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Chapter 3476: 4.1076 Collusion with the Enemy

The lowest-grade paper talismans, a single blue talisman, could make them spill everything honestly.

"Explain clearly," Qiao Mu said coldly. "Who instructed you to come here and cause trouble?"

"That lord said that Qiao... the Qiao family has an exit token, and he wanted... us to steal it for him."

Qiao Mu's eyes narrowed dangerously. Mo Lian, beside her, watched the man kneeling on the ground, his mouth opening and closing, continuously revealing the truth, a faint, cold smile playing on his lips.

So...

There's still a fish that got away!

The young couple exchanged glances, both seeing a chilling realization in each other's eyes.

At this point, Zhou Yuan also said, "That lord killed my father with a single palm strike. We were forced, with no other choice, to come to the Qiao family to help him steal the token."

Gao Qiqi's face was now ashen. Her eyes, filled with resentment, glared at Zhou Yuan.

If she had known this, she wouldn't have insisted on marrying this pretty boy. When push came to shove, he showed no sense of responsibility, confessing everything at once when asked.

If he had simply made up an excuse, perhaps they could have escaped today.

But now...

The crime of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country would surely fall upon them!

Gao Qiqi quickly scrambled forward on her knees, crying out repeatedly, "No, it's not like that, listen to me!"

Qiao Mu swept her sleeve, and a heavy slap landed on Gao Qiqi's face. "I didn't tell you to speak."

The little Crown Princess looked at her coldly, then turned back to Zhou Yuan. "Where is that person now?"

"That lord, he's... he's in our Zhou family. He suffered some injuries two days ago. The entire city is sealed off, and there's a very strong talisman array seal above. He... he can't get out..."

Qiao Mu curled her lips, stepping forward and kicking Zhou Yuan hard on the leg.

A crisp snap was heard, and Zhou Yuan cried out in pain, rolling on the ground while clutching his leg, his face turning pale with fright.

"My son!" Zhou Yuan's mother wailed like she was mourning.

"Take us to the Zhou family." Qiao Mu looked indifferently at the pretty boy before her, saying coldly, "Don't play tricks, or your entire family will be annihilated!"

Zhou Yuan trembled. At this moment, his mind was deeply gripped by fear.

He hadn't expected that his attempt to steal a通行 token would not only get him caught red-handed, but he'd also somehow confessed everything in a daze?

Thinking back, it felt as if he had been in a dream. His mind was clear, and although he was anxious and knew he shouldn't reveal everything, for some unknown reason, he answered all of the Crown Princess's questions word for word, honestly.

It was as if, at that moment, his mind was controlled by some strange entity, forcing him to tell everything he knew.

Zhou Yuan's mother, seeing the situation was dire, let out a cry of "Aiya," and rolled her plump body forward, reaching out to hug the Crown Princess's leg, but she was kicked away.

"Aiya," Zhou Yuan's mother fell to the ground, patting her leg and wailing, "We had no choice! Our entire family's lives were in that lord's hands at the time."

"If we didn't agree to help him, he would have dealt with our entire family just like he dealt with my husband!"

Qiao Mu heard this and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. "Heh."

They spoke so pitifully, yet their faces just now were truly utterly disgusting!