Supernatural Insight Eyes

"This stubborn fool."

"Stubborn, obstinate, you’re harming the Pill Tower."

After the four elders came out from Elder Yan’s place, all their faces were blackened. Elder Yan’s questioning just now had really given them no face at all.

Both Pill Masters Meng and Yuan also had dark expressions. Elder Yan refused to release people, which meant they couldn’t hand Jin Zhimo over.

What should be done!

"Forget it, I’m withdrawing from this matter." One elder decided to pull out, unwilling to get involved further; evidently, Elder Yan’s questioning just now had made him feel guilty.

"I’m also withdrawing. I didn’t really support this matter in the first place. It’s indeed a bit too excessive for us to force Elder Yan like this."

It was hard enough to persuade the two elders, but now they withdrew, leaving only Pill Masters Meng and Yuan. They couldn’t say anything more, could they get angry with others?

There’s no use. They’re elders too, with the same status as you. Why should they listen to you?

This is something that can’t be helped.

"What shall we do next? Elder Yan seems determined." Pill Master Yuan said.

Pill Master Meng gazed into the distance, flashing a glimmer of light, and said leisurely, "If he doesn’t hand her over, does he think we have no way? If that’s the case, then we’ll snatch her!"

"Snatch?" Pill Master Yuan was taken aback.

"That’s right, as long as we quietly get the little girl in our grasp and hand her over to the major sects, even if Elder Yan finds out, what can he do? There’s no way the major sects would give him any face." Pill Master Meng said sardonically.

"But in doing so, we’ll severely offend Elder Yan, won’t we? That’s not good." Pill Master Yuan worriedly said.

"Offend? Haha... Haven’t we already offended him for a long time? Don’t forget, his disciple’s brother is Ye Fentian. Offending Ye Fentian is equivalent to offending Elder Yan." Pill Master Meng said.

Pill Master Yuan thought carefully about this relationship and it was indeed correct. The way Elder Yan valued Jin Zhimo must not be due solely to a master-disciple factor; surely, it also involves Ye Qiu’s factor. Thinking back on how they didn’t perform Alchemy for Ye Qiu before, with Ye Qiu’s intelligence, he surely knows what’s going on.

Thinking of this, Pill Master Yuan regretted somewhat, but unfortunately, there’s no turning back after the arrow is released. Since they’ve already offended Ye Qiu, the current situation presents a perfect opportunity for the major sects to jointly remove Ye Qiu. If he can expedite this process, that would surely be the best outcome.

"Fine, if we offend him, so be it; anyway, Elder Yan can’t do anything to us." Pill Master Yuan made a decision, choosing to follow Pill Master Meng down a dark path.

"If that’s the case, let’s plan on how to seize the little girl." Pill Master Meng said quietly.

...

Inside a room, Jin Zhimo sat on a chair, chin in hand, lost in thought.

This huge situation with all major sects coming to the Pill Tower for her, how could Jin Zhimo not know?

Sitting there, while worrying about her own situation, Jin Zhimo also worried about Ye Qiu. Currently, Ye Qiu’s circumstances were a hundred times more difficult than hers; not only did the Heavenly Palace want to kill Ye Qiu, but even the major sects wanted him dead, making it a situation of foes all around.

It had been a while since they last met, the last time being when Ye Qiu visited the Pill Tower. In recent days, apart from cultivating Alchemy, Jin Zhimo was out seeking news about Ye Qiu.

Unfortunately, news was scarce; all she heard was that Ye Qiu disappeared after battling with the Supreme Saint.

It was only a few days ago that she heard news about Ye Qiu again, and this news was quite shocking: Ye Qiu had slain the Supreme Saint.

While Jin Zhimo was happy for Ye Qiu, avenging himself finally, she also began to worry about the Taiyi Divine Sect’s retaliation against Ye Qiu.

Then, many days passed with no action from Taiyi Divine Sect, allowing Jin Zhimo some relief.

But soon followed that the Heavenly Palace made a move against Ye Qiu again, and Ye Qiu once again vanished. Until now, when the people from the major sects arrived, Jin Zhimo realized that the Taiyi Divine Sect never gave up; they just couldn’t find Ye Qiu and now wanted to come after her.

As Jin Zhimo was lost in thought, the sound of the door being opened occurred.

"Zhimo." A girl of similar age to Jin Zhimo pushed open the door and walked in.

This girl, like Jin Zhimo, was also one of Elder Yan’s disciples. Both were female alchemists who got along well and often stayed together.

"Xiao Die." Jin Zhimo came back to her senses.

"Zhimo, those major sects’ people came again just now, still demanding that the Pill Tower hands over you." Xiao Die brought the latest news.

"Oh." Jin Zhimo wasn’t surprised; with the major sects having their eyes on her, they surely wouldn’t back down easily.

"Why aren’t you worried?" Xiao Die was annoyed by Jin Zhimo’s nonchalant attitude.

"There’s nothing I can do alone; with this situation now, even if I leave the Pill Tower, it’s impossible. Even if I manage to get out, I’d immediately fall into the hands of the major sects." Jin Zhimo said. Her martial prowess was simply not worth mentioning before the major sects.

"Look at what you’re saying. Don’t worry; I’m here from the teacher’s side. I’m here to tell you good news: the teacher hasn’t given up on you. Just now, Pill Masters Yuan, Meng, and four elders went to see the teacher and suggested handing you over. Can you guess what our teacher said?" Xiao Die teased.

"What did he say?" Jin Zhimo was genuinely curious about Elder Yan’s attitude.

Xiao Die smiled lightly and said, "The teacher scolded all four elders away, saying they’re timid and only know how to act tough inside; anyway, the four elders left with blackened faces. Haha, you should’ve seen the scene back then; it was wonderful."

"How did you know?"

Xiao Die stuck out her tongue, "I went to serve tea for the teacher, and accidentally overheard."

Upon hearing the teacher had scolded away Pill Masters Meng and the others, Jin Zhimo felt warmth in her heart; she indeed didn’t choose the wrong teacher.

"Zhimo, let me tell you, although our teacher won’t hand you over, I think Pill Masters Meng and Yuan won’t let things rest easily, and they know your brother’s situation just like you do. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have troubled you these days. They will surely find a way to deal with you; you need to be careful." Xiao Die reminded.

Jin Zhimo nodded, "Thank you, Xiao Die, I will be cautious."

After sending Xiao Die away, Jin Zhimo returned to her room. What Xiao Die said was correct; even though the teacher is protecting her in the Pill Tower, she can’t afford to be careless since Pill Masters Meng and Yuan were still lurking with their eyes fixed on her like predators.

"It’s a pity I can’t protect myself right now, otherwise, I’d really wish to fight alongside you." Jin Zhimo’s mind conjured up Ye Qiu’s image.

Right then, a thin tube pierced through the window paper, and a wisp of white smoke drifted into the room through the tube.

As Jin Zhimo was lost in thought, she immediately felt weak all over and slumped onto the table.