Wang Xiangyun fled the chamber in a rush.

Once she got out, she ordered Shuixin to summon the guards for her questioning.

These days, Ye Mo could no longer tell the time. His blindfolded world was one of total darkness.

In the hidden chamber, his wife and his brothers were always on his mind. He could imagine their worried looks when they found out he had disappeared.

Wang Xiangyun questioned every guard at her disposal. None of them had leaked any bit of information at all. So how had Ye Mo guessed it was her?

None of it made any sense!

"My lady, are we returning tonight?" Shuixin asked Wang Xiangyun in between her questioning.

The sun had already set and it was getting dark.

If they did not start their journey anytime soon, the sky would become fully dark halfway along the road, and by that time it would not be safe to keep going.

It was not that public security was awful under the king's rule. Rather, it was better to be safe than sorry.

Drowned by her thoughts, obsessed with finding out how Ye Mo had figured out it was her when all the while the guards never revealed anything, Wang Xiangyun only snapped out of it when Shuixin called her.

"No, I'll be staying here in the meantime, but don't tell anyone!" Wang Xiangyun said to her. "Including my father, mother, and brother. Not a single soul! Please make the arrangements."

Shuixin looked up at Wang Xiangyun, wondering what had come over her.

Stay here in the meantime?

Unable to wrap her head around her lady's intentions, Shuixin responded accordingly and left the room to arrange everything.

Wang Xiangyun walked in front of the mirror and observed her pale but nonetheless beautiful reflection. A smile curled on her lips.

The evil intentions in her mind that sprouted when jealousy turned to hatred eventually produced a smile as charming and vicious as an opium poppy.

She looked forward to the task designed to make Liu Duo suffer. She had a great appetite that night, as she managed to gobble up two bowls of rice.

"Shuixin, get some hot water for my bath, and some for our guest as well," said Wang Xiangyun, in a good mood.

Shuixin lightly furrowed her brows. Something was definitely up if her lady ordered a bath for that man in the hidden chamber.

But she said nothing and proceeded to get it done.

In the hidden chamber, Ye Mo heard heavy movement. Frowning, he said, "What are you moving? Get Wang Xiangyun here! What's she planning?"

He had confirmed that Wang Xiangyun was the one who'd had him kidnapped, otherwise, why had she not refuted it when he called her out?

Even if it was not her, he could tick the culprit off until he elicited a response!

The two servants carrying buckets pretended to be deaf. They continued with their work, not entertaining Ye Mo in the slightest.

Ye Mo was extremely annoyed.

All this while, no matter how much he shouted and screamed, no one responded to him, as though he was the only one in the whole world who could speak.

He could not stand it anymore. Sometimes, Ye Mo felt like he was going crazy.

After all the bathing equipment was set up, the servants approached Ye Mo.

Ye Mo heard footsteps walking towards him. He frowned and berated them some more. "Are you f**kers deaf? Get Wang Xiangyun over here! What the hell does she want??"

What followed was the sound of scissors as the blades shredded his clothes.