The princess has super powers and space, so what's wrong with being a little arrogant?

Two days later, Mu Xiyue had just finished breakfast when the housekeeper Li Decheng came in and said, "Miss, I've heard two things and came to tell you. The Emperor has issued a decree that the Marquis Anyuan's son will inherit the title when he turns eighteen. The Marquis Anyuan's wife was so excited after learning about this that she passed away last night."

Mu Xiyue tutted her words twice. "Liu Mei'er is freed so quickly. What a bargain she has! Does Mu Weian have to be eighteen to inherit the title? I thought he would become Marquis Anyuan as soon as Mu Fengnian died."

Li Decheng didn't know where the information came from, but he knew quite a lot of details.

"The wife of the Marquis of Anyuan has been bedridden since she lost both arms. I heard she was getting better, but after Marquis Mu died, her condition worsened. It was only supposed to last a day or two. A marquis is supposed to receive official rank, and Prince Mu is still young, so it's naturally impossible to give him an official rank. When he inherits the title at 18, he will be the youngest marquis in our Tianqi."

Mu Xiyue suddenly thought of the account book she had obtained from the secret room in Mu Fengnian’s study. She had completely forgotten about it and didn’t know whether this account book was useful or not.

She took the account book out of the space again and looked through it carefully. Last time she only glanced at the front part, this time she read it carefully from beginning to end.

Mu Fengnian remembers the accounts clearly, even writing down what he took and how much he took. Is he mentally ill?

After thinking about it, I decided to show this thing to Xiao Yibai.

When Xiao Yibai returned home after the morning court session, he saw Mu Xiyue sitting in the stone pavilion in his yard. It was cloudy and windy today, so the yard was not hot.

Mu Xiyue waved at him, "Xiao Yibai, you're off duty now. Come here quickly. I have something to show you."

Xiao Yibai walked over to her and sat down. "Where's Xiaotao? Didn't she come with you today?"

"Here she is. Xiao Tao went to the kitchen. Let me show you this. I took it from the secret room in Mu Fengnian's study."

When Qiyun heard that Xiaotao went to the kitchen, he turned around and walked quickly to the kitchen.

Xiao Yibai took the account book from Mu Xiyue and quickly flipped through it. "These people are really bold. They dared to embezzle so much. This happened a long time ago. If we want to convict them, we need solid evidence. When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Such things are inevitable. Leave this account book with me for now. Maybe it will come in handy in the future."

Mu Xiyue nodded, "Okay, I don't have any use for this thing. I just remembered it today after hearing about the Mu family."

Xiao Yibai took her hand and held it in his palm. "Tomorrow we will set out for Prison Beast Mountain. You guessed right, we have found the entrance to the waterway. We have also found out that grain is indeed transported into the valley by water. We have also found out that there are 20,000 private soldiers in the valley."

It is already mid-June and the temperature is a little hotter than before. Fortunately, it has been mostly cloudy these days. Although it is hot and humid, it is better than traveling under the scorching sun.

Xiao Yibai and Qi Heng divided the work and cooperated with each other. After arriving in Yun'an County, Qi Heng took the water route to block the outlet of the valley.

Xiao Yibai and Mu Xiyue brought their men into the Beast Prison Mountain from Jiping Town.

Qi Feng set out a day earlier than them, carrying a secret decree from the Emperor to mobilize troops from Xizhou, forty miles south of Jiping Town. Xizhou had a garrison of fifty thousand, and troop movements from Xizhou were quick. Ten thousand Imperial Guards had already been divided into two groups and marched into the mountains. Another forty thousand would be more than enough to handle the unfamiliar terrain.

Following Xiao Yibai into the mountain were the four Divine Shadow Guards who had come to investigate before. The Divine Shadow Guards were indeed extremely powerful. Not only did they find out the layout and number of people in the valley, they also found out who was the commander-in-chief, who was the deputy commander, and other small leaders such as captains and lieutenants.

A dozen people were lying on the edge of the cliff above the big crack. Mu Xiyue looked at the people walking at the bottom of the cliff and said, "It would be best to lure those leaders outside this entrance. That way it will be easier to catch them."

One of the Divine Shadow Guards said, "This isn't difficult. I'll go down and make some noise. If they can't find anyone, it will definitely attract the commander's attention, and he'll definitely come out to check."

Mu Xiyue had been here once before and had some understanding of the terrain here, but she still went down again to feel out the terrain. Finally, she discussed a plan to lure the enemy with Xiao Yibai and the four Divine Shadow Guards.

The sky gradually darkened, though there was a moon tonight. A Divine Shadow Guard accompanied Mu Xiyue and Xiaotao as they lurked in a thicket just five or six meters from the mining area at the bottom of the valley. Suddenly, a figure flashed past the entrance of the large rift, and then a soldier guarding the entrance was struck in the neck and fell to the ground.

The sound was very abrupt, and soon someone came forward to check. The fallen soldier did not have any wounds, but the people here were still very alert, and someone had already gone in to report.

Soon, a group of people came out. One of them looked like the leader, followed by six soldiers.

The Divine Shadow Guard whispered in Mu Xiyue's ear, "The leader is a captain."

Mu Xiyue understood. Xiao Yibai had just explained to her that a captain was considered a mid-level leader in the army. Mu Xiyue gestured to Xiaotao, who understood.

The captain just squatted down to check on the fallen soldier when a sudden wind blew up and lifted him up and threw him over a mine.

There was no one guarding the entrance to the mine at night. The grass and trees above the entrance were extremely dense. After the captain was thrown into the grass, his figure disappeared instantly. In addition, although there was moonlight at night, it was very dim.

When the group of people below saw the captain being blown away by the wind, they all wanted to run towards the mine. Mu Xiyue easily pushed them back a few steps, and those people could not move forward at all.

Some people ran inside in fear, frightened by the invisible barrier that blocked people's way.

Mu Xiyue had thought that even if she used this trick to lure out the commander and deputy commander, she would have to repeat it several times, but she didn't expect it to go so smoothly tonight.

The commander and the deputy commander happened to be drinking together. When they heard that such a strange thing happened at the entrance, they found it absurd and came out to take a look.

The Divine Shadow Guard was also shocked after witnessing the methods used by Mu Xiyue and her servant. This is what Miss Mu said about catching people from a distance. So powerful!

He was particularly excited to see the commander-in-chief and the deputy commander-in-chief coming out. Not only were there the two chief commanders of the private army camp, but there were also several generals following behind them.

Once we catch these leaders, our mission for tonight will be complete.

Mu Xiyue and Xiao Tao first rolled up the commander and deputy commander one by one to the top of the cave entrance. The followers saw with their own eyes that the two commanders were suddenly picked up by invisible big hands and thrown to a place. The hairs on their bodies stood up. The unknown mysterious power was the most terrifying.

Mu Xiyue gave Xiao Yibai on the opposite side time to tie up the people, and then followed the same method to capture four more leaders.

The private army camp suddenly lost its backbone. The strange situation outside the entrance was reported by many people, and finally spread among the private soldiers that there was a monster outside the entrance catching people. Everyone huddled inside and dared not move.

The valley was surprisingly quiet that night. Mu Xiyue thought that the remaining leaders would come out with torches to look for people. She and Xiaotao were ready to put out the torches later, but they didn't expect that even the people who were originally guarding outside the entrance had hidden inside.