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When Shen Qingyao woke up from unconsciousness once again, she found herself in a different place, just as she had expected. Rubbing her still somewhat heavy head, she frowned and muttered complaints while scanning the unfamiliar surroundings.

She didn't appear particularly flustered, more like she had arrived at a familiar place, remaining remarkably calm.

[Host!!!!!!]

Shen Qingyao shook her head with a click of her tongue, thinking how every time she woke up, she had to endure this mental pollution, finding it quite annoying.

"Stop howling! I'm not dead yet!"

She turned over and sat up. Being kidnapped by that old man was actually a relief for her. She didn't know how to interact with Lu Zhao anyway, so having some buffer time was good.

[Buffer time???] The system, which could hear her thoughts, shrieked: ]You call this a buffer??? Host, get a grip!!! Lu Zhao was about to turn evil just because you were sick! Now that you've been kidnapped while sick, won't he turn the world upside down?!]

The system's ultimate goal was to maintain the stability of various book worlds, so it couldn't let these characters run wild!

The system was on the verge of tears, thinking how every host who transmigrated into the Shen family was more troublesome than the last.

Shen Qingyao smiled lightly, with a confidence coming from who knows where, convinced that the old man wasn't a bad person. Mimicking the system's tone, she said, "Kidnapping? You call this kidnapping? You..."

Before she could finish, as if in response to her words, the door was rudely pushed open. Several burly men with fierce expressions flooded in, practically writing 'we're kidnappers' on their faces with their menacing smiles.

"Uh..." Shen Qingyao was momentarily stunned, then slowly said to the system, "What you said might make some sense..."

The burly men, seeing the completely unpanicked and even very composed Shen Qingyao, were slightly taken aback. After quickly exchanging glances, they gave her a malicious look. The leader, holding a whip in one hand, slapped it against the palm of his other hand, the snapping sound making Shen Qingyao's heart tremble. She shrank back a bit, but the man seemed very satisfied with her reaction, his malicious smile widening as he approached step by step.

"Who...who are you? What do you want..." Shen Qingyao tried her best to maintain outward composure, asking coldly.

"What are you talking about, little Lady? We are mountain bandits, and you are our hostage, so naturally we...hehehe..." The burly man advanced, and this time Shen Qingyao was genuinely a bit panicked. Seeing the impenetrable wall of men in front of her, she knew escape was impossible. She screamed and grabbed the hairpin from her head...

"You dare to tie me up!! Do you know I am the Princess of Nanzhao! If you treat me like this, my brother the King won't let you off!"

In Great Liang's inn, Princess An'yu was thrown to the ground, tied up tightly. She yelled in anger, spitting out dust from her mouth. From childhood, Princess An'yu had never suffered such grievances, so she couldn't help but threaten with her Brother's power.

But no one in the room paid her any attention. Lu Zhao's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping water. He sat silently at the table, waiting for the guards who had gone out to report back. His mind was racing through every person Shen Qingyao had met and every action she had taken since arriving in Nanzhao.

If what Princess An Yu said was true and she hadn't kidnapped Shen Qingyao, then who else could have done it? If she had... Lu Zhao's eyes darkened, and he shot a cold glare at the still-yelling Princess An'yu, making her shiver and quiet down a bit.