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Chapter 5199: 5.0951 Confess or Not

What he said was the truth, without any concealment. After all, the Jingzhao Mansion's prison was only so big; it could hold one group, but not another. Cao Juetou's worry was not unfounded.

The little Crown Princess's face was taut. She waved her hand and said, "No need! It doesn't matter if the prison can't hold them. Tomorrow, transfer them to Qishan to help the common people dig for ore."

Cao Juetou nearly slipped, suddenly realizing that the little Crown Princess's idea was truly... excellent.

Cao Juetou chuckled, following the little Crown Princess inside. "Crown Princess, would you like this subordinate to bring out that Saintess of Zhaoguang from the prison?" It truly wouldn't be ideal for the Crown Princess, being pregnant, to go to such a gloomy place. If His Highness the Crown Prince found out, he'd surely be furious, so Cao Juetou quickly asked with a smile.

The little Crown Princess thought about it and agreed. Going to that dark and smelly prison would only get her shoes dirty. So, she nodded to Cao Juetou and said, "Bring her to the main hall, just her will suffice. I have something to ask her."

"Understood." Cao Juetou immediately took the order and left. In a moment, he had someone bring a woman into the hall. Compared to the ethereal woman from yesterday, today's Saintess was quite comical. Her long hair hung down disheveled and greasy, looking as if she had stepped in something, and her whole body exuded a sour, putrid smell.

Upon seeing Qiao Mu, she immediately went wild, screaming, "Let me go! You woman, how dare you arrest me! Ah!"

Qiao Mu stared at her with icy eyes, wasting no words. She went straight to the point: "I'll ask you one thing. Where did you hide the Sacred Wood tree fragment?"

The Saintess of Zhaoguang, who was flailing wildly, clearly flinched upon hearing this. Then she said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"What tree fragment? I don't understand at all."

"Is that so?" Qiao Mu swept her with a faint glance, then raised her hand and beckoned. Immediately, two hidden guards stepped out from behind her, pushing a large, round wooden tub.

"This is the Nirvana Barrel invented by His Majesty. I found it quite effective, so I brought it for you to try," Qiao Mu said coldly. "No need to thank me."

The Saintess of Zhaoguang immediately panicked, staring at the large, round wooden tub in utter dismay. She glanced at Qiao Mu, whose expression clearly showed she wasn't joking, and shook her head frantically, screaming, "No, no, you can't do this to me!"

"I am the Saintess! The Saintess of Zhaoguang! You can't do this. You can't!"

Qiao Mu didn't even twitch an eyelid; she simply raised her hand and waved it lightly. Immediately, two hidden guards stepped forward, twisted the Saintess of Zhaoguang's arms behind her back, and dragged her towards the Nirvana Barrel.

"No, no, no, let me go, no!" The Saintess of Zhaoguang was utterly terrified, her entire face revealing her anxiety. She frantically cried out, "I, I, I really don't know what you're talking about. What sacred wood? What, ah, no, no!"

She was already pressed down onto the Nirvana Barrel. Her pupils constricted as she stared at the hundreds of tiny snakes and insects inside the barrel, her tears and snot flowing in terror. When she saw a small snake suddenly raise its triangular head from inside the barrel and flick a black tongue at her, the Saintess of Zhaoguang's limbs went numb, and her body slumped down. She repeatedly cried out, "I, I'll talk, I'm willing to tell you everything I know, I, I'll talk!"