The foolish girl coughs up a secret treasure map, netting all the capital's Wa-colluding vermin

He shouted so loudly because he was so excited that he didn't bother to muffle the volume.

Tuoba Mang, Lin Qingdai, Murong Xue in the front hall, and Kim Seon-a, Shen Ling'er, and others behind the screen all heard it clearly.

The hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Tuoba Mang opened his mouth wide and scratched the back of his head dumbly:

"What the heck? A eunuch's nephew becoming the crown prince?"

What is the emperor?

Gu Moran withdrew his foot, stood up, dusted off his boots, looked down at the dumbfounded eunuch sprawled on the ground, realizing what he had said, and shook his head:

"As expected of the Deputy Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Household, I only asked you a couple of questions, and you've completely ripped off the royal family's fig leaf."

Eunuch Shuangxi collapsed onto the blue brick floor, his mouth agape, his face as white as if it had been coated with three layers of whitewash, and he had even forgotten the pain in his wrist.

He then realized what was happening.

Gu Moran had absolutely no idea whose children the children in Cold Mountain Temple were.

Those words just now,

They're just using Gu Debai's arrest as an excuse to trick him into saying something!

But now, it's all over.

The words "regicide, usurpation, and smearing of the royal bloodline" would spread.

Even if you tied up his entire family and executed them all, it wouldn't be enough to compensate for his Shuangxi!

Just then, a faint sound of someone climbing out of a window came from the direction of the backyard.

Covered in night dew, Yun Shuyue climbed in through the carved wooden window on the side of the hall.

In her left hand she carried a square, purple-gold box, about a foot in size, locked with a copper lock; in her right hand she held a thumb-sized, pure gold wax pill, still smeared with stomach acid and saliva, between two fingers. She strode up to Gu Moran.

"Your Highness, I've completed the task Sister Lin gave me!"

This box was found in a hidden compartment of the inn where the imperial envoy was staying; the two eunuchs guarding it had already cleaned it up.

At this point, Yun Shuyue paused, glanced at Kim Seon-a and the others behind the screen, and handed over the pure gold wax pill in her right hand, her expression somewhat strange:

"And this too."

Just now, Xue Huan led his men to take Takaichi Nanako to the rear camp for detoxification.

The girl reacted too strongly to the crowd, rolling on the ground and vomiting, which brought out the wax pill that had been stuck at the bottom of her esophagus for several days.

After spitting out the wax pill, the choking sensation in his throat dissipated, and he immediately fainted.

Sister Meng just went over to take a look and said that someone had used a secret method to insert this Qi-sealing golden pill into her esophagus.

I had already become one with her, but unexpectedly, she vomited so badly that the protective membrane broke.

Now that the golden pill has been expelled, and with Xue Huan's help in detoxifying her,

Most of the aphrodisiac in her body dissipated through her pores, and her life was no longer in danger.

Gu Moran took the pure gold wax pill, then, finding it dirty, wiped it on the tablecloth beside him.

This Shōni Sukemoto certainly knows how to hide things; he even dares to use the belly of the foolish princess he gave away as a safe!

Alright, let's see what secrets these two things Yun brought are hiding!

Gu Moran drew the Sea-Calming Sword from his waist and flicked his wrist.

Clang!

A flash of sword light, and the bronze lock on the purple-gold box snapped in two.

The pure gold wax pellet on the table to one side was also split in two by the tip of the sword.

Gu Moran sheathed his sword, reached into the purple-gold box, pulled out a rolled-up silk scroll, unfolded it, and glanced at it under the candlelight.

Gu Moran smiled after reading just one line.

What was inside the box wasn't a paper document about Ministry of War deployment by the Ministry of War, but a clearly written contract for the division of spoils!

On the left side of the contract was the private seal of the Ministry of War the Great Yan Dynasty;

On the right side of the contract, there was a bright red handprint of Shōni Sukemoto, the chief examiner of the Dazaifu in Wa!

The silk inside the wax pellet contained topographical maps and coded messages for the three secret silver vaults surrounding the Iwami Silver Mine!

"What a clever inside-outside collaboration!"

Gu Moran, clutching the contract, walked up to Eunuch Shuangxi and shook the pages, making them rustle loudly.

"I was wondering why Shōni Sukemoto left the fortified Dazaifu undefended."

Why did he have to sneak into the Iwami Silver Mine overnight with three million taels of silver?

So it turns out those scoundrels in the capital have been colluding with the Japanese all along!

"As long as I accept the decree and relinquish military power..."

The Vice Minister of Ministry of War, anchored off the coast of Tsukushi Port, will then use the pretext of eliminating the remaining enemy forces to occupy the Iwami Silver Mine, and rightfully take over the three million taels of silver and half of the silver mine from Shōni Sukemoto!

"Your Shōni Sukemoto will spend money to save Kyushu Island, while you take this ill-gotten wealth back to the capital to recruit soldiers for that bastard at Cold Mountain Temple."

We'll raise an army and force the emperor to abdicate as soon as he dies!

"Eunuch Shuangxi, am I right?"

Looking at the contract stamped with the red seal, Eunuch Shuangxi completely gave up any remaining hope.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. He stiffened his neck, clenched his teeth, and pressed his tongue against the highly poisonous wax pellet hidden in his left molar!

I would rather die than suffer humiliation at Gu Moran's hands!

"Want to die? Did you even ask me first?!"

Gu Moran had long anticipated this move.

The instant Eunuch Shuangxi's cheeks puffed out, Gu Moran thrust out the ebony whip handle in his hand like a viper's tongue, striking Eunuch Shuangxi's jaw joint with perfect accuracy.

Click!

Eunuch Shuangxi's jaw dislocated on the spot, and his mouth was wide open, unable to close.

It could only make a hissing sound, and saliva dripped down its chin.

Gu Moran glanced at the yellowed handkerchief that Tuoba Mang had just taken off on the ground next to him, and with the tip of his riding whip, he picked up the tattered cloth that smelled sour and pungent, and thrust the whip handle into Eunuch Shuangxi's wide-open mouth!

"Ugh--! Ugh ugh!"

The whole towel, covered in years of grime and mud, was stuffed tightly into Eunuch Shuangxi's mouth.

That overwhelmingly sour stench, which seemed to hit right at the top of his head, flowed directly into his lungs through the base of his tongue and nasal cavity.

An extremely bizarre scene unfolded in the side hall.

Tormented by disgust and humiliation, Eunuch Shuangxi cried and snot streamed down his face, and his legs kicked wildly on the ground.

At the same time, his morbid quirk, which had persisted for decades, completely spiraled out of control under the intense stimulation of the foot odor!

His face, covered in white powder, turned a deep liver color, and he made a strange whimpering sound. His whole body convulsed violently as if he were having a seizure, and a puddle even oozed out.

Tuoba Mang felt a chill run down his spine and jumped back a large step barefoot, hiding behind Murong Xue.

"Oh dear, could this damned eunuch have taken a fancy to Old Tuo?"

Your Highness, I don't want that handkerchief anymore, please don't give it back to me!

Murong Xue moved three feet to the side in disgust and used the barrel of her spear to push Tuoba Mang away.

"Get away from me, go put your boots on!"

Behind the screen, Kim Seon-a couldn't help herself and turned her head away, spitting out a curse, her ears turning bright red.