Immortal, save me!

Bai Shi hugged Yi Ren and coaxed her all the way, but she still ignored him when he got home. He had no choice but to put his things at home, and then returned to the street with Yi Ren in his arms.

When Yi Ren held the meat bun in her little hands, she burst into tears and smiled. However, she did not eat it. Instead, she raised her hands and held the meat bun in front of Bai Shi's mouth, gesturing for him to eat.

Bai Shi couldn't do anything to her, he just did whatever he was told. He lowered his head and took a bite of the meat bun, and smiled at Yi Ren: "Look, I ate it. Do you forgive dad now?"

Yi Ren nodded, then handed the whole meat bun to Bai Shi, and said incoherently: "Eat~"

Seeing this, Bai Shi shook his head and said, "I gave it to dad, what do you eat?"

Yiren leaned close to the meat bun and sniffed hard, almost drooling. She handed the bun forward and insisted: "Eat!"

Bai Shi was helpless. He held Yi Ren with one hand and took the bun with the other and started eating. When he finished eating, he waved the hand holding the bun in front of Yi Ren and said, "Look, daddy has finished eating. Are you satisfied now?"

Yi Ren nodded and lay obediently on Bai Shi's chest.

Bai Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and took Yi Ren home.

In the evening, after dinner, Shiraishi sat under the lamp, ground the medicinal materials into powder, and then wrapped them in paper.

By the time he finished his work, it was already late at night. He stood up and stretched his waist, and found that the lady had fallen asleep unconsciously.

He put the medicine powder into a wooden box, locked it, and then went to bed to rest.

The next day.

After going to court, the prime minister who was about to return home was stopped by the chamberlain beside the emperor.

"My lord, your majesty invites you."

Yan Mo nodded and said, "Thank you."

He followed Zhang Ping towards the Imperial Study Room. On the way, he couldn't help but guess the reason why His Majesty asked him to go to the Imperial Study Room.

There was nothing wrong with his government affairs, and he couldn't think of any other reasons.

He looked at Zhang Ping and asked: "Eunuch Zhang, I don't know why your Majesty summoned me. Can you tell me something?"

Zhang Ping glanced at Yan Mo and didn't know what he was thinking. He was silent for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, it's hard for me to be a slave. If I know about it, I will definitely tell you. Your Majesty will naturally know it when you see Your Majesty in the Imperial Study Room."

Zhang Ping paused as he spoke, then continued: "The sage said that I should examine myself three times a day. I wonder if you, sir, can do some self-examination today?"

Yan Mo said thoughtfully, "I have done some self-examination."

He took out a bulging purse from his sleeve and approached Zhang Ping and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Zhang, for reminding me."

Zhang Ping stretched out his hand to stop him, took a quick step forward and said, "Your Majesty, your words are serious."

The two of them were silent all the way.

When they arrived at the Imperial Study Room, Yan Mo stood guard outside the door waiting to be summoned.

Inside the door, Zhang Ping stepped forward quickly and said to Xiao Jue: "Your Majesty, the prime minister is here.

Xiao Jue raised his head and said, "Let him come in."

Hearing Xiao Jue's voice, Yan Mo did not dare to delay and quickly went in to salute: "Your Majesty."

Xiao Jue stared at him with a heavy gaze for a moment and said, "I heard that Aiqing is very good at chess. Why don't you play with me to see if there are any shortcomings in my chess skills?"

Yan Mo's expression tensed slightly when he heard this. He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is so complimentary. I'm not good at chess, so I can't compare to Your Majesty."

"Ah."

Xiao Jue smiled inexplicably, turned around and walked towards the chessboard and said, "Whether you are good at chess or not is not just a matter of words."

He stretched out his hand to lift his robe and sat down on the stool. He stretched out his hand to signal Yan Mo and said, "Ai Qing, please!"

That was an order, and Yan Mo didn't dare to disobey it. He quickly walked to sit opposite Xiao Jue and sat down.

The entire imperial study was very quiet, you could actually hear a needle drop. Apart from the crisp sound of a needle dropping, there was only the sound of Yan Mo's slightly heavy breathing.

Xiao Jue naturally won the first game. He looked at Bai Zi who was tightly surrounding Heizi, and said with a half-smile but not a smile: "My dear, please don't show mercy just because I am the emperor."

