Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

Qian Laosi's eyes were filled with fear, terrified that the dark, gaping hole would suddenly appear and strike him at any moment.

He didn't even care if his body was numb anymore; he struggled and knelt down in front of Gu Nanzhi, kowtowing and begging for mercy, showing no sign of the arrogance he had displayed when he first appeared.

"Your Highness, I was wrong. Please don't kill me. I won't do it again, I'll never do it again. From now on... from now on I'll listen to you. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west. Please, I'll never cause you any more trouble..."

Gu Nanzhi hadn't planned to kill a guard at this point, so she had just chosen to use his convenience to give him a poisoned pill in order to control him. After all, she would need the guard's help on the journey ahead to make things easier.

However, to her surprise, a pheasant wandered in, causing her to instinctively draw her gun. This shot perfectly demonstrated the deterrent power of firearms.

Just what she wanted,

Her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was as cold as the dark muzzle of a gun.

"Want to live?"

"I want to live, I want to live! Please, Your Highness, spare my lowly life! I beg you!"

At this point, Qian Laosi no longer dared to flaunt his status as a guard in front of these dark, hidden weapons. Life was more important than face.

This hidden weapon is far more powerful than those arrows and flying needles. With those, you can at least see what is shot out, but this hidden weapon pointed at his head only made a sound and didn't shoot anything out, yet it killed the pheasant. If you look closely, you can even see a bloody hole. If it doesn't make a sound, it can be said to kill without leaving a trace. What kind of divine weapon is this? It's too terrifying.

If Gu Nanzhi knew what he was thinking, she would surely kindly tell him that it was also possible to kill silently, since there was a silencer. It's just that he obviously didn't have time to take it out just now, otherwise the roast chicken would have escaped.

That's right, when the pheasant appeared, it already looked like a roasted chicken in Gu Nanzhi's eyes; that was its destiny.

Gu Nanzhi slowly moved the gun barrel away from Qian Laosi, and Qian Laosi's eyes, which had been wide with fear, slowly retracted as the gun barrel moved away.

But he still couldn't completely relax, and hurriedly kowtowed to Gu Nanzhi, "Thank you, thank you Your Highness for sparing my life, thank you... I kowtow to you."

Gu Nanzhi withdrew her right hand, letting it hang at her side, while her sleeve slid down to cover her hand, and the pistol was also put back into storage.

With a slight smile, she thoughtfully explained what she had just put in her mouth.

"The medicine we just heard was called Seven-Day Powder. The first onset of poisoning occurs 24 hours later. When the poison takes effect, it feels like a million ants are gnawing at your heart. Each time the poison takes effect, the time increases exponentially until the third onset, which occurs on the seventh day. If the antidote is not taken in time, death will come on the seventh day."

Teacher Qian already felt a chill run down his spine from that smile, and the words that followed made his heart leap into his throat again, and fear returned to his small eyes.

Is this woman even a woman? She's a venomous snake! Poison and those terrifying hidden weapons—how could he be blind to think she was a weak woman at his mercy?

Is it too late to regret leaving now?

It was clearly too late; the poison had already been ingested, and he had already witnessed the power of the hidden weapon.

"Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me! I will never dare to do it again! Please, Your Highness, grant me the antidote!"

Since it's too late, the only thing to do is to admit defeat and beg for mercy; perhaps then you can save your life.

"Your Highness, I will be at your beck and call from now on. I beg Your Highness to spare my life. I was blind and offended Your Highness today. Please have mercy..."

Regardless of whether the poison was real or not, Gu Nanzhi was still holding that hidden weapon in her hand. He dared not doubt it for a moment. If he angered her and she turned the weapon back on him, he would have no chance of escape.

"Your survival depends on your behavior. If you behave well, we might consider giving you an antidote to temporarily delay the poison's effects; if you don't behave well..."

Although Gu Nanzhi didn't finish her sentence, Qian Laosi already understood what she meant.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Whatever Your Highness commands in the future, I will do my best to fulfill it. I beg Your Highness's mercy."

Qian Laosi kowtowed and begged for mercy again. Time was of the essence, and Gu Nanzhi wasn't going to waste any more words with him. As for whether he believed in the poison theory, he would know by this time tomorrow; there was no need to waste any more breath.

Gu Nanzhi then raised her hand towards the back of his neck to remove the silver needle.

This terrified Qian Laosi so much that he cowered in fear, terrified that he would lose his life in a second. He could barely utter a coherent plea for mercy.

"Your...Your Highness, spare me...I...I wouldn't dare..."

However, Gu Nanzhi only retrieved that one silver needle. Although she had several sets of silver needles in her spatial storage, and even a set of gold needles that she rarely used,

But she couldn't just waste one, after all, finding a good set of silver needles wasn't easy, and this one had already been assigned to the scumbag's exclusive use; it was the one she used for the Gu family last night.

"roll"

At that moment, the word "get lost" sounded like heavenly music to Qian Laosi's ears. He looked up in fear at Gu Nanzhi, who was really telling him to get lost. He didn't dare to waste a second and scrambled back the way he came, running as fast as if death itself was chasing him.

Of course, death was lurking behind him. If he had run a little slower, that venomous woman would have regretted it and could have taken his life with a single slap.

With the troublesome person dealt with, Gu Nanzhi picked up the pheasant as if nothing had happened and took it into her spatial storage.

Another reason she came on this trip was to use the medicine from her spatial storage to detoxify her current body. She'd be traveling every day, and without detoxification, her body wouldn't be able to withstand it. The sooner the better.

"Little White, your master is here."

"Master, do you have any orders?"

"No, Xiaobai, you can stay here by yourself. We don't need you."

Gu Nanzhi went to her pharmacy, found the necessary herbs, and then went to the kitchen, grabbed a pot, and started brewing.

The poison in this body was no match for her, and the medicine needed for the antidote was not uncommon. She didn't have much time to make any antidote pills, so she just boiled the medicine into a decoction. Drinking it three times would be enough.

After the medicine was brewed, Gu Nanzhi looked at the empty plots of land outside and murmured, "What should I plant on these plots? It's a pity I don't have any seeds."

Just then, Xiaobai behind her suddenly interrupted Gu Nanzhi's worries.

"Master, we have the seeds you mentioned at home, on the shelf in the storage room."

Gu Nanzhi was quite surprised. They had seeds in her house? Where did they come from? Did she think she could have whatever she wanted?

"Xiaobai, are you serious? I didn't know we had seeds at home. What kind of seeds are they?"

Xiao Bai: "Master, you can go and take a look first."

"Hey, you little newbie, you've learned to boss people around now," Gu Nanzhi said, tapping Xiaobai's mechanical head.

"Never mind, I'm just killing time anyway, might as well go take a look." Gu Nanzhi went to the storage room on the first floor and started searching on the shelves. Sure enough, there were seeds—several kinds of cabbage seeds, chili seeds, and quite a lot.