Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 517 - 95 We Were Just Following Orders

"Miss, Miss?"

The soft call by her ear made Shen Qingxi blearily open her eyes, and it took her a good while to remember that she had apparently fallen asleep in the study.

Saliva had pooled all over the desk.

I only looked for three minutes... Physics is terrifying like that!

Shen Qingxi looked at the textbook soaked with saliva on the desk with a residual fright.

"What time is it now, Auntie Yun?"

"It’s half past one in the morning, Miss. You should go back to your room to sleep,"

suggested the maid who had woken her up kindly.

"No, I had agreed to stay up all night today, I just rested for a bit, yes, just rested!"

Shen Qingxi said softly while rubbing her sore eyes, "Go make me a cup of coffee, no milk, no sugar... never mind, add some sugar. Where is Senior Sister Cheng?"

"Which Senior Sister Cheng?"

"Ah... no, never mind, I was confused from sleep. Just go make that coffee."

Shen Qingxi forcefully slapped her own cheek and took a deep sniff from the snuff bottle on the table.

"Puh-cough-cough-cough-cough-ack—!"

"Miss!"

The maid quickly brought over a cup of water, gently patting her back, looking at her with sympathy as she held onto the spittoon, vomiting out the birthday cake she had eaten earlier that night.

"Is Uncle Zhao trying to kill me? What did he give me?"

"Miss, that’s just what snuff is like; it’s not something for girls to play with."

After rinsing her mouth with the water, Shen Qingxi finally became completely sober.

Effective, but never to be used again.

"Miss, you vomited everything you ate tonight, should I make you a bowl of chicken soup with wontons?"

"Make two bowls... no, make some extra, the others might be hungry too. What are they up to?"

"Miss Hu and Miss Kang are resting in the guest room, Young Master Li and the others are playing cards."

"I see, have Uncle Zhao and the others come back yet?"

"Old Zhao and them have not sent any news yet."

Seeing the slightly worried expression on Auntie Yun’s face, Shen Qingxi couldn’t help but smile, "Uncle Zhao and the others are old hands in the Jianghu World, they won’t have any trouble with a few petty thieves."

Auntie Yun sighed, "I am worried about you, Miss. If you encounter thieves that even Old Zhao and his colleagues can’t handle, you might also..."

"Anyone daring to steal the Imperial Jade Seal cannot be just any petty thief. Don’t worry, I am prepared, and when the time comes, just hide yourself and don’t worry about me."

Shen Qingxi patted her chest, filled with confidence.

After the maid left, Shen Qingxi stood up, stretched out in a big yawn, and rubbed her sore shoulders due to the improper sleeping posture. She pushed open the secret door in the study.

There was a narrow staircase leading to an underground chamber.

The chamber was cluttered with various kinds of items, among which were jewels, jade articles, gold and silver, antique paintings, and many gifts that hadn’t even been unwrapped.

At the center, an altar table was covered with a buoyant yellow brocade with a dragon pattern; the perfectly square Imperial Jade Seal was placed on the brocade, faintly glowing under the light.

Shen Qingxi approached the table, picked up the Jade Seal, and gently sniffed it near her nose.

She lacked the knowledge to identify antiques, and if someone had switched it, she might not be able to tell the real from the fake. Thus, she chose a simpler method, incense.

Perhaps some experts could replicate an exact copy of the Imperial Jade Seal, but they would unlikely prepare a batch of millennium-aged, high mountain sandalwood incense worth as much as gold.

There was also lemon sugar added inside.

The Imperial Jade Seal was still here, and most of the night had already passed.

In another two or three hours, it would be dawn.

This truly was a long night. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

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"Shen Qingxi is the most outstanding among the third generation of the Shen Family. From a young age, she was naturally intelligent, had an excellent memory, and was very tactical. The old Family Head always favored her, hoping she could become the future Family Head and thus gain the favor and promotion of the President."

The man in black spoke rapidly and with a firm tone, appearing quite sincere.

He had no choice but to be sincere, for if he weren’t, Wang Yunxiao would feed him the four-happiness meatball, already blended with the flesh of the previous three men, that he held in his hand.

Generally speaking, the more one is prone to bully the weak and fear the strong, the faster they soften when faced with someone tougher than themselves.

"You say she’s the mastermind behind the scenes, so what exactly is she planning?"

"It’s a long story..."

"No problem, I can tell from your face that you’re someone who likes to get straight to the point."

Wang Yunxiao sneered, "It would be best if you could clarify in one sentence, without beating around the bush and wasting my time here."

"Shen Qingxi wants to be a Sage!"

"...That’s a bit too simplistic, elaborate a bit more."

The man in black glanced at Wang Yunxiao and said solemnly, "I don’t know much, only that I was following the old Family Head’s orders to serve the third miss. The third miss made a deal with a Demon God and took on the title of ’Sage’ in exchange for support from the Joshua Consortium... Ahhh!"

"Get to the point!"

Wang Yunxiao kicked and broke his shinbone, saying coldly, "Are you bipolar or what? Either you say nothing or you ramble. I asked you, what’s the deal with this girl who was sent to the hospital tonight?"

The man in black, enduring severe pain, quickly said, "This is part of the plan; we only handle controlling that body, making her blood poison spread in the hospital, the rest is not our business."

"Did Shen Qingxi instruct you to do this?"

"Yes..."

Seeing Wang Yunxiao’s murderous look, the man in black hurriedly added, "I know one more thing! Just spare my life, and I’ll tell you everything!"

"Speak!"

"This time the old Family Head handed the Imperial Jade Seal to the third miss... Do you know what the Imperial Jade Seal is? Ahh—!"

His leg broke again.

"Do you have a problem with your brain?"

Wang Yunxiao huffed, "Say what you know, if you don’t want to talk, I can send you on your way right now!"

"I’ll speak! I’ll speak! It’s a test for the third miss; the old Family Head just wanted to see how the third miss would handle the situation. She devised a plan that involved putting the Imperial Jade Seal up for auction..."

What???

What auction?

Wang Yunxiao was finally shocked.

Did you just say your third miss is naturally intelligent? Is this the thought process of an intelligent person?

Us fools really are beyond comparison.

I completely don’t understand.

"I have a question."

Having regained his composure, Wang Yunxiao stared at the man in black and asked softly, "If it’s really as you say, that all of this was masterminded by your third miss from behind the scenes. Then aside from her, other people of the Shen Family are innocent and clean?"

The man in black shook his head, "I’m not sure about that, I’m just following orders."

Fine, fine, fine, following orders.

Wang Yunxiao couldn’t help but laugh.

That answer was just like the Human Skin Painter I encountered in Cangzhou County City that night.

The same old tricks, played on me again, huh?