In this world, this was the third time Gu Zhiqi had heard of the Feng Shui Alliance. She remembered that the Qiu Mingzi and Qiu Yangzi brothers she met earlier were also from the Feng Shui Alliance.
However, thus far, this sect gave her a very bad impression.
Gu Zhiqi’s eyes held a hint of coldness as she spoke lightly, "Do you know Mo Qingsnow?"
Xuan Lingzi replied timidly, "Kind of know."
Gu Zhiqi continued to ask, "What is your relationship with him?"
As soon as Xuan Lingzi heard this, he immediately shook his head.
It seemed these people should be Mo Qingsnow’s enemies, so he had to completely dissociate himself from Mo Qingsnow.
"No relationship, I have nothing to do with her... Ouch~ that hurts, it hurts~" He had only half-shaken his head, leaving one word unfinished, replaced by cries of pain.
"We do! We have a relationship, we have a relationship!" After the pain subsided, Xuan Lingzi immediately changed his tune.
Gu Zhiqi loosened her grip, her tone still indifferent, "What kind of relationship?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Lingzi’s eyes darted around, and after a few seconds, he weakly said, "The relationship of swindler and swindled."
Gu Zhiqi and her two companions: ?
Seeing Gu Zhiqi remain silent, Xuan Lingzi opened his mouth bitterly and took the initiative to explain, "I’m a diviner, and my predictions are sometimes accurate, sometimes not. But every time I told Mo Qingsnow’s fortune, it turned out accurate, so she took me for a master and let me live in the Qi family mansion, treating me with good food and drinks every day."
Xuan Lingzi had lived many years and was a half-baked diviner, but he could read people.
He could see that these three were not simple, but didn’t seem to be bad people. If he cooperated well, perhaps he could survive.
Gu Zhiqi: "Then how did you enter the dark room?"
"This matter goes back six months ago, at that time..." Xuan Lingzi began.
Gu Zhiqi: "Make it short."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Lingzi shrunk his neck and quickly summarized, "Six months ago, I was being chased and hid in the Medical Alliance, eventually took shelter in the Qi family, and accidentally discovered this dark room."
"Blinded by greed, I went to swindle Mo Qingsnow, intending to stay a few days, and once those chasing me left, I planned to take the treasures and run. Who would’ve thought she would treat me like a master."
"With good food and drinks, I was reluctant to leave, so I stayed, thinking I would leave with the treasures only when my cover was blown."
After listening to Xuan Lingzi’s explanation, Gu Zhiqi fell silent, and the grip on Xuan Lingzi also loosened.
Those three prescriptions should have nothing to do with him.
As the grip confining him disappeared, Xuan Lingzi immediately tried to move his arm, realizing he had been freed.
So he silently took two steps away from Gu Zhiqi.
Standing to the side, Fu Yu saw this and placed a hand on his shoulder, asking, "Are those harmful elixirs made by you?"
With his shoulder gripped, Xuan Lingzi’s body stiffened, but upon hearing Fu Yu’s question, he burst out laughing, "You think too highly of me. If I knew alchemy, I wouldn’t need to deceive Mo Qingsnow for food and drink."
Amazingly, it made some sense.
Gu Zhiqi came back to her senses and looked at Xuan Lingzi, asking, "Do you know where she got those pill prescriptions?"
Xuan Lingzi immediately nodded, "Yes, I know. It was a figure in black who gave them to her. I saw this person twice in the study, both times wearing a pitch-black cloak, covering themselves tightly. I had an Invisibility Talisman on me at the time and wanted to get closer to see, but that person was too alert. I couldn’t get close at all and almost got discovered."
As he spoke, Xuan Lingzi raised his hand and patted his chest, feeling a bit terrified recalling the scene from back then.