A genius girl with her own space

The three of them changed into night clothes and followed Zhou Jingze to the Prime Minister's residence. They reached a secluded spot outside the residence. Qiqi took out the small bottle containing the Gu worms and shook it. If the worms inside moved, it indicated the mother Gu was nearby. Qiqi then placed the bottle in a space to avoid startling the person holding the worms. Using their Qinggong skills, the three of them flew to the rooftop. Seeing the light in the Prime Minister's study still on, they told their master to stand guard and watch, ensuring no one escaped.

Qiqi and the other man cautiously approached the study, removed two tiles from the roof, and peered down. Two people were conversing inside: one was the Prime Minister, the other a stranger, bearded and menacing. On the table sat a small bottle containing a tiny insect—a female Gu worm. Qiqi thought, "This is so easy to get. Let's see where you can escape today."

"The young prince returned today. The assassins who tried to assassinate him on the way failed and were completely wiped out. From now on, it's up to the immortals," said Lord Ning. Zhou Jingze and Qiqi clenched their fists. "Okay, Lord, if there's a chance, we'll poison the young prince too. That way, both he and his mother will be under control, and you won't have to worry about the throne falling into your hands." "When the time comes, you'll definitely benefit from it."

Qiqi made a gesture to Zhou Jingze, and she grabbed the bottle containing the poisonous insects, asking Zhou Jingze to catch the person holding the poisonous insects.

Qiqi and the other man stomped their feet, and the roof fell down. Qiqi and the other man jumped down immediately after. Qiqi quickly put the bottle containing the mother insect into the space. Zhou Jingze stabbed the man holding the insect with a sword, but he reacted quickly and dodged immediately.

The two men fought, and Qiqi took out the anesthetic needle and shot it at the Gu-wielding man. With a whoosh, it hit his leg, slowing him down. Zhou Jingze stabbed the Gu-wielding man in the shoulder. He groaned, covered his wound, and fell to the ground with a thud. The anesthetic had taken effect.

Ning Xiangye looked at the two of them, startled. It was the Crown Prince. He knew the Ning Xiang Mansion was doomed, and Ning Xiangye collapsed to the ground.

Zhou Jingze made a gesture, and the secret guards came over to take the person who had poisoned him away. He also issued an order to search the Prime Minister's residence and take everyone to jail.

Zhou Jingze walked up to Prime Minister Ning and stood still. "You raised assassins to assassinate this Crown Prince. This Crown Prince has long suspected you. You shouldn't have attacked my mother. Is the throne so important to you? You even disregarded your own life and the lives of your family. My father treated you well. You are second only to the Emperor and above everyone else. What else are you dissatisfied with? Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. You have an overly large appetite. What do you have to say now?"

Lord Ning Xiang saw that his situation was hopeless and sighed, thinking it was too late to regret.

Lord Ning and his family were taken away by secret guards and thrown into prison.

Qiqi and Zhou Jingze found correspondence between the eldest prince and Ning Xiang in Ning Xiang's study, which revealed a plot to assassinate the crown prince and find someone in southern Xinjiang who knew how to poison the queen. They also uncovered a plan to collude with Yongning State to attack the Great Zhou State.

A hidden door to the basement was found in the study, which was filled with gold, silver and jewelry, occupying half of the basement. He had embezzled and abused his power to amass countless wealth. The national treasury was less than half of the amount in the secret room of the prime minister's mansion.

In the backyard cellar, they found fifty assassins, all of whom had committed suicide by biting themselves with poison when the cellar door was opened. In the cellar, they heard that all the people from the prime minister's residence had been thrown into the dungeon. They knew that the situation was hopeless. They were all ruthless killers. If they were caught alive, they would be executed by being cut into pieces. It would be better for them to commit suicide.

Zhou Jingze also sent out 5,000 imperial guards to surround the eldest prince's mansion, and temporarily remained there, awaiting his father's decision.

Zhou Jingze interrogated the man who held the poison, and he confessed: "It was the Prime Minister who ordered him to poison the Queen to death. He also wanted to poison the Crown Prince and the Emperor if he had the chance, so that they could become their puppets."

Zhou Jingze asked him if he had any accomplices. "No, it's just me. If the Prime Minister hadn't been exposed, you wouldn't have been able to catch me at all." "Well, what about now? Those who do evil will eventually perish."

Zhou Jingze made him sign and put him in death row. Only then did he feel relieved.

The master and his disciples went to the palace to face the emperor and reported everything, including the letter they had found in the prime minister's residence and the confession of the person who possessed the poison. The emperor was furious after reading it and said, "Tomorrow at noon, all the people in the prime minister's residence will be beheaded at the Meridian Gate. The eldest prince will be imprisoned in his own palace and will never be allowed to take a single step out of it."

