Poisonous Goddess: I'm just lazing around in the mortal realm.

Zhou Jinghuai suddenly felt a chill spread from his toes to the top of his head. He paused and looked at the girl walking behind him.

The girl wore a plain-colored long dress, her long, black hair was casually pulled back, and a few wisps of hair fell in front of her forehead, making her bright face look even more delicate.

Unfortunately, the moment the girl spoke, the oppressive aura surrounding her was enough to silence everyone present.

"What? Don't you want to continue talking?"

Thirteen crossed his arms, his bright gaze sweeping between the three men.

Haojing, who was standing to the side, was the first to react and quickly spoke up.

"Thirteen, you don't know this, but when it comes to which girls in brothels are the best, Young Master Zhou certainly knows much more than I do. His lament is simply because we left the capital together, isn't it?"

He originally wanted to stop Zhou Jinghuai from befriending Thirteen, and now that the opportunity had fallen into his hands, he had to make up for the humiliation he had suffered at Zhou Jinghuai's hands before.

"He's framing me! I was just playing around, I would never stay at Zuixianlou every night like you do!"

Zhou Jinghuai subtly shifted his feet, wanting to stand next to Thirteen.

Thirteen glanced at him, understanding dawning on her.

Whether you go to brothels or not is none of my business. I'm here to ask you, Haojing, about Shen Mu's plans.

Her face didn't change much, but it made Zhou Jinghuai, who was standing next to her, feel a tightness in his heart.

He would rather Thirteen get angry because of his words than have Thirteen get angry.

But it was precisely this nonchalant attitude that made him unable to figure her out.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jinghuai's expression also turned serious, completely losing the lighthearted demeanor he had shown with Haojing just moments before.

"Lord Shen? What do you want to ask?" Hao Jing saw that Thirteen had come to discuss business, so he suppressed the smile on his lips before Thirteen continued to probe.

I'm afraid he'll even reveal Zhou Jinghuai's secrets.

"I want to know what his plans are? I'm currently..." Thirteen suddenly stopped, looked around, and only continued after making sure no one was watching.

"I currently lack divine protection, so I cannot fully protect Pei Suisui. If Lord Shen has a few capable individuals, I would like to borrow them to protect the second young lady of the Pei family."

Although Thirteen has temporarily lost her divine power, she is fortunate to have some martial arts skills, so protecting herself is not a big problem.

But for Pei Suisui, who was sickly, the bumpy ride was enough to take half her life.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinghuai pointed to himself with an incredulous expression.

"What about me? Thirteen, I can protect you."

He was naturally unhappy with Thirteen, after all, he was a living person who was always around Thirteen, but Thirteen deliberately ignored him, saying that he didn't have any capable people around him to help him.

Isn't this a sarcastic jab at him?

Xie Qiao, who had been standing silently to the side for a long time, gave him a deep look and suddenly spoke.

"Besides Thirteen, there's probably no one else in your eyes. I'm afraid even if someone were to assassinate the Pei family's daughter, you would pretend not to see it."

Xie Qiao's words immediately silenced everyone present.

An extremely unnatural blush swept across Thirteen's face, instantly spreading from her cheeks to the tips of her ears, so red it looked as if it could bleed.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Zhou Jinghuai's ears also turned red, and he quickly spoke up to stop him.

Even Hao Jing, who was standing next to Xie Qiao, couldn't help but turn around and give him a thumbs up.

"Brother, you really know how to talk."

His heart sank. He had originally planned to use the girls in the brothel to make Zhou Jinghuai's image even worse in Thirteen's mind.

But unexpectedly, despite his constant vigilance, he forgot to guard against the people around him.

I fear that Xie Qiao's words today are like a seed about to sprout, planted in Thirteen's heart, destined to blossom sooner or later.

Thirteen turned his head and saw the dazzling starry sky, and his heart sank.

Right now, she naturally has no interest in talking about personal matters.

"That's why I was asking if Lord Shen has made any arrangements? And what about Prime Minister Pei... he should be safe now, right?"

She composed herself and turned to look at Haojing.

Haojing nodded quickly in reply.

"Lord Shen had prepared everything before he left. He specifically asked me and Xie Qiao to stay by your side and help you."

Although he was also worried about Shen Mu's safety, he had no choice but to obey Shen Mu's arrangements for the time being.

"Aren't the two of you a bit too many? After all, we're at the back of the group, so we're not in as much danger." Thirteen rubbed his forehead, having spent the last few days on the road taking care of Pei Suisui.

She obviously hadn't rested well either.

"what do you mean……"

Haojing and Xieqiao exchanged a glance, as if they had already understood what Thirteen meant.

“I think one of you should go back to Shen Mu’s side to help. After all, we still have a few of his helpers here. As long as we don’t run into the Demon Lord and his group, there shouldn’t be any problems.”

Thirteen's original intention was simply to have Shen Mu assign her a few capable guards, but she never expected that Shen Mu would leave his two most capable assistants to her.

Although his intentions were good, in Thirteen's opinion, Shen Mu's situation was still much more dangerous than theirs.

A look of amazement flashed across Hao Jing's face. He hadn't expected that Thirteen would think the same way he had, and he quickly nodded in agreement.

"Then let Xie Qiao protect the young lady. My lightness skill is better than his. If we set off tonight, we can catch up with Lord Shen before noon tomorrow."

He was naturally extremely worried about Shen Mu.

Before they left Cangling, they had a life-saving medicine on them, in case Shen Mu had any accidents while chasing the Demon Lord in the mortal realm.

Now, however, he had already given the medicine to Thirteen. Hao Jing, who was the only one who knew that the medicine was no longer available, was naturally the most worried about Shen Mu.

Thinking of this, Haojing raised his hand to say goodbye to the others, but as he turned to leave, Thirteen couldn't help but speak up.

"I have another question for you, Lord Haojing... Could you answer it for me?"

What did you call me?

Haojing turned around in surprise, only to bump into Thirteen's gossipy face.

Suddenly, a bad feeling welled up in his heart, and even the two men behind Thirteen wore curious expressions.

"That osmanthus candy, Lord Haojing wouldn't keep denying it forever, would he?"

While Thirteen was brewing the medicine, the osmanthus sugar was already delivered by their accompanying guards, so she almost misunderstood and thought it was one of Shen Mu's men who had a crush on the second young lady of the Pei family.

However, upon closer reflection, she realized that none of the guards had ever seen the second young lady of the Pei family before, so how could they know so much about her preferences?

In addition, she has been running into Haojing in the army from time to time these days.

Clearly, Haojing lied on purpose!