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Upon seeing this, Jiang Chaoyu blinked, momentarily stunned, and somewhat at a loss for what to do.

He paused for a moment, then withdrew his hand and put it behind his back, saying, "I'm a little hungry, let's go eat."

Zeng Chenhua noticed Jiang Chaoyu's shyness, so he stopped and agreed, "Okay."

Jiang Chaoyu focused solely on eating, occasionally adding food to Zeng Chenhua's bowl. However, perhaps still thinking about what had just happened, she couldn't eat much. She picked up some food, but before she could even put it in her mouth, she felt full.

Zeng Chenhua had been watching Jiang Chaoyu's movements. When he saw her stop eating, he was puzzled: "Didn't you just say you were hungry? Is the food not to your liking?"

Listening to him, Jiang Chaoyu felt that the dishes on the table were quite delicious, but she didn't know why some of them were hard to swallow.

"It's delicious, but the journey is too long, so I probably can't eat much."

But seeing that Jiang Chaoyu couldn't eat, Zeng Chenhua also felt a bit hungry. He put down his chopsticks, took Jiang Chaoyu's hand, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Chaoyu was a little stunned, but didn't know how to bring it up. After thinking for a while, she decided to say it: "Don't you think the Princess faked her death this time?"

However, Zeng Chenhua was also curious when he heard these words. He didn't know what Jiang Chaoyu's basis was. However, when he saw Xu Huanong before, she seemed to be in poor health, and it was possible that she wouldn't make it through.

Why do you say that?

Jiang Chaoyu began to analyze for Zeng Chenhua, "Think about it, the person had just sat down and hadn't even had a chance to say a few words before dying. Don't you think that's very strange? Moreover, under the capital, someone actually put poison directly into the princess's cup. How contemptuous is that for imperial authority?"

That's true, but it reminded Zeng Chenhua that Xu Huanong hadn't died and would reappear later.

However, he wanted to see what Jiang Chaoyu would do. "So, what do you mean?"

Jiang Chaoyu noticed that Zeng Chenhua kept trying to get her to express her own thoughts, but she didn't hear any of Zeng Chenhua's thoughts. "But what do you think?"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chaoyu asked him this question. Zeng Chenhua directly stated what he had seen: "She won't die. She will come out again in the future."

Hearing his affirmative answer, Jiang Chaoyu became even more curious, "Why?"

Zeng Chenhua seemed to know Xu Huanong very well as he listened to him slowly begin to speak.

"There's no reason why, I don't know either, but she's faking her death right now, do you believe me?"

Jiang Chaoyu seemed to be able to guess the reason for Xu Huanong's faked death. Now that she has reached the age of marriage, however, people of their status cannot decide their own marriage. Moreover, having seen so many envoys from neighboring countries today, she will probably have to choose one of them to marry.

However, throughout history, the fate of princesses who were married off has always been tragic. If Xu Huanong was faking his death to escape, it would be normal.

Seeing the longing look in Zeng Chenhua's eyes, how could Jiang Chaoyu not believe him? "Okay, I believe you."

I was really tired today, so I went to bed early because it was late.

Jiang Chaoyu pretended to be asleep, and when she heard Zeng Chenhua's even breathing, she quietly got up and used her teleportation technique to leave the room.

Unbeknownst to Jiang Chaoyu, Zeng Chenhua opened his eyes the moment she left the room. He turned around and found Jiang Chaoyu was no longer there. He then got up, changed his clothes, and went to a mysterious place.

"Brother, how is the plan going?"

It was late at night, and apart from the night watchmen, there was no one wandering the streets of the capital.

Zeng Chenhua arrived at the secret chamber of the First Prince's residence. Before he even got close, he could smell the stench of blood, but he did not hear a single scream.

Looking at the man who had once sat in the judgment seat, the one below gritted his teeth and didn't utter a single word. Blood dripped from his body, and his flesh was mangled beyond recognition, yet his mouth remained stubborn, and he didn't utter a single word even after being beaten for several hours.

"I don't know who made the move, but they caught this sneaky person." He pointed the whip in his hand at the man in front of him. To prevent him from biting his tongue and committing suicide, he had stuffed a piece of cloth into his mouth, making sure it was tightly sealed.

The man looked at Zeng Chenhua with a sarcastic smile in his eyes, staring intently at Zeng Chenhua with unspeakable hatred in his eyes.

Zeng Chenhua looked at the person and felt very familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember who he was.

"Could we find out his identity?"

Zeng Chenhua sat down and looked at him with amusement.

"No, he's very tight-lipped. He hasn't made a move even after being beaten like this."

The fact that he kept his mouth shut only made Zeng Chenhua admire him even more. He stood directly in front of him, his eyes filled with mockery, but his tone was full of regret, "It would be great if you followed me, it's just a pity."

Upon hearing this, the man began to struggle, but he was held firmly by the wooden stake, and the ropes binding him could not be loosened even slightly.

Seeing his movement, Zeng Chenhua took a step back and looked at him, saying, "Soak the whip in salt for me."

The subordinate beside him listened and did as instructed, handing the whip, still dripping with salt water, directly to Zeng Chenhua.

