My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

"We might have been targeted by someone unintentionally while we were at the market."

The guard wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve and said, "Sir, you must move through the tunnel quickly! Hurry, or it will be too late. As long as you are not discovered, everything will be fine."

Minister Yan looked grave and, without delay, immediately led his men to move through the tunnel.

The tunnel in this house does not lead directly outside the city, but it does lead to another mansion.

Yan Shangshu's men chose this house as their temporary base because of its underground tunnels. They figured that if they were discovered, they could use the tunnels to escape in a pinch.

Minister Yan had not expected that he would use the tunnel so quickly.

What surprised him even more was that before all of their men had entered the tunnel, Qiu Yuan led his men in and broke in.

In order to prevent those who entered the tunnel first from being discovered, the remaining people had no choice but to give up entering the tunnel and cover for those who entered first.

"My lord, is there some misunderstanding? I am just an honest merchant! Isn't it inappropriate for you to barge into my residence with your men like this?"

Yan Zhengquan was a servant of the Yan family, and for many years he had been managing the family business. However, managing the business was only his side job.

His main job was to collect information for Minister Yan.

When Jingzhou was still the fiefdom of Prince Xuan, he infiltrated Jingyang City to spy on Prince Xuan for Minister Yan.

He had been operating in Jingyang City for many years, with numerous businesses of all sizes, and even King Xuan and his advisors had not discovered his true identity.

He believed he had done a good job; Minister Yan and his men, disguised as merchants, hid in the mansion he had purchased and would not be discovered.

But to my surprise, it was discovered so quickly.

Even if his whereabouts were discovered, he remained calm.

Now that Minister Yan and his men have left through the tunnel, and the tunnel he built is several times more sophisticated than the one in Fu Jiayou's house, he is confident that no one will discover it.

Even if they arrest him, he's just an ordinary businessman.

Therefore, when he spoke with Qiu Yuan, he showed no sign of fear or apprehension.

Qiu Yuan coldly sized him up and said, "I now suspect that the assassination of the prince is related to you, and that the thief is hiding in your residence."

Yan Zhengquan immediately knelt on the ground, repeatedly crying out that he was innocent. "My lord, I am just a small-time merchant. I would never dare to do such a vicious thing! My lord, please don't wrong me."

Qiu Yuan didn't waste any words with him and directly ordered his men, "Search!"

The soldiers filed in and searched the house thoroughly. But apart from finding a few out-of-town merchants, they found nothing amiss.

Yan Zhengquan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the tunnel he had spent a lot of money to build was worthwhile.

Although the tunnel had never been used before after it was built, it is now proving its full potential.

Before he could catch his breath, he saw a stunningly beautiful woman walk in.

He stared in disbelief, and a thought inexplicably arose in his mind: she was so beautiful, she must be a fairy who had fallen from heaven to earth.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, an unbelievable idea popped into his head.

Could this be... the legendary Celestial Emperor?

Ji Yunshuang's words made him collapse to the ground.

Ji Yunshuang said to Qiu Yuan, "There is a tunnel in the house. The entrance to the tunnel is under the study. Have someone escort him to open the mechanism of the tunnel."

Yan Zhengquan's body went limp, and his mind felt like it had been struck by lightning.

How did she know? She had just come in, she hadn't even looked for it, yet she immediately told me the location of the tunnel.

Could she really be a deity?

Didn't they say he could never be a god? If a god isn't content to be a god in heaven, what would he be doing in the mortal world?

Could it be that Minister Yan is mistaken?

"Trying to feign innocence before His Majesty! What can escape His Majesty's eyes? You are truly overestimating yourself!"

Qiu Yuan scoffed, called over two guards, grabbed Yan Zhengquan, and headed towards the study.

Upon arriving at the study, two guards threw him to the ground and said, "This is an opportunity given to you by His Majesty the Divine Lord; you must seize it."

His Majesty will only give you one chance to atone for your sins. If you don't seize the opportunity and obediently open the tunnel mechanism, it will be too late for regrets once His Majesty is angry and punishes you.”

Yan Zhengquan intended to resist stubbornly and not open the tunnel's mechanism.

But Ji Yunshuang knew the tunnel entrance was below the study even before she arrived. How could she not know where the tunnel was?

I'm afraid this really is an opportunity she's giving herself.

If the gods are angered, they will punish his family...

He was truly terrified of the gods and dared not gamble with his family's health and lives. He rose shakily and opened the mechanism of the tunnel.

Qiu Yuan immediately led his guards to give chase.

Qiu Yuan and his guards all chased after them into the tunnel.

Apart from Ji Yunshuang, there was no one else present. Yan Zhengquan and the others all had their own thoughts.

Yan Zhengquan scrambled to his feet and ran outside. Several of his confidants followed him.

Several guards disguised as merchants suddenly drew their swords and attacked Ji Yunshuang.

Seeing everyone's actions, Ji Yunshuang didn't move an inch. She silently used her mental power to raise a barrier.

One layer of barrier protected itself within another, while the other layer enveloped the entire house.

Yan Zhengquan and his group, who were trying to escape the house, soon discovered that they were as if they had encountered a ghost.

There was clearly nothing in front of them, but no matter what they did, they couldn't get out; it was as if they were being blocked by something.

The group of people were sweating profusely with anxiety. They tried countless routes, but no matter which one they took, they couldn't get through.

The guards who attacked Ji Yunshuang also experienced the most devastating thing in their lives.

They raised their swords and thrust them at Ji Yunshuang, but the swords were blocked mid-air. No matter what they did, they couldn't reach Ji Yunshuang.

Unable to stab, one of the guards switched to slashing.

But when he swung his sword down, he didn't hit the person; instead, his own sword broke in two with a "bang."

The guard with the broken sword was completely dumbfounded.

He stared in disbelief at Ji Yunshuang, who sat down in a chair, conjured a cup of hot tea out of thin air, and calmly sipped it. Then, looking at his sword broken in two, he suddenly knelt down on the ground, muttering to himself, "So the rumors were true. She really is a goddess!"

At this moment, Yan Zhengquan and the others also ran in from outside, howling like ghosts.

"Your Majesty, we know we were wrong. Please, forgive us!" Yan Zhengquan knelt down in front of Ji Yunshuang and kowtowed repeatedly.

Now, he completely believes that Ji Yunshuang is indeed a deity.

If they weren't gods, how could they prevent them from leaving the house without firing a single shot? If they weren't gods, how could they break the sword in Guard Zheng's hand in two without lifting a finger?

How could someone who isn't a god conjure up steaming hot tea?

Since they are gods, punishing them wouldn't be an easy task.

Yan Zhengquan was filled with regret at that moment!

Why couldn't he see clearly? Why didn't he understand sooner? Why did he insist on going against the gods? Wasn't he just throwing an egg against a rock?