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

Zhou Jinghuai's cold voice came from behind Thirteen. She turned around in shock.

Looking at Zhou Jinghuai, who had a calm expression, he said...

"how do you know?"

"When I was looking for you, I saw the place where she was being held, but I didn't see you there, so I didn't go looking for the second young lady of the Pei family."

Zhou Jinghuai propped his head up with one hand and leaned against the table.

You know, it's already a miracle he didn't secretly make that little girl suffer a bit.

For the past two weeks, Pei Suisui has been constantly trying to sow discord between him and Shisan, causing their relationship to stagnate.

It's mostly Pei Suisui's fault for her mouth.

Thirteen glanced at him, clearly seeing through his thoughts.

“I don’t care how much you argue with her, she is still Prime Minister Pei’s daughter, and we must rescue her. Besides, if it weren’t for Prime Minister Pei, I would never be standing here talking to you.”

Naturally, she wanted to rescue Pei Suisui first.

"Why don't we just let Xie Qiao go? Why do I need to get involved?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinghuai stroked his chin; he was a vengeful person.

Over the past two weeks, he has kept in mind every single thing Pei Suisui has done to embarrass him.

Xie Qiao couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and spoke first.

"Where is she? I'll rescue her myself later."

Although his duty was to protect Thirteen's safety, Pei Suisui was Thirteen's good friend, so he should help her out.

"Since Zhou Jinghuai knows the location of the villa, there's no rush. Just protect her safety from the shadows."

Thirteen looked at Xie Qiao, who then nodded.

"What do you mean? Didn't you say you were going to rescue that brat?"

Zhou Jinghuai looked puzzled. Although he didn't like Pei Suisui, she was someone who could speak up for him in front of Thirteen, so he had to help her out in some way.

"The Crown Prince is keeping watch in secret. I'm afraid that if we act rashly, it will be detrimental to Miss Pei in the capital."

"Pei Nanyue? Her?"

Zhou Jinghuai was somewhat taken aback.

“We haven’t figured out the Crown Prince’s abilities yet. If the Crown Prince has set up ambushes on both sides, just waiting for Prime Minister Pei to fall into the trap, then I’m afraid no one will be able to save him.”

"Hmm...is it that complicated?"

Zhou Jinghuai frowned. He had never expected that the Crown Prince would be so suspicious by nature, and that he would set up ambushes on both sides.

"I think you're useless except for your mouth."

Xie Qiao's words made Zhou Jinghuai pause, and he turned his head to look at him.

"What do you mean?"

"If I say you're not smart enough, and you can't fight, then you're just no good at everything, aren't you?"

Thirteen crossed his arms and stepped forward, taking out the prescription he had already written down and handing it to Xie Qiao.

"These are some medicinal herbs I recently needed. Things are tense in Philadelphia right now, and I'm afraid the Crown Prince's spies are watching me. Could you find a way to get them from the neighboring county for me?"

"Okay, I'll go and get it first thing tomorrow morning."

Xie Qiao carefully put away the prescription without asking why.

Zhou Jinghuai pursed his lips slightly, and suddenly he felt as if he really had nothing to do.

"Thirteen, you..."

"Does the Zhou family have some connection with Marquis Gu?"

Thirteen spoke first, which temporarily suppressed Zhou Jinghuai's vexed emotions. He frowned upon hearing this.

"We have had some contact, but General Weiyuan has a rather eccentric personality, and I haven't met him much."

He vaguely remembered that a few years ago, when he first came to the human world, he was ordered by the emperor to send military provisions to Philadelphia for disaster relief. At that time, he had seen General Weiyuan from afar.

He always felt that this general possessed a certain charm reminiscent of Aunt Qin.

So much so that he avoided the Gu family residence during his few days in Philadelphia.

This is one of the reasons why he hasn't gone to the Gu family mansion to find Thirteen.

"It doesn't matter if you haven't seen him before. Right now, Prime Minister Pei has been poisoned, and some plans still need someone unfamiliar to pass on the message."

Thirteen looked at him, and Zhou Jinghuai sat up straight upon hearing this. He truly hadn't expected that he would actually be going to see that replica of 'Aunt Qin' again.

"Can I not go?"

"What do you say?"

Thirteen couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

"Alright, I'll go. But you just said that Prime Minister Pei was poisoned? What do you mean?"

Zhou Jinghuai frowned. The information he had originally gathered only mentioned the internal strife between the Crown Prince and General Weiyuan, without mentioning Prime Minister Pei.

The Emperor has been keeping an eye on the Pei family for a long time now.

He had reason to suspect that the Emperor might be behind this.

"Although the Crown Prince did it and it doesn't pose a immediate threat to his life, I still want to try to find an antidote for him. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked Xie Qiao to help me procure these things."

Thirteen glanced at Xie Qiao and naturally explained his intentions to him.

Xie Qiao's expression was somewhat serious.

Although he rarely interacts with people

However, he had often heard people say about Pei Xiang's character, and naturally he did not want Pei Xiang's life to be in danger.

"I will go find those medicinal herbs now and deliver them to you as soon as possible."

Having said that, he took his sword and left the room.

Inside the room, only the two of them remained.

"Zhou Jinghuai, there is something I need to tell you."

Thirteen glanced at him, then sat down at the table.

Zhou Jinghuai nodded at her

"Just tell me what you need, and if I can do it... I can even do things I can't!"

He patted his chest, as if afraid that Thirteen would look down on him now.

"I have something to tell you, something that even Shen Mu doesn't know."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinghuai was surprised to learn that even Shen Mu didn't know this, and a look of delight flashed across his face. He naturally wanted Thirteen to treat him differently.

Thirteen's little face was full of seriousness.

“I have amnesia, so I can’t respond to your current attitude towards me. I hope you can respect me. Until I remember, we are just good friends.”

She always wanted to bring this matter to the forefront.

After all, the change in Zhou Jinghuai's attitude since he discovered she was a girl was too great for her to bear.

Zhou Jinghuai silently sat up straight. He had indeed guessed what Thirteen had said, but he hadn't confirmed his own thoughts during that time.

Now that Thirteen has said it so openly, he doesn't even have time to think about how to respond to her.

"I understand what you mean. If I have offended you in any way before..."

Zhou Jinghuai subconsciously clenched his fists. He really didn't know what to say next. He looked down at his tightly clenched hands and suddenly fell silent.

Seeing him like this, Thirteen quickly patted his shoulder and said...

"I wouldn't say it was offensive, but I hope we can get along well, like friends, before I think about the past. Sorry about everything else."

She could actually tell from Zhou Jinghuai's attitude towards her that they must have known each other before.

And it has even transcended the level of friendship.

But now she

It's not the same Shi Wanyan anymore.