“Your Majesty, perhaps…” A man of similar build stood on the other side of Long Xinghuang, who was about to offer him a suggestion, but was interrupted by Long Fantian before he could finish speaking.

"Your Majesty," Long Fantian said directly, as if in a commanding tone, "the assassin has been imprisoned in the dungeon by me. It is time for Your Majesty to interrogate him."

"Uncle Wang, this woman's origins are unknown..."

"Your Majesty, it's time to go." Long Fantian didn't even let him finish speaking, showing him no respect whatsoever.

Long Xinghuang's expression was quite unpleasant.

Xin Liangmu questioned Long Fantian, "Your Highness, you have interrupted the Emperor's speech many times. Such disrespect is hardly showing that you don't respect the Emperor."

His voice was hoarse and unpleasant.

"Your Excellency, you flatter me. The Emperor has not yet spoken, yet you speak so much. Do you perhaps harbor treasonous intentions?" Long Fantian retorted.

"Your Highness, what makes you say such a thing? I was poisoned by an arrow while protecting the Emperor, how could I have any intention of treason?" Xin Liangmu hurriedly defended himself.

"Since that's the case, how can you speak on behalf of the Emperor? Whether I have the Emperor in my heart or not, the Emperor certainly knows. Do you have a right to speak?" Long Fantian's voice was calm and composed, without anger or impatience, and he didn't give him any face in his words.

Xin Liangmu coughed a few times, clutching his shoulder wound, and didn't argue further, lowering his eyes to hide the sinister glint in them.

Long Xinghuang took a deep breath, his hatred for Long Fantian growing stronger, but he couldn't punish him, so he could only agree, "Uncle has nurtured me all these years, he must have me in his heart. Since Uncle has captured that assassin, I will personally interrogate him, so as to give Uncle and the Grand Preceptor an explanation."

After saying that, Long Xinghuang strode out of the room, his face as dark as could be.

Xin Liangmu glanced at Mu Tiantian a few more times before leaving.

Mu Tiantian also looked him over. His brow bone was slightly prominent, his features were three-dimensional, and his appearance was more exotic.

It looks somewhat familiar.

Long Fantian noticed their gazes, his eyes flickered slightly, and after leaving, he instructed Dongxue and Chunyu to take good care of Mu Tiantian.

After giving his instructions, he headed towards the dungeon.

The spring rain allowed Mu Tiantian to rest well, and she closed the door properly.

Mu Tiantian tried to recall where she had seen the Imperial Advisor's face before...

Seven: [Do you remember the boy that Shia saved when you carried Long Fantian to find her?]

Mu Tiantian recalled what it said.

At that time, Shia fought with a girl to save the boy. She was pale and thin, pitiful, and looked so innocent that it aroused people's protective instincts.

Mu Tiantian: [I didn't expect him to become the Imperial Advisor, but you say he recognizes me? It's been ten years, there's no way he could remember, right?]

Qi Tong: [You've seen him during the five years you've been in this world, so he recognizes you. Just don't admit you're Lin Miao.]

Mu Tiantian asked, "Isn't he from Miao territory? How did he become the Imperial Advisor? How did he get the position?"

Qi Tong: [He was originally a shaman from Miao territory. Not long after you left this world, a war broke out between Miao and the Central Plains. The Miao king used him as a scapegoat, so he went to the Central Plains and used his witchcraft to help the emperor a lot. He was promoted to the position of Imperial Preceptor. Moreover, he is... very perverted. Be careful.]

Mu Tiantian: [Pervert?]

Seven Commanders: [Have you ever heard of Gu puppets? They're people used as breeding grounds for Gu worms, their entire bodies—skin, flesh, brain—are filled with Gu worms.]

"Holy crap!" Mu Tiantian's scalp tingled, and she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, her hair standing on end.

But her voice was hoarse and she spoke too quickly, so it was impossible to understand what she was saying.

The door opened, and Chunyu came in and asked, "Miss Mu, is there anything you want to say?"

Mu Tiantian remained silent for a while before nodding, walking up to her, and struggling to speak, "Hungry."

"Miss Mu, are you hungry? I'll go prepare some food for you." Chunyu moved quickly, disappearing as soon as she finished speaking.

Dongxue outside the door only glanced at her briefly, then stood guard outside the door as straight as a wooden stake.

Half an hour later.

Chunyu brought over the prepared food.

Chunyu asked with concern, "Is the food not to your liking?"

Mu Tiantian nodded vigorously, took out a pen and paper and wrote down a few words: Can I go to the kitchen and make some food myself?

Chunyu said helplessly, "No outsiders are allowed in the kitchen. Miss Mu, you can tell me what you would like to eat."

Mu Tiantian sighed and shook her head.

In a royal palace, the cook's skills are surprisingly poor.

Chunyu didn't say anything more, took the food away, and stood guard outside the door like Dongxue.

After nightfall.

Mu Tiantian was so hungry she couldn't stand it anymore, so she tiptoed out the window and jumped out.

The two guards outside the door exchanged a glance and continued standing guard.

Mu Tiantian sneaked into the kitchen under the cover of darkness.

If she doesn't eat something good soon, her illness will be hard to cure.

While preparing the ingredients, Mu Tiantian asked Qi Tong, "What did Xin Liangmu do that made that girl chase after him?"

Seventh Rank: [The girl's name was Ulana; he killed Ulana's entire family.]

Mu Tiantian was shocked: [What?! Does Xia know?]

Qi Tong: [Later she found out, but Xin Liangmu, feigning pitifulness, told her that it was Ulana's family who had stolen his things, and that he had killed them in self-defense. In reality, he had killed the entire Ulana family because he wanted to steal their belongings.]

Seven Commanders: [But Shia believed him because she felt that Shin Liangmu was weaker, while Ulana was fierce, so she repeatedly helped Shin Liangmu fight against Ulana, and she even thought she was very righteous.]

Mu Tiantian was furious: [What's the point of her having a brain? Doesn't she know to investigate?]

Seven Unifications: [Therefore, her luck value gradually declined.]

Mu Tiantian had just put the kneaded dough into the steamer and hadn't even had a chance to ask Qi Tong which person he should train to be the female lead of the world when suddenly, with a thud, the kitchen door was pushed open.

A figure stood outside the door, his hair disheveled, his face covered in a mixture of dirt and blood, making it impossible to discern his original appearance or whether he was male or female.

He was wearing the tattered clothes of a palace guard, with blood seeping from the hem and dripping onto the ground.

Judging from his appearance, Mu Tiantian guessed that he was probably an assassin from the hunting grounds.

The injuries on his body must have been from being tortured during the day.

I never expected that I would be able to escape.

Mu Tiantian frowned slightly upon smelling the strong stench of blood, but it wasn't enough to make her feel nauseous.

Seeing that there was someone in the kitchen, the assassin, holding a dagger, quickly attacked her.

Mu Tiantian originally intended to snatch the dagger and subdue him.

But she noticed that he wasn't pointing the blade at her, but rather attacking her with the handle, seemingly trying to knock her unconscious rather than kill her.

Seeing that he had no intention of killing her, Mu Tiantian stopped her attack and pretended to be frightened. She quickly waved her hands and opened her mouth to say "ah" a few times in a hoarse voice.

While hiding, she kept pointing to her throat and waving at the assassin, indicating that she couldn't speak and posed no danger to him.