Chapter 3105 — The Conditions for Going to the Dark Night Palace
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"Gu Mengyao, have you thought it over?" What strength did the Grand Elder possess? She had heard every word of the conversation between Wei Zhao and Gu Mengyao inside the villa as clear as day, so she had long known Gu Mengyao was awake—she simply had not found it convenient to vent her anger.
"Come in and talk." Naturally, the young miss would not reveal her hand so easily. She neither agreed nor refused, only said calmly.
"Good!" In the Grand Elder's view, being allowed through the door was progress in itself—otherwise she would have been left out in the cold. She hurried inside the villa's living room with the Black-Robed Elder, the two of them seating themselves on the sofa, and then she said, "Gu Mengyao, I trust you know what an Inheritor means? Your friends Feng Xiaoxiao and Tang Zhi are Inheritors, are they not? We have already confirmed this. You can well imagine the benefits involved!"
The day before, the Grand Elder and the Black-Robed Elder had discussed their strategy, and in the course of it had naturally investigated these friends of Gu Mengyao's. Thus she meant to use them as an example.
Tang Zhi?! Gu Mengyao was startled. Thank goodness Wei Zhao had gone to the kitchen to make breakfast—otherwise, hearing that name, he would surely have wondered: who is Tang Zhi? Still, Gu Mengyao could not say anything about it, and only remarked without betraying her feelings, "Never mind my friends. Right now I only want to ask—after I go to the Dark Night Palace, what exactly will I gain?"
"The Palace Master of the Dark Night Palace and the Dark Night Palace's cultivation resources—all can be opened to you!" the Grand Elder said.
"Grand Elder, let us speak frankly." Gu Mengyao was highly rational, and she had spent the whole night thinking. Now, looking at the Grand Elder, she said unhurriedly, "There is something you are hiding from me, isn't there?"
"I... what could I be hiding?" The Grand Elder's expression changed at once. "Gu Mengyao, what do you mean by that?"
"It seems the Grand Elder no longer wishes me to go to the Dark Night Palace." Gu Mengyao shook her head. "Then there is no need for us to talk further. You are hiding something from me and will not tell me—how can I be sure that the things you promise now will actually be honored?"
"You... what are you trying to say?" The Grand Elder drew a deep breath, as if something had occurred to her, but she asked with uncertainty.
"One life for another." Gu Mengyao said, "I think I have made myself clear enough, and the Grand Elder should understand. If you agree, we can discuss what comes next. Otherwise, there is nothing to discuss."
"You know? About your mother's... matter?" By now the Grand Elder was utterly certain that Gu Mengyao knew about Ye Rou'er—otherwise she could not possibly have proposed an exchange of one life for another.
"Yes, I know. Bring my mother back to be with my daddy, and I will consider going with you," Gu Mengyao said. (To be continued)