This villain has become a ghost

Yue Liuyun said leisurely: "...Young man, have you ever heard of the honey trap?"

"Beauty? Who?" Chu Shiqing asked.

Yue Liuyun looked at him, then smiled and replied:

"Murong Huai has always been obsessed with our Princess. Last night, she went to see Murong Huai again and had a long, heart-to-heart talk with him. She finally got some information out of him."

Chu Shiqing turned his head away and snorted softly.

Yue Liuyun glanced at him helplessly and said earnestly:

"Haven't I already explained to you that there were other reasons behind what happened back then, and she wasn't the mastermind. His Majesty has already pardoned her, and General Lin Yuan has no objections."

Xia Ruozhi also patted his shoulder and said:

"What's more, over the years, she has been secretly eliminating various strongholds, including rebels and spies. It can be said that she has made up for her mistakes."

Chu Shiqing glared at Xia Ruzhi, gave him an elbow like a primary school student, and said, "How dare you say that? You've been hiding it from me all this time."

Xia Ruozhi pretended not to hear.

Yue Liuyun felt that he was too sleepy to hold on any longer, so he forced his eyelids open and said:

"Personally, I think that since Chi Yu is using this style of attack, there's no need to engage him head-on. We should avoid his edge for now, find his weaknesses, and set up an ambush."

"Although the food crisis in Quanzhou has been somewhat alleviated, we can't afford to waste money and manpower to find materials to make muskets. We can only use what we brought from Dongdu. I hope I can provide you with some assistance..."

Xia Ruozhi nodded and said, "I understand."

Chu Shiqing couldn't help but say:

"Sir, why don't you go back and rest."

Looking at the dark circles under her eyes, it looked as if all her yang energy had been sucked out.

Yue Liuyun nodded:

"Right on my mind."

If you continue like this, you will die suddenly sooner or later. Even cattle and horses in society don't deserve to work so hard.

When she walked out of the tent, Nangong Wanqing was waiting for her not far away with a knife in her arms.

Yue Liuyun leaned tiredly on her shoulder and said softly:

"coming."

"I'm so sleepy. Let's go back and catch up on some sleep. Find a safe place."

After saying this, even Yue Liuyun himself felt that this was a little unrealistic and sighed softly:

"...Forget it, it's just talk. Is there any safer place?"

Nangong Wanqing patted her back gently and said with a sense of security:

"Don't worry, I will protect you."

Listening to her clumsy comfort, Yue Liuyun smiled and nodded, and instantly felt warm in his heart, as if he was not afraid of anything anymore.

Nangong Wanqing really did what she said. In the past few days, she protected Yue Liuyun almost perfectly.

The camp was very close to Wuzhou City, and the two of them quickly returned to the city.

"Get out of Wuzhou City!"

"Give me... give me a cigarette, I want a cigarette!"

"You bitch, you are not worthy of being a governor? Give us back our cigarettes!"

"..."

As soon as they entered Wuzhou City, their horses were surrounded by a crowd of people. The people around them were pale and thin, with empty and crazy eyes, as if they wanted to tear them to pieces.

The soldiers guarding the city quickly stepped forward to stop the crazy people.

"Sir Governor, it's my fault that these people from the drug rehabilitation center broke out!"

Yue Liuyun rubbed his temples and forced himself to cheer up:

"Lock him back in first."

Nangong Wanqing gripped the knife tightly in her hand and looked around vigilantly.

Yue Liuyun took a deep breath and wanted to say something, but those crazy people would definitely not listen. Just like countless times before, he could only take tough measures.

After several hours, even Nangong Wanqing felt exhausted, and the soldiers finally locked up the crazy people again.

The streets suddenly became empty.

Shouting and roaring could be heard from every house along the way, and only the soldiers guarding the houses prevented them from escaping.

Nangong Wanqing sighed:

"You've clearly devoted all your energy to them, running back and forth, going to Xuanzhou to borrow grain, destroying flower fields, holding opium-burning ceremonies, arranging for people to help them with drug rehabilitation, and trying to get them back to normal while also ensuring their food, clothing, and shelter..."

"And they do this to you."

"These powerless civilians are doing just fine. Most of the Wuzhou garrison troops have also become addicted to drugs. Some have been imprisoned, but some have managed to escape."

"In these five days alone, more than ten people came to assassinate you."

It’s not that Yue Liuyun doesn’t want to rest, but that he simply doesn’t dare to rest.

If you are not careful, your life may be in danger.

Yue Liuyun remained silent.

Drug addiction is extremely painful.

Even in their world, it is difficult to quit.

Not to mention that it is in such a backward place, which is extremely difficult and the chances of success are very small.

However, the education she received since childhood, her inner humanitarianism and kindness did not allow her to hurt these people.

Do it knowing you can't do it.

After walking through the empty streets, I finally returned to the governor's mansion.

"Actually, I find it very strange," Yue Liuyun pushed open the door and whispered, "...because the 'smoke' they're talking about is much purer than what we know."

That's why these people's withdrawal reactions are so severe.

Nangong Wanqing frowned and thought.

She felt the same way.

too weird.

Jingtan said that apart from the three of them, there were no other time travelers.

Is there anyone else in this world who has such a powerful purification method?

"Could it be..."

An impossible thought unconsciously emerged in Nangong Wanqing's mind, but she immediately suppressed it.

"No." Yue Liuyun immediately shook his head and said firmly, "Impossible."

Nangong Wanqing felt faintly guilty.

Qiu Shuangwan is their most trusted companion, and there is no need for her to betray them at all, but... she has been in this world for too long, and subconsciously thinks the worst of people.

"...I've thought about this for a long time," Yue Liuyun pondered. "Although it's unlikely that he did it, there's a high probability that it's related to Shangxian Palace. Do you still remember... the palace maid named Yuqing?"

Nangong Wanqing nodded: "Remember, I killed him with my own hands."

She suddenly reacted and raised her eyes: "You mean..."

"Although Liu Mang kept the method for making the fire gun secret, he often conducted experiments in Shangxian Palace. He wouldn't deliberately keep secret something like the purification method, which is beneficial to the future development of science and technology," Yue Liuyun said. "...I guess no one would have thought that this method could also be used as a weapon to harm people."

Nangong Wanqing said in a deep voice: "...In the harem, the only one who can get along well with Liu Mang is probably Luo Tong. Others don't have the opportunity to get in touch with these things."

"He said that Luo Tong wanted to kill him that night and the cakes he gave him were laced with drugs, so...could Yu Qing be hers?"

Pushing open the door, Yue Liuyun and Nangong Wanqing sat opposite each other.