When Zu'an and Zhao Xiaodie returned to the cave, Tang Tian'er was still not dressed and was lying lazily on the bed. When she saw the two of them come in, she deliberately gave Zhao Xiaodie a provocative look: "Oh dear, I have no strength left. Please don't be offended, Xiaodie."
Although Zhao Xiaodie had already prepared herself mentally, seeing the other party's expression still made her furious. She coldly said, "Call me sister."
Tang Tian'er seemed not to hear her words, and said pitifully, "I was just tortured and my whole body aches. Can you help me get dressed?"
Zhao Xiaodie sat down to the side and rolled her eyes: "Your hand isn't broken."
"Oh dear, little sister, are you angry because you're jealous of how I was being affectionate with Brother Zu just now?" Tang Tian'er asked with concern, pulling her clothes in front of her as she leaned closer to her.
Zhao Xiaodie had already thought of a way to retaliate: "I'm overjoyed that someone is willing to help my husband with his physiological needs, so why would I be angry?"
In her world, there were maids who served their masters when the mistress was unwell.
The implication is clear: she considers herself the mistress of the house and treats the other woman as a maidservant.
Tang Tian'er narrowed her eyes, clearly understanding the meaning behind the other party's words.
However, having spent years in a chaotic place like Xiaoyao Tower, her eloquence was far superior to that of a royal woman like Zhao Xiaodie. Instead of being annoyed, she leaned close to the other woman's ear and whispered:
"Your husband is amazing!"
Zhao Xiaodie blushed instantly and slapped him across the face.
Tang Tian'er reacted quickly, and after speaking, she had already dodged to the side.
Zhao Xiaodie was not about to let her off so easily, and she chased after her with gritted teeth. The two women soon got into a fierce fight in the cave, making quite a scene.
...
The group arrived in Yunnan amidst their playful bickering, and Zuan found Hermes.
Both sides were originally high-ranking members of the Order faction who surrendered, and Hermes was, in a sense, personally orchestrated and turned by Zaun. Therefore, from the perspective of the Annihilation faction, they were in the same boat.
Zu'an again advised him not to be so ruthless towards the Southern Ming emperor, but to appropriately nurture the enemy to maintain his own importance.
Unfortunately, Hermes' attitude was cold: "If it weren't for your relatively sincere attitude, I would have reported what you just said, and you would be in deep trouble."
Zu An thought to himself, "The current emperor is my son, the empress dowager in the palace is my lover, and I even have a pretty good relationship with those big shots like Jie Mie. What can you do if you report this?"
Of course, he wouldn't say these words out loud: "You used to be the Second Elder of the Merchants, and even the Sixth Elder Naraku didn't work as hard as you after he joined the Annihilation Sect. What is the purpose of all this?"
"Naturally, I pledge allegiance to the Ancestor of Annihilation!" Hermes said solemnly.
Zu An thought to himself, "I don't believe you for a second," and decided to get straight to the point: "Are you the god of love and beauty?"
Hermes' expression changed: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Zuan stared intently into his eyes: "Doesn't Chen Yuanyuan look a lot like the goddess of love and beauty?"
"I don't know what you're talking about. Goodbye." Hermes simply turned and left.
The other party's fierce reaction confirmed Zaun's suspicions: Hermes's beloved back then was most likely the goddess of love and beauty.
But would a true god fall in love with a mortal?
It must have been Hermes who had a one-sided love affair.
So, while he appears to be a believer in order, he has actually long since become a believer in the god of love and beauty.
He then stayed in Yunnan to inquire about Isabella.
It was finally discovered that when the Yongli regime collapsed, she did not flee to Burma with the Yongli Emperor, but instead disappeared.
He then used his official connections to check the travel documents from various places. When he saw the travel record of a nun named Jiunan, he was finally relieved.
It seems that what I said to Isabella back then had an effect. She no longer clung to the Yongli regime. This defeat made her realize that the Order faction was powerless to reverse the situation, so she withdrew.
He could have left after learning all this, but Hermes's unusual behavior left him feeling uneasy.
He wanted to figure out what the other party was planning, since it was all related to Yu Yanluo.
"Brother Zu, I just received news that the King of Burma, under pressure, handed over Emperor Yongli and his entourage to Hermes, and they have now been sent to Kunming," Tang Tian'er replied as she returned from outside.
Just then, Zhao Xiaodie also found out the news and said, not to be outdone, "Besides Emperor Yongli, there were also Empress Dowager Ma and Empress Wang from the Yongli court. They strangled each other on the way to capture. Empress Wang committed suicide, but Empress Dowager Ma was rescued. There were also many ministers and eunuchs who accompanied them, but they were all put in a courtyard. Only Emperor Yongli was taken away, and we don't know where he is now."
Zuan couldn't help but exclaim, "Empress Ma and Empress Wang are truly heroines among women."
The current Yongli Emperor is a descendant of the Prince Gui of the Ming Dynasty, and is a cousin of the Chongzhen Emperor's line. He has been stationed in various places for many years, so Zu'an has never seen these people before.
Just hearing their stories is enough to move one to tears.
At the same time, she secretly rejoiced that she had already sent Zheng Dan to the Zheng family in Taiwan and asked Chu Yan to help take care of her, so she wouldn't have encountered such a situation.
Amidst his感慨 (feelings of deep emotion), Zu'an suddenly thought of something else: "The Yongli Emperor has been taken away?"
"That's right, it seems that Hermes went to take it away himself, and no one knows where it was taken."
"I'll go check. You guys go out of the city first," Zu'an instructed.
“We’ll go with you,” Zhao Xiaodie said hurriedly.
Tang Tian'er laughed and said, "Your skills are meager. You'd be a burden to Brother Zu. You'd be better off providing support from the outside."
"You damn woman, you can't stand not going against me every day, can you!" Zhao Xiaodie was furious and soon started fighting with Tang Tian'er again, and before they knew it, the fight had spread far away.
Zu An chuckled. These two girls couldn't stand not bickering every day. He didn't know why, but Tang Tian'er loved teasing Zhao Xiaodie, and Zhao Xiaodie seemed to think that the other was her enemy from a past life.
He then activated his divine sense to perceive the entire city of Kunming.
With his current strength, his divine sense quickly and silently covered every inch of land.
Huh?
He immediately discovered something unusual. No other place could withstand his investigation, but this place had a mysterious array on the outside that isolated all divine senses.
There's clearly something wrong here.
He moved swiftly and arrived at a place called Bizipo.
The outer perimeter was heavily guarded by Hermes's trusted men, but now none of them could stop him.
His figure seemed to vanish into nothingness as he walked directly into the room in front of the numerous guards, without a single guard noticing the entire process.
As he broke through several formations and entered the depths, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
He saw a tall altar in the very center, where Hermes, dressed in strange clothes, was chanting incantations and performing a strange dance, as if he were performing some mysterious ritual.
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