Miss Truth

Xiao Song slightly nodded his head.

"Princess Wenxi once came here specifically to seek a divination. I have been wondering, why did she have to come here for it?" Ran Yan recalled the notes she saw today from Chai Xuanyi, "Princess Wenxi must have known that Chai Xuanyi consumed opium and bought it for him more than once."

While Xiao Song had considered the other points Ran Yan mentioned, this one he was unaware of. "Why do you think that?"

"Because of Chai Xuanyi’s journal. Not long after Chai Xuanyi suffered from amnesia, there were daily records, and most were about his wife, Princess Wenxi. At the beginning of the month, Chai Xuanyi craved opium, and Princess Wenxi braved the scandal to seek a divination. If it wasn’t for believing in the effectiveness of this place, then it must be the significance of the divination itself," Ran Yan paused and said, "Princess Wenxi never leaves her house, not even knowing her husband’s Maid. How could such a person know about this obscure and unknown small temple?"

Xiao Song’s eyebrows raised, "That day the Secret Guard monitored her every move, and she didn’t interact with anyone, only taking the divination slip when she left... This means, the slip could have contained opium?"

Talking with Xiao Song was relaxing; with just a little hint, he could think of the outcome. Ran Yan felt a little relieved too, "Most likely. The addiction to opium is both physical and mental; quitting brings dual torment, and most people relapse when they remember the euphoria from consuming opium during physical discomforts, making detoxification immensely difficult. Chai Xuanyi hasn’t been using opium for long, only over a year, and now he also suffers from severe amnesia. If he could endure a few tough times, his dependence would gradually diminish. However, he is still deeply dependent on opium..."

Xiao Song instantly understood Ran Yan’s implication, "So, you mean, someone gave him opium again when he was suffering? And this person is very likely Princess Wenxi?"

Ran Yan silently nodded. She believed that when Princess Wenxi provided Chai Xuanyi with opium, it was out of care for him, just that she did not understand the process of detoxification and ended up doing more harm. However, Chai Xuanyi suffers from partial amnesia and after a day, he won’t remember the pleasure of the drugs as long as no more opium is supplied; his detox should be ten times easier than for ordinary people.

"This place is probably where Dou Chengfeng and his associates obtain their opium." Ran Yan looked up towards the dim lights upon the hillside.