Her figure reappeared in the guest room of the City Lord's Estate.
Within two breaths, a knock sounded on the door.
Knock, knock, knock.
“Come in.”
The door was pushed open from the outside.
Dressed in dark red robes, Xiao Cen walked in.
“Young Lord Yun.”
She casually closed the door behind her and naturally walked over to sit opposite Yun Heng.
The paleness on Yun Heng's face had faded significantly, and she looked much more energetic than yesterday.
Xiao Cen watched her for a moment before asking, “How are Young Lord Yun's injuries?”
“They are much better,” Yun Heng replied. “It's nothing major.”
Xiao Cen nodded and fell silent.
She retrieved a palm-sized white jade jar from her storage space and gently placed it on the table.
Yun Heng looked down at the jar, then looked up at Xiao Cen.
Xiao Cen averted her gaze, avoiding eye contact.
“This is Cold Jade Meridian-Reconnecting Ointment.
“It is specifically used to treat meridian damage.
“Young Lord Yun certainly does not lack good things, so you might not necessarily need it.
“But even if you do not need it, you can give it to the guards who were injured yesterday.”
As she reached the end, Xiao Cen paused slightly.
“This is a small token of my regard.
“I hope Young Lord Yun will accept it.”
Yun Heng raised her eyebrows slightly; she could tell.
Xiao Cen's gift of medicine today was clearly an active gesture of goodwill.
However, Xiao Cen was direct.
Even when trying to bridge the distance between them, her attitude remained open and candid.
Therefore, Yun Heng did not find it disagreeable.
Yun Heng picked up the white jade jar from the table and swept it directly into her storage space.
“Thank you.”
Seeing Yun Heng accept it, Xiao Cen's expression visibly relaxed.
“My visit today is first to deliver the medicine, and second, to thank Young Lord Yun in person.”
Yun Heng raised her eyes to look at her.
Xiao Cen's expression was earnest.
“If Young Lord Yun had not descended from the heavens yesterday to block the beast tide for me, my guards and I would likely have perished in the Northern Wilderness.”
“There is no need to thank me for that,” Yun Heng said. “You also led your people to block the rear of the beast tide yesterday. We were merely doing our respective parts.”
Her journey to the Northern Wilderness was originally to tame spirit beasts.
Defeating the Spirit-Devouring Desolate Lizard and helping Shuolin City resist the beast tide were merely done in passing.
Xiao Cen shook her head.
“That is different.
“Regardless of your reasons for acting, you ultimately saved me.
“I will not pretend nothing happened.”
Yun Heng looked at Xiao Cen, her impression of her improving further.
This Third Prince was indeed more open and candid than she had imagined.
Xiao Cen fell silent for a moment, then suddenly lowered her voice.
“Aside from that, there is one more thing I wanted to tell Young Lord Yun in advance today.
“The people from the City Lord's Estate made a trip to the depths of the Northern Wilderness today.”
Yun Heng's eyes shifted slightly.
She immediately became alert, her gaze turning sharp.
Why did Xiao Cen specifically come to tell her this?
Was she trying to pry information out of her?
Seeing Yun Heng's expression, Xiao Cen knew she had misunderstood.
She immediately explained: “Please do not misunderstand, Young Lord Yun.
“I will not ask, nor do I want to know, what exactly happened in the depths of the Northern Wilderness.
“I am only telling you in advance, so you will not be caught off guard if the people from the City Lord's Estate suddenly ask.”
Yun Heng still looked at her with slight suspicion.
Xiao Cen continued, “That Body Integration Realm desolate beast which caused the beast tide was slain by Young Lord Yun and your people in the first place.
“It is your spoil of war. How you choose to handle it has nothing to do with me.
“However, I do not know what the people of Shuolin City might think.”
She paused for a moment, observing Yun Heng's reaction.
“I heard that after entering the depths of the Northern Wilderness, the people from the City Lord's Estate discovered the traces left behind by a cold vein where the desolate beast had awakened. It appeared to have been taken away.”
Yun Heng's brow furrowed slightly.
However, she quickly regained her composure, doing her best to control her expression so as not to reveal any flaws.
Yet, the moment Yun Heng's expression shifted, Xiao Cen caught it.
It seemed that cold vein had indeed been taken by Yun Heng.
Her suspicion was confirmed, but she did not let it show on her face.
“That cold vein was originally ownerless.
“That Young Lord Yun was able to take it away is a testament to your own capability.
“Shuolin City has no standing to question you.”
Yun Heng looked at her for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
“I will accept the Cold Jade Meridian-Reconnecting Ointment.
“Also, thank you for the warning, Third Prince.”
Hearing this, Xiao Cen finally let out a sigh of relief.
It was good that she had not caused Yun Heng to misunderstand her.
She had initially been somewhat worried that Yun Heng would think she was deliberately using the information from the City Lord's Estate's investigation to probe her.
Now, it seemed this Young Lord Yun was a clever person.
Xiao Cen stood up from her seat.
“In that case, I will not disturb Young Lord Yun's rest any longer.
“See you at the banquet in an hour.”
Yun Heng nodded.
Xiao Cen turned and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
Only when her aura had completely faded did the System fly out of the Tianheng Jade.
The white ball of light stopped in front of Yun Heng, its tone carrying clear suspicion.
【Host, do you believe what this Third Prince just said?】
【She is notoriously ruthless and scheming.】
【Maybe she was just putting on an act just now.】
Yun Heng sat in her chair, her fingers lightly tapping the table twice.
After a moment, she spoke: “System.”
“Didn't you say before that I have an Immaculate Heavenly Destiny Spiritual Root?”
【Yes.】
“You also said that because my fortune is very strong, my journey so far has been exceptionally smooth.
“I haven't even encountered many truly bad people.”
The System's light ball bobbed up and down.
【That's right.】
Yun Heng leaned back against her chair, recalling Xiao Cen's expression when she spoke just now.
“In that case, I don't think this Third Prince is a bad person.
“At least just now, I didn't sense any malice from her.”
Xiao Cen might indeed be ruthless.
But being ruthless doesn't mean she is necessarily a bad person.
Much less does it mean she would act against me.
The System fell quiet.
It was clearly still somewhat uneasy.
Yun Heng looked at it and continued, “Don't worry.
“I know what I'm doing.”
If the other party is sincere in befriending her, she naturally won't treat them poorly.
But if it's all a facade, Yun Heng won't hesitate to be ruthless in turn either.
Hearing this, the System seemed to finally put its worries to rest.
【Alright.】
【This System believes in Host's intuition.】
“However, we indeed need to prepare well for tonight's banquet.”
The System's light ball circled in front of her.
【What does Host plan to do?】
Yun Heng was silent for a moment, a smile gradually appearing in her eyes.
“It is time for the Yun Family to reveal itself to the world.”
An hour later.
City Lord's Estate, Pingshuo Hall.
Pingshuo Hall was the specific venue within the City Lord's Estate used to host banquets and receive distinguished guests, and its interior was exceptionally spacious.
At the very front of the hall stood the main seat of honor.
The City Lord had already taken his seat.
In the first seat on the right sat the Third Prince of the Eastern Region, Xiao Cen.
Further down sat the elders of the City Lord's Estate, the commander of the city guard, and the heads of various departments.
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