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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　"Fang Shui'er left?" Yung Yiyuan made himself comfortable on the cane chair as he sipped his hot tea while Ying Mei gave him a shoulder ma.s.sage from the back. Mr. Xie had invited him to the inner hall to have a private conversation.

　　"She's gone. I don't know why she would ever think about siding with Li Yiming." Mr. Xie, who was still playing with his ring, occasionally glanced at Ying Mei.

　　"She's doing it for the Seal, no doubt." Yun Yiyuan closed his eyes as he enjoyed the sweet aroma of the fine red tea.

　　"Well, to each their own goals… Do you think Li Yiming came up with this spell?"

　　"Do not underestimate him. Why do you think he has such a bounty on his head?"

　　"The Seal of Spirit and Heart… That's a hard one to handle. I've had three people record the exact same performance and upload it on the internet, but…" Mr. Xie said.

　　"Futile, wasn't it…" Ying Mei smiled.

　　"Yes. Nothing. The same song, and yet…"

　　"I've recorded one version myself, and nothing." Ying Mei pursed her lips.

　　"That young girl then…"

　　"She's not one of us. I've tried it earlier, she didn't even react to my attack, not her body nor her mind. She would have been dead if I intended it," Ying Mei said coldly.

　　"That's a mystery then. How did Li Yiming…" Mr. Xie could only think of Li Yiming as the man behind it all; somehow he had produced a song that enthralled the entire world through Shao Xian's performance.

　　"What do you plan on doing in three days? Compet.i.tion for his head is going to be fierce..." Mr. Xie glanced at Yun Yiyuan.

　　"I'm not interested," Yun Yiyuan answered.

　　"You're not planning on intervening?"

　　"The reward is hers." Yun Yiyuan said as he picked up his teacup with his left hand and began stroking Ying Mei's hand with his right one.

　　Ying Mei's arm went stiff briefly before she wrapped her arms gently around Yun Yiyuan and kissed him lovingly.

　　"I should congratulate Ms. Ying on becoming a sage then." Mr. Xie grinned.

　　"It's a little early for that." Ying Mei looked back at Mr. Xie coldly.

　　"Speaking of which, I haven't received the information about the Boundary that appeared yesterday." Mr. Xie changed the topic of the conversation.