CHAPTER 396: CHAPTER 396: THE MAIN VILLAIN TRULY IS RUTHLESS

Hearing this, Pei Shu’er couldn’t help but sit up straighter, but Tang Zan paused here, his expression somewhat subtle.

Pei Shu’er was a bit anxious.

"What’s the matter?"

Tang Zan sighed, "First, you need a whole root of Thousand-year-old wild ginseng, then also Thousand-year-old Ganoderma and Heavenly Snow Lotus."

"Most importantly, you need Jade Reviving Grass, and you need quite a lot of it. Let’s not mention anything else; just this Jade Reviving Grass has already become extinct."

He raised his head somewhat hesitantly, looking at Pei Shu’er with heavy eyes.

"Pei Shu’er, so this solution is no different from having none at all."

Pei Shu’er’s eyes lit up.

Isn’t this a coincidence?

The Jade Reviving Grass in her space had already grown into a small patch, all transplanted by her using the roots.

She pulled out a handful of Jade Reviving Grass from her space.

"Is this what you’re talking about?"

Tang Zan: "..."

Now that Jade Reviving Grass has become a legendary divine herb and can no longer be found, yet Pei Shu’er has it, and a small handful at that.

If those Divine Doctors knew, they’d probably be begging Pei Shu’er on their knees.

Tang Zan looked at the jade-green Reviving Grass, his gaze on Pei Shu’er growing deeper.

Pei Shu’er cleared her throat, "I stumbled upon it accidentally when I fell off a cliff earlier."

Tang Zan nodded, then said, "In the future, don’t casually take out Jade Reviving Grass in front of others."

If something goes wrong, there will be many people to deal with her.

Pei Shu’er touched her nose; she had clearly taken it out under the cover of a bundle.

"We’re so close; I wouldn’t do this in front of others."

Tang Zan curled his lips; because of Pei Shu’er’s sincere words, his originally gloomy mood inexplicably improved.

He held Pei Shu’er in his arms, gave her a kiss, and then opened the door to have Xuan Liu bring them something to eat.

That night, Pei Shu’er had a good sleep, miraculously undisturbed by anyone.

Early the next morning, when Pei Shu’er woke up, she saw Tang Zan sitting at the table, and he took Pei Shu’er’s hand.

"Let’s go, I’ll take you to see someone."

Once they arrived in the prison, Pei Shu’er saw the imprisoned Yan Hengyin.

His hands and feet were bound with chains. At the moment the cell was opened, he raised his head with a cold face. Upon seeing Pei Shu’er, his movements paused.

At the sight of him, Pei Shu’er’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Tang Zan.

"Are you crazy? He’s a Prince."

Tang Zan’s lips curled up, full of indifference.

"If he’s dead, then he’s just a dead man."

Only now did Pei Shu’er deeply realize that Tang Zan is a major antagonist.

The kind who stops at nothing to achieve his goals with a weak sense of morality.

Now, more extreme, he’s still just a General, yet he dares to provoke someone like Yan Hengyin, a Prince.

However, thinking that Tang Zan was doing this for her, a wave of emotion surged in her heart.

Tang Zan said coldly, "My wife has a grudge in her heart, come on, give this lad twenty lashes for me first."

At these words, both Pei Shu’er and Yan Hengyin raised their heads, both feeling that their ears were hallucinating.

Tang Zan, seeing the prison guards had not moved, raised an eyebrow.

"What, do you want me to do it myself?"

As soon as these words were spoken, no one dared to treat Tang Zan’s words as an illusion and hurriedly swung the whip at Yan Hengyin.

The unprepared Yan Hengyin was struck by a whip, involuntarily dodging to the side.

The blow didn’t land on his body.

Tang Zan glanced at the prison guard, who shrank back.

Tang Zan said, "Give me the whip."

The prison guard visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and Tang Zan sneered as he looked at Yan Hengyin.

"You didn’t think, after entering my cell, you could walk out alive, did you?"

With these words, Yan Hengyin and Pei Shu’er’s hearts couldn’t help but tighten.

But afterwards, Pei Shu’er laughed.

This man, he should have died long ago.

Whether it was the mastermind behind the exile, or placing the Golden Silkworm Gu in her body, or repeatedly opposing Tang Zan.

Tang Zan might have had concerns before, but now, he’s thoroughly enraged.

Tang Zan smiled at Pei Shu’er, "Madam, watch carefully, I’ll vent your anger."

After speaking, the whip struck Yan Hengyin’s body with ruthless severity.

Yan Hengyin’s hands and feet were chained, pulled into a crucified position by the prison guards, with no respect left of his previous princely dignity.

Pei Shu’er watched with relish.

Tang Zan truly hated the Third Prince; every lash left his skin and flesh torn, with no mercy spared.

The muffled groans of the Third Prince kept resounding by her ears, and cold sweat covered his forehead.

His once white clothes were stained red with blood, and the white attire was tattered.

Anyone seeing Yan Hengyin at this moment wouldn’t hold any admiration for him.

Yan Hengyin’s eyes constantly watched Pei Shu’er. Noticing the lack of any compassion on her face, his heart slowly sank.

Once the count was enough, Tang Zan handed the whip to Pei Shu’er.

"Do you want to hit him?"

Pei Shu’er curled her lips, looking again at Yan Hengyin’s appearance.

"No more, if I hit him again, he’ll die, and then I’ll be finished too."

Tang Zan nodded; after a long time, he acidly remarked, "Isn’t it because you feel sorry for him that you won’t hit him?"

Pei Shu’er was somewhat helpless; her major antagonist indeed was a jealous person.

"Rest assured, I wouldn’t fall for someone who plotted against me."

Tang Zan held Pei Shu’er as they sat on a chair, and he asked, "Yan Hengyin, where did you get the Golden Silkworm Gu?"

Yan Hengyin initially said nothing, then mocked with a smile.

"You would never think of it."

As long as he did not reveal who did it, Tang Zan wouldn’t dare to kill him.

Pei Shu’er, however, smiled, "Actually, I already know even if you don’t say it."

Yan Hengyin lifted his head, his bloodshot eyes looking at Pei Shu’er.

Pei Shu’er continued to smile, "Isn’t it Lin Shiyao?"

She said it with certainty, though it was somewhat a test.

She glanced up to see the shock in Yan Hengyin’s eyes, which quickly returned to calm.

What she wanted was that brief instant of shock.

It seems Pei Shu’er guessed correctly.

After all, among them, the one who knew the most about Gu worms was Lin Shiyao.

And the Third Prince, in later stages, also seemed to become a help to Lin Shiyao.

What wasn’t expected was that these two were connected so early.

In essence, because Lin Shiyao is the heroine, Pei Shu’er didn’t want to oppose her because of her peculiar fortune.

However, since the heroine was already bullying her, she wasn’t a pushover either.

She was reminded of the tune with enhanced control she stumbled upon yesterday, undoubtedly because she approached Doctor Sun, and Lin Shiyao overheard.

This person approached her with malice, and she didn’t mind testing her strength against her.

After all, she was now an anomaly that even the World Power couldn’t handle.

Pei Shu’er looked at Tang Zan, "Let’s go, and find Lin Shiyao."