"It's not me."

“It’s not me either.”

"Who is that? Could it be a ghost?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings instantly became quiet, and the secret guards looked at each other with shocked expressions on their faces.

No way, do they just like weird things? Before, the old immortal suddenly appeared, and now there is this ghost who suddenly spoke. How can people do the task happily?

The secret guards did not act rashly. They maintained their previous posture and waited quietly, wanting to see what the ghost was going to do.

"ah!"

At this moment, a muffled groan attracted the attention of the secret guards.

When they turned around, they saw An Er's head swung hard to the left, and then to the right, while An Er let out a painful groan from his mouth.

It looks like being slapped by something...

Wait, this familiar action, can't it be...

"Old Immortal?!" Dark Guard Four trembled as he spoke out his guess.

Xu Jinhuan snorted in a fake voice, "Humph, you guys still know I'm here, not only did you not abide by your agreement with me, you also tried to deceive me, tell me, what did you do?

If you don't tell me the truth, you know what I like to do when I'm unhappy."

The secret guards didn't expect that the suddenly appearing ghost would actually hit the old immortal. When they thought that they were caught by the old immortal at the gate of the village, their faces turned pale, fearing that the old immortal would be angry.

After hearing the threat in the old immortal's words, they dared not to even think of cheating. After all, no one wanted to be slapped in the face all the time.

"I, I say!" The fourth dark guard was the first to raise his hand.

He glanced at An Er who was not far away, and after seeing the redness and swelling on his face, he swallowed silently.

"Old Immortal, this idea was proposed by Second Brother. He said that as long as we throw the note next to Xu Youyou, Xu Youyou will read the note and then sneak out.

This way, we only need to wait at the door to meet Xu Youyou who escapes, and it won't be considered a violation of our agreement with you. But who knew that Xu Youyou would be so hesitant and hasn't come out yet."

After hearing what he said, Xu Jinhuan raised her eyebrows silently, turned her head to look at An Er beside her, and wondered in her heart why she didn't realize that there was a "little clever ghost" here before.

He is really skilled in pretending to obey but actually disobeying!

When An Er saw that the old immortal had not spoken a word after hearing what An Wei Siyi said, he could not help but glare at An Wei Siyi.

You are really outstanding, are you the only one with a big mouth?

After venting his anger, he smiled flatteringly at the void, "Old Immortal, please listen to my explanation. Although this idea was proposed by me, we were forced to do nothing.

You should also know that we are supposed to obey our master. If we fail to complete our mission, we will be whipped when we return to the capital, or even lose our lives."

An Er felt a sense of empathy when he said this. If possible, who would be willing to live on the edge of a knife every day?

But the reality is so cruel, all he can do is work hard to climb up and have more say.

After hearing what An Er said, the secret guards present all lowered their heads. After all, they were just pawns and could be discarded at any time.

If they fail to save their master's beloved this time and Xu Youyou is taken away by the exile team, even if they return to the capital, they may never have the chance to leave the city again...

For a moment, everyone present except Xu Jinhuan felt a little depressed.

However, Xu Jinhuan's mouth corners curled slightly. Very good, the fish has taken the bait, and it's time to start brainwashing.

"Since you don't like this kind of life, why don't you escape?" Xu Jinhuan asked deliberately.

An Er sighed upon hearing this, "Old Immortal, we are not people you can just wave your hand and leave.

We, the secret guards, were picked up from all over by the masters of the secret guard camp when we were young. From the moment we passed the test, we had to take a poison.

The poison will break out once a month, and only by taking a temporary antidote can you ensure that the poison does not break out that month.

In the entire Dark Guard camp, only the Dark Guard leader will take the real antidote and will never be poisoned, while everyone else will always have an invisible puppet string tied to their heads. "

This is also one of the reasons why An Er wants to defeat An Yi. He wants true freedom, not to have his life and death controlled by others.

After hearing what An Er said, the other secret guards all sighed. Who doesn't want to live a leisurely life?

Unfortunately, God didn't give these people a chance from the beginning.

"It's just a poison. It may be difficult for you to find an antidote, but for me, it's just a matter of seconds."

When the atmosphere reached its lowest point, Xu Jinhuan suddenly spoke.

"Old Immortal, can you really help us detoxify the poison?"

"Old Immortal, you are not lying to me, are you?"

"Quick, pinch me, let me know this is not a dream."

The secret guards present were completely energized by Xu Jinhuan's words. They looked into the void with sparkling eyes, expecting a positive answer from the old immortal.

Xu Jinhuan did not answer them directly, but asked: "If I help you detoxify, what can you do in return?"

When the secret guards heard this, they immediately started answering in unison.

"Old Immortal, if you can help me get rid of the poison, I will worship your tablet at home, offer fruits and vegetables every day, and burn incense and worship you every day."

"I will save money to build a temple for you and encourage everyone around me to believe in you!"

"I, I, I do good deeds every day. When people ask me my name, I will say it's because I believe in you and try to spread your name throughout the country!"

…

After hearing these more or less the same answers, Xu Jinhuan glanced at the secret guards with disdain. They were like rotten wood that cannot be carved. How come they didn't understand his main idea?

"Well, I've already told you that I don't care whether anyone worships me or not, nor do I care about those empty names. None of what you said moved me."

The secret guards' faces immediately fell when they heard this. This wouldn't work. It seemed like they didn't have anything they could show off.

People say that women's hearts are as deep as the sea, so why is it so hard to guess what this old immortal is thinking?

However, the Dark Guard Four, who had been looking down, hesitated for a while and then asked directly, "Old Immortal, what do you want us to do for you?"

Xu Jinhuan looked at him with satisfaction. Finally, he had a direct question to ask. These secret guards did not have enough subjective initiative.

"My request is actually very simple."

As soon as the secret guards heard that the old immortal was going to state his requests, they immediately pricked up their ears and listened attentively, fearing that they would miss any key information.

"I want you to leave the Fifth Prince's secret guard camp and join the stronghold across the way."

"What?!"