Seeing this, the bearded man hurriedly pleaded in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, we were all hired, we really only know this much, please spare our lives, please..."

Qin Yue Zhao ignored his pleas for mercy and continued to probe, "How do I summon the mastiff?"

The bearded man shook his head.

"I don't know. I just stay on the mountaintop, and they fly over on their own."

"You mean, even if we wait, we might not be able to wait?"

Qin Yue Zhao clearly did not believe him.

A chill flashed in the bearded man's fearful eyes.

"It's true! Oh, by the way, there are falconers in Liangcheng, you might as well ask them... That's all I know, please, please remove the needles quickly..."

Eagle handlers?

Qin Yue Zhao narrowed her eyes.

The bearded man lowered his head, a barely perceptible glint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

This seemingly evasive action was fully observed by Qin Yue Zhao, but she did not expose it.

The fact that the bearded man could say these things meant that the Northern Barbarians wanted to use this incident to lure her into investigating.

So even if it's a den of dragons and tigers, she's determined to go!

Thinking about it, she looked coldly at the bearded man.

"Very well, since you are so sensible, I will keep my word! But... it will have to wait until I defeat the Northern Barbarians."

"So until then, you northern barbarian spies can slowly enjoy the 180 kinds of torture in prison!"

After saying that, he shouted towards the door, "Take good care of them, don't let them die!"

At a command.

Several members of Huo's army walked in with a sinister look on their faces.

They rolled up their sleeves and spat viciously into their palms.

The bearded man screamed in terror, "Ah! What, what do you want to do?"

He couldn't understand why Princess Da Gan, who had clearly believed him just now, was treating him this way now.

Suddenly, the whistling sound of an iron whip slicing through flesh echoed in the void.

Only when his skin and flesh tore open and blood flowed freely did the bearded man realize what was happening, and he began cursing recklessly.

"You shameless woman, you faithless liar..."

Qin Yue Zhao strode out of the prison, letting out a cold laugh.

Hmph! You really think I can't see through your lies, you piece of trash?

The crime of deceiving the emperor deserves to be torn apart by five horses!

Once I have wiped out the Northern Barbarian army, I will send you all to the underworld to reunite!

Just then, Huo Sanbao came running from the direction of the General's Mansion.

"Your Highness, Your Highness! The medicine, the medicine has arrived! The gods have sent the divine medicine—"

Outside Liangcheng, in the military tent of the Northern Barbarian commander.

The prince of Great Wei sat on a mahogany chair and asked in a cold voice, "Heji, didn't you say that if the plague were spread into Liangcheng, Qin Yuezhao would definitely abandon the city and flee?"

"Why hasn't she come out after so many days? Or are the spies you planted in Liangcheng all useless?"

Heggie's face was so gloomy it could drip water.

"Your Highness, please do not be anxious. I have already sent Mastiff into the city to gather information and arranged for assassins lurking in Liang City to launch a night raid on the General's Mansion to uncover the secrets of Princess Da Gan."

Upon hearing this, Prince Wei Ping'an of the Great Wei Dynasty sneered.

"Alright, I will give you three days. If you still cannot find a way to break through the city, the Great Wei will withdraw its troops!"