Chapter 92: Chapter 90: I Am Determined to Meet That Feisty Maiden

While Su Mo was momentarily stunned, the person across from her bowed deeply.

"I’m sorry! I’ve come to apologize for yesterday, Sister-in-law!"

"My aunt already told me. I was too reckless!"

Su Mo looked at Ye Ling in astonishment. On her exposed arms, she could faintly see marks from a whip.

When Ye Ling didn’t hear a response, she couldn’t help but look up at her.

She asked in a small voice, "You don’t want to forgive me, do you...?"

Su Mo snapped back to reality and said calmly, "That’s not it. It was a small matter, don’t worry about it."

Hearing this, Ye Ling’s eyes lit up. "Since you’ve forgiven me, let me give you some gifts!"

As she spoke, she pulled a large Luminous Pearl from behind her back as if performing a magic trick.

"Ye Yuan said you like these. This is for you!"

"Uh..."

Su Mo waved her hand. "There’s no need to be so formal. We’re even for what happened yesterday."

"No! This is my apology gift, you have to take it! Or... do you not like this one? Then come to my palace, you can pick anything you want from my things!"

"Well..."

Without another word, Ye Ling grabbed Su Mo and started pulling her toward her palace.

Ye Yuan followed quietly behind them, his gentle gaze fixed on the two figures ahead.

Su Mo didn’t know how long she walked with her, only that they arrived at a magnificent palace.

The furnishings and decorations inside all had a delicate, girlish air. It was clear the Palace Master and his wife had raised their little niece very well.

The East Sea was just too vast; it couldn’t even be compared to her few thatched huts.

’I have no idea what Ye Yuan sees in me. Does he like me because I’m poor? Ugh... what kind of special kink is that!’

Ye Ling brought out all of her most beloved treasures and said with a serious expression, "Go on, pick! I definitely won’t feel bad about it!"

The corner of Su Mo’s mouth twitched. "Really, there’s no need. The Palace Master and the Palace Master’s Wife already gave me many things yesterday."

"What they gave you is from them, and this is from me!" Ye Ling gave her a playful pout, then casually grabbed a few items and stuffed them into Su Mo’s arms.

Before Su Mo could say anything, she added with a wide grin.

"If you don’t accept them, Sister-in-law, it means you still haven’t forgiven me! Or... how about you whip me a few more times to feel better?"

Su Mo: "...I’ll take them!"

"I guess you could say we wouldn’t be friends if we hadn’t fought. So we’ve made up now, right?"

Su Mo blinked and nodded. "Mhm!"

’Ye Yuan’s sister is just as naive as he is... But I can’t just accept so many gifts for nothing, can I?’

With that thought, Su Mo redeemed a beauty cream and some face masks from her System Space.

"This is a gift in return."

Fearing Ye Ling wouldn’t know how to use them, she gave a brief explanation.

Ye Ling opened one and sniffed it, then said in pleasant surprise, "It smells so good! I love it, thank you, Sister-in-law!"

The two young women started chatting, and Ye Ling told her, "Lord Hai Yi really loved your poisons, Sister-in-law. I heard that starting last night, he kept fainting and waking up, then fainting again at home! His wife was nearly scared to death by him!"

"Huh?" Su Mo asked, confused. "He didn’t actually eat those poisons I gave him, did he?"

Ye Ling blinked her bright, clear eyes and nodded. "He did. He always does this. Whenever he gets a new and interesting medicine, he likes to try it on himself first!"

"..."

Su Mo was utterly speechless.

’This is the first time I’ve ever seen someone so reckless with their own life... If I’d known, I would have given him fewer types of poison yesterday. It’s a good thing I also gave him the antidotes, otherwise...’

When it was almost time for lunch, Ye Ling pulled Su Mo out of the room.

She swayed Su Mo’s arm and said, "Sister-in-law, why don’t you stay a while longer? That way I can chat with you often and take you out to have fun!"

Su Mo smiled and politely declined. "I’m afraid I can’t. I’ve been away from home for many days, and there are still a lot of things waiting for me to handle."

A look of disappointment crossed Ye Ling’s face. "Then can I visit you at your tribe next time?"

"Of course!"

