Murong Ze, sitting in the prison cell, wore a scarlet robe that was covered in dust.

He sat there looking somewhat dejected.

His disheveled appearance was rather pitiful.

Xiao Tang patted the prison door.

Murong immediately looked up.

Their eyes met. Although half of the constable's face was covered by his beard, making it impossible to see his true appearance, his eyes...

He won't admit his mistake.

"Xiaotang?"

He stood up, the chains binding his hands and feet clanging loudly.

"Are you here to save me?" he exclaimed excitedly. "I knew it! I knew you wouldn't abandon me or care about my life or death!"

Xiao Tang was covered in sweat.

What she really wanted to say was that she didn't want to get involved in the first place.

"Um, Young Master Murong, would you like to go out?"

Murong nodded repeatedly.

"I'm really not a spy. I came to the capital openly and honestly, so why am I being treated as a spy?"

He excitedly clenched his fist.

The iron chains on his hands made a crisp sound.

"Xiao Tang, will you believe me? Bei Jiang has absolutely no intention of being an enemy of the Great Sheng Dynasty."

Xiao Tang tapped her fingers on the door. "Yeah, I believe you."

Throughout the book, the Northern Frontier has always been an allied nation of the Great Sheng Dynasty; however, this friendliness is only directed towards the male protagonist.

The male protagonist promised many benefits to the Northern Frontier Kingdom, so on the surface the Northern Frontier Kingdom was respectful to the Great Sheng Dynasty and dared not act rashly, but in reality it had long been united with the male protagonist in hatred against the enemy.

Especially in the later stages, the male protagonist successfully ascended the throne, dealt with the major villain, and thus became even more dependent on the Great Sheng Dynasty.

That spy, Lord Lu, was definitely one of the male lead's men.

She has recently heard many rumors that all the ministers in the court who were henchmen of the male protagonist have been eliminated.

That day, it just so happened that it was Lord Lu's turn.

Unfortunately, the Minister was still immature and got married, and even hosted a banquet for the people from the northern frontier. Wasn't this clearly confirming that he was a spy?

Of course, these are all small fry.

Next up were some... royal relatives standing behind Di Yanhen.

This is more difficult to handle.

A ruthless person like Di Jingling would never leave a single survivor.

As for Murong Ze... he certainly wasn't lying.

Even if he wanted to be a spy, it would be impossible for him to travel all the way from the northern border to the capital of Dasheng.

Xiao Tang smiled slightly, "Would Young Master Murong like to go out?"

“Xiao Tang…” he hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

"I can get you out of here, but I have one condition."

Upon hearing this, he slowly clenched his hands, which were hanging at his sides, into fists. "Go on," he said.

“I heard from the head of Shensuan Mountain that he gave you a ‘snake-shrimp’ plant. If you give me this Gu medicine, I will let you out.”

Murong Ze probably hadn't expected this at all, and looked up in a daze.

He looked completely bewildered.

His eyes were filled with shock.

"You...you only want this?"

He had assumed that Xiao Tang's condition was to take her with him when he left!

I never imagined it was all just to get that Gu medicine?

Xiao Tang nodded. "What else did you think? Young Master Murong can consider it. I can help you get out."

“Xiao Tang…you’ve changed.” Murong Ze collapsed heavily to the ground.

He was a little disappointed.

Or more so, disappointment.

This woman has completely changed; she is no longer the simple and naive Xiao Tang he used to love.

The current Xiao Tang always gives him the illusion of a world that is ethereal and doesn't belong to him.

Xiao Tang shrugged. "People change, after all, everyone has to survive."

These words were like a heavy blow to Murong Ze's heart, making him gasp for breath.

"Okay, okay, okay."

He said "good" three times in a row, then looked up and smiled silently.

Xiao Tang thought that he was probably reminiscing about his past with the original owner, who was cannon fodder, and thinking of putting an end to it.

So be it.

It's not a bad thing to give up sooner rather than later.

"I promise you!" Murong Ze suddenly lowered his head and said softly, "I'll give you whatever you want."

"Okay, the condition is that I take you out, right?"

Xiao Tang snapped his fingers in satisfaction.

The reason why Di Jingling didn't kill Murong Ze was precisely because of Murong's surname.

The Murong family holds a significant position in the northern frontier.

If Murong Ze is killed, the Northern Frontier will definitely launch a war for such a person.

Given the current unstable situation in the court, Emperor Jingling would not take such a risk.

Xiao Tang guessed that Di Jingling would still find an opportunity to send Murong Ze back to the Northern Frontier.

When faced with external and internal troubles, one must first secure the home front before dealing with external threats.

"Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll come and rescue you in a bit."

Just as she turned around, Murong immediately called out to her, "Xiao Tang, if you let me go, aren't you afraid the Regent will want to kill you?"

Xiao Tang scratched his chin. "No."

After all, she's still useful.

She's the one who controls the villain's poison.

If the main villain doesn't want to live anymore and wants to die with her... well, that's another story.

Seeing Xiao Tang's resolute refusal, Murong Ze's pupils contracted slightly.

He didn't understand why Xiao Tang trusted that man so much.

Outside the prison.

Di Jingling led Yang Defu in.

Yang Defu said, "Let's resolve this matter with Murong Ze as soon as possible. Let's not stir up trouble right now. How about I secretly send someone back to the Northern Frontier tonight?"

Di Jingling did not object.

"Okay," he agreed.

Yang Defu nodded. "Well, the traitor we caught yesterday is inside, but judging from his appearance, he's definitely not going to tell you anything."

"Then let's finish it off with one strike."

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