Song Xizhi solemnly offered incense to the two generals and kowtowed three times.

Then, following Chen Da's directions, they arrived at a side room of the temple.

The side room was decorated in an elegant and tranquil style. Not only was there an incense burner with burning incense, but it was also furnished with a lot of antique furniture, which looked expensive and was no different from the standard of the Marquis of Anding's mansion.

Song Xizhi narrowed his eyes slightly as he smelled the strong incense in the bedroom.

Upon seeing this, Pei Yunyi tacitly walked to the incense burner and extinguished the burning incense.

To avoid being overheard by those outside, he lowered his voice and whispered in Song Xizhi's ear, "Could there be something wrong with this incense?"

Song Xizhi felt the man's breath so close to hers. She was about to step back when she suddenly looked up and accidentally bumped into his deep eyes.

Her body leaned back unexpectedly, but the man quickly caught her waist and pulled her tightly into his arms.

It's been a long time since we've been this close.

Song Xizhi swallowed hard, then frowned and replied, "It's not that there's anything wrong with the incense, it's that they want to use strong incense to cover up some traces."

As Song Xizhi spoke, he sniffed again, searching the dimly lit room: "What they're trying to cover up is the smell of blood."

Everyone present shuddered upon hearing this.

Pei Yunyi walked to Song Xizhi's side, lifted the square pillow on the soft couch, and said in a deep voice, "There are still a lot of bloodstains on this couch. Although it has been cleaned, traces and smells can still be left."

Song Xizhi stared at the bed: "Such a large amount of blood proves that someone died here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Siqin and Qingtong also made a commotion, discovering four or five bloodstains one after another.

So at least five people have died in this room.

The group sat around the table, discussing their next move.

Suddenly, Bronze's ears twitched. Having practiced martial arts since childhood, he possessed profound inner strength and easily heard the sounds outside.

It was Chen Da who spoke: "The couple that came tonight are two fat pigs. The woman is from Jiangnan. She is beautiful and even better than the maidens they offered as tribute."

Another person was somewhat afraid: "But is it feasible? Although those Jiangnan merchants are ugly, they have an extraordinary aura. They are going to the capital. Can we really make a move?"

Chen Da chuckled a few times: "Let's start with that guard. Although he looks like a martial arts expert, he's dull and simple-minded, and looks easy to bully."

Bronze's eyes twitched violently, and he suddenly raised his head with a look of resentment.

Song Xizhi paused, looking at him blankly: "Qing Tong, what's wrong?"

Bronze spoke in a muffled voice: "I heard things I shouldn't have heard!"

He had barely finished speaking when his ears twitched again, and he heard the sounds outside continuing.

Another man said to Chen Da, "If we're going to pick someone easy to bully, then we should naturally pick the easiest one. A few of us men can't handle a few women, can't we?"

Chen Da was quite pleased with himself when he heard this: "I've booked three rooms, one for the two fat pigs and two for the two guards. I'll start with that female guard!"

"What kind of women are these bodyguards? I can take them both with one punch!"

Siqin's lips twitched twice, her smile forced and insincere: "I heard it too."

After she finished speaking, she looked coolly in the direction of the bronze statue: "When will you come and have a competition to see who is stronger?"

Feeling Siqin's cool gaze, Qing Tong raised an eyebrow, ready to agree.

But then, the hidden guards in the room spoke up, their voices seemingly coming from all directions: "Let's have a competition and see where the female guards fall short?"

Bronze shuddered.

Song Xizhi stared blankly at Siqin, his eyes wide with confusion: "What did you hear?"

Siqin explained simply: "They are discussing how to divide the spoils, saying that the young master is ugly and the bronze is dull and stupid, so you are the best person to bully."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yunyi smiled slightly, gently raising his eyes to look at Song Xizhi.

Feeling Pei Yunyi's gaze, Song Xizhi's competitive spirit flared up instantly. She gritted her teeth: "Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

She gently flicked the teacup in her hand, and the tea poured out, hissing and emitting black steam.

No one knew when Song Xizhi had poisoned the food.

They were all startled by Song Xizhi's sudden action.

Bronze clutched his heart and couldn't help but sigh, "What I'm afraid of isn't a bunch of brutes, but the smartest one among them, who's pretending to be weak while actually being strong."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yunyi slowly straightened up, calmly looking at the bronze statue: "Who are you calling a brute?"

Bronze exclaimed, a chill running down his spine: "No, it's Siqin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill run through his entire body.

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After engaging in normal activities for an hour, the group turned off the lights and returned to their respective bedrooms.

When the night was deep and quiet, the paper windows of several rooms were poked with wet fingers, and then a bamboo tube was inserted.

The billowing smoke was then released into the house through a bamboo tube.

Chen Da and his men called their thugs and broke into the room where Siqin was.

Each thug, fantasizing about the soft, beautiful woman lying on the bed after breaking into the room, couldn't help but let out a few wicked laughs, a surge of lust rising in their hearts.

Having followed Boss Chen around, I've tasted the flavors of many women, but this is the first time I've seen a female bodyguard.

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