Reprimand and the Things Ninth Royal Uncle Does Not Know

To avoid any further complications, as soon as Serena finished extracting the bullet from Ethan Xiao's abdomen, Ninth Royal Uncle ordered that both Ethan and the old army doctor be escorted overnight to Jiangnan and handed over to the Valley Master. No matter what the Valley Master decides to do, Ninth Royal Uncle will not interfere.

Of course, to help the Valley Master make the right decision, Ninth Royal Uncle compiled a complete record of all the years the old army doctor concealed things from the Valley Master and had it delivered to him.

Ninth Royal Uncle believes that with this evidence, the Valley Master will certainly make a wise decision. After all, Mystic Healer Valley has its own rules; no matter how much the Valley Master wants to protect his junior brother, he can't ignore the Valley’s laws.

"Actually, when Senior Shen isn’t using people as test subjects, he really is a dedicated and good doctor. I worked with him in the wounded soldiers’ camp for a while, and his medical skills and ethics truly impressed me." Serena couldn’t understand how someone who could go days and nights without sleep for his patients could become a completely different person when experimenting on humans.

"He’s very ‘serious’ when experimenting on humans, too," Ninth Royal Uncle said, aware of Mystic Healer Valley’s rules. In Mystic Healer Valley, testing drugs on people is allowed, but never as recklessly as Thomas Shen does, giving patients obviously harmful medicines.

Thomas Shen is extremely obsessive in certain aspects.

"There’s a fine line between genius and madman. Cross it, and you’re a madman. The Valley Master is a genius; Senior Shen is a madman." Serena couldn’t find any other explanation.

The tragedy at Xiao Sword Manor left Serena feeling down for a while. Fortunately, the imperial capital was now in sight, and Serena had no time to dwell on it. Once back in the capital, she simply ordered people to keep an eye on developments in Jiangnan.

Ghost Hall’s people were extremely efficient—they infiltrated Liancastle without a hitch. Once inside, finding out Jason Lan’s true identity was no challenge at all.

All the old retainers in Liancastle were in the know. As soon as Jason Lan took power, he immediately marginalized these people. Though they’d handed over their authority, they were deeply dissatisfied with Jason Lan and often badmouthed him in secret. During their complaints, they naturally let slip his true identity.