The tyrannical father was so intimidated when his own daughter was found during the raid.

Meanwhile, inside the General's Mansion.

Lin Wan'er carefully carried the sandalwood brocade box back to her boudoir, as if it were an ancestral tablet.

Along the way, the maids and servants in the mansion kept curiously peeking in.

Lin Wan'er raised her chin high, like a proud peacock, fully enjoying the amazed and awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd.

For this bead that would grant her eternal youth, she not only signed an IOU for a staggering 100,000 taels of silver.

They even included the deeds to three prime shops that the general usually used to cultivate relationships and make a fortune.

But Lin Wan'er didn't feel sorry for her at all.

As long as she can keep her youthful appearance and outshine all others, a life of wealth and glory awaits her in the future!

"All of you, get out of here! Without my orders, no one is allowed to enter and disturb me while I absorb immortal energy tonight!"

Lin Wan'er dismissed everyone around her, closed the door tightly, and eagerly finished washing up.

She respectfully placed the beauty-preserving pearl next to the jade pillow on her canopy bed.

Lin Wan'er closed her eyes with anticipation, her mind filled with images of her future stunning beauty.

She had already begun to fantasize about becoming the empress of the world, with Su Yaoyao kneeling at her feet, weeping and begging for mercy.

However, a quarter of an hour passed.

Half an hour has passed.

Lin Wan'er turned over and opened her eyes irritably.

Bright!

It's so bright!

The glass ball, which Su Yaoyao had added double the amount of interstellar fluorescent powder and shards of glass to, shone like a small sun in the dark boudoir.

A very bright and intensely penetrating Barbie pink!

Lin Wan'er felt like her eyes were about to be scorched by the pink light.

As soon as she closed her eyes, her eyelids were completely red, and her brain was throbbing, making her wide awake!

"To stay young forever... I'll endure it!"

Lin Wan'er gritted her teeth and covered her head with the blanket, trying to block out the blinding light.

The pink light had amazing penetrating power, and even the entire expensive Jiangnan silk quilt was tinged with an eerie pink.

Whenever she closes her eyes, her mind is filled with an inescapable pink halo.

This was destined to be a grueling night that would leave her mentally exhausted and feeling like she was living a life worse than death.

Meanwhile, night was falling over the palace.

In Zhaoyang Palace, Su Yaoyao changed into a neat and tight-fitting black night outfit.

Her long, flowing hair was tied up high into a neat ponytail.

He carefully inspected the specially made grappling hook at his waist, and then strapped two steel daggers coated with a potent anesthetic to his calves.

Most importantly, there was a bunch of small toys that she had just arranged in her personal space.

They have everything: mind-altering smoke, time bombs, miniature lock picks, and more.

Everything is ready, except for a capable laborer.

Su Yaoyao patted her bulging purse with satisfaction and swaggered out of Zhaoyang Palace.

With a clear objective, they headed straight for the East Palace, deep within the imperial palace.

The gates of the East Palace are always tightly closed, exuding a sinister and terrifying aura.

Legend has it that this place is filled with lanterns made of human skin, and the floor tiles are stained with dark red blood that can never be washed off.

Even the royal guards on night patrol would take a detour whenever they passed by, for fear of being tainted by the evil aura of the living Yama.

However, the atmosphere in the Eastern Palace tonight was somewhat strange.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, the heavy and imposing gates of the East Palace were kicked open without any mercy by Su Yaoyao.

"Brother Crown Prince, get up and get to work!"

Su Yaoyao's clear voice echoed wildly in the empty, deathly silent courtyard.

No guards came out to stop them, and no deadly traps were triggered.

Inside the main hall of the East Palace, an eerie light emanated, making it impossible to look directly at it.

Su Yaoyao pushed open the door to the bedroom and strode inside.

The sight before her made her bite her lip so hard she almost burst into laughter.

The rumored ruthless and cold-blooded Crown Prince of Dayuan Kingdom, Su Jin.

He sat on the large, carved black wooden bed, utterly dejected.

I had just taken a shower, my hair was still dripping wet, and there were more than a dozen wooden tubs for bathing at my feet.

But his efforts were clearly in vain.

The effects of the truth-telling agent were deeply ingrained in his being, and could not be washed away.

He was still radiating a dazzling Barbie pink glow in the dark bedroom.

The pinkish shimmer is not only bright, but also has a dreamy sheen.

His proud, cascading black hair, like strands of pink neon light tubes, shimmered faintly in the air.

Upon hearing the door open, Su Jin turned his head stiffly, like a mechanical puppet.

That face, which should have been terrifying, looked utterly ridiculous under the pink light.

His narrow, cold eyes had lost all desire for worldly things.

All that remained was a profound sense of despair and a deep sense of hopelessness.

"What are you doing here again?"

Su Jin's voice was hoarse and dry, revealing a sense of exhaustion.

"I, the crown prince of a nation, the living Yama of the Great Yuan Kingdom, have been reduced to this wretched state by you."

