What imperial henchmen? Please call me Your Majesty!

Shen Qingqiu sat at Su Mu's simple wooden table, playing with a wine pot, her eyes sharply fixed on him.

After taking a few big gulps of wine, Su Mu placed the wine pot on the table with satisfaction. When he met her eyes, he felt a little guilty and pushed the wine pot towards her.

"My lord, this is not actually a stone spirit, but just an illusion. My ancestors were carpenters under Lu Ban, so it's not surprising that I know a bit about mechanisms."

He still felt he needed to keep it a secret, otherwise things would get even more complicated later, especially since he wasn't fully capable yet. Exposing himself prematurely would make him a target of public criticism.

Who is Lu Ban?

However, Shen Qingqiu's question made Su Mu's mind go blank for a moment, and he blinked and looked at her.

Not really.

Is there no Lu Ban in this world?

That makes sense.

This world, rife with the turmoil of martial arts, possesses the hegemony of dynasties and the decadent pleasures of the secular world.

How could this world possibly be a historical dynasty that I only know from my memories?

Seeing that he was confused, Shen Qingqiu simply told him what she knew:

"I know about mechanical mechanisms, but who is Lu Ban?"

"this……"

Su Mu felt that no matter how he explained, he couldn't make it clear, so he simply continued:

"That Tiger Stone was actually a very thin cow tendon that I had inserted beforehand. When the assassin came, I could only pretend to be there. When he lowered his guard, I secretly pulled the cow tendon, causing the Tiger Stone to smash the man to death."

"Why did that tiger stone fly out? What happened?"

Shen Qingqiu wasn't stupid; she could tell he was trying to fool everyone.

"Well, my eyesight is better than others in the dark. You were fighting them, so I hid, held up the Tiger Stone, and waited for the best opportunity. When I saw you were in danger, I dropped it."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqiu's eyes curved slightly into crescent moons as she smiled:

"Officer Su is so cunning; he even keeps it from his superior to protect himself?"

Su Mu could only offer a forced laugh as an excuse:

"You jest, sir. I'm just a cowardly bailiff. I'm more afraid of dying than getting into trouble with my superiors. I might as well play dumb. Surely you won't blame me?"

I at least saved your life.

Don't be aggressive!

Otherwise, I'm capable of anything!

Seeing his answer, Shen Qingqiu thought it made sense. When one's strength is insufficient, pretending to be stupid might be a way to protect oneself.

Some people are exceptionally talented, but unfortunately, they lack the necessary strength. Without protection, they are extremely vulnerable to assassination.

Although this person is pretending to be stupid, he knows his own strength and will not be so reckless.

They are worth cultivating and serving the imperial court.

She didn't press him further, but her gaze fell on his palm. She keenly noticed that when Su Mu was lying, there was a very faint, unusually warm aura emanating from his palm. So she decided to hold back for now.

This kind of hidden prey, on the contrary, aroused her interest.

Just as the atmosphere between the two was tense, the rat talisman in Su Mu's body suddenly produced a very strong tremor.

This is both a resonance and a warning sign of repulsion!

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a strange layer of frost forming on the surface of the wine jar on the table. Immediately afterward, a faint ripple appeared in the space behind Shen Qingqiu's shadow.

At the same time, he also noticed a short blade appear out of thin air behind Shen Qingqiu, aimed directly at Shen Qingqiu's back.

Danger...

She didn't show much emotion, but instead turned her gaze to Shen Qingqiu, hoping that she would notice something.

But he noticed that Shen Qingqiu's gaze was fixed on his hands.

Damn it...

What's so interesting about my hands?

He simply pointed with his hand as a hint.

Shen Qingqiu also realized what was happening, and at the same time, the danger warning system immediately detected someone behind her.

Reacting extremely quickly, he immediately drew his waist knife and turned to stab backward.

Tear...

The short blade missed its mark; instead, the opponent's short blade fell, but as she turned to the side, the blade sliced ​​open her underarm clothing.

A glimpse of spring has just appeared.

Shen Qingqiu immediately became alert to her surroundings, but even though the room was brightly lit, the other person disappeared in a moment of distraction.

Su Mu stood up, warily surveying his surroundings.

It's definitely a snake charm.

The man followed.

It must have been discovered on the black market at the time.

Just as Shen Qingqiu was on guard, the other party seemed to have discovered something and made a move from the shadows, but instead of targeting Shen Qingqiu's vitals, they attacked her clothes...

Tear...

