These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

Footsteps entered the hall, and Dugu Xun hummed something softly.

It's a tune I used to hum as a child. I remember... it was a nursery rhyme my mother hummed in my ear when my father whipped a disobedient maid in the mansion to death.

She would tell herself at that moment, "Don't be afraid... Listen to Mother sing, and you won't be afraid if you listen to Mother..."

The funny thing is, the first time I hummed this nursery rhyme was on the very night my mother was beaten to death.

He remembered humming all night without sleeping, and when he woke up, the housekeeper told him that his mother had died.

At that moment, he just wanted to laugh.

It seemed that the other person remained silent until the very last sentence.

Dugu Xun opened his eyes.

He was looking at him, and he was looking at him too.

The person on stage was just a boy who was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a tall and handsome figure.

Especially those eyes that were staring at him... they seemed so calm.

Yes, they are the eyes of intelligent people. And Dugu Xun's favorite way to deal with intelligent people is to gouge out their eyes, place them on the city wall, and let them watch how he destroys their fragile schemes.

He just stared at himself without saying a word.

Dugu Xun felt that this young man was overdoing it, trying to appear different in front of him in order to gain a chance to rise to prominence... But how many people who tried to appear different proved with their lives how naive they were in front of him.

However, he enjoys the process; manipulating intelligent people is far more fun than manipulating fools.

He raised his glass and looked at the other person.

"You came alone? Why didn't you call your little wife?"

The boy below showed no respect, looking at him as if he were an ordinary person.

A slight smile appeared on her face.

"I can come alone. Lord Dugu sent so many people to find us. My wife can't make the decision, and she can't help. If it's something important, why would we need her to come?"

Dugu Xun smiled and waved his hand, spilling some of the wine from his glass onto the floor.

Immediately, a maid knelt down and came over to wipe him, while Dugu Xun stretched out his foot and firmly stepped on the maid's slender back, making her lie on the ground and rub the floor with her tender chest.

But he just smiled and looked at the boy as if nothing had happened.

"I see... That's very thoughtful, and the wording is very polite. But it's alright, I will still find your little wife, and of course, you don't need to be afraid. You... will all be my guests. Guests... hehehe." PS: The neighborhood issued a notice that the power would be cut off at 7 AM, so I stayed up late writing this. As for whether there will be a second chapter, I'm already writing it. If you see it, that's fate. Please be aware~~~

11 Angel in the Devil (Seeking votes at the beginning of the month~~)

Dugu Xun just smiled like that.

Wei Tu looked at him calmly, watching him laugh unrestrainedly and casually, even somewhat comically, as if no one else was around.

He turned his head to look at the butler with the pointed mouth and monkey-like face next to him.

"Is it a recent thing, or has it been a long time since you adults became mentally ill?"

The butler was shocked, never expecting that the young man who had come on his own initiative would be so reckless.

"How dare you speak to the Lord of Jiuyang City like that?! This is an outrageous crime punishable by death!!"

Dugu Xun laughed heartily, his face beaming, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the young man.

"Wait...wait...interesting, very interesting. Do you know who I am?"

Wei Tu shook his head, "I only just found out."

"Have you heard about what I've done?"

Dugu Xun asked with a smile.

Wei Tu shook his head again, "I haven't heard of it. I haven't been in the Shang Kingdom for long, so I haven't had time to inquire. To be honest... I don't really want to inquire either."

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Dugu Xun laughed even harder. He wasn't praising the boy's courage, but he genuinely felt that the boy was just saying those things to gain special treatment. He was a ridiculous actor, only good at acting, and even immersed in the atmosphere he created, unable to extricate himself. It was just too funny.

He seemed to be laughing so hard he was almost crying.

But the weasel-faced steward stamped his foot and said urgently, "Insolence! This... is Lord Dugu, the Lord of Jiuyang City! Do you know... do you know that his father was the Empress's younger brother during the reign of the late Emperor?! How dare you be so insolent?!"

Wei Tu glanced at the steward.

"Well said, the Empress is the Empress... but what does it have to do with him? Is this some reason to send someone here without cause?"

The steward, filled with righteous indignation, exclaimed, "Within Jiuyang City, Lord Dugu can do whatever he wants! What need does he have for the consent of a lowly commoner like you? Who do you think you are?!"

Wei Tu waved his hand with a smile, "I'm nobody, just a passing teenager, nothing like royalty."

Dugu Xun seemed completely oblivious to Wei Tu's sarcastic remarks.

He smiled and looked at Wei Tu.

"How can you speak to an intelligent person like that? Let me ask you first, what is your name?"

"Wei Tu".

"Alright, Wei Tu... that sounds familiar? Never mind, I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer them correctly, you'll be richly rewarded. If you can't answer them... hehehe, it doesn't matter. You don't have many other options anyway, do you?"

