Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

"Sir, are you changing into your official robes? Are you going out?"

A figure slowly emerged from behind a screen on one side.

The newcomer was tall and thin, with a slightly dark tan complexion, light brown eyes, high cheekbones, and a sharp gaze.

He stared at Zhou Shichang with a faint hint of mockery and contempt.

Zhou Shichang's laughter froze instantly. His body went limp, and he collapsed back onto the bed, staring blankly at the man.

"Why are you looking at me like that, sir?" The man's lips curled into a cold smile. "I was simply asking why you've changed into your official robes."

Zhou Shichang looked at the man and slowly shook his head. "I am changing into my official robes because...because I am going to the yamen."

"So you're going to the yamen? Oh right, I heard the Crown Prince has arrived in Yunzhou, and the Xuefeng Army went to greet him personally. Sir, you'd better make a good impression."

Kang You said with a smile.

Zhou Shichang's expression was a mixture of crying and laughing as he nodded and said, "Alright, I will definitely perform well."

Kang You continued laughing: "So, my lord, how are you going to make a good impression?"

Zhou Shichang's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at Kang You. "You want me to kill the Crown Prince? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Kang You looked at him and chuckled softly. The next moment, Zhou Shichang suddenly screamed, clutched his chest, and large beads of sweat rolled down his pale face.

He clutched his chest and groaned, too pained to make a louder sound.

His wide eyes bulged slightly, and his face was contorted.

Kang You sighed softly, "My lord, why do you do this? You know you can't defy me."

Zhou Shichang stared intently at him, his eyes pleading.

A slight smile appeared on Kang You's lips. "Does Your Excellency realize your mistake?"

Zhou Shichang was in too much pain to speak, and could only look at him with pleading eyes.

"It seems you have realized your mistake, so I will stop punishing you," Kang Youyu said with a smile.

Zhou Shichang stopped groaning instantly. His clothes were soaked with cold sweat. He lay half-reclined on the bed, barely alive, staring at Kang You. "I...I know I was wrong."

Kang You's face showed a satisfied expression. "It's good that you know you were wrong, sir. It's not that I don't want you to go to the yamen, but I just feel that your way of going to the yamen needs to be slightly adjusted. I'm doing this for your own good, sir, and I hope you can understand my good intentions."

Zhou Shichang stared intently at him, his lips moving but no sound came out.

Ying Yufu and the Crown Prince's entourage arrived at the Yunzhou Provincial Administration Office. As soon as they got there, they saw two tall, imposing black-clad officials standing in front of the grand and imposing gate.

Their faces were as cold as ice as they stared at Ying Yufu and her group, their eyes flashing with a chilling murderous intent.

One of them spoke up sharply, "Who are you? What brings you here?"

"Ha, the Provincial Administration Commission has quite the airs."

Wushuang sneered, "The Crown Prince has arrived! Why aren't you all making way!"

The two messengers were taken aback, their expressions changing slightly. They exchanged a glance, and the one who had spoken earlier sneered again, "Crown Prince? What a joke! Yunzhou only recognizes the Beast God's envoy; there's no such thing as a Crown Prince!"

Ying Yufu and the others' expressions instantly turned extremely ugly.

[Ding! The face-slapping mechanism has been triggered. Host, please teach these two traitors a lesson and make them pay the price.]

Xiao Dian released the task at the right time.

Almost the instant the system finished speaking, Ying Yufu made a sudden move. Her figure was like a wandering light and shadow, and she quickly flashed forward. A small bone knife appeared in her hand and slit the throat of the person who had spoken rudely.

The man vomited blood, let out a low gasp, his eyes bulging as he stared at Ying Yufu in disbelief.

The other man was completely dumbfounded. His face was filled with terror, and he pointed at Ying Yufu, his voice trembling: "You...you dare to kill someone here! The Beast God will not let you get away with this!"

Ying Yufu narrowed her eyes. He was referring to the Beast God, not the Governor.

"Alright, let's see how this so-called Beast God will not let us go!"

Ying Yufu said coldly, and the next moment, she slit his throat without hesitation.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully proven someone wrong! The system rewards you with 60 points. Your original points were 19820, and your current balance is 20420 points!]

"What a heavy stench of blood! These audacious scoundrels dare to kill in front of the government offices, openly defying the authority of the authorities! Guards, seize them!"

A voice came from behind them. The leader was a pale, thin old man, with an official on each side of him.

The person who just spoke was the tall, thin man to his right.

Ying Yufu and her group remained silent.

They realized that this place was no longer the Yunzhou government office of Beixuan, but the domain of the Beast God Temple.

As soon as the man finished speaking, a group of black-clad officials poured out of the yamen and surrounded them.

Ying Yufu and the others looked at the commotion and coldly stared at the newcomers.

"Zhou Shichang, are you going to rebel?" the Crown Prince asked coldly.

Zhou Shichang looked at the Crown Prince, and subconsciously knelt down with a thud. "Your Highness, this humble official dares not!"

The two officials beside him did not kneel, but coldly said, "Sir, what nonsense are you spouting? There is no His Highness the Crown Prince here, only a madman who has offended the Beast God!"

Zhou Shichang's expression changed, and he suddenly gritted his teeth, his eyes widening as he shouted sharply, "Your Highness, run! This is no longer the government office!"

After saying that, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face contorted in a grimace as he clutched his chest and collapsed.

Kang You stared coldly at him, his face as cold as ice. He sneered, "That's right, you asked for it. They delivered themselves to your doorstep, there's no use keeping you alive, so just die!"

After he finished speaking, Zhou Shichang spat out another mouthful of blood.

He was clearly on his deathbed.

Ying Yufu and her group looked even more grim.

What happened before their eyes was truly beyond their expectations.

They had assumed that Zhou Shichang was acting as an accomplice to the tyrant, and that they would have to pretend to deal with him, but they never expected things to start like this.

"Father!"

Suddenly, a woman's cry of pain came from afar. Zhou Shi stumbled over, her face streaked with tears.

She was accompanied by a young boy, Cheng Fengzhi, the son of Cheng Yunjing and Zhou Shi.

After the Cheng family was imprisoned, in order to control Zhou Shichang, Emperor Cangxuan sent Wushuang to Yunzhou and specifically brought Zhou Shichang and his mother along.

Zhou Shichang loved his daughter dearly, but unfortunately, ever since she came to Yunzhou, she hadn't even seen Zhou Shichang's face.

This meeting turned out to be such a tragic scene.

Zhou Shichang strained his eyes to look towards the source of the sound, and when he saw Zhou Shi and Cheng Fengzhi, his pupils trembled: "Nannan..."

He actually called her by her childhood name.

Zhou burst into tears.

"Grandpa!" Cheng Fengzhi called out, tears streaming down his face.

"Zhi'er, good, good child..."

[Ding! The face-slapping mechanism has been triggered. Host, please remove the Heart-Eating Gu from Zhou Shichang's body, save his life, and slap Kang You in the face.]

Ying Yufu was surprised to learn that Zhou Shichang had actually been afflicted by the Heart-Eating Gu.

Ying Yufu tilted her head and said to Shangguan Sheng, "Sheng'er, go and remove the Gu poison from this Lord Zhou."

Shangguan Shengchao nodded to her and took out the Thousand Gu Inducing Elixir.