"Hmph." The graceful woman behind the screen spoke with displeasure, her soft, seductive voice carrying a hint of malice like a poppy.
"Just do what you're supposed to do, and don't interfere in the rest. Don't cause any trouble."
Xu Datong immediately trembled violently and hurriedly kowtowed in fear, saying, "Yes, yes, I understand!"
"However, the position of a county magistrate in a remote and impoverished area is nothing to worry about. Once things are settled, you will be rewarded with wealth and honor."
After the initial rebuke, the woman casually tossed out a sweet date, which immediately made Xu Datong even more excited.
“But Su An is being closely watched right now…”
"Come forward."
The woman beckoned sweetly, and Xu Datong couldn't help but swallow hard, but dared not act rashly, and respectfully stepped forward with his head down.
Then a bamboo tube-shaped object was handed out.
"This is a spider gu. One bite will cause unbearable pain, hallucinations, and exhaustion until death. Let Su An taste this."
Xu Datong took it with a look of horror. The bamboo tube was even shaking from time to time from the impact of the contents inside, which was frightening to look at.
He hurriedly and nervously put it away, and after returning to the yamen, he braced himself and waited until late at night.
He had transferred the guards on duty, and after looking around to make sure no one was watching, he quietly made his way to Su An's cell.
"Su An, Su An, blame your bad luck. If you had been strangled earlier, you wouldn't have had to suffer from these Gu worms..."
Xu Datong couldn't help but smile coldly, placed the bamboo tube at the entrance of the cell, and carefully opened it.
Under the moonlight, a spider the size of a wrist quickly crawled out. What was even more bizarre was that the spider was entirely jade white, and at first glance it seemed to be transparent.
Xu Datong was so frightened that he quickly hid behind him.
The spider's eight sharp legs crawled toward Su An, and soon it was on the bed.
"What is that?"
At this moment, Su An didn't know if it was good luck or not, but he couldn't fall asleep and suddenly heard a faint "rustling" sound in his ear.
It looked like some kind of animal was crawling swiftly in the shadows—
Su An immediately opened his eyes in surprise, and a spider that was neither white nor yellow suddenly appeared. Its body was covered with fine hairs, and its chelicerae were slightly open and closed as it rushed straight towards him!
Holy crap!
What a terrifying spider!
Su An was horrified and rolled over, instantly grabbing a wooden pillow from the bed and hitting it.
However, the spider moved incredibly fast, leaping onto the pillow and then, in the blink of an eye, climbing onto Su An's arm, opening its mouth to bite.
"not good--"
Su An immediately felt a sense of foreboding. This thing was probably here to harm her again. What would happen if she got bitten?
With a heavy heart, she was about to lift the wooden pillow and slap her arm hard.
Just then, a woman's voice suddenly rang out from outside the cell window: "Don't be anxious, young lady!"
Then a porcelain bottle was thrown in and shattered on the floor with a "crash".
A wisp of white smoke dissipated, and then Su An was surprised to find that the nimble spider on her arm seemed to have been instantly paralyzed, its two front legs raised stiffly and motionless.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su An quickly shook the spider to the ground and swiftly and accurately crushed it with his foot!
"Phew, almost there!"
Su An patted her chest with lingering fear, making sure the spider was really dead and bloated, before quickly slipping to the window.
"Ahem, may I ask which heroine came to your rescue?"
She asked in a low, slightly wary voice, how did a strange spider happen to appear, and how someone just happened to break a bottle and save her?
Could it be that he orchestrated this whole thing to get close to her?
The female voice from the window quickly replied, full of respect: "Reporting to you, young lady, I am Jian Wu. My master sent us here to lie in wait next to the prison to protect you."
Su An blinked in surprise. Was it Fu Zhun?
"That spider was a Gu worm. Our master suspected that the person behind it would do such a thing, so he ordered us to prepare something to counteract it. Fortunately, the young lady is unharmed."
"Hmm..." Su An thought for a moment, but didn't believe it completely, after all, the voice sounded unfamiliar.
"Since you say you're Fu Zhun's man, then quickly give each other a secret code."
Su An cleared his throat and tentatively asked, "Your Majesty the Cake King?"
"..."
There was a moment of silence on the other end, as if someone had choked, before finally replying, "Is the cream as sweet as a painting?"
"Oh right, we're all on the same side!" Su An immediately beamed with joy.
These codes were actually something she came up with to tease Fu Zhun when she was practicing calligraphy. Later, Zhou Li overheard them and would recite them whenever he had a sweet tooth.
Only those close to Fu Zhun would know; it's confirmed!
Jian Wu breathed a sigh of relief, both amused and exasperated. "Please rest assured, young lady, we are always guarding the surroundings. If you encounter any danger, just call out."
Su An's eyes warmed; this God of Wealth was truly exceptionally reliable.
I feel much more at ease now!
"Everyone has worked hard. I'll treat you all to delicious food and drinks when I get out!"
Su An greeted them sweetly, while Xu Datong, who was squatting outside, had a face as black as charcoal.
I never expected that this damned Su An would be so hard to kill!
He was seething with anger and had no choice but to leave quickly.
The next day, knowing that someone was protecting him, Su An had a rare good night's sleep and felt much more refreshed.
However, upon waking up, he discovered that the cells on both sides of him, which were originally prison cells, were now filled with people.
Especially on the right, there was a beautiful woman imprisoned, with skin as white as snow, delicate and alluring, extremely charming.
The woman was sitting on the withered grass, also observing her.
Su An sensed that something was amiss, so he silently moved closer and winked at the woman: "Master of Hot Pot Heroes?"
"……What?"
The woman was taken aback, and confusion appeared in her eyes.
Seeing the woman's expression, Su An was also taken aback.
The person who appeared last night, Jian Wu, sounded like a woman, and when she woke up this morning, a beautiful woman was locked up in. She thought that Jian Wu had sneaked in on purpose.
That wasn't the case. How embarrassing!
Su An slightly curled his toes to the ground, chuckled awkwardly, and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing, it's just that the young lady looks familiar. Have we met before?"
She was just casually changing the subject, trying to brush it off, but the woman covered her mouth and chuckled.
"You jest, young lady. I am Peony, and I come from a brothel. I usually stay in the brothel and have never seen you before, unless you like to dress up as a man and mingle with others there?"
Upon hearing this, Su An couldn't help but glance at the peony a few more times.
It wasn't that she looked down on women from brothels, but in this day and age, most women from brothels were ashamed of their background, so how could they talk about it with strangers so unreservedly?
It's a little bit strange!
Su An had nothing to do and wasn't in a hurry, so she sat down cross-legged facing the peony and looked at it with curiosity.
"This young lady is so beautiful, like a fairy, and so polite. I would believe she was from a noble family. It's a tragedy that she was arrested and tortured like this!"
As she spoke, she pounded the floor with a sincere and heartbroken expression, which immediately caught the peony on the other side off off guard.
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