(MC POV)
I opened the chest, "So this is your slime core right?"
Zhiyang gasped, "Ye… Yes! Yes it is!"
She tried to reach for it but I snapped the chest shut before she could take it.
"Ah, ah… Did you think I'll really just give it to you? After what you've done?"
At least she was considerate enough to look shamefaced, "I… My apologies, Master Lin… It's just that I haven't seen it in so long… Did you… Did you kill Sect Master Feng?"
"Firstly, you can stop referring to him as Sect Master. Secondly, nah, I thought of it, but the repercussions of such a thing would be too troublesome to handle. At least for now. So I swapped the chests and replaced it with something else. He stabbed the replacement and most likely thought he killed you."
Yep, I had Akari knock over that stone vase and while he was distracted, went in and switched out the chest he had left on the table.
