Zuan frowned, never expecting this outcome.
He simply couldn't connect the death of Da Manman's mother with Yu Yanluo, but if that were the case, he naturally couldn't let Manman down.
Just then, Yu Yanluo smiled and said, "Look how scared you are. Miss Pei must be very important to you. Don't worry, her mother's death has nothing to do with me, and I believe it has nothing to do with my mother either."
Zuan asked in confusion, "Then why did you say that just now?"
Yu Yanluo looked at him with a complicated expression: "Couldn't I have just tested you? Unfortunately, the result seems to have disappointed me quite a bit."
Zuan remained silent, clearly sensing from the change in her expression what his choice was.
Fortunately, Yu Yanluo broke the silence in time: "From your description, the poison that her mother was poisoned is indeed something that only the Medusa royal family has. This is also what I was not so sure about at first. However, after thinking it over, I have never harmed her mother, and it is even less likely that my mother had any contact with her mother."
"That would be best." Zuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Now the most important thing is how to get you out."
Yu Yanlu shook her head: "I appreciate your kindness, but things have come to this point, it would be too dangerous for you to come and save me again. I am already very grateful that you were able to rescue my people from the city, how could I let you take the risk again?"
Zuan was also preoccupied with his own thoughts: "Then I'll go back first and send Xingnu and the others out safely before considering anything else."
The two then exchanged some information, and Zaun took his leave, knowing that the longer the Star Slave group stayed in the city, the more dangerous it would be.
"Husband~" He had only taken a few steps when Yu Yanluo suddenly called out to him affectionately.
Zu An turned around in surprise. Yu Yanluo blushed and pointed outside, indicating that she was afraid Yan Xuehen would hear her, so she didn't dare to call his name.
Despite knowing this, the tender and affectionate "husband" he had just called out to them both left them with a strange feeling.
"Thank you." Yu Yanluo's eyelashes drooped slightly, clearly embarrassed to look him in the eye any longer.
Zuan laughed heartily: "How many times have you thanked me? It's really not necessary, because I'm your man, hahaha~"
After a series of laughs, he disappeared outside the door.
Yu Yanluo's cheeks flushed, and she could almost hear her own heartbeat.
She couldn't help but recall the time she met this young man on the outskirts of Mingyue City. He seemed like a newborn calf, shouting that he wanted to be her man, but she just laughed it off at the time.
Now, when I hear similar words again, even though the other person is probably speaking in their current tone to avoid Yan Xuehen hearing them, why do I still feel shy?
Emerging from the cell, Yan Xuehen stood there expressionless. Although she tried her best to maintain her ethereal appearance, Zu An could still see the displeasure in her expression.
"Thank you for keeping me waiting, Abbot." Zu An smiled at her.
Yan Xuehen: "..."
She was indeed quite displeased, and though she wanted to say something, she felt it would affect her image as a reclusive sage, so she swallowed her words and simply gave a haughty "hmm" before turning and walking away.
Xu Yu had been waiting anxiously, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them come out.
Yan Xuehen nodded slightly to him: "I have asked all my questions. I hope that for the sake of the people of Yunzhong County, you will not easily resort to violence."
After speaking, without waiting for a response from those around him, he stepped into the air and disappeared into the horizon.
With her long, flowing hair, snow-white dress, and stunningly beautiful face, she drew gasps of admiration from the crowd.
Those people further away, seeing this, thought they had seen a fairy, and some even knelt down excitedly and prayed in her direction.
Zuan looked up for a while, then frowned. This woman's taste was truly worrisome; she was wearing pants under her skirt, completely ruining the original charm of the dress.
As if sensing something, Yan Xuehen instinctively tightened her legs and looked down with a puzzled expression. Unfortunately, she didn't understand what was wrong, so she had no choice but to hurry away from the place.
When Zu An saw her turn around, he was startled, thinking to himself, "Is the Grandmaster's spiritual perception really that sensitive?"
Looks like I'll have to be more careful with my comments next time.
At this moment, Xu Yu's voice interrupted his thoughts: "Your Highness should be relieved now. We have treated Madam Yu with the utmost courtesy and have not neglected her in the slightest."
Zu An snorted: "I hope that one day Lord Xu can also come to my mansion to experience this kind of courtesy."
Xu Yu wasn't annoyed: "I will definitely visit the Duke when I have the chance."
This guy's airtightness made it difficult for Zu An to retaliate, so he could only say, "Lord Xu, if Yan Luo loses even a single hair during this time, don't blame me for turning my back on you."
Xu Yu knew that the disaster that was about to happen had been averted, and said with a smile, "Even if the Duke doesn't trust me, he should trust Lord Sang. He's watching over us right here."
Sang Hong cursed inwardly. This old fox was clearly trying to drag him into this mess, but since things had come to this point, he could only step forward and say, "That's right, we will definitely protect Madam Yu's safety."
Zu An then snorted and pretended to be angry as he turned and left.
The generals of the Governor's Mansion and the members of the Jian family, who had been on edge, breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that he might order an attack in a moment of impulsiveness, leaving them in a dilemma.
The Yu family was relatively disappointed, but they didn't make the decision to openly oppose the court and the emperor.
After returning to the Duke's mansion, a group of people came to persuade Zu'an, even bringing up the story of how Mingyue Gong's army was suppressed by the emperor's decree.
They were afraid that he might not think things through and lead his men to attack the prefect's mansion again, in which case the safety of their families would be in danger.
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