Chapter 196: The Jiang Family of Yunjiang, Bai Yunqi Has Succeeded!

“Hahahahaha!!!!”

“Haha, cough, cough, hahaha…”

The man bound tightly laughed uncontrollably, as if he might laugh himself to death.

Beside him, Bai Yunqi held a tattered piece of cloth, gazing at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, studying the bright patterns drawn with Spiritual Power on the fabric.

“Hiss… I remember the old man used to draw Talismans like this!”

“Why is it that when I draw them, they almost render people speechless?”

Bai Yunqi frowned deeply, feeling that something was amiss.

With another swift motion, he drew a new Talisman.

And then, the laughing man began to cry in agony.

Bai Yunqi looked down seriously at the man for a few seconds, then said, “This can’t be right! Aren’t they the same?”

When even the third attempt failed, the stubborn determination typical of a sword cultivator surged within him.

Bai Yunqi no longer cared about how much Spiritual Power he was consuming; he was determined to figure out what was wrong!

After all, this was Jingcheng, where Spiritual Energy was abundant everywhere!

His pant leg was tugged, and Bai Yunqi glanced down.

Whoa!

A pitch-black hand, as if scorched by charcoal.

“I-I say…”

The man’s hand trembled, as if an electric current was coursing through his body, and he was on the verge of collapse.

Whoever had tied him up was incredibly skilled!

They had so many ways to torment a person.

Laughing uncontrollably, tears streaming endlessly, dizzy, feverish, as if under the strongest aphrodisiac.

Now it felt like being struck by lightning.

It was sheer torment, not torture, but worse than torture.

Facing the black-clad man’s pleas, Bai Yunqi simply walked away.

He, Bai Yunqi, was determined to draw this Talisman of truth himself.

The old man had said it was simple, and with his talent, it was just entry-level.

Unfortunately, he had been lazy back then, obsessed with sword cultivation and uninterested in Talisman Cultivation.

Now, karma had come!

“I refuse to believe I can’t do it!”

“Just wait, soon you’ll be confessing willingly!”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry!”

The black-clad man: …

Tears involuntarily flowed from his eyes again. Actually, he could confess willingly right now.

Who was this person, and why were they so stubborn!!

The General’s Estate Mu Family didn’t have anyone this extreme!

…

Inside the room, discussing matters about the Sweet Potato, Mu Zhaoyuan suddenly sneezed.

She felt like someone was talking about her behind her back.

Her gaze instantly fell on her twin brother.

She suspected it was that wheelchair-bound brother badmouthing her in his mind!

Mu Qinqiu: ?

What was this sister up to now, staring at him like that?

He didn’t understand, nor did he want to.

Mu Qinqiu turned to Liang Tian’er and asked, “Miss Liang, where did you find this Sweet Potato? According to you, it hasn’t been tested for yield, yet you claim it produces abundantly and is more resilient than ordinary crops even in disasters?”

Liang Tian’er was momentarily stunned.

She thought the Mu Family knew about the Sweet Potato.

After all, from what she’d observed, Jiang Dai seemed to have a good relationship with the Mu Family. How could they not know something so important?

Liang Tian’er was quick-witted. Although she didn’t understand why the Mu Family was unaware, since Jiang Dai and the others hadn’t mentioned it, she didn’t feel it was her place to disclose it.

There wasn’t much to discuss about the Sweet Potato.

Liang Tian’er directly entrusted everything related to the Sweet Potato to the Mu Family.

She feared being trapped in the inner chambers¹ and even more that the Liang Family would learn about the Sweet Potato and exploit it for their own gain.

“I’ll leave this matter to the Mu Family.”

Liang Tian’er stood up to leave.

Mu Zhaoyuan immediately abandoned her brother and got up to see Liang Tian’er out.

Under the shade of a tree, Mu Zhaoyuan glanced at Liang Tian’er beside her, thinking about how composed and ambitious the young girl seemed during their discussion.

“Miss Liang,” Mu Zhaoyuan began, “I have a way for you to avoid being trapped in the inner chambers and escape the Liang Residence, though I’m not sure if you’ll find it agreeable.”

By the end, Mu Zhaoyuan was a bit embarrassed.

Liang Tian’er’s expression changed, full of anticipation. “Sister Mu, please go on.”

Mu Zhaoyuan leaned in and whispered in Liang Tian’er’s ear, “You saw my brother just now, right? He used to have a fiancée, but after his legs were injured, the girl didn’t want to marry him, and the Mu Family didn’t force it, so it ended.”

“You’re still young, and my brother is a few years older than you. You might not be interested, but marrying him would give you the freedom to do as you please, and the Mu Family would treat you like another daughter.”

Liang Tian’er hadn’t expected such a proposal.

“It’s okay if you don’t want to. But if you have to marry someone, I think my brother is better than the Minister of Revenue’s son.”

Liang Tian’er’s ears turned slightly red, but she didn’t refuse. Her eyes sparkled with gratitude as she looked at Mu Zhaoyuan.

“Thank you, Sister Mu. It’s indeed a good idea, but… my family…”

Mu Zhaoyuan reached out and gently patted the young girl’s hair. “Don’t worry, don’t mind your family. Follow your own wishes. What has the General’s Estate ever feared?”

What the General’s Estate feared was unknown.

But the Prince Wen’s Secret Guards certainly feared the General’s Estate.

When the Dark Guard, having bitten down on the poison in his mouth, failed to die and was tortured to the brink of death, numb and despondent.

He felt as if he had involuntarily confessed something.

At that moment.

Bai Yunqi felt he had succeeded!

He had truly drawn the Talisman.

So the old man hadn’t lied; he was a genius, just too lazy back then.

Bai Yunqi: “What were you doing sneaking around outside the General’s Estate?”

“Monitoring and investigating the group encountered at the ruined temple.”

Bai Yunqi raised an eyebrow. Monitoring and investigating their family?

That was truly bold.

Especially daring to provoke him, who had come to Jingcheng, a place overflowing with Spiritual Energy, making him invincible.

“Why monitor this group?”

“Prince Wen’s orders.”

“The woman you brought back to Jingcheng, what is her identity?”

“A wet nurse from the Jiang Family of Yunjiang.”

Bai Yunqi nodded. As expected, his second brother was quite impressive, deducing Yunjiang from such chaotic memories.

Of course!

He, Bai Yunqi, was even more impressive. Without him, his second brother couldn’t have entered the dream, and the spy wouldn’t have been captured and made to confess.

“What is the relationship between the Jiang Family of Yunjiang and Prince Wen?”

The man fell silent: …

Bai Yunqi blinked. That shouldn’t be the case!

Could it be he didn’t know the relationship?

But even if he didn’t know, shouldn’t he politely reply that he didn’t know?

Bai Yunqi poked the man, and then saw the man leaning against the wall collapse to the ground.

Bai Yunqi: ?

Oh, he fainted, so no wonder he didn’t answer politely!

Bai Yunqi, who had been crouching, stood up, but suddenly felt darkness envelop his vision, and he collapsed, ending up lying next to the Dark Guard.

In the last moment before losing consciousness, Bai Yunqi seemed to see his brother rushing toward him from a distance.

It should be his second brother, right?

I hope it’s the second brother, because he is kind!

Translator’s Notes