Seeing that Su Yi had exposed his true colors, the man collapsed to the ground in despair. Meanwhile, the troublemakers in the distance were also brought before Su Yi by the soldiers and forced to kneel.

The rioters, who had been shouting that the soldiers were killing people, were terrified when they saw that the man who was pretending to be an old man had his mask removed. They broke out in a cold sweat and fell silent.

Mu Jin stepped forward and asked Su Yi, "So they're all in cahoots?"

Su Yi nodded: "Almost there."

Seeing that the people kneeling before him still refused to speak, Su Yi said, "Aren't you going to tell me what you're plotting?"

The group of people causing trouble in front of them were trembling, but none of them uttered a sound.

"I will give you a chance. Whoever speaks first will have their life spared."

"I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Upon hearing Su Yi's words, the troublemakers in front of him rushed to answer.

One of them pointed at the man disguised as an old man and said, “It’s that man. He gave each of us one tael of silver and told us to wait in the resettlement shed for an opportunity to cause trouble. He promised to give us another hundred taels after we succeeded. Life is hard these days. There’s a plague in the prefectures and counties, and prices have skyrocketed. We can’t survive. We thought that even if we died, it would be good to leave some money for our families. That’s why we took this damned job. Please, King Yi, spare us.”

"Very well! However, you may be spared the death penalty, but you will not escape punishment. I will let you go so easily, but General Mu and the imperial court will not let me off the hook."

After Su Yi finished speaking, he ordered his men to drag the troublemakers away and interrogate them.

At this moment, the people who had just joined in the commotion were thankful that they hadn't continued to cause trouble, otherwise they might have lost their lives.

Thinking of this, they felt guilty for not believing the Yun Princess who had been so devoted to them, and they all knelt down and apologized to Mu Jin.

Mu Jin said, "You have all been deceived by treacherous people. I don't blame you. Get up and go your separate ways."

Seeing that the onlookers had dispersed, Su Yi walked up to Mu Jin with a smile and said, "Ah Jin, quickly praise me for exposing their scheme so quickly. I'll show you your wisdom for life."

Mu Jin sneered and asked, "So, now you know which faction that person disguised as an old man belongs to?"

"We don't know now, but we can wait and, after Ah Jin and I interrogate that person, we will surely find out which ghost or spirit came here to cause trouble."

Mu Jin glanced at Su Yi sideways and snorted coldly, "Then why don't you hurry up and lead the way?"

Su Yi said with a hint of grievance and a cheeky tone, "Ah Jin, can't you be a little gentler? No wonder Third Brother didn't love you before, he loved that delicate cousin."

"Oh? You like it so much? Then I'll have your third brother send that delicate young lady over to you?"

"No, no, no, I'm not into that kind of thing."

The two of them chatted away and soon arrived at the tent where the ringleader was being held.

Su Yi and Mu Jin sat on the chairs that the soldiers had brought for them, while Eleven stood next to Mu Jin. The three of them looked at the man who was tied to the torture instruments and whipped half to death.

Seeing that the man still refused to speak, Su Yi laughed and said, "You are so loyal, does your master know? How about this, if you still refuse to speak, I will give you a quick death."

Su Yi gave a wicked smile.

"Guards! Bring scissors. First, cut off all the protruding parts of this man. Then, take that knife and start from his scalp, slice it off bit by bit to make a lantern. Chop up the rest and feed it to the dogs."

Upon hearing Su Yi's words, the man was so frightened that he wet himself on the spot. Mu Jin frowned and showed a look of disgust when she saw that the man had urinated all over the ground.

Su Yi glanced at Mu Jin and said with a smile, "It's dirty here, why don't you go out for a while, Mu Jin?"

"Only a pervert like you could come up with such disgusting punishments," Mu Jin said, rolling her eyes at Su Yi.

Su Yi touched his nose and said shamelessly to Mu Jin, "I'll just take it as A Jin praising me."

"I'm begging you! Please don't kill me!"

Hearing that the man was finally willing to speak, the two couldn't help but smile at each other and turn to look at the person who was tied to the torture device.

"The villain Gong Wu is a member of the Nangong Shenzong sect. He was sent here by the palace master to frame Princess Yun."

Upon hearing that it was someone from the Nangong Divine Sect, Eleven's heart trembled, feeling as if he were being held captive. He clenched his fists and stared intently at the person.

"Princess Yun has no grudge against Nangong Ce, so why would he want to harm her?"

Gong Wu, who was tied up, had been beaten so badly that he couldn't lift his head. He didn't know who was asking him the question, but he could sense that the person asking him the question was filled with suppressed anger.

Gong Wu said, "Previously, the imperial court came to our Nangong Shenzong sect to ask the sect leader for the miraculous medicine to cure the plague. The imperial court had already agreed to buy our medicine for one million. However, after waiting for several days, no one from the imperial court came to trade with us. The sect leader then sent a message to me by carrier pigeon, asking me to find out what was going on in the capital. Later, I learned that Princess Yun had answered the imperial proclamation and that the medicine was effective in treating the plague. The sect leader thought that if Princess Yun was not eliminated, no one would come to Nangong Shenzong to buy medicine in the future. Therefore, the sect leader ordered me to bring some people here to cause trouble."

When Shiyi heard that Nangong Ce had done such a heinous thing for money, he clenched his fists.

He slowly walked up to Gong Wu, pinched Gong Wu's chin, and slowly lifted it up.

"I have another question for you. After Nangong Ce ascended the throne, did he treat the old lady well?"

Gong Wu was puzzled when he suddenly heard Eleven ask the old lady, but he didn't have time to think about it. He breathed heavily and swallowed hard before replying.

"Since the old lady helped the sect leader ascend to the throne, she has stopped caring about worldly affairs and has stayed in her residence all day."

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