Inside the cave, after Lei Ying began to confess, Shi Chun put down the teacup, took out a Jade Scroll, and started recording the testimony with a spell, occasionally sipping the tea.
The 'Blood Shadow Pavilion' hiring assassins was indeed at Gong Shaoci's behest. The entire contact process was detailed, and amusingly, the reason for the assassination guessed by that brute Wu Jinliang was spot on—it was all due to jealousy over Miao Yilan.
The trigger for hiring the killer was that night when gifts were presented to Miao Yilan in front of Gong Shaoci, winning Miao Yilan's favor.
On a deeper level, it was because Shi Chun was becoming more successful, transforming into a Heavenly Court Official and even a Commander, which made Miao Dingyi view him differently. Jealousy drove Gong Shaoci to madness.
