: the power of the Grand Steward has remained within us since the day we decided to pledge our allegiance to him.”
She looked at Yun Sining and said very seriously.
"The so-called curse you used before was essentially the Grand Steward's power at work."
"Doesn't that mean that Geng Di can take your lives in an instant?"
"Of course that's true."
Hua Lu remained calm.
"When we decided to pledge allegiance to the Grand Steward, we had already given him everything, including our lives."
"I am like this, and so is Li Caiqi."
"Is that so..."
Yun Si Ning fell into thought. She wasn't surprised by Hua Lu's loyalty, something she had sensed before.
But there was another point she couldn't understand.
"If that's the case, then why didn't Geng Di kill you immediately?"
Yun Si Ning asked in confusion.
She then recounted her conversation with Geng Di to Hua Lu.
The little girl was stunned. When Geng Di's scarlet eyes appeared, she was still unconscious.
Hua Lu thought for a moment and then said.
"Perhaps the Grand Steward has some other intention, otherwise I should have died long ago."
"Based on my understanding of him, he might think that I am still of some use, or he might not think that I have betrayed him."
She shrugged.
"However, even if I were to die, it wouldn't matter, my life no longer belongs to myself."
"Dying here would be a relief for me."
"Hey, what are you saying?"
Yun Si Ning quickly interrupted her.
"How are you free now? Aren't you living a pretty comfortable life?"
Sigh...
Hua Lu sighed deeply, her face etched with the marks of time.
There are some things you don't understand at your age.
She said in a very old-fashioned way.
"Forehead……"
Yun Si Ning was speechless for a moment.
She felt that Hua Lu might blurt out "Oh, heavens, how cruel you are to me!" at any moment.
"Cough cough."
Yun Si Ning coughed lightly, bringing the conversation back to the main topic.
"Why do you think Geng Di did this?"
"Could he be using you to pinpoint our location?"
"Hmm... that might be it, but it might not be."
Yun Si Ning: …… ……
"Isn't that just stating the obvious? It's like you're saying nothing at all."
"There's nothing I can do about it."
Hua Lu gave an innocent look.
"I don't know what the Grand Steward's mark is for, and these are not questions I can ask."
"Okay... alright."
Yun Si Ning had no choice; the flower dew didn't seem to be lying.
Whatever the reason, the residue left in Hua Lu's body is like a huge time bomb.
If not handled properly, it might suddenly explode at any time.
She had previously planned to use the hidden authority to evade Geng Di's pursuit, but if that were the case, she would have to deal with it first.
"Flower Dew, is there any way to remove the mark left by Geng Di?"
Hua Lu glanced at her but didn't say anything; instead, she began to ponder.
"hiss……"
"Although I don't know how the Grand Steward's mark works, its essence must be lust."
"Desire is also matter, and as long as it is matter..."
"I see."
Yun Si Ning's eyes lit up.
"Using stolen power!"
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