Chapter 70: Poisoned

"It seems they're already in the courtyard," Stacey said, adjusting her mask. "Don't go out there. Hide in the basement," Robert urged, not wanting Stacey to confront the old woman. "What's there to be afraid of?" Stacey replied coldly, "They won't leave here tonight!" They dared to destroy her miraculignum tree. She would make them pay the price! This was her territory, and no one would dare question her actions here. That's why she listened to Robert and didn't go to their island. If she had, she might have caused a series of troubles. But on her own turf, she could do as she pleased. Robert watched Stacey walk out and followed. They stepped outside to find about ten people in the courtyard, led by an elderly white-haired woman. The rest were a mix of men and women, and the courtyard was in disarray. "You're the apprentice of that bitch?" the white-haired woman spat venomously. "Heh, where did this walking manure spreader come from? We don't need such filthy fertilizer here.