Gu Momo quickly took the token from Li Zhanting's hand, examined it carefully, and then frowned: "This token looks somewhat familiar, but I can't remember where I saw it. Is there anything special about this token?"

Li Zhanting's deep eyes curled into a slight smile: "Mo Mo, have you forgotten? When we were investigating the Shao family's files, we came across the tokens worn by the Shao family's internal personnel. Although this token is a replica, the pattern on it is exactly the same as the tie worn by the Shao family's butler!"

As she spoke, images of when she was looking through the Shao family's files flashed through Gu Momo's mind, and her eyes suddenly lit up!

"Yes! I remember now, it is exactly the same as the token worn by the Shao family's butler!"

What does this mean? It means that this Grandpa Qiao is very likely related to the Shao family!

It's even possible that they are someone from within the Shao family, here to do things for the Shao family!

"That would be terrible." Thinking of this, Gu Momo felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, with waves of pain.

If Grandpa Qiao really was the one who took the note five years ago, then Grandpa Qiao was definitely working for the Emperor-Slaying Alliance.

Her body swayed slightly, a self-deprecating sneer playing on her lips: "How ridiculous! These people tricked me so deeply just to scheme against me. When he saved me, I was so grateful to him; during that time, he was the most important person in my heart!"

But it's ridiculous that the person she was so grateful to was actually the murderer who had been plotting against her all along!

"Mo Mo, be good. I'll take care of you from now on." Li Zhanting gently pulled Gu Mo Mo into his arms.

The warmth of her body seeped through her clothes and onto Gu Momo's skin. Gu Momo felt a warm glow in her heart, as if a well that had accidentally dried up had suddenly found the nourishment of spring rain, and she was overjoyed.

Yes, now that she has Li Zhanting by her side, she no longer has to shoulder these burdens alone.

Just then, something suddenly flashed through Gu Momo's mind: "Wait, let's go check out Grandpa Qiao's house. Maybe we can find something else useful?!"

As soon as they finished speaking, Gu Momo and Li Zhanting quickly returned to their original path, but they could see raging flames from afar!

Countless flames swept in, engulfing the entire house in a raging inferno!

Even from a great distance, Gu Momo's cheeks were burning painfully from the flames. She shielded her eyes slightly with her hand, her expression growing increasingly cold: "They really are ruthless. To prevent us from finding any clues, they're even willing to destroy this place!"

Li Zhanting's cold eyes narrowed with a dangerous glint. He calmly said, "Then it's almost certain that Grandpa Qiao is a member of the Emperor Killing Alliance! Judging from the Emperor Killing Alliance's motives, when he saved you, it was actually to protect the child in your womb."

Hearing Li Zhanting's words, a faint sadness flashed in Gu Momo's cold eyes.

This is the style of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance! They are willing to change the trajectory of her life and betray her feelings in order to achieve their goals!

So in the end, in the eyes of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance, she was just a tool to unlock the secrets of the Blood Jade Ring!

Thinking of this, Gu Momo felt even colder inside. She turned to look at Li Zhanting:

"Then we can't delay any longer regarding our matter with the Emperor-Slaying Alliance. The Emperor-Slaying Alliance is powerful, and it might be difficult for the Dark Night Alliance and the Glazed Pavilion to handle it alone. But if we have helpers, it will be much easier!"

Li Zhanting smiled slightly, his smile deep and enigmatic: "Is Momo talking about the Queen?"

“Yes!” Gu Momo smiled resolutely. “So we need to help the female lead resolve her issues as soon as possible!”

With the help of Country Y, it will be much easier for them to take action against the Emperor-Killing Alliance!

*

Late at night, Gu Momo returned to the hotel. Half asleep, she sensed a dark figure in the room. She instinctively looked beside her. Li Zhanting had said he had work to do until late and hadn't slept with her. She suddenly woke up with a start, "Who's there?"

Hearing the noise, the shadowy figure immediately took off running. Gu Momo didn't even have time to put on her shoes before chasing after it barefoot.

However, the other party had obviously received special training and was extremely fast at escaping. By the time she caught up to the living room, the person had already disappeared without a trace.

Li Zhanting rushed over upon hearing the noise, "What happened?"

"Someone has sneaked in."

Li Zhanting stared in disbelief at the tightly closed door. He had been handling the company's business in the study all evening and hadn't noticed a thing, which showed that this person's fighting skills were almost on par with theirs.

He gripped Gu Momo's shoulders anxiously, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Gu Momo shook her head. "That person didn't seem to intend to hurt me."

Given this person's strength, if he had really wanted to attack me just now, I would most likely be dead in my sleep.

To prevent this from happening again, Li Zhanting immediately ordered the strongest elite members of the Li family's guard team to stand guard at the hotel entrance 24 hours a day before sending Gu Momo back to her bedroom.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I failed to protect you." At this moment, Li Zhanting felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn't believe that if something really happened to Gu Momo tonight, he would go crazy.

"It's okay, I'm fine." Gu Momo snuggled into his arms and gently patted his back to comfort him.

Nevertheless, Li Zhanting still resented his own negligence for putting her in such a dangerous situation.

"Alright, then you can sleep with me tonight. That way you can protect me." Gu Momo suggested this to make Li Zhanting feel better.

“Even if you don’t say anything, I will stay with you. I will stay by your side every step of the way during this time.” Li Zhanting hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to melt her into his bones and blood.

"Okay, you're hugging me so tightly I can hardly breathe," Gu Momo said, holding her breath and looking uncomfortable.

Li Zhanting then realized what was happening and quickly let go of his hand, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Seeing how cautious he was, Gu Momo felt sorry for him and was about to find another topic when she suddenly noticed a note fluttering on the desk.

She immediately broke free from Li Zhanting's embrace and walked quickly over.

Seeing this, Li Zhanting immediately followed.

Gu Momo took the water glass that was pressing down on the note. The white note had several large, eye-catching words written in red ink on it—

"The queen's two sons were imprisoned in the palace dungeon."

Gu Momo looked up in shock and met Li Zhanting's equally surprised eyes.

She suddenly realized that the mysterious person hadn't come to hurt her, but rather to deliver this message to her. However, she couldn't rule out the possibility that this was a trap set by Shao Mengying for them!