"I took ten showers in a row! I practically scrubbed my skin off, but this damn shine is only getting brighter!"

"Are you going to drive me to suicide before you'll stop?"

He doesn't dare to move at all now.

The moment his feet touch the ground, his muscle memory uncontrollably makes him want to do that damn moonwalk.

Su Yaoyao looked at Su Jin's horrific state without any sympathy and grinned.

[Hahaha! A humanoid, self-propelled pink light bulb, I laugh every time I see it!]

If you threw him out into the dark, he'd definitely be the coolest guy for miles around!

Hearing the mocking voice in his heart, Su Jin closed his eyes in pain.

Destroy it.

Hurry up, we can't stay in Da Yuan Kingdom for even a day longer.

"Don't look so gloomy, dear brother."

Su Yaoyao stepped forward and threw a set of black night clothes in his face.

"Hurry up and change, tonight your little sister is taking you to do something big!"

Su Jin ripped off the night clothes plastered on his face, glanced at himself in the light of the powder on his body, and laughed in exasperation.

"You want me to wear this?"

He pointed to his still-glowing chest, his voice breaking down, full of accusation.

"Are you blind? Look at all this light I'm radiating, what's the point of wearing night clothes?!"

"Night clothes are for concealment! When I wear this, I'm like a walking searchlight in the dark!"

"You think the enemy's targets aren't bright enough, so you insist I go and be their live target to guide them, right?"

Faced with Su Jin's devastating roar, Su Yaoyao calmly picked at her ear.

"What's the rush? Since I called you here, I naturally have a foolproof plan."

Su Yaoyao reached into her personal space and rummaged around for a bit.

Then, a rustling sound followed.

She pulled out a large, thick black burlap sack that smelled strongly of musty sweet potatoes!

Su Jin stared at the familiar burlap sack, his eyelids twitching wildly, a strong sense of post-traumatic stress rising to the top of his head.

Its entire body glowed with pink light, which flickered violently twice in anger.

"Su Yaoyao! You're back?!"

Su Jin pointed at the sack in despair, his voice cracking, his face filled with humiliation and resistance.

"Last time we went to Black Wind Stronghold, you used this piece of junk on me, and now you're trying to use it on me again?!"

"The musty smell of old sweet potatoes was so strong that I had to take eight hundred showers to barely cover it up!"

"Me, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, you expect me to go out wearing a tattered sack? Don't I have any dignity?!"

Su Jin is going crazy!

The humiliating memory of being stuffed in a sack and forced to do the moonwalk relentlessly attacked his mind.

Su Yaoyao walked to the bedside and very considerately used scissors to cut two round holes in the burlap sack.

Just enough to expose a pair of eyes.

"Practice makes perfect, brother, don't be so formal."

Su Yaoyao calmly shook the black sack in her hand and began to earnestly make grand promises.

"Last time we went to Black Wind Stronghold, we not only made ten cartloads of gunpowder for free, but we also recruited a group of assassins."

"But that was only a small portion of the general's stockpile placed on the outskirts."

A greedy glint flashed in Su Yaoyao's eyes as she lowered her voice.

"I've done some calculations, and this is based on the information I just received."

"These past few days, in preparation for the rebellion at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the General must have stocked up on another batch of high-grade iron and heavy crossbows from the Black Wind Stronghold's core warehouse!"

"If I get there too late and he moves it first, how am I supposed to build a Gatling gun?"

Upon hearing "core warehouse" and "heavy ballista," Su Jin paused in his struggle.

He was certainly aware of Lin Zhenxiong's ambitions.

If that old scoundrel were to actually transport the heavy crossbows into the capital, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet would surely turn into a bloodbath.

This crazy girl actually plans to expose all of Lin Zhenxiong's secrets?!

"But……"

Su Jin stared at the sack, making a final, desperate struggle.

"That's bullshit!"

Without saying a word, Su Yaoyao shoved the rough black burlap sack over Su Jin's head!

Then, with a sudden tug, he completely obscured the dazzling pink light emanating from his upper body.

"Perfectly done!"

Su Yaoyao clapped her hands, admiring her masterpiece with great satisfaction.

"Bro, it's no use wearing any night clothes, you're like a walking light."

"Let's put on a sack and go pull off something big with my sister tonight!"

Su Jin was suffocated in the sack, with only his two eyes, filled with humiliation, showing. He felt like he was about to suffocate.

The familiar musty smell of stale sweet potatoes once again relentlessly invaded his nostrils.

"Come on, come on! Good brother, stop dawdling, the show's about to start!"

Su Yaoyao dragged and pulled the lifeless Su Jin out of the bedroom.

The night was dark and the wind was high; dark clouds obscured the moon.

A cold wind howled along the rugged path leading from the imperial city into the deep mountains.

The agile girl in black, carrying an unidentified luminous object covered by a burlap sack and faintly emitting a pink glow, stealthily made her way to the heavily guarded Black Wind Stronghold outside the city.

This stealth tactic seems incredibly unreliable!