From an old woman back to a young girl, she vowed never to marry into a marquisate

But seeing Zhou Ziyue's look, Shen Bishui knew that she couldn't confront him head-on now, otherwise it would only backfire.

So, Shen Bishui calmed down first. She propped herself up, swayed and stood up from the chair, and said to Zhou Ziyue: "Ziyue, you misunderstood. I didn't stop you from looking for Tang Wanru, it's just that your method is wrong."

Zhou Ziyue frowned, but did not refute.

"Have you not figured it out yet? Tang Wanru is not alone. There are many people behind her. Bai Yanli and Emperor Zhou are all her backers. If you can't defeat any of these people, you can't get her. Don't you understand?"

Zhou Ziyue also agreed with this point.

This time, it was because of Bai Yanli’s intervention that he failed.

"Zi Yue, I have never doubted your sincerity towards Tang Wanru, but the premise for your sincerity to be realized is that we must unite against the common enemy and win this game." She said, "Your willful actions have weakened the power of the Wu Sect and are not conducive to the realization of our grand plan. In the end, you will not get Tang Wanru."

Hearing this, Zhou Ziyue let out a breath from his throat.

So annoying.

His goal is so simple, but he has to do such a complicated thing.

He really felt irritated.

"Zi Yue. Besides, we have Shanrong behind us. This time, the Witch Clan has lost the support of the people in Daliang. If Shanrong investigates and takes back your status as Witch Master, you will have a hard time moving forward. You..."

"Enough!" Zhou Ziyue's chattering really gave him a headache, and he didn't want to listen to any more words.

"Zi Yue..."

"I understand." Zhou Ziyue frowned and said, "I will do as you ask from now on. What else do you want?"

Shen Bishui nodded only after receiving this assurance.

"Zi Yue, hold on a little longer. As long as we can get through this difficult time, you and Tang Wanru still have a long time to live together. Believe me." Before leaving, Shen Bishui gave him a reassurance.

Soon Shen Bishui was sent out by the people from the Witch Clan.

Looking at Shen Bishui's leaving back, Zhou Ziyue couldn't help but sneer!

There's still a long way to go?

How could he spend such long days with Tang Wanru?

Thinking of this, Zhou Ziyue's expression looked a little lost.

Although it was light outside, the witch gate was still very dark because it was hung with black silk.

Zhou Ziyue turned around and walked to the inner room, stumbling to a bronze mirror. The golden bronze mirror made him look even thinner and more distorted. He slowly stretched out his hand and took off the mask on his face bit by bit.

A black face appeared in the mirror.

The black color seeped out from his pores, making him look dull and lifeless. But the most terrifying thing was not this, but the two thumb-sized scales that grew on his temples. The scales were a mixture of dark blue and silver-white, and glowed with fluorescence. The two scales arranged in rows made Zhou Ziyue's face look very weird and terrifying.

He had known that if the witch's poison could not be absorbed, it would have extremely horrific consequences on people, but he never expected it to be like this.

Zhou Ziyue looked at the scales and couldn't help but sneer.

He probably won't live long.

How can I have a long future with Tang Wanru?

That was indeed his desire.

It’s a pity that there is no chance anymore.

Zhou Ziyue let out a sigh from his chest.

But he doesn't regret it at all.

He would show his true heart to Tang Wanru again. Even if he could only get her favor for a moment, he would be satisfied in this life.

*

In the Daliang Palace.

Although the imperial palace of Daliang was not as large as that of the Zhou Dynasty, it was also very elegantly decorated. Unlike that of the Zhou Dynasty, the buildings here were mainly blue and white, full of exotic style, and demonstrated the dignity of the empress everywhere.

At this time, Ning Zhuo was taking Bai Yanli to visit the palace.

"You can see it too." Ning Zhuo said as they came out of a palace. "The style here is different from that of the Zhou Dynasty. According to the Zhou people, this is called exotic beauty." She smiled.

Bai Yanli also smiled.

At this moment, a minister happened to come towards Ning Zhuo and saluted.

Since Bai Yanli had already entered the palace, she introduced him to the man: "This is Bai Yanli, my prince."

She turned to Bai Yanli and said, "Yanli, he is the great general of Daliang, Xu Wang."

Xu Wang?

Only then did Bai Yanli realize that he was General Xu.

"Greetings, Prince." Xu Wang bowed.

Bai Yanli bowed and supported him, saying, "General, please don't be so polite." After arriving in Daliang, he had heard about some of Xu Wang's deeds before the incident in Meihua Lane, so he was not unfamiliar with him, so he respected him very much.

Although Xu Wang stood up, his expression was quite guilty. He said, "Prince, I feel guilty towards you. It was me who took your mother away from the Great Zhou and left you alone there."

Bai Yanli didn't expect him to say this.

Thinking of what happened back then, Xu Wang's brows were still furrowed, as if the danger back then was still vivid in his mind.

He said: "At that time, the Queen faked her death and fled the capital. Her situation was very dangerous. If she was caught by Emperor Zhou, she would definitely die, so -"

He sighed and said, "So, even though I knew that you were being hunted by Emperor Zhou and were fleeing to Jiangnan, the Empress offered to go to Jiangnan to pick you up, but I firmly refused."

"At that time, the situation was no longer able to take care of both." Xu Wang was telling the truth. He still felt heartbroken when he thought about leaving such a child behind. He was not good at speaking, but he wanted to explain the matter clearly at this time. "Please don't blame the queen, Prince."

No matter whether Ning Zhuo had told Bai Yanli about these things before.

As the person involved, it is necessary to explain the matter to him clearly.

Bai Yanli said to Xu Wang: "General Xu, I have nothing to be ashamed of. Instead, I want to thank you. At that time, my mother was trapped in the Great Zhou. I was still young and had no way to help her. Thanks to you, General, you traveled thousands of miles to the Great Zhou to save her from the dire situation."

"I will remember this favor."

Hearing this, Xu Wang felt relieved, and at the same time he couldn't help but look at Bai Yanli with admiration.

He is worthy of being Ning Zhuo’s child.

He is indeed broad-minded.

After seeing Xu Wang off, the two of them happened to come to a pavilion. Ning Zhuo also took the opportunity to explain to him what happened at that time.

"Xu Wang and I are pure and innocent. We knew each other when we were young, but that is now in the past. He already has a wife and they are in love. Everything your father spread in the Great Zhou is slander against Xu Wang and me."

When mentioning this, Ning Zhuo was obviously a little annoyed.

I am annoyed by such petty behavior of slandering others without any evidence.

What is even more disgusting is that people do not reflect on their own behavior, but instead stand on the moral high ground to punish others.

He is still shouting slogans to catch an adulterer?

What qualifications does he have?

However, Bai Yanli saw something wrong when he said this. He asked, "Mother, if I'm not mistaken, you were the one who sent people to attack the carriage back in the desert."

After a pause, Bai Yanli asked directly, "Then why did you let him enter Liangdu?"