Consort of a Thousand Faces - Chapter 373

Chapter 373

CHAPTER 373 (1): ANXIOUS

“You are related to Beimin’s Imperial Household?”

Shi Mo paused, but didn’t say anything, his eyes filled with a probing look .

Su Xi-er glanced at him .  Looks like I guessed correctly .  “You have no grudge against me, yet you’ve tried to kill me multiple times . I’ve heard that half-faced men only go against those who provoke them . Since we don’t even know each other, there must be another reason . ”

“Continue . ” Shi Mo’s gaze deepened, and his expression became solemn .  I’m curious to hear how she’s going to explain .

“You’re clearly normally in the imperial palace, yet you are very familiar with its structure . The only explanation for that is that you’ve hidden around here for a long time; but no matter how well you hide yourself, you still need someone to shelter you . Perhaps you have made a deal with someone, and this person isn’t Commandery Prince Xie . The people in the palace who want to kill me and dare to do so are only limited to a few . Could it be…” Su Xi-er softly chuckled before continuing . “You’re from the Compassionate Peace Palace, am I right?”

A smile gradually emerged in Shi Mo’s eyes .  She’s very smart . Even Pei Yaran, after realising my presence in the Compassionate Peace Palace for so long, cannot guess my identity . However, this woman was able to understand everything with merely a glance . There’s only one thing that she got wrong .

“I’m indeed from the Compassionate Peace Palace, but I have nothing to do with Beimin’s Imperial Household . I honestly can’t bear to kill a woman as clever as you . ” Shi Mo let out a soft chuckle as he walked closer to Su Xi-er . “I feel like you know a lot about half-faced men . Then, do you know what happens to people who have seen the appearance of a half-faced man?”

Su Xi-er’s expression didn’t change . “You said it just now ー they’re destined to meet with a calamity, and only death awaits . ”

“Perhaps death will not come, but you will become my wife . ” Shi Mo laughed, his gaze lingering on her lips . “However, before you become my wife, you must become a mute . It’s not too good to be eloquent . ”

Shi Mo’s smile deepened, emphasising the sinister and innocent appearance of his left and right side respectively . Needless to say, such an appearance was especially off-putting .

In the blink of an eye, the man in black had disappeared from Su Xi-er’s sight like a gust of wind .

Su Xi-er began to lose herself in her thoughts .  He has nothing to do with the Imperial Household, yet he’s been hiding in the Compassionate Peace Palace . What exactly is his goal?

Su Xi-er couldn’t come up with any logical conjectures, but she was certain that he wouldn’t be making any move for the time being .

Before she could try to dig any further into it, footsteps sounded from outside the room . Wu Ling had come, and behind him was Imperial Physician Zhao .

Wu Ling was shocked by the sight that greeted him ー the door was open, and a cook was lying outside the door with the shattered remains of a bowl strewn around his hand . He immediately crouched down to check if the cook was still alive .

To his relief, Wu Ling was still able to feel the cook’s warm breath on his finger . “He’s still alive . Imperial Physician Zhao, you can enter the room first while I handle this . ”

As someone who had experienced much of the world, Imperial Physician Zhao was able to suppress his astonishment and nod .

However, his eyes couldn’t help but wide when he walked into the room and saw the mess .

“Imperial Physician Zhao, I’m fine, but I need you to identify the poison added to the water in this pot . ”

Imperial Physician Zhao regained his composure and walked to the tableside . He lifted the lid to the pot before holding it up to a candle . The candlelight that shone to the bottom of the pot showed that the water was clear, and there was nothing suspicious about it .

Even after looking at it for a long time, Imperial Physician Zhao couldn’t discern anything . In the end, he suggested, “I have to take it back to the Imperial Physician Institute to run a deeper examination, but I may not get any results . ”

Su Xi-er nodded . “Even any tiny bit of useful information would help . ” As long as there are some clues, I’ll be able to find out who did it .