I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 376 Shout out "Monster"

"Hmm, she's a playful person, a few more days won't hurt." Yin Lanci took a sip of wine, showing more indulgence to this little disciple who resembled her than to others.

She could sense the state of the Gu worms inside Hongying's body.

If the Gu worms show no abnormalities, then Hongying is safe.

Given Hongying's playful and mischievous nature, she would never confine herself to one place. She might just go off to some deep mountain forest to find insects on a whim.

The person impersonating Jiang Zhou in Xiancheng is dead. Hongying possesses the offspring Gu; once the mother Gu dies, the offspring Gu will also die. Hongying will surely know this and will come looking for her then.

With Hongying's abilities, Yin Lanci was not worried.

She's currently preoccupied with someone else, her difficult junior sister.

Last night, the Netherworld Gu suddenly sensed the aura of the Shadow Moon Gu, indicating that Jiang Yao was nearby. Just as she was preparing to personally capture her, the aura of the Shadow Moon Gu suddenly disappeared.

Yesterday was not the fifteenth, so the Shadow Moon Gu cannot fall asleep. The sudden disappearance of its aura can only mean two things.

The first possibility is that Jiang Yao left, and the distance was too great for them to sense each other.

The second possibility is that Jiang Yao died.

She would naturally prefer the second option, but she had to admit that her junior sister was quite capable and not so easy to kill.

That leaves only the first scenario.

Jiang Yao left on her own initiative.

This was precisely what puzzled Yin Lanci.

The connection between the Netherworld Gu and the Shadow Moon Gu is bidirectional; if she can sense Jiang Yao, then Jiang Yao can certainly sense her as well.

Jiang Yao hated her to the bone. Knowing that she was in Sishui Town, how could she leave so easily?

She suddenly thought of a third possibility and asked Pingxuan, "How is Jiang Yao's Shadow Moon Gu being raised?"

Ping Xuan said, "Jiang Yao has been distributing divine water to induce the people of Longkou Town to vomit insect eggs. This has greatly depleted the Shadow Moon Gu. Based on what I learned in Longkou Town a few days ago, unless she massacres the city to raise Gu, the Shadow Moon Gu will have a very difficult time reaching maturity in the short term due to the balance of power."

Without a mature Shadow Moon Gu, Yin Lan Ci poses no threat and is not a cause for concern.

Yin Lanci stared at the amber-colored wine, gazing at her own reflection.

Given Jiang Yao's frequency of distributing divine water once every half month, leaving Longkou Town for a few days would not be a problem. However, it just so happened that she arrived in Sishui Town when Jiang Yao was also there, and left without even saying goodbye, which is not something Jiang Yao would do.

This unusual behavior aroused a sense of vigilance in Yin Lanci's heart, but she couldn't quite grasp the source of this dangerous premonition.

She pondered for a moment, then chuckled and said, "I haven't seen my junior sister in a long time, and I suddenly miss her. I found someone to bring her back, and as her senior sister, I want to catch up with her."

"Yes." Ping Xuan replied, and was just thinking about who would be the best to send when he suddenly heard a "crack". Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw that Yin Lanci had crushed the wine cup with his bare hands.

The porcelain shards cut the delicate skin of her palm, and blood and wine trickled down her snow-white arm, leaving behind shocking marks.

Pingxuan's pupils contracted: "Master!"

He rushed forward, wanting to clean Yin Lanci up, but Yin Lanci shoved him away, and a sharp piece of porcelain cut a bloody gash on his face.

Ping Xuan's face twitched in pain. He gritted his teeth and suppressed a cry of pain. Ignoring his own pain, he stepped forward again, grabbed Yin Lanci's wrist, and cleaned the wound on her palm.

However, after such a short delay, the wound on his palm had already begun to heal, with granulation tissue wriggling and enveloping the broken porcelain shards.

If this horrifying scene were seen by outsiders, they would surely point at Yin Lanci and shout that he was a monster.

"Master, please bear with it." Pingxuan drew his dagger, cut open the closed granulation tissue, and carefully picked out the broken porcelain shards that had grown into the flesh.

The excruciating pain of having one's flesh cut open, which most people cannot endure, was borne by Yin Lanci without her even flinching.

