I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 406 Without further ado
An hour ago, Xiao Jingfan wanted to test the waters in front of the fake Chu Liuzheng, but the fake Chu Liuzheng struck first and delivered a deadly attack.

It was only then that everyone realized that the Yin Lanci they had captured at Xiyuan was just a puppet. The real one had first disguised herself as Huang Ting and deliberately used a curse on Xiao Jingfan, which led to her capture. After arriving at the military camp, she seized the opportunity to escape, released Zheng Qianqian, and also kidnapped Chu Liuzheng. She even disguised herself as Chu Liuzheng and returned to deceive them.

From darkness to light and then back to darkness again, if she were to succeed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Fortunately, Jiang Yao woke up in time and restrained the Netherworld Gu, thus preventing the soldiers from suffering heavy casualties due to the Gu poison.

However, she had expended a lot of energy fighting the puppet substitute and had not fully recovered before facing the real Yin Lan Ci, which put her at a disadvantage.

To help her young mistress, Tongniang secretly killed the puppet imprisoned in the tent without telling anyone.

With the substitute dead, he could no longer help Yin Lanci suppress the backlash, and the Netherworld Gu became restless and devoured its master, even more so than before.

Caught off guard by the attack from both sides, and with no Ping Xuan by her side to help, Yin Lanci was full of openings, which allowed Xiao Jingfan to seize the opportunity and shoot an arrow into her heart.

Jiang Yao cooperated with him in time, and did her best to suppress the Netherworld Gu's instinct to protect its master.

Without the help of the Netherworld Gu, Yin Lanci could not recover from the injuries he suffered and eventually died.

The Netherworld Gu abandoned her and was taken in by Jiang Yao, who was waiting for her. She was just waiting to take it back to Moon City to find a new master and take on the responsibilities of the Miao witch.

Just as everyone relaxed slightly because Yin Lanci was dead and could no longer cause trouble, the Grand Tutor and Marquis Wenzhao, who had been protecting Xiao Jingfan, suddenly launched an attack and joined forces to sneak up on Xiao Jingfan.

If Xiao Jingfan hadn't been wary of the two of them because of Chu Liuzheng's feelings, he would have been exposed and would not be alive now.

"There's something else," Lü Fei reported. "Tongniang just came to report that Hongying is dead."

"Dead?" Xiao Jingfan asked in surprise. "Was it done by Abbot Jiang?"

Lü Fei shook his head: "Master Jiang suspects that Hongying's death is related to Yin Lanci."

Jiang Yao once wrote a letter to the head of the Jiang family. After receiving the reply, she finally confirmed one thing: Yin Lanci had not actually mastered the true human Gu technique.

Pingxuan, Zheng Qianqian, and Hongying were all human Gu imitations created by her using the protective power of the Netherworld Gu.

With Yin Lanci's death, the Netherworld Gu left its body and entered a dormant state, awaiting a new host. The Netherworld Gu replica inside Hong Ying's body lost its connection with the real Netherworld Gu and self-destructed.

If Hongying had not been injured, or had not turned into that terrifying monster, and had not been on the verge of life and death, even if the Gu worms in her body suddenly died, she could still be saved by certain methods.

Unfortunately, her body had already collapsed, and she was only kept alive by the Gu worms. Now that the Gu worms were self-destructing, she had no choice but to die.

Fortunately, Jiang Yao has figured out the relationship between her and the worm eggs in the bodies of the people of Longkou Town. Given time, she will definitely be able to get rid of the worm eggs for the people of Longkou Town.

After listening to Lü Fei's explanation, everyone fell silent.

The Gu worms themselves are indiscriminate in their nature, capable of both saving and harming people. If they fall into the hands of an ambitious madman like Yin Lanci, they could easily lead to a catastrophe if not handled carefully.

In Moon City, almost everyone knows how to raise Gu poison. Who knows if the next Yin Lanci will appear?

