After finishing her words, Qi Yu and Si Qing turned and left with Feng Mingqi.
Yu Zhen did not try to stop them this time either.
She stood outside the barrier, watching their retreating figures with a dejected expression.
Feng Mian looked at Yu Zhen and after a moment of silence, lowered her voice and called out, "Mother, what do we do now?"
Yu Zhen shook her head.
Feng Mian looked at Yu Zhen, "Are you on Blood Demon Fiend's side now, or...?"
"I... I don't know," Yu Zhen sat on the ground and shook her head, unsure of where to go.
Feng Mian pursed her lips, "Do Blood Demon Fiend and the others know you've come here?"
Yu Zhen opened her hand, revealing a poisonous herb wrapped in spiritual energy in her palm. "They do. Blood Demon Fiend sent me here to pretend to surrender, and then find an opportunity to throw this poisonous herb into the barrier. But as you saw, they wouldn't let me in."
Feng Mian gasped, then quickly looked around. Seeing no one within earshot of the barrier, she lowered her voice and asked, "Then, what you said to them just now, was it true or false? Do you really want to defect to them?"
Yu Zhen remained silent.
Actually, she didn't know what she was thinking herself.
She just wanted Qi Yu and Si Qing to come back, wanted Blood Demon Fiend to secure his position in the Heavenly Dao without harming anyone, and then grant her ascension.
But she felt ashamed to say these words, and knew it was wrong, so she couldn't speak them.
"Forget it. True or false, let's just complete Blood Demon Fiend's task first, and then you take me to Blood Demon Fiend," Feng Mian looked at Yu Zhen and grabbed her hand. "Take me with you and introduce me to him. That way, I can stay by his side like you."
Yu Zhen didn't answer directly with a yes or no, but looked at the poisonous herb in her hand with a worried expression. "What about this poisonous herb? I have no chance to throw it in. This barrier is unbreakable."
"It's not that there's no way to solve it. If you can't get in, find a way to crush this herb into powder and throw it onto someone who can get in. Then, the areas covered by the powder will turn into poisonous mist, and once they come into contact with the herb, it will spread quickly," Feng Mian's face showed a smug expression.
"This..." Yu Zhen looked around. She didn't see anyone, but she did see a small silver fish that could move freely in and out.
This small silver fish was, of course, no ordinary sea fish, but a servant of the Dragon Palace. When guarding the barrier, it could move around the barrier like a common silver fish, checking every hidden corner.
Yu Zhen looked at it, her expression hesitant. "Feng Mian, I'm also worried. What will happen to me if Blood Demon Fiend fails?"
"That's why when I spoke to Qi Yu just now, I was thinking, if I really surrendered and handed over this poisonous herb, perhaps I could exchange it for a chance to survive."
"But you heard it too," Feng Mian looked at Yu Zhen, her face showing a fierce expression. "Qi Yu and Si Qing don't treat you as their mother, nor as an elder. Their words are harsh and sharp."
"So, Mother, it's fortunate you didn't do as you thought. You should just do what Lord Blood Demon Fiend asked you to do. Leave the rest to fate."
Feng Mian tempted Yu Zhen, "After all, it was Qi Yu and the others who refused to take you in. For self-preservation, you have to choose a side. They are forcing you to defect to Blood Demon Fiend."
Yu Zhen's expression changed, as if she had found a reason for her actions in these words. She gradually became relieved, and finally nodded firmly. Just as she was about to crush the poisonous herb in her hand and catch the silver fish to smear it on,
She felt a gaze fixed on her from not far away.