A few seconds ago...
Davis’s happiness right now was also plagued with a hint of worry as he wondered how to get rid of Evelynn’s undesirable bloodline traits.
He couldn’t let this innate emotion wreak havoc on his lovely Evelynn’s mind.
Although this massacre couldn’t be considered therapy but enabling her bloodlust, Davis was more than happy to accommodate and facilitate some genocide of a wicked power for her if it would help again.
When all was said and done, he would choose to be evil for her at any time of the day.
His morals could eat shit compared to her well-being. However, he could only do this so many times before Evelynn’s mind turned corrupted and she truly turned evil. This was what he didn’t want and feared. Hence, he felt like he must put a stop to it.
But how?
Life energy can’t readily cure what’s innate. Otherwise, he would’ve cured some of his children of their mental imperfections long ago, not to mention Mingzhi’s irascible mood swings stemming from her twilight physique and worsened by her boosted comprehension of Enigmatic Heart Laws.
These kinds of imperfections could only be counteracted using various kinds of methods, such as using a mind or soul calming pill, but one that perfectly countered this imperfection.
Although Dalila’s pill concocting methods and her knowledge in identifying the characteristics of herbs and ingredients were vast, her proficiency was still in concocting cultivation pills and not treatment pills, so she wasn’t at a level where she could correctly cook up a pill recipe that perfectly counters these defects, nor did she dare to attempt something like rectifying emotions as that was a realm she didn’t understand.
Hence, these kinds of issues still plagued the Davis Family.
Davis wanted to fix these things, and he didn’t know where to start, but suddenly, he turned to look at Jillian Hayden, who moved ever so lightly.
A thought suddenly entered his head as he recalled a peculiar way of treating illnesses.
Fighting poison with poison, a trait of the poison apothecary. Were the sadistic emotions from Three-Eyed Chromatic Hex Arachnid and bloodlust from Evilbane Hexweaver Arachnid both types of innate mental poison in the bloodline that corrupted the mind?
Wasn’t the Hayden Family known to be a family of poison apothecary power? He wondered if Jillian Hayden could treat the poisonous emotion of bloodlust plaguing Evelynn and began to speak with her.
However, she seemed to be full of hatred for nearly everything in this world right now, including herself, which was understandable. He would also riot against the world if he were suppressed to this degree and hate himself for being helpless. Nonetheless, he didn’t know where to begin.
Evelynn was responsible for the Hayden Family’s fall. Would this woman love it or hate it?
He was sure this woman contained hatred for her own family, but there was also love. If love wasn’t there, then she wouldn’t have decided to stay here but would’ve instead left with Venerable Knight Lussandra when she had the chance.
City Lord Davis thought for a few moments in silence before speaking.
"Listen, I’m not a good person. I will go to great lengths to do a few things I prioritize in my life. If you can help me with one thing, I promise I will release you and even aid you in your cultivation to reach the apex you have imagined. As for what invited this change, just think that the old City Lord is dead and born anew. I no longer have any interest in you, alright? So don’t be so hateful and afraid."
"..."
Jillian Hayden felt like she had heard the most ridiculous thing in her life.
Wasn’t he a good person? Wasn’t that obvious?
He would go to great lengths to do a few things he prioritized, like siring a child of his own at the expense of violating many women? Again, wasn’t that obvious?
He wanted her help? What could she possibly do as she was still a junior? The only thing she could think of was sleeping with someone else to increase his connections and make him more influential.
If that was the case, then she felt it was no wonder he would drop his plans for making her his mistress.
However, she forced herself to calm down.
The old City Lord was dead and born anew?
Certainly, she couldn’t see a resemblance to the City Lord who came to visit her in the dungeons nearly every day. That City Lord was stern and held a cold gaze that didn’t even look at her like she was a person, but this City Lord in front of her was somewhat different, his mannerisms resembling those of a young man who sounded carefree but in truth was carrying a lot of secrets in his heart.
If she didn’t think he was playing some kind of game, she would think he was possessed or something.
After calming down, she forcefully asked, "What do you want me to help with?"
City Lord Davis started, "I heard the Hayden Family is a family skilled in the art of poison medicine. I also heard that you were a poison apothecary, but I’m not sure to what degree. A person important to me is suffering from unwanted emotions due to their bloodline. You think you could help with this issue?"
Jillian Hayden frowned.
This request was unexpected. However, with someone asking her about her ability in her occupation, she quickly wanted to reply professionally as she raised her chin.
"So an innate mental affliction? That’s a very common mental affliction, regularly seen in those who practice poison and possess poison-attribute bloodlines or other rare bloodlines that aren’t highly compatible with the balance of yin and yang. Even my own Hayden Family’s bloodline had this problem, but it has long been treated at the source. Therefore, the problem you stated should also be treatable, but depending on the grade and type of the bloodline and the poisonous herbs we could acquire, the difficulty could range from hard to nearly impossible."
She paused before asking, "This important person of yours- what kind of bloodline do they have?"
She then narrowed her eyes, wondering why she should help the City Lord when all he ever did was torture her mentally.
Davis’s eyes flickered with interest. His Evelynn was also a poison apothecary, but her studies in this regard could not compare to an ancient family since they lacked the necessary materials to study. There was no poison apothecary inheritance they could use.
"You don’t need to know now."
However, he declined, causing her to look lividly amused.
"Then how will I be able to help?"
"Let’s take this one step at a time." City Lord Davis chuckled, "Right now, you need to hear what happened outside today. Your Hayden Family is ruined."
"Mhm. My Hayden Family is ruined."
Jillian Hayden responded as she scoffed, "So you want me to help but still threaten me if I don’t?"
"You’re not understanding it quite right. I said your Hayden Family is already ruined."
"..."
"It wasn’t I who ruined your Hayden Family. They offended someone they couldn’t hope to offend and reaped what they sowed."
"..."
Jillian Hayden narrowed her eyes, her pupils dilating. Then, her expression slowly changed before she screamed, "Impossible! They should have the backing of the Saint now! Who else other than you and the Saint could possibly harm them?"
City Lord Davis scoffed like her, "You’re a funny one. There are many individuals above us in terms of prowess, like Venerable Knight Lussandra, and in terms of power, the Hexadra Clan overwhelms us. Your Hayden Family simply offended the wrong person or power."