Lu Fei glanced at Xiao Jingfan and tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, what about Yuecheng...?"

"I will discuss this matter in detail with Abbot Jiang." Xiao Jingfan didn't let him finish speaking, and instead brought up another more important matter, "Yin Lanci has been executed, but his son is missing. He is very likely in the hands of the remnants of the Yong Dynasty. We must find him as soon as possible."

He was, after all, a descendant of the Xiao family, and could not be raised by the remnants of the Yong Dynasty.

Everyone should be.

Chen Xing said, "Ping Xuan is also a human Gu. Now that Yin Lan Ci is dead, he will definitely be severely injured and should not be able to cause any trouble in the short term."

This was good news. Just then, Feng Jing returned with another piece of good news: "Your Majesty, I possess Zheng Qianqian's blood. Since he is the one who kidnapped Liu Zheng, as long as we let the Shadow Chasing Insects track his trail, we can find Liu Zheng by following the Shadow Chasing Insects."

"Why didn't you tell me sooner that this was so important!" Chen Xing patted him.

If they had just presented it earlier, would they have been standing here waiting for the results?

Feng Jing: "I didn't know who had kidnapped Liu Zheng before, and I was in a hurry to find him, so I didn't mention it. Later, I was busy treating His Majesty's injuries and poisoning, and I didn't have time to think about it."

The emperor's safety concerns the people of the world. He happens to be right in front of him. Even if he wanted to save Chu Liuzheng first, he would probably be forced by Eunuch Zhou to hold a knife to his throat and wake the emperor up first.

You can't be distracted while saving lives.

Chen Xing said irritably, "What about just now? Why didn't you mention that?"

Feng Jingyi shrugged: "I forgot."

He originally planned to go and rescue him himself, but the emperor was more magnanimous than he had imagined. This led to a misunderstanding.

Chen Xing gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, really wanting to punch the divine doctor!

Feng Jing decisively hid behind Lü Fei, his face contorted with misery; he truly hadn't forgotten on purpose.

"There's no time to lose, let's save them first." Xiao Jingfan stopped an impending brawl and signaled Feng Jing to release the Shadow Chaser Insects.

Zheng Qianqian had a grudge against that woman, and now that she's in his hands, who knows what kind of treatment she'll receive.

The thought of Chu Liuzheng being tortured by Zheng Qianqian made Xiao Jingfan feel upset and regretful that he had agreed to let Chu Liuzheng interrogate Zheng Qianqian.

But it's no use regretting it now; the most important thing is to save the person as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, you are still injured and need to rest." Zhou Yuande advised with a pained expression, almost wanting to grab him by the hand. "Leave the rescue to Lord Lü and the others. They will surely bring Miss Liu Zheng back safely."

Xiao Jingfan ignored him completely, put on his cloak, and strode out.

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Yuande hurriedly followed, cursing Zheng Qianqian, that bastard, a thousand times in his heart. At the same time, he prayed that Chu Liuzheng would be blessed by heaven and wait for their rescue safely.
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"Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!" Chu Liuzheng sniffed hard, making the mountain wind howling through the night make him shiver.

She quickened her pace in removing the cloak.

[Second Junior Brother, I'll borrow your cloak for a bit, consider it compensation for your medical expenses and emotional distress. I won't pay it back!]

She muttered something to herself, then smoothly draped the still-warm cloak over herself, instantly feeling much warmer.

The cloak trailed on the ground, undoubtedly too long.

[Tsk, why are they all so tall?]

Chu Liuzheng was inexplicably annoyed and kicked the man on the ground a few times.

Zheng Qianqian lay face down on the ground, unresponsive.

Not far from him lay an old man, or more accurately, a monster with two old men's heads.

This monster was none other than Old Man Wei, who guarded the library. When Chu Liuzheng first saw it, he almost fainted from fright.

What kind of rubbish did Yin Lanci come up with?!

(End of this chapter)