Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

How can someone be so ungrateful?

Zhang Tuo didn't dare to ask, but his eyes were full of doubt.

The Duke of Zhenguo picked up a silver hairpin from the table. "Back then, Lady Chai came to the capital alone. On the way, she was targeted by two scoundrels, but my adoptive father kindly saved her life."

Seeing her pitiful state, he wanted to keep her by his side to serve him, but she left behind the silver hairpin as a way to save her life and avenge herself, secretly leaving to marry a plain-looking man from the Wu family who was so poor he could only afford two meals a day.

He was born the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and he could have whatever he wanted. Other women would be eager to stick to him.

However, Chai avoided him like the plague; the people he saved should rightfully belong to him.

He went to great lengths to find her again, only to find her gently wiping the sweat from that barbarian of the Wu family.

At night, the barbarian pinned her down, and her moans were filled with happiness and satisfaction.

She took the initiative to kiss him, cling to him, and call him husband. After their lovemaking, they sweetly dreamed about the future.

The barbarian wanted to join a security escort agency to earn money, saying he wanted to give her a better life. However, she felt sorry for the risks he faced when he went out to escort goods, and preferred to do embroidery work herself to supplement the family income.

What a beautiful scene of mutual affection between a man and a woman.

In terms of appearance, family background, and ability, he was a thousand times, ten thousand times better than that barbarian. He was a cloud in the sky, so why should he lose to a lump of mud on the ground?

So he killed the entire barbarian family.

What he said was, "The Wu family treated her very badly. After all, she was someone I saved, so I might as well do a good deed to the end and solve her husband's family problem for her."

I was already married at that time, but I could take her into my household as a concubine. Even if it was Zhang Ming, I would still be willing to publicly declare her as mine.

But she refused, even at the cost of her life, so I had no choice but to leave her at my estate outside the city.

But when Chai faced him, there was no trace of a smile on her face.

At night, no matter how much he tormented her, she remained like a dead body, letting him do as he pleased, never kissing him or clinging to him.

Until he lied to her, saying that as long as she was willing to serve him, he would help her find her son.

She began to take the initiative, and her methods gradually became more varied. She even asked the women in the building to teach her bedroom secrets.

But she didn't know that her son was actually being raised by him, becoming his adopted son, yet he was still not at ease.

Because he never heard her moaning with happiness and satisfaction beneath the barbarian again.

When she couldn't see her son for a long time, she concluded that he was deceiving her and refused to take the initiative again.

He was not convinced, so he tried to lower himself to please her and be considerate of her. He thought that once she fell in love, he would definitely let her taste the bitterness of unrequited love.

But her heart was as hard as stone.

For over a decade, he tried to keep her warm, but he couldn't.

On the contrary, as Zhang Ming grew up, he also became a heartless man. He painstakingly cultivated him, wanting him to be loyal to him to the death.

He fell in love with a woman outside the marriage and even thought about wandering the world with her.

Just then, he obtained an ancient book of secret techniques, which revealed that the child born from the mother and son could be of great use.

As Mrs. Chai aged, he lost the patience he had in his youth, but having raised her and her son for so many years, he felt he should repay her.

Therefore, he drugged Zhang Ming and Chai Shi.

"In the godfather's heart, his adopted son is also his son. When he reaches a certain age, he should also know about sex and know the taste of women."

Unexpectedly, the woman her adoptive father had found had someone else in her heart, and instead pushed Chai away.

He leaned down to look at Zhang Tuo, "Tuo'er, what happened between the mother and son was not something your godfather did intentionally."

But perhaps this is fate; fate intends to grant my godfather's wish, but he needs your help.

Zhang Tuo listened quietly. If it were before, he would have believed it without a doubt.

Now, he has some doubts.

Twenty-five years ago, he overheard his adoptive father praising Zhang Ming, saying that he had won Zhang Ming's heart and that he wanted to give Zhang Ming his favorite concubine.

Zhang Ming refused at the time.

This is also why he was jealous of Zhang Ming. In wealthy and powerful families, when the master bestows his woman upon a servant, it is a sign of the servant's high regard.

Although they were adopted sons, they were no different from servants. He wanted to be valued by his adoptive father, but Zhang Ming disdained him, relying solely on his adoptive father's favoritism.

Zhang Ming still ended up having sex with the concubine, but he complained that his adoptive father had drugged him, and thus left the capital to live his carefree life.

Instead of being angry, the godfather was worried that Zhang Ming was not doing well outside, so he asked Zhang Ming to send him money several times.

They grew up together, and he worked harder than Zhang Ming in everything, but in the end, Zhang Ming had a bright future outside, while he was trapped in the Zhang family forever, becoming their dog.

This was all due to his adoptive father's favoritism towards him. He was powerless to resist his adoptive father and could only be jealous of Zhang Ming.

