While the wealthy families of Liangzhou City were enjoying Jia Xu's pampered treatment in the dungeon.
In a pitch-black room, Mu Zian slowly opened his eyes.
He was tightly bound to a pillar, and looking around, he could tell that this place must be the cellar of that wealthy family.
That red mist was indeed quite capable.
Even with the super endurance rewarded by the system, Mu Zian felt somewhat dazed.
Based on the name of General Gongsun Mu Zian shouted by the man who was beaten to death by Li Siye, it can be basically determined that...
These people are the remnants of the former Chu state.
Because in Mu Zian's memory, the only person who could be associated with the name Gongsun was Gongsun Yi, the former Chu general whom he had killed in the Battle of Luzhou.
However, Mu Zian did not know why these remnants of the former Chu state had suddenly launched an attack on him.
If it was to avenge Gongsun Yi, they would have killed him on the way to help them.
Why go through all that trouble to tie yourself up here?
Mu Zian, you tightened your arms slightly, and the rope binding you made a rustling sound the next moment.
Right now, Mu Zian can break free from his constraints at any time if he wants.
But at that moment, two voices suddenly came from inside and outside the room.
A clear male voice spoke with some excitement.
"Just kill him! Why keep him alive? He's a menace anyway!"
"Your Highness, have you forgotten the tragic state of the Great Chu Imperial Palace back then?!"
"If we kill him, Your Highness will be able to secure a firm foothold in the department with this merit, and will no longer need to be beholden to those old guys."
Mu Zian recognized the voice; it belonged to the young male lead in the opera troupe.
As the young man's voice faded, a clear, cold voice followed.
"The Great Chu is already dead. What good will killing him do? I will take my own destiny into my own hands!"
"Your Highness!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door to the room was flung open with a bang.
Mu Zian quickly pretended to faint, and took advantage of the darkness to glance at the door out of the corner of his eye.
Just then, a dark figure slowly walked in.
Even before the person arrived, a faint fragrance of cool air wafted towards them.
The candlelight then flickered, revealing the man with his black hair tied up high.
The crown is secured only with an ebony hairpin, and remains untouched by dust.
Dressed in black, like night, with wide sleeves billowing in the wind.
Their eyebrows are like sharp blades, cutting through the thick frost of ten thousand miles.
Her eyes shone brightly, like the full moon.
Thin lips slightly pursed, fingers clearly defined.
Mu Zian looked at it briefly, and it turned out to be a girl.
The young man who followed them in lit the oil lamp hanging in the room with candlelight.
The originally dim surroundings have now become a bit brighter.
"You can go out first. I'll talk to him personally."
Upon hearing the voice, the young man holding the candle expressed his concern.
“This Mu Zi’an is no ordinary person! Your Highness may be in danger if you are alone with him.”
No sooner had she finished speaking than the woman repeated herself.
"go out!"
Upon hearing this, the young man looked helpless and could only leave, closing the door behind him.
At this moment, she and Mu Zi'an were alone in the large room.
Just as Mu Zian was unsure of the person's identity, a clear, cold voice rang out.
"How much longer is the Duke of Zhenguo going to pretend? Or are you waiting for me to personally untie you?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Zian slowly opened his eyes.
The two people looked at each other in the room, and there was a slightly awkward atmosphere in the air.
Mu Zian smiled and asked.
"How was it discovered?"
The woman sat down unhurriedly, picked up the kettle on the table, and poured herself a cup of hot tea.
His words and actions exuded aristocratic elegance.
"How could the Duke of Zhenguo, who was able to defeat General Gongsun in a head-on battle and launch a surprise attack on the Xiongnu royal court from a thousand miles away, be so easily captured by us?"
Mu Zian's arms jerked, and the next moment a loud crash was heard.
The ropes binding Mu Zian snapped instantly.
The commotion inside the room immediately attracted the attention of the guards outside.
Just as the guards outside were about to open the door, the woman inside said coldly.
"No one is allowed to enter the secret cellar without my order. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"
After these words were spoken, a moment of silence fell outside the door, followed by a deep, muffled voice.
"I will obey Your Highness's command!"
Mu Ziansi showed no awareness of being a prisoner; instead, she sat down side by side with the mysterious woman before her.
The woman did not show any displeasure.
Instead, she took out a small tea cake from her bosom and put it into the kettle, then stretched out her slender hands to fill a cup of tea for Mu Zian.
Then he looked at Mu Zian and said with a smile.
"This is a tribute tea from the State of Chu that has been brewing for twenty years. Please, Duke Zhenguo, have a taste."
Mu Zian picked up the teacup. In the candlelight, the teacup in his hand seemed almost transparent, and the emerald green tea was clearly visible through the cup.
The tea has a sweet and lingering aftertaste, which is in no way inferior to the tribute tea from the Dali Imperial Palace.
Seeing that Mu Zian had drunk all the tea in one gulp, the woman's lips curled into a faint smile.
Mu Zian smiled as he fiddled with the cup in his hand.
"The princess of the Great Chu?"
The woman remained calm upon hearing this, and looked at Mu Zi'an through her teacup as she replied.
"I suppose so, but the Great Chu had already perished as long as I have memories."
"Destroyed under your father's iron hooves."
The air in the room was slightly chilly, but then the woman smiled and said softly.
"My name is Mi Linglong, the eighth princess of the Great Chu."
"When your father led his troops to conquer the capital of the Great Chu Kingdom, my mother was already pregnant. In the end, she escaped the palace under the escort of General Gongsun."
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