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

When Baili Ce woke up again, he was already a hundred miles away at Huai Shupo.

"Waaah..." In the forest, where she wailed like a ghost, she was hanging between two locust trees, the leaves whipped up by the wind occasionally stinging her face.

"Pfft, ptooey, ptooey..."

With great effort, he spat out the mess of hair and mud. Under the extreme pulling of multiple forces, Baili Ce felt as if both of his arms were about to dislocate.

She changed into a black outfit and stopped pretending.

She immediately lifted Baili Ce's chin, confirming her guess with a smug and arrogant tone, "In another half hour, your arm will be dislocated."

See? She said that the scenes in martial arts dramas where someone is hanging from a cliff edge for an hour or two without any problem are definitely lies.

"At that time, I will put snakes in the dislocated area. They will slowly burrow into your skin, bite your bones, blood vessels, and internal organs, leaving you riddled with holes."

hiss......

Bai Li Ce couldn't help but shiver, and goosebumps rose on his skin.

Even the most steadfast revolutionary fighter would find this kind of death unbearable.

Moreover, she is a spineless and unscrupulous capitalist with no principles or stance.

then--

"Big, big... beautiful sister, please spare me!"

"Ask me anything! I'll tell you the truth! Please don't kill me, please..."

"Hmph," Bi Cui sneered as she saw Bai Li Ce trembling with fear.

Having pretended to be a maid for so long, she knew exactly how to deal with this kind of person.

"You'd better not lie to me."

"How could I dare! Please, please let me go, sister!" Baili Ce cried without hesitation.

"Alright! Stop calling me 'sister,' it's disgusting."

"Mmm," Baili Ce nodded obediently.

Bi Cui then took out the ebony hairpin that she had found in Bai Li Ce's room while she was unconscious. "What's so special about this?"

Bai Li Ce, who could barely feel his hands, glanced at the unremarkable ebony hairpin in Bi Cui's hand.

Just as she had expected, Bicui was in such a hurry to act because the net had begun to be cast in the capital.

"This and another ebony hairpin are a pair, used to mobilize the Baili clan's secret guards and open the treasure vault."

"So, the hairpin you used to call for help was indeed real?"

Not long after that fool Baili Chengjun got into trouble, Bicui received the news. She initially thought that Baili Ce had deliberately framed him, but she never expected that an inconspicuous hairpin would actually have such an effect.

“...Yes,” Baili Ce said with a pained expression, admitting it with difficulty, his eyes filled with a hint of doubt.

After taking in Baili Ce's changing expression, Bi Cui couldn't help but say sarcastically, "You're really stupid to use a real token to ask for help."

Now I'm absolutely certain.

It was Bicui who intercepted the two SOS messages she sent from the post station.

Then she started crying, "Waaah... Please, please let me go, I was wrong, I'm sorry, waaaah..."

"Why cry!"

"Woooooooo..."

"If you cry again, I'll cut out your tongue!"

Shut up immediately.

"And this one?" Bicui asked patiently.

She had studied this ebony hairpin for a long time but couldn't find anything special about it.

"You, you... lower the rope a little." If this continues, she really won't be able to hold on.

Bi Cui stared at Bai Li Ce.

"Please...please..."

"It really hurts so much... Please... I promise I'll tell you the truth."

Let's say, it's not shameful to bow your head to avoid suffering.

Bi Cui scoffed at it.

These pampered young ladies are just spineless.

But I fear Baili Ce might not be able to withstand it, and I'm even more afraid that this body might suffer some damage, which would then affect its master...

Bi Cui still gestured to the masked man standing by the two locust trees, "I'm warning you, don't try anything funny."

He quickly assured her, "No, no, I wouldn't dare."

call......

As the rope was lowered a bit, Baili Ce's feet touched the ground, and he instantly felt much more relaxed.

"Hmm," Bicui handed the ebony hairpin forward, gesturing for her to speak quickly.

Bai Li Ce shrank back in fear, his voice trembling, "This...this hairpin needs to be heated with fire first, then...then wiped with wine to soften it before it can be opened."

"I see..." Seeing how frightened she was, Bicui became even more smug.

He picked up the knife and pretended to be about to discard the donkey after it had served its purpose.

Bai Li Ce quickly and "wisely" shouted, "No, don't kill me! I'm useful! I'm still useful!"

"Oh? Then tell me, what use are you?"

Bai Li Ce immediately became even more cowardly and useless, saying, "The words on the top... are only understandable to me."

"..." Seeing her terrified expression, with cold sweat pouring down her face, Bicui made a decision after a moment's consideration.

Originally, the master had no intention of killing Baili Ce.

She realized that Baili Ce had begun to suspect her, and fearing that Baili Ce would uncover her identity, she decided to take action in advance.

Moreover, from any perspective, sparing her life would be beneficial to their grand scheme.

But Bicui did not start a fire directly.

"Whoosh..." Instead, he took out a tinderbox and blew on it.

Seeing the flames suddenly ignite, Baili Ce's heart skipped a beat.

Hey, you're pretty cautious~

But thinking about it, it makes sense. With the wind and lots of trees, it's a small matter if someone notices you lighting a fire, but if it catches fire, no one can escape.

Bi Cui grilled the food very carefully, almost avoiding her own face, grilling it right in front of Bai Li Ce's face.

Even if something is inside, the main victim would be Baili Ce.

“Z—”

But as the surface of the ebony hairpin cracked little by little, revealing the golden characters underneath, Bicui instinctively moved the hairpin closer.

After careful examination, Bicui realized that she really didn't recognize these strange characters.

Nonsense, this is simplified Chinese characters processed into English, it would be a miracle if you could recognize it.

Seeing Bi Cui's hesitation, Bai Li Ce added fuel to the fire, "If you're still not at ease, you can throw the hairpin into the wine."

"Or let someone else do it."

Provoked by Baili Ce's words, Bicui seized the opportunity to order the man in black beside her, "Bring the wine."

The man in black on the right immediately took the wine gourd from beside the saddle and handed it to Bicui with both hands.

Bi Cui blew out the tinderbox, opened the wine gourd, and put out the heated ebony hairpin—

After checking it again and making sure there were no problems or locks, I put the whole hairpin in and sealed the cap tightly.

Although she didn't trust Baili Ce, she would never let anyone steal her credit.

Ah......

Watching Bi Cui's careful and meticulous actions, Bai Li Ce chuckled inwardly and began to count silently.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!

He jumped upwards with all his might and, with the help of the rope's pull, did a split in mid-air.

"Ah..." In that brief moment of stillness in mid-air, the gourd exploded with a bang!