Qu Li's words were no less than a thunderclap.
Everyone was so shocked that their minds went blank and they couldn't say a word for a long time.
"Cousin, are you crazy?"
Changsun Li, who had always been calm and composed, suddenly stood up, his facial features distorted by the thunder.
Qu Li stood up and gently placed his hand on the back of his hand: "Second cousin, I told you before that the high priest would announce his marriage sooner or later, just to bind the Changsun clan."
"I know, so you must not fall into his trap."
"Second cousin, if we don't follow his ideas, how can we know what he really wants to do?"
She has curved eyebrows and a pair of eyes, reflecting the fragmented sunlight, shining like gorgeous gems.
Zhang Sun Lingrui also disagreed: "Cousin, you are going to sacrifice your reputation. How can we bear this?"
"I know you're worried about me, but I can't really sacrifice myself."
"Cousin, do you think you have an idea?" Changsun Lingrui was inexplicably expectant.
"I do have an idea, but the prerequisite is that he feels that the wedding can go ahead smoothly."
"Cousin, I still think this is too risky! Besides, Dad definitely wouldn't agree." Seeing that she showed no sign of changing her mind, Chang Sun Li could only glare at Chang Sun Wu fiercely. "Why have you been silent all this time? Are you really going to let my cousin agree to that bastard?"
"My cousin's method is indeed the most effective."
As soon as Chang Sun Wu finished speaking, he was slapped hard on the head by Chang Sun Li.
He saw stars in front of his eyes and felt pain all over.
"Could you please not hit me in the head?"
"I asked you to help persuade my cousin. Who told you to stand on the same side with my cousin?"
"Stop arguing." Qu Li raised his voice.
Although it was quite lively to watch her cousins talking nonsense, she couldn't take it anymore and felt like her head was about to explode.
Everyone looked at her eagerly.
Qu Li took a deep breath and said, "I feel like the high priest is going to do something on the wedding day. If I don't agree to the marriage proposal, he will definitely hurt more people."
It is true that she has the Gu King, but there is no guarantee that the Gu King can find all the poisonous insects in the shortest time.
It would be extremely terrifying if the high priest controlled everyone with the poisonous insects.
"Cousin, you know that the high priest is so dangerous, do you still want to take the risk?"
"No risk, no gain." Qu Li gave them a reassuring look: "Don't worry!"
She expected Feng Yi to be back soon.
With his help, the high priest's conspiracy will surely be completely shattered.
The room was extremely quiet for a moment.
Chang Sun Wudao said: "Cousin, no matter what happens, the Chang Sun family will stand with you!"
Zhang Sun Lingrui agreed with a firm look: "Yes, we will all be your cousin's strongest backing."
Chang Sun Li clenched his fists, tightened his lips, and reluctantly squeezed out a sentence: "Cousin, you are not alone! But you must promise us that you must not be stubborn!"
Qu Li's eyes felt a little sore. Her gaze slowly swept across everyone's faces full of concern, and her vision gradually became blurred.
She raised her chin slightly, forced back the tears, and took a deep breath.
"Don't worry! With you relatives like me, I will definitely protect myself!"
I will never allow anyone to hurt you!
When Qu Li returned to Lanyuan, she saw the high priest sitting in her room, drinking tea in an elegant manner.
Seeing her come in, he slowly raised his head.
"You are really becoming more and more powerful now. I feel that the gate of the High Priest's Mansion has become just a decoration."
Qu Li sat down disapprovingly, raised his eyebrows, and glared at him with a half-smile: "Aren't you afraid that my tea is poisonous?"
"I've already been poisoned by you, so what's there to worry about?"
She smiled even brighter, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
"That's right. Even a black-hearted and black-lung expert like you who plays with poison and gu wouldn't be afraid of these things!"
The two of them chatted back and forth, making sarcastic remarks, and at first glance, they seemed to be having a good time.
"You should already know what happened in the court today." The high priest went straight to the point.
"knew."
"From what you said, you seem to have agreed." The high priest restrained the smile on his face and stared at Qu Li with a deep gaze like a torch.
"Do I dare to disagree? Do I have the right to disagree? Like I just said, you're a master at using poison and witchcraft. If I disagree, you'll definitely threaten me with someone I care about!"
"But don't you have the ability to remove the Zi Gu from the emperor's body without making any noise?"
During the morning court session, when he realized that the poison in the little emperor's body had been removed, he couldn't understand how Qu Li did it.
While drinking tea here, he suddenly thought of the destroyed poisonous insects in the Black Water Forest.
Those were the fruits of his hard work over the years, and they were burned down by Qu Li in one fire.
He hated her, but didn't take it too seriously.
Until today, just now, he suddenly realized that Qu Li seemed to have some way to take away all the poisonous insects and then slowly find the Gu King.
Just like the disaster relief grain that inexplicably appeared in the north.
Although the Dagan court was clearly in a food crisis, he had not heard of any grain transport team leaving Dagan. However, the disaster in the north had been alleviated. After the victims received enough food to fill their stomachs, they were no longer emotional, and riots could break out at any time.
While Qu Li was not paying attention, he suddenly grabbed her wrist.
His hands had distinct joints, but they were not as warm as ordinary people's hands.
The wrist he was holding at this moment felt like it was being entangled by a poisonous snake, making her feel as if the hairs on her body stood on end.
"How on earth did you do that?"
Qu Li frowned, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy.
"You want to ask me how I got rid of the Zi Gu?"
"If I knew you would be the biggest twist in my plan, I would definitely..."
"You can't bear to do that! After all, my face looks a lot like my mother's!" She smiled at him, and she was so charming and beautiful that she could captivate everyone with her smile.
The high priest was in a trance, as if he had seen the person he had been thinking about again.
The smile on Qu Li's lips gradually turned malicious. "Actually, I don't understand one thing. Changsun Lingyue and I look very similar. With your obsession with my mother and your methods, you should have brought her to your side long ago. Why?"
"Actually, your face looks more like Zhangsun Wuque!" The high priest smiled. "What you resemble most like your mother, Li Ran, is actually your bearing."
Qu Li frowned, and vaguely understood why the high priest ignored the original owner ten years ago and even let Bai Fengyao replace the original owner and become Xiao Xian's savior!
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