"Really? That's... that's amazing! Young Master Lin, thank you, thank you so much!" exclaimed Nayi, practically shouting in excitement when she heard this.

Princess Baolian also stilled in surprise, forgetting to remind Nayi not to display too much excitement for fear of alerting others. She stared blankly at Chu Mo for a moment before asking shakily, "Is what...Young Master Lin said true?"

Chu Mo asked, "Does the princess know what poison she has been afflicted with?"

Princess Baolian nodded, saying, "I only know some of its components, the rest...my trusted doctor wasn't able to decipher."

"Does it contain the tail of a white scorpion, a thirty-year-old centipede foot, the antennae of a golden sky bull..." Chu Mo rattled off a list, leaving both Baolian and Nayi astonished.

Finally, Princess Baolian looked at Chu Mo in shock, "If you hadn't come here with Nayi, if you didn't obviously look like an outsider to the prairie... I might even suspect that you are a member of the Haoyue Family!"

"I'm afraid that even they, holding onto the formula, might not be able to describe the composition of this poison so clearly!"

"Because, even though they possess the formula, they do not have the ability to concoct this poison!"

"These poisons, I've identified, are all left behind by an ancestor of the Haoyue Family."

Chu Mo glanced at Princess Baolian and thought to himself: This woman is indeed incredible to have obtained such valuable information under the watchful eyes of an old cunning villain like Elder Haoyue.

"Princess, you needn't worry. I will write down the antidote formula for you now. Then, you can send your trusted aides to discreetly search for these ingredients. Once found, hand them over to me, and it will be done!"

"Then, I owe a lot to you, Sir!" Princess Baolian stood up and deeply thanked Chu Mo.

Then, standing still for a while in astonishment, she couldn't help but tear up, choking up, "If only my brother and sister-in-law could have met you sooner…"

Nayi, too, thought the same and began to tear up.

Chu Mo thought to himself: If you had met me earlier, I'm afraid I would not have had this ability.

"In seven days, that bastard will host a banquet in Nayi's honor, as a welcome reception. Actually, he intends to coerce Nayi into marrying his youngest son, Haoyue Geshui."

"If she refuses, he will enforce the arrest warrant issued by those two beasts— Jin Ge and Yin Ge—and arrest all of you…"

"We will seize this opportunity to strike. Once we have control over that bastard, I'll be confident in controlling the entire situation."

With a chance to survive, Princess Baolian exudes a strong vitality.

Chu Mo is completely impressed by Princess Baolian's intelligence gathering capabilities.

"Princess, this place... after all, belongs to Elder Haoyue, do you really have such confidence, that after controlling Elder Haoyue, you can control the entire situation?"

Princess Baolian replied, "I hold many pieces of evidence against him, and he knows some. That is also one of the reasons why he wants to kill me. Once this evidence is made public, his reputation will be ruined immediately!"

"I was once the princess of the royal court. It's easy for me to use some resources."

"But now, I only have one wish…"

She took a glance at Nayi at her side, "I only hope that my niece can become the queen of the prairie!"

"Aunt..." Nayi gave Princess Baolian a look and hesitated to speak.

Princess Baolian whispered gently, "Foolish girl, after I kill that bastard, my reputation will be ruined. No matter how wrong he was, no matter if we were ever truly husband and wife, in name at least, I was his wife!"

"Also, Auntie has never desired the throne!"

"You are more suitable than anyone to sit on that throne."

"Trust your Aunt's instincts!"

"Therefore, that bastard, must die by my hand!"

As she said this, Princess Baolian glanced at Chu Mo.

Chu Mo understood that while Princess Baolian was ostensibly speaking to Nayi, her words were meant for him—to reassure him that she had the ability to do what she said without ambition.

In fact, Chu Mo didn't mind who became the new ruler among these two, Nayi, or even Lie Ge. As long as it did not fall into the hands of Great Qi or people close to Great Qi, it wouldn't be a problem.

Of course, Chu Mo would prefer to see Nayi ascend to the throne.

Princess Baolian then discussed with Chu Mo the details of the banquet and left quietly with Nayi.

Looking at the bookshelf that had returned to normal, Chu Mo couldn't help but murmur, "Grandpa was right, you can never underestimate anyone, especially a woman!"

There are still seven days until Elder Haoyue's banquet, but only one day until the full moon night.

That means tomorrow night will be a full moon night.

According to the direction indicated on the map, the place is about one hundred miles from Princess Baolian's palace, which is not a great distance for Chu Mo.

So, Chu Mo plans to take advantage of this full moon night to explore that place and see if he can gain anything.

At noon the next day, Chu Mo confidently rode out on horseback with a bow slung over his back, galloping in the direction indicated on the map.

He claimed he was going hunting, and naturally, no one stopped him.

The horse that Chu Mo was riding was personally chosen for him by Princess Baolian.

