Sun Miao'er, unaware of the situation, wondered what Dongli Xiaoxiao's intentions were, and what exactly was it that Hu Tingzhi couldn't know.

“Miss Sun, I know Mr. Fu’s identity.”

Sun Miao'er froze. Dongli Xiaoxiao knew her master, and even knew her identity? She looked at the woman in front of her warily, "Who exactly are you?"

"Mr. Fu and my sister both serve the King of Wei. Miss Sun should understand what I'm saying?" Dongli smiled, picked up his pen, and wrote on the paper, repeating the same sentence over and over again.

So that's how it is. No wonder Hu Tingzhi was afraid of his master. It wasn't the story of saving his parents' lives. But after all, they were involved in treason, so it wasn't a relationship that could be openly discussed.

Sun Miao'er thought back to the first time Hu Tingzhi came to her home. At that time, she naively thought that Hu Tingzhi was just an ordinary wealthy businessman. Now she realized that she had been too naive.

Thinking back on everything that had happened, he asked, "Were you the one who helped my master investigate the Feather Camp?"

"Hmm." Dongli smiled and nodded. "I know you have a close relationship with Mr. Fu, so I think Mr. Fu should have revealed his identity to you long ago."

Sun Miao'er bit her lip, her thoughts in disarray. It wasn't out of shock at learning that her master had worked with them, but rather because she wanted to figure out why Dongli Xiaoxiao had been kidnapped, and what exactly the Feather Camp and the Medicine People were.

"Could you please explain more clearly, Miss Xiaoxiao, what exactly do you want me to do?" Sun Miao'er suddenly thought of her master far away in Kezhou. This scheme was truly elaborate and had been going on for a long time.

Dongli paused, her pen twitching slightly, and her tone softened abruptly. "I want to beg Miss Sun to find a way to get my brother to release Shan Qiu. I never expected my brother to imprison him."

Sun Miao'er was puzzled. She kept calling Hu Tingzhi "brother," so why couldn't she ask him herself instead of making her go? "Well, Manager Hu treats Miss Xiaoxiao like a treasure, why doesn't Miss Xiaoxiao go herself?"

Dongli smiled and shook her head. "I spread the rumor that Shanqiu was in love with me myself. If my brother knew how I felt about him, he wouldn't let him off the hook!"

"But I can't betray my brother." Dongli smiled, a mocking smile on her face, her beautiful features appearing somewhat distorted. "Miss Sun, isn't that ridiculous?"

Sun Miao'er didn't understand what was so ridiculous, but through that beautiful face, she saw a heart that was bound and powerless to struggle.

Dongli smiled and continued, "My brother and I have depended on each other since childhood. To save me, my brother didn't hesitate to snatch food from the mouths of vicious dogs. Later, thanks to the King of Wei, we were able to survive."

“The King of Wei said that my brother was his open weapon, and I was his hidden weapon. He painstakingly cultivated my brother and me, and we knew exactly what he was going to do in the end.”

Sun Miao'er knew that King Wei had been playing this game for too long. Everything was ready, but what he lacked was a strategist who could devise plans from afar and win a decisive victory, so that he could turn the tide.

Now that a strategist has emerged, the farce of the world is about to begin.

“My brother is under Mr. Fu’s command. If you are willing to give me this face, my brother will definitely agree.” Dongli smiled and knew all too well what Hu Tingzhi’s methods were and what the consequences would be if he angered Hu Tingzhi.

In the dark room of Duhuan Tower, she had witnessed all of those dozens of inhuman tortures. Even if Shanqiu didn't die, he would still suffer a lot. She couldn't bear it. After finding out that Sun Miao'er was in the tower, she sent her maid to stop her.

Sun Miao'er felt that her abilities were limited, and she was only able to enter Duhuan Tower by having a cheap master. Now she was being asked to use the cheap master's name to save people. Wasn't that a bit too much?

“Danqiu is a good man.” Dongli’s voice turned serious. “I was attracted to him because he has a heart full of righteousness and selflessness.”

She always remembered that day upstairs, when a strange gust of wind blew open the window. She was feeling really stifled being cooped up in the attic all day, so she secretly peeked out the window.

Who knew that one glance would cost her a heart?

The little girl in the alley was tattered and emaciated, surrounded by several scoundrels.

When the man in official robes arrived, he seemed like a deity to the girl. The thugs fled in panic. The man took off his outer robe, handed the girl the few coins he had left, and said gently, "Go buy some food."

The girl looked exactly like Dongli when she was a child wandering the streets. Dongli was deeply moved and never looked back.

Sun Miao'er suddenly remembered the day she returned home, when Shan Qiu was investigating a case in the village and questioning Jin Shi. In this day and age, good officials like him are extremely rare.

In the thick fog of the night, Shan Qiu led his horse away from the Sun family to inquire about the harvest of Fushui Village that year. A few days later, Fushui Village reduced its rent and taxes.

He is indeed a good person; I'll just consider it repaying a favor to him.

Sun Miao'er nodded, "Then I'll go and talk to Manager Hu, but I don't know if he'll be willing to give me that favor."

"Thank you very much, Miss Sun." Dongli smiled gratefully and finished writing the poem in her hand again. "I have arranged private rooms for your two friends. Please go and rest for a while."

Dongli Xiaoxiao was someone that King Wei had carefully cultivated for many years. Perhaps it was her method, but she was not really resting; she was clearly being used to threaten him.

If she refuses to help, Xue Ru and Jing Nian will likely face a lot of trouble.

When they went outside, Wang Xueru and Wei Jingnian were nowhere to be seen. The maid said they had been invited to listen to music.

She had no choice but to comply, though the feeling of being coerced was somewhat unpleasant.

When she finally managed to find out where Hu Tingzhi was, she was stopped outside by a servant who was clearly not the same servant she had just seen.

The Duhuan Tower is crowded and full of people, so someone of Hu Tingzhi's status would need to be protected by people in shifts around the clock.

These servants were all tall and strong, a head taller than Sun Miao'er. Standing in front of her, they were like a thick wall, so she dared not force her way in.

"Please inform them that Miss Sun is here to see me," Sun Miao'er said politely.

The man stared straight ahead without changing his expression, completely ignoring Sun Miao'er's words.

This forced her to use her trump card, so she simply yelled at the top of her lungs, "Manager Hu, are you inside? Your bodyguards won't let me in!"

The burly man suddenly reacted and was about to pick up Sun Miao'er and throw her out when the inner door suddenly opened.

"Manager Hu!"

The burly man suddenly turned around and abruptly let go of her hand.

So the moment Hu Tingzhi opened the door, he saw the rather comical Sun Miao'er, glared at the burly man, and said, "How can you treat my honored guest like this! Get out of here right now!"