Doumiao paused for a moment, then stood up and started to walk out.

An Ning grabbed her arm: "Don't go, stay here. Let's see if the prince can really kick you out."

After saying that, she put her hands on her hips, looking like she was about to fight Mu Ange.

Seeing this, Chen Xun quickly acted as a peacemaker: "Oh, Your Highness, Xiao Ning, you two stop arguing."

Mu Ange glanced at him: "When did we two quarrel? Guards, drag Xiao Ning away and give her ten lashes."

Doumiao panicked upon hearing this: "No, no, Your Highness, if you want to hit someone, hit me instead, don't hit Brother Xiaoning."

Chen Xun also became anxious: "Your Highness, Your Highness, surely you don't have to go to such lengths? This is such a trivial matter, why do you have to punish me with a beating?"

Soon, two people came in and dragged Anning out. The door was slammed shut, and in an instant, only Doumiao was left in the room.

She frowned, carefully recalling her performance just now. It was almost flawless. So this Xiao Ning should be the first person she had captured, next was Chen Xun, and finally, the most difficult to deceive was Mu Ange!

"ah!"

Outside, a sudden, pig-like scream erupted from Anning.

Doumiao remained expressionless: This must be Xiao Ning being tortured. It would be best if she were seriously injured so that she could take good care of her. In this way, her relationship with Xiao Ning should improve dramatically, and her plan to get closer to the prince and investigate the prince's mansion could be better realized.

In the courtyard, Chen Xun held a wooden stick and hit the cotton mat with it. Every time he hit it, An Ning, who was sitting next to him eating roast chicken, would howl in agreement.

Mu Ange took a moment to say, "I want to eat a chicken wing."

After letting out a shout, An Ning quickly tore off a chicken wing and gave it to Mu Ange.

After a moment, Chen Xun stopped and looked at Mu Ange: "Your Highness, ten strokes are enough."

Mu Ange raised an eyebrow at An Ning, whose mouth was covered in grease from eating, and then shouted sternly, "Do you know what you did wrong?"

An Ning swallowed the chicken in her mouth with a gulp, then retorted firmly, "That's right, I'm not wrong, Your Highness, you are heartless, cold-blooded, you..."

An Ning originally wanted to continue cursing, but Mu Ange's face grew darker and darker, so she didn't dare to.

"Guards, give him ten more lashes."

Chen Xun swung the stick and struck the cotton mat ten more times.

Inside the house, Doumiao couldn't help but feel a sense of relief: she hadn't expected Xiao Ning to protect her like this; it was truly a pleasant surprise.

An Ning wiped her oily hands, then leaned close to Mu Ange and asked, "Your Highness, how was my performance just now?"

Mu Ange thought for a moment, then answered with utmost seriousness: "To be honest, that woman acted better than you."

An Ning raised an eyebrow in displeasure: "Oh? Fine!"

Seeing her like this, Mu Ange couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What's wrong, are you jealous?"

An Ning stood up and patted the dirt off her backside: "No, that's not it."

Mu Ange also stood up, took Anning's arm and headed towards the study, whispering as they walked, "The tunnel is almost finished!"

An Ning understood immediately: "Okay."

Doumiao, hearing that there was no more noise outside, guessed that Xiao Ning should have finished his punishment and would find an opportunity to go see him later.

Meanwhile, inside the Gate of No Sorrow.

The sect leader was somewhat surprised upon hearing his subordinate's report: "She stayed?"

"Yes, I heard that someone inside actually got into a fight with Mu Ange over Miao, and ended up getting beaten twenty times."

The sect leader raised an eyebrow: "Is that so?"

"Sect Master, Miao truly lives up to his reputation as the top spy of our Wushang Sect."

"Even so, we cannot let our guard down. Has another one been planted?"