Just like Princess Baolian's horse, this one was also completely black without a single stray hair, and looked quite majestic. It was initially stubborn and indifferent to Chu Mo, but as soon as Chu Mo revealed a hint of his power from the Primordial Pass, the horse immediately submitted and even flatteringly presented its head for Chu Mo to pet...

Chu Mo actually didn't want to ride a horse out. For him, the speed of a horse was not faster than him running on his own two legs for the hundred li journey.

However, doing so would attract too much attention. Given the current circumstances, Chu Mo also didn't want to catch Elder Haoyue's attention.

And so, Chu Mo rode the big black horse, galloping across the prairie.

After being frightened by Chu Mo, the big black horse became quite obedient. Sensing that its master seemed to want it to speed up, it started to run wildly.

You have to admit, the speed of a top-tier battle horse fully galloping on the prairie is quite astounding.

The wind whistled by his ears, causing a slight stinging sensation on his face.

The big black horse galloped for seventy to eighty li in one breath, only then did it slightly slow down. Its body hadn't even broken out into much sweat and its breathing was steady. It indeed deserved to be called a treasured steed.

They had already entered the range indicated on the map. Chu Mo jumped off the horse, patted the big black horse's head and said, "Go find some grass to eat by yourself, I'll call you when I come back!"

Whether it understood Chu Mo's words or not, the big black horse affectionately rubbed its head against Chu Mo's hand and then happily ran away.

Chu Mo was now alone, starting to freely move about. There was still some time before the moon would rise, Chu Mo planned to familiarize himself with the terrain here first.

There was a not so small forest in front of him, full of trees, some of which were so thick that it would take several people to encircle them. They stretched high upwards, their canopies covering a large area, blocking out sunlight.

In the depth of the prairie, it was a sight to behold.

Just as he was thinking, Chu Mo suddenly felt someone approaching. Turning around, he saw a blue figure coming directly towards him.

Chu Mo was slightly startled, not expecting to run into Qi Xiaoyu again here.

However, Qi Xiaoyu right now looked very disheveled, her blue dress, which seemed to always stay clean, was stained with large patches of blood. Her face was also very pale.

"You're injured?" Without time to ask how she managed to find him so accurately, Chu Mo saw her poor condition and asked urgently.

"Hehe… Are you worried about me?" Qi Xiaoyu's steps were staggering. She came in front of Chu Mo, her body swaying, almost falling down.

Chu Mo hurriedly reached out to support her, frowning and asked, "What's going on?"

"It's nothing…I had a fight with a few irritating ghosts." Saying this, Qi Xiaoyu's eyebrows slightly raised, then said, "It's annoying, they are still chasing us! Quick, help me into the forest…"

"What's the use of that! I'll hold them off here, you run away!" Chu Mo glanced at the forest. Even though it was not small, it wouldn't be much of a hiding place for someone with a high level of cultivation.

Looking at Qi Xiaoyu, "Every time you come to find me, you disappear without a trace. Run quickly!"

"Don't... Don't waste time... If you don't get me to that forest soon, I could die, and then you'll never see me again!"

Qi Xiaoyu looked weakly at Chu Mo and said softly, "If I was still able to disappear without a trace, would I need to come find you, dummy!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, I can feel it. Those irritating ghosts are coming!" Xi Xiaoyu's face was pale and she looked pitifully at Chu Mo. "Those irritating ghosts, they not only want to rob me of my wealth, but also of my virtue... Do you have the heart to watch such a delicate beauty like me be taken away? Hurry up!"

Chu Mo clenched his teeth, picked up Xiaoyu around her waist, and ran towards the forest.

Chu Mo's strength was naturally considerable. As he ran at full speed, he was like a streak of smoke, rushing into the forest.

"Okay, okay, here is fine. Put me down under this tree. Then, you should hurry back over there. If they ask you where I went, just tell them I went into this forest!" Xiaoyu pointed at a large tree that would take five or six adults to encircle.

"You want me to leave you here? Are you sure? And what do you mean by wanting me to betray you?" Chu Mo frowned, looking at Xiaoyu in his arms.

"Oh my goodness, what's this betrayal..."

"A dummy like you wouldn't understand my divine abilities anyway. Quick, quick, put me down, I definitely won't be in any danger!"

xiaoyu looked at Chu Mo and said, "If you tell them like that, they won't make it difficult for you. If they can't find me, they'll just leave naturally!"

"Fine! I'll put you down, but I'm not going to say that!" Chu Mo was somewhat angry as he set Xiaoyu down under the towering tree and turned to leave.

"I can't do something like betraying a friend!"

A touch of emotion flashed in Xiaoyu's eyes, she muttered, "Dummy, I told you I would be fine!"

As she spoke, Xiaoyu's figure gradually... completely blended into this towering tree.

In the end, she disappeared without a trace!

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Dear sisters and brothers... I've finally come out alive from the little black house!

All ten fingers are sore, and my mind is hazy.

What?

What's the little black house?

The little black house is a forced writing software. If you don't finish the set word count, you can't do anything at all on the computer.

Quite diligent, right?

The chapters are long enough, right?

Now—

Where are the votes?