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

Jun Lanjin said lazily, "But I insist you eat it, what can I do?"

Xie Xing: "..." What's wrong with this guy?

Before she could speak, her eyes suddenly lit up as Jun Lanjin removed the black cloth.

Xie Xing squinted slightly, feeling a bit uncomfortable. When he opened his eyes again, he saw a ghost mask right in front of him.

She screamed and stumbled backward.

Jun Lanjin chuckled lightly, moved back slightly, and then greeted Xie Xing: "Long time no see, you little brat who's asking for death."

Xie Xing's almond-shaped eyes widened, and her voice trembled as she asked, "It's...it's you?"

[It's that madman who sneaked into her boudoir and almost killed her at Prince Jin's mansion!]

The "Madman" label was slammed onto Jun Lanjin's head, and his mouth twitched beneath his mask.

Jun Lanjin's voice, behind the mask, sounded somewhat different from his original voice, sounding hoarse.

He sat lazily on the weeds, holding a bowl of rice in one hand and resting his chin on his other, looking at Xie Xing with a leisurely air: "It's me. Are you surprised to see me?"

Xie Xing: "..."

It was mostly from being frightened.

Xie Xing felt her life had turned bleak. After all, this man had really wanted to kill her last time. If she hadn't escaped when he wasn't paying attention, her body might have ended up in the Prince Jin's mansion.

How to do?

Xie Xing's brain was racing, and he had already thought of several ways to beg for mercy.

Her inner thoughts were simultaneously transmitted to Jun Lanjin's mind.

Jun Lanjin smiled as she looked at Xie Xing, wondering how she would manage to survive against him.

After a long while, Xie Xing could only force himself to calm down.

Her moist eyes glanced at the masked man sitting right in front of her, paused, and then asked, "If you really wanted to kill me, you would have done it earlier."

"So, what is your purpose?"

Jun Lanjin said leisurely, "Take a guess?"

She'll guess again?

Xie Xing's expression cracked slightly.

She really didn't know which way to guess!

But if she doesn't want to, then her only way out might become a dead end because of her one wrong decision.

Xie Xing racked his brains, recalling both instances of encountering the masked man.

The first time she appeared at the General's Mansion, her target was probably Xie Mingzhu, so she didn't attack her. After using her to attract Xie Tongchen's attention, she left.

The second time he truly revealed his murderous intent towards her was at the Prince Jin's residence.

First of all, not just anyone can enter Jun Lanjin's Prince Jin's Mansion.

He must have some connection with the Prince Jin's residence.

Xie Xing was the first to rule out the truth that was related to Jun Lanjin.

Based on her analysis, if it were one of Jun Lanjin's men who discovered that the old princess was trying to poison him, he wouldn't have remained completely indifferent. Moreover, after she escaped from the masked man, she went to see Jun Lanjin.

She didn't notice anything unusual on his face.

That was someone who served the old princess?

Do not……

not always.

If it were someone close to the old princess, given her wary nature, she would have had countless opportunities to kill her during the three days she stayed at the Prince Jin's residence.

and so--

Xie Xing's mind raced, so there was only one possibility: the old man who gave the old princess the medicine!

That old man was a master of poison making; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to poison Jun Lanjin so quietly.

After analyzing the situation, Xie Xing concluded that the masked man in front of him had come because of what happened last time.

Jun Lanjin listened to her analysis: "..."

I don't know if she's smart or stupid.

Xie Xing bit her lip: "I swear, I didn't see anything that night, nor did I tell anyone about it."

"Please let me go."

Xie Xing looked pleadingly at Jun Lanjin.

Jun Lanjin rested his chin on his hand: "Only the dead can't talk forever, how can I believe you?"

Xie Xing is a bit far from Jun Lanjin, isn't that the reason?

The constant fear of death made her hands, which were icy cold, behind her back.

She said, "I think you must have your own purpose, otherwise you wouldn't have kept me here until now."

"Is it because of the General's Mansion?"

This is the only reason Xie Xing can think of for her to be alive with the masked man.

Jun Lanjin said calmly, "You guessed right. Then guess why I kept you here."

Xie Xing: "..."

General's Mansion... Xie Mingzhu...

Xie Xing suddenly looked up, her pupils trembling.

Could this person be Xie Mingzhu's former cronies from the previous dynasty?

"Is it related to Xie Mingzhu?" Xie Xing asked cautiously.

While she was talking to Jun Lanjin, she was trying to free her hands from the ropes.

Jun Lanjin narrowed his eyes, but he didn't say anything.

There was silence.

Xie Xing's heart pounded nervously. She didn't know what to say to get the masked man to let her go.

At least for now, the masked man doesn't reveal his true purpose; instead, he chooses to play along with her.

That is to assess whether she has any value to be exploited.

Having no value to others, it naturally ends in death.

Xie Xing had to control himself; he couldn't say too much, but he also couldn't remain silent.

After a long silence, Jun Lanjin finally smiled and said, "Not too stupid."

Jun Lanjin's purpose in binding Xie Xing was not simply to check the poison on her body.

He wanted to see if the girl in front of him was really stupid in a life-threatening situation.

In addition, he also wanted to catch some fish.

Jun Lanjin tapped her knee with her fingertip for a long time before saying in a low voice, "I heard that you are the real daughter of the General's Mansion, but your parents and brothers don't seem to like you very much?"

Xie Xing glanced warily at Jun Lanjin and said cautiously, "Actually, my parents and brother value me quite a bit."

“My dad told me a while ago that I should tell him if I had suffered any grievances.”

Although I said I wouldn't solve it.

"My third brother values ​​me very much!" Xie Xing emphasized the word "values".

[That is, the bond of life and death we developed recently has improved our relationship a bit.]

Xie Xing added one last sentence: "If you arrest me, my father, mother, and brother will definitely be very worried."

"And my maternal grandparents, as you know, the General's Mansion is not so easy to manipulate, they will come looking for us sooner or later."

When Xie Xing spoke, his voice was soft and pleasant, without a hint of threat.

But her almond-shaped eyes couldn't hide her caution and a hint of probing.

She was using the general's mansion to test him.

She was testing whether he would lay a hand on her.

"Hmm." Jun Lanjin nodded, his fingers resting on his chin as he said thoughtfully, "Originally, I was thinking that if you had no use to me, I would kill you."

"But you said you are still valued in the General's Mansion, so I changed my mind."

He moved slightly closer to Xie Xing, his dark eyes beneath the mask meeting hers: "Then you will be at my service."

As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of food, and fed it to Xie Xing.

Xie Xing stared at him blankly.

The masked man said in a light voice, "You've been poisoned. If you don't come to me for the antidote within a month, you'll die."

Xie Xing: "..."

Xie Xing: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

Damn it! Why is everyone feeding her poison?!