These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

Wei Tu didn't mind saying things that made him even more desperate.

For example...

"Didn't you just say my name seemed familiar? Why am I so reckless as to kill you without regard for the backlash of my luck?"

Dugu Xun's jaw was trembling.

He finally revealed a hint of doubt.

"Who...are you?"

It was as if even the pain didn't matter at this moment; the doubts in my heart seemed to have filled everything.

Wei Tu stuffed a piece of pastry into his mouth. From beginning to end, he did not let a single drop of blood stain him, just like a white lotus that rises from the mud unsullied.

He was so pure and detached, it was as if he didn't belong to this world at all.

"What is the name of your Shang Dynasty's Grand Preceptor?"

Dugu Xun was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned terrified.

Because he really remembered.

On the day the young empress ascended the throne, she issued many orders.

But the least noticeable, and most perplexing, reason at the time was...

Wei Tu was the Grand Preceptor of the Shang Dynasty...

This order seemed useless, because they all believed that after the chaos caused by the Grand Tutor during the reign of the late emperor, this position, even if not abolished, was merely a nominal one, without any real power or function.

But...but!

But Ye Bingluan is the Emperor! A human ruler recognized by the Heavenly Dao! She represents a part of the human destiny.

The fact that she appointed the imperial advisor meant that he at least had the power to be effective.

He might be a cultivator and care about karma, but why should a national advisor care about such backlash?

But... even if he were the Imperial Advisor, as long as that woman didn't genuinely acknowledge it, didn't truly believe it, and wasn't even willing to bear the backlash of fate for him, he probably still wouldn't dare, and would still have to be cautious.

And now... could it be...?

Dugu Xun looked at the young man in disbelief.

"You and Ye Bingluan..."

Wei Tu did not answer Dugu Xun's question, but simply watched the darkness gradually descend outside.

"It's already dark... Well, it will be light again tomorrow."

"Do not……"

Dugu Xun couldn't help but feel fear.

Because at this very moment.

The boy finally left the table.

He stood up and even walked towards me, step by step, like a smiling messenger from the underworld.

He silently pronounced his own death sentence.

Wei Tu looked down at Dugu Xun.

"A person can be paranoid, can be insane, can't live without being mad. But... don't be so bad that you can't be forgiven for everything... if you become like that, even evil spirits won't let you go."

Dugu Xun's eyes were bloodshot. No matter how the blood flowed or how he gradually weakened, it didn't matter anymore.

He suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for the days in Chaoge, the capital of the Shang Dynasty.

His gentle mother sang that nursery rhyme, holding him as they swayed on the swing.

His father's smile was that of a devil in sheep's clothing.

The nursery rhyme seemed to become his talisman; he believed that as long as he sang it, he would not be harmed by the demons.

But as he grew up, he gradually forgot.

At first, I felt that nursery rhymes were useless, and that the only way to protect myself was through more ruthless methods and by becoming stronger.

So he forgot the nursery rhyme.

He even became a demon himself.

Wei Tu did not slit his throat.

Instead, they cut off his remaining arm and leg.

He said gently to Dugu Xun, "I will not kill you. I will keep you in your current state for at least seven days."

Dugu Xun looked at Wei Tu with pale lips.

"What do you want to do..."

Wei Tu grabbed Dugu Xun by the hair, dragged his vase-like body, and even stopped the bleeding, and walked out like that.

The Prince's mansion was almost deserted. Upon receiving the news and hearing the commotion, the servants, guards, and even soldiers scattered in all directions.

They all felt that it was Heaven punishing Dugu Xun, but they didn't know whether it was a god or a second demon.

When Dugu Xun was hung at the city gate of Jiuyang City, directly below the three large characters of Jiuyang City.

Wei Tu looked up at Dugu Xun.

"I will go to Chaoge."

Dugu Xun felt pain, but even more so, a sense of emptiness, a desire to die but being unable to. He did begin to regret his actions, not the things he had done, but why he had sought out this boy in the first place…

"What...what are you going to do?"

Wei Tu looked at him with a smile.

"If the son of the emperor's brother is so arrogant, what must your family be like? As the Grand Preceptor of the Shang Dynasty, you should naturally make some contributions. What do you think?"

"Hahahaha...Good! Kill them all, kill them all!! Kill them!! Then let's all go to hell together!! Hahahaha..."

Dugu Xun laughed loudly, as if he had gone completely mad.

They forgot who they were, forgot their identity, and even forgot their former prestige.

Wei Tu looked at Dugu Xun without any emotion.

"You will die in endless cursing and repentance; this is the only way you can repay those innocent people."

Watching Wei Tu turn around and gradually disappear into the darkness.

Dugu Xun was still laughing and shouting wildly.

"We must kill them all!! Slaughter them all, leave no one alive!! Don't spare the old and the young! Don't spare them, hahahahaha!!"

"Hahahahahaha!"

"Hahahahaha..."

"Aaaaaah!! Mother... Mother... I forgot how to sing that nursery rhyme, I forgot, Mother..." PS: I'm amazed the power didn't go out today... To avoid it being 7 PM, I'm adding an extra chapter, hmph~

13 You are the most delicious dish

The boy's footsteps led him back to the somewhat familiar inn.

The girl sat on the windowsill, gazing in the direction of the city gate.

The sky over there seemed to be dyed an eerie color under the darkness, with faint firelight flickering in the night, as dazzling as a signal.

The place where she sat, another woman once sat; this room, they had both been here before.

Wei Tu closed the door, but instead of coming over immediately, he looked at her from a distance and said with a smile.

"What are you looking at? You seem so engrossed."

Su Mi was dressed in a pure white dress, and she looked very well-matched with the young man... In fact, they didn't need any more clothes to complement each other; in everyone's eyes, they were the most well-matched couple.

She turned her head and smiled at Wei Tu.

"It looks lively over there, with lots of people."

Wei Tu walked to the windowsill, and the light, familiar fragrance, as if it had traveled through countless years, filled his nostrils.

He looked over and saw the firelight flickering faintly, and he could hear some noisy shouts.

"Hehe...maybe there's some excitement going on."

He knew perfectly well what it would be: a big shot who had lost an arm and a leg but was still alive, and who was also the man who most deserved to die and repent, would be hung up there, awaiting the most humiliating moment of his life.

Su Mi looked at Wei Tu with a smile.

"It's all your doing, and now you're playing dumb with me. How wicked."

Wei Tu burst out laughing.

"Since you already know, why are you still asking?"

Su Mi pouted her red lips and said with slight dissatisfaction, "They just want to see if you're honest or not. Sure enough, if you can be dishonest, you will never choose to be honest."

Wei Tu sat on the edge of the bed, leaning against the headboard, staring at the ceiling.

With a slight sigh, he remembered something and said.

"Actually, I'm still a bit proud, or rather... I can't let go of my arrogance. So I still can't change some of my bad habits. For example, I'll choose not to tell you what will happen beforehand, and I'm always sure I can handle it."

Su Mi leaned against the windowsill, her eyes filled with innocent charm.

"Actually, it's okay. Many times, whether it's me or others, and probably even Uncle Lu, there are really times when we can't help. Since we can't help, we won't add to your troubles. But now you're acting all innocent."

Wei Tu smiled and turned to look at the girl.

"My junior sister knows me so well, and she knows that I'm the kind of person who will pretend to be innocent even after getting a good deal, and I can't live without pushing my luck."

Su Mi blushed slightly and glared fiercely at the boy.

"I know you're a bad guy... you won't stop until you've bullied someone to death... tell me, were you up to your old tricks on some girl again just now?"

Wei Tu shook his head with a smile.