Xiaosuisui glanced at Yun Chang and gently shook her head. Being human, one can never fully satisfy the demands of others!
She walked directly to the bedside of the ailing Old Island Master, who was sitting up. Staring at his eyes with her large, dark, glistening eyes, she spoke softly.
"Your time is short. Would you like to see my maternal grandmother? I can give you a quarter of an hour!"
The Old Island Master slightly opened his eyes, looking at Xiaosuisui with a gentle smile.
"No, I won’t see her. I’ve wronged her. She knows I got you and your Seventh Uncle involved; she must hate me in her heart for it. Have your Seventh Uncle apologize to her for me. Let her live well in the future, and you all must take good care of her, alright?"
Ji Youzhi, standing to one side, sighed silently. He had actually anticipated his maternal grandfather’s answer long ago. However, when Xiaosuisui spoke, Ji Youzhi thought of her unique way with words and wanted her to give it a try anyway! But in the end, it was still the same.
The Yun Family members solemnly sent off the Old Island Master, who passed away with a smile, feeling no pain. Following his father’s instructions, Yun Cang proceeded with the cremation.
After his ashes were scattered into the Sea and the Old Island Master’s affairs were handled, they brought Granny Lan, who had been detained in the Yun Family’s dungeon, out for questioning.
Interrogation was Ji Youzhi’s specialty. He questioned her alone for six hours and obtained a lot of useful information.
For instance, when she had been tormented to the point of losing her senses, Granny Lan mentioned that she was not from Nanjiang. However, she had no specific childhood memories; this seemed to trace back to about thirty-five years ago.
She had once seen the Great Wizard and later fainted before him. When she awoke, she remembered nothing.
This continued until she arrived on the island. Just before their fleet arrived, she fainted again.
When she regained consciousness, she felt an inexhaustible strength. Afterward, she no longer felt like herself. Her anger and hatred seemed to have magnified many times over, as if infinitely amplified.
Ji Youzhi shared these findings with Xiaosuisui, Yun Cang, Yun Kuo, and the others.
He then voiced his speculation.
"I suspect the Great Wizard of Nanjiang has been planning all this for a long time."
Xiaosuisui remained silent, but Yun Cang responded.
"Nanjiang has always had contact with our Yunzhou Island. Here on Yunzhou Island, although members of our Yun Family cannot leave, outsiders can enter. As long as their stay does not exceed ten days, they will not be affected by the prohibition set by Ancestor Zhou."
Xiaosuisui and Ji Youzhi had a sudden realization.
"So, before this, when you said my Third Brother had the Yunzhou Token and could only stay here once a year—that was a lie?"
Only when facing matters of immortal cultivation with Xiaosuisui would Ji Youzhi appear somewhat like a simpleton. But once he started discussing reasoning and criminal investigations, he became the dominant Divine Hunter.
"Yes, we lied to you... to be precise, it was to deceive the Emperor and National Master of Great Han."
Ji Youzhi nodded and continued, "When we were on our way here, we passed through Black Water Ridge. There, we encountered Mr. Wu from Nanjiang. That person was a spy from Nanjiang hidden within our Great Han, possessing profound Witch Power.
I think Granny Lan’s fainting spell before our arrival must have something to do with him.
The reason Grandfather and Eldest Uncle couldn’t detect the Witch Power on her before was because the Witch Power she possessed wasn’t personally cultivated by her at all."
Upon hearing Ji Youzhi’s deduction, Yun Cang turned to look at him.
"Youzhi, are you saying that when Granny Lan was abducted by us from the sea, she was already a pawn?"
Ji Youzhi nodded. "I remember Grandfather saying that Witch Power can be directly transferred.
And Princess Ata also said she once destroyed all her Witch Power on her own and cultivated it anew.
At first, I didn’t understand why she would destroy it and start over. Now that I see Granny Lan’s condition, I think I understand."
Hearing this, Yun Cang slightly closed his eyes.
"Your guess is entirely plausible. If that Mr. Wu you encountered is as capable as you say, then before your arrival, he must have forcibly imbued Granny Lan with Witch Power comparable to ours, all to await the final moment to kill everyone and silence all witnesses!"
"Kill everyone and silence all witnesses?"
Xiaosuisui and the members of the Yun Family couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, their eyes filled with confusion.