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Su Mu returned to his room and resumed his cultivation. He knew that if he hadn't intervened, Xu Shan'er would have certainly died. Xu Shan'er was so severely injured, trapped in the cellar without water, food, or healing pills; she wouldn't have lasted much longer.

However, just in case, Su Mu made thorough preparations—if Xu Shan'er really managed to escape using her strong willpower, he would be able to detect it immediately.

The night passed quickly.

In the morning, Su Mu went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Taking this opportunity, he moved the wooden planks on the ground and glanced into the cellar.

As expected, Xu Shan'er's body was completely cold and lifeless; she was clearly dead.

"What a waste of this invisibility cloak!" Su Mu thought to himself, feeling a pang of regret.

He thought for a moment, then found some kerosene in the room, sprinkled it on Xu Shan'er, and threw a pile of firewood into the basement. He wanted to burn Xu Shan'er's body to completely destroy the evidence and prevent her scent from leaking out and causing unnecessary trouble.

Su Mu even dismantled an old table from the kitchen and threw it into the cellar so that the flames could burn more thoroughly and completely destroy the corpse.

This is the kitchen; cooking over a fire is a common occurrence, and even if thick smoke billows out, it won't arouse suspicion. If anyone asks, Su Mu will simply say that it's because damp wood has caught fire, causing the smoke to be thicker.

Xu Shan'er's corpse and the invisibility cloak are the only things he can do right now—with his current strength, he is not able to store these items in the system's storage space, so he can only destroy them in this way.

In the evening, Xu Qian'er arrived at the library alone, carrying two bags containing rice and vegetables.

"Eunuch Su, I've brought you some food," Xu Qian'er said with a gentle smile.

"Did Consort De allow you to leave Shude Palace?" Su Mu asked.

"I don't know either!" Xu Qian'er shook her head. "I got these things from the imperial kitchen and said I was sending them to you, so they didn't stop me."

The Imperial Wardrobe and the Imperial Kitchen have always been on good terms. She used to work in the Imperial Wardrobe and had decent interpersonal relationships, so getting some food from the Imperial Kitchen wouldn't be too difficult for her.

"I heard that Consort De was assassinated. Did she suffer any serious injuries?" Su Mu asked casually, wanting to test Xu Qian'er's reaction.

"I suffered a minor injury!" Xu Qian'er replied, a hint of nervousness in her voice. "It's just that Consort De is recuperating, so we can't just approach her. Only her closest maids are allowed to stay and serve her. I only managed to get out because of that!"

"I still have food here. Besides, I'm a criminal now, so you shouldn't come here too often, lest you get implicated." Su Mu's tone was calm, without any emotional fluctuation.

"Has the assassin who tried to assassinate Consort De been found?" Xu Qian'er hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Did that assassin come to the library?"

"No." Su Mu shook his head, a hint of doubt on his face. "Why do you ask?"

"No, it's nothing, I was just asking casually." Xu Qian'er hesitated, looking quite embarrassed.

She knew nothing about her sister Xu Shan'er's situation. The assassination attempt had failed; her sister had either escaped from the palace, been captured, or was already dead.

If she had been captured, the General's Mansion would certainly not tell her, and might even silence her to keep the secret. She dared not ask any more questions, and could only learn from a eunuch in Shude Palace that the assassin had been severely injured by Consort De's men, and even if he survived, he certainly wouldn't live much longer.

"Let's go back!" Su Mu waved his hand and said, "We'd better not ask or say too much about the assassins, lest we get ourselves into trouble! It's best for us insignificant people to stay out of the affairs of the palace."

After learning that Xu Qian'er was from the General's Mansion and the Empress's faction, Su Mu was unwilling to have any contact with her, fearing that she might say something wrong and get him involved, which would be troublesome!

"Are you sure you didn't see that assassin?" Xu Qian'er didn't give up and asked again, her eyes filled with urgency.

"Never seen it before!" Su Mu shook his head firmly.

He stopped asking Xu Qian'er anything and didn't want to hear any truth about Xu Shan'er from her—he didn't want to be involved in this palace struggle!

What he needs to do now is to calmly absorb the imperial aura in this palace, cultivate the "Imperial Supreme Body Technique," and make himself stronger!

Everything else, including the life and death of Consort De, and the conspiracy of the Empress and the General's Mansion, had nothing to do with him.

The Empress was a ruthless character, and so was Consort De. Otherwise, the Empress would not have sent someone to assassinate Consort De, and Consort De would not have been able to retaliate so quickly after being attacked, severely injuring the assassin.

To put it bluntly, the reason Consort De didn't speak up for the original owner of this body, allowing him to be severely beaten and confined to the library, was because she believed the original owner was just an insignificant eunuch, not worth her going to the trouble of confronting the Empress—after all, the original owner's value wasn't worth...

This spirituality not only allows the innate essence fire to absorb the essence and spiritual power within the body, making it stronger, but also allows it to establish a spiritual connection with its master over time.

If it cannot grow, then it cannot release the world beyond the Qi Sea!

"Drink more, it'll be good for my health!"

Yutian finally felt relieved, and his body stopped trembling.

"You can't just drink water!"

Su Mu added, "Actually, I added a potion to it. This potion has no taste and no flavor!"

"Huh?" Regner was taken aback.

Upon hearing Lin Yi's words, Yu Tian was immediately startled, scratching his head and saying, "No wonder this water is so sweet; it doesn't seem like ordinary water!"

"I didn't tell you because I didn't know if these medications were even effective!"

Su Mu smiled. "It finally worked!"

Boom!

Yu Tian knelt down with a thud, his eyes reddening: "Lord Su, I, I deserve to die!"

"What do you mean?"

Su Mu was very puzzled.

"The doctor treated my illness with utmost care and dedication, even unto death."

Yutian seemed to be having a fierce internal struggle before explaining, "I wasn't punished by being sent to the study; Grandpa Yang specifically asked me to come!"

"Why did he send you here?"

Su Mu was filled with doubt.

"He told me to spy on you and tell him everything!"

Yu Tian said, "Old Master Yang specifically instructed me to investigate whether Cheng Ping'an's rapid attainment of the Innate Realm was related to you. He also asked me to investigate whether you had any connection with any of the experts in the palace!"

"Oh!" the man replied.