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

Zhou Jinghuai's face stiffened. He turned to look at Hao Jing and grabbed him by the collar.

"I don't need you to remind me, I know what I'm doing."

His tone carried a barely concealed anger, as if it were about to burst forth at any moment.

Upon hearing this, Haojing lowered his head and looked at himself as his collar was being grabbed.

"Young Master Zhou, are you going to fight one of our own people now?"

He had already drawn his sword from its sheath with one hand, waiting for Zhou Jinghuai's command.

Although their divine power is not high, they will not be affected by this issue in the mortal realm.

If we were to actually fight, I might not necessarily lose to him.

Zhou Jinghuai gripped Hao Jing's collar tightly with his right hand and said in a deep voice...

"I do not mind."

The look in his eyes as he gazed at Haojing seemed to erode his last shred of reason with overwhelming rage.

He's a strange person; he doesn't care about anything in this world.

But the only one he cared about most was Thirteen.

No sooner had Zhou Jinghuai finished speaking than he raised his left hand to throw a punch.

"Then I will accompany you to the end."

With lightning-fast reflexes, Haojing flicked out his sword and with a backhand strike, he had already separated the two of them.

In just a moment, Zhou Jinghuai felt his left hand being grabbed and unable to move. He looked back following the force and bumped into Xie Qiao, who was rushing over.

A gust of cold wind swept by

Xie Qiao released Zhou Jinghuai's left hand and spoke with a stern face.

"Is this how Young Master Zhou handles things?"

"It's you?"

Zhou Jinghuai casually pulled his hand behind his back and carefully examined Xie Qiao, who had suddenly appeared in front of him.

Although he pretended to be calm, he was actually suddenly tense inside, because he really hadn't noticed Xie Qiao getting close.

"Why are you here? Where is Lord Shen?"

Haojing didn't care about anything else and quickly went to Xie Qiao's side.

It seems that neither of them is with Shen Mu right now. If they encounter any danger, I'm afraid no one will be able to help Shen Mu.

"It's a long story, I'll tell you in detail later."

Xie Qiao shook his head, his face devoid of any emotion.

After saying that, he turned to look at Zhou Jinghuai and continued...

"Young Master Zhou, you seemed to be asking to spar with us? You wouldn't mind if I joined you, would you?"

Zhou Jinghuai snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"Even if the two of you were combined, you might not be a match for me."

His voice was cold, showing none of his usual carefree attitude.

If he were in the realm of gods, he would truly have the confidence to speak like that.

But now that he was clearly in the mortal realm, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and face it head-on out of pride.

"Then let's give it a try. We are under Lord Shen's command. I think that since Young Master Zhou is so uncooperative, Lord Shen won't blame us if he finds out later."

Xie Qiao drew his sword and stood beside Hao Jing.

The two of them hadn't stretched their muscles in a long time, and now was a perfect opportunity.

"Bam—"

Just as the three were about to start fighting, the wooden door inside the house was kicked open.

"Who?"

The group turned around and saw a girl slowly emerging from the billowing gray smoke as the wooden door closed.

Thirteen pulled Pei Suisui aside with one hand, then calmly stepped into the room and said in a deep voice...

"Fighting here? Who gave you permission?"

She looked up at the men in the room and continued...

"I've said it before, no one is allowed to fight here. If you want to fight, go outside."

"us……"

Hao Jing raised his head and pointed at Zhou Jinghuai, wanting to explain something to Thirteen. But before he could speak, Xie Qiao pulled his raised arm down.

"Yes, let's go out."

He nodded to Thirteen and then took the lead in walking out of the room.

Hao Jing originally intended to leave as well, but seeing Zhou Jinghuai standing there motionless, he took a few more steps and pulled him towards the door.

“I didn’t hear Thirteen say we should all leave, so there’s no point in you staying here.”

After saying that, he pulled Zhou Jinghuai away, carefully closing the two rickety doors behind them.

Thirteen glanced at Pei Suisui standing in the corner, and said in a slightly gentler tone.

"So you thought that osmanthus candy was a gift from Haojing?"

She must have seen Pei Suisui standing on the street below, wanting to vent her anger, as soon as she stepped out.

Upon further inquiry, it turned out that they had misunderstood.

Pei Suisui pouted, somewhat resentfully.

"I thought it was from him, so I..." She licked her lips nervously, realizing she had misunderstood.

But why did she feel somewhat disappointed when she learned that someone else had delivered the osmanthus candy?

Thirteen composed herself, pressing her temples impatiently. Tonight's events had been too chaotic, and she really had no mood to explain the situation.

"Anyway, none of these men are good people. Since you're living and eating with me, try to have as little contact with them as possible."

"I'll do whatever you say, Thirteen."

Seeing that she had a headache, Pei Suisui quickly went to the table and poured her a glass of warm water.

"But I was going to ask you this anyway. Now that we can't hide your identity anymore, if we really get to Philadelphia, will you still use your name to practice medicine?"

She vaguely remembered that many of the soldiers in this army were from the imperial guards.

If Thirteen's true identity were exposed, the Emperor would likely charge her with deceiving the Emperor.

Thirteen downed the warm water in his cup in one gulp, casually wiped his mouth, and said...

"I've thought about this question too, but I don't know how to find a clear identity. When I entered the palace to take Consort An's pulse, she sent a lot of people to investigate my background."

Whenever Consort An is mentioned, she can't help but think of the unborn child in Consort An's belly.

"Don't worry about that. I sent someone to deliver a message to my sister yesterday. I have a distant cousin, and you can use her identity."

"Your cousin?"

Thirteen was somewhat surprised, as she had always thought that there were only the two of them in the Pei family.

Pei Suisui nodded and sat down beside her.

“My cousin lived a secluded life, and few people knew about her. If I hadn’t received the news of her passing away from illness before I left Beijing, I probably wouldn’t have even remembered that I had such a sister.”

It's quite a coincidence

At that time, she was looking for an opportunity to slip away from the manor, but she bumped into the messenger from her hometown. Judging from the letter, her cousin had only been dead for three days.

If given the chance, she could turn her 'deceased' cousin into the current Thirteen.

"It's an idea, but it's not convenient for you to show your face right now. I imagine the Pei family's identity isn't safe for either of us."

Thirteen naturally knew that Pei Suisui was able to leave the capital unscathed, and no one noticed that she had left the capital.

This is mostly thanks to Pei Nanyue.

Right now, she can't drag the Pei family into this struggle anymore.

"my sister……"

Pei Suisui naturally remembered her sister; this was probably the first time she had been separated from her sister for such a long time.