Xiaosuisui let out a strained grunt, while Ah Ling inside the bell was at her witsâ end.
"Master, you are too daring. With your power, you can only use this Heart-seizing Technique for about four to five breaths. You need to stop now."
Ah Lingâs voice interrupted Xiaosuisuiâs action. Quite disappointed, she said to Ah Ling, "I was so close, so close to seeing what she does in the middle of the night."
Ah Ling was left bemused and helpless.
"I must admit, youâre really something. You couldnât use the Heart-seizing Technique, yet you managed to make her cry and used her tears as a medium. Even though this is a method, youâve been too violent. Little girls should be more ladylike; they shouldnât be so violent."
Xiaosuisui was still pondering, what was this Madam Liu frequently doing, flitting in and out during the night?
She didnât pay any attention to Ah Lingâs comments about violence.
What is âladylikeâ behavior, anyway?
"Itâs strange. Why are you always skulking around in the middle of the night, sneaking in and out? What are you up to?"
Xiaosuisui stared into Madam Liuâs eyes. Madam Liu, too preoccupied with the pain in her ribs inflicted by Xiaosuisui to even think straight, instinctively retorted.
"How do you know I often go out at night?"
Xiaosuisui blinked. "I saw you!"
"How is that possible? I am always very careful when I go out. You couldnât have seen me!"
Madam Liuâs astonishment and responses aroused suspicions about her among the bystanders.
"Youâre very careful when you go out. What do you do when you go out?"
Huo XingâEr knew that the little girl had been learning all sorts of miscellaneous things these days from her uncles, and from her and Zhu Xiuxiu.
Now she seemed to have used someoneâs tricks to peek into Madam Liuâs memory.
Fearing that Xiaosuisui exposing too many of her own methods might lead to trouble, Huo XingâEr hurried to change the subject.
"I..."
Madam Liu turned pale and turned to look at the Lin Family.
The Lin Family also felt uneasy. Sensing Madam Liuâs gaze, the Lin Family grew furious enough to want to kill someone.
That idiot! Why is she looking at the Lin Family now? Isnât that a dead giveaway?
"You what? Why are you looking at your First Mistress? Is your going out related to her?"
The Lin Family exclaimed, "No, no! I have nothing to do with her. I have no idea what she does when she goes out. How could it have anything to do with me?" Hearing Huo XingâErâs words, the Lin Family was so scared that she waved her hands repeatedly, immediately wanting to make her non-involvement clear to Huo XingâEr.
Just then, a young manâs voice came from outside the Flower Hall.
"Of course, she was going out to buy wine."
The voice made Xiaosuisui very excited.
"Uncle Seven!"
With her footsteps clattering, Xiaosuisui dashed out and threw herself straight into Ji Youzhiâs arms.
Ji Youzhi embraced the little girl. "Werenât you supposed to be taking a nap? How did you end up here?"
In response, Xiaosuisui chuckled and pointed towards Ji Youran in the Flower Hall. "I came to see Uncle Two remove the Gu Insect."
Xiaosuisuiâs words immediately made the Lin Familyâs expression change, and she blurted out.
"What do you mean? Can someone get rid of the Gu Insect inside them?"
Xiaosuisui blinked and suddenly realized she had let the cat out of the bag. She couldnât help but slap her little head.
"Oh dear! Iâve let it slip. Uncle Eight said that the matter of drawing out the Gu Insect should be kept secret!"
Ji Youzhiâs mouth twitched, and he patted the little girlâs head.
"No harm done. Uncle Seven has already captured the man who supplied the wine. Now, we just need to interrogate clearly to find out with whom the Lin Family is colluding, which constitutes treason."