After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

The system suddenly understood.

System: [Host, you're absolutely right.]

Xie Xing proudly puffed out his chest: "Right? I think so too."

After reviewing the entire process twice, the final conclusion was that the plot began to go astray from the day the masked man appeared.

It's all because of this person's bug!

Jun Lanjin: "..."

His lips twitched.

This person could never have imagined that Xie Xing's thoughts could be overheard by someone else.

Even with Jun Lanjin's probing, not everyone can hear Xie Xing's thoughts.

At least, as one of the main characters, Xie Mingzhu cannot hear her own thoughts.

Why is that?

What standards are there for hearing her true feelings?

"Lord?" Seeing that Jun Lanjin did not reply to what Xie Xing had just said, Xie Xing couldn't help but remind him again.

"If I can't go back tonight, my father and elder brother will probably make a big fuss about finding me in the capital."

"The Xie family's daughters often go missing, which may alarm His Majesty."

Xie Xing spoke cautiously.

Jun Lanjin chuckled and said, "You saw that gold medal too, didn't you?"

In fact, Jun Lanjin should have sent Xie Xing back after he had used her.

However, the Xie family father and son must not know about the gold medal and tiger tally.

This person's thoughts are unpredictable; who can know what she's thinking, or how much news about her the Xie family father and son can hear?

This is something you can find out just by asking a few questions.

what should we do?

Jun Lanjin tapped the sides of the mask with his fingers, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

It would be a great pity to kill him now.

But if they don't kill him, and he's not in front of them, they'll reveal something they don't know.

Xie Xing squinted and said cleverly, "Don't worry, I won't say a word."

As she spoke, she raised her right hand and said resolutely, "I swear."

Jun Lanjin hadn't figured out how to treat her yet, so he suddenly stood up, turned around, and left.

Xie Xing stared at his retreating figure, bewildered for a moment.

Why did he leave?

The system was also at a loss: [I don't know.]

"What is that gold medal?" Xie Xing asked, puzzled.

The system said: "[That gold token is the Tiger Tally, the Jun family's Tiger Tally. In the story, Jun Lanjin's mother gave it to the Southern Kingdom in the finale, which almost led to the destruction of the Chu Kingdom. In the end, Luo Hanfeng saved the day.]"

Xie Xing fell into deep thought.

Previously, she had also suspected that the masked man might have some connection with the old princess. Now, hearing the system say this, Xie Xing's suspicions had turned into a degree of certainty.

It turned out to be the case.

Was this masked man working for the old princess?

In that case, wouldn't Jun Lanjin be unable to defeat him?

A hint of sympathy appeared in Xie Xing's eyes.

In a short period of time, Jun Lanjin's image in her mind had changed from handsome, dashing, and a good person to a sickly beauty, a bit unlucky, and now a pitiful wretch.

He really, he's so pitiful.

Xie Xingluo summarized.

The system sighed softly: "Yes, yes, host, it would be best to change the villain's ending. That way, the readers' affection will transform into good fortune and follow you into your real world."

The real world?

Jun Lanjin, who hadn't gone far, stood behind the curtain, gazing intently at Xie Xing.

Since the masked man left Xie Xing in the hall and ran away, Xie Xing squatted in the hall and waited for a long time, but no one came.

Out of sheer boredom, she began to negotiate with the two men who had just held swords to her neck.

"Well, your lord has left too, so perhaps..."

"Will you take me to your lord?"

The two men looked at her coldly.

Xie Xing shrank back silently under that glare.

After a long silence, a cold voice came: "The Lord is in the western pavilion. I will take you there."

Xie Xing's eyes lit up.

She immediately stood up and said, "Thank you, thank you so much."

The man who spoke remained cold and indifferent as he turned and walked out of the hall.

Xie Xing happily followed behind him.

This palace is truly enormous, and its interior is lavishly decorated.

Xie Xing turned and looked around for a long time. "How rich must they be? They can build a palace just like that. What kind of organization is this?"

The system is completely clueless right now.

[In the main storyline, the martial arts world is explored relatively little. The only significant part is later in the story, during Xie Mingzhu and Luo Hanfeng's escape, which includes a scene like this.]

I've heard that the Ghost Palace stands opposite the Yama's Palace in the martial arts world. This place doesn't seem to be the Yama's Palace; they're all wearing ghost masks. It can't be the Ghost Palace, can it?

Ghost Palace?

What kind of names are these?

It doesn't sound like a good person's name.

However, upon reflection, this book, "Treasure in the Palm," is mainly told from the female protagonist's perspective, and it is a story of redemption for the yandere and blackened male protagonist.

In these kinds of redemption stories, the female protagonist must first and foremost be good.

Xie Xing didn't know whether Xie Mingzhu was kind to others, but Xie Mingzhu was quite mean to her.

As it turns out, even the female lead can't be an absolutely good person when her own interests are threatened.

There are no absolutely good people, nor are there absolutely bad people.

Xie Xing had never seen the side of Jun Lanjin that was hostile towards her, so to her, Jun Lanjin was a good person.

Xie Xing followed his subordinate for an unknown amount of time, his legs aching from walking, until he finally stopped outside a courtyard.

The subordinate stopped outside the courtyard and said coldly, "The Lord is inside. If you want to go in, go in yourself."

With that said, he turned and left.

Xie Xing glanced back at him, feeling a sense of unease.

You really trust her that much?

Aren't you afraid she'll turn around and run away?

Xie Xing turned her toes in the opposite direction, intending to run away, but she immediately stopped.

They can't run very far.

Not to mention that it's the middle of the night and you can't even see the road clearly, if there's a wild animal on the mountain, she could die without any explanation.

She doesn't even know the way back to the capital; she's in the middle of nowhere.

Xie Xing feared that it would be another survival story.

Thinking this, Xie Xing could only resign himself to his fate, turn around, and step into the courtyard.

A gentle evening breeze was blowing, and Xie Xing noticed that the Venerable One's courtyard was filled with peach trees.

It's late autumn now, which shouldn't be the time for peach blossoms to bloom. I don't know what method the people here used to make the peach blossoms still bloom at this time.

Xie Xing leaned inside.

Junlan Jinren was not seen.

She carefully moved a few steps toward the door, and just as she was about to knock, the door creaked open.

Xie Xing blinked and looked at the half-open door.

I have a feeling that I'm luring someone into a trap.

Xie Xing stared at the door for a long time, then hesitated and took a step back.

I dare not go in.

But since she's already here, how can she go back if she doesn't go in?

With that thought in mind, Xie Xing took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and went inside.

"Clatter, crash, crash."

As soon as Xie Xing entered, he saw the rising steam and heard the splashing water, as if someone was taking a bath.

Xie Xing ground down his back alveolar bone.

[Fine, I'm terrified, but you've even taken a bath? What gives you the right!]