Shen Qingqiu's sleeve was ripped open, revealing an arm as bright as the moon.

Shen Qingqiu was also startled and tried to stab in the direction where the short blade appeared, but missed.

At that moment, she felt cold sweat pouring down her back and her spine was chilled.

Be vigilant and keep moving, paying close attention to your surroundings.

Suddenly, I felt the fabric on my shoulder tighten. I immediately dodged, and with another tearing sound, the other sleeve was ripped open, exposing both arms.

The other party has their sights set on Shen Qingqiu, while ignoring Su Mu.

Su Mu kept observing, but since the other party wasn't targeting him, he couldn't use the passive warning triggered by the Rat Talisman to find out where the other party was.

This put him in a difficult position.

Then there was another tearing sound. Shen Qingqiu hurriedly darted to Su Mu's side, turning her back to him.

Su Mu then saw that Shen Qingqiu's back had been cut again, revealing her snow-white back.

This……

At this moment, he also realized that the other party was a lecherous man. He was playing a trick on Shen Qingqiu to make a fool of himself. Once the other party succeeded and realized that he was helpless against him, he would then set his sights on him.

Then we can play around with it slowly.

Then kill him.

He didn't want to be a scapegoat, and Shen Qingqiu was a smart woman. He might not have enough evidence to fool her on the black market, but that certainly wouldn't work now.

But there was no other way; we couldn't let this adult suffer such a humiliating disgrace.

If the other party runs away and then turns around and blames you, it would be a losing proposition.

He also discovered that the other party had not grasped the knack of using the snake charm.

Thinking of this, he immediately shouted:

"My lord, come closer to me."

Shen Qingqiu did not suspect anything, but instead stepped back and leaned against Su Mu.

Even through the clothes, I could feel the smoothness of the other person's skin.

But now is not the time to enjoy yourself.

He looked around warily, and at the same time, he sensed a warning sign.

With a thought, he activated the power of the rat talisman and touched the wine jar.

Pick it up with one hand and throw it out at the same time.

Normally, the opponent would definitely dodge the throw, but with the rat talisman's power applied, the flying wine jar seemed to have a direction, flying out and smashing towards that person.

With a whoosh.

The wine jar shattered.

Although the other party was invisible, their concealed shadow could be detected during this brief interval, as the wine was constantly dripping down their body.

"Now!"

Su Mu pushed Shen Qingqiu out.

Shen Qingqiu didn't care about anything else. Upon seeing the other party's outline, she immediately aimed her short blade and thrust it out!

The opponent reacted quickly, dodging as Shen Qingqiu's short blade stabbed at her, her clothes were also slashed open, but the opponent was still able to hide by using the power of the snake talisman.

The only thing they overlooked was the wine that kept flowing down their bodies.

Shen Qingqiu also noticed this and kept aiming to strike.

Instead, they cleverly avoided him and set their sights on Su Mu.

With the blessing of the talisman, Su Mu was naturally alert to the fact that the other party was watching him. After searching around, he was about to take out the hidden weapon he had concealed.

But the other party had already rushed in front of him, with a short blade against his neck, making Shen Qingqiu afraid to move.

Su Mu was also panicked:

"No, brother, let's talk this out, don't use a knife."

He was quite helpless when he realized that the other person was right behind him.

It's like choosing the path to hell when there's a way to heaven.

Then don't blame me.

With a thought, he activated the short blade that was placed to the side, and immediately made it stab towards himself.

Shen Qingqiu was initially wary, seeing that he was holding Su Mu hostage and that things might be a bit troublesome, but the next second, there was a soft "pfft".

The sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out.

The other party was also taken aback.

Su Mu seized the opportunity, snatched the short blade from the opponent's hand, turned around, and swept the blade across, slashing it straight at the opponent's throat.

Another "plop" sound.

The other person fell down, breaking the wooden stool.

At the same time, the snake charm failed, and the opponent's image appeared.

Su Mu looked at the other party, his heart tightening. In fact, the rat talisman could not control the direction of the object's flight, but after it was integrated into his body, he found that he could make the object obey with a little magic power.

That's why they have some unique abilities; if they were already very powerful, they wouldn't be able to control them.

Shen Qingqiu immediately came to his side, staring at the corpse lying there, her eyes filled with astonishment.

When Su Mu looked at her, his eyes couldn't help but glance inside her torn clothes.

The purple bellyband was faintly visible, along with the semi-circular outline that allowed for some contemplation.

Yes, very fair-skinned.

You're truly a man of great talent and wisdom.