"I say," Jiang Zhiyu interrupted them, "I'm the victim. Shouldn't I be the one making the decision?"

Xiao Mingye and Du choked with anger.

The servants kneeling on the ground all looked at Jiang Zhiyu with gratitude.

For servants, the most terrifying thing is that their master is unhappy. This means that they have to live in fear. If the master gets angry at them, they may die without knowing how.

Because of Jiang Zhiyu's interruption, Xiao Mingye and Du Chen also calmed down. Recalling the scene just now, both of them looked unhappy.

Ayiduo made a very quiet "tsk" sound.

Jiang Zhiyu was clearly affected by herself for a moment, but her willpower was so strong that she recovered in just a few breaths.

It seems I need to increase the dosage.

Ayiduo thought so, her eyes slightly narrowed: "My head hurts a bit, I'll go back first."

After she walked away, Xiao Mingye carefully observed the maids beside him, but to his disappointment, the maids' expressions were the same as usual.

Unable to discern anything, Xiao Mingye waved his hand wearily to dismiss everyone, and took Du Chen and Jiang Zhiyu into his study before speaking: "What on earth just happened?"

He looked at his hands with an unpleasant expression: "Just now I just felt very angry, everything was not pleasing to the eye, and I even wanted to take action..."

But he endured it, and now there are finger marks on his palms from pinching himself.

Du Chen nodded slowly, agreeing with him. His expression was exactly the same as Xiao Mingye's, but with a hint of realization in his expression.

He added: "When we get close to her, our emotions get out of control."

Ability to manipulate other people's emotions...

Xiao Mingye's Adam's apple moved slightly. If this happened on the battlefield, anyone could lose their life because of a momentary impulse!

Jiang Zhiyu uttered a "hmm".

[The High Priest of Nan Gu is indeed quite resourceful.]

"This person cannot be kept alive," Xiao Mingye changed the confusion in his eyes, his eyes were sharp, and his voice was also slightly cold: "If she can always behave herself, I can send her out of Tianqi safely, but now she has already taken action. Since she is an enemy, I will not show mercy."

Jiang Zhiyu saw the murderous intent in his eyes, but—

"No," Jiang Zhiyu said firmly, ignoring their surprised looks, "She can't die now. If we want to take action, we have to wait a few days."

It's just a few days, they can still wait.

"Just in case, send her to my house first. I will clear the yard."

If it works, I should be able to come out soon.

Even if I can't get out, there's actually no danger right now.

Xiao Mingye: “!!!”

All of them were angry: "!!!"

The two looked at each other.

What does Jiang Zhiyu mean by this?

…

The sky darkened, and a thick black like ink enveloped Tianqi, making it impossible to tell the direction.

The lights in the imperial prison were dim. You Gu and You Li had been released. Xing Maozhi was worried about what Jiang Zhiyu said today, so he personally brought people to guard them.

Soon, Jiang Kangan also came.

Jiang Zhiyu finally staggered over and, seeing them, showed no sign of surprise. He asked, "Is there anything unusual?"

Xing Maozhi and Jiang Kangan shook their heads at the same time.

Yugu and Yuliben had their heads lowered, but when they heard the noise, they instantly looked up. "It's not the hour yet. When midnight comes, we'll fall asleep, and everything we say will come out as sleep talk. However, when we fall asleep, our consciousness is inevitably blurred, so we can't control how much we can convey."

Jiang Zhiyu nodded.

The prison fell silent for a moment. Jiang Kang'an looked at Jiang Zhiyu's profile, which was illuminated by the candlelight and flickered. He wanted to ask something, but when he remembered what she had said during the day, he swallowed his words back.

Time passed quietly, and soon it was midnight.

When the time came, You Gu and You Li lowered their heads, and Xing Maozhi tightened his grip on the table.

What you hear with your own ears is never as shocking as what you see with your own eyes. If messages can really be transmitted through dreams, then if they learn how to do it, then in the future, even if they are thousands of miles apart, they don’t have to worry about the information not arriving in time!

There was a fiery flash in his eyes.

*

In the dream, Ayiduo raised her voice and asked the two people: "Why didn't you do what I told you to do?!"

"It's unfair, High Priest. We have already leaked the information to the Apocalypse people who are guarding us. Moreover, we are both imprisoned. We really don't know whether the news has been leaked or not."

Yuli said a little tiredly.

Aido looked at him suspiciously, but believed what he said in her heart.

She knew their natures clearly and knew that they could only rely on her now and would never disobey her.

"Forget it. I guess those people from Tianqi are deceiving their superiors and hiding the truth from their subordinates. They dare not reveal the truth at this moment. I will find another opportunity."

You Li mustered up his courage and asked, "Does the High Priest need us two brothers for anything else?"

How can I help in prison?

Aiduo sneered and said impatiently: "No, wait, I will find you again if I need you."

*

Yugu and Yuli both shuddered violently, opened their eyes and gasped.

Both of them were sweating profusely.

The moment the two of them woke up, the jailer in charge of recording presented what he had written to Jiang Zhiyu and the other two.

However, all three of them heard it clearly. Xing Maozhi put the paper away and waited to present it to the emperor.

Jiang Zhiyu's eyes wandered between the two brothers, and then his eyes lit up.

She pulled Jiang Kang'an over and whispered in his ear for a while.

Jiang Kangan's eyes became more and more profound as she spoke.

After a long while, he slowly said, "Okay."

…

It was just dawn and Aido was still asleep when Xiao Mingye packed her up and sent her to Jiang Zhiyu's yard.

Ayiduo's eyes were filled with unconcealable fear.

Is this going to kill her?

She hasn't thought of a way to deal with Jiang Zhiyu yet!

Why so sudden?!

Ayiduo swallowed weakly and huddled in the corner wrapped in the quilt: "What are you going to do? You, you promised my mother."

"And Bai Yan! The poisonous insects in your soldiers haven't been removed yet. If you kill me, Bai Yan won't remove the poison for you!"

She watched Jiang Zhiyu approaching step by step, and the fear in her eyes could not be hidden.

Jiang Zhiyu ignored her words, walked forward step by step, and stretched out his hand——

Pulled her quilt off.

Ayiduo: "..."

Her expression was blank.

Jiang Zhiyu pulled her and made her sit down beside his bed. He then lay back on the bed and wrapped himself tightly in the quilt.

Ayiduo looked at her in confusion. The next second, she saw Jiang Zhiyu's red lips parted slightly. "Southern Gu is prevalent, and there are many Gu techniques. As the High Priest of Southern Gu, everyone has a preconceived notion that the High Priest is also proficient in Gu techniques."

"But in fact, no one knows that the high priestess of Nan Gu has always been the same person throughout the dynasties, and what she uses is not Gu magic, but witchcraft."