Chapter 1704 Meeting Grace

"No... I really was poisoned by her! Why can't the test detect it? Why?" Senli felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

The pain of rotting flesh still lingers to this day.

That unforgettable feeling couldn't be a fantasy!

What on earth did this human do to evade even the alchemist's inspection?

"Alright, Senli, hurry up and take your man back home. He's making a fool of himself!"

"That's right. She couldn't keep an eye on her man and let him philander outside. Now she's getting her comeuppance, isn't she?"

"Let's go, let's go. Women shouldn't stay outside, lest Ahua have his eye on them!"

The elves pushed and shoved each other, and soon dispersed.

Senli and Ahua's faces turned pale and then flushed.

Although what they said is true, Ahua does like to flirt with women, don't they have any pride in saying it so bluntly?

“Let’s go too,” Olena said.

"Hmm." The clone didn't know if the elven alchemist had genuinely failed to find anything, or if he was intentionally covering it up for her.

Because she didn't do anything wrong. The toxin was already inside Senli's body, and any alchemist with a little skill could detect it.

Back at the Ao family home.

Seeing that no one was around, Olena happily hugged Aurelius: "Thank you, Father. It must have cost a lot of money to bribe Grice to stand on our side, right?"

Hua Ling whispered to her clone, "Grace is the alchemist from earlier."

If money was spent, then everything makes sense.

Upon hearing this, Aurelius looked puzzled: "Bribed Glaes? I didn't!"

"No? Then how come Grace..." couldn't detect the poison in Senli's body!

Olena didn't say the second half of her sentence.

But who is Orles? He could tell at a glance that there was probably a little secret between these three girls! And it was related to Senli.

"Is Senli really poisoned?" he asked.

Olena stuck out her tongue. "Mmm."

“That shouldn’t be the case.” Orles also fell into doubt: “Grace’s level of expertise, there’s no way he wouldn’t have noticed Senli’s poisoning. Was he deliberately helping you cover it up?”

Orles spoke the last sentence while looking at his clone.

The clone nodded in agreement: "It seems necessary to meet this Grice."

This elven alchemist would never help me for no reason.

He needs something from me, or he wants to use it to blackmail me.

No matter the reason, she had to see him to find out the details.

“I’ll go with you after the banquet,” Olena said.

Hua Ling: "I'm going too."

“I’ll go with you,” Orles said in a deep, cold voice.

His status among the elves was comparable to that of Glaes, and even if something were to happen, he would still have a say in the matter.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Ao," the clone said sweetly.

This immediately made Aurelius burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere just moments before vanished completely: "Hahahaha... Don't call me Uncle Aurelius anymore. I see you like my own daughter. If you don't mind, I'll adopt you as my goddaughter, how about that?"

In this way, even if Grace wanted to create a clone, she would have to think twice about the consequences of offending herself.

The clone understood Orles's intention and readily agreed: "Godfather!"

The Elven race is full of hidden talents; her true form remains dormant, and her overall strength isn't yet enough to justify her arrogance. This is a powerful ally being offered to her for free—why not take advantage of it?

"Hua Ling, you're about the same age as Nana, why don't you become my goddaughter too?" Ores said, looking at Hua Ling, whose eyes seemed a little forlorn.

Hua Ling looked up in surprise and delight: "This...this isn't a good idea, is it?"

“What’s wrong with that?” Olena linked arms with one of her sisters, pressing down slightly on Hua Ling’s hand: “Quickly call him godfather!”

"Godfather!" From now on, Hua Ling was no longer an orphan with no ties.

She has a godfather, an older sister, and a younger sister!

"Ugh!"

The four of them went to the banquet in high spirits and ate to their hearts' content. Laughter and cheerful conversation filled the entire Ao family home.

By the time we finished our meal, it was already past midnight.

"Godfather, it's so late, are you still going to find Grace?" Hua Ling had drunk a little wine, her face was flushed, and her head was heavy.

She leaned against Olena; if she hadn't been able to get some support, she probably would have fallen to the ground long ago.

“Grace doesn’t usually sleep.” Orles turned to look at Olena: “Nana, take Flower Spirit to rest.”

"Yes, Father." Olena was also a little dizzy. Although she really wanted to go and see, her father wouldn't let her, so she decided to be obedient.

"Let's go." Aurelius watched the two women return to their room, then turned to his clone and said.

"Ah."

Grace's residence was not far away, and the two sped up their flight, arriving in just a few breaths.

The main door was wide open, and a wisp of steam carrying the aroma of tea wafted out.

It seemed as if they knew they were coming and deliberately brewed tea to wait for them.

"Grace, what are you up to?" Ores gave his clone a look, then went inside first.

"Sit down." Grace poured three cups of tea and gestured for the two to sit down.

“I can’t accept a reward without merit. If you don’t explain yourself clearly, I dare not drink this tea.” On the surface, Aurelius was talking about the tea, but in reality, he was referring to Grice’s cover-up of his clone.

“Little girl, you drink.” Grace ignored Orles completely.

A pair of bright green eyes looked at the clone with a smile.

There's no poison in the tea.

The clone picked it up, took a small sip, and asked, "Can I speak now?"

“Okay.” Glass smiled noncommittally, not at all bothered by the clone’s straightforwardness: “But before answering your question, you have to answer one of mine first.”

"can."

"Is the poison in Senli's body a Gu poison?"

The clone thought he was going to ask something! It made her do a lot of mental preparation.

As a result, this is it?

"Yes."

“Alright, now I can answer your questions,” Grace said. “I helped you only because I liked you, do you believe me?”

Clone: ​​"I don't believe it."

“That’s just how it is,” Glass shrugged.

Orles smirked and said to his clone, "That's quite possible. When it comes to healing people, Grace often takes a liking to them. That Senli is a wicked person who does all sorts of bad things. It's understandable that Grace would target her on purpose."

Grace: "...Do you want to portray me as some kind of petty person who uses public office for personal revenge?"

"I didn't distort the facts!"

"Little human girl, believe me, I am a very good person, not at all like what he said." Grace's tone unconsciously carried a hint of flattery as she spoke to her clone.

Orles exclaimed as if he had discovered a new continent, “No way, Grace? You wouldn’t have taken a fancy to my goddaughter, would you?”

Otherwise, how do you explain Grace's series of unusual behaviors?

Goddaughter?!

Grace nearly suffocated himself!