Sentry: The guide who's getting extra help is very busy today.

Before Shu Zao had even returned to the White Tower, news of the annihilation of the Maxiri family spread to all the major families.

Sogoga family

"She's waiting for me to personally hand over Ratfa. This alone isn't enough. Let's wait and see."

It's just a small to medium-sized family business, not worth mentioning.

Her ability should be a significant increase in mental strength in a short period of time, but the specifics remain to be seen.

Saiyabang family

Xuenao's father approached Vinya.

"It's no use coming to me. You have to bear the consequences of what you've done. Besides, it was Chairman Mingye who told you to do it. You were just following orders."

To cooperate without considering the consequences is truly audacious; Vinya couldn't hide the mockery in her eyes.

Xuenao's father: "You're right." He was just following the speaker's orders.

Maurice Dubonne White Tower

Shu Zao went straight to the 87th floor to find Xian Yue'an when she returned. When the two of them held a large family meeting, Tiris's handsome face was no longer there. He looked at Shu Zao.

"Don't look at me, I didn't say anything. They must have heard you when you told me."

"Yes, we did hear it." Etheris puffed out his chest and spoke frankly.

"Alright, let me first tell you about what I gained in the central city."

After she finished speaking, the sentries looked at each other. Xingyao spoke up tactfully, "Shuzao, we already know about the middle-class families that Speaker Mingye mentioned. The only thing of value is your question."

"The answer to the first question is known only to the sentinels and guides of the major families. The answer to the second question is entirely new; previously, only Chairman Meino knew it."

If she doesn't use her brain, she'll really lose the negotiation and end up losing everything.

He asked for some compensation and handed over his unique information.

"In other words, in that meeting, Mingye and I set up a scheme. I thought I got what we wanted, but Mingye and those family heads set up a scheme to exploit my information gap. So, he's the one who profited."

That's so much fun!!!

No wonder he was able to become the speaker of the council.

Xingyao: "That makes sense."

The chessboard and pieces were already set up the moment she woke up.

"He's not afraid of crashing or burning," Shu Zao sneered repeatedly, tapped the screen, ordered a bouquet of flowers—sky lotus, and specifically noted that each flower should be in full bloom.

This is for Mingye!

Her actions were incomprehensible to the sentry/guide in front of her.

"Shuzao, are you planning to take down Speaker Mingye?" Etheris couldn't help but ask.

If you can't win, take her down; use your mental connection to bind Mingye to do her bidding.

"You'll find out in half an hour," she said. It takes twenty minutes from flower preparation to delivery. She ordered the flowers from a florist in the city center. "Starry Night, tell me something I don't know."

"Okay, we know there's a boundary, but we can't see it. Right now, we can only discern the outer edge of the heavily polluted area..."

"The management areas of the four white towers are bounded by these circles. Before the circles were established, these four white towers were ranked among the top four in terms of strength, with Maurice Dubonne White Tower ranking first..."

The reason we're ranked last now is because the sentry mortality rate is too high. Sentinels can choose the White Tower themselves, as long as the White Tower wants them.

It has been hundreds or even thousands of years, but it has only been in recent decades that problems have arisen, and only then has the higher authorities begun to pay more attention to it.

"Fu Yuan, why did you come here?" Shu Zao suddenly looked at Fu Yuan.

"There always needs to be sentries holding things up." The low-level ones won't last long.

The person who was most touched by Fu Yuan's words was Jin Cheng, whose White Pagoda was one of the ones he guarded.

"I'll make a call," Shu Zao called Ming Ye, "Hello, Chairman Ming Ye, did you receive the flowers?"

"What are you keeping me in suspense for?"

Mingye had the sentries check, and the flowers were fine; they hadn't passed through Shuzao's hands and were delivered directly from the flower shop.

He even looked up the meaning of the water lily, which is hibernation.

What does it mean that she sent these flowers?

"Aren't the flowers pretty?"

"Didn't you communicate with your sentinels?" Mei asked, asking what she wanted to know, without answering Shuzao.

"I told you, you all took advantage of my naivety and conspired to frame me."

"Shuzao, you can't just say things like that. We didn't expect you to be unaware of these things. Why didn't you ask your sentry beforehand?"

Shu Zao didn't answer her, and continued talking to herself: "When I send flowers, it's not just about the fragrance, it's also about sending warmth—"

"Chairman Meino, are you feeling hot?"

Upon hearing this, the sentries and guides present felt that Shu Zao had done something extraordinary.

When did she drug Mingye?!

"What do you mean?" Mingye felt a restlessness within his body.

"I applied medicine to my hand during our farewell handshake. I took the antidote afterward. What, Chairman Meino, didn't you take it?"

Mingye: "…………" He miscalculated. They had more methods than he expected, but that was all.

He produced a panacea specifically for this type of drug—Miechun.

I swallowed it without water.

"Huh, Speaker Meino, are you taking the antidote?"

"Um."

Elisa spoke softly, preparing Shuzao for the worst, "Shuzao, there are already drugs on the market that can treat this type of illness—"

"Shh, Elisai, don't speak, I know," Shuzao continued returning the phone, "Is it Miechun?"

"Since you know this, don't try these little tricks next time. They're boring, cause zero damage, and are a waste of effort."

"Hehehe, it's good that you ate it," Shuzao picked up her water glass and drank it all in one gulp. "It won't have any effect if you don't eat it."

"Chairman Meino, wait a minute. You'll know in a minute."

Shu hung up the phone early, her expression like a cat that had stolen some fish.

"Shuzao, did you make the medicine yourself?" Xian Yuean asked.

"Yeah, I've tried it. If I don't take the aphrodisiac, it's fine; I can endure it for two hours. But if I take the aphrodisiac, then I'm in heat, and I can only find a partner."

He's scheming, but isn't she scheming too? Her methods are even dirtier.

The sentry is quite adept at annoying people.

Xingyao asked instinctively, "What will happen if I don't look for her?" He recalled a night when Shuzao barged into his room and attacked him without saying a word.

He almost collapsed there.

"You'll die, suffocate to death. The Sky Lotus only stirs up emotions; the real killer is the one who consumes the Spring Destroyer."

"Ring ring ring".

Shu Zao hung up early, but the other end persisted with three more calls before Shu Zao finally answered slowly.

"Hello, Speaker Meino."

"What is the antidote?" The voice on the other end was trying hard to hold back, but was still panting heavily.

"Didn't Speaker Meino take the antidote? Ha, did he take the wrong one and turn it into an aphrodisiac?"

"Shuzao, where's the antidote?"

"It's on..." Shuzao deliberately dragged out the word, "...on the female sentry or the female guide. Speaker Meino probably won't be able to get it."

"I'll exchange information that even your sentries don't know." Shinobu's body trembled, and he was drenched in sweat.

This drug is terrifying; my body is about to lose control. It's perfect for interrogating criminals.

At this point, Mingye still has the leisure to think about criminals; he's incredibly dedicated.

"It's too late, Mingye, do you know? The effects of the medicine in your hand will only last for an hour."

If you negotiated with me sincerely, nothing would happen. You shouldn't try to fool me.

"Don't hold back anymore. I've already told you about the antidote. You'll suffocate to death as a Sentinel. I'm not like you; I won't lie to a Sentinel."

"A special reminder: you will remain conscious throughout the entire process, but your body will be out of control. Enjoy it, don't be shy."

Goodbye, Speaker Meino.