In the abandoned small house in the middle of the forest Lao Min Na is sitting on the chair, her expression rigid as she looks at the woman who leaned at the frame door "They become suspicious…."

"Who?" the woman asks with a slight smile.

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Lao Min Na frown in indignant "My people…they begin to question the identity of people who came and go at my side, why don't you stop possessing human and stay inside the ring as you used to" she shouted angrily.

"I don't want to…." She smiles wickedly, she sways her hips in a provocative way showing her long legs that play hides and seek with her skirt just to annoy Lao Min Na more, she sits lazily on the chair opposite Lao Min Na "If you stuck in a darkness for as long as I am you will hate to return to darkness, moreover….I like this world" she looks at her flirtatiously but there a sense of melancholy in her words that Lao Min Na failed to pick up.

"You know is hard to control my people when they start to doubt me, they are…"

"They are will be fine, give them more pills, more money, and a little bit pep talk and they will listen to you…human is selfish and greedy, I think you know better than me" she quipped.

"LAZARUS!" she raised her voice in rage but suddenly a black smoke choke her neck, Lao Min Na hit the air as she got trouble breathing, she gasped for air until her face turns white then she falls on the dirty floor wriggle like a dying puppy, just before she started to lose conscious she breathe again.

She cough repeatedly, her face turn red as she tries to fill her lung with oxygen, Lazarus watch her with an amused expression as if he watched an interesting show then she giggles lightly, Lao Min Na stares at Lazarus, she overwhelmed by fear and her body trembles profusely.

"Remember little girl, we are not partner, we are not equal, I'm the master – you are the servant, when I talk you listened so if I say jump you ask how high and if I say dive you ask how deep….that is our relationship, you understand?"

Lao Min Na scarily nods, she looks down to hide her fear even though it shows clearly. Lazarus looks satisfied and she smiles sweetly "Good girl….now sit on the chair, the floor is too dirty" She said lovingly like a concerned mother which make Lao Min Na feel goosebumps all over her body, but she not dare to against her, Lao Min Na reaches to the chair painstakingly try raised her body when her legs feel like a jelly.

When she is finally able to return to her chair, Lazarus wink her eyes in jest "Now, don't you feel better?"

"Y…yes…" she's stuttering in fright.

Lazarus suddenly clapped and rub her hands together then she grins "Now, where were we?"

With quiver hand Lao Min Na takes a teacup from the table next to her, she drinks the whole cup in one gulp, she didn't care if the tea is too hot or too cold she just need something to calmed her down, she takes a deep breath then say: "Jin Kai is here, he over a lot of gold for the beasts"

"Aah yes, that boy….that ambitious, greedy boy…I like him" Lazarus shows her interest.

Lao Min Na lowers her head, there's no good end for anyone who piques Lazarus's interest but why should she care? Lao min Na put down the teacup on the side "He order another batch of Beast, the more we give, the more gold for us" she calmly said.

"So, what are you waiting for, just gave him as much as he wants, the more the better!" Lazarus opens her arms excitedly.

"We don't have many beasts left, only a few that survive from the experiment not even a half of them live," said Lao Min Na.

"Of course~" Lazarus didn't look upset instead he laughs like it was a joke "Oh well, everything that against is nature didn't live long and hard to acquire, it is a law of fucki*g nature…."

Lao Min Na looks at him with a confused look and Lazarus raised her brows "You never heard it? Is a law that not even god could against it, it's a law of universe they say, where the world keep the scales in balances, just like the first kind and Lucient…what make you think the first kind almost extinct, why Lucient lineaged is very thin as a strand of hair, it because the world need to keep the balance, a few of them will cure the world just like a vaccine, they use Lucient power whenever the world start to sick or crumbles....However if too many of them…..tsk – tsk – tsk, the Lucient will become the disease itself…..that's why so many restrictions for them to procreation, sad isn't it?"

Lao Min Na stunned then later she looks happy "Is that mean that woman infertile?"

Lazarus saw the hope in Lao Min Na's eyes and stifle "Not necessary, why you want to volunteer yourself to conceive that man baby you think he would willing? at least for starter you have to make him not to killed you first…." she laughs at Lao Min Na delusional.

Lao Min Na bites stunned it feel like a bucket of col water pour on her head she feel embarrassed because Lazarus saw right through her "No, I don't mean…." she lowered her head in shame.

