The Lord's behavior, knowing well he'd be rejected yet still coming, seemed somewhat unreasonable.
And the target they had been chasing all along, not showing up after losing protection, also seemed illogical.
Two negatives make a positive, turning the act of coming over for an awkward chat rather suspicious.
As a key figure, the Ashen Messenger, Holle, also realized something was off and promptly did a blood test on himself.
Judging from his somewhat grave expression, the blood test results didn't look good.
"He did invite me for a drink, but..."
He even admitted in a slightly hushed voice to Fu Qian's questions.
Though it was clearly puzzling how some things happened so quietly.
"You've been poisoned?"
At this point, Crystal finally paid attention to her old acquaintance, clearly not expecting such an accident.
As for the mutation on Holle's body, her initial understanding was quite down-to-earth.