Yan Mo: "Your Majesty, I have tried my best."

"is it?"

Xiao Jue raised his eyes and stared into his eyes and said, "Then come again."

The two played chess for a long time, and they could no longer count which game it was. Yan Mo lost nine out of ten games and looked exhausted.

After winning again, Xiao Jue felt angry in his heart. He brushed his sleeves and swept the chess pieces aside impatiently. He looked at Yan Mo and said, "Aiqing is really boring!"

Yan Mo stood up in a hurry and apologized: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty has been disappointed by your poor chess skills."

Xiao Jue snorted coldly. He glanced at the sky outside, played with the white jade chess pieces and said, "Ai Qing is well-informed and must have seen many anecdotes. Why don't you tell me about them?"

Yan Mo: "...Yes."

He always felt that something was wrong with His Majesty today, like a drunkard who was not interested in drinking, but he really couldn't think of anything that His Majesty was concerned about.

He pondered for a moment and talked about the story he heard when he was rushing for an exam when he was young. Xiao Jue tapped his fingertips on the desk, his eyes slightly lowered, wondering what he was thinking about.

After a while, Xiao Jue suddenly said: "Ai Qing, who do you think is better between General Shao and those monsters in Yu State?"

Yan Mo was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself, could this be the reason why His Majesty summoned him?

Under normal circumstances, demons are naturally superior. Your Majesty clearly knows that, but now he asks himself, I am afraid it has something to do with the war.

Yan Mo: "I have never dealt with the demon clan, so I know very little about it. I'm afraid I won't be able to answer your majesty's questions."

Xiao Jue had a sneer on his lips and said meaningfully: "With the blessing of the elixir, does Aiqing think General Shao has a chance of winning?"

Elixir?

Yan Mo suddenly felt happy. He knew that His Majesty sent someone to deliver a batch of pills to Qiaozhou, but His Majesty suddenly summoned him to play chess. If it was really because of this, could it be that there was something wrong with that batch of pills? So isn't His Majesty's behavior testing him? !

Thinking of this, Yan Mo felt both self-deprecating and uneasy. He didn't expect that he had been loyal all his life, but now he was suspected of having ulterior motives by His Majesty, and even worried about his own life...

He didn't know how this matter could be related to him, but when the matter reached this point, he could only try his best to get rid of the suspicion.

"Your Majesty, I think General Shao has a great chance of winning!"

Xiao Jue: "Oh? Aiqing, please tell me in detail."

Yan Mo: "I pray that the number of soldiers led by General Shao alone is hundreds of thousands, and the total number of monsters in the Yu Kingdom can only be equal to the number of soldiers. In terms of numbers alone, our army accounts for With the advantage, if he has the support of the elixir, General Shao will naturally have a greater chance of winning!"

Xiao Jue: "Aiqing is right, but after so long, there has been no movement from Qiaozhou. Why do you think Aiqing is the reason?"

Yan Mo carefully considered it and said: "This... maybe the time has not come yet. After all, the demon clan has extraordinary abilities. If you want to defeat them, it will definitely take some effort."

Xiao Jue's eyes were sharp and locked on Yan Mo's face, trying to catch any flaw in him.

For a moment, Xiao Jue, who couldn't see anything, said, "I hope so."

At this time, Zhang Ping, who was guarding the door, came over and stood beside Xiao Jue.

Xiao Jue waved his hand to Yan Mo and said, "I'm tired, dear, please go back."

Yan Mo stood up and said, "Wei Chen, please leave."

Before leaving, he glanced at Zhang Ping, without stopping too much, turned around and walked out.

Looking at Yan Mo's back, Xiao Jue said, "How about it? Have you found anything?"

Zhang Ping said respectfully: "Your Majesty, everything is normal."

Hearing this, Xiao Jue's eyebrows darkened slightly and he looked worried. As early as when he went to court, he sent people to search the Prime Minister's Mansion. Once evidence against him was found, the Prime Minister could not stay.

"That's all."

Xiao Jue pinched his eyebrows and glanced at Zhang Ping: "Go and call those warlocks."

Zhang Ping: "Yes, Your Majesty."