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

Ji Yunshuang had never been to Beiguan and didn't know what the climate was like there. However, sweet potatoes are highly adaptable and widely cultivated, so she figured there shouldn't be any problems.

Besides sweet potatoes, there are also high-yield grains such as corn and potatoes; there are always grains suitable for planting in Beiguan Military Settlement.

Ji Yunshuang replied to Lu Yinheng, then took out several kinds of high-yield grain seeds, packed them in a bundle, carried it on Big Tiger's back, and asked Big Tiger to make a trip to Beiguan.

It's fast and can deliver things quickly.

Once Lu Yinheng receives the seeds, he can arrange for people to try planting them to see which grain is more suitable for planting in Beiguan.

This might buy more time and allow the military settlements to achieve self-sufficiency in production as soon as possible.

Ji Yunshuang sent out the letter and seeds, while Yan Shangshu retrieved the special letter paper needed for the snake to deliver the message.

It's unclear what kind of potion was used to soak the letter paper, but as soon as this special letter paper was taken out, the snakes that were originally restless and agitated calmed down.

"Your Majesty, what should be written in the letter?" Minister Yan asked cautiously.

Ji Yunshuang turned her gaze away from the snakes and said, "Arrange a place to meet him, but be careful with your words so as not to arouse his suspicion."

Minister Yan was filled with trepidation, his mind churning with countless thoughts, but he quickly suppressed them and obediently replied, "Yes."

The servants in the mansion immediately understood and brought up the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

After pondering for a moment, Minister Yan picked up his pen and quickly wrote a letter.

After writing the letter, he respectfully stepped back and then nervously asked Ji Yunshuang to take a look.

In the letter, he sincerely apologized, saying that his plan had encountered a ruthless opponent, resulting in the tragic deaths of many snakes. He also couldn't help but curse Ji Yunshuang a few times.

He was somewhat worried, afraid that Ji Yunshuang was angry because he had scolded her. He carefully observed Ji Yunshuang's expression.

Seeing that Ji Yunshuang remained calm and was not angered by his insults, he felt relieved and admired her.

At the same time, I can understand why so many people would willingly join her ranks and pledge their loyalty to her.

Her magnanimity is truly extraordinary. Moreover, she doesn't concern herself with trivial matters when it comes to important things.

Ji Yunshuang was unaware that Minister Yan had thought so much about such a small matter. After reading the letter, she said to Minister Yan, "Alright, let the snake deliver the letter!"

Minister Yan rolled up the letter into a small cylinder and then stuffed it into the snake's mouth.

After stuffing the letter into its mouth, the snake immediately left the yard at an extremely fast speed.

"Your Majesty, should we send someone to follow them?" Qiu Yuan asked.

Ji Yunshuang waved her hand and said, "No need! You can't keep up, and you'll easily be exposed."

She used her telekinesis to follow the snake.

I initially thought the snake would leave the city and head to some desolate wilderness. But to my surprise, the snake ended up entering a house in the city.

What Ji Yunshuang didn't expect was that the people in the house were very perceptive. Upon seeing the snake, they didn't remove the tongue from its mouth, but instead ran away.

If the other party hadn't reacted so strongly, she might have only been somewhat suspicious, but their reaction made her wary.

Ji Yunshuang immediately appeared and blocked the other party.

Upon seeing Ji Yunshuang, the man was stunned for a moment, but quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, spare my life! I was bewitched and lent my pet snake to a friend... I never expected my friend to use my pet snake to do bad things."

"I only realized my mistake after seeing the Crown Prince in trouble; I had almost killed him and nearly tarnished Your Majesty's reputation. Your Majesty, please punish me! I misjudged people, leading to this grave error; I deserve to die!"

He kept banging his head on the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably. He looked terrified, as if he deeply regretted misjudging people and getting involved in a conspiracy.

Looking at him, Ji Yunshuang wondered if she was being too sensitive and overthinking things.

But the furnishings in the room gave her an inexplicable sense of unease.

She had a bad feeling and quickly left the room. Just then, the man who had been kneeling and kowtowing suddenly stood up and thrust a bone sword covered in talismans at her.

Ji Yunshuang left the room quickly, but the man was just as fast. At the last second, Ji Yunshuang used her telekinesis to return to her spatial dimension.

Seeing Ji Yunshuang disappear, the man showed no surprise whatsoever. He appeared as if he had expected this to happen, a wicked smile spreading across his face.

He stroked the bone sword in his hand and said to the spot where Ji Yunshuang had disappeared, "You can't escape!"

The bone sword in his hand was made of some kind of bone, and there were some kind of runes drawn on it, which made Ji Yunshuang feel a sense of threat for no reason.

Subconsciously, she felt that she absolutely could not be touched by that bone sword, as it could cause her considerable harm.

She focused her mental energy on the bone sword, trying to figure out why she felt this way about it.

