At this moment, the shock in Su Qingyu's heart made her temporarily forget the pain in her body. She looked at the short man beside Cang Xuan in disbelief and blurted out, "It's you!"
Seeing her in such pain, the man's strange laughter echoed in the dungeon.
"I really didn't expect that the legitimate daughter of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion would turn out to be an impostor. Should I call you Su Qingyu or Li Cuihua now?"
"So you're not from the Prince of Jin's faction," Su Qingyu came to her senses and said excitedly. "Why? Why are you treating me like this? Even if I'm not the legitimate daughter of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, how have I offended you? I have no enmity with you. Why are you framing me like this?"
"No enmity?" The man chuckled. "You've asked a good question."
"If there's no enmity, why did you deliberately provoke Su Yuanyuan again and again, ruining her reputation and making her the target of public criticism? If there's no enmity, why did you bribe Qin Shi, Lu Chuan's wife, to seize the shop from Su Yuanyuan and torture her to death? If there's no enmity, why did you sever the tendons of Jiao Wen's hands in Hanyu Zhai and blind him?"
"Oh, right. You also pushed your benefactor who saved you off the cliff, stole the system from her, and scratched your senior sister's face. Then you imposted her identity and recognized the people from the Pingyang Marquis Mansion. Li Cuihua, do all these people have enmity with you?"
With each word, the man took a step forward. By the end, he was right in front of Su Qingyu, whispering softly.
"No, you have no enmity with them. These people just saw your inferiority and got in your way, so you didn't hesitate to get rid of them. But those who do too much evil will surely be punished. Falling into my hands today is your punishment."
Looking into the man's eyes like black holes, Su Qingyu's face turned deathly pale.
"How do you..."
"How do I know so clearly about what you've done?" The man chuckled. "My master knows everything under the sun. Is there anything in this world that can be hidden from him? My master is kind - hearted and can't bear to see you continue to do evil in this world, so he wants to act on behalf of heaven."
Taking out a dagger from his body, the man pressed the tip of the dagger against Su Qingyu's neck and said with a smile, "Last time, I severed your tendons and blinded you. I didn't expect you to be cured by the Crown Prince's people so soon. What a pity."
"Since you've fallen into my hands this time, where should I start cutting on your body? Hmm?"
The tip of the dagger began to move on her body. When it scratched her skin, Su Qingyu felt a sharp pain. She screamed in fear, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me! If you want money, I can give you money!"
The man laughed, "Money? No no no, money doesn't work now. Although I'm a killer, I still have a conscience. After hearing what you've done, I won't take a single cent, but I'm determined to take your life."
Seeing the dagger approaching her heart, Su Qingyu was really panicked. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Cang Xuan sitting leisurely on the chair in front. No matter what the short man said or did, Cang Xuan remained unmoved.
A thought flashed through Su Qingyu's mind. Suddenly, she said,
"Lord Cang! I have a huge secret here. I'm willing to use this secret to exchange for a chance to live!"
The man stabbed the dagger into Su Qingyu's shoulder and said coldly, "At this moment, what tricks do you still want to play?"
Su Qingyu gasped in pain, but she didn't give up. She continued to say to Cang Xuan, "This information is in the hands of the Prince of Qi. Lord Cang should know the current situation of the Prince of Qi. If the Prince of Qi gets this information, he will return to the position of the crown prince. I think this is a situation that Lord Cang doesn't want to see, right?"
Su Qingyu believed that this condition of hers would surely move Cang Xuan. This treacherous official had bewitched the holy emperor with his sorcery and had reached his current position at a young age. He must be very ambitious. She didn't believe that he had no thoughts about that position.
Throughout history, weren't there many cases of treacherous officials usurping the throne?
Sure enough, after hearing her words, Cang Xuan took action. He looked up and said, "Come back."
The short man reluctantly withdrew the dagger and retreated behind Cang Xuan, staring at Su Qingyu with his gloomy eyes.
Cang Xuan lazily propped his chin with one hand and said, "Tell me first what kind of information it is. If it's really useful to me, I can consider sparing your life."
Su Qingyu took a deep breath and said, "I wonder if Lord Cang has heard the legend of the 'Phoenix Star'. It is said that there is a 'Phoenix Star' in the world. Whoever gets it will get the world, and the 'Phoenix Star' has already appeared. The Prince of Qi is looking for this 'Phoenix Star'."
As soon as she finished speaking, although there was no change on Cang Xuan's face, Su Qingyu somehow felt that the temperature in the secret room dropped a few degrees.
She felt a strong killing intent from the man opposite.
"Phoenix Star?"
These two words coming from Cang Xuan's mouth made Su Qingyu shiver involuntarily.
"Yes, it's the Phoenix Star." Su Qingyu swallowed hard and continued to persuade.
"The Prince of Qi is the son of the deposed queen, Concubine Xian, and the legitimate son of the emperor. It is legitimate for him to inherit the throne. If the Prince of Qi finds this 'Phoenix Star' and gets the help of the 'Phoenix Star', with the blessing of good fortune, the throne will naturally be his. Once he ascends the throne, Lord Cang, can you still sit safely in the position of the chief minister? I think the first people the Prince of Qi and the Wang family want to deal with will be you. After all, Concubine Xian was called the 'demon star' and was placed under house - arrest in the Huguo Temple because of you."
Cang Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Just relying on a vague 'Phoenix Star' to try to survive from under my hands is a bit too whimsical."
He gently waved his hand, and the short man behind him turned around and left. After a while, he returned to the secret room, but this time there was an earthenware pot in his hand.
The short man approached Su Qingyu again and patted the earthenware pot in his hand, smiling, "Do you know what this is?"
"This is a kind of ant from the southern border. They like to eat human flesh and blood the most. The people bitten by them will have their internal organs rot slowly. They will eat your eyes, your nose, your tongue, and crawl out from your facial features. You have so many wounds on your body. It's enough for them to eat for a year or two."
Seeing the man slowly approaching her with the earthenware pot in his hand, Su Qingyu cried out in fear, "Don't come near me! I have other information to tell! There is a divine doctor named Tuoba Zhe from Qiangyou in the Prince of Qi's mansion. He is very good at medicine and can also make poisons. The Wang family has always relied on him very much! He cured my tendons and eyes!"
"And... and the Prince of Qi is very close to Wang Shijiang. I heard the Prince of Qi call him adoptive father!"