Did the Seventh Prince attend court today?

Since it concerns the royal bloodline, it must be investigated. That's how it's portrayed on TV. You Lu thought it would be the same here, but in reality, as soon as he finished shouting, the onlookers burst into laughter, and Xu Zheng, the executioner, scoffed at it.

[Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners. Even if you are a prince, this Lord Xu will not let you off the hook. Besides, you have no proof; Lord Xu will not only not believe you, but will also think you're delirious with desperation.]

Pixiu disagrees.

You Lu replied, "What do you know? This is just a delaying tactic."

He thought to himself, "Being burned is too painful. If I can just buy some time until that second young master of the general's mansion arrives, we'll be saved. As long as he produces evidence, Xu Zheng will definitely help us get justice. I've seen him; he's an honest and upright official."

Xu Zheng, the Prefect of Jingzhao, who was about to announce the continuation of the execution, was startled.

Who?

Who is speaking?

Xu Zheng looked around and saw that no one around him reacted. He couldn't help but wonder if he was hallucinating. Otherwise, how could he hear someone praising him?

The next second, a clear voice rang out again: "[You won't even give me the ability to save myself, yet you expect me to save the doomed Dayong Dynasty? That old man Siming is dreaming! Once I'm free, I'll turn this Dayong Dynasty upside down!]"

What?!

Xu Zheng suddenly stood up.

Is the Dayong Dynasty about to be overthrown?!

The clerk standing nearby was startled and asked worriedly, "Sir, what are your orders?"

Xu Zheng frowned. He was now certain that the voice was not a hallucination, but it seemed that only he could hear it.

He scanned his surroundings again, but still found nothing. However, his serious and focused expression startled the constables, and the constables carrying out the execution subconsciously stopped lighting the fire.

"My lord?" The clerk offered a helping hand.

Xu Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's alright, proceed with the execution."

The clerk nodded, signaling the bailiffs to light the fire.

[What they show on TV is all lies! Being thrown into this world without bubble tea and fried chicken is bad enough, but starting with a dead end is just the beginning! You just wait, old man, you only have a chance!]

Xu Zheng, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up and looked at the boy who was tied to the execution platform. The voice was coming from the execution platform!

But the boy on stage clearly didn't open his mouth. Could it be that he heard his own inner thoughts?

Seeing that the pyre was about to catch fire, Xu Zheng didn't care about anything else and raised his hand, shouting, "Stop!"

Not content with just shouting, he rushed to the execution platform, snatched the torch from the bailiff, and threw it far away.

You Lu was stunned. Why had this executioner suddenly gone mad? Did he really believe that he was a prince and wanted to find out his identity so that he could clear his name?

The onlookers were also shocked and began to whisper among themselves.

"What's going on? Why did the Prefect suddenly rush up?"

"What's wrong, sir?"

"Did we really believe this scoundrel's words?"

"Hahaha, if this kid were a prince, I'd be the Jade Emperor!"

Xu Zheng's face was gloomy. Of course, he didn't believe that this rogue was a prince, but he dared not gamble on the future of Dayong.

The act of prying into people's hearts is already horrifying, and it also concerns the future of the nation, so he had to be cautious. In short, this kid cannot die yet.

But we can't just leave it like that.

Xu Zheng silently weighed the options in his mind, then raised his voice and said, "I have discovered that there are still doubts in this case, and it needs to be overturned and retried. Guards, take these two prisoners back to the prison, and we will retry them on another day."

"I see, Your Excellency is indeed wise." The people nodded in agreement.

Having narrowly escaped death, Youlu thought to himself, "That was close! I almost became roasted deer." He thought to himself, "The people believe whatever Xu Zheng says. He clearly has high prestige among the common people. No wonder I've certified him as a good official."

【It's a beep, it's a beep.】

Xu Zheng, who was about to leave, straightened his back even more.

[Their fate was just too tragic.]

You Lu added in his mind.

Xu Zheng, who was walking with his head held high, almost tripped over his own feet and fell.

It seems he needs to find a time to interrogate this kid properly as soon as possible, for his own sake and for the sake of Dayong.

After being thrown back into the prison, Youlu, displaying his easygoing nature, picked up a straw, put it in his mouth, and casually lay down on the ground to start his day.

