The Most Fitting Way for Her

By the time they returned to Yan Capital, Joanna Zuo's two children had already been rescued.

Andrew Zhao was also handed over to the authorities.

Joanna Zuo rushed home to see her kids, leaving Grace and Shannon to track down the manager of Spring Flower House who sold them out for ten pounds of Earth Spirit Jade: Louis Lee.

With their skills, dealing with Louis Lee was a piece of cake.

Grace fed him a Red Truth Pill.

The Red Truth Pill is an alchemy pill that makes people lose their senses and spill the truth.

Louis Lee confessed that he and Lily Xu from the Spirit Alliance were from the same hometown, and it was Lily Xu who put him up to it.

The farm where Joanna Zuo's kids were hidden wasn't actually Lily Xu's property—it belonged to Spring Flower House.

They often lured people over there to make their move...

......

"So it was Lily Xu..." Grace chuckled. "She actually dared to target me like this? I never saw that coming!"

In their past life, no matter how fierce the rivalry, it never escalated to murder.

But this time around, she's gone even further.

"What do you plan to do with her?" Shannon could sense the deadly intent radiating from Grace.

"Oh, I've got a hundred ways to deal with her," Grace said calmly. "But I'll make sure she dies in the way that's most fitting for her!"

"What do you mean... 'the most fitting way'?" Shannon asked, curiosity piqued.

Grace smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll see when the time comes."

She made Louis Lee swallow a pill and told him, "You never saw us today, got it?"

"W-what did you just make me eat?" The pill melted in his mouth, sweet and fragrant, but Louis Lee was scared out of his wits.

"Obviously it's poison, not candy," Grace raised an eyebrow. "It's my custom-made Sevenfold Venom. You've heard of it, right?"

"Huh? This..."

"As long as you behave and cooperate, I'll give you the antidote!"

Louis Lee clutched his mouth and nodded furiously.

On Spirit Alliance Mountain.

Lily Xu was in a great mood all day.

She'd finally gotten rid of Grace!

She'd pulled it off without leaving a trace, and doomed her to a lifetime of suffering. The more she thought about it, the happier she got!

She could practically see General Evan Xiao falling at her feet...

But the next day, her good mood vanished.

Because she discovered that Grace and Joanna Zuo showed up at the Spirit Alliance right on schedule, acting perfectly normal.

She was utterly shocked and sent her trusted aide to investigate, only to learn that General Evan Xiao had rescued them!

The entire Incense Pavilion was gone!

Terrified, she went to find Louis Lee.

Louis Lee said the Incense Pavilion was destroyed, but he managed to stay out of trouble.

Also, when they were sent over, all three were unconscious and had no idea he was the middleman.

So, surely, no one would suspect Lily Xu.

Lily Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, she slashed Louis Lee's throat with a sword.

......

Actually, what Grace gave Louis Lee was really just candy.

But she knew Louis Lee wouldn't survive more than three days.

And sure enough, that's exactly what happened.

......

Inside Duke Winston Wood's lounge.

Lily Xu purred, "I heard the Sun Family from the Blue Moon Spirit Alliance is related to your Wood family by marriage?"

Duke Winston Wood held her close, breathing heavily, his rough old hands roaming her body as he asked, "Blue Moon Spirit Alliance? Sun Family? You mean Charles Sun?"

"That's right! You've even met his daughter, Sun Xiangjun!"

"Charles Sun's wife is a distant cousin of ours, barely related by blood. Why do you ask?"