Chapter 3094 — The Key Lies with Wei Zhao
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Gu Mengyao's words were plain enough: the girl had no interest in any Night Palace to begin with, and if the Grand Elder wanted to use force, then fine—even if she dragged the girl back, the girl would not cultivate as she wished. Let her see what she could do about that!
But this time, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu did not even bother with her. They turned and made ready to leave with Wei Zhao.
Now the Grand Elder finally grew anxious and cried out, "Wait!"
"Is there something else?" Wei Zhao found it rather amusing. This Grand Elder truly thought too highly of herself. Well, look where that got her—she had offended Gu Mengyao, and the young lady was nothing if not vindictive!
"Um... Gu Mengyao, what would it take for you to join our Night Palace?" The Grand Elder felt a profound sense of defeat, but fortunately for her, she had no shame to speak of. Face was nothing but a passing cloud to her.
Since force did not work, she would try persuasion instead. Anything that benefited the Night Palace, she was willing to swallow her pride and do.
"I'll think about it and get back to you. But right now, I don't want to go!" Gu Mengyao said without even turning her head. The Night Palace? Gu Mengyao might desire power, but she would never act rashly. What the Grand Elder had said today had struck her far too hard. She needed to go home and digest it properly.
"That... fine!" Though the Grand Elder was unwilling, she nodded in agreement all the same. There was no help for it. Gu Mengyao and Ye Rou'er were utterly different people. Ye Rou'er submitted meekly; Gu Mengyao resisted. The Grand Elder would have to readjust her thinking.
"Elder Heiyi, what do you think we should do now?" Watching the three of them—Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Wei Zhao—walk away, the Grand Elder's face was terribly grim. Given her old temperament, she would simply have seized Gu Mengyao and carried her off. But now, she feared that seizing her would do no good. Gu Mengyao's tone had been firm and unmistakable: drag me away, and I won't cultivate—see what you can do about it.
The Grand Elder could, of course, use torture to force Gu Mengyao to cultivate, but she dared not gamble. What if Gu Mengyao could not endure the torture and died? Would the Night Palace not be finished then?
After all, Gu Mengyao was the Night Palace's only remaining hope. If anything happened to her, the Night Palace would likely be struck from the ancient world's rolls altogether.
"This Gu Mengyao won't yield to either force or persuasion—she's nothing like Ye Rou'er!" Elder Heiyi frowned as well. "Truly, you become like those you keep company with—her temperament is just like Wei Zhao's!"
"I didn't ask about that, I asked what to do!" The Grand Elder gave a cold snort. "I know all that useless talk without you saying it. What I want to know is how to get Gu Mengyao to come back to the Night Palace with us!"
"That... I have no solution for the moment. But I think the crux of the problem is Wei Zhao. From what I can see, if Wei Zhao agrees, Gu Mengyao will certainly agree!" Elder Heiyi said. "We can try both threats and inducements—we must not simply keep pressuring her. We should also tempt her with favorable terms. That is the way."