His Majesty is plotting a rebellion? Quickly, summon the Imperial Advisor!

Because it was late at night and all was quiet, Ji Yuan could vaguely hear their conversation.

Xu Bing was genuinely surprised that Song Si wanted to pay him a visit. If he agreed, Ji Yuan's figure would appear right in front of him as soon as he opened the door.

now.

Ji Yuan, who is inside the gate, should expect this, right?

Xu Bing remained calm and opened the monarch panel.

[Status: Rapid heartbeat, eavesdropping, signs of impending rescue, radiating power, heavily restrained]

“Master Song, I think that’s unnecessary,” Xu Bing said with a smile.

"What, does the Imperial Advisor not welcome me?" Song Si revealed a dangerous look.

The more Xu Bingyue acts this way, the more it proves there's something fishy going on.

If necessary, forcing a way in is not out of the question. Both sides have already revealed their hand, and if it weren't for so many concerns, Song Si would not even bother to go through such a roundabout way.

"Of course you're welcome," Xu Bing said jokingly. "But I suddenly have a stomachache and need to use the restroom urgently. If I invite Master Song in, I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain you properly."

"And in my mansion, there are no servants left, and it is desolate. I'm afraid Master Song will find it shabby."

Hearing Xu Bing's nonsense, Ji Yuan in the manor sneered. Men's mouths are deceitful, and Xu Bing didn't utter a single word of truth.

This clumsy deception might fool Zhou Xiaoyou, but to think it could fool my beloved minister Song Si is simply wishful thinking.

Ji Yuan had great confidence in Song Si; given the current situation, they were almost on the verge of victory.

It's all because Xu Bing was too arrogant. In order to make fun of him, he made him sit alone in the hall. If he had been hidden somewhere else, it's hard to say what the outcome would have been.

After all, Song Si and the others are not omniscient or omnipotent. At this stage, they do not know where Ji Yuan is. They only suspect that he may be in the Imperial Preceptor's residence, or that they may be able to find Ji Yuan's true hiding place by searching the Imperial Preceptor's residence.

Song Si gave a meaningful laugh, "Grand Preceptor, there's no need for you to be so polite."

She looked at Xu Bing and suddenly said, "How about this, Grand Preceptor? Don't you want to know how His Majesty's ten thousand Xuanjia soldiers came to be?"

"Once Song Si enters the room, he will explain everything to the Imperial Preceptor in detail."

At this point, Song Si abruptly changed the subject, "If even the Imperial Preceptor is unwilling, is it because... there are some unclean things in the mansion? If so, Song Si knows a few spells, which might come in handy."

That concludes the discussion.

It already contained a subtle sense of threat.

"To appear before Minister Song in such a disheveled state is truly lamentable," Ji Yuan sighed softly.

This was always her concern. She felt helpless and a little shy. Her heart raced a little, but she was also inexplicably curious about what kind of expression Song Si would have later.

Then he immediately thought he must be crazy.

But just then, she faintly heard a gust of wind blowing by.

……

Outside.

Xu Bing became interested, "Is what you said true, Master Song? Do you really know where those ten thousand Xuanjia soldiers came from?"

Song Siliu frowned slightly and nodded.

“Swear it, swear it and I’ll let you in,” Xu Bing said.

Song Si stared intently at Xu Bing, and then, as he wished, raised four fingers to swear an oath. Upon seeing this, Xu Bing's face lit up with joy, and he then placed his hands on the door and slowly pushed it open.

The vermilion gate slowly opened a crack, and a glint of light flashed in Song Si's eyes as she secretly used a spell: the Insight Technique.

This technique can detect tricks such as invisibility.

She had previously met and spoken with Shang Shoucheng, listening to him recount the details of Jingxin Villa.

She concluded that Shang Shoucheng, with his keen intuition, had not misjudged the situation. It was highly likely that His Majesty at that time was hidden under the incense burner table, bound tightly and unable to do anything.

