Hearing her raise this question, Ah Chu seemed a little disappointed.

"People in the underworld call us a cult, so they naturally don't like us."

"Besides, the leader has only established the sect for more than ten years. I will definitely make it famous in the future!"

Combined with the previous information, Xiao Ruyu basically confirmed his previous speculation and stuffed the food into his mouth calmly.

At the same time, she also used her spiritual power to quietly explore the food.

After checking carefully and finding no poisonous insects, she put it into her mouth with confidence.

Seeing Xiao Ruyu swallowing the food obediently, Ah Chu nodded with satisfaction and stood up to leave.

Before leaving, he did not forget to say something.

"I'll come see you tomorrow."

Hearing the dungeon door closing, Xiao Ruyu flashed into the space with food in her hands.

Seeing the sumptuous meal in her hands, Eleven was stunned, "Little Princess, what is this?"

Xiao Ruyu stuffed the food into Eleven's hands and told her everything about how Ah Chu had tried to get her to join the religion.

"This... the Gusu master does not seem to be very smart."

Eleven agreed with her idea and told her to be careful.

For the next three days, Achu came to deliver meals to Xiao Ruyu on time.

"Yes, eat quickly."

He handed over today's meal with a defiant look on his face, "I guess I'll let you out in a few days."

Xiao Ruyu paused in her eating, looked up at him and blinked innocently.

"Brother Ah Chu, what do you mean?"

Ah Chu glanced at her and crossed his arms.

"Master Lu came yesterday and is discussing with him how to deal with you. I will speak well of you when the time comes."

Prime Minister Lu has arrived?

Xiao Ruyu slightly tightened the chopsticks in her hand and said vaguely, "Thank you, Brother Achu."

Ah Chu, whom she called "brother" all the time, was in a very good mood. When he was humming a tune and was about to leave, the door of the dungeon suddenly opened.

"Achu! You actually betrayed me!"

An angry voice came from the dungeon door, accompanied by hurried footsteps.

When Xiao Ruyu heard the voice, she was stunned at first, and subconsciously wanted to stuff the food into the space, but an idea came to her mind, she stopped and put the food in an obvious place instead.

As expected.

Lu Zongyuan kicked open the door of the dungeon and saw the bowl of food at first glance.

He turned around, kicked Ah Chu, pointed at his nose and cursed, "You traitor, I was wondering why this kid hasn't begged for mercy after being hungry for several days, it turns out you are the traitor!"

Ah Chu was caught off guard and was kicked to the ground unexpectedly, falling to the ground in a mess.

He stared at Lu Zongyuan unconvinced, but did not dare to say a word.

"Tell me, what is your intention?!"

Lu Zongyuan did not let him go. He grabbed him by the collar and became suspicious of him regardless of their past friendship.

"Could it be that..."

He looked at Ah Chu, then at Xiao Ruyu who was in the corner, "Are you in league with them?"

"I don't!"

Ah Chu quickly retorted and tried to explain why he was helping Xiao Ruyu.

"I just saw her talent..."

“That’s enough!”

Lu Zongyuan didn't even give him a chance to explain. His face turned ashen and he pointed at the door.

"Get out of here and take fifty lashes of the cane yourself!"

Seeing that things had escalated to this point and a rift had developed between the two of them, Xiao Ruyu immediately jumped out to add fuel to the fire.

"Brother Achu did nothing wrong, why are you punishing him?"

"He was just afraid that I would starve to death."

To Ah Chu's ears, these divisive words sounded like Xiao Ruyu was speaking for him.

He became more and more unconvinced, stared at Lu Zongyuan, and turned away.

Lu Zongyuan's eyes flashed with ferocity. He glared at Xiao Ruyu fiercely, then slammed the dungeon door shut.

"Bang——"

The dungeon fell into endless darkness again.

Xiao Ruyu yawned. After watching such a good show, she couldn't wait to return to the space and narrate it to Eleven.

"This trick of the little princess is brilliant. Not only does it make the sorcerer trust her more, but it also creates a rift between the two of them."

"It's true that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

Eleven looked at her and couldn't help but smile.

Despite being excited, Xiao Ruyu's face drooped again.

"Now that no one is sending us rations, we will be hungry for a few days."

"It's okay," Eleven comforted her, pointing to the fruit trees, "These fruits are enough to last for a while. Eleven calculated that it should be almost time."

Xiao Ruyu had no other choice but to wait patiently...

Two days later, the dungeon door was opened again.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ruyu heard a long-lost voice.

"You threw her into the dungeon for seven days? And you didn't give her any food for three days?"

There was a hint of disbelief and rebuke in those words.

Lu Zongyuan's voice came at the same time, with a bit of reluctance and frustration, "Father, she is too hateful..."

Prime Minister Lu obviously didn't want to hear his explanation, and walked hurriedly towards where Xiao Ruyu was being held.

Xiao Ruyu's mind raced, and he immediately lay on the ground, holding his breath.

“This, this, this…”

After turning a corner, Prime Minister Lu saw Xiao Ruyu lying on the ground with a pale face.

His face changed drastically, and he stepped forward, squatted down and checked her breath.

"How did you starve her to death?!"

Prime Minister Lu was so disappointed with Lu Zongyuan that he stepped forward and slapped him hard on the head.

"What did I tell you? You didn't take my words seriously at all, did you?"

The scolding and the slap made Lu Zongyuan dizzy. He staggered two steps to Xiao Ruyu, squatted down to check his breath, and his face became paler.

"Father, I didn't mean to starve her to death..."

"She was the one who pissed me off first..."

“That’s enough!!!”

Prime Minister Lu looked extremely unhappy and glared at him, "Why don't you go get someone to come and treat him!"

"If she dies, how can we ..."

He suddenly stopped talking halfway through, glanced at Xiao Ruyu on the ground as if he was afraid, and pulled Lu Zongyuan out of the dungeon.

After they left, Xiao Ruyu breathed a sigh of relief. While he was still thinking about what that sentence meant, the doctor had already rushed to the dungeon.

She quickly held her breath and pretended to be dead.

The doctor checked him up and down, stared at Lu Zongyuan's murderous eyes, and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

"This... is not a big deal."

He wrote the prescription tremblingly and handed it to Lu Zongyuan.

"Perhaps he was too hungry and fainted. He just needs to drink some blood-boosting medicine to recover slowly."

Lu Zongyuan took the prescription from him, feeling very angry, and asked his servants to prepare food for Xiao Ruyu.

It's time to eat again.

Xiao Ruyu sniffed the aroma of the food in front of her and pretended to be weak and stood up.

When Prime Minister Lu saw her wake up, he breathed a sigh of relief, and turned around to rebuke Lu Zongyuan, "Don't do such stupid things next time!"