"Is the great elder uneasy about Elder Xuchenzi?" The Astrologer’s expression changed slightly; indeed, Elder Xuchenzi’s appearance was a bit sudden.

"Not exactly, I just need to be sure. If His Majesty was really poisoned by the demon poison of the Demon King Naihe, it can’t be so simple; there must be something else." The great elder said.

"I’ll accompany you." The Astrologer hurriedly went to support the great elder.

He then looked at the three individuals, "Thank you, all three of you, for your assistance. Will you join us in entering the palace, or will you return to the posthouse first?"

Bai Ruozhu glanced indifferently at the three people on the side, "Let’s wait for them to fulfill the wager first."

The great elder looked at the three in confusion. The faces of the three doctors turned red, hesitating, not knowing what to do.

"We really didn’t know that Master Bai was a Zhongyuan envoy, nor did we expect the great elder to be under a Zong Gu." One of the doctors said.

Bai Ruozhu glanced at him sideways, "That’s not the point, is it? The point is you looked down on women and accused me of using beauty to allure people. So...just do what you should do, don’t waste everyone’s time, a bet is a bet."

The three still hesitated. If they knelt and slapped themselves today, how could they hold their heads up in the clan in the future?

"If you say it, you must do it. Since you said it yourself, hurry up." The great elder said displeased.

The three looked to the Astrologer, hinting for him to plead on their behalf.

The Astrologer sighed, "I’ve tried to stop you several times, but you’ve become too complacent over the years and increasingly arrogant. It might be good to learn a lesson this time."

The great elder snorted coldly, "Even the patriarch couldn’t stop you, have you grown this arrogant?"

Their faces turned from red to white, and with weakening legs, they knelt to the ground.

"Master Bai, we were blind and shouldn’t have doubted you or insulted you. We apologize." The leading doctor said boldly.

The other two doctors joined in, and each of the three slapped themselves once.

Bai Ruozhu, seeing it was enough, no longer pressed the matter, only saying, "I hope you take this as a lesson and don’t be so arrogant anymore, and don’t underestimate women."

The three agreed with great reluctance.

Suddenly, there was a thud nearby, and everyone was startled, turning their heads to see the second elder kneeling on the ground.

"I also apologize to Master Bai, and thank you for saving my brother." The second elder said, unexpectedly kowtowing.

Bai Ruozhu was taken aback, then realized that this second elder was truly honest, willing to apologize when knowing his mistake and also grateful.

She made a gesture to help him, "Second elder, no need to be so polite, you were also misled. I think your misunderstanding of the Astrologer was caused by the third elder."

The second elder nodded, "I was wrong, not only did I wrong the patriarch, but I almost delayed the treatment of my brother, truly foolish."

The great elder patted his shoulder, "We brothers were careless this time, maybe it’s because we’ve lived too comfortably for too long. We can’t continue like this."

"You’re right, brother, let’s go into the palace and take a look first."

Bai Ruozhu and company didn’t follow them into the palace because they had to go to sea, and there were many preparations to be done, only indicating that they would wait for the Astrologer to send word once things were confirmed.

Back at the posthouse, Bai Ruozhu continued to prepare medicines. Going to sea required seasickness medicine and also medicine to prevent various infectious diseases. In addition, there was the medicine she wanted to leave for gifts, so she had been particularly busy in recent days.

Fortunately, she now had the help of Teng Ya, Yizi, and Yaxi, and she also called over Wa Wei from the boat, which quickly increased the pace.

The next day, the Astrologer sent Zhitian to deliver the news, saying the great elder and the others had figured out the situation.

"It was indeed the poison of the Demon King Naihe, but not done by the sealed Demon King Naihe. He is currently very quiet and has no intention of coming out to harm anyone. Someone found a flaw in the seal, extracted some of his demon poison, but as for what method was used to control him, he himself isn’t clear. He just felt after waking that something was done to him, but he’s been within the seal, finding it unbelievable."

"The patriarch said that to find a flaw in the seal, it would have to be an extremely powerful Yin Yang Master or an incredibly skilled Array Master." Zhitian continued, "The poison His Majesty consumed was made by using the Demon King Naihe’s poison in combination with some secret method. The great elder said it’s very likely that His Majesty will be unable to dispel the demon poison and in ten months will give birth to a half-human, half-demon child, rather than the usual small demons."

Bai Ruozhu and the others were stunned, why would Song Yi do this? 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

If an imperial concubine were made pregnant and gave birth to a half-human, half-demon child, wouldn’t it be easier to deceive the public and allow the Demon King Naihe to control the Fusang imperial family? Wouldn’t that be more effective?

"The demons grow incredibly strong, Song Yi can’t possibly control them, they might only listen to the Demon King Naihe, this could also be what Song Yi considered." Jiang Yichun said.

Bai Ruozhu suddenly understood, why is Song Yi constantly scheming, doesn’t he tire?

"Array Master? Could it be the one on the Black Pirate Ship?" Tang Feng suddenly asked.

Everyone recalled the Array Master on the Black Pirate Ship whom they never saw. He originally worked for She Zongyi, and now that She Zongyi was killed by them, it’s normal for this Array Master to want revenge for She Zongyi.

But his power is clearly insufficient, the best way is to cooperate with Song Yi.

Or perhaps Song Yi actively sought him out, drew him into the fold for joint revenge.

One for his brother, one for his master, it’s possible they could join forces.

"Too bad we’ve never seen him, he might be hard to find even for Song Yi." Bai Ruozhu lamented.

"We interrogated the pirates before, only certain it was a man of medium build, none of the pirates had seen his true face." Jiang Yichun added.

Bai Ruozhu’s heart skipped, suddenly saying, "With such stealth, could he be like Du Zhongshu before, infiltrate our ship, then follow us secretly out to sea, lying in wait for an opportunity to strike?"

Jiang Yichun’s expression grew more serious, "I’ll go screen the personnel on the ship later, we can’t afford to be careless."

"I think Song Yi will probably also board the ship. When you mentioned seeking treasure, he most likely believed it, and such treasure, he certainly wouldn’t trust that Array Master to find it." Gao Zhou thought for a moment, "Perhaps we can capture them like turtles in a jar."

Everyone agreed that mere defense was useless, they had to think of a way to fight back, so they discussed in detail and each busied themselves.

Another day passed, and early in the morning, a guard reported that last night Jingshang went to the Lin Family household, used Mystical Fragrance to knock out the Lin father and daughter and then violated Ruru.

Bai Ruozhu was shocked, Ruru had just miscarried not long ago, her body hadn’t recovered.

"You didn’t stop it?" she asked angrily.