The two returned to the original spot and saw Gao Zhou stabbing Wu Yunfeng with a knife, especially vigorously. Bai Ruozhu urgently called out, "Stop!"

Gao Zhou was startled, turned his head to look at her, "Why can’t we kill him?"

"It’s not that. He has poisonous insects inside him. I’m afraid if you stab a hole, the insects will crawl out and bite you." Bai Ruozhu said as she quickly walked over.

Both Yizi and Shanhu were afraid of poisonous insects. Upon hearing this, they quickly retreated, and Yizi instinctively hid behind Jianqi, who very sensibly sheltered her with one hand.

On the contrary, Fo Lanying was not afraid and unleashed three Puppet Beasts, "Where are the bugs? Let my puppets kill them."

Yuan Licheng was terrified and hurriedly pulled her, "Don’t get involved, Grandma, these aren’t ordinary bugs. What if they don’t die and bite you? Imagine how many people they’ve bitten, how filthy!"

Fo Lanying’s mouth twitched, after all, she found it dirty and retreated to the side.

Gao Zhou heard about the poisonous insects, left the dagger stabbed in, and with a look of disdain, said, "Like Gufeng, who knows how much flesh has been eaten by the insects, such a person seizing the throne, who knows how many days he can live."

Bai Ruozhu decided not to wake Wu Yunfeng for interrogation this time. This person was too cunning and frightening, she’d rather give up knowing his secrets.

She took out Drug Powder to restrain the poisonous insects and poured it all over Wu Yunfeng’s body from head to toe.

Soon, everyone saw things wriggling beneath Wu Yunfeng’s facial skin, neck, arms, wherever visible, clearly poisonous insects moving eagerly.

Yizi felt nauseous, gagged twice, and dared not look.

"Since we’re outside the city, let’s burn him alive," Bai Ruozhu suggested.

Jiang Yichun agreed, quickly gathered some dry branches, stacking them around Wu Yunfeng.

To be cautious, Bai Ruozhu drew a circle with Drug Powder around the firewood. Suddenly, she thought of something and looked at the astrologer, asking, "Did you find the Star Plate?"

The astrologer shook his head, "It’s not on him, but it’s okay. In three days, we can recalculate the location and find it."

Bai Ruozhu nodded, "Light the fire."

Jiang Yichun took the flint and went over to start the fire.

The fire burned quickly, Bai Ruozhu added Drug Powder inside, and soon the blaze engulfed Wu Yunfeng. The intense pain woke him up.

But he was tied tightly, unable to crawl up, coupled with the poisonous insects frantically drilling around within, he twitched in agony, screaming miserably.

At this point, poisonous insects emerged from under his skin, like seeds breaking through the soil, his skin splitting, with black blood streaming uncontrollably, a stench of decay and char mixed in the air.

Shanhu couldn’t bear to look, hid behind Qiu Zhi.

Bai Ruozhu released the small Furball, usually, any special poisonous insect fleeing the Drug circle was its only concern, ignoring those unable to escape.

Many poisonous insects fled in the flames, crawling on the ground, flying in the air, yet none could escape the fire or leave the Drug Powder circle.

Finally, a blood-red poisonous insect emerged from Wu Yunfeng’s brow, quickly darting outward.

The Furball chirped happily, swung its wings chasing after it, soon returning to throw the red insect’s corpse on the ground.

It had devoured the red insect, leaving the carcass for Bai Ruozhu to destroy.

Bai Ruozhu pouted, how did she end up doing this?

She flicked the dagger tip, the red poisonous insect vanished into the flames, soon burning to ashes.

Until the fire died, Wu Yunfeng screamed hoarsely until his voice faded away.

Being burned alive, tortured by poisonous insects tearing through his skin, this death was indeed unique, at least it vented everyone’s resentment.

With so much poisonous insect poison in Wu Yunfeng, even ashes could be harmful, consequently Bai Ruozhu poured Medicine Liquid on the ashes before leaving with the group.

"Ah, I’ve never seen killing a person be so troublesome," Tang Feng couldn’t help sighing.

"That’s why he’s a scourge, but there’s another scourge left, we can’t let it slip away," Bai Ruozhu glanced at Jiang Yichun, referring to Song Yi.

Recalling that person once drinking wine under their noses, pretending drunkenness, none realized he had martial art skills, nor suspected him of insect breeding, he really was cautious.

"Who was the person you were chasing?" Gao Zhou suddenly asked.

Jiang Yichun thought for a moment, "A Fusang person, claiming to be Song Yi’s enemy, found Wu Yunfeng here, helped us earlier. But not wanting to expose his identity, he left first."

"Luckily, thanks to him, Wu Yunfeng didn’t escape," Gao Zhou commented.

Bai Ruozhu secretly glanced at Jiang Yichun, seemed he understood now, respecting Wei Guanyu’s decision, didn’t mention Wei Guanyu was still alive.

After a busy night, they returned to the city, splitting up, Bai Ruozhu and her group quietly circled back to the Posthouse for various rest.

...

"You said tonight the astrologer brought people into the Palace?" In the Divine Residence, She Zongyi asked a subordinate. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Reporting to Master, the astrologer claimed to have detected Demon Qi in the Imperial Palace, led people to check it out. But later, someone noticed they split up, seemed searching for something, even went to the Washing Room." The subordinate replied.

She Zongyi narrowed his eyes, "Investigate further, see what they’re searching for."

Soon the subordinate returned to report, "Master, they appear to be looking for someone, that person stayed in the Washing Room, but evidently escaped the palace later. The astrologer’s group pursued out of the city, subordinates have already dispatched people to chase outside the city."

She Zongyi glanced at a segment of the circular wooden pillar in the Study Room, his eyes deepening.

"Investigate thoroughly, whether or not there’s any incident, stir up trouble, give them some headaches." She Zongyi ordered harshly.

That piece of circular wooden pillar was one of the two standing columns at the She family Main Gate. After attempting to erase the red characters stained on it and failing, he decided to have it chopped off, now the Divine Residence’s stone lions, columns, and plaque were all replaced.

Yet because of being replaced, the bright red blood letters were all the more inexplicable.

He too wanted to prove the words could be wiped out but failed, the inside of the wooden pillar remained colored, so he had it chopped.

But this grudge he remembered, even if it meant exposing his identity, disrupting years of planning, he wanted those Zhongyuan people to suffer!

Thinking of this, he sent away his servants, summoned the system, asking, "What method could kill several experts at once?"