Poisonous Goddess: I'm just lazing around in the mortal realm.

"what?"

Haojing had experienced so much that day that his mind was still reeling.

He looked at Xie Qiao blankly, then suddenly realized what she meant.

"I don't know if it's true or not, but I've seen that girl before." Haojing said as he walked to the medicine box and began arranging the herbs.

He needs to prescribe a milder formula for this girl.

Seeing Hao Jing's troubled expression, Xie Qiao recalled his reaction when he saw the girl in the inner room earlier and immediately guessed what was going on.

He glanced specifically at the doorway of the dark room, then walked to Haojing's side and said...

"Is she the girl you mentioned who died in the demon realm?"

The girl Xie Qiao was referring to was the one she and Zhou Jinghuai had met when the Mingyue Palace was burned down.

Back then, Haojing had mentioned to him under the corner tower that this girl looked somewhat similar to Thirteen. But Haojing had also said that over a hundred years ago, he had personally witnessed this girl die in front of him.

Recalling Haojing's ghost-like expression just now, it's not hard to guess.

This girl is most likely the same girl Haojing mentioned before.

Hao Jing paused, looking at Xie Qiao with a troubled expression.

"I...I don't know if it was true or not, but I really saw her die at that time!" He was still a little scared when he recalled the scene in the inner room.

That girl looked exactly like Wan Yan back then!

However, Shi Wanyan had already died in the Demon Realm Canyon a hundred years ago!

Suddenly, Haojing's hand slipped, and the medicine bottle fell to the ground.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing this, Xie Qiao quickly squatted down and picked up the medicine bottle. When he stood up, he saw Hao Jing looking at him with a strange expression.

He's not Haojing, and he doesn't believe in ghosts!

"Do you think... there's such a thing as reincarnation in this world?" Hao Jing numbly took the medicine bottle from Xie Qiao's hand.

"Reincarnation? Have you hit your head?"

"It's a reincarnation. She looked exactly like her before she died, isn't that a reincarnation?"

Haojing couldn't help but recall the ancient books he had seen while searching for medicinal herbs in Medicine King Valley.

The secrets about reincarnation are written on it.

Unfortunately, there was only half a page left, and he only glanced at it quickly without reading the whole thing.

"I think you're the one who's sick. I remember you mentioned that the girl didn't have any supernatural powers, right?"

Xie Qiao poked Hao Jing's head. Hao Jing had mentioned this girl several times back in Cang Ling, saying that she didn't have any divine power protecting her.

So much so that when she was finally murdered, all he could do was watch helplessly as she died of poisoning.

Furthermore, when Shen Mu and his companion arrived, they happened to kill a high-level demonic beast that shouldn't have been in the Demon Realm Canyon. Anyone with discerning eyes could see that someone had deliberately set a trap to kill this girl.

“Yeah, no divine power.” Hao Jing shook his head blankly at Xie Qiao.

"But do you know where this girl came from?"

"Where did it come from? Did you pick it up by the roadside?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Qiao glared at Hao Jing with annoyance, and then slowly said...

"When I arrived at Mingyue Palace, I happened to see the master using a barrier to trick Sun Youzhi into leaving. The girl was injured during her fight with Sun Youzhi."

Xie Qiao even remembered that there was still a faint black aura emanating from Sun Youzhi's only remaining arm.

If he guessed correctly, he was injured by a poisoned dagger.

"She fought against Chongming?" Haojing naturally didn't believe Xie Qiao's words, and could hardly hide the surprise in his eyes.

"Yes, I noticed the tiny wound on Sun Youzhi's body. Did you take your sword there today, sir?"

Xie Qiao, of course, couldn't be mistaken, and nodded with absolute certainty.

"Could it really not be the same person? Isn't that the reincarnation I was talking about!" Hao Jing was still immersed in the ancient book he was reading, but now, after all the talk, he had come back to the starting point.

Xie Qiao was also awakened by Hao Jing's words, even though he was somewhat confused.

"If it's not the same person, why are you so nervous, sir?" Although Xie Qiao is usually taciturn, even he could tell that Shen Mu was especially nervous about this girl today.

Not to mention others.

Haojing tidied up the medicine box and gently closed it.

"I think only the adult himself knows about this. Why don't you go and ask him?"

"Why aren't you going?" Xie Qiao raised an eyebrow slightly and couldn't help but roll her eyes at Hao Jing.

Everyone knows Shen Mu's temperament. Although he treats them like his own brothers, he is strict and orderly when it comes to doing things. They cannot be allowed to inquire about their master's private affairs at will.

Should he ask this girl what she means to Shen Mu?

It would be better to let him die at Chongming's hands; that would be a quick and painless death.

Seeing that he couldn't fool Xie Qiao, Hao Jing could only purse his lips and say...

"But I remember this girl. You said Young Master Zhou knows her too."

He also recalled that when Xie Qiao mentioned the burning of Mingyue Palace, Zhou Jinghuai became emotional upon seeing the girl's appearance, and even disregarded his injuries, he insisted on chasing after her.

Xie Qiao naturally remembered what Hao Jing had said, and he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"If these two men both know the same girl, I'm afraid it's..."

They have to fight!

"Ugh--"

Haojing, relieved of his exhaustion, leaned wearily against Xie Qiao. He didn't know how to deal with the girl in the room anymore.

He clearly remembered that Zhou Jinghuai had also come to this dark room when Shen Mu was injured.

If he were to suddenly burst in now and see the girl lying in the inner room, I'm afraid...

"Why don't you go and tell the adults to move that girl to the Shen residence?" Hao Jing thought about it carefully. On the surface, the Shen residence and the Zhou family didn't have much of a connection. In the past, Zhou Jinghuai had only visited the Shen residence a handful of times.

They were afraid of being caught red-handed.

If we could move this hot potato from the house to the Shen residence now, we wouldn't have to worry about Zhou Jinghuai barging in and discovering the girl.

"Have you dealt with the spies in the Shen residence?" Xie Qiao glanced at him, then followed Sun Youzhi's trail all the way to the Western Regions.

It took several days before they returned to Nanyang with Sun Youzhi.

He was completely unaware of what was happening in the Shen residence at the moment.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Haojing shake his head helplessly.

"Not yet. The master said that if we clean this up now, that person might send a few more in secretly. It's better to keep them at the Shen residence to avoid alerting the enemy."

He sighed helplessly. Now that Shen Mu had entered the palace, he wouldn't be able to return for a while.

However, he has noticed something is wrong with Zhou Jinghuai lately, and it is difficult to tell whether Zhou Jinghuai will suddenly visit.

"Never mind him, I think the girl in this room is the one you were talking about."

Xie Qiao straightened up abruptly, ready to go back and get some rest.

He followed Sun Youzhi all the way back to Nanyang, fearing that Sun Youzhi would disappear right under his nose, and could only sleep for one or two hours each day.

“I think so too. Anyway, the girl in this inner room doesn’t have any divine power anymore.”

Hao Jing's words made Xie Qiao pause in his steps, turning around with an incredulous expression.

"What did you say?"