After Zeng Chenhua took the whip, he did not rush to carry out the punishment. He held the whip in front of the man and said, "I wonder what it tastes like when your blood is stained with my salt. If you confess, I will stop immediately. But if you don't confess, this is just the simplest thing."

The man found this laughable and sneered. He'd endured everything as a suicide squad member; to expect a mere whipping to make him confess was utterly delusional.

"He's a tough guy, it's just a pity he followed the wrong person."

After he finished speaking, the whip, soaked in salt water, struck him. The man's hatred was directed straight at Zeng Chenhua, and even though his forehead was covered in sweat, he did not flinch.

Zeng Chenhua was getting a little tired from the fight, but he knew he wouldn't be able to get the confession easily. He just didn't care, he just wanted to inflict more wounds on the victim.

After seeing that his wounds were almost healed, Zeng Chenhua threw away the whip in his hand.

"Have you brought what I asked for?"

When he was getting the whip, he also ordered someone to find ants so that many ants would crawl on his wound. The pain and itching he felt was worse than death, and that was something he had learned from Jiang Chaoyu.

A box of ants was seen crawling around, and Zeng Chenhua took out a cloth with his other hand.

"This light is too bright. Go to sleep when it's late." The gentle words, seemingly meant to lull someone to sleep, were whispered in the man's ear. He had no idea what Zeng Chenhua would do to him; he had never been tricked like this before.

Her eyes were fixed on Zeng Chenhua, and her body was trembling slightly.

"Close your eyes."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Chenhua tightly blindfolded him, instantly amplifying the sensations in his ears.

They had someone bring a stool and kindly invited the person to sit down. "Tonight will be a very good night. Sweet dreams."

Zeng Chenhua ordered the others to leave, blew out the candles, plunging the secret room into darkness, and then poured ants onto the man. He let the ants crawl on the man's wound, and before leaving, Zeng Chenhua leaned close to the man's ear and said, "If you've thought it through, I'll come anytime. Don't worry about you dying; you're a VIP. We'll use the most expensive medicine to save you. We look forward to your decision."

Stepping out of the secret chamber, Zeng Chenhua noticed Zeng Yiyang's hesitation and asked directly, "What is Your Majesty worried about?"

Zeng Yiyang directly expressed his concerns: "This is an unexpected turn of events, but it also confirms that the people over there know we have read their letter, which is a very unfavorable situation."

Zeng Chenhua knew about this, but he didn't think it was a sudden change. "Brother, this is not a sudden change. It seems like someone has been planning this for a long time."

As if he had thought of something, he stared straight at the location of the secret room. "That person is a breakthrough point, but just how much has this assassin been trained? If he can withstand such torture, we won't be able to get anything out of him."

Even Zeng Yiyang hadn't thought of such a move, and only Zeng Chenhua could have come up with such a bone-chilling method.

"Alright, what about the rest?"

After this commotion was discovered, it seemed they had fallen into a passive situation.

"Your Majesty, there's no need to worry. Being on the defensive this time doesn't mean it's bad. After observing for a while, my informant should have some news."

Hearing Zeng Chenhua's words, Zeng Yiyang felt relieved and urged him to return home, "Alright, it's late, go back early, you're a married man now."

"good."

Zeng Chenhua outwardly agreed, but in reality, he had no idea where his wife had gone, and he smiled helplessly.

However, Zeng Yiyang felt that he missed his wife even more.

Just then, Jiang Chaoyu, who was being thought of, sneezed, touched her arm, and realized that she seemed to be underdressed and had caught a chill.

However, this was already the umpteenth time she had used the spatial teleportation technique. For some reason, the backlash seemed to have decreased. In the past, she would vomit blood, but now she seemed to be fine, only feeling a little weak and sleepy.

During the day, Jiang Chaoyu sent a message to Xu Ninghui via carrier pigeon. At this moment, she was already standing in front of Xu Ninghui.

"You mean all the banned substances are gone?"

Xu Ninghui's words shocked Jiang Chaoyu. That place required two keys to open, one with Li Yuanxiu and the other with Xu Ninghui. However, they always carried their keys with them, and the two hadn't even been seen together recently.

It was even less likely that they had taken it. However, upon hearing about the sudden death of the Princess today, Xu Ninghui and Jiang Chaoyu shared the same thought: they both suspected the banned drug.

Then in the afternoon, when he and Li Yuanxiu were inspecting the area, they discovered that the bottle containing the banned drug was also missing. It seemed that someone inside had stolen the drug without anyone noticing and had even used it on the Princess.

It seems this person is definitely in cahoots with the Princess. This is nothing more than a fake death potion; otherwise, why would they risk stealing it? Now it seems the foundation of the Crescent Moon Sect has been almost completely destroyed.

However, it seems that we need to discuss how to capture this undercover agent from scratch.

"Yes, I went to check with the sect leader, and we found that the rest were all gone."

In Jiang Chaoyu's view, this was a big problem. Xie Yunyin must be in cahoots with the Princess. If he pretended to die suddenly that day and people thought he was dead, not only would others be deceived, but she would also think so.

But she had to avenge this on the spot, otherwise she would be letting down her master's kindness in teaching her.

"Looks like this fish is too fat, we need to make the line thicker!"