Chapter 1036: Cute Girl Voice Changer

After an initial shock, Zuo Su gradually calmed down. Looking at the other person, he asked, "Are you here to silence me?"

Pei You stood there silently, clearly assenting.

A flush spread across Zuo Su's face, and his plump cheeks trembled. He was clearly furious. "Why? I haven't said anything!"

Pei You finally spoke. "Minister Zuo, having reached your position, why do you ask such naive questions? For others, only the dead can keep a secret."

"If you were in our position, you would make the same choice."

Zuo Su fell silent. If it were him, he would certainly silence others at this moment.

"Can you give me a chance?" Though he knew hope was slim, his survival instinct made him try one last time. "Since you were able to get in, you could use this opportunity to get me out..."

His voice trailed off as he spoke, because the other person continued to stare at him expressionlessly.

"I understand," Zuo Su said with a desolate smile. "I took a thousand precautions back then, but in the end, you people still dragged me into this. I should have realized this day would come."

"You've enjoyed enough in these past years. You haven't lived in vain," Pei You said indifferently.

"That's true. You've been so resourceful; what I've enjoyed, many people wouldn't experience in ten lifetimes..." Zuo Su sighed, seemingly resigned to his fate. But the next second, he suddenly looked up and shouted, "Guards..."

Unfortunately, Pei You had already anticipated this. He instantly sealed Zuo Su's voice, and the sound abruptly stopped.

"How unsightly, Minister Zuo," Pei You said, a hint of disdain appearing in his eyes.

At that moment, Zuo Su's eyes were filled with pleading and terror, and tears even streamed down his face. The complexity in his eyes was beyond description.

Pei You no longer had any interest in talking to him. His eyes blazed with a bright light, and then a similar light appeared in Zuo Su's eyes.

Immediately after, all the light in their eyes faded, and Zuo Su's head limply slumped. He was clearly lifeless.

Pei You checked to confirm he was dead, and only then did he turn and leave.

Given Zuo Su's cultivation level, killing him would originally not have been easy. However, with his major acupoints suppressed, he couldn't mobilize his cultivation for defense at all, naturally becoming a lamb to the slaughter.

The next morning, after Zu An had left, Red Date came in to check. She saw Pei Mianman lazily sleeping in bed, seemingly too lazy to even move a finger.

"Miss, are you getting up?" Red Date thought to herself, 'The master is truly amazing; every time he leaves, Miss looks completely exhausted.'

"You wretched girl, isn't that an obvious question? Don't disturb me, let me sleep a bit longer," Pei Mianman grumbled, turned over, and found a more comfortable position.

Red Date was startled. "Huh, Miss, why are your lips swollen?"

Pei Mianman subconsciously covered her lips, her face flushing slightly, but she feigned calmness and said, "It's nothing, maybe I caught a cold."

"How would catching a cold make your lips swell?" Red Date looked at her as if she were simple-minded. She suddenly slapped her forehead. "I get it! Miss must have secretly eaten the master's lollipops, and her lips swelled because she ate too many. And you didn't want to share with me, so you deliberately made up this story to fool me, right?"

Pei Mianman was both embarrassed and exasperated. She grabbed a pillow and threw it at her. "You wretched girl! Eat, eat, eat, that's all you think about all day! You'll suffer for it someday!"

Seeing that Miss was truly angry, Red Date stuck out her tongue and quickly slipped downstairs.

Meanwhile, Zu An returned to the guesthouse feeling refreshed. Big Mianman truly has extraordinary talent, a treasure every man dreams of.

However, he suddenly noticed that the atmosphere around him was off. The Imperial Guards were all on high alert, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Zu An pulled a few people aside to ask, but they didn't know what had happened, only stating that they were following Minister Sang's orders.

His heart sank. He quickly strode into the inner hall.

Inside the room, he saw only a few people: Sang Hong, Xiao Jianren, and Pei You. There were also a few guards, whom Zu An recognized as the prison guards.

Even more surprisingly, Pei You was currently bound and kneeling in the center.

Sang Hong paced back and forth restlessly, appearing to be making a difficult decision.

Zu An was greatly alarmed. He had only been out for one night, yet it felt like he had missed a century. "What on earth happened? Why is Brother Pei..."

Hearing his voice, Pei You seemed to have found a savior. He quickly turned around and burst into tears. "Brother Zu, you're finally back! Minister Sang wants to kill me."

Zu An looked at Sang Hong, completely bewildered.

