Zuan: "???"

Your Highness, you've really confused me. He originally wanted to ask for an exorbitant price and then wait for the other party to lower the price to buy time, but who knew she would agree to it so readily?

Just as he was about to ask, Yun Yuqing's eyes suddenly shone with a bright purple light.

In that instant, he felt as if he had fallen into a purple world, and he could not see anything around him except for patches of eerie purple.

He soon felt that he had lost control of his body, and then his consciousness began to blur.

Just as his consciousness was about to completely collapse, Bai Ming's mark in his body suddenly lit up.

Immediately afterwards, a large, bright red bird flew out, as if venting its dissatisfaction at being provoked. It flew freely in this purple world, and wherever its bright red figure passed, the purple dissipated.

As the purple sky was completely shattered in two by Bai Ming, Zu An's consciousness gradually returned to normal.

A soft moan came from the side, and Yun Yuqing's face was pale, with a trace of blood at the corner of her lips, clearly indicating that she had just suffered a serious injury.

The purple in her eyes was chaotic, but it quickly dissipated into her vision. Unfortunately, she didn't realize that a faint trace of red had mixed in with it.

"What was that strange red bird just now?" Yun Yuqing asked in horror. Although Bai Ming was an intangible thing, she could still sense it because the battle had just taken place directly in her spiritual world.

Zuan was terrified. Luckily, he had recently awakened the "Hundred Cries" skill, otherwise he would have been sold out by this woman and would still be counting money for her.

“It’s a secret,” Zuan smiled without saying a word, “Secrets can make men more attractive.”

Yun Yuqing: "..."

This guy is so annoying!

Zu'an then said, "Your Highness, that's a bit unfair of you. We were just discussing business, and you suddenly launched a sneak attack. What kind of behavior is that?"

Yun Yuqing smiled sweetly: "Don't you know that women are the most fickle? So don't trust women too easily."

Zuan snorted: "Anyway, I don't care. I feel my sincerity has been insulted. How are you going to compensate me for my emotional distress?"

"Then shall I apologize to you?" Yun Yuqing said, lifting the hem of her skirt and bowing to him with graceful and impeccable posture.

Although Zu'an knew perfectly well that she was using his good looks, he couldn't stay angry at such a pleasing sight: "Fine, I'll reluctantly forgive you. Let's get back to our previous topic. If I remember correctly, the princess just agreed?"

Yun Yuqing blushed. She had only said that to distract him from a surprise attack, but he actually took it seriously: "Of course I need to go back and discuss such an important matter with my husband."

She knew in her heart that her Heavenly Demon Eyes had no effect on him, so it would probably be difficult to get what she wanted from him in a short time. She decided to go back and discuss it with her husband first.

Zu'an stared in disbelief: "Don't you need to discuss this with your husband?"

Yun Yuqing: "..."

What is that bastard thinking?!

I was just discussing with my husband how to deal with you. Did you really think I would discuss this with him?

“There’s no need for you to worry about that, young master. My husband and I will naturally come to a conclusion through discussion.” Yun Yuqing got up and walked out, but turned back when she reached the door. “Young master is a smart man. Surely you know very well what should and shouldn’t be said, right?”

The Eye of the Demon has no effect on him, so it can't erase his memories. If he says something to Liang Wang and the others later, that would be troublesome.

“I’m not that smart, would you like to remind me, Your Highness?” Zu’an said with a smile.

Yun Yuqing felt helpless. Who is the wanted criminal, you or me? Why does it feel like our roles have been reversed?

She had no choice but to explain, "You'll definitely die if you go to the capital. Making a deal with us might save your life. Before the deal is settled, I'm sure you wouldn't be so reckless as to spread rumors everywhere."

Zu An laughed: "Who are you trying to fool, Princess? The Emperor is the strongest man in the world. If he wants me dead, how could you and your husband possibly save me?"

Yun Yuqing fell silent. What the other party said was true. This guy was too shrewd; it was hard to fool him with ordinary sweet talk.

Zu'an continued, "When Liang Wang and the others return later, I will definitely tell them what happened. If you two fight, I might still have a chance to escape."

Yun Yuqing's face turned cold: "Are you forcing me to kill you?"

Feeling the room temperature seem to have dropped a few degrees, Zu'an knew she had murderous intent and said calmly, "If you really dare to kill me, you don't need to go through all this trouble talking to me."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became somewhat heavy, and Yun Yuqing's expression shifted between light and dark, clearly...

He then smiled and said, "Of course, if the princess were willing to kiss me, I might not say anything out of line."

Yun Yuqing: "..."

Just then, there was a soft knock on the door, and her maid reminded her, "Your Highness, hurry, Prince Liang and the others will be back soon."

Zu An laughed. This maid had come at just the right time to give her an extra chicken leg: "Your Highness, there's not much time left. You'd better think it over carefully. Do you want to risk the destruction of the entire Wu Prince's Mansion, or just give me a kiss? In my opinion, this shouldn't be a difficult choice. It's just a kiss, you won't lose anything."

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