Zero shook his head and said, "My master did indeed have such a plan, to wait for the Emperor's return and have me appointed as a Noble Consort."

"I agreed to everything my master asked of me, except for this one thing."

"Moreover, I also said that if the Emperor insisted on taking me as a consort, that would be the day I rebelled against him."

Cang Tianji also said calmly, "You're overthinking it. Never mind whether the Emperor is truly the great Emperor of the mortal realm. Even if he were, who would want to marry an old zombie who's been buried for hundreds or thousands of years!"

I chuckled twice and said, "That's right! No one can stand sharing a bed with a zombie, can they?"

"Little Orange, continue!"

Before Chen Shuyu could speak, Lin Zhao leaned forward and said, "I feel like you're relieved? Hmm—"

Lin Zhao didn't finish her sentence before I stuffed the Zang Jian apple into her mouth.

I said with a calm expression, "The interrupter has been dealt with. Let's continue!"

Chen Shuyu also said expressionlessly, "At the time, Jiang Junci also asked Zi Wan'er how confident she was in separating the Drought Demon corpse god's soul?"

"Zi Wan'er analyzed it for him for a long time, and the analysis was meticulous."

I waved my hand and said, "Are you sure the person who contacted Jiang Junci was Zi Wan'er?"

Chen Shuyu was stunned. I continued, "Zi Wan'er is a ghost god under the Coffin Gate, and Jiang Junci is also an expert in the art of divination. Would these two people contact each other using chat software?"

Wang Xiaohuan also said, "That's right! Jiang Junci never used chat software before!"

Chen Shuyu suddenly woke up and re-examined the records. "That's true. In Jiang Junci's account, apart from interacting with Wang Xiaohuan, he only chatted with Zi Wan'er."

Wang Xiaohuan squinted at Chen Shuyu, who coughed twice and said, "Trust my professionalism!"

Zang Jian suddenly handed out a note from the gap behind the car seat: "I'll add money!"

Chen Shuyu calmly took the note, unnoticed by Wang Xiaohuan.

Alas, even ghost gods have a thirst for gossip!

I deliberately covered up for Zang Jian and Chen Shuyu: "Little Orange, don't worry about other things for now. Just tell us what they talked about."

Wang Xiaohuan, unaware that someone was plotting to sell her out, eagerly waited for Chen Shuyu to continue.

Chen Shuyu said, "That Zi Wan'er told Jiang Junci a legend about the Misty Rain Pavilion of Miao territory."

"Legend has it that deep within Miao territory, there is a place shrouded in constant rain and never sees the sun. There, a Misty Rain Pavilion is built."

"The Gu Masters and shamans of Miao territory have always regarded the Misty Rain Pavilion as a forbidden place. However, they also desire the secrets of the Misty Rain Pavilion."

"It is said that the Misty Rain Pavilion not only hides unparalleled fierce Gu, but also endless treasures."

"Countless practitioners who sought the Misty Rain Pavilion have disappeared into the sacred mountain."

"That Zi Wan'er analyzed: the Misty Rain Pavilion should be the place where Central Plains practitioners suppressed the Drought Demon corpse god's consciousness."

"She felt that the name Misty Rain Pavilion itself didn't seem to originate from Miao territory. Those who had seen the Misty Rain Pavilion said that its architectural style came from the Central Plains."

"More importantly, Drought Demons belong to the fire element, so suppressing them requires water to subdue fire. Using continuous rain to suppress the Drought Demon is perfect."

I said calmly, "That idiot Jiang Junci believed it?"

Chen Shuyu nodded and said, "He probably did!"

I retorted, "Wouldn't it be better to suppress fire with water and throw the Drought Demon's consciousness into the river? Miao territory doesn't lack water, does it?"

Wang Xiaohuan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

I continued, "Did that Zi Wan'er tell Jiang Junci to take the Drought Demon corpse to Miao territory, and then use the corpse to lure the soul, to draw out the Drought Demon's consciousness?"

Chen Shuyu nodded and said, "Yes! She also emphasized that it had to be a complete zombie."

I sneered and said, "That's right."

"That fake Zi Wan'er gave Jiang Junci a fake zombie. However, the hand that Jiang Junci brought was real."

"Using one hand can indeed draw out the Drought Demon's consciousness, but when she sees her hand being chopped off, she will definitely be furious on the spot and kill people."

"That kid Jiang Junci probably almost died at the hands of the Drought Demon corpse, and then was saved by that Miao princess, A'Guduo, which is why he repaid kindness with enmity and married the Miao princess."

Wang Butcher raised his hand and hit me: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Old Liu waved his fan and said, "I think the chances of Jiang Junci meeting A'Guduo before finding the Misty Rain Pavilion are higher. However, I am very interested in this Misty Rain Pavilion."

Zero said, "I have also heard of the Misty Rain Pavilion. However, what I heard was a different legend."

"According to legend, the Misty Rain Pavilion is actually a shrine, but it enshrines a god who was abandoned by both the divine and demonic realms."

"Because someone built a temple for that god, it angered the gods and demons."

"Those who worshipped the abandoned god were slaughtered overnight, and the place where the shrine was built became a cursed place, never seeing the sun and shrouded in continuous rain day and night."

I said calmly, "In that case, someone is deliberately covering up the truth about the Misty Rain Pavilion."

"If there is only one legend, then the origin of the legend will be infinitely close to the truth. If there are many legends, then someone is trying to confuse people."

I paused and said, "Why does the Coffin Gate want the Drought Demon corpse?"