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

Xie Xing eventually brought Jun Lanjin back, along with Lin Yi.

Xie Xing's courtyard is no longer a deserted place. After leading the person to her boudoir, she looked at the bed and remained silent for a moment.

First of all, she has two first-class maids in her courtyard, Zhijun and Jiajun. Although she only has one personal maid, Caiyue, as long as Caiyue doesn't tell anyone, she should be able to keep it a secret.

But recently, for some reason, the Xie family has been coming to sit in her courtyard from time to time.

Xie Jiaojiao was a frequent visitor to the courtyard.

There are also Xie Yuze and others.

Under such circumstances, it would be quite difficult to hide a man.

Just as Xie Xing turned around, wondering what other way to do it, Jun Lanjin had already gone to lie down on her bed.

Xie Xing exclaimed, "Lord, you can't sleep!"

Jun Lanjin raised an eyebrow: "Why?"

Xie Xing puffed out his cheeks, hesitated for a moment, and finally managed to say, "You haven't changed your clothes yet."

It's so dirty! So dirty!

Jun Lanjin was speechless.

Xie Xing hurriedly rummaged through the wardrobe and finally found a piece of men's clothing, which he then threw at Jun Lanjin: "Master, please change into this."

Jun Lanjin clutched the clothes, looking at her suspiciously: "Why are there men's clothes in your room?"

Xie Xing chuckled and said, "Master, you concern yourself with everything, but do you care whether I have men's clothes in my room?"

The system gasped: [Host, you've really recovered! You dare to be so arrogant in front of the Ghost King.]

Back then, Xie Xing was someone who would tremble with fear in front of him.

Xie Xing said, "I tore off his mask before and he didn't kill me, so I must still have some other use to him. Since I'm going to be used anyway, what's wrong with me being a little harsh?"

The system thought it made sense.

[This outfit was bought for Luo Hanfeng before.]

Jun Lanjin's hand tightened, almost tearing the clothes to shreds.

But he endured it.

It was no coincidence that Jun Lanjin appeared with Xie Xing.

Lin Yi suddenly sent a letter, informing Jun Lanjin of Xie Xing's situation.

It just so happens that Jun Lanjin is in the teahouse next door, dressed as the Ghost King.

Since Xie Xing suspected him of wearing a human skin mask last time, Jun Lanjin has worn three masks in a row to prevent his identity from being exposed.

The innermost layer is where Junlan Jin had Ximen Zhuxin apply a new disguise technique.

Without this disguise technique, Jun Lanjin might have been exposed immediately.

The first time I saved someone, I ended up feeling angry.

After leaving the person in the boudoir, Xie Xing went out to make arrangements for the people in the room, at least to prevent the masked man in the room from being discovered by others.

She doesn't bring people to her room without a purpose.

This person has similar features to Jun Lanjin, and is also related to the old princess. He also has a defense map and a tiger tally on him. Who knows who this person is?

As soon as Xie Xing closed the door, he immediately wrote a letter and asked Lin Yi to deliver it to Jun Lanjin.

late at night.

When Jun Lanjin, who was in Xie Xing's room, received this letter, he almost crushed it to pieces.

The full moon hung high in the night sky, and the general's mansion was quiet.

Jun Lanjin, dressed in a light blue robe, crumpled the letter Lin Yi had given him into a ball, making a cracking sound in his hand.

The letter read—

My dearest prince:

Seeing this letter is like seeing you in person.

Do you remember when I said I wanted to kill the villain in your manor? Now I know his identity. He is the Ghost King of the Ghost Palace. He has some resemblance to you in the eyes and brows, though of course, his appearance is no match for yours.

Has Your Highness recently been worried about the theft of the defense map? Are you also wondering why your health is deteriorating? Do you have many questions in your mind?

If Your Highness wishes to obtain the defense map, you may secretly send someone to my courtyard. This Jianghu Ghost King, who possesses the defense map and something resembling a tiger tally, is currently severely injured. If Your Highness takes him away and subjects him to severe interrogation, perhaps all your doubts will be resolved.

Your Highness, the following is my humble opinion. If you find it incorrect, please pretend you did not see it.

I believe that this Ghost King is not just a member of the martial arts world, but should be connected to your mother. Moreover, he has some resemblance to you in his features, so I dare to guess that he might be your long-lost brother.

Your Highness, please come and take a look.

Yours sincerely.

Three five-pointed stars were drawn below.

Jun Lanjin almost choked on his breath, feeling neither up nor down.

Lin Yi looked at the letter with a complicated expression, then glanced at Jun Lanjin, whose face was ashen. He couldn't help but write on the paper, "Your Highness, please calm down. At least we can be sure that Miss only stands on Your Highness's side."

They even dared to write a letter to the prince saying this.

Even if the prince were to arrest himself, wouldn't anyone utter a word of loyalty?

Jun Lanjin sneered: "She has truly impressed me."

Who says Xie Xing is stupid?

Her mind is so deep that even someone with mind-reading abilities might not be able to know her true thoughts.

How could her heart not be profound?

Whatever ideas you have in mind, you don't even need to rehearse them in your head; you just think them through early on and then do them.

If he were just Jun Lanjin, he would naturally be happy to receive this letter.

But he was also a ghost king.

The feeling of being outmaneuvered so openly left Jun Lanjin completely bewildered, both outwardly and inwardly, which infuriated him.

Most of the heartfelt words in the heart are nonsense that makes people speechless, yet they can silently and directly harm people.

Xie Xing, just how many faces do you have that I don't know about?

Jun Lanjin's eyes narrowed. He crumpled the paper into pieces and said coldly, "Tell her that I know, but I don't believe her. Let her come to me and explain herself."

Lin nodded, then quietly retreated.

After everyone left, Jun Lanjin stood alone in the courtyard. He looked up at the night sky, his eyes growing increasingly profound.

There isn't much time left for him.

Qi Yi said that he needed three years to refine the Hundred Poison Gu King.

But now he doesn't have three years, not even a year.

If he cannot find the white lotus or wait for the Gu to be completed, his life will come to an end.

Initially, she wanted to get involved herself and use her feelings to scheme against Xie Xing, so that she would willingly tell him everything, or that he would risk everything to save her life for her.

But to my surprise, she was more clear-headed than anyone else.

She seemed to like him immensely and be extremely loyal to him, but in reality, there was no affection in his clear eyes.

Being happy can certainly bring joy, but in reality…

That's the painting.

Jun Lanjin lowered his eyes, somewhat helpless.

That's it.

Love is a complicated thing, so if such scheming is useless, then let it go.

Although he had let it go, Jun Lanjin still felt a pang of heartache when he thought about Xie Xing's reaction during the day.

A heartless, naive little rascal.

……

The next day.

Xie Xing rushed to Lin Yi early in the morning and asked, "What did he say? What did he say? What did the Prince say?"