Perhaps many years ago, the two still had a cooperative relationship, but in recent years the prime minister still couldn't see Nanjiang's intentions, so the prime minister no longer had to be the prime minister.

Seeing the change in Zhao Ji's expression, Ah Tie suddenly chuckled and said, "So, you must have a close relationship with the officials of the Celestial Empire. When I mentioned this name, you reacted quite strongly!"

Zhao Ji sneered: "That's true."

But for A Tie, these are not things worth worrying about.

"The reason I told you is simply because you are Mingyue's husband, and I hope you can treat her well!"

Zhao Ji was slightly stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at Mingyue, whose face had two blushes.

"Then why don't you move away? Life here is not very good. In some ways, life here is not as good as that in Giant Wood Town outside!"

Zhao Ji looked at A Tie with sharp eyes.

Ah Tie was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Young people are very perceptive!"

"Actually... there is indeed a reason for not moving out." A Tie looked into the distance.

Mingyue, Su Rou and Zhao Ji looked at each other. It seemed that there really was some story behind it.

A Tie looked at Zhao Ji with a complicated expression, and finally sighed, his body hunched over.

"The Saint Lady Clan is feared by the royal family for their people's hearts and witchcraft."

"Before Mingyue went to marry, almost all witchcraft, even those improved by the royal family, could not cause any harm to the Saint Maiden clan."

"To be precise, there is no way to cause harm to Mingyue's mother, the Saint."

Zhao Ji heard this and realized something was wrong: "If the Saint Maiden clan cannot be harmed, then why did you say before that the royal family had poisoned your clan? Isn't this contradictory?"

Ah Tie smiled bitterly: "The reason why our tribe relies on the Saint is precisely because of this. As long as the Saint is here, with her protection, we naturally don't have to worry about anything. But if the Saint leaves, we will naturally lose our specialness."

Zhao Ji was not so easily fooled. He easily found out the flaws in A Tie's logic.

"Since it's because of the Saint, then either the Saint took something away when she married, or you have some things that need the Saint to maintain. Senior A Tie, the reason I came to Southern Xinjiang this time is to help you, so I hope you can tell me everything you know. After all, at this moment, you hate the royal family, and I also need to eradicate the royal family of Southern Xinjiang."

Zhao Ji simply spoke frankly, because Zhao Ji knew very well that A Tie was still hiding something. If he continued to beat around the bush like this, there was no telling when he would be able to get the matter thoroughly investigated.

Moreover, Zhao Ji intuitively felt that this A Tie was not as indifferent as he appeared to be now.

Sometimes when Ah Tie was talking, the look that inadvertently flashed across his eyes was full of desire and ambition.

Moreover, Zhao Ji believed that although A Tie did not like the Emperor of the Celestial Empire, A Tie had so many relatives behind him, and he needed to find a way out for these people.

Therefore, Zhao Ji is determined to win this cooperation.

Sure enough, A Tie hesitated for a long time and finally sighed.

"Now that things have come to this, if I keep it secret I'll seem petty."

"I can cooperate with you, but I have only one request!"

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "As long as your request is not excessive, I can agree to it."

The subtext of this statement is to confirm that Zhao Ji has a close relationship with the Celestial Empire.

But A Tie had already guessed this time.

"In the future, the royal family of Southern Xinjiang will have nothing to do with my Saint Maiden clan. The mistakes made by the royal family must not involve my Saint Maiden clan!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Ji nodded in agreement without saying anything else: "Don't worry about this matter, I will mediate it."

Zhao Ji even wrote a handwritten letter containing his commitment to the cooperation and stamped his blood seal on the letter.

It was not until this moment that A Tie truly trusted Zhao Ji.

He put the letter away, then looked at Zhao Ji and Ming Yue and said, "Come with me."

Zhao Ji and the other two looked at each other and felt that they were getting closer and closer to the truth.

The three of them walked outside the tribe, came to a remote hill, and went straight into a cave.

The cave was not dark at all, and there were faint rays of light.

Zhao Ji walked over and took a closer look. They were neither lights nor beads, but some fist-sized beetles. These beetles squatted motionless in fixed positions, only their tails emitted a faint fluorescence.

This lit up the cave.

Zhao Ji couldn't help but secretly thought in his heart: "It really deserves to be called Nanjiang. It has made full use of the uses of various insects!"

Although this cave is not big, it is extremely deep.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Zhao Ji and his companions finally stopped.

The scene in front of them completely shocked the three of them.

At the end of the cave was an extremely large cave with a ceiling three meters high and many portraits carved on it.

It is not clear under the dim light, but you can definitely feel the artificial charm.

On the wall directly opposite is also a huge mural.

In the very center of the painting, there is a hollowed-out area.

There was a golden box placed neatly inside.

This golden box is square and hollow, and looks like an incense box, but Zhao Ji knows very well that it is not.

Because the whole cave smells damp.

And there was no white smoke coming out of this box.

There is a circle of candles placed around this hollow space.

It seemed that people came here often, and half of the candles were used up.

And under this stone wall, there are a few cattails placed.

"Aren't you always curious about why we won't be poisoned when the Saint is here? The reason is in this box!"

A Tie sighed, his voice sounding very sad.

The box contains nothing else but the Gu King.

To be precise, he is the real Gu King.

In the past, the royal family’s Gu Kings were basically given out by the Holy Maiden clan.

Those who are publicized to the outside world are all trained by the Holy Maiden Clan.

But in fact, those are just the descendants of the Gu King in this box.

So how can the descendants harm their ancestors?

But the Gu King is very unique. It does not need to be fed by its own kind. That is to say, it does not eat insects, it eats the blood of the saint.

"It is precisely because the Saint left that there is no blood to feed it, so the Gu King is no longer active and has fallen into a long period of dormancy. During this period, our tribe has no way to obtain any help from the Gu King."