"Yinyin, Yinyin..." The man was eagerly flattering, holding Lu Yinyin’s hands and kissing them repeatedly. The man was quite old, a native of Mist Capital, having lived here for decades. Years ago, when disaster struck the mountains, his entire family perished, leaving him alone. If it weren’t for this man giving her shelter these days, Lu Yinyin might have been captured by Tie Yi long ago. Lu Yinyin frowned and glanced at the old man with disdain, yet she found it useful to keep him around. The last person who sheltered her eventually caved under pressure and tried to snitch to Tie Yi. In rage, she killed him and fled to this old man’s place. The old man was infatuated with her, stemming from when she first arrived in Mist Capital. To create a good image and show her gentle kindness to the nameless City Lord, she staged a scene: when this man fell ill and became unconscious, she cared for him without charge, earning his gratitude and causing him to fall deeply for her. She hadn’t been feeling well lately. That night, when she used the Poison Gu Art, she intended to directly kill the woman in purple, but suffered a setback, resulting in her sister, Lu Yuanyuan, dying at that woman’s hands. She faced backlash from the Poison Gu Art and had to hide temporarily, not daring to appear, fearing the terrifying consequences if caught—she’d be powerless to defend herself. Lu Yinyin pondered for a long time, then spoke in an enchanting voice, like a goblin, pleading, "Ah Da, the City Lord wants me dead. I don’t want to die; I want to live, to spend my days with you. Will you help me? Help me deliver this letter to Hang City, and then someone will come to save me. Once we escape, let’s run away together, okay?" Ah Da was infatuated with her; she barely needed to say much to persuade him. That afternoon, Ah Da left for Hang City with Lu Yinyin’s letter, while Lu Yinyin waited patiently. It wouldn’t take long; the Seventh Princess was the City Lord’s sworn enemy. Once she arrived, Mist Capital’s focus would shift, allowing Lu Yinyin to escape in the chaos easily. Lu Yinyin let out a long sigh, though her heart was still filled with unease. That man would go to such lengths for a woman, even wanting her dead? She once admired Liang Zhichen deeply but now hated him just as intensely. When such hatred turned into a raging fire, she’d go to any lengths, even seeking mutual destruction, to tear a piece of flesh from him. However, just as she was plotting further, she was captured the day after Ah Da left. Liang Zhichen had secretly arranged for a long time to capture Lu Yinyin. That day, at the third hour, a loud bell suddenly rang out, waking people from their sleep, causing chaos outside shortly after. A fire broke out in an unoccupied house, the blaze was fierce, and a group of people was busy trying to extinguish it, but it spread quickly. As the fire reached Lu Yinyin’s place, she became uneasy. Seeing the chaos outside, she thought to herself that perhaps she didn’t need to wait for the Seventh Princess to arrive from Hang City; she could escape amidst the confusion. But Mist Capital was an old city. Since Liang Zhichen took over, he had stationed guards at the city gate. While the guard post seemed slack now, there were actually many people lurking in the shadows, all loyal confidants led by Tie Yi and other Tie Slaves.