She watched Ping Xuan's movements and said with a stern face, "Long Qi and Long Jiu are dead."

Just now, her connection with the Gu worms inside the two of them was severed.

Ping Xuan was startled and nearly dropped his dagger. Among the Dragon Shadow Guards, Long Qi and Long Jiu had the best lightness skills; even if they couldn't win a fight, they could still escape. What could have happened to cause both of them to die at the same time?

Judging by the timeline, the Dragon Shadow Guards should have all entered Prince Cheng's fiefdom by now. Could it be that Prince Cheng has broken his promise and betrayed the Dragon Shadow Guards while they were off guard?

But it doesn't make sense.

If they really betrayed us, surely it's impossible that only two people died?

Seeing Yin Lanci's gloomy expression, Ping Xuan suggested, "Qingjiu's lightness skill is excellent, why don't we send him to see what has happened?"

Yin Lanci had the same idea, but she sent Huang Deng instead of Qing Jiu.

She wanted to keep Qingjiu by her side.

Ping Xuan's eyes darkened, and he pursed his lips slightly.

"Are you jealous?" Looking at the young man wiping her wrist, Yin Lanci grabbed his chin and shook him. Apart from her eyes being a little red, her expression had returned to normal.

"Your disciple wouldn't dare." Pingxuan gently turned his head away, a bright red dot between his brows.

His voice was very low, and coupled with his expression, he seemed utterly aggrieved.

Yin Lanci chuckled softly, leaned over and kissed him on the lips, wiping away the remaining bloodstains on his face with her fingers: "Be good, hmm?"

Pingxuan pursed the rouge off her lips and continued wiping her arm.

Seeing that he had behaved, Yin Lanci glanced at the man in blue by the screen, then looked back at him and asked, "How are the Grand Tutor and Marquis Wenzhao?"

After Yin Lanci spoke with the two of them once, he instructed Ping Xuan to keep a close eye on their actions, and Ping Xuan took it to heart.

"I just went to see them this morning. They didn't do anything unusual and were very cooperative with your arrangements."

Yin Lanci chuckled: "If one were truly so pragmatic, one wouldn't be the Grand Tutor."

Pingxuan understood the implication: "You mean they have ulterior motives?"

"Your ambitions are considerable." Yin Lanci pulled him up. "How's the mind-controlling Gu I gave you doing?"

Pingxuan sat down next to her and replied, "It has already formed a cocoon and will emerge from it in about seven days."

Yin Lanci was quite satisfied with the efficiency.

"You're going to use a Gu poison on them?" Pingxuan observed her expression. "A mind-controlling Gu poison can make people lose their minds and become walking corpses. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to use it on the Grand Tutor?"

He understood Yin Lanci's purpose, and it was clear that a Grand Tutor who was in a clear-headed state would be of greater help to her.

Yin Lanci laughed: "I prefer an obedient puppet to someone with ulterior motives. As long as he's alive, I won't need him for long."

Thus, Pingxuan understood.

Yin Lanci said, "Tonight, you will personally escort the two of them to Thousand-Foot Cliff, and while you're at it, take a look at that sickly fellow for me."

Pingxuan knew that the sickly man she was referring to was Prince Rui.

Prince Rui's physical condition was extremely poor, and his essence and blood were being devoured by Gu worms every day, leaving him thin as nothing but skin and bones. He could not die, but living would not be easy either.

Even in this state, they still manage to cause trouble every day; I don't know where they get the energy.

Keeping such fearless hostages is a real headache.

When Yin Lanci mentioned Prince Rui, Pingxuan suddenly remembered something and said, "My second junior brother told me the other day that he hasn't received any messages from Huai Qiming for almost a month."

Huai Qiming was the lucky one who was sent by Yin Lanci to the palace to play the role of Prince Rui.

Ever since he ran out and scared Chu Liuzheng that time, his limbs were broken by the guards and he was lying in bed with difficulty even moving. How could he possibly send out a message?
Yin Lanci didn't take it to heart: "Tell Qianqian not to worry about it anymore."

If she's right, Huai Qiming should have already been exposed.

A useless piece is not worth the effort.