Women are inherently weak, but become strong when they become mothers;

This is an extremely helpless and ironic statement, but it is also an extremely apt one.

On Consort Xiao's well-preserved and still charming face, an unprecedentedly beautiful and gentle smile bloomed. She said with unusual calmness and composure, "Don't you all just want my life? Why bother with all sorts of excuses? The late emperor has passed away, and I am not close to the Ninth Prince. Anyway, living is just waiting to die. A few days earlier or a few days later makes no difference."

"you……!"

Several men in black sensed something was wrong. Before they could react, Consort Xiao leaned forward, gripped the tip of her sword, and ruthlessly slit her own throat.

The scalding hot blood sprayed all over the black-clad man wielding the sword.

Consort Xiao released her grip and fell back onto her bed, a slight smile playing on her lips and in her eyes.

Zhao'er, you must listen to your mother and live a good life;

Mother, I will always bless you and protect you from heaven...

In the dark room, Liu Yunzhao seemed to sense something, and suddenly felt empty inside.

"mother……"

She murmured softly as she slowly slid down the stone wall and fell to the ground.

The Ninth Prince's guards reacted quickly, and soon all the detectives arrived.

But by the time they notified Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao to arrive at Ningxi Hall, Consort Xiao had already lost too much blood and died some time ago because her carotid artery had been severed.

None of those masked men in black left.

They were all pinned to the ground and immobilized by the guards, kneeling upright.

Even though Shang Xiye didn't have much affection for Consort Xiao, they were still mother and son in name only. Moreover, Consort Xiao died right under his nose tonight. If he said that this matter had nothing to do with him, even he himself wouldn't believe it!

"Your Highness, these men are very stubborn and we can't get a single word out of them." The guard who caught the men in black stepped forward to report and ask for instructions: "How about I drag them into the dungeon and torture them for a couple of days? We should be able to get some information out of them."

Ji Fengyao could tell from Consort Xiao's wounds that she had sought death herself.

The fact that Consort Xiao would willingly seek death at the Ninth Prince's residence, even after she and Shang Xiye had returned, indicates that Consort Xiao had something important to hide, leaving no room for the enemy to coerce her or turn back.

Consort Xiao was her ally, and she couldn't let her ally die in vain!

"No need, I'll do it myself." Ji Fengyao stepped forward and walked up to the men in black, her smile innocent and harmless: "I'll give you one last chance. If you all confess, you'll die with your bodies intact; if you don't, I'll read your memories directly from your brains, and your souls will be scattered, and you'll never be human again. Don't blame me for being ruthless."

Several men in black rolled their eyes:

This bandit movie is utterly ridiculous;

They even directly read memories, causing people's souls to scatter. Why don't you just go to heaven!

Ji Fengyao shook her head:

No wonder alien villains in movies on Earth love to say the line "stupid humans." Some of them are truly ignorant and truly stupid.

For example, these few in front of us.

Bai Lu carefully took out a piece of white silk from her storage ring and handed it to Ji Fengyao.

Ji Fengyao took it and casually placed it on the head of a masked man in black in front of her, her slender, fair fingers directly gripping the man's crown.

"ah--!"

A scream that was not human was squeezed out of the man's throat. Although his pressure points had been frozen in place, his body still twitched and convulsed instinctively in pain.

The other three people nearby, if they didn't know:

This person was a partner in life and death with them, having secretly trained together for over a decade and carried out missions together for many years; he could absolutely not be a spy.

They'll definitely think he's acting!