After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Da Ma hid behind Nian Qiaoyue in fear. Bai Zhao said something to him, and then a look of fear appeared on his face. He stared at Qin Junyu for a long time, then looked at the corpse on the ground. He immediately closed his jaw in shock and nodded in response to Bai Zhao's words.

Nian Susu couldn't hear what they said, but from Dama's attitude towards Bai Zhao he knew that the matter was settled.

Qin Junyu helped her straighten her crooked veil with careful movements and a smile on his face. It was hard to imagine that these hands had just strangled someone's neck.

Nian Susu followed his movements and put on the veil, and untied the handkerchief that was blocking her breathing. In an instant, the smell of cedar dissipated, and a smell of blood came to her nose. She held back and didn't let out a breath.

"Your Highness, is the friend you just mentioned Xuan Ji?" she asked curiously.

He couldn't see her expression because of the thin gauze curtain. He paused and said "hmm".

"Then the head of Wangzhaotang is Xuanji's man?"

"Yes."

"When did you ask him to come and help?"

Nian Susu's curious tone was more tentative. She always felt that the relationship between Qin Junyu and Xuanji was not that simple.

Ever since arriving in Gray Rock City, she has been following Qin Junyu closely, watching his every word and action. When did he send the message?

Qin Junyu glanced in the direction of Bai Zhao. He and Dama were already untying Nian Qiaoyue.

He didn't answer the question, but changed the subject: "Let's go, they've dealt with it."

He walked towards Bai Zhao.

Nian Susu stared at his back in a daze, feeling depressed because he was hiding many things from her.

Malaysia agreed to release the person, and Bai Zhao did not pursue the matter of Qin Junyu's murder. After all, in a place like the underground black market, it was not uncommon for several people to die every day.

Although Malaysia emphasized several times that no compensation was required, Nian Su still paid three times the original price as promised.

The people from Wang Zhaotang withdrew, and Bai Zhao led the three people out of the cave.

"Young master, I will send you here. There are three horses at the city gate. You can leave on your own." Bai Zhao clasped his fists and bowed, then left in a graceful manner.

Although Nian Qiaoyue's clothes were intact, her hair was disheveled and there were several black marks on her face, no one knew whether they were sweat or tears, and there was a faint foul smell coming from her body.

Nian Susu crossed her arms over her chest and was about to settle accounts with her, but Nian Qiaoyue knelt down before her and kowtowed three times, "Thank you, Your Highness. I will always remember your life-saving grace."

She wiped her tears, raised her eyes with tears in them, and looked at Nian Susu pitifully, "Sister, can you please not tell Dad and Madam Nian about what happened today... They will definitely beat me to death if they find out."

Nian Susu sneered. Among these sentences, only the last two sounded sincere. The ones before that were like fart. She didn't believe a single punctuation mark.

This was a matter between the two sisters. Qin Junyu stood aside and had no intention of interfering.

"If you are willing to tell me why you are here and what you stole, I will consider not telling Dad and Mom." Nian Susu said half-negotiatingly and half-threateningly.

What she meant was that if Nian Qiaoyue didn't tell the truth, she would go back and tell Nian Chengyun and Yang Yuerong what happened today, and no matter what the consequences were, it was Nian Qiaoyue's own fault.

Nian Qiaoyue pursed her lips and lowered her eyes, rubbing the hem of her clothes with her hands, and struggled for a while.

When Nian Susu's patience was about to run out, she made up her mind, took out the packet of medicine powder hidden in her sleeve, and held it in front of Nian Susu with both hands, "Sister, I came here for this."

Nian Qiaoyue propped herself up and stood up with a sincere look on her face.

Nian Susu frowned and looked at the thing in her palm warily.

Qin Junyu took the thing away before her, and unfolded the folded layers of oil paper, revealing a small pile of yellow powder. He put it under his nose and sniffed it. He immediately felt dizzy and his steps staggered.

“Your Highness…” Nian Susu saw his unusual reaction and immediately turned to question Nian Qiaoyue: “What is this!”

Nian Qiaoyue shrank back at her yelling, and Qin Junyu answered for her, "It's a strong knockout drug. It only takes as much as a fingernail to make a person sleep for twelve hours, and no matter what kind of external stimulation, they can't wake up."

Qin Junyu closed his eyes and waited for the smell to dissipate. He regained consciousness and continued, "This is the most common commodity in Huiyan City. The price is not expensive."

His pair of phoenix eyes stared at Nian Qiaoyue sharply, and he asked doubtfully, "The thing you risked your life to steal is so worthless?"

Qin Junyu didn't believe Nian Qiaoyue, and these two sentences seemed to be a trick on her.

Nian Susu also felt something was wrong.

Hearing this, Nian Qiaoyue shrank her neck and said in a muffled voice: "It may not be worth mentioning to His Highness, but for me, I may not be able to buy it even if I take out all my belongings."

Nian Susu: "Why did you buy the knockout drug?"

Nian Qiaoyue was silent.

The three of them were in a stalemate for a while. Nian Susu looked up and saw that it was getting late. She didn't have time to waste any more time with Nian Qiaoyue, so she simply gave up.

"Forget it. Anyway, the medicine has been retrieved. Just don't try to harm others in other ways."

Nian Susu tugged at Qin Junyu's arm and said, "Your Highness, please take care of this medicine powder."

Qin Junyu said "hmm".

The two men walked towards the city gate first. When they turned around, Nian Qiaoyue showed a sinister smile on her face. She touched her cuffs and found that the things were still there safely. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly caught up with the two men.

Since Nian Susu and Nian Qiaoyue neither knew how to ride a horse, Nian Susu could only share a horse with Qin Junyu, and they came on their own horses, so the three horses prepared by Bai Zhao were not used at all?

Nian Qiaoyue wanted to go back in a carriage, but she had no money. Nian Susu had already paid three times the price to buy her life back, and now he was feeling sorry for the money, so naturally he was unwilling to help her. Nian Qiaoyue could not hire a carriage and was forced to walk.

The two men and their horse galloped away from Graystone City in a leisurely manner. The dust they raised covered Nian Qiaoyue's face. She waved her arms and coughed a few times. When she could see the situation clearly, the two men had already disappeared into the distance.

Qin Junyu controlled the horse's speed to a moderate level. Nian Susu enjoyed the comfort of galloping against the wind and couldn't help but smile.

"Are you really going to let her go just like that?" Qin Junyu asked in her ear.

Nian Susu knew who he was talking about. His cheerful smile turned into disdain, and even his eyes became a little colder. He opened his thin lips and said, "Of course not."

She let out a breath of foul air, "Nian Qiaoyue is the type who will shamelessly deny it. No matter how you ask, she won't admit it. As long as she doesn't admit it, there's nothing we can do."

"I have no choice but to retreat in order to advance. Once she has dispelled her concerns and let down her guard, I will definitely be able to find evidence."

"I will send someone to keep an eye on her during this period, Your Highness, don't worry."