Back at the villa, Yan Xiao signaled Wan Erzi and San Qian to guard the outer room, while she, Si Hong, led the disguised Shen Muzhi into the inner room.
She pressed herself against the wall and listened for any sounds. Although she didn't hear anything suspicious, she sensed an unfamiliar presence in the shadows. Without even guessing, she knew it was a secret guard from Yanyun City.
However, these people weren't very close, so you couldn't hear them if they spoke in hushed tones, probably to prevent them from doing anything underhanded.
She pointed to the wall, then to her ear, indicating to Shen Muzhi that there were ears on the other side of the wall.
Shen Muzhi now has a new understanding of Yan Xiao, but there is still a hint of surprise in his eyes. He did not expect Yan Xiao's perception to be so strong.
Even with his current perception, he would have to be very careful to detect the presence in the shadows, and he was absolutely certain that Yan Xiao was someone without any internal energy.
He wanted to ask, but when he met Yan Xiao's gaze, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He was reluctant to admit it, but he couldn't escape the fact that he was cowardly. He was afraid that if he asked, things would change completely.
At this moment, he finally understood the saying: It's good to be confused sometimes!
Seeing that Shen Muzhi was looking at her without saying a word, Yan Xiao belatedly realized that she seemed to have revealed too many of her extraordinary abilities in front of Shen Muzhi.
Unbeknownst to her, her wariness of this person had dropped to such a level, something she would never have allowed to happen before.
She pursed her lips, suppressing these inexplicable thoughts, wanting only to quickly resolve the immediate issues, especially the matter of Jiang Xinrui.
What are your plans for the future?
Upon hearing her question, Shen Muzhi didn't hesitate much and directly explained his plans.
“I will arrange a meeting with Qi Chengfeng to negotiate, and I will ask him to bring Jiang Xinrui along. Don’t you want her dead?”
As a military doctor for the Jiangbei army, she betrayed Jiangbei, a crime punishable by death. Therefore, my demand that Qi Chengfeng hand over the traitors from Jiangbei is perfectly reasonable.
"Would Qi Chengfeng agree? She's his fiancée. Besides, he seems to value Jiang Xinrui a lot." Yan Xiao felt a little uncertain.
“He has no choice but to agree. The initiative is in our hands. Based on my understanding of Qi Chengfeng, he would never disregard the bigger picture for the sake of a woman.”
Shen Muzhi paused slightly at this point, worried that Yan Xiao might take his words personally, and quickly added:
"Look at Qi Chengfeng's attitude towards Jiang Xinrui just now. He was clearly using her more than he cared. When have I ever been so disrespectful to you in front of outsiders?"
Moreover, Qi Chengfeng will soon find out that the Gu worms this time did not come from Jiangbei, but from the Miao people.
He needs my help; how can I not show some sincerity?
"It wasn't Lou Guyu who did it?"
Yan Xiao was somewhat surprised. Even she thought it was Lou Guyu's doing, but judging from Shen Muzhi's words, it seemed that it wasn't.
Seeing that Yan Xiao didn't seem to care much about what he had just said, Shen Muzhi felt a little disappointed, wondering if Yan Xiao had understood the implied meaning of his words.
Realizing this wasn't the time for sentimentality, he stopped dwelling on it and quickly shook his head, saying:
"You can't say that, after all, he's involved in this, we..."
After listening to Shen Muzhi's explanation, Yan Xiao roughly understood what had happened.
With Shen Muzhi's help, Lou Guyu has made contact with many Miao people these days, most of whom belong to his faction.
After he fled the Miao people and some of the elders who protected him died, the group, leaderless, chose to remain silent, seemingly resigned to their fate.
After contacting Lou Guyu, he obeyed Lou Guyu's orders and continued to remain silent among the Miao people, waiting for an opportunity.
This time, it was Shen Muzhi who asked Lou Guyu to contact these people to do some underhanded things. On the surface, it was to deal with several major forces, but in reality, it was to benefit Jiangbei City.
That's right, it's several major forces, not just Yanyun City.
It shouldn't be long before the envoys receive information from their respective factions.
The Miao people were able to do this thanks to Shen Muzhi's help. This time, Shen Muzhi had almost used up all the undercover agents he had planted in the major powers over the years.
Moreover, in order to make the performance more realistic, Jiangbei City was also attacked. However, Jiangbei had the former Miao "Holy Maiden" and suffered no losses, which increased Shen Muzhi's bargaining power with other forces.
After listening, Yan Xiao couldn't help but admire Shen Muzhi's grand vision. He was truly a man of great ambition, having single-handedly propelled the plot forward.
This is practically forcing several major factions into a bloody conflict with the Miao people!
Yan Xiao couldn't help but exclaim, "You're so dark-skinned!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Muzhi pretended to touch his face.
"Am I dark-skinned? I'm alright!"
I'm talking about your heart!
Yan Xiao rolled her eyes at Shen Muzhi, then lay down on the bed behind her, closed her eyes, and said:
"It looks like we're in for a tough battle ahead. I need to conserve my energy."
Shen Muzhi looked at Yan Xiao, who was lying on the bed in a starfish position, and a hint of amusement appeared in his eyes. He went over and helped her take off her shoes.
Yan Xiao awkwardly withdrew her leg, then leaned further into the bed, saying somewhat uncomfortably:
"what?"
Shen Muzhi didn't reply immediately, but instead lay down next to her as if it were second nature, and then quickly reached out and pulled her into his arms.
Just as Yan Xiao was about to break free, she heard Shen Muzhi's somewhat tired voice in her ear:
"Stop messing around, I haven't slept for two days, let me rest."
Upon hearing this, Yan Xiao unconsciously stopped struggling.
Looking up slightly, one could see that even with the disguise, there were still some dark circles under his eyes.
Thinking of how good this person had been to her, she finally softened and soon fell asleep to the sound of his breathing beside her.
After she fell asleep, the person who should have been asleep slowly opened his eyes.
He glanced down at the sleeping person in his arms, nuzzled her forehead, and then closed his eyes again.
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