Su Changzhao was confused again.

Before she could figure out the situation, Yu Jiuchen had already turned around and said, "Go to the Red Pagoda before dawn tomorrow. I have something to tell you."

Su Changzhao was just about to ask, what is it that can't be said now? Why do we have to say it tomorrow morning and in the Hongta?

Red Tower, aren’t there monsters imprisoned there?

But then I thought, could Baozhu be in the Red Tower?

Su Changzhao had suspected this possibility early on, but when he was cleaning during that period, he had already checked the first and second floors of the Red Tower inside and out.

So, maybe Yu Jiuchen asked her to go to the Red Pagoda just because it was quiet there.

But what could a prince like him talk about with an ugly maid?

Could it be that he has discovered that he is from Daqing?

And...was he serious about what he just said?

——"I'll marry you...I'm not kidding."

Su Changzhao's heartbeat quickened involuntarily.

·

The next morning, before dawn, Su Changzhao came to Hongta as agreed.

Seeing that the door was locked, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Locked?

Am I here too early?

Or maybe they are just playing a trick on me!

Su Changzhao, Su Changzhao, when did you become so naive?

I actually believed the lies of a man I had just known for less than a month.

Her mind was in a turmoil, but since the person had already arrived, she didn't think of turning around and leaving.

With a click, the copper lock opened.

Push the door open and enter.

Fortunately, Su Zhuang did not have time to take back the key, otherwise she would not be able to get in today.

I went straight to the second floor and saw that in front of the green screen of mountains and rivers, there was still a lifelike stone statue of life size standing.

Su Changzhao walked over and touched the face of the stone statue.

Then...he hugged the statue.

He lowered his head and said with satisfaction, "You are still the best. In this huge palace, you are the only one who can bring me a little comfort."

Her heart suddenly surged with longing for Ah Heng, and hugging him was no longer enough, so she habitually reached her hand into his clothes, ready to touch the long-lost abdominal muscles.

I have to say that this carving master is really amazing. He even carved the details of the abdominal muscles vividly.

But as soon as I put my hand in, a sound came from somewhere.

"What are you going to do?"

"!!!" Su Changzhao was shocked.

He quickly looked behind him.

She recognized the voice as Yu Jiuchen's, but when she turned around, there was no trace of him.

"Am I hallucinating?" My heart was beating fast.

Until her wrist tightened and she was pulled over with great force.

I saw that the place where the stone statue used to be had now been replaced by a living person, Yu Jiuchen!

Half of his face gradually transformed from hard stone to soft skin, and his hair, which had been fused together, became distinct and fell down smoothly.

At this moment, the early morning light penetrated through the cracks.

Hit him on the back.

Su Changzhao looked at his handsome face against the light and was speechless for a long time.

"Are you scared?" He spoke softly through his thin lips.

The handsome man narrowed his eyes and watched her reaction, as if he didn't want to miss any changes on her face.

Su Changzhao said, "The stone statue... has become a spirit?"

“……” Yu Jiuchen was stunned.

Next second.

Su Changzhao pinched his face and looked at him like he had discovered a new world: "So you are a stone spirit?"

Yu Jiuchen: “…”

"How amazing! What's the principle?"

Yu Jiuchen kept staring at the woman opposite him, his eyes flashing with curiosity and without any fear.

The other party's reaction and the memories -

Or someone who is scared and shouts 'Monster, don't come over here! '

Or disgusted, the Empress Tang Ru Ke pushed the young boy away and said: "I don't have a child like you!"

Over the years, these old pains have washed away his heart and made it completely numb.

Today he has no sense of pain.

Can.

Seeing Su Changzhao, he said calmly: "You...are not afraid of me?"

Su Changzhao blinked, then he remembered that his reaction was too calm, and quickly retracted his claws, pretending to be scared and said:

"Ah! Great Immortal, spare my life! Please don't eat me. I'm not tasty. You can tell by the way I look!" He put his hands together and said, "Please, Great Immortal, spare my life. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda~"

Yu Jiuchen was speechless, but seeing Su Changzhao's poor acting skills, he couldn't help but laugh, and a faint arc appeared at the corner of his lips:

"Too late~" He uttered these two words almost like a sigh, then took a step forward, his handsome face approaching: "You already know my secret, how easy is it for you to survive?"