After coming ashore, Mo Xiao returned to his clan to handle some family matters. He still hadn’t had a chance to interrogate the people he captured in the small woods last time.

He had come back this time to ask about the status of the interrogation.

However, he didn’t have much time to linger. He planned to check on his wife’s house before returning to the East Sea.

He would deal with everything else upon his return.

Meanwhile, Yue Ying was at the North Wing Black Market, holding a small meeting with a few of his trusted subordinates. The main purpose was to have them help find the medicinal ingredients the Sea Doctor had mentioned.

Yue Ying instructed in a low voice, "This must be done in secret. Don’t let it become public knowledge."

The men across from him nodded in understanding.

A moment later, Yue Ying led them out from the shadows.

Today was also market day in the North Wing, so it was very lively.

At times like this, people from other tribes would often sneak over to look around.

Partly to relax, and partly to understand the situation in other tribes and learn from their strengths to better develop their own.

Today was no exception.

One of the men behind Yue Ying spoke up, "Lord Yue Ying, those two seem to be from the Tiger Clan Tribe."

Yue Ying followed the direction he was pointing and saw a young Female in a veiled hat with a young attendant, lingering in front of the market stalls.

The woman casually picked up a hairpin, looked at it, and then put it back down.

Although they were quite far away, Yue Ying could sense that she possessed Combat Power.

Judging by her demeanor and the oppressive aura she naturally exuded, she was no ordinary Female.

"Do you know who they are?"

"Not very clearly. They just come to wander around almost every month."

Yue Ying said thoughtfully, "Keep an eye on them."

Not far away, the woman in the veiled hat whispered to the attendant beside her, "Have you found out yet? Who exactly is that little lady from the North Wing who’s skilled with poison? And where is she?"

The attendant whispered back, "We only know that she’s the fiancée of those men, but she isn’t in the North Wing Tribe right now. Moreover, only a few in their tribe know she’s skilled in medicine; it seems they don’t know she’s skilled with poison."

The woman frowned, quietly pulling a dagger from her sleeve to examine it for a moment.

"To be able to create such a potent poison, it makes no sense for her to be completely unknown, does it?"

The sharp dagger in her hand was the very object Su Mo had left on the wall in Jin Tong’s village that day.

The woman furrowed her brow. "We’re done browsing. Let’s head back!"

Once they left the North Wing’s territory, the two of them sped toward the Tiger Clan Tribe.

The woman had just entered a room and taken off her veiled hat when she heard footsteps behind her.

A clear male voice called out, "Second Sister, you went to the North Wing Black Market?"

"Mhm." The woman sauntered over to a seat, crossed her legs, and took a sip of the tea beside her.

Only then did she look up at the young, silver-haired Male Beastman in plain clothes across from her. "That little lady isn’t in North Wing Village. It was a wasted trip."

After speaking, she flicked her fingers, channeling a bit of energy to send the dagger hidden in her sleeve flying.

The person opposite her dodged with a lean of his body, his expression unchanging, and the small dagger accurately embedded itself in the forehead of a straw dummy behind him.

"Here’s your thing back. Stop following me around all day long!"

Xuan Qing frowned at the woman before him. "That woman is skilled with poison. Judging from her battle with Jin Tong, she’s no simple schemer. Second Sister, it would be best not to provoke her."

The woman glanced at him and chuckled. "There aren’t many people who can make you say something like that. Now I’m even more curious! Not only will I find her, but I’ll also find a way to invite her to our home as a guest!"

Xuan Qing frowned, momentarily at a loss for words.

Xuan Shuang gave a charming smile and started to walk away.

She ran into her eldest sister, Xuan Wei, standing outside. Xuan Wei looked at her, shook her head, and laughed helplessly. Her tone was resigned, "You... you always have to go against your younger brother. You insist on doing the very things he tells you not to! I think Xuan Qing is right. We have no dealings with the North Wing, so there’s no need to go out of our way to provoke them. It’s best if we mind our own business."

Xuan Shuang raised an eyebrow and smiled. "There aren’t many people he bothers to remember, and even fewer that he remembers so vividly. I’m determined to meet her! I just want to see for myself how powerful that feisty little lady really is!"