After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

As a minor official ran in, the sounds of whipping and cursing in the prison cell soon ceased.

"what?"

"Didn't we say before..."

The messenger quickly stopped the jailer, saying, "Alright, alright, we've received orders from above, just do as they say, don't say anything more."

"Pah! He got off too easy!"

Having lived like this for almost a month, Wang Qingyan had long since become numb.

After the jailer spat in frustration and left, he realized a moment later that the annoying flies seemed to be gone.

After a while.

"Hahahaha..." After confirming that the punishment had really stopped, Wang Qingyan laughed heartily for the first time in many days.

You guys~

It's true, they're always so timid and hesitant, always looking before and after.

Then he won't be polite.

As a strong fragrance of moonlight and flowers wafted out of the prison and spread in all directions on the wind, Baili Ce, who was in a dream, suddenly opened his eyes.

But the soldiers patrolling outside the door didn't smell anything.

At the same time, a prison van that was about to enter the capital's territory suddenly began to shake violently.

Hearing the howls and screams coming from inside, the escorts were so frightened that they quickly moved away from the prison cart.

Hearing the commotion, the carriage in front of the prison cart also stopped.

"What are you afraid of?" Baili Jiangluo rebuked from behind the curtain.

“This prison cart is made of black iron, which even a natural superhuman strength cannot break through. What is there to fear?”

Damn it, you old scoundrel, that sounds nice.

Then why don't you get off and ride a horse?

"But..." Although the leader in charge of escorting the goods was complaining in his heart, he didn't dare to openly confront Baili Jiangluo.

"But what?"

“What if your granddaughter really hurts someone…” He originally thought that making money from “the elderly and the young” was the easiest thing to do, but now he really regrets it.

"Chief镖师 Zhao, don't forget the rules."

Hearing the warning in Baili Jiangluo's words, Chief Escort Zhao seemed to realize something, and nodded repeatedly with a pale face, "Yes, yes, yes."

Looking at his brothers, they too were filled with fear, yet dared not back down in the slightest.

"I always said there are more clever people in this world." Seeing that Zhao Biaotou didn't cause trouble like the previous two times, Baili Jiangluo gave up his idea of ​​killing the two more people and instead took out a small porcelain bottle.

"Take this and let her smell it."

"..." Zhao Biao Tou swallowed hard after taking the porcelain bottle with both hands, hesitated for a moment, and then went to the prison cart with suspicion.

He gritted his teeth, opened the porcelain bottle, and reached out, fully prepared to have half his arm bitten off...

Huh?

Seeing the woman inside the prison cart, who had been acting like a raging beast, now completely quiet, Zhao, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), whose forehead was still covered in cold sweat, felt inexplicably incredulous.

What? He clearly...didn't smell anything at all.

......

Back at the Hezhou government office, Baili Ce suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head silently, and saw Sun Niangzi sleeping soundly by the bedside.

For some reason, I felt like crying.

But touching the corner of her eye, she was now truly on the verge of tears.

The choice between the host and the ancestral Gu is always a two-way street.

If Lady Sun herself was unwilling, the Ancestral Gu could not have controlled her body so skillfully.

The fact that she is actually here now shows that Madam Sun is more courageous and decisive than she imagined.

If she hadn't been born in a "Shangri-La" and been confined by so many ideas for so long, she would probably have been even more outstanding.

She hadn't helped Madam Sun at all; in fact, her appearance could be considered a "disaster" for Madam Sun.

Yet Lady Sun was willing to treat him with such devotion.

Therefore, women's kindness is far more fervent and sincere than men's.

Among them, there may be ignorance, cowardice, jealousy, and many flaws.

But there is never a shortage of generosity in offering help.

Even if they come from the mud, they can always grow upwards.

So--

After several attempts, Baili Ce finally managed to control his strength and, without waking her up, gently pulled up the quilt that had fallen to the ground and covered her up.

Let's not go crazy today.

......

At dawn, Lin Yuchuan, who was about to take a walk around the prison, immediately came to see Lu Jian after hearing that Lu Jian had issued a new decree.

Lu Jian, who had anticipated Lin Yuchuan's arrival, naturally had his own explanation: "I think that since he is unwilling to provide anything of value, there is no need to do anything meaningless."

"After all, it was his deserved end to die in front of the world."

In other words, if Wang Qingyan dies from excessive torture, the Investigation Department will also be in big trouble.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will give the instructions shortly. Just keep a close watch on it."

"It's good that you understand." After taking a sip of hot drink, Lu Jian felt much better and had a clearer understanding of the plan to send Baili Ce to Jiangzhou.

However, Lin Yuchuan interpreted this "calm and composed" demeanor as dissatisfaction with his performance.

He hadn't realized it before, but after hearing the guards in the cell talk about how Madam Sun went to see Wang Qingyan yesterday, Lin Yuchuan suddenly understood.

Although they were acting on His Majesty's orders to torture Wang Qingyan, His Majesty's intentions were definitely not as simple as torturing Wang Qingyan or getting him to reveal Baili Ce's method of removing the curse.

As for the people under his command, apart from being ruthless and having many tricks up their sleeves, they seemed to be of little use.

Unlike Madam Sun, who only visited once, she managed to get Wang Qingyan to say quite a few things.

Even if they didn't know the specifics of what they were talking about, it was clear that the effect was much better than the ways they tortured Wang Qingyan every day.

Otherwise, why would His Majesty change the decree? There must have been some agreement reached.

Therefore, Your Majesty must be somewhat disappointed now.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuchuan knelt down sincerely, "Your Majesty, I have failed in my duties and have not understood Your Majesty's true intentions. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

"..." No, he's thinking about something else again.

Lu Jian calmly put down his hot drink and looked away from the pastries next to it, saying as if it were nothing unusual, "It's alright, it's good that you've figured it out."

Regardless of what he's thinking, just make him seem mysterious and profound, then change the subject.

"I have other matters to attend to, and I need you to handle them."

"As Your Majesty commands."

"Six days later, secretly send Baili Ce to Jiangzhou."

"..." Lin Yuchuan, who was originally full of expectations and high spirits, suddenly lost his spirit.

If Lin Yuchuan could understand Lu Jian to some extent by stopping the torture of Wang Qingyan, then sending Baili Ce to Jiangzhou in secret was far beyond his comprehension.

Lu Jian, who was just about to get the pastries: ?

Why isn't this person leaving yet?

"Does Magistrate Lin have any questions?"

It's not just questionable, it's extremely questionable.

Okay... Silently withdrawing his hand, he stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked down at her, "A person's path to life is never given by others."

"I understand this principle."

"Baili Ce understands as well."

Lin Yuchuan suddenly looked up, staring at Lu Jian in disbelief.

But as Lu Jian did next, the surprise in his eyes turned into astonishment.

With a "thud," Lu Jian took out the scroll from the table and flicked it around. Every riot point in Jiangzhou on the map had been marked by Lu Jian.

Two of these locations were precisely where the rebel forces were strongest.

"If I were her, even if Wang Qingyan wanted to drag me to hell, or even if I were actually in hell, I would fight my way out!"

......