Chapter 118 The Empress Destroyed Your Country (44)

Bai Tang took a step to the side, hugging her arms. “If Your Majesty says so, then I can’t disappoint you.”

Nie Suzhi could always be captured alive.

A trace of coldness flashed in Bai Tang’s eyes.

“My good Empress, if you persist in pestering me, in the next life, or the life after that, I’ll kill you every time.” It felt so unpleasant to have plans always ruined by others!

Bai Tang looked somewhat speechless. “Your Majesty, as I said, no matter the circumstances, you can’t kill me.”

Who made her already surpass the time of mediocrity? The intensity of her soul had undergone a qualitative transformation along with the strength of the original body.

“Ha! We shall see, Empress.”

Will he succeed? Even Nie Suzhi himself wasn’t entirely sure.

After waking up, Bai Tang didn’t go back to sleep. She pondered over what Nie Suzhi’s gift could be.

It certainly wouldn’t be anything good.

The people of the world thought that Nie Suzhi was just a tyrant who acted recklessly, but they didn’t know that he had a private army. If it weren’t for the uprisings in those few places that were inexplicably quelled, giving Bai Tang some doubts, she would have found out earlier.

Over the six years, the only direct contact between them was the dreams woven by Nie Suzhi. Four years of feigned affection, but neither he nor she wavered.

Nie Suzhi wasn’t necessarily someone who only focused on one thing. So where else did he put his energy?

At the moment, Bai Tang really couldn’t figure it out.

You can’t predict how crazy a madman’s next move will be.

Bai Tang studied the map repeatedly, analyzed the current situations in various regions, and simplified and extracted the information.

The world was in chaos, and the extent of Bai Tang’s control was already clear. However, in other places, there were still plenty of dirty deeds happening in the shadows.

In the midst of uncertainty, the guards brought news that they had captured a suspicious person.

Bai Tang’s eyes immediately lit up, and she casually put on her cloak before heading to the dungeon.

Zhang Hetong informed her, “My Lord, he is very tight-lipped. Even after severe torture, he hasn’t said a word.”

Bai Tang pondered for a moment and asked, “Does he have any markings on his body?”

“No markings have been found.”

“Could be using special pigments.” Bai Tang quickly wrote down a prescription on paper. “Crush it and add water, stir and dissolve it, then pour it on him.”

Zhang Hetong immediately sent someone to do it and asked, “My Lord, you came here late at night. Did something happen?”

“What happened will depend on what we can dig out from this person.” Bai Tang’s intuition told her that this person might be a breakthrough.

Soon, a jailer poured a bucket of liquid onto the man. The moment the liquid touched his body, he felt a burning sensation as if he was on fire. Both Bai Tang and Zhang Hetong saw it clearly— a black snake tattoo appeared on his chest.

Zhang Hetong asked, “Poisonous Snake?”

The man’s eyes twitched.

Zhang Hetong continued, “Who sent you?”

At this moment, another guard rushed over and whispered something in Bai Tang’s ear. She smiled, “Your wife is looking for you, Wang Yunde. When she found out that we took you away, she fainted.”

A trace of panic flickered in Wang Yunde’s eyes, but he remained silent.

With emotions and ties, there was no worry about finding a breakthrough.

Bai Tang continued with a gentle smile, “Just now, my people brought me some news. Your wife is pregnant. You have a baby now, a continuation of life.”

“Don’t waste your efforts, I won’t betray my master.” The slight change in Wang Yunde’s expression was eventually covered up.

Bai Tang chuckled softly, “Wang Yunde, code name ‘Poisonous Snake,’ you don’t have to say it, I already know. Your master is Nie Suzhi, right? Whatever Nie Suzhi wants to do, you are one of the executors, right?”

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