Su Yan gave a bitter smile, "Shen Yao, you know this is my last chance..."
Seeing Su Yan's resolute attitude, Shen Yao had no choice but to play the emotional card, "Su Yan, have you thought about Su Bao'er... He's still so young, can you bear to watch him lose his mother?"
"I..." Su Yan hesitated, this reason was enough to make her usually firm defenses crumble.
As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too. She needs to continue investigating the Dark Moon Pavilion, but she can't easily give up the original owner's child, Su Bao'er.
Although she wasn't the original owner of this body, after spending four years together, she had already come to regard Su Bao'er as her own daughter.
Seeing Su Yan waver, Shen Yao stepped forward and patted her shoulder, comforting her, "Su Yan, I know that finding the murderer is important to you, but I don't want you to take huge risks to gamble on an unknown opportunity..."
Xiao Yanjing is merely a pawn of the Dark Moon Pavilion, with henchmen throughout the court and the countryside. Do you think they wouldn't be able to find out your identity?
Su Yan thought about it carefully and felt that Shen Yao's words made some sense. The Dark Moon Pavilion wasn't stupid; they might investigate the mole afterward. Her identity couldn't be kept secret for long.
"Lord Shen, I did act impulsively..."
Seeing that Su Yan had agreed, Shen Yao looked very pleased. "I will continue to help you investigate the Dark Moon Pavilion, but I don't want you to be as impulsive as you were today in the future."
Su Yan nodded and assured her, "It won't happen again."
If Shen Yao hadn't stopped her, she really would have recklessly infiltrated the Dark Moon Pavilion, blinded by hatred, almost making her lose sight of her own situation.
"Then the jade glass?" Su Yan pressed.
That day, Shen Yao led his troops to raid the place of Zui Sheng Meng Si. Yu Liuli somehow got wind of it in advance and searched everywhere but couldn't find his whereabouts.
"The arrest warrant has been issued, and entry and exit from the city gates are under strict control. We should have news in a few days."
Upon hearing this, Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Yu Liuli was still alive, Dark Moon Pavilion would not escape her grasp.
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Meanwhile, Yu Liuli, disguised as a beggar, was huddled in a corner, constantly begging from passersby, her eyes occasionally glancing at the soldiers checking people at the city gate.
He knew the authorities were still after him, and he felt like a caged beast, wishing he could grow wings and fly over the city walls.
These days he's been hiding and on the run, unable to understand why his life of debauchery was suddenly taken down, but he's not stupid, he knows there must have been a traitor among them.
With the Dark Moon Pavilion's stronghold destroyed, Yu Liuli knew that the Pavilion Master would not let him off easily, so he had been living a life of hiding and dared not contact the Dark Moon Pavilion's informants.
Just as Yu Liuli was about to get up, put away his rice bowl, and return to his hiding place, he saw a familiar figure on the street.
Even though he had changed into men's clothing, Yu Liuli recognized him at a glance as Yu Huan, who was chatting and laughing with a richly dressed woman.
Seeing this, Yu Liuli suddenly realized that the person he had always trusted had been lying to him from beginning to end.
Yu Liuli was furious and unwilling to give up. She secretly followed Xie Yu until they reached the gate of Dali Temple, where she watched helplessly as he and a woman walked in.
Yu Liuli then realized that the traitors were him and Huanyun.
Yu Liuli clenched his fists, and the anger bursting from his eyes instantly overwhelmed his reason. In his more than 30 years of life, no one had ever dared to treat him like a monkey.
"You just wait, I, Yu Liuli, will never let you off easily..." Yu Liuli glared at the spot where Xie Yu had left and secretly swore.
Xie Yu was carrying a large pile of things for Princess Jingning when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. When he turned around, he saw a beggar-looking person walking past the entrance of Dali Temple.
But he felt that the beggar's back looked very familiar. When he looked more closely, there was no one outside the door.
"What are you looking at?" Princess Jingning walked over and asked, noticing Xie Yu staring at the gate.
"It's nothing... Let's go, weren't you going to see Chen Yao?"
"good……"
Jing Ning was overjoyed. Today was Shen Yao's birthday, and she had come especially to celebrate it for him.
Since her falling out with Shen Yao, Jing Ning had been unhappy until Xie Yu insisted on dragging her to celebrate Shen Yao's birthday.
Only then did she realize that the two had reconciled, and with Xie Yu constantly offering a way out, Jing Ning naturally went along with it.
At that moment, Shen Yao and Su Yan were discussing how to capture Yu Liuli when Xie Yu walked in and, seeing the two chatting and laughing, coughed loudly.
"Cough cough..."
When Shen Yao saw Jing Ning standing at the door, his expression instantly turned cold, but he didn't say anything, only giving her a cold look.
Jing Ning smiled awkwardly and handed over the gift she had prepared. "Brother Yao, this is a birthday cake I made especially for you. I originally wanted to ask Xie Yu to give it to you, but he insisted on bringing me. I... Happy birthday..."
After speaking, Jing Ning held up the food box and looked at Shen Yao with anticipation.
However, Shen Yao stood still like a wooden stake, refusing to accept the food box that Jing Ning offered.
Sensing the subtle tension between the two, Su Yan swiftly took the food box from Jing Ning's hands and praised her generously, "Princess Jing Ning is truly beautiful and kind-hearted, preparing a birthday gift for Lord Chen Yao..."
After saying that, Su Yan looked at Shen Yao, glared at him a few times, and signaled him to quickly express his opinion.
“Thank you for your kindness, Princess Jingning, but I am naturally aloof and dislike crowds. I never celebrate my birthday…” Shen Yao replied coldly.
Hearing Shen Yao's cold reply, Su Yan thought she was doomed. She had already offended the Empress because of Xiao Yanjing's matter, and now Shen Yao was pushing away her biggest shield. Su Yan didn't know what to say.
Before Princess Jingning could say anything, Xie Yu suddenly rushed up to Shen Yao and punched him hard. "Shen Yao, are you out of your mind? What has the princess done to wrong you...?"
Xie Yu had been in love with Jing Ning since childhood. Knowing his lowly status, he dared not aspire to her and silently protected her.
One day, Jingning confessed that she had fallen in love with Shen Yao. Although Xie Yu was heartbroken, he still chose to bless Jingning.
But who could have imagined that fate would play such a cruel trick? Shen Yao's beloved suddenly died, and Jing Ning was inexplicably framed.
Xie Yu's punches landed squarely, and Shen Yao did not resist, allowing Xie Yu to beat him mercilessly.
The sudden, one-sided beating terrified Su Yan and Jing Ning, who were present.
"Enough, Xie Yu..." Jing Ning stepped forward, pulled Xie Yu away, and stood in front of Shen Yao.
"Princess, it's not worth it for you to be heartbroken over a man like him..."
Xie Yu was furious, but he was also extremely regretful. He shouldn't have brought Jing Ning to see Shen Yao just because he felt sorry for her being unhappy.
He thought that if Shen Yao made up with him, he could also ease the tension between himself and Jing Ning. He really didn't want to see Jing Ning sad and upset anymore.
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