At the Stargazing Tower...

The arrival of the Moon Goddess to the top floor of the tower was something Pei Xiu had requested of her. Upon arriving at her home, so early in the morning. What she had requested about the other treasure land had been gathered for her. Seeing the layers of black bags under Pei Xiu’s eyes, clearly he hasn’t fallen asleep for two whole days.

Upon checking with her, Pei Xiu had invited her to his tower saying there was someone who wanted to meet her. The Moon Goddess had agreed which is why they are now seeing the people before themselves.

Cough. Cough.

"Help me up, A’Yun," said the sickly old man. This old man is Pei Xiu’s father, his name is Pei Ju.

Pei Yun, the elder brother of Pei Xiu, helped the sickly old man on the bed to seat up. He felt so weak and would collapse anytime soon.

"Miss Yuelei, please forgive me for meeting you in my current state. I am Pei Ju, Xiu’s father. On behalf of the Pei Clan, I would like to thank you!"

"No problem. It was an exchange. Both your clan and I got what we wanted," said Yue Xuexia.

She remained calm under this circumstance and she fearlessly met the eyes of the elder in front of her which stunned the three people from the Pei Clan.

The Moon Goddess suddenly asked, "So, what is the true reason why you have come to this place? Someone of your standing would never come to such a dump place without a reason."

Pei Ju didn’t speak right away and was still observing Yue Xuexia from his bed when he suddenly said, "A’Yun, help father up."

Thud!

After being helped by his eldest son to stand up, he suddenly kneels before the moon goddess, shocking his two sons.

"Father!?"

"This servant greets Her Majesty!" Pei Ju said.

This startled all three young generations waiting in the room. On the other hand, the calm young miss before them had changed from a nonchalant demeanor from an overbearing one. It seems she was offended, causing all three men inside the room to be forced to kneel.

Yue Xuexia said, "How did you know?"

"It depends on your answer whether the three of you will live."

"Answer honestly and this Empress shall spare you!"

The cold and threatening words that echoed in the room made the three men tremble. They were forced to kneel yet the sickly man, Pei Ju, wasn’t affected as much as his two children. Even though Yue Xuexia is angry, she will not harm a sick person.

Pei Yun was on guard while Pei Xiu was speechless. This time they can see her eyes turned completely silver. This time not only the element of lightning was emitted by her. There is also the power of the moon. Leaving all three of them dumbfounded.

Pei Ju was unlike his two sons, he wasn’t completely guessing. The reason for this is simple. This is because he is quite close to the Thunder King, Lei Yuye, that he knew something that had exposed this young lady’s hidden identity.

"T-Thunder King... Lord Lei Yuye... Longevity Pill," said Pei Ju.

In his words, the pressure on them immediately disappeared. Since even the name of her uncle was used. Also, the fact that he knows about the Longevity Pill she had given to her uncle and elder brother, no one knows it except for her and those three. This can only mean that this person called Pei Ju had a close relationship with Lei Yuye, her uncle, for him to learn about the Longevity Pill.

Yue Xuexia’s thoughts: ’According to Papa, my Uncle Yuye looked stern but he is a man with a loose mouth and especially likes to brag to everyone what he received from his young descendants.’

Thinking of this possibility, the Moon Goddess felt tired all of the sudden and staggered.

Pei Xiu asked, "Are you alright?"

"I want to take a seat," said Yue Xuexia.

Pei Xiu immediately moved a soft chair for the Moon Goddess to take a seat. Then silence descended inside the room. Three men were sneaking a glance to gauge her reaction without speaking a word.

Yue Xuexia asked her system: ’Qiuqiu, what do you think of this situation?’

[Stargazing Tower is the only organization who controls most of the information in the Immortal World. They also held information about Emperor Realm cultivators. Only those at Tribulation Realm were untouched by them.] 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

[Your uncle likes adventure but he is never a careless type. He had most likely used this tower to gather information and... It wouldn’t be surprising if he met this man called Pei Ju. They were in the same generation after all.]

She can only sigh at such coincidence. With a wave of her hand, another had been dragged over behind Pei Ju and was lifted onto it as for his two sons, they could only stand behind him. With a snap of her fingers the whole room was isolated in a different space and no one can eavesdrop unless they have mastery of space like Yue Xuexia.

"How did you meet my uncle, Lei Yuye?" The Moon Goddess asked.

With this question, the Moon Goddess had declared what her identity is. The two sons of Pei Ju were stunned, they never expected that one day they would have a chance to meet someone like the Moon Empress which was adored by two powerful emperors in the Immortal World.

Pei Ju answers, "Lord Yuye had gotten lost in the Lost Forest and it was this servant who had brought him out."

"Lost forest? You do not mean that forest at the outskirts?" Yue Xuexia asked.

Pei Ju answers, "Yes. Is there something wrong with that forest?"

"Nothing. My friend lives there with her son. Well you were lucky she allowed you to leave," said Yue Xuexia.

"Is there something dangerous in the lost forest?" Pei Xiu asked.

The Moon Goddess answers, "Nothing much, just a Sentient Tree Old Spirit, at least quasi-emperor realm."

"Quasi-Emperor realm?!" The father and his sons exclaimed in surprise.

Pei Yun asked, "Can this humble one ask, how does your majesty know?"

"I’ve met her and taught her how to take care of her children. Don’t worry as long as you don’t harm the Lost Forest she will not appear," said the Moon Goddess.

Pei Xiu asked, "Your Majesty, how did the two of you meet?"

"This... It’s because I got lost in the forest too."

The father and sons were looking at Yue Xuexia with an expression saying ’You got lost too?’. Making her feel a bit embarrassed.

"No, actually it wasn’t my fault I had a map in my hand because the forest was preventing me from leaving. So I met the master of the Lost Forest and she finally let me leave," Yue Xuexia tried to explain but the expressions of the three men were trying their best not to laugh seeing how much the goddess tried to explain this.

"Anyway, you should find the person that poisoned you. Even though your vitality had been replenished with most of your injuries healed, the poison in your body is the reason why your body is still too weak and couldn’t return to normal," she added as she assessed the body state of Pei Ju in front of her.

The three were once again surprised when they heard about the poison. No one knows that Pei Ju is poisoned. Moreover, why the doctors of their clan couldn’t find that their father was poisoned. Then they realized something which is something they had never expected at all.

They all looked at the Moon Goddess who seemed to have read their thoughts and said, "That’s right. Someone intentionally caused harm and it’s someone from your house."

"H-How is that possible? I..." Pei Ju fell in disbelief. They are after all family.

The Moon Goddess said, "It depends on you whether to believe it or not."

"By the way, did you call me to treat you? If so then prepare a medicinal bath with this prescription."

Words appeared in the air which the three men had read. Then they look at the moon goddess as if she couldn’t believe it.

Pei Ju asked, "Your Majesty, you want to treat me?"

"Of course. Why do you think I agree to come here? Your youngest son told me that you got injured during your breakthrough. Let me check your pulse, no need to stand up," said Yue Xuexia.

She pulled a silk string from her inventory and threw the other end to Pei Ju’s wrist. She checked his pulse through this string from this distance. After a few minutes, the string was removed.

The Moon Goddess said, "The poison in you is called Dry Wood Poison. It’s the kind of poison that eats your qi until you become an ordinary person. Whoever gives you this poison, he never wants you to return to your peak and healthy state."

"They wanted to remove you to your current position as the Clan Master."