But after learning that Chai was Zhang Ming's biological mother, he no longer felt jealous of him.

In the past two days, he even wondered if his own background was also fake? Could his jealousy of Zhang Ming be deliberately instigated by his godfather?

Driven by jealousy, he became even more determined to prove himself to his adoptive father.

Zhang Tuo had many questions in his mind, but he still asked respectfully, "What does Godfather want his son to do?"

Whether his guess is true or not, he currently has no power to confront his godfather.

Our priority is to save our lives.

The Duke of Zhenguo kept a close eye on Zhang Ming's expression. "Find Zhang Ming and let him know the truth about all of this."

Zhang Ming must have inherited that barbarian's lack of intelligence, but Zhang Tuo has been more intelligent and cautious since childhood, though he is also competitive.

Therefore, he deliberately pretended to be nice to Zhang Ming to motivate Zhang Tuo. Over the years, Zhang Tuo has been very useful.

The only shortcoming was that he never truly abandoned all his principles and became a true lackey. Therefore, when he discovered that Zhang Tuo was investigating Zhang Ming, he deliberately let it go, just to see if Zhang Tuo could completely become his tool.

But he also knew that Zhang Tuo would definitely become suspicious once he learned the truth about Chai and her son.

Therefore, this mission is also a test.

Why?

Zhang Tuo was puzzled; even as an outsider, he found it hard to accept, and even felt a sense of shared sorrow for his own situation.

If Zhang Ming knew everything, would he still be alive?

Or was it that his godfather intended to kill him?

Thinking of this, his heart trembled.

"I cannot say much about this to you right now, but you just need to know that it is all for our great cause."

The Duke of Zhenguo pulled him up. "Zhang Tuo, the second son is in trouble and has handed over his military power, but his adoptive father cannot be without military power."

The eldest son, Zhang Ji, was a ruthless man who even betrayed his own mother, and his adoptive father did not trust him.

The other adopted sons are either not as good as you, or they are too young to be of any use. As long as you do this well, your adoptive father will send you to join the army.

"I'll give you a few more merits, and in less than two years, the second prince's military power will be returned to you."

A glint of ambition appeared in Zhang Tuo's eyes. "To take command of the military?"

The Duke of Zhenguo nodded emphatically, "A true man who desires something will find a way to obtain it."

He knew Zhang Tuo was an ambitious man.

As expected, Zhang Tuo nodded, "Your son thanks your godfather for his trust."

Zhang Tuo left with great ambitions.

The man in black robes asked the Duke of Zhenguo, "I sense he's become wary of you. Will he truly obey your orders?"

The Duke of Zhenguo asked her, "If you peeled off his face, could you use some secret technique to press it onto someone else's face?"

Like a fake princess.

The man in the black robe shook his head. "No."

If she could, she wouldn't have had such a terrible face for so many years.

The Duke of Zhenguo realized he had asked a foolish question and laughed, "It's alright, he'll be back in the capital soon, we can just let him do it then."

The man in black robes asked, puzzled, "Why use a fake Zhang Tuo?"

If Zhang Tuo betrays his master and refuses to cooperate this time, then kill him.

The Duke of Zhenguo smiled mysteriously.

Then he changed the subject, "If Zhang Tuo refuses to tell Zhang Ming the truth, or if Zhang Ming cannot be found, then Chai Shiyue will have to know the truth."

In this situation, is Chai Shiyue's treatment effective enough?

"The son of a mother and brother who have committed incest, or even the son of a blood relative who has been intermarried in a disordered manner, is an existence that defies the laws of heaven and disrupts the order. The child born with immeasurable resentment is the most likely to be born into evil spirits."

Now she is pregnant, and her resentment after death is even stronger. She is the nemesis of the righteous path, capable of shattering Gui Yao's soul and causing Gui Yao to completely disappear from this world.

A cold smile curled up on his black robe and red lips. "But Gui Yao is quite capable; killing her won't be easy."

To be on the safe side, it would be best to kill Zhang Ming as well, thus unleashing Chai Shiyue's full power to kill Gui Yao with a single blow.

The Duke of Zhenguo nodded. "Then let's find Zhang Ming first. The man beside Chai Shiyue is one of my men."

"As soon as Zhang Ming dies here, I will have someone pass on the truth to her, but..."

He looked at the black-robed woman and placed her hand, painted with bright red nail polish, on his heart. "I helped Your Majesty obtain the physical body of Guiyao. Your Majesty must also keep your promise and help me refine the Five-Colored Army into Yin Soldiers."

"nature."

Instead of pulling her hand away, the woman in black robes leaned into his arms, her empty eyes beneath the golden mask curving slightly.

"We've known each other for decades, how could I break my promise?"

Only a barely perceptible hint of coldness lingered at the corner of his mouth.