Under the night sky, Yan Zhiqiao walked briskly through the bustling streets.

Facing the astonished looks from all directions, she seemed to feel nothing and kept walking without looking away.

Soon, we arrived at the inn.

Yan Zhiqiao greeted the waiter who came up to greet her, then walked upstairs.

After returning to the guest room, there was soon light inside.

About a quarter of an hour later, Yan Zhiqiao landed lightly on the ground in the forest where Jiang Ciyuan and others had confronted the demons last night.

The body had been cleaned up, but a faint smell of blood still lingered in the soil.

Yan Zhiqiao didn't react much, just stood there quietly.

Not long after, two dark shadows descended from the sky and knelt respectfully at her feet.

"Meet the master."

They are Gui Ning and Nan He.

Yan Zhiqiao lowered his eyes, and his calm gaze fell on the two of them at the same time.

There is no moon or stars tonight, and the mountains and forests are pitch black, but it does not affect her vision.

"Tell me, who leaked the secret to Xuan Yu?"

The matter is of great importance, Jiang Ciyuan will definitely send the person he trusts most to guard the Dragon King and Shen Yao.

Although this cannot rule out the possibility of the existence of demon spies among them, but... Gui Ning reported the news too timely last night.

Yan Zhiqiao likes to be cautious in everything, so even though Nan He and Gui Ning are loyal to her, they still can't escape suspicion.

She spoke lightly, as if she was talking about something insignificant.

But for Gui Ning and Nan He, it was like a huge rock hitting them, causing a thousand waves.

The response to Yan Zhiqiao was deathly silence.

Seeing this, Yan Zhiqiao suddenly sneered.

"So, you two planned this together."

I didn't expect that a casual trick would actually yield results.

In an instant, overwhelming murderous intent emanated from Yan Zhiqiao.

Gui Ning was so frightened that his hair stood on end and he quickly looked up at Yan Zhiqiao.

"No, Master, I was not involved."

Yan Zhiqiao looked at Gui Ning coldly, leaned over slightly, and lifted her chin with his index finger.

"Then you are the insider."

Seeing the undisguised murderous intent in those deep deer eyes, Gui Ning instinctively wanted to escape.

But she was very clear in her mind that she could not escape from Yan Zhiqiao's control.

So she tried her best to stay calm and not show any panic.

"I only learned about it last night, and then I immediately passed the news to my master."

After he finished speaking, Yan Zhiqiao looked indifferent.

Gui Ning became a little anxious and quickly grabbed Yan Zhiqiao's skirt and begged.

"Master, please believe me. My people and I have an irreconcilable feud with Xuan Yu. How could we possibly betray you and tip him off?"

"Who knows."

Yan Zhiqiao sneered.

Seeing Gui Ning's pupils dilated slightly, she suddenly became even more flustered. She calmly withdrew her hand and glanced sideways at Nanhe, who had been silent all the time.

"Nanhe, don't you have anything to say?"

Nanhe looked up, his expression unexpectedly calm.

"Everything that happened last night was planned by my subordinates. She was not involved."

With the master's intelligence, there was no need for him to hide anything.

As soon as he finished speaking, a strong wind blew towards him.

With a "pop", a crisp sound was heard in the quiet forest.

Yan Zhiqiao slapped Nan He in the face without mercy, knocking him to the ground.

Looking at his embarrassed posture and his rapidly swollen cheeks, Yan Zhiqiao slowly straightened up and spoke coldly.

"Since you have followed me for so long, I will give you a chance to explain."

Although Yan Zhiqiao used all his strength in that slap, he was still somewhat merciful compared to killing Nanhe directly.

Feeling a burning pain on his cheek, Nan He subconsciously covered his face with his hand, supported his body with the other hand, and knelt down at Yan Zhiqiao's feet again.

He took a deep breath and looked up at Yan Zhiqiao again.

"Because he is not worthy of the master, and he is not the same kind of person as the master."

This short sentence vividly expressed Nanhe's disdain and disgust for Jiang Ciyuan.

To this end, he did not hesitate to inform Xuan Yu, hoping to use him to get rid of Jiang Ciyuan.

Unfortunately, Gui Ning tipped off the enemy, causing his plan to fail!

When Yan Zhiqiao heard this, he felt like he had heard a huge joke.

"Ah."

She sneered, and the next second her eyes darkened, and her right hand directly grabbed Nanhe's neck.

"Uh…"

The force was so strong that Nanhe began to have difficulty breathing.

"Nanhe, who the hell are you? When did it become your turn to meddle in my affairs?"

Yan Zhiqiao made no secret of her murderous intent towards Nanhe. As she spoke, her right hand kept tightening, as if she could break Nanhe's cervical vertebrae in the next second.

What was surprising was that even when he was about to die, Nanhe did not show any sign of panic.

His face flushed, but he looked at Yan Zhiqiao calmly and spoke with great difficulty.

"If... he... knew... knew the master's identity... he would definitely attack the master without hesitation..."

"And the master... had no awareness of being on guard against him..."

"Rather than seeing my master being hurt by him in the future, I would rather eliminate the crisis now."

It sounded like everything Nan He said was done with Yan Zhiqiao in mind.

But only Gui Ning, who was standing by, knew that what he did was only out of his selfishness and jealousy towards Jiang Ciyuan.

The current situation is purely his own fault.

Gui Ning thought coldly.

Fortunately, it did not affect her.

The forest fell silent, leaving only the sound of Nanhe's increasingly rapid breathing.

He moved his lips and wanted to say something, but unfortunately no sound came out.

At this moment, Yan Zhiqiao really wanted to kill Nanhe.

But thinking about what might happen next, she finally let go of Nanhe's cervical vertebrae just before breaking it.

Nanhe was a strong adult man, but Yan Zhiqiao threw him to the ground as easily as throwing away garbage.

Before he could recover, his strong desire to survive made him breathe heavily instinctively.

However, just as his breathing became smoother, a sharp pain suddenly rose from his skull.

"what--"

Caught off guard, Nanhe wailed in pain.

He instinctively covered his head with his hands, curled up his body, and sweat quickly soaked through his clothes.

Yan Zhiqiao watched coldly from the side, and remained indifferent no matter how heartbreaking Nan He's screams were.

Gui Ning looked at this scene and felt a little regretful.

The master's action was obviously just to punish Nanhe, not to kill him.

Tsk, you are really blessed with a long life.

Yan Zhiqiao no longer looked at Nanhe, and his gaze fell on Gui Ning's face again.

"Although you reported the news in time, you did not stop him..."

Without waiting for Yan Zhiqiao to finish her words, Gui Ning, who knew what she was thinking, lowered her head immediately without making any excuses for herself.

"It is my fault. Please punish me, Master."

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