Mu Hong's words to Lu Qing and Zhu Yu were not unexpected, and indeed not surprising. Zhu Yu's comments were meant to draw Mu Hong into continuing his story.
Perhaps the painful memories had been pent up for more than twenty years without anyone to confide in, the feeling was not easy to bear, those sorrows could only be buried in the heart, tormenting oneself over and over again.
Now that someone was willing to listen, Mu Hong could no longer hold back: "Back then, to protect our family and the people on the manor, my father had to obey that person's orders and concoct some horrifyingly effective fragrances as per his instructions. That person was present every day, watching whatever my father did.
Initially, we all thought that person was simply there to supervise us, afraid we might disobey, but turned out his mind was more malicious than we imagined, and his intelligence exceeded our expectations.
