3393 The Truth

"Go! Go away!"

The man frantically waved away the butterflies in front of him, roaring in an unusual display of agitation, "Get out! Go away!"

Qiao Mu watched him with icy eyes, her gaze as focused as if she were examining a fresh corpse...

Without seeing her move, she was already in front of the man with the shoulder pole.

At this point, the simple-looking man carrying the pole was no longer pretending to carry it.

The pole had been thrown to the ground at some unknown moment earlier.

Right now, he was fully concentrated, nervously swatting at the swarm of butterflies with his hands. Suddenly, his gaze met Qiao Mu's, and he couldn't help but shiver from the coldness in the young girl's eyes.

Deep within the girl's eyes, there seemed to be no trace of a living soul, so chilling that it struck fear into one's heart.

Qiao Mu moved a finger, and a tender green vine snaked upward, swiftly coiling around the simple-looking man's neck.

A chilling voice quietly rose beside the man's ear.

"Speak, where have you placed her?"

The man shuddered, trembling a few times, his lips quivering but refusing to speak.

Qiao Mu delivered a fierce vine whip across the man's face.

With a loud "snap," the North City Gate instantly fell into a profound, deadly silence.

No one dared to even breathe loudly.

"Truth Charm," Qiao Mu's eyes gleamed with cold light as she spoke coldly, "You will pay a great price for everything you have done!"

She had no intention of wasting words with this person. She directly activated the Truth Charm to make him reveal the truth.

A silver light flashed suddenly in front of the man.

As the jade charm activated, its power swiftly seeped into the man's spiritual sea of consciousness, immediately taking control of him.

"Who are you?"

"I am a disciple of the Pangu Clan."

"Pangu Clan." Qiao Mu's eyes dangerously narrowed. She slightly raised the vine whip in her hand twice, then turned and instructed Hui Feng, "Let those who need to leave the city do so, and those who need to enter, enter. Everyone, disperse."

"Yes!" Hui Feng waved his hand. The young city general immediately understood, quickly bowed, and hurried to arrange for the city gates to be opened.

The city gates were soon opened. Everyone, already like startled birds, now seized the chance to flee as quickly as possible.

They immediately poured out of and into the city in a chaotic rush.

The young mother, caught in the flow of people, also quickly picked up her child and walked out of the city.

The child still clutched the pastry box in her hand, resting on her mother's shoulder, and happily waved her small hand at Qiao Mu as a farewell gesture.

However, Qiao Mu's attention was entirely focused on the man at this moment and she did not see this scene.

The Crown Prince and the young city general, among others, did see it and found it somewhat amusing...

It was probably a farewell thank you from a foodie.

Soon, only the city's military forces remained at the North City Gate. The rest of the common people who could run had long since vanished.

Only a few bolder ones stayed behind, hiding in the corner to watch the commotion...

Among these, some were intelligent, having already realized that the little Crown Princess had no intention of harming anyone. So, they stayed to be spectators, knowing that the Crown Princess and Crown Prince would certainly not bother them.

The little Crown Princess's purpose for this trip was solely for the simple-looking man in front of her.

At this moment, the man, under the influence of the Truth Charm, was spilling everything he knew, like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

Qiao Mu held the small beaded hairpin, her eyes coldly fixed on the man.