After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

The eight-day deadline has passed.

The three men were so badly tortured that they were barely alive, and their once-plump figures had all become noticeably thinner.

The three were brought before Cao Yuan.

"Do the three of you plead guilty?"

"I...I'm innocent!"

"I don't recognize it!"

"I don't acknowledge it either."

Even at this point, these three were still fighting desperately, which Cao Yuan found utterly ridiculous.

She couldn't help but sneer, "My lords, you've all been hung on the city walls by the entire population. What's there to be stubborn about? Your days are numbered."

"So many days have passed, has anyone from the Marquis of Ping Le's residence come to ask you a single question?"

Her gaze swept over the three of them, her eyes filled with mockery and disdain.

The three remained silent.

Cao Yuan turned her gaze to Qin Sima, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Qin Sima, I almost forgot to inform you. All your concubines have left."

"What! These bitches actually ran away! They were born of the Qin family and they will die as ghosts of the Qin family!"

"Qin Sima shouted excitedly, as if unwilling to accept this result.

"I have already exchanged all the treasures in your mansion for money and given it to them. They are no longer your concubines. I think Qin Sima should be willing to accept this! After all, they have served you for so long. You should not be willing to let them die."

"Ah...that's half a lifetime's savings. You...you actually did this...I, I need to see you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Changshi nudged him with his elbow.

Qin Sima had no choice but to give up and remain silent with his head down.

"Since you won't say anything, I'll have no choice but to hand you over to my staff."

"Staff?"

"My advisors previously served as advisors to the former Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. You must have heard of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review's interrogation methods. I was fortunate enough to be there once. Prisoners who were interrogated by the Court of Judicial Review either died or lost half their lives."

The three men looked at each other, their faces filled with fear. They had heard of Chu Yan, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

"take away!"

Before they could react, several soldiers who came in dragged them out.

"you dare!"

"What are you going to do to us! We are officials appointed by the imperial court..."

"I want to see my brother-in-law! I want to see the Marquis!"

Chu Yan stepped out from behind the screen. "What do you mean by handing this over to me?"

"The Dali Temple has so many methods for interrogating people, we can't let them go to waste just because you're not here."

“According to the laws of the Great Wei Dynasty, this case should be reported to the Censorate for review. It is not appropriate to handle it arbitrarily,” Chu Yan said solemnly.

"I've already reported this to my father, and he said we should conduct the interrogation ourselves. You... you're not afraid, are you?"

Cao Yuan slowly approached Chu Yan, closing in step by step.

Chu Yan retreated in a panic, retreating as she advanced, but he didn't notice the steps behind him.

He lost his balance and fell backward.

Seeing this, Cao Yuan quickly reached out to try to grab Chu Yan. Chu Yan's body fell downwards, pulling Cao Yuan down to the ground as well.

With a loud thud, the two crashed to the ground. Cao Yuan's body slammed into Chu Yan's arms, their bodies pressed tightly together.

"Princess, are you alright?" Chu Yan looked at her anxiously.

Cao Yuan looked up and met his eyes. Their eyes met, and her heart surged like a tidal wave. A blush rose on her face as she thought of things she shouldn't normally think about.

Cao Yuan tried to get up from him, but stepped on her own skirt and fell back into Chu Yan's arms. His hand remained on Cao Yuan's waist the whole time.

"You, you did this on purpose..." Cao Yuan lowered her head, not daring to meet his gaze, and complained, "Why don't you let go of my hand?"

Chu Yan only realized that his hand was in the wrong place after hearing her reminder.

"I'm sorry, Princess. Please get up now."

Cao Yuan got up from the ground, straightened her clothes, and seeing Chu Yan groping around on the ground, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing lying on the ground? Looking for something?"

“When we fell just now, I felt the sound was a bit off.”

"There's something wrong with it."

Chu Yan knocked a few times, then immediately looked up at Cao Yuan, as if he had discovered something unusual. "It's empty!"

"Find it quickly!" Chu Yan sprang up from the ground.

Immediately, the two began searching for mechanisms within the inner hall in perfect unison.

Cao Yuan was standing next to the bookshelf, browsing through them, completely unaware of the bump on the ground beneath her feet.

Suddenly, she stepped on it, and before she could react, she instantly lost her balance.

"what!"

With a scream, Cao Yuan fell into a black hole.

"Princess! Princess!"

Upon hearing the shout, Chu Yan rushed towards the cave entrance without hesitation and jumped down.

Cao Yuan fell heavily to the ground, feeling a sharp pain in her back, as if she had been knocked unconscious.

She struggled to sit up, rubbed the painful area, and looked around nervously.

It was pitch black all around and I couldn't see my fingers.

A sense of fear welled up in Cao Yuan's heart, but she tried to remain calm and figure out where she was.

At this moment, Chu Yan also came down from up there.

"Princess, are you alright? Are you injured?" Chu Yan asked anxiously.

His face was full of concern and worry, which made Cao Yuan feel a sense of warmth.

"Why did you come down here too? Were you so worried about me?"

Chu Yan released her and said seriously, "What time is it? Stop joking."

"Hey!" As soon as he let go, Cao Yuan lost her balance and was about to fall, but Chu Yan quickly caught her again.

"Be careful."

"I know, my back was killing me after I fell down there. And you're still lecturing me," Cao Yuan complained.

"We need to find a way to get out of here now!" Chu Yan took out a tinderbox from his pocket, blew on it, and the surroundings became bright.

Chu Yan squatted down.

"what are you doing?"

"Get on, I'll carry you!" Chu Yan patted her shoulder, gesturing for her to get on.

That's more or less.

Cao Yuan's lips curled up slightly.

Chu Yan carried her on his back, and Cao Yuan took Chu Yan's tinderbox and walked straight ahead.

So the two began to grope around in the dark, hoping to find useful clues.

"We seem to have been walking for quite a while! This place is quite large."

After walking along a narrow path for a while, Chu Yan suddenly stopped, and a huge wooden door appeared in front of him.

She asked curiously, "What kind of place is this? Is it another trap inside?"

Chu Yan carefully put Cao Yuan down and pushed the door hard, but the door did not budge.

He frowned and said, "This door is really heavy! Princess, come quickly and help me open it."

Cao Yuan walked over and together with Chu Yan, they pushed the heavy wooden door.

Finally, with the two working together, the wooden door was slowly pushed open.

However, when they saw what was inside the door, both of them were stunned, their eyes filled with surprise.