"Good heavens, you're trying to kill me!" Song Qingshu cried out in alarm.
The Yellow-robed Woman raised her willow brows. "What do you mean, 'good heavens'? That sounds awful."
Song Qingshu smiled bitterly. "Heroine, fairy sister, if I don't take you there, at most you'll chop off my hands and refuse to release my sealed death acupoint. But if I take you to the Empress's chambers to assassinate her, that's a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations!" Song Qingshu was very pleased with his performance. If he were sent back to his previous life now, never mind anything else, winning some Best Actor award would be easy peasy.
"You only need to take me to the Empress's chambers. What happens afterward has nothing to do with you. Who would know you were the one who brought me there?" Seeing that Song Qingshu still looked unwilling, the Yellow-robed Woman patiently explained, "You can rest assured, I am absolutely not going there to assassinate anyone."
"Then what is the heroine going there for?" Song Qingshu probed.
"That is none of your business." Seeing him keep making excuses, the Yellow-robed Woman grew impatient. "Are you taking me or not? If you take me, you may be fine. If you don't, something will happen to you immediately. Choose for yourself!"
Song Qingshu hesitated. Judging from Empress Peiman's attitude toward Xiao Xingguo, she seemed to be planning something. He had been wondering how he might get a chance to take advantage of it. Bringing the Yellow-robed Woman over now would certainly disrupt her plans, but if he did not take the Yellow-robed Woman there, he had no way to deal with the situation before him.
"Fine, I'll take you there, heroine, but I hope you will keep your promise." Song Qingshu put on