Gao Minyue raised her lips, deliberately casting a provocative glance at Yu Qingwu as she spoke.

However, she was met with a calm, gentle smile in return.

It was like punching cotton; Gao Minyue's expression immediately turned ugly.

But, thinking of the trump card in her hand, Gao Minyue revealed a smug look again.

She simply walked directly towards Xie Jin Yan, reaching out to pull him as she said, "Shixiong, I'm different from how I used to be. After leaving Kyoto, I've made a name for myself out there."

"Don't even mention helping you rescue Xie Qiyun; even making Bai Chen obediently listen would be very easy."

"You come out with me, I don't want to tell outsiders, I only want to tell you alone..."

"I have no interest in knowing."

Gao Minyue had a look of complete certainty, but the next moment, Xie Jin Yan pushed her hand away forcefully.

His face, which had been quite amiable just now, instantly turned cold. He pulled Yu Qingwu back two steps, and said coldly, "A Yue, first, I'm not here to rescue anyone, I'm just bringing A Wu out for a stroll. Second, A Wu is not an outsider, she is my wife."

"Third, you don't need to deliberately say those words to provoke anyone, because... you can't provoke her."

"Fourth, we don't believe you have good intentions."

Yu Qingwu smiled and said the last sentence for Xie Jin Yan.

Yes, neither she nor Xie Jin Yan would ever trust someone who would so easily betray their country.

Even if Xie Jin Yan was still different towards Gao Minyue than he was towards others, her desire to betray the country had already taken root in Xie Jin Yan's heart. No matter what she said in the future, Xie Jin Yan would be suspicious.

What's more, Gao Minyue's sudden appearance in Yunzhou, and in this manner, was bound to raise suspicion.

Could it be... that everything in Yunzhou City was related to spies?

Yu Qingwu suspected this in her heart, and Xie Jin Yan was clearly also suspicious.

He took a deep look at Gao Minyue and said, "A Yue, I already said, from the moment you did those things, we were no longer siblings, and there was no more affection between us. Whether your future is good or bad has nothing to do with me."

"So, you really don't need to come and tell me these things specifically."

"A Wu, let's go."

After speaking, Xie Jin Yan didn't give Gao Minyue a chance to speak.

Holding Yu Qingwu's hand, he left the corridor.

Walking out of the inn's lobby and striding along the street, watching the bustling crowd, he no longer felt the same panic and vigilance as before.

Now, most of the people of Yunzhou have defected, hating Bai Chen and Wang Chuan to the bone.

So, even if they recognized their identities, they wouldn't necessarily attack.

"I must say, this Bai Chen has governed Yunzhou City quite well."

Walking across the street and reaching another intersection, looking at the lively crowd and the prosperous shops, Xie Jin Yan couldn't help but sigh. If this Bai Chen hadn't done so many wrong things, he would have been a promising talent.

It was just a pity...

His eyes swept over the crowds coming and going on the street, and Xie Jin Yan looked at Yu Qingwu again, asking her in a low voice, "A Wu, in your opinion, what exactly is Bai Chen's identity? And who is behind him?"

Honestly, if Yu Qingwu hadn't given him the inside scoop on the Baiyue Society, he might still be at a loss.

Therefore, Xie Jin Yan was now even more seeking Yu Qingwu's opinion.

After all, she knew more about this cult, the Baiyue Society, than he did.

For example, he had never known that the Baiyue Society also trained insects and birds.

After thinking for a while, Xie Jin Yan turned his head and asked Yu Qingwu again, "Also, besides training insects and birds, what else does the Baiyue Society do? Do you know, A Wu? Maybe we can cause them some more trouble, so they'll be completely panicked."

What else did they do?

This... she really couldn't remember for a moment.

Qingwu pursed her lips and shook her head, "I can't remember for the time being. Shifu told me all these things."

"Actually, Jin Yan, there's something I've been thinking about these past few days."

Looking left and right, seeing that there were fewer people around, Yu Qingwu took Xie Jin Yan's arm again and said in a low voice, "Actually... I've been thinking, could the Baiyue Society be related to... Shifu?"

"Shifu?"

"Yes."

"These past few days, I've carefully observed Yunzhou City. Many of the rouge and small objects in the city are... things Shifu taught me to make. You can't find them anywhere else."

"Also, I've noticed that the Baiyue Society trains insects and birds in a way that's similar to what Shifu taught me. And then there's..."

"There's A Yue's appearance."

"You drove her away before because she almost committed treason, and the person she was colluding with was the cook who was initially an undercover agent in the Xiao Sect. After you sent her away, we didn't know where she went. It's possible she went with that cook."

"If she went with that cook, then it's very likely that the cook is also here, and A Yue just said that she can order Bai Chen around. This shows that she may have a certain relationship with the person behind Bai Chen. But, what relationship makes her dare to be so arrogant and proud? In the past, she relied on you because you were the Crown Prince of Wei."

"So now, who is she relying on?"

Yu Qingwu's tone became heavier and heavier as she spoke.

Xie Jin Yan's face also darkened.

Actually, after A Yue appeared just now, it wasn't that he hadn't suspected anything, but he just couldn't accept it.

After a slight pause, Xie Jin Yan uttered a few words in a low voice, "You mean... she may be relying on that cook, and that cook's real identity may be... a member of the Southern Yue royal family?"

Hearing this, Yu Qingwu didn't answer.

She just looked at him silently.

Xie Jin Yan didn't speak again, but frowned, his gaze sweeping over the street with a complicated expression.

After a long time, he said in a low voice, "We're going back to the inn."

"I need to write a letter to Father Emperor..."

To write a letter about his mother, Zhou Yiyi.

Yunzhou City could deceive the Emperor for so long and be controlled by the Southern Yue royal family. If everything was true, then who in the court was hiding it for them?

The biggest suspect was probably... his mother, Zhou Yiyi, the legitimate princess of Southern Yue.

Although, his mother always said that she hated her motherland and her brothers, it wasn't as if only her brothers could be emperor of Southern Yue.

With heavy hearts, the two returned to the inn.

At that time, the crowd in the inn had dispersed, and Gao Minyue was nowhere to be seen.

Xie Jin Yan and Yu Qingwu ordered some food and went upstairs to their room.

Creak...

This is...

The moment they opened the door, Xie Jin Yan and Yu Qingwu were stunned.

But soon, the two calmed down again and quickly closed the door.

"What a big mouse." Xie Jin Yan chuckled softly, casually picked up a cup of hot tea, and splashed it on the 'big mouse' trapped in the net and knocked unconscious by the drug, waking him up.