But when she focused her mental energy on the bone sword, she felt a sharp pain in her head.

She nearly collapsed and fainted.

She quickly regained control of herself and withdrew her mental power.

Without realizing it, he leaned against the tree trunk and slid down to sit on the ground.

This was the first time she had experienced such a strange feeling while using her telekinesis. Just a moment ago, she felt as if the bone sword was draining all the telekinesis from her body.

She leaned against the trunk of the merit tree, panting heavily, and dared not use her mental power for the time being.

Outside the space, the man used the bone sword in his hand to cut his wrist, then revealed an evil smile.

He dipped his bone sword in his own blood and began drawing runes on the ground. Soon, the room he was in was covered with blood runes.

The moment he finished drawing the blood talisman, numerous snakes surged in from all directions. As if summoned, these snakes entered the talisman array he had created.

All the snakes had their tails coiled up, their necks stretched high, and their long tongues flicking out.

Qiu Yuan and his men chased after Ji Yunshuang and discovered this eerie place that resembled a snake pit.

His heart skipped a beat, and he pointed his sword at the man surrounded by snakes, saying, "Where is our Emperor? What have you done to our Emperor?"

The man's face was as white as a sheet of paper from bleeding profusely, but his eyes were like two flames, burning with a mad light.

Looking at him, Qiu Yuan felt a strange chill run down his spine.

"What...what are you?"

The man ignored him and just let out a strange laugh.

Qiu Yuan and his guards who came with him felt their hair stand on end, and many soldiers inexplicably thought of the insect people whose bodies had been taken over by insects.

Everyone couldn't help but wonder, could it be a fish that escaped the net? An insectoid that hadn't been killed yet?

"Never mind what it is, it doesn't look like a good thing. Everyone, follow me, let's break in and capture it."

Qiu Yuan shouted, and the soldiers all took up their weapons and attacked the man.

But he was protected by layers upon layers of snakes; to deal with him, the snakes had to be killed first.

Although these snakes didn't attack people as frantically as they had in Fu Ci's mansion, they surrounded the man like guards. Qiu Yuan's soldiers attacked multiple times, but couldn't get any closer to him.

As time went on, the soldiers gradually began to experience dizziness and lightheadedness.

"No, it's poisonous!"

Qiu Yuan immediately became alert and loudly ordered, "Everyone step back, take one of the medicines His Majesty has bestowed upon you, and cover your noses with a cloth."

Upon hearing his instructions, everyone immediately followed them.

Ji Yunshuang had previously given them all life-saving pills.

Although this medicine is not used for detoxification, it is made with precious medicinal materials such as ginseng from the space, plus the nectar of the merit tree, and can be life-saving in critical situations.

After taking the pills, everyone felt their dizziness and lightheadedness improve. Since they hadn't prepared anything beforehand and couldn't find anything to cover their mouths and noses, they had to tear strips of cloth from their clothes to cover them.

Although everyone's symptoms have eased somewhat, their fighting ability has been greatly reduced.

Qiu Yuan refrained from acting rashly and whispered a few words to the people around him. Soon, several guards left the scene to bring Minister Yan over.

Minister Yan and Yan Xin were no longer imprisoned, but guards were arranged to watch over them.

Qiu Yuan looked at Minister Yan and asked, "Is this the friend you mentioned?"

When Minister Yan plotted to harm Fu Ci, he didn't find snakes particularly terrifying. But now, seeing so many snakes, his legs went weak. He forced himself to stay upright, refusing to collapse from fear.

He forced himself to suppress his fear and looked at the man surrounded by snakes.

That person was indeed someone he used to be on good terms with, but for some reason, he felt strangely unfamiliar with him today.

"Brother Qiu Jin, what... what's going on? Is there some misunderstanding? I asked you for help before, thank you so much—"

As Minister Yan was speaking, he suddenly stopped talking.

Because he saw the man take out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, pour out a worm from the bottle, and after the worm landed on his hand, the long wound on the man's hand miraculously healed itself in a moment.

The man's originally pale face instantly regained its rosy hue.

In his mind, this was something that ordinary people simply couldn't do.

It wasn't at all what he thought.

This is far more than just a martial arts practitioner with some unusual skills, someone who can raise snakes! This is far beyond his comprehension.

He stared wide-eyed at the scene before him, unable to believe his eyes.

Qiu Yuan and the others, like Minister Yan, wore expressions of disbelief. These were… insect people?

So, will the same situation happen again?

Thinking of the horrific scene that had just occurred, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Inside the space, Ji Yunshuang also saw the worm in the man's hand. The instant she saw the worm in the man's hand, she was almost 100% certain that this man was a member of the Witch Clan.

Minister Yan and Emperor Gong of Zhou used the snakes he kept to plot against her and Prince Rui. But this person was hiding behind the scenes, having included all of them in his scheme.