Su Changzhao immediately replied: "I don't need to know."

Yu Jiuchen: "Do you know what happened to the last person who said that?"

"Marry a husband and have a daughter? Live out your life in peace?" Su Changzhao continued to play dumb.

"Wrong! Her body has already rotted in the lotus pond in the harem." Yu Jiuchen's eyes turned cold.

Su Changzhao smiled: "So, Your Highness asked me to come here just to give me enough reasons to report to the lotus pond?"

Hearing this, Yu Jiuchen's eyes showed appreciation: "You are smart."

Su Changzhao's smile did not diminish: "Your Highness, if you have anything to say, just speak up."

Yu Jiuchen looked at her deeply, "Well." He seemed to have made up his mind, "Do you know why I am like this?"

What he was talking about, of course, was that he could turn into a stone statue.

Su Changzhao blinked again: "Your Highness is really not a stone spirit?"

"Of course not!" Yu Jiuchen denied immediately.

"Then..." Su Changzhao shrugged, "I can't guess."

"..." Yu Jiuchen was almost vomiting blood because of her. After calming down, he felt that he should say what he should say quickly, otherwise he didn't know when he would be angry to death by her.

"The story begins eighteen years ago..."

Su Changzhao summarized what Yu Jiuchen said.

To put it simply, Yu Jiuchen's biological father is the third prince of the Yulong Kingdom.

Tang Chuyuan’s biological father is the Holy Son of Yujiang.

So that his son could obtain the throne.

The Saint of Yujiang used spells to kill several princesses and princes of Fenglai Kingdom.

Yu Jiuchen’s biological father was also among them.

During his lifetime, Yu's father was extremely favored by Empress Tang Ruke, and when Yu Jiuchen was born, he was also named the crown prince.

He is the first male crown prince in the history of Fenglai Kingdom. Tang Ruke's move is undoubtedly intended to subvert the future of Fenglai Kingdom.

This also made many male concubines in the harem feel resentful.

The Holy Son of Yujiang, Concubine Bai Shu, took advantage of the jealousy of these male concubines and cast the most vicious curse on the infant Yu Jiuchen.

When the empress found out, she wanted to punish Concubine Bai Shu, but she realized it was too late.

The government and the palace have all been controlled by the ambitious Concubine Bai Shufei.

Later, the empress was unable to save her lover, but in order to at least save their flesh and blood, she gave a national treasure to Yu Jiuchen.

Therefore, the curse did not kill Yu Jiuchen, but it also left him with unknown sequelae -

During the day, Yu Jiuchen would turn into a cold stone statue and would come back to life at night.

In order to prevent the secret from leaking out, the queen killed all the palace servants who knew the secret at that time and built a red tower.

He blamed the 'Red Tower Monster' for all the tragic deaths of the palace servants.

Once this news came out, it immediately had the effect of deterring all countries.

Seeing that Yu Jiuchen had turned into such a monster, Concubine Bai Shu naturally had no way to compete with his son for the throne, so she let him go...

Speaking of this, Yu Jiuchen seemed to be lost in memories of the past.

Su Changzhao saw the rage in his eyes and clenched his fists in anger.

I know how hard it has been for him over the years.

When I thought that the person in front of me was most likely Ah Heng's previous life, and that Ah Heng had such a miserable fate in his previous life, I felt heartbroken.

Subconsciously, he reached out and held the other person's hand.

Feeling something soft wrapped around the back of his hand, Yu Jiuchen almost dodged instinctively, but when he realized it was Su Changzhao comforting him, he held back and did not dodge. Instead, he let her grab him, as if he was greedy for something.

His eyes quietly moved over and stared at the person next to him.

Su Changzhao realized something was wrong when he was holding on, so he quickly let go and apologized, "I'm sorry, I overstepped my bounds."

Yu Jiuchen grabbed her retracted hand.

But he didn't say anything, so Su Changzhao felt a little awkward, so he had to change the subject and ask, "Your Highness, there must be a reason why you told me such a secret, right?"

Yu Jiuchen held her hand tightly and did not let go. "Hmm," he said softly, "I once received advice from an astrologer from Xia Country, who said that the curse can be lifted as long as I meet the destined person."

Su Changzhao immediately realized: Oh my god, could it be that I am the destined person? How ridiculous~

He didn't say anything, just simply said "oh".

