She had no choice but to explain herself.
"I think you've misunderstood, Young Master Qin. This bug really won't kill him, but it'll make him suffer more than death."
These words filled the others' eyes with doubt. Did this Gu worm have some special features? All the ones they'd seen before could only take people's lives. They'd never seen one that wouldn't kill.
Seeing what the others were thinking, Lin Sun continued, "This Gu worm can bewitch people's minds at critical moments. On normal days, it can control those people at any time to prevent them from betraying. It's foolproof. And for now, keeping them is really useful."
Hearing this, Cui Qizhou lowered his head and pondered.
What Lin Sun said made sense. The situation between the Great Liang and the Western Regions had begun to get tense. And the king of the Western Regions had never had good intentions towards them. Instead of waiting for the king of the Western Regions to find an opportunity to bite them back, it was better to keep this person as a witness so that they could declare war on the Western Regions openly.
After thinking of this, the man began to speak up for Lin Sun.
"Miss Lin is right. If we keep pretending with the Western Regions, it'll be even more disadvantageous to our Great Liang in the end."
Although he was telling the truth, Qin Feng still didn't quite believe it.
"There aren't many good people in the Western Regions so far. Do you really believe that this Miss Lin can turn over a new leaf?"
These words were spoken so bluntly that even if Lin Sun didn't mind much, her face still looked a bit ugly.
"General Qin, there's no need to put it so harshly, right? Maybe we'll work together often in the future. You'd better not write off everyone at once. Offending everyone won't do you any good."
Hearing this, Qin Feng's eyes gradually turned cold. "It seems that what Miss Lin said about changing before was all a lie. Aren't you threatening me now?"
"I'm just reminding General Qin. You don't need to overreact, do you?"
"I'm just telling the truth. Miss Lin's words just now are enough to prove that you have no sincerity."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the few people who had been silent beside him.
"Are you really going to cooperate with someone like this? Don't end up being sold and still counting the money for them."
Li Niu saw that the others seemed to be starting to quarrel and had no time to care about him, so he wanted to sneak away. But as soon as he made a move, he began to feel pain all over his body, as if something was crawling in his flesh and blood.
A scream rang out. The others turned around and only then noticed his little move.
Shi Muwǎn pursed her lips. It seemed that Lin Sun wasn't lying. Since she was determined to change, they might as well give her a chance.
"General Qin, I think it's better to give Miss Lin a chance. You've seen it too. If it weren't for Miss Lin's Gu worm, this person might have escaped just now."
This sudden incident surprised Qin Feng.
But since Shi Muwǎn had started to speak up for her, he couldn't openly slap her in the face in front of everyone. After all, she was his good brother's sister.
After a long time, his lips moved. "Then do as you think. But I have an idea. When Lin Sun returns to Changjing City with us, she'll ride in the same carriage with me."
Knowing that he was doing this for the sake of the Great Liang, the others had no objections.
"Thank you for your hard work, General Qin."
"It's okay. I just hope you have good judgment and won't misjudge someone."
He meant something by his words, but the person being referred to seemed not to hear at all.
"Then I'll have someone make preparations. Are we leaving for Changjing City today?"
All eyes were on Shi Muwǎn. After getting a positive answer, they began to pack up their things.
When they were sitting in the carriage, Shi An finally spoke.
"Little sister must have considered more than just those things, right? You seemed to want to say something else just now, but in the end, you didn't say a word."
Unexpectedly, her little move had been noticed by her elder brother. Shi Muwǎn no longer concealed it.
"Li Niu's life is now in Lin Sun's hands, so there's no chance to go to the Western Regions to test her. But isn't Li Niu's matter now a good opportunity?"
Hearing this, Shi An seemed to understand something.
"Is that why you didn't object when Qin Feng said he would ride in the same carriage with her just now?"
"Right. To see if that Miss Lin has really defected to us, we just need to see how she behaves on this journey."
Sure enough, his little sister was smart. They hadn't thought that deeply just now.
And the final result satisfied them all. Lin Sun closely watched her grandma and Li Niu all the way and showed no sign of wanting to rebel.
When they entered Changjing City, they all naturally felt relieved.
But Shi Muwǎn had a dark face ever since they entered the city gate. No one knew what she was thinking.
"Little sister, are you feeling unwell?"
"No. Let's talk about it after we enter the palace. There are too many people outside and it's not suitable to say too much."
"Okay."
...
When they arrived at the imperial study, the young emperor had already been waiting inside.
Seeing that they had returned safely and only taken a few days, he exclaimed, "It's still the empress dowager and all the ministers who make me feel at ease. You've solved the urgent problem of the people in Changjing City this time. I don't know how to thank you."
Cui Qizhou smiled. Compared with the past few days, his expression was unprecedentedly relaxed.
"It's our duty to solve problems for the people and relieve the emperor's worries. We were able to get the medicine so quickly this time. Actually, we should thank someone."
He didn't intend to hide what had happened on the way from the young emperor and directly invited Lin Sun out from behind him.
"Coincidentally, Your Majesty should have heard of this person."
Ji Heng looked over curiously and met the eyes of a very familiar person. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Because of what had happened in Changjing City before, he didn't know how many times he had looked at Lin Sun's portrait and wished he could capture this person to do hard labor in the Great Liang to make up for what she had done before.
Now that she was really standing in front of him, he felt complicated.
"The national master went out for a trip. Why did you bring this person to the palace?"
Knowing that it would take him some time to accept Lin Sun, after all, he was the Son of Heaven, the emperor of the Great Liang. He must always think for the people. And Lin Sun had done so many things that hurt the people not long ago.
And since Lin Sun had said that she wanted to atone for her sins, Cui Qizhou directly gave the stage to her.
"Your Majesty might as well listen to what Miss Lin has to say."
The young emperor sat on the high throne with a solemn face, looking down at the people below.
"What does Miss Lin want to say to me? Have you forgotten what you did before? Aren't you afraid that I'll punish you for daring to come back now?"