Chapter 31: Lady, I have you in my grasp!

Lady Mingzhu was stunned, not expecting Su Xuan to say such a thing.

Soon, she regained her composure. "Work for you? You had better look after yourself first; Ji Ji Wuye’s retaliation is not so simple."

Su Xuan said, "Is this you showing concern for me, Lady?"

Lady Mingzhu laughed. "You could interpret it that way. I am merely worried that if you die, no one will provide me with the antidote anymore."

"Since you fear my death, wouldn't it be better to come work for me and deal with Ji Ji Wuye together?" Su Xuan climbed the pole as it was offered, continuing to tease Lady Mingzhu.

Lady Mingzhu gave a faint smile, neither agreeing nor refusing.

She placed the parcel she was carrying on the ground, then turned and left.

Before coming to see Su Xuan, she knew that with her strength, killing Su Xuan was an impossible task.

She could have used the King of Han to deal with Su Xuan.

Although Su Xuan was highly favored by the King of Han, it wasn't as if she wasn't a favored consort herself; she had many devious ways to deal with Su Xuan within the palace.

But she did not do so—not because it was unnecessary, but because she could not.

After all, the poison Su Xuan had planted in her body still remained, and until it was removed, she was forced to be under his control.

Even if she could deal with Su Xuan using those devious methods,

if Su Xuan were to become desperate and drag her down with him, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Thus, Su Xuan was right; she did not intend to complete the task Ji Ji Wuye had assigned. The reason she came here was merely to test Su Xuan again. Of course, coming here for no reason would inevitably arouse Su Xuan’s guard.

Therefore, just like last time, she brought some precious medicinal herbs as a gift for Su Xuan.

She prepared to use soft tactics to numb Su Xuan.

As a result, she had not expected Su Xuan to be so wise, seeing through her thoughts and her purpose at a glance.

He even knew her secrets.

This caused her to grow wary.

Watching Lady Mingzhu leave, Su Xuan waited until she had disappeared before opening the parcel she had left behind, looking at the many precious herbs inside.

"We're old acquaintances now, why bring gifts!"

He muttered to himself, yet he still accepted the gifts.

Then, thinking of Lady Mingzhu’s attitude—neither refusing nor agreeing—

he said softly, "The reason you haven't made up your mind is because you haven't fully recognized reality, and thus you harbor wishful thinking!"

"Lady, do you know? I have you in my grasp!"

Lady Mingzhu, skilled in medicine and gu-poison, and even better at illusions, with her graceful figure and charming appearance, was a rare support-type talent. Su Xuan could not help but harbor the thought of taking her for his own use.

As for Lady Mingzhu’s refusal,

Su Xuan did not care for the moment.

Ultimately, it was because of the influence of traditional concepts.

In Lady Mingzhu’s perception, Ji Ji Wuye’s power was vast, and her cousin Bai Bai Yifei was omnipotent. Even if Su Xuan had unique methods, he was definitely no match for Ji Ji Wuye and Bai Bai Yifei, so naturally, she would not choose to work for him.

Therefore, Su Xuan decided to make Lady Mingzhu recognize reality.

Whether it was Ji Ji Wuye or Bai Bai Yifei, to him, they were nothing more than frogs in a well.

The so-called Night Veil was merely the Night Veil of this palm-sized land of Han. Beyond this Night Veil, there was a vast world.

……

Since the Ghost Soldier Pay Case,

Xinzheng City had gradually returned to calm.

No more murders had occurred.

For many officials who hoped for peace, this was a good thing.

At the very least, Chancellor Zhang Kaidi no longer had to worry about the missing military pay and could finally get a good night’s sleep.

But for Ji Ji Wuye, his mood had not improved; on the contrary, it had become even worse.

After Emerald Tiger was executed as the scapegoat for the military pay case, he, in his anger, had sent a message to the Tide Tide Siren, telling her to find an opportunity to finish off Su Xuan.

He had been waiting for good news from the Tide Tide Siren.

As it turned out, the latest message from the Tide Tide Siren claimed that Su Xuan’s strength was profound and she could not succeed.

This made Ji Ji Wuye fly into a rage. What do you mean you couldn't succeed?

I told you to kill Su Xuan; did I really ask you to act like an assassin and assassinate him?

As the King of Han’s favored consort, you could completely use other means to deal with Su Xuan.

For example, by using the hand of the King of Han.

Ji Ji Wuye was very dissatisfied with the Tide Tide Siren.

Deep down, he became increasingly convinced that this was because Bai Bai Yifei was not in the court, and thus the Tide Tide Siren was now paying lip service to his orders while defying them in secret.

But since Lady Mingzhu had said so, he was truly helpless.

If Su Xuan left the palace, he could arrange for Night Veil assassins to take him out.

The key was that Su Xuan stayed in the palace, and Night Veil assassins could not easily infiltrate the palace.

And the Tide Tide Siren, who had great influence in the palace, had chosen to slack off.

As long as Su Xuan was alive, his mood would not improve.

And soon, another matter reached his ears, making his mood even worse.

Liu Yi was dead!

Liu Yi was the current Left Left Sima, a deputy official in charge of military administration and military taxes, holding a high position in the military. On the day he successfully replaced the 100,000 taels of gold for the military pay, besides bribing the two princes, Lord Lord Longquan and Lord Lord Anping, who were escorting the pay, Liu Yi had contributed significantly.

As a result, he was now dead.

Killed by a mysterious person in his mansion.

This meant that after losing Emerald Tiger, his capable subordinate in the private sector, he had lost another capable lieutenant in the court.

Ji Ji Wuye was immediately enraged.

He expressed unprecedented determination before the King of Han, petitioning the King of Han to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Earlier, during the Ghost Soldier Pay and the Ghost God’s Demand for Life cases, although he had recommended Zhang Kaidi as the chief investigator, his essential goal was to use that matter to drag Zhang Kaidi into the mud and put him to death.

Now, he truly wanted to find out the truth and find the murderer of Liu Yi.

The King of Han was not surprised by Ji Ji Wuye’s attitude. After all, Liu Yi was a military man, and it was understandable for Ji Ji Wuye, as the Grand General, to be so agitated by Liu Yi’s death.

Investigate, of course, they must investigate.

A current Left Left Sima being killed in his mansion—this was not like the earlier Ghost God’s Demand for Life case, where anyone with eyes could see it was man-made.

Just what kind of madman was so bold as to dare to kill the current Left Left Sima? ===== CHAPTER 52 =====