Sang Hong was also extremely irritated at this moment. "You scoundrel, how dare you say that! You killed Zuo Su! Do you have any idea what the consequences are?"

"Pei You killed Zuo Su?" Zu An was stunned. No matter how rich his imagination, he couldn't figure out why.

"It's a false accusation! I didn't do it!" Pei You quickly cried out his injustice.

"You still dare to quibble?" Sang Hong slapped the table in anger, then pointed at the jailers on the other side. "Tell me, what exactly happened last night?"

The jailers glanced at Pei You and said hesitantly, "Last night, Minister Pei came to guard outside the cell. Then, in the middle of the night, Minister Pei suddenly got up and wanted to enter the cell, and he sent us away."

"We didn't think much of it and let Minister Pei in."

"But this morning, everyone discovered that Minister Zuo was already dead in his cell."

The several individuals recounted the events of last night, each adding a piece to the story.

Zu An looked at Pei You with a strange expression. He hadn't expected this fellow to be such a person.

"I didn't!" Pei You quickly argued. "Last night, I was meditating the whole time; I never left! They're lying!"

Sang Hong said in a deep voice, "Ah Zu, you see, both sides have been sticking to their own stories since just now. Many people saw Pei You go in, but he's the only one who says he didn't. Who do you think I should believe?"

Zu An frowned. He pulled Sang Hong aside. "Uncle, have you checked the backgrounds of those Imperial Guards?"

"I have," Sang Hong replied with a heavy tone. "They all come from respectable backgrounds and have no connections with anyone from Yunzhong Commandery. Furthermore, I deliberately interrogated them separately, and their testimonies were consistent."

"So the problem is with Pei You, then?" Zu An frowned.

"As it appears now, yes," Sang Hong sighed.

"But he has no motive to do such a thing." Having been with Pei You for so long, they had developed a good relationship, so naturally, Zu An didn't want anything to happen to him.

"That's something you'll have to ask him," Sang Hong glanced at Pei You, his eyes filled with worry. "Unfortunately, judging by his current stubbornness, he probably won't tell the truth."

Zu An's heart stirred. "Don't worry, I have a way to discern whether they are telling the truth or lying."

"How will you do that?" Sang Hong asked, somewhat confused.

"Prepare a quiet room for me, and have them come in one by one." To be safe, Zu An decided to interrogate the jailers first.

As he passed by Pei You, he whispered, "What is your exact cultivation level, in ranks and stages? Your life depends on this, so don't lie."

Pei You was also somewhat frightened by the current situation. If he couldn't prove his innocence, he might well meet his end here today; how could he dare to hide anything? "Sixth Rank, Eighth Stage."

Zu An breathed a sigh of relief. That was good; it was still within his control.

He then returned to the room first, and had the jailers come in one by one.

Although Sang Hong was puzzled, he trusted Zu An and didn't ask further questions.

After the jailers entered one by one, they saw a woman in a white dress in the room. She was an unparalleled beauty, perfectly combining innocence with seductive charm.

How could there be such a beautiful woman in the envoy team?

No sooner had this thought arisen in the jailers' minds than their eyes quickly glazed over.

Zu An had Daji use her 'Charm the World' skill to easily control these individuals. He then questioned them again about what happened last night.

Their answers were exactly the same as before.

Zu An's heart sank. It seemed Pei You really did go in yesterday.

After sending the jailers out, he didn't immediately call Pei You in. Instead, he summoned the keyboard.

Daji was currently only at Sixth Rank, Fifth Stage. Her 'Charm the World' skill was level two, which could control targets of her equivalent cultivation.

Pei You, however, was at Sixth Rank, Eighth Stage. The current Daji clearly couldn't control him, so she had to raise her cultivation level.

He had accumulated a total of 338,795 Rage points during this period, enough for him to exchange for Primordial Energy Fruits to boost Daji's cultivation.

However, the exchange rate of 1000 points per Primordial Energy Fruit in the shop was too standard. Zu An, who didn't consider himself unlucky, decided to try his luck with the lottery instead.

After starting the lottery, he watched the screen rapidly flash "Thank you for participating." Zu An remained unfazed; after so many draws, he was used to it.

If he got a skill every time he drew, he'd have to worry about his lifespan.

Soon, a total of 340 Primordial Energy Fruits were drawn.

Zu An was about to give them to Daji when his gaze suddenly fixed. He saw that the cursor for the last draw had landed on the letter "S".

Congratulations! You've drawn "Cute Girl Voice Changer"!

Zu An: "???"