Mind reading, I used the concubine system to become the empress

No matter how slow Shen Xi was, he knew that this guy must have seen Lin Shu secretly giving him the medicine.

Shen Xi grabbed Xu Zuyao's arm and pulled him out.

As it turned out, Xu Zuyao was so strong that Shen Xi couldn't pull him at all.

Shen Xi asked in a low voice, "What do you want?"

Xu Zuyao pushed Shen Xi aside and was about to go in.

Shen Xi hugged Xu Zuyao's arm tightly, "Wait a minute, I can explain what you want to know."

Lin Shu, who was in the house, noticed something was wrong at the door and looked towards it nervously.

[Has something happened to Shen Xi? ]

The wet nurse who was taking care of Lin Shu took Lin Shu into her arms.

Huddled against the wall.

Lin Shu had already pointed the machine on his arm toward the door.

As soon as Xu Zuyao comes in, she will immediately shoot out the poison needle.

Xu Zuyao who was outside the door pulled Shen Xi away, pushed Shen Xi to the ground, and sat on his butt.

He raised his foot and was about to walk inside. Fortunately, the noise here attracted a group of six people.

Several people fought together and quickly captured Xu Zuyao.

However, because the noise was so loud, it attracted a lot of people's attention, and both the imperial guards and Xu Zuyao's men gathered around.

Su Zhuyue brought Mohist disciples here and saw that the atmosphere was not right.

He did not push forward, but hid in the dark.

When Xu Zuyao and the group of six started fighting, he had already made gestures to the Mohist disciples.

Spray them with poison needles that can make people unconscious.

So much so that when they just arrived at the place and were about to draw their swords to fight against the imperial guards, they felt dizzy.

Soon the body went limp.

Shen Xi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Jiang Shiyuan also hurried over with a frown on his face.

He felt a headache when he saw Xu Zuyao being pinned down and gagged.

He knew this guy was prone to trouble.

He has great abilities but is hard to control. Not only that, his brain doesn't work well and he is very impulsive.

If this guy didn't have such a high prestige among the people, he would have had him killed right now.

They are already in a difficult situation, and there are people causing trouble from within.

If this continues, I'm afraid they will all die here.

Shen Xi ordered six people to press his acupoints, tied this guy up and threw him into the room.

This allowed the others to retreat.

Shen Xi limped towards Xu Zuyao.

With his brows tightly furrowed, he was thinking about how to explain it to this guy so that he would accept it.

"Xu Zuyao, let's talk it over. It's impossible for you to use force to deal with this matter."

"If you really don't cooperate, I don't mind sending you and your brothers down to reunite."

Shen Xi at this moment was completely different from usual, with a hint of ruthlessness between his brows.

"If you cooperate, we can all survive."

"If you don't cooperate, not only will you and your brothers die, but all the people will die as well."

Xu Zuyao's eyes widened instantly, and his eyeballs bulged out because he was too angry.

Shen Xi looked calm and continued, "Everyone's life and death is in your hands. It depends on whether you cooperate or not."

Shen Xi tore the cloth out of his mouth.

Xu Zuyao gasped for breath and looked at Shen Xi angrily, but no sound came out of his mouth.

After a while, he lowered his voice and asked, "The pill you gave me is the princess's, right?"

"She can conjure an antidote out of thin air, so why can't she save all of us?"

Shen Xi sneered at Xu Zuyao's expression.

"Why should she save you? Is it because you are greedy? When you see the antidote, you want to rush over without caring about anything, and then use the princess's life to force her to give you the antidote?"

"If the princess can't come up with the antidote, will you kill her?"

Xu Zuyao sneered, "As a princess, she has the ability to save the people of the world."

"If you don't use this ability, you might as well die."

Shen Xi was so angry that he laughed.

"Are you worthy of her rescue?"

"If she hadn't known that you would be in great trouble, she would have cried and begged the emperor to save you."

"We wouldn't be here today."

"Even though she knew it was dangerous here, she never thought of escaping. Instead, she was trying to think of ways to solve the dilemma."

"And you? You don't think about how to break the impasse. Not only do you only cause more trouble, you even want to turn your butcher knife against the very people who want to save you."

"If I had known that everyone in Songfeng Town was like this, I would never have brought the princess here."

"I should have waited until you died before I came to collect your bodies."

"And by the way, find out the cause and bring those criminals to justice."

Xu Zuyao became even more angry after hearing this, and veins on his neck bulged.

He looked like he wanted to jump up and beat Shen Xi up.

Instead of retreating, Shen Xi took a step forward and stared into Xu Zuyao's eyes.

"Am I wrong?"

"Isn't this the best way to resolve this matter? If everyone in your town dies, those people will be better nailed to the pillar of shame."

"We in Dayan even have a legitimate excuse to attack other countries."

At this point, Shen Xi smiled and changed the subject.

"If it weren't for the princess, do you think you would have any chance of survival?"

"I can tell you plainly,"

"It is true that the princess has some magical qualities, but they are not something that can be obtained out of thin air."

"It requires faith in exchange."

"As long as you love the princess from the bottom of your heart and believe in her, she will have enough power."

"Only then can we come up with more antidotes."

"Princess is your only way out."

Xu Zuyao's momentum was much lower, but he still said stubbornly: "How do I know if you are lying to me?"

Shen Xi snorted coldly: "If you go to pray to the gods, you just need to be sincere."

"The princess is an exception? Don't you think she is young and can't resist?"

"If she really has supernatural powers, how can she be threatened by you? She can destroy you with just a flick of her finger."

Xu Zuyao was silent for a long time before speaking.

"If you let me go, I won't cause any more trouble and will follow your instructions."

"I will also try my best to make all the villagers believe in the princess. I just hope you can save them when the time comes."

"I don't deserve to be saved by the princess, so you don't have to worry about my miserable life."

Xu Zuyao's words made Shen Xi laugh out of anger.

Shen Xi untied Xu Zuyao and said, "You make it sound easy. If I don't care about you, you will get sick and run around. Wouldn't you infect healthy people?"

"If you feel guilty, protect the princess and don't let her get hurt. And listen carefully to the instructions of me and Jiang Shiyuan."

"Control your temper. If you encounter any problem, ask us before making a decision."

Xu Zuyao hummed softly.

Shen Xi said this and suddenly added a sentence.

"Don't let it slip in front of the princess."

"She is still young. Your Majesty and I both hope that she can grow up happily."

"Instead of carrying such heavy responsibilities from a young age and growing up under endless pressure."

Xu Zuyao nodded and said in a low voice, "I understand."