the truth I shall not permit you to
suffer further Aunt Ruan reassured her
with a smile which in shiao Chi's eyes
appeared more like a beast in Disguise
unable to restrain herself any longer
shiai broke down into tears the flicker
of impatience crossed Aunt ruan's eyes
as she picked up a small knife from the
table its metallic Edge clinking against
the other instruments through her tear
streak Vision shiai immediately ceased
her crying gasping as she struggled to
regain composure her lips trembling as
she attempted to articulate her words I
point one week ago our leader assigned
us to clear weeds from the field it was
a scorching day and Chingling seemed to
have disappeared to avoid work shiau was
moving slowly and before I knew it I was
completely alone overcome by the cold
shiai shivered again pausing to take a
deep breath suddenly a hand grabbed my
ankle I looked down to see a puppet No
taller than a foot it handed me a pouch
and left out of curiosity I opened it
inside were many gold coins along with a
booklet a potion and a not.it said that
if I poured the potion onto the soul
soothing grass everything within the
pouch including the space pouch would
belong to me the field of soul nurt ing
grass appears to be densely packed and
boundless yet it has long been divided
into sections each carefully tended by
dedicated Personnel it is not easy to
change hands which is why she has
selected these two companions despite
the frustration it brings her the moment
she laid eyes on the potions
instructions her mind immediately
conceived a scheme to exploit it for
framing and deception whether it meant
getting rid of shiau or Chingling her
future would undoubtedly be more
favorable however she could never
express this directly to Aunt ran
it required a more Artful presentation
if I fail to complete the task within a
week I will be killed that she said her
voice trembling aun I truly did not wish
for this yet just last night as I was
sleeping soundly I suddenly felt a sharp
pain in my wrist only to find a puppet
standing at my bedside staring at me
with an ominous gaze I was terrified
this was indeed the truth although she
had hesitated initially the Fright had
propelled her to action point one must
look out for oneself lest the heavens
punish them why did you not report this
to Aunt ran or seek my assistance Aunt
ran asked her brow furrowed her
expression graved I in recent months
nearly all the captured clansmen had
been coerced or lured into committing
various misdeeds these actions were
relatively minor and did not carry
significant consequences resembling
Petty acts of Vengeance however while
the immediate impact on them was minimal
the potential cost to their latent
enemies was considerable what could be
the motive behind this shiai shook her
head in despair I dare not I dare not
Aunt ran was deep in thought and the
room echoed with shou's muffled sobs
Laden with boundless fear suddenly Ganan
interjected it is not that you lack
courage rather you are reluctant to part
with your possessions are you not after
all if you divulge any secrets all these
valuables must be surrendered should you
proceed these Treasures would be yours
moreover if handled a deply you would
face no punishment and could eliminate
the companions you find distasteful even
if discovered a plea to the overseers
would likely result in merely being sent
to the thorny Woods for a few years
sparing you the company of those two
from any perspective it is worth the
gamble yet you did not anticipate being
sent to the dreaded tribunal did you she
finally comprehended why AC had
established the tribunal the deterrent
power of the thorny Woods was simply too
feeble the consequences were not severe
enough to discourage risk-taking when
the benefits were ample xoui sobs
faltered her expression contorted