Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

Jiang Yuzhou hesitated, then lowered her peach blossom eyes to suppress the bitterness in her heart.

Jiang Muyu slowly said, "I don't believe that the piles of white bones in the middle of the maze are the result of failing to kill monsters. The king knew it was impossible, yet he kept sending people into the maze, deceiving them by saying they were treasures."

"The monster was a treasure to the king, but to the others who entered the labyrinth, they were food that the king himself handed over to the monster."

Jiang Yuzhou agreed with Jiang Muyu's line of thinking.

"There must be a special connection between the king and the monster, something we haven't discovered yet."

Regardless of the specific relationship between the monster and the king, the fact that the monster had interacted with the king suggests that it was not originally a monster. What happened in between that caused it to become this way?

The imprisoned imperial advisor and the continuous rituals held at the altar are both suspicious.

The final step of the altar is not missing any treasures; the treasures are just a decoy, a trick to lure people in and make them food for monsters.

Jiang Yuzhou and Jiang Muyu lingered in the maze for a long time before leaving under the cover of night. The king probably assumed they had been devoured by the treasure, as there were no guards left.

"Uncle, let's go rescue the Imperial Advisor first."

Jiang Yuzhou had no objections; with the help of talismans and mental control, rescuing the Grand Preceptor was easy.

When the Imperial Advisor saw them, he was first surprised, and then immediately advised them to leave quickly, as this was not a place for them.

Jiang Muyu grabbed the Imperial Advisor, completely ignoring the Advisor's advice.

As they walked out, they were still telling the Imperial Advisor the good news.

"We killed the monster in the middle of the maze, and the king can no longer do what he wanted to do."

The imperial advisor shuddered and asked in a trembling voice, "You killed the queen?"

"..." Jiang Muyu and Jiang Yuzhou looked at each other, neither of them expecting that the monster was the queen.

The imperial advisor was gripped by panic and muttered to himself, "It's all over now. You can't escape, we can't escape, it's all over."

Jiang Muyu simply left the Imperial Advisor aside, who would have thought that the Imperial Advisor, who was under strict guard and imprisoned, was utterly useless.

Upon exiting, they discovered that the imperial city was once again holding a sacrificial ceremony, but this time most of the people were crying and pleading.

Jiang Muyu and Jiang Yuzhou heard that the guards in the direction of the king's bedroom were being reinforced.

Upon arriving, they discovered that the king had transformed into one of the monsters found in the maze. The king, upon seeing Jiang Muyu and Jiang Yuzhou, charged at them fiercely, blaming them for shattering the peace of the royal city.

They are hateful outsiders.

Jiang Muyu told Jiang Yuzhou to find a safe place to hide, and then he grabbed his sword and started fighting the king. Jiang Muyu already had experience slaying monsters, so killing the king this time should be a piece of cake.

During the fight, Jiang Muyu discovered that the king was much more powerful than the queen. At least the queen couldn't use such power in her mutated form, let alone the king, who was only half-mutated.

As formidable as he may be, Jiang Muyu will not lose if he wants to take Jiang Yuzhou away from here, even if it means death, he will drag the king down with him.

If you act without restraint, it doesn't matter if you kill a thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of your own.

Jiang Muyu gained the upper hand in the precise and swift sword strikes, without sustaining any injuries; the puppet did have some advantages.

As long as the blood-fed owner is still alive, his/her recovery ability will remain at its best.

After the king's death, all the guards felt as if the sky had fallen. They all knelt in the hall, devoutly begging for forgiveness.

During the fight between Jiang Muyu and the king, Jiang Yuzhou sneaked into a secret passage, where a person who looked very much like the king was locked deep inside.

I've never heard of a king having blood relatives.

The man looked extremely weak and had many wounds on his body.

Jiang Yuzhou had no basis for his opinion, but he felt that the other party's demeanor was far more aristocratic than that of the person fighting Jiang Muyu.

"You are the king?"

The man exhaled softly, and instead of answering, asked, "Who are you?"

"Assassins, I suppose." After all, if they weren't assassins who killed the king and queen, then no one else could be found.

Upon hearing this, the man's eyes widened suddenly, and after a few seconds of stunned silence, he became very happy.

“You killed them… Hahaha… My people still have wise men; imposters… cannot fool the sages.”

Jiang Yuzhou felt it was abnormal to let this man out, but even so, she still took him out.

The guards saw the king beside Jiang Yuzhou suddenly stop crying. The one who was killed wasn't the king? Then…

A large group of guards started chanting words of blessing and gratitude again.

A large crowd escorted the man to the hospital for treatment.

Jiang Muyu raised an eyebrow at Jiang Yuzhou, "Uncle, where did you pick up this dirty thing?"

"Secret passage."

The true king, who had been imprisoned in the secret passage, was brought back to light, and the sacrifices finally ceased.

The one killed was the sorcerer who drank the king's blood to impersonate him; the queen was a sacrifice used by the sorcerer to transfer the mutation. With the queen dead, the king's blood lost its power to maintain the sorcerer's image, and the mutation returned to the sorcerer.

The royal advisor knew everything, and he was also aware of the sorcerer's destructive power. With the queen's death, the sorcerer's dispersed power would return to its original form, so the royal advisor believed that the sky had fallen.

The wizard, driven by his thirst for power, ultimately embarked on a path of no return. If it weren't for his desire to become king, he wouldn't have transformed into that monstrous form.

In gaining, we also lose.

When Jiang Yuzhou came out, he found that Lu Tiannan had sent him a message looking for him. Since he was not injured, he thought he should go find Lu Tiannan first.

Jiang Muyu pursed his lips and looked at Jiang Yuzhou, thinking that he should follow. Jiang Yuzhou, having heard this, naturally couldn't ignore the other's thoughts.

So he took Jiang Muyu with him to find Lu Tiannan.

When Lu Tiannan opened the door, his eyes held a hint of malice.

After seeing the two of them clearly, they were allowed in anyway.

Xi Mingzhu was still resting in the room, but fortunately it was covered up tightly, and Lu Tiannan had put in a soundproofing device.

"..." Jiang Yuzhou was very familiar with this kind of thing. Lu Tiannan really took advantage of people and went crazy for them. He never thought that this guy would be so lustful.

"If you don't come out soon, I'll think you died in the dungeon." Lu Tiannan said casually to Jiang Yuzhou, glancing at Jiang Muyu who was still looking at Xi Mingzhu out of the corner of his eye.

Lu Tiannan's eyes darkened, and he stood up to block Jiang Muyu's view.

"If you keep looking at me, I'll gouge your eyes out. I'm a petty person, and if we really start fighting, my relationship with Jiang Yuzhou won't be enough to protect you."

Jiang Muyu withdrew his gaze and calmly asked, "I just have a question. Shouldn't these kinds of things only happen when there's mutual affection?"

Lu Tiannan clicked his tongue lightly, "Otherwise what? What do you not like to do?"

Jiang Muyu glanced at Jiang Yuzhou seemingly unintentionally, then lowered his eyes and asked himself, "Yes. I'm also curious why someone who doesn't like it would be willing to do it..."

Jiang Yuzhou, who was chosen, remained silent upon hearing the name. Being with two such innocent and stubborn people, he felt like the only jerk among them.

Choosing someone good-looking to satisfy one's physical needs is simply a matter of mutual preference. Does that mean one shouldn't indulge in sexual activity unless they meet someone they mutually reciprocate? Lu Tiannan can, but Jiang Yuzhou can't; he's never been one to compromise himself in the slightest.

He's not a minor, why should he hold back? It's perfectly reasonable for him to satisfy his needs.