Wei Tu did not refute, but simply sat casually on a low table in the hall and casually picked up a pastry and put it in her mouth.

They seemed unconcerned about whether it was poisonous or not, and didn't care whether it was proper etiquette to meet a city lord.

"You can ask if you want, but whether I'll answer depends on the situation."

Dugu Xun squinted at Wei Tu, his eyes seemingly filled with an unimaginable vortex, but he did not react on the spot.

Instead, he suddenly stood up.

He took out a package from under the table. It was wrapped tightly and seemed to contain a heavy weight.

He placed it on the table, sweeping all the wine glasses and food off the table. The maid who was lying on the ground was hit on the head by the wine glass and bled profusely.

Dugu Xun kicked it aside.

Instead of easily becoming enraged, he smiled and looked at Wei Tu.

Come on, guess what this is?

Wei Tu glanced at the heavy package and then said calmly.

"Heads".

Dugu Xun opened the package, revealing a fresh human head inside.

The butler collapsed to the ground with a thud, barely able to speak, his face filled with terror.

Because this gruesome, unseeing head... belonged to an elderly man nearing sixty...

What kind of person would treat an elderly person in such a horrific way?

Dugu Xun was well aware of how violent his actions were, and he never thought about accumulating good karma.

When he first went to the battlefield, he understood that only blood and killing were his destiny.

As for morality and righteousness, he never cared about them. He had been more restrained when the late emperor was alive, but now that the empress had come to power, he knew that there was practically no one in the court who could control him.

He looked forward to seeing the boy drop his pretense and reveal a look of fear and terror.

But his eyes showed only a hint of reluctance, otherwise only calmness.

Then Dugu Xun said again, "Guess... who is he?"

"people."

"Just so you know, I'm going out to suppress bandits today..."

Wei Tu calmly said, "If that's the case, then they are bandits."

"Hehehe..." Dugu Xun laughed, "You guessed wrong. I only said he was a bandit. Was he a bandit? Were the hundred or so people who died in Zhishan today bandits? No, they were just innocent people who couldn't stand the oppression of some officials and hid in Zhishan for warmth. They didn't even have the thought of rebellion. But I said they were bandits, so they became bandits, and they all died, old and young, women and children, all of them were wiped out."

Wei Tu looked at Dugu Xun, "Since they are innocent civilians, why are they being labeled as bandits?"

Dugu Xun smiled and replied to Wei Tu, "Because that's what I want. If they aren't bandits, then how would I kill them?"

"Then why did Lord Dugu kill them?"

"It's simple. I wanted to kill people, and I couldn't kill that many people if I couldn't go to the battlefield. Well, there was no need for a hasty massacre of the city, and they gave me a great opportunity."

The handsome young man remained largely unmoved.

Instead, he looked at Dugu Xun and asked, "What did you feel after you killed them, Lord Dugu?"

Dugu Xun raised his head, seemingly deep in thought, reminiscing slightly.

"Hmm... It was exhilarating at first, after all, it had been a long time since I'd heard so much fighting. But then it gradually became boring. They weren't soldiers after all, but it doesn't matter. You don't need to ask me if I feel even a little bit guilty. So what if I do? So what if I don't... The world has no shortage of people, especially a bunch of useless people. If they die, they die. No one will hold me accountable, you and I both know that."

Wei Tu ate another piece of pastry, then gently licked his fingertips, casually glancing at Dugu Xun.

"Lord Dugu has said so much to me, so you must not be planning to let me leave alive, right?"

Dugu Xun nodded calmly, hummed in agreement, and then shook his head regretfully.

"Even so, it's still a pity that your little wife didn't come. But it's okay. As long as she's in the Shang Kingdom, I'll find her. Thinking about it... it seems like there's something to look forward to again."

Wei Tu laughed, "I didn't let her come over because I was afraid she'd see too much blood, it's really bad luck."

Dugu Xun laughed and said, "What a pity. I really wanted to see her see you in such a sorry state... maybe missing a leg, maybe missing both arms, crying and begging me to let you go. Then I would first play with her in front of you, and then call in these strong men you see here... maybe even my dog... What would your expression be like then? I'm really looking forward to it. So I won't kill you first. I'll just lock you up and realize this scene step by step."

It seems that such words could easily ignite all of a man's most intense and complete anger.

Because any man would find it impossible to resist the revulsion to say such things.

Then Wei Tu laughed.

"It's a pity, the scene you want probably won't come true."

Dugu Xun smiled as he held his wine glass.

"Do you think you can escape alive? And then escape Jiuyang City, and escape the Shang Kingdom with your little wife? Or... would you secretly offer your little wife to me? Too bad, I'm not that concerned or obsessed with beauty. I'd rather see you in despair. That would be more wonderful."

Wei Tu sighed.

"It seems there are quite a few sick people living in that palace."