In contrast, Shen Yuyao showed no joy whatsoever that one would expect after surviving a calamity. Her face remained expressionless, like a delicate wooden doll.

This young woman is so pitiful. She's unloved by her parents and betrayed by the man she loves. I wonder if this experience will change her bleak future.

Pixiu, holding its round chin, floated in front of Shen Yuyao and shook its head.

"You certainly know how to be gentle with women," Youlu scoffed.

Because of his intervention, the course of events has shifted, and he is quite curious about Shen Yuyao's new future.

With a slight thought, a faint white light emanated from the deer's pupils as it once again probed Shen Yuyao's future.

He couldn't help but frown and click his tongue after just one quick glance.

He raised his chin, and after the Pixiu returned to his side, he communicated with it using his divine sense.

They say that those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune, but this girl was truly unlucky. Although she escaped this ordeal, her fate was still tragic; she was relentlessly pursued and killed by the Gu family.

Originally, I intervened hoping to change the future, but I never expected that Shen Yuyao would end up being taken advantage of by the Gu family.

In the future I envisioned, Shen Yuyao, though not disfigured, was still rescued from prison by Gu Zheng, the second young master of the General's Mansion. Grateful for this, she readily agreed to his marriage proposal.

After marrying into the general's mansion, Shen Yuyao did not find the peaceful life she had hoped for. She was disliked by her in-laws, plotted against by her elder sister-in-law, harassed by her former fiancé, and subjected to emotional abuse by her current husband. She was in a state of utter misery, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Ultimately, she lost everything, suffering both physical and emotional torment until her death, ending her life on a straw mat.

After reading it, Youlu shook her head, thinking to herself: [A typical tragic heroine, a legendary survivor. The suffering she endured in the General's Mansion would be unbearable even for a god. Kneeling in the ancestral hall was commonplace; her heart's blood was used as a medicinal ingredient; she was subjected to nail-pulling, whipping, eye-gouging, and hand-severing—she'd experienced every vicious trick in the book. It's pitiful that even in her imprisonment, she retained a kind heart and did many good deeds while alive.]

[Waaaaah, this girl is so pitiful, boss, let's help her!]

The Pixiu had teary eyes.

[The original owner also wanted to help her. After being rescued, the original owner accidentally learned the truth and went to tell her that the Gu brothers had conspired with Liu Yanran to drug her. However, she didn't believe the original owner and only trusted the Gu brothers, concluding that the original owner was a toad trying to eat swan meat, so she drugged her to ruin her reputation.]

You Lu shook his head regretfully.

"Who is it? Who is speaking?" Shen Yuyao, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

From the moment she started talking, she could hear a voice, a clear and bright voice, saying that the Gu brothers and Liu Yanran were the ones who harmed her, and that she would marry the second young master of the Gu family and have a miserable end. But when she looked around, she saw that there was only her and that scoundrel who had defamed her innocence in the prison.

Shen Yuyao stared at the boy not far away with surprise and doubt. Could it be him?

Noticing Shen Yuyao's scrutinizing gaze, Youlu raised an eyebrow and said, "I know I'm good-looking, but I'm still a child."

Shen Yuyao: "..."

[It's impossible to reason with a damned person. Gu Zheng will be here soon, and I definitely won't try to persuade her then.]

Here we go again. Shen Yuyao's eyebrows furrowed tightly. She kept looking at the boy and was certain that he hadn't spoken, but his expression matched what she had heard. So what she heard was actually the boy's inner thoughts?

Shen Yuyao was startled by her own guess, but she quickly calmed down and tentatively asked, "Who exactly are you, and why were you with me after I woke up from my coma...?"

She found it difficult to say what followed.

You Lu raised an eyebrow, realizing that she had finally come to ask the person involved for the reason. Had Shen Yuyao finally figured it out?

He snorted and said, "I'd also like to know who knocked me out and then threw me and you together. My head still hurts."

Seeing Shen Yuyao's wary and guarded expression, he mentally complained to Pixiu: "Why is she giving me that monster look? Please, her innocence is her innocence, but what about ours as boys? I haven't even blamed her for ruining my innocence yet!"

Shen Yuyao: "..."

Just as she was about to speak, footsteps sounded from not far away, and a jailer's voice rang out: "Shen Yuyao, someone has come to see you."

【Here it comes!】

A joyful and excited voice rang out, but Shen Yuyao swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.