Seeing that she was pretending to be stupid, Yu Jiuchen had no choice but to say, "That person is you."

Su Changzhao: "...Then how can I help Your Highness?"

"Let's make a deal." This time Yu Jiuchen didn't hide anything and said it happily.

Su Changzhao heard this and pondered his words carefully.

Generally speaking, there is no reason for a dignified prince to make a deal with a palace maid.

Transactions can only be made when both parties have equal bargaining chips.

In other words, Yu Jiuchen needs Su Changzhao to lift his curse, and Su Changzhao also needs Yu Jiuchen.

But the question is, what is so special about Yu Jiuchen that is worthy of Su Changzhao's deal?

! !

Su Changzhao immediately thought of a reason!

Yu Jiuchen kept staring at her face. "You guessed right. I already know your identity. You are the number one assassin in Daqing, Su Changzhao."

“…”

"You came to the Fenglai Palace just for the Nine-Eyed Nirvana Pearl, right?"

Su Changzhao's eyes suddenly turned cold: "It turns out that Your Highness already knew about this."

Now that the other party has revealed his true colors, there is no need for her to pretend any longer.

Yu Jiuchen curled his lips and said, "I just found out about this recently, but this won't be an obstacle to our deal. On the contrary, if you and I cooperate, we can both get what we need."

He grabbed Su Changzhao's hand and placed it on his chest.

Su Changzhao immediately felt an unusual heat under his palm, "Is the orb in your body?"

As if to confirm her guess, she cast a questioning look at the other person.

The handsome man said frankly, "Yes, the thing you have been looking for in the palace for many days is right here."

Su Changzhao smiled and said, "Your Highness, aren't you afraid? I will kill you now and then dissect your body to take out the pearl?"

Yu Jiuchenjun raised his confidence: "Since I can tell you, I am naturally not afraid. This Nine-Eyed Nirvana Pearl has been in my body for many years. Unless the curse is broken, it will be futile to take the pearl by force."

"Oh? There is such a thing?"

"The reason why the pearl is a pearl is because it has spirituality. I am its host now. Only if I am willing to give it away will it naturally leave. Otherwise, even if you kill me, it will follow me to the next life."

"So this is how your Fenglai royal family passes down the pearl from generation to generation?"

"Why do you think the pearl has never been stolen in all these years?"

Su Changzhao was speechless: "Okay, how do you want to trade, Your Highness? Your Highness should have thought about it a long time ago, right?"

Speaking of this, Yu Jiuchen curled his fingers under his sleeves again, and his expression became unnatural.

Seeing his reaction, Su Changzhao had a bad feeling.

Then Yu Jiuchen said, "You kissed me that night."

Who kissed who?!

Su Changzhao: "So?"

Yu Jiuchen: "So... (turn away) you have to be responsible..."

Su Changzhao smiled and said, "No, Your Highness, I don't quite understand what you mean by responsibility. Is it just a formality to get married, like some kind of ceremony to remove the curse? Or... do you want to do something with me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Changzhao noticed a faint blush on Yu Jiuchen's face.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Su Changzhao said anxiously, "If you don't say anything, it will be difficult for me to operate, right?"

Hearing this, Yu Jiuchen's curled fingers tightened, "It's... the latter."

These three words seemed to have exhausted all his shame.

Su Changzhao noticed that his face seemed even redder than before.

Especially since he looks exactly like Ah Heng, it makes it even more interesting.

I couldn't help but want to tease her.

"Oh, that's easy."

Su Changzhao finished speaking.

Yu Jiuchen heard rustling sounds coming from her.

When I glanced sideways, I saw Su Changzhao already starting to untie his belt.

"You...what are you doing!" He actually stuttered.

Su Changzhao said with a smile: "Help His Highness break the curse and complete the transaction. I am born in the underworld and don't have so many rules." He glanced at the clothes on the other party and urged: "We are in a hurry, please hurry up, Your Highness, let's make a quick decision!"

Yu Jiuchen's handsome face flushed red! !

He immediately turned his back and said, "No!"

Su Changzhao thought he was shy:

"Your Highness, are you afraid that you won't be able to find a good family in the future? It's okay. If I don't tell you about what happened today, no one will know. You will close your eyes in a moment, and leave the rest to me."

"!!"