Yu Rongling's face turned pale all at once, and she looked at me nervously, "Sister-in-law, the Rat Clothes are a treasure of the human world; the people of the Lin family despise me so much, how could they possibly hand it over for my sake? You made a blood oath, and if you don't keep your promise, you will... you will die."
The off-road vehicle emitted a harsh braking sound in the snow, and Beichen turned the steering wheel intending to turn back, "Let's go, find that rat to break the blood oath."
"Don't rush, listen to me, I don't have to fulfill the oath right away."
Seeing how worried they were about me, I was touched and spoke in a softer tone, "When I made the oath, I left a loophole; I didn't specify the exact time for handing over the Rat Clothes."
"Phew~ You scared me, but you're clever, sister-in-law. I thought you were really bound by that dead rat's oath." Yu Rongling patted her chest and lay back in her seat, continuing to laze about.
Beichen narrowed his eyes, not so optimistic, "Even if there's a loophole in the oath, it can't simply be ignored. Su Wan, do you know who that old rat is? He's probably much older than Snake Lord."
I shook my head, completely clueless.
Among the Four Great Immortal Clans of the fox, the yellow weasel, the white marten, and the grey rat, I was actually unfamiliar with almost all of them.
It was because of Yu Longting that I got to know a few beings from the Snake Tribe among the willow spirits, and because I was hunted by Xuanjing, I knew that Xuanjing was the head of the Fox Immortal.
"It's just Qi Yaogang, the old progenitor of Grey Gate, once the top expert among the Four Great Immortal Clans. Who else has had their wife sewn onto a cheongsam?" Yu Rongling muttered carelessly, "But that was the past. He's nearing the end of his days now, and my brother could squash him with one finger."
"Not necessarily, Snake Lord's cultivation is not as good as it used to be," Beichen stated the truth, "In a fight between Qi Yaogang and Snake Lord, it's hard to say who would win or lose."
Yu Rongling was unconvinced, "Beichen, are you still one of us or what, boosting someone else's morale and crushing our own prestige?"
Beichen: "That's a foolhardy courage you're showing."
Yu Rongling: "Who are you calling a fool? Want to fight?"
"Alright, stop arguing, this isn't so serious." Seeing that others hadn't bothered me yet, but these two were about to start bickering, I hurriedly shared my thoughts to lighten the mood, "According to Elder Qi's wishes, as long as he can see his first wife once more before he dies, he won't trouble me. With the Cultivation Spiritual Garment, his life can be extended."
The two who were at loggerheads finally calmed down after hearing what I had to say. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
Yu Rongling had a sudden realization, "So, you're using the Cultivation Spiritual Garment to extend the old man's life, and that's an intention behind it too?"
"Su Wan, there's something else I'm concerned about."
While driving, Beichen pondered, "Not many people know you're from the Lin family, not even Qi Yaogang. It's very likely you were being watched when you were going in and out of the timber yard while staying at Yun Hao's place."
"I've thought about that. Are you saying that the incident at the Serpent Domain... could be related to Elder Qi?" I too had some suspicions about the old rat's motives for stealing Yu Longting's father's body from the Serpent Domain.
The old rat had less than seven days left to live. It was too much of a coincidence that the incident of dispatching Yu Longting just happened within these seven days. It might have been planned in advance.
Beichen said approvingly, "We've come to the same conclusion. The missing sarcophagus of Snake Lord's father is likely related to him. I want to go to the Serpent Domain to inform Snake Lord of this and remind him to be more vigilant."
"You go to the Serpent Domain to find Yu Longting quickly, don't worry about me. It's good timing since Yu Er's strength has recovered; he can protect me on the way back to Spring Wind Town." I felt vaguely uneasy, and my hunches about these things were usually accurate; I hoped that Yu Longting wouldn't run into any trouble at the Serpent Domain."