Faced with the answer from the Book of the Zodiac, Li Zhu fell into deep thought. If this thing was real, it meant that many things in history were not just legends...
Li Zhu waved his hand, put Shi Hu down, and threw him into a water vat to relieve his intense itching all over his body...
"Did Shi Le lead the Jie people to find the Book of the Zodiac, or to seize it?"
Li Zhu looked at the stone tiger, who had stopped roaring, and continued to ask!
Shi Hu was dejected. He thought he was an indestructible tough guy, but he never expected that he would not be able to withstand the torture in the end!
He has already betrayed Shi Hu. Even if he doesn't speak, someone will reveal everything they know in order to lessen their guilt, and then only death awaits him...
So in order to survive, he had no choice but to reveal everything he knew unconditionally!
"Yes, it's for the Zodiac Book..."
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Li Zhu suddenly understood why Nazha was so interested in the old Taoist priest—it must be for the Book of the Zodiac…
The reason she clashed with the Jie tribe was definitely because of the Book of the Zodiac...
Where is the Book of the Zodiac now?
Li Zhu is quite concerned about this issue!
"The real celestial book has already been taken away; our continued presence in the city is merely a tactic to mislead the Xiliang people..."
Shi Hu resigned himself to his fate and told everything!
Where are your people?
Li Zhu continued to ask, indicating his intention to snatch the item back!
"Wait for us at the mountain god temple outside the city so we can meet up..."
"General Wang!"
Li Zhu roared, intending to take this super thug to the mountain god temple to check out the situation!
"It's no use, they've already left. We agreed that if they didn't see us return by sunset, they would leave on their own. Protect the Book of the Zodiac, so that the Jie tribe can become powerful in the future..."
Upon hearing Shi Hu's words, Li Zhu's expression changed drastically, and he abruptly stood up and said...
"not good…"
His action startled everyone, leaving them bewildered and staring at him blankly…
"Someone is planning a prison break..."
Upon hearing this, all the guards were dismissive. This was the Eastern Palace; only a fool would attempt a prison break here…
"Your Highness, an envoy from Xiliang requests an audience!"
Did he say what it was about?
Li Zhu asked with hope, hoping it wouldn't be the same as what he thought!
"They didn't say what it was about, but they looked unwell, as if they needed to speak to you urgently..."
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Li Zhu's heart sank. Despite all his precautions, he still couldn't prevent it. It's not the formidable opponent you fear, but the incompetent teammate…
However, Li Zhu still brought people out to greet Nazha. The two looked at each other awkwardly as soon as they met, not knowing where to start!
"Did someone break out of prison?"
Li Zhu asked with a dark face!
How did you know?
Naza looked at Li Zhu in surprise and asked, she even suspected that Li Zhu had arranged the prison break, otherwise how would Li Zhu have known so quickly?
"I just interrogated Shi Hu and learned that there's actually another group of them outside the city, so I guessed someone would definitely try to break him out of prison..."
Li Zhu explained that although it was reasonable, Nazha's doubts were not dispelled. The losses this time were simply too great, and she was still furious...
"You were able to pry something out of Shi Hu so quickly?"
Naza clearly didn't believe in Li Zhu's abilities. After all, Shi Hu seemed even more stubborn than Shi Le, and even if she killed such a person, she wouldn't be able to get any information!
"I'm quite capable as your man..."
Li Zhu said irritably, being looked down upon by his own woman was simply a disgrace...
"Who said you're my man? You shameless bastard..."
Naza said angrily, but there was a hint of happiness in her eyes, which proved that Li Zhu cared about her!
"But as my woman, you're really too unruly, always causing trouble. Do you know how much trouble you've caused me?"
"Who's your woman? Besides, I can handle my own problems..."
Naza retorted bluntly that women must be reserved, and that her grand goal was to win over Li Zhu to become her chief strategist, help her become the Empress of Xiliang, and then conquer the Central Plains…
"Solve it? I now have reason to suspect that you never intended to hand Shi Le over to me in the first place. Otherwise, what a coincidence that he was broken out of prison right after I handed him over..."
Li Zhu felt that this woman was too arrogant and always wanted to be superior to him. As a man, he had to extinguish this little flame of arrogance!
"You...you're talking nonsense..."
Naza was so angry that her chest heaved; the feeling of being wronged was incredibly frustrating…
However, seeing Li Zhu's ambiguous smile, he knew she was doing it on purpose, retaliating against her for doubting him earlier...
This made Nazha feel frustrated, thinking, "Why is this man so stingy?"
"Don't you know whether I'm lying or not?"
Li Zhu said irritably, implying that he had given her his all and she still doubted him. He had just been thinking of taking people to help her, but before he could even set off, she had already come knocking on his door…
The two of them remained silent for a while, both knowing there was a misunderstanding...
However, Nazha still asked uncertainly.
"You pried open Shi Hu's mouth?"
"Of course, don't you know who I am..."
Li Zhu said with an arrogant expression, looking extremely smug!
How did you do that?
Even after receiving a positive response, Nazha still couldn't believe it was true!
"Of course, it was my unparalleled personal charm that won over Shi Hu, making him willingly tell me everything..."
Li Zhu said without blushing or skipping a beat!
"Fine, don't tell me then..."
Naza rolled her eyes at her, annoyed, and turned to leave, but Li Zhu couldn't let go of such a good opportunity to show off!
"Since you're so eager to know, I'll reluctantly tell you..."
After Li Zhu said that, Nazha was a little confused. She herself didn't know how much she wanted to know, and she had said she didn't want to know. Had she not made herself clear enough...?
I said no…
"Shh!"
Just as Nazha was about to repeat himself, Li Zhu pressed a finger to his thin lips to silence him, then continued...
"I know you don't want to know, but when a woman says 'no,' she often means 'yes,' so you definitely want it very much, I understand you..."
Naza stared blankly at Li Zhu. Where did this guy with such low emotional intelligence learn such theories? It depends on who you're talking to…
who is she?
She's destined to become the next Wu Zetian, a powerful empress whose word determines the fate of the nation. If she says no, then no is no, okay?
However, Li Zhu didn't give her a chance to resist, dragging her to the dungeon. Soon, Nazha witnessed a scene she would never forget...
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