This person was none other than Yan Xiao, who had successfully infiltrated the city lord's mansion.

She used the allure Chu Heng had given her to deceive the officials who delivered food to the mission daily and those who guarded it.

It has to be said that this "five illusions and three paths" technique is really useful. Just thinking about how one of the supervisors mistook her for his long-lost sister and cried his heart out made her feel uncomfortable.

Finally, under the cover of several people, she disguised herself and blended into the group delivering food to the delegation, and followed the group. So far, no one has noticed anything amiss.

Encountering Jiang Xinrui having a secret rendezvous with a man here was an accident, and she almost couldn't restrain herself and attacked him directly.

Fortunately, although she was anxious, she still had her rationality. The supernatural energy left in Jiang Xinrui's body had already lost its effect, and she could not make Jiang Xinrui die silently without contact.

If I act rashly, I will expose myself, and escaping alive will become a major problem.

She, Jiang Xinrui, doesn't deserve a life for a life.

From their conversation, Yan Xiao gleaned a lot of information, revealing that Jiang Xinrui and Qi Chengfeng were not of one mind, and it was impossible that they had suddenly fallen for each other and decided to get married.

The two were simply using each other, but it's unclear what specific agreement they reached.

The relationship between Jiang Xinrui and that man was also quite complicated. At first, she thought Jiang Xinrui was incredibly charming and had men willing to do anything for her.

But listening to the conversation between the man and another woman, it seemed like that wasn't the case at all. This whole thing was getting more and more interesting.

Yan Xiao didn't have time to delve into the details. Judging from what the two people had just said, Jiang Xinrui was going to summon them, the members of the delegation, tomorrow. This was an opportunity for her—an opportunity to create chaos and get closer to Jiang Xinrui.

Her current identity is that of a maid who delivers food to the delegation members, and she has done so openly, so as long as she does something within her permitted area, no one will notice her.

As soon as she returned to her residence, a man approached her, smiling extremely gently.

"Xiao Yi, where have you been?"

This man is one of those who have fallen into the trap of delusion, and Xiao Yi is the identity he sees Yan Xiao in the present.

"I went out for a walk."

Yan Xiao gave a perfunctory reply and then asked in return:

"Is there something you need?"

"Nothing much, just wanted to ask if you'd like to change jobs. Didn't you tell me the other day that you wanted to impress the future city lord's wife? Now there's a good opportunity."

"A good opportunity? Tell me about it."

Yan Xiao immediately perked up upon hearing this, and then heard the man say:

"The future city lord's wife is going to meet with the delegation tomorrow, and she is currently arranging for people to prepare the hall."

"We're short-handed at the front, so we're asking some of the more dexterous people from the back to go help. If they do well, they might get a job. Do you want to go?"

"I'll go, I'll go."

Yan Xiao nodded in agreement without any hesitation.

Not long after, Yan Xiao, under the man's arrangement, was led to the palace hall along with several maids and servants.

“You lot are responsible for cleaning the floor and pillars. If even a speck of dust disgraces the dignity of Yanyun City, you’ll be in deep trouble.”

"yes."

Yan Xiao respectfully agreed along with the others, and when the work was assigned, she took the initiative to choose the physically demanding task of fetching water.

"I'm not very careful when I work, and I'm afraid I won't get it clean enough. Luckily, I'm strong, so I'll take care of fetching the water."

"Okay, then."

With someone willing to put in the effort, others naturally wouldn't refuse, which greatly facilitated Yanxiao's plan.

When Yanxiao was fetching water, she followed Lou Guyu's instructions and put the pills into the bucket before putting the Ant King Gu in for a bath.

If she had enough medicine, she would have thrown it right into the well.

After the Ant King Gu's bathwater was distributed, Yan Xiao even enthusiastically fetched water for others.

Judging by the time it takes for the poisonous ants to arrive, they can start working in the latter half of the night. Tomorrow, when we receive guests, there should be a grand performance to be held in this hall.

To avoid attracting attention, Yanxiao waited until they finished working together before leaving. As she left, she noticed that a few ants had appeared in the corner and started climbing up the pillars.

She glanced at it once and then looked away, before following the group as if nothing had happened.

She didn't rush back to the mission, but instead had a good sleep. The next day, she followed the food delivery team to the mission's villa as arranged, and took the opportunity to switch her identity back.

She was just an insignificant little maid, and she didn't interact with anyone. With those few people covering for her, no one paid attention to her or cared about where she went.

Sure enough, shortly after breakfast, someone came to inform them to prepare to go to the city lord's mansion to present gifts in the afternoon.

Having anticipated this, Yan Xiao calmly summoned 13,000 men and General Cui, and reminded them:

"I did some work at the City Lord's Mansion yesterday. Try to line up at the back and let the other delegations go first. When you get to the hall, don't stand in the center. If you sense anything is wrong, take your people and run out of the hall. Understand?"

The group was somewhat confused, unsure of what their ancestor had been doing behind their backs these past few days, and dared not ask any further questions.

Knowing that this person was impatient, they quickly nodded to indicate that they understood.

Yan Xiao had already warned them; if they didn't listen, they couldn't blame her.

Thinking this, Yan Xiao didn't say anything more, and General Cui, just as Yan Xiao had said, was slow and did everything last when it was time to set off.

This prompted some members of the delegation to make sarcastic and mocking remarks about them.

"The people of Jiangbei City are really interesting; they seem to be quite enthusiastic when it comes to eating."

"That's right. Perhaps he's been living too comfortably lately and is very satisfied with the food in Yanyun City. He's already somewhat reluctant to leave and wants to stay in Yanyun City like that other person, not going back?"

"But what can you do if she has the ability to transform herself into the city lord's wife?"

"Hahaha, what are you saying? If she stays, wouldn't she be able to become her family member?"

Hahaha, hahaha~

The man's words caused a burst of laughter.

The person they were referring to was, of course, Jiang Xinrui, who had betrayed Jiangbei. The various rebel forces were outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds, which was clearly a slap in the face to the people of Jiangbei.

General Cui has recently been rendered speechless by Yan Xiao, but that doesn't mean he has no temper with anyone.

Upon hearing these words, he immediately sneered and said in a sarcastic tone:

"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. The women my general doesn't want are all highly sought after. That shows how high my general's standards are."

What do you common folk know?

"That's true. After all, when that person couldn't make it in Jiangbei, they settled for Yanyun City instead of where you are. It's clear they looked down on you, isn't it?"

General Cui's words were reasonable and well-founded, which made the people from the factions who had just spoken quite embarrassed.

Just as they were about to say something, the people from Yanyun City came out, their faces as black as the bottom of a pot, clearly having overheard their conversation.

However, since none of these people were named and they were all envoys from various factions, it was not appropriate for them to be too harsh on them.

Moreover, upon closer reflection, what they said doesn't seem to be wrong.

Everyone in the world knows that their city lord's wife chased after General Shen for several years but failed to win his favor. It wasn't until his proper wife appeared that she turned to their master's embrace. It's really quite embarrassing to talk about.

I don't know what got into their master. There are so many women in the world, why does he have to choose one that his mortal enemy doesn't want? It's really beneath him.

As a result, the people of Yanyun City couldn't hold their heads up when facing people from other cities.