From this, she could roughly guess that Xu Bing also possessed the art of invisibility, and it was an extremely special kind of invisibility.

"Your Majesty, what were your feelings at that time?"

"But don't worry."

“If you are really in the Imperial Preceptor’s residence this time, Song Si will definitely rescue you.”

Song Si murmured to herself that during the brief moment the door opened, the spell, "Insight Spell," had already been completed, and she peered straight inside.

The hall was completely empty.

She frowned, stepped into the Imperial Preceptor's residence, and walked towards the main hall. She looked around, scanning the side halls, the front hall, and so on, but she couldn't find Ji Yuan anywhere.

"Could it be that this fellow is really so cautious that he has hidden His Majesty in an even more secluded place?"

"Or perhaps... His Majesty was never actually in the Imperial Preceptor's residence?"

Song Si pursed her lips and looked at Xu Bing, saying, "Speaking of which, I have never seen the Imperial Preceptor's residence before. Since you've come all this way, won't the Imperial Preceptor show me around?"

“Of course.” Xu Bing nodded, then led Song Si around his residence, kindly introducing her to the locals.

I took a general look around.

Ji Yuan was still nowhere to be found.

Even Song Si was completely baffled for a moment. Before this, she had always thought that the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion was the most likely culprit.

But now… she hesitated.

Xu Bing suddenly stopped and said with a smile, "Master Song, we've wandered around enough, haven't we? I think we should get down to business."

Song Si sighed softly. She had just made a vow, and she couldn't go back on her word.

......

Half an hour later.

After seeing Song Si off, Xu Bing returned to the hall where they had just been talking.

And the magic is.

Ji Yuan, who had just disappeared, has reappeared.

However, he felt a sudden loss of energy.

She has once again missed out on freedom.

It turns out that Xu Bing did not use the invisibility technique this time.

Instead, he manipulated the gyrfalcon to hide Ji Yuan on the beam of the hall.

The hall was very grand, and the wooden beams used as crossbeams were much wider than a person. Hiding them on top of the beams was a clever idea. Song was so eager to think that he was likely to miss this detail.

Even if he is discovered, he is not afraid, as Xu Bing knows a little bit of martial arts.

As Xu Bing had predicted, things turned out just as he had.

What's really strange is that Ji Yuan overheard their entire conversation.

His biggest trump card has been exposed.

However, Ji Yuan was helpless.

Xu Bing took out the white cloth that had been used to gag him and chuckled, "Ji Yuan, you really have something up your sleeve, Song Si. Where did you find him?"

Ji Yuan closed his eyes and said calmly, "Having only been in power for a few days, you've already stopped calling me 'Your Majesty'?"

"Alright, alright, I'll call you Your Majesty." Xu Bing complied with her wishes.

Ji Yuan opened his eyes, extremely annoyed. "Xu Bing, is it meaningful for you to toy with me like this?"

She naturally knew that everything was under Xu Bing's control, and that damned Xu Bing deliberately made her believe time and time again that she was about to be rescued, only to let her miss the opportunity.

She finally understood.

“But didn’t you toy with me before? You also like to toy with your prey,” Xu Bing retorted.

"..."

Ji Yuan was speechless for a moment, and felt inexplicably humiliated. This Xu Bing actually regarded him as prey?

After Xu Bing said that, she thought she might understand what Xu Bing found enjoyable.

Tragically, the roles of offense and defense shifted, and she became a plaything in Xu Bing's hands.

"Are you taking revenge on me?" Ji Yuan stared directly at Xu Bing.

But he couldn't help but frown. Why had this guy become even more handsome?

However, he quickly came to terms with it. Perhaps this guy was already quite good-looking, just a bit too fat. Recently, he's been exercising intensely, so he's naturally lost weight and become more handsome, which is normal.

But at this moment.

She couldn't help but feel a little more curious about what Xu Bing would look like in the future.