"I guess that man know from the start, I'm sure the princess told him everything. Lucient is righteous people, ridiculously honest so she would not build her relationship base on lies, her conscience will not allow her to do that…." Lazarus stares blankly as she immersed in her thought.

Lao Min Na was irritated by Lazarus's words, sometime she could feel admiration for Lory whenever Lazarus talk about her, in fact, she never heard Lazarus demeaning her, it almost feels like he loves her instead which is confusing for Lao Min Na.

"It sounds like you..like her" Lao Min Na carefully said.

Lazarus furrow her eyebrows but then gentle smile bloom on her face "Of course I like her, she's strong, untainted, committed, resilient and whatever happened she never forgot who she was, something you know only little about it"

"So why you want to kill her?"

"Because…I have a wish, a long waited wished" she closes her eyes as her expression soften unlike Lao Min Na ever saw before, then she slowly opens her eyes and smiles devilishly "Killing her is the only way my wish will be granted"

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After too much excitement Lory decide to take a breather with the girls, they visit one of the luxurious teahouses in town and as always Yang Xi Ying dumps his husband again, leave with no choice Li Mo Zhen to take this chance to cultivate. They arrived at the purple orchid tea house, just like the name is the three-story building paint in white and red the building adorned with lantern pain with a purple orchid flower hanging on the ceiling, at the corner of the room there's a giant porcelain vase in every size painted with beautiful orchid flower and women with a purple dress.

The tables are not much for this type of room it created privacy because the space between the table is quite wide, it seems whoever owns this place is a concern more to quality than quantity. Lory and her friend took a table on the corner near the wooden railing so they could see the street below them.

Yang Xi Ying inhaled the orchid smell in a sigh "This feel nice…"

"Yeah, it feels good finally got out from the manor" Lory leans on the table with folded hands, she feel better when she got out after all she's not the indoor type. Girsha flew and land on the table then Lory feed him with grapes, the birds happily peck on the grapes ignoring people's amazement when they saw the beautiful bird.

"So uncle finally let you out" Ming Yue Yin laugh.

"I don't know, I don't ask" Lory shrug casually while adding green grapes just for adding variety for the gluttonous bird.

"Well, is not like he can't stop you anyway" Ming Yue Yin shrug as well.

Soon the waiter came with tea and all kind of appetizer that fills the table, they also bring red bean soup and sweet and herbal chicken soup. Usually, women would maintain their image so they never order a lot of food, this is the first time the waiter saw women order so many foods, are they not worry about what people think.

Of course, the Empress, the princess from another world, and the already someone wives didn't care about other people's thoughts. They have their meal without care with other people's gaze, Yang Xi Ying who already corrupted by Lory, and Ming Yue Yin already numb with people stare much less to care about them.

"We should bring Xue An later, that girl work too hard," said Ming Yue Yin.

"Is she still dissecting the beast carcass?" Lory scrunches her nose, she remembers how awful the beast smelled was.

"I heard she also make inquiry how many beast carcasses we found, and check with the report of the missing beast" Ming Yue Yin place the small dumpling on her plate.

Lory spoon her red bean soup then wipe the corner of her mouth with her thumb "As long she's happy then is alright" he lick her thumb which is supposed to be an inappropriate manner but somehow her moves are not vulgar so people excused her behavior.

"By the way, I heard Li Mo Zhen invited a bunch of experts from Jiu Yun sect and elder Mu also come" ask Ming Yue Yin.

Yang Xi Ying nods "Yes, the situation here becomes much more dangerous than we originally thought so he called a backup after all is not good to ask Hei Shen help all the time"

"We don't mind" Lory chimed.

"I know, but my husband does, protecting me is his job not Hei Shen people so he does what he has to do," said Yang Xi Ying.

"I understand…" Lory knew every man has their pride, Li Mo Zhen is a proud sect leader he should feel better if he used his own people, lory thought is a good thing, more people meaning more help, and she never refused helping hands.

Ming Yue Yin suddenly clicks her tongue with annoyance, Lory and Yang Xi Ying looking at her simultaneously.

"What's wrong?" Yang Xi Ying asks.

"Trouble" Ming Yue Yin grumble.

Lory looks behind her and sighs "Why I never have one peaceful day when I go out?"

[Perhaps that was your actual curse...] Girsha teased.