More than 300 people in the prime minister's mansion were pushed to the vegetable market entrance of the Meridian Gate. People from all over the city watched. Some held rotten vegetable leaves, some held rotten eggs, and threw them on Prime Minister Ning, cursing him repeatedly, "He has no conscience, he plotted to murder the prince, he is a corrupt official, he harms the people and makes money, he deserves to be killed!" "Kill, kill, kill," everyone shouted together.

At noon, the executioner gave the order and the head fell to the ground. Everyone cheered, "Good death, good death!"

Concubine Ning was also banished to the cold palace by the emperor.

The Emperor, deeply hurt by the actions of the eldest prince and Prime Minister Ning, fell ill. The Crown Prince temporarily became Regent and handled state affairs.

The young prince had been very busy these days. The person who possessed the poison had been secretly executed. He had also executed those implicated in the prime minister's office, dismissed those who should be dismissed, and exiled those who should be exiled. He handled state affairs with a clear mind, decisiveness, and a clear judgment. The ministers nodded silently. He would be a wise ruler in the future. The scales in everyone's hearts tilted towards the prince. Most people supported him.

Qiqi discussed with her master and decided to stay in the capital for a while before traveling.

Today, Qiqi and Master entered the space together. It had expanded considerably. It was meticulously managed by the ethereal spirit. There were herds of cattle and sheep, and the tiger and lion kings each occupied their own hilltops. The white fox also had its own territory.

Seeing Qiqi coming in, the white fox and the little white fox ran to Qiqi and acted coquettishly. Qiqi patted their heads. The tiger king and the lion king also ran over and rubbed against Qiqi to express their longing for her.

Yun Jizi noticed that the variety of traditional Chinese medicines in the space had increased, and the quality had improved. He wanted to refine a longevity elixir in the space. He wanted to give it to Qiqi's parents, and for his cousin's sake, he also made an elixir for the emperor and his cousin. They were mortals, and their lifespans wouldn't be as long as those of martial artists.

Yun Jizi didn't want to see his disciples sad in the future, so he did his best to help his disciples' parents live longer.

Qiqi went into the vast space to see what was inside. She saw a spectacular waterfall cascading down the mountain. There were many birds flying on the mountain. There were blue birds brushing their feathers, peacocks spreading their feathers in a dazzling array of colors. There were wild geese. A red bird, its feathers barely fully grown, chirped, flew over Qiqi's head, pecked her, and then, chirping, flew back up the mountain.

Qiqi used her Qinggong skills to catch up. When she reached the top of the mountain, the red bird stopped. Atop the mountain stood a large phoenix tree. It stood tall and straight, its leaves lush and vibrant. It was said that phoenixes roosted in phoenix trees. Could it be that the red bird was actually a phoenix?

Red Bird pointed behind the sycamore tree. Qiqi looked over and saw a pile of large rocks. Upon closer inspection, she was surprised to find diamonds. The three of them, the master and his disciples, had already reached halfway through their journey through the Great Zhou Kingdom, only to find two jade mines and no diamonds. It was truly true that whatever you thought of came true. As the old saying goes, "Easy to get."

I need to find a reason to ship the diamonds out. I'll have Wang Wu craft a batch of diamond arrowheads. First, I'll give them to Brother Jingze's secret guards. Let him train a group of them, each equipped with diamond arrowheads. Then I'll send some to my uncle. He wants to form a battalion of elite soldiers to patrol and siege the border. The border of my uncle's border city is the Yongning Kingdom, which has colluded with Prime Minister Ning and is eager to attack the Great Zhou Kingdom.

The secret door also needs to be equipped with diamond arrows. The Jianghu is unstable and often gangs fight each other. The secret door also often has secret guards injured.

Qiqi looked at the red bird and said, "Thank you. Here is a spiritual fruit for you." The red bird was very happy to see this. It took it with one claw and took a quick bite. It was delicious. It quickly pecked the spiritual fruit and swallowed it.

The spiritual fruit tree was encircled by a barrier, allowing only Qiqi and Kongling to enter. No other animals could enter, let alone pick the spiritual fruit. After the red bird finished eating, it bowed to Qiqi. It was probably a gesture of thank you. Qiqi said goodbye to the red bird and promised to visit him again another day.

Qiqi saw her master refining medicine, so she didn't disturb him and left the space on her own.

Qiqi found her brother Yunlei and told him that there were diamonds in the space. She told him her plan. The two siblings discussed and decided to drive a few carriages to transport the diamonds to the backyard of the jade shop and have Wang Wu forge diamond arrowheads.