Kang Zeyan thought for a moment. "She once said that there was someone she trusted helping her."
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "Right, that trustworthy person is Mu Yi."
"What on earth are you trying to do by telling me this?" Kang Zeyan fixed his eyes on Su Mingyu with a solemn look.
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes. "Nothing much. I just want Mei Qing. Tell me, will you give her to me?"
Seeing Su Mingyu being so straightforward, Kang Zeyan thought for a while. "Okay, but Mei Qing is on a mission now. You may have to wait a while."
Su Mingyu pouted. "I only asked for Mei Qing because I'm so bored staying here. If you don't send her to me soon, I can't guarantee what will happen. After all, I'm poisoned by Qingming. I could do anything."
Kang Zeyan's face darkened. "Are you threatening me?"
Su Mingyu shook her head. "I wouldn't dare. I'm just stating a fact. Well, I won't bother you anymore."
With that, Su Mingyu turned around and left, leaving behind Kang Zeyan, who was so angry that he swept everything on the table to the ground.
At first glance, Kang Zeyan seemed quite shrewd. But she managed to get him to reveal his true self in just a few words. Now he was so easily provoked. Apart from his good skills in mechanism arts, he didn't seem like someone who could have hidden by Gu Ruobai's side for so long.
So who was the real mastermind behind all this?
Resting her chin on her hand, Su Mingyu sat by the window, looking at the rippling lake outside. She couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Kang Zeyan was quite efficient. Su Mingyu didn't have to wait for more than two days before he sent someone to bring Mei Qing before her.
Looking at Mei Qing, who was glaring at her resentfully, Su Mingyu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and tease, "Miss Mei Qing, we meet again."
Mei Qing spat and glared at her as if her eyes could shoot daggers. "You villain! You knew perfectly well that Mu Yi and I were just fellow disciples!"
Su Mingyu didn't deny it. She just squinted her eyes and stepped forward. "Miss Mei Qing, are you curious as to why you were brought here?"
Without even looking at Su Mingyu, Mei Qing said coldly, "It must be you who sowed discord between us, right?"
Su Mingyu waved her hand. "No. I just told Kang Zeyan a little bit of the truth. I didn't expect the trust between you two to be so fragile."
Every word of Su Mingyu's hit Mei Qing hard. Mei Qing's face turned pale with anger. "I should have killed you on the spot back then."
Su Mingyu nodded in agreement. "Yes. Then you wouldn't have ended up in this situation."
Mei Qing gritted her teeth and stared at her. "What exactly do you want?"
Su Mingyu rubbed her nose and glanced at the maids behind Mei Qing. "You may leave. I'd like to have a private talk with Miss Mei Qing."
After everyone had left, Su Mingyu moved a stool and sat opposite Mei Qing. "Actually, I just want to know what Mu Yi told you?"
"You..." Mei Qing looked at Su Mingyu in surprise.
Su Mingyu just raised an eyebrow nonchalantly. "Don't worry about how I know. Just tell me what he said to you."
"Why should I tell you?" Mei Qing turned her head away stubbornly, refusing to look at Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes and looked at Mei Qing's profile. "Of course you can choose not to tell me. But Mu Yi has already caught Kang Zeyan's attention, hasn't he?"
Mei Qing looked at her. "How do you know that?"
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "Because I was the one who told Kang Zeyan about Mu Yi."
"What!" Mei Qing's eyes widened in shock. "Su Mingyu! What on earth are you up to?"
"I want you to make a choice." Su Mingyu's voice was cold. "Do you want to keep fighting me, or do you want to form a temporary alliance with me to solve the issues related to Gu Ruobai and Mu Yi first?"
"Why should I form an alliance with you?" Mei Qing snorted disdainfully. "Do you trust me? I don't think so. And I don't trust you either. Two people who don't trust each other can never cooperate."
Su Mingyu nodded. "You're right."
"However..." Su Mingyu walked up to Mei Qing and looked down at her. "I can protect Gu Ruobai in this mansion. But I can't guarantee whether Mu Yi can escape from Kang Zeyan's clutches."
"You..." Mei Qing gritted her teeth. "You're so vicious!"
"But I'm not as vicious as you." Su Mingyu said slowly. "Now you can tell me what Mu Yi said to you before you came here."
"How do you know Mu Yi came to see me?" As soon as the words left her mouth, Mei Qing realized she had slipped up.
She looked at Su Mingyu in surprise. "You've been locked up here and have no access to outside information. How did you know Mu Yi came to see me?"
Su Mingyu swayed her legs. "Mu Yi is a very smart man. He must have come to you when he knew someone was after him. Since he came to you, he must have told you something about Gu Ruobai. I hope you can tell me after meeting me."
"You've planned everything!" Mei Qing's face darkened. "You told Kang Zeyan about Mu Yi just to force Mu Yi to come to me."
Mei Qing was very certain. Su Mingyu nodded. "Yes. So do you want to waste Mu Yi's efforts?"
"You're really calculating." Mei Qing closed her eyes tightly. "Mu Yi did come to see me. He also told me what Kang Zeyan had done against Gu Ruobai."
Su Mingyu hummed in acknowledgement. "So are you going to tell me?"
Looking at Su Mingyu's confident look, Mei Qing finally sighed. "Mu Yi said that Kang Zeyan's men had started attacking all of Prince Ruixian's shops, constantly causing trouble. It seems that someone has also contacted Prince Yu. They might be trying to join forces with Prince Yu to deal with Prince Ruixian."
Su Mingyu nodded. "Anything else?"
"No." Mei Qing shook her head. "Mu Yi is now extremely busy and being chased by Kang Zeyan. It's even more difficult to get new information."
"Okay. Apply this on your body. I don't need to say more about what to do next, right?" Su Mingyu said as she handed a ceramic bottle to Mei Qing.
Mei Qing took it and looked. "Medicine for faking wounds? You're really well-prepared, Su Mingyu."
"If I hadn't prepared the medicine, would you really have hurt yourself?" Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "Hurry up. After you're done, leave. Who knows when I might decide to cause you trouble again."
Hearing this, Mei Qing's eyes darkened. "I hope you'll leave me alone. Kang Zeyan is not someone to be trifled with."
"Of course I know that." Su Mingyu held her head high. "Go back. And tell Mu Yi to place a few women beside 'Gu Ruobai'."