This villain has become a ghost

"Nangong Mingzhu, is there a possibility? I have been waiting for your explanation."

Nangong Mingzhu gradually stopped smiling and remained silent for a long while before finally saying in a deep voice, "...I'm sorry, you should stay out of this matter for now."

Yue Liuyun dodged his hand, and laughed in anger, then spoke slowly, "Why?"

"Because...I can't kill her."

Yue Liuyun tried his best to control his emotions, closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "...Can't, or don't want to?"

Nangong Mingzhu moved closer to her. His wet long hair was as black as ink, and his handsome face had an unfathomable expression. He held her tightly in his arms, stroked her cheek again, stared at her with burning eyes, and rubbed her hard with his fingers.

"I told you not to doubt my feelings for you."

However, his tone was gentle, and he asked in a low voice: "...When did you...know that?"

"I just suddenly figured it out." Yue Liuyun just looked back calmly, without struggling, but let him hold her, but a coldness gradually surged in the depths of her eyes.

She said, "I originally just had a vague suspicion and wanted to verify whether there was any connection between these series of events."

In this world, there are not many people who can imitate her handwriting, and even fewer who know that she is from the emperor's camp.

The only place where she could be defenseless was Shangxian Palace.

She is not a procrastinator and does what she says.

So she took action last night, deliberately spreading false news, letting the spies in Shangxian Palace take the initiative, and then letting Nangong Wanqing secretly monitor and kill Yuqing. Those people took the bait and went straight to the Dali Temple. At the same time, she explained that this spy and the mastermind behind the printing incident were most likely the same person.

Originally she was just suspicious, but her suspicion was easily verified. Facts proved that everything was just as she thought.

"In the imperial palace, the only people involved with the Ministry of Rites' teaching materials are either Qiu Shuangwan or Luo Tong," Yue Liuyun said. "I haven't forgotten that I personally gave them this authority."

"Comparing the two, I naturally prefer to believe in Qiu Shuangwan, who is from the same world as me."

Yue Liuyun looked up, and although he was smiling, the emotions in his eyes were getting colder and colder. He looked at the person in front of him whom he had always trusted and loved, and thought about the person whom he had never doubted before. He felt blocked and uncomfortable in his heart.

"And you... Nangong Mingzhu, did you really just happen to appear in Qingyunzhai that night?"

"Didn't Luo Tong do anything else before she did all this? You, who are so suspicious, are you really not aware of what she's doing, even though you're in the same palace with me?"

Yue Liuyun said: "So I guess you have noticed that something is wrong with her a long time ago and have been investigating secretly."

"It's just that you are hiding it for her."

"Are you locking me up here to stop me from continuing my investigation?"

Nangong Mingzhu pursed his lips, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "...Yue Liuyun, I didn't hide anything for her, nor did I want to protect her, but...she did me a favor, I can't kill her."

"My feelings for you have never changed."

"You can leave the rest to me. You don't have to take risks yourself."

"Do you know... why I locked you up here at this time?"

Yue Liuyun's intuition kicked in, his eyebrows throbbing, and he asked anxiously, "...what happened?"

"Just today, the Heavenly Prison was robbed and burned to the ground. If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Zeyin escaped."

"Lin Yuan and Xia Ruzhi went after him, but returned empty-handed."

"There's unrest in Wuzhou."

"The fighting among the thirty-eight tribes of Chiyu has mysteriously ceased. According to reports from spies on the border, a large army is gathering and ready to take action."

"Yang Zeyin has only partially eliminated the bases in Yizhou and the secret agents planted by the three capitals and five cities. If I'm not mistaken, he will return to Yizhou and use it as a base, gradually expanding and gradually encroaching on it."

"Now, not only the Eastern Capital, but the entire Daying... is about to change."

Yue Liuyun was suddenly shocked.

In just a few days, so many things happened at the same time!

She laughed angrily and said, "...So, you locked me up here because you think I'm safest by your side?"

"Nangong Mingzhu, although I cherish my life, I am not a coward. Otherwise... I would not have chosen to come back here!"

Nangong Mingzhu's eyes suddenly became sharp. He pinched her chin with his slender and cold fingers: "...I said, I'm not calm now, so it's not up to you."

"I'll take care of the things outside, you just need to stay here peacefully."

Yue Liuyun struggled again to avoid his hand.

It was clearly him, but the gentleness he deliberately displayed in front of her was completely different from his actual toughness and terrifying yet unquestionable methods... Although this face was still handsome and charming, and even when he was indifferent or angry, he was still captivating, Yue Liuyun felt a chill in her heart and felt a little strange.

Chaos has already occurred, and resolving it is the most important thing.

The ceremony of announcing the imperial examinations in a few days will be meaningless.

Yue Liuyun sighed and said, "Is this really protection for me?"

"Nonsense, how could I not know whether to protect or not?" He smiled deeply and retorted.

Yue Liuyun: “…”

A word suddenly popped up in her mind: Could it be that this person... has turned evil?

We can’t call him Xiao Ming now, so how about calling him Xiao Hei?

Yue Liuyun lowered his eyelashes and finally calmed down again.

If I struggle and resist now, it will definitely be useless and may even make him angry.

Otherwise... just give in.

It's ruined.

Let him relax his guard first, and then think of a solution.

The CPU in Yue Liuyun's brain was running rapidly.

Nangong Mingzhu, however, held her arm with one hand and supported her head with the other, quickly pressing her under him. He fixed her with a burning gaze, and said in a hoarse voice:

"...Don't even think about escaping."

His robe slid down, revealing a large area of tight and strong chest and abdominal muscles, and his collarbone was clearly visible.

Yue Liuyun: "Okay, okay, okay, got it."

He really understands her. How does he know what she is thinking?

"Can you... communicate with Jingtan now?" Nangong Mingzhu frowned.

Yue Liuyun couldn't quite guess what he was thinking, so he said ambiguously, "...How about you guess?"

“If you can…” Nangong Mingzhu’s eyes, like deep pools, were filled with extremely suppressed sadness and forbearance, but his face remained calm. He said in a deep voice, “…you should leave here now and return to your world.”

Yue Liuyun's heart sank.

She never thought he would say that.

Even though they both knew that they would eventually separate, they tacitly kept silent about it.

But now, he would actually let go and let her go.