The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Xiao Mubei knew that he was completely disheartened this time. People had died one after another in the Hanlin Academy, his nephew had died, and he himself had almost lost his life. He had experienced life and death, and he was old, so he probably didn't want to struggle anymore.

Xiao Mubei did not try to persuade him to stay, and only replied softly, "Okay." Qin Youwei raised a smile at the corner of his lips, but there was a sparkle in his eyes, and he said again, "Thank you!"

After leaving the Qin residence, Chu Yunxi sighed, "After working so hard for half a lifetime, what did I get in the end? Just to survive."

"That's right, it's just about surviving." Xiao Mubei repeated softly, as if thinking about something. The two did not say anything until the carriage stopped at the gate of Dali Temple.

Lin Shize had a very torturous night. In a sense, the God-Eating Gu was closely connected with his life, so it could control the mind of the person who was poisoned by it. Similarly, once the God-Eating Gu was caught or destroyed, although it would not take his life, it would not be an exaggeration to say that half of his life would be taken away. Now that the God-Eating Gu was digested by the Gu King, Lin Shize felt as if he was experiencing torture, and his whole body felt uncomfortable as if it was being gnawed.

When Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi arrived, they saw him huddled in the corner of the cell, his clothes soaked with sweat, his face pale. Hearing footsteps, he raised his head, smiled miserably, and said, "I almost succeeded. I can enter and leave the palace freely. I can control the princes and even the queen. After a while, I will be able to control Your Majesty. By then, I will be the only one in the world, and your life and death will be in my hands..."

Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi were stunned by his words before they could even open their mouths. They hadn't expected a mere Hanlin Academy editor to harbor such ambitions, even vainly desiring to control His Majesty and dominate the world, relying solely on a mere God-Eating Gu? Who gave him that confidence?

Chu Yunxi didn't hide her sarcasm at all and said, "Wishful thinking."

Unexpectedly, this sentence angered Lin Shize. He suddenly rushed towards Chu Yunxi with a fierce look on his face and shouted, "I'm not wishful thinking, I'm just one step away..."

Xiao Mubei reacted very quickly and stood in front of Chu Yunxi, kicking Lin Shize in the stomach, kicking him against the wall, and then falling heavily, with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. Xiao Mubei was furious to see that he still wanted to hurt Chu Yunxi. He was still not satisfied after the kick and wanted to move forward, but was stopped by Chu Yunxi.

Chu Yunxi saw that Lin Shize was in a bad state and was afraid that Xiao Mubei would beat him to death if he continued to fight. Lin Shize slowly sat up, wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, and laughed: "Look at me like this, don't you think I'm very proud? I tell you, it's useless. Even if I die, there will be others. You can't catch her."

"Who can't be caught? Madam Li?" Chu Yunxi asked.

But Lin Shize refused to speak again no matter what. He closed his eyes and refused to open them no matter how much Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi asked.

The two of them left the prison helplessly. Chu Yunxi pondered the entire time and asked, "Your Highness, why was he so certain we wouldn't find Madam Li ever since we captured Lin Shize? Furthermore, he said that even if he died, there would be others. What does that mean?"

Xiao Mubei naturally couldn't answer this question, and Chu Yunxi didn't expect him to answer. After asking, she went back to thinking hard. Xiao Mubei asked, "Could it be that Lin Shize knew that she had a very secret hiding place?"

Chu Yunxi thought and shook her head. "That shouldn't be the case. No matter how secretive her hiding place is, if they can find it, then others might find it too. Besides, she can't hide away forever. That can't be the reason why Lin Shize is so confident. Besides, if Madam Li is hiding, how could there be others? It can't be like this."

"Then what exactly is the reason that makes Lin Shize so confident?" Xiao Mubei was also puzzled.

"There must be a reason that we easily overlook or find hard to think of." Chu Yunxi scratched her hair, messing it up.

"Prince, Princess!" Two cheerful voices sounded from behind. When they turned around, they saw two maids, Qingxi and Qingyue, running towards them together.

Chu Yunxi asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"

Ever since Uncle Li came to Ruyun Tower, only Qingxi and Qingyue were left to take care of the villa. Previously, Qingyue had changed her identity and had to stay in the villa to hide in case she was caught by someone with ulterior motives. But now the dynasty has changed and no one mentioned the previous events anymore, and Qingyue has finally regained her freedom.

But she was used to staying in the villa, so Chu Yunxi didn't transfer her back to the capital.

The two maids came running over, and Qingxi said angrily, "Princess, think about it yourself, how long has it been since you last visited the villa? Have you completely forgotten about us?"

Chu Yunxi then remembered that due to various reasons, she and Xiao Mubei had not been to the villa for a long time, and they had indeed neglected the two girls. Chu Yunxi felt a little guilty.

Qingyue said, "Sister Qingxi, I think Uncle Li is in Ruyun Tower now, so the princess doesn't need to go to the other courtyard to eat roasted whole lamb, so she didn't go. It seems that if we want to see the prince and princess, we have to invite Uncle Li back."

Qingxi clapped her hands, "That's right, I'll go to Ruyun Tower later and tie Uncle Li back up. I won't let him leave the villa. From now on, if the princess wants to eat Uncle Li's roasted whole lamb, she can only go to the villa."

The two of them sang in unison, which actually made Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi laugh. Chu Yunxi said, "Okay, okay, we were wrong. We will definitely visit the other courtyard more often in the future."

Qingyue smiled and said, "Sister Qingxi and I are happy to hear your words, Princess. However, you don't have to run away. We have decided to stay in the capital. The Princess is pregnant and needs help. We don't have much to do in the other courtyard, so it's better for us to stay by her side and serve her. We can just go back to the other courtyard to clean up once in a while. If the Princess wants to change her appearance to solve a case, maybe I can help a little."

Disguise! Like a thunderclap exploding in Chu Yunxi's mind, she suddenly grabbed Xiao Mubei excitedly and said, "Disguise, yes, that's right, it's a disguise, Your Majesty, this Madam Li must be proficient in the art of disguise, so Lin Shize is sure that we can't find her. She must still be in the capital, maybe very close to us, because she may not want to give up Lin Shize so easily. If I'm not mistaken, the child in her belly is probably Lin Shize's. Let's go and interrogate Lin Shize again." After that, she hurriedly pulled Xiao Mubei back.

Qingxi and Qingyue looked at Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi in confusion. They didn't know why the princess suddenly changed the topic so gorgeously and left them alone.