Mu Tiantian originally planned to pretend to be unconscious and then secretly escape.
But Qitong told her that Xinliangmu was going to take her back to the Imperial Preceptor's residence and hide her there.
She changed her plans and decided to help Ulana assassinate Xinliangmu, so she pretended to be unconscious.
Until they were locked in this secret room.
Mu Tiantian: [Don't tell me he locked me in a secret room used to store rotting corpses.]
However, she didn't smell any stench of corpses; instead, the unique odor of the Gu worms was quite strong.
Qi Tong: [Remember the Gu puppets I mentioned? You're currently in the secret chamber he uses to cultivate them.]
Mu Tiantian felt a chill run down her spine.
Seven Commanders: [Those puppets still have Gu worms crawling on their skin, and their faces are shaped like yours. You'd get trypophobia if you saw them.]
Mu Tiantian turned on the illusion mode, and she didn't want to watch it just by hearing the description.
Qi Tong took advantage of the free time to tell her about the situation outside.
At this moment, Dongxue is searching for a place to hide Mu Tiantian in the Imperial Preceptor's mansion.
Ulana, disguised as Dongxue, and Xia Yang escorted Xin Liangmu to the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
"Guards, lock Wutashan in the secret chamber." At Xin Liangmu's command, the guards watching over the Imperial Preceptor's residence immediately subdued Wutashan.
Wutashan asked, puzzled, "Grand Preceptor, why is that?"
Seeing this, Ulana was very worried and was about to speak when Xia Yang spoke first, "It is not my place to interfere when the Grand Preceptor punishes his subordinate. I am just curious and wonder what he did wrong?"
Xin Liangmu glanced at Dongxue, his worry still lingering in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "He is just someone who is lurking around me trying to assassinate me. Please excuse my rudeness."
Seeing that he had been exposed, Wutashan simply took action.
Once captured by Xin Liangmu, life is worse than death. His brothers and sisters who had tried to assassinate him in the past but failed were turned into Gu puppets and used as breeding grounds for Gu worms.
Rather than being tormented by him, I might as well give it a shot.
Seeing this, Ulana stopped pretending and drew her longsword to stab Xinliangmu.
Although Shinraki's shoulder was injured, he could still dodge a few attacks.
The guards inside the Imperial Preceptor's residence jumped out to protect Xin Liangmu in an instant, as if they had been lying in ambush beforehand.
Seeing this, Xia Yang quickly took advantage of the chaos to escape; he needed to hurry back to report to the prince.
Amidst the clash of swords, Ulana and Wutashan were ultimately outnumbered and captured by Xinliangmu's men, who then used witchcraft on them.
The worms burrowed into his limbs, and the excruciating pain spread throughout his body. Wutashan was in so much pain that he rolled on the ground, and so was Ulana.
Shia came out when she heard the noise. "What happened?"
Xin Liangmu looked at her upon hearing the sound.
Just then, Xiulana used the method taught by Mu Tiantian to temporarily suppress the Gu worms in her body, and took out a dagger from her waist and stabbed Xin Liangmu with all her might.
"Watch out!" Shia shouted, running quickly in front of Xin Liangmu to shield him from Ulana's attack.
Upon seeing this, the guards immediately captured Ulana and knocked her unconscious.
Shea's arm was cut and bleeding profusely.
Xin Liangmu scooped her up in his arms and shouted anxiously, "Someone, bring the things here!"
Xia thought he was worried about her, and her heart warmed. She felt that staying in the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion and by Xin Liangmu's side would be a good choice.
"Xin Liangmu, it's just a small cut, it's nothing." Xia smiled and tried to hug his neck.
Xin Liangmu instinctively turned his head away in annoyance, "Don't touch me."
His tone was also much colder than usual.
Xia was slightly taken aback. Why did he seem to dislike her and not want her to touch him?
But he had always been very kind and gentle to her before, and now he's holding her tightly, seemingly worried about her.
She must be overthinking it. How could he dislike her? He must be too worried about her.
Shea discovered that the blood from the dagger cut on her arm wouldn't stop flowing, and she didn't know when her constitution had become like this.
Small cuts are manageable as the bleeding can be stopped, but larger cuts can easily lead to excessive blood loss.
Xin Liangmu placed her on a stool and had a servant bring a basin of water and put it on the ground. He told her to place the wound on her arm against the edge of the basin to make sure the blood flowed into the basin.
"What are you doing?" Xia didn't understand, but she did as Xin Liangmu said.
Xin Liangmu's expression was icy. "A waste."
"What's the waste?" Xia always found Xin Liangmu strange.
Xin Liangmu ignored her completely and turned to the guards, ordering, "Preserve the blood in a moment, then throw her into the secret room. Remember, don't let her bleed to death."
After saying that, Xin Liangmu turned and walked towards the secret room.
Ulana and Wutashan were thrown into a secret room.
Mu Tiantian got off the stone bed and saw Xin Liangmu in a blue and white robe outside the stone door through the dim candlelight. He was thin and looked frail, but the ruthlessness in his eyes was not to be underestimated.
She wanted to walk to Ulana's side, but the chains on her hands and feet prevented her from going more than a few steps.
"Xin Liangmu, what exactly do you want to do?" Mu Tiantian questioned.
She needed to know Xin Liangmu's purpose. It seemed that he was not loyal to the Empress Dowager and had his own plans.
Xin Liangmu didn't speak, but kept staring at her. Even in this dimly lit secret room, her perfect almond eyes were always so bright, and the candlelight reflected in her eyes made her even more beautiful.
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