After Accidentally Marrying My Sister-in-law, My 10,000x Cultivation Begins

379: Chapter 379 The MastermindFeng Ming smiled slightly, his tone certain: ”Is it important how I know? The most important thing right now is to save the King and find the mastermind. If you don’t believe me, I’ll leave right now and won’t bother you further.”

”No... sorry, I didn’t mean that.” Xun Luoyuan panicked instantly, hurriedly wiping away her tears, her eyes full of reliance and trust, ”I believe you! You were the one who cracked that shocking scheme in the Imperial Capital back then; you would never joke with my father’s life. Since the Master Gu is an evil cultivator, I’ll go tell Big Brother Xun to kill him right now!”

As she was about to head out, Feng Ming stopped her again, his tone stern yet helpless: ”Why are you still so impulsive? Killing the Master Gu is useless; it will only alert the enemy! He was sent by King Haoyue, but does King Haoyue know? Is he an accomplice? The poison in the King has been there for a hundred years, so it definitely wasn’t him who administered it. His presence in the manor must be for some other scheme. Have you thought about the conspiracy of the evil cultivators behind him?”

Feng Ming’s questions followed one after another, leaving Luo Yuan stunned on the spot, finally snapping out of her emotional state.

She knew well that impulsiveness would only ruin things. After a long silence, she actually stepped toward Feng Ming, her gaze resolute, forcing him back until he had no choice but to sit on the bed.

Feng Ming retreated repeatedly, feeling uneasy: ”Xun Luoyuan, calm down! One wrong move now and the whole game is lost!”

But in the next second, Luo Yuan actually knelt before him, her voice tearful yet incredibly sincere: ”Feng Ming, I beg you to help me! I know you are peerlessly clever and can surely save my father! As long as you can neutralize the poison, I will do anything you ask!”

Feng Ming’s heart finally settled, and he hurriedly reached out to help her up: ”Xun Luoyuan, I also want to save the King immediately, but now is not the time to neutralize the poison! If the Master Gu is under orders to monitor the toxins in the King’s body, and we rashly neutralize them, we will surely be exposed and put the King in even greater danger! This matter must be planned carefully.”

Luo Yuan had already lost her own resolve and simply nodded: ”I’ll listen to everything you say! As long as you can save my father, I’ll agree to whatever you want, even if it’s...”

At this point, her pretty face flushed crimson, and she lowered her head shyly, the rest of her words barely audible: ”...even if it’s myself.”

These words reached Feng Ming’s ears clearly, and his face instantly turned bright red. Looking at the ambiguously posed Luo Yuan before him, he was at a loss: ”Xun Luoyuan! I know your feelings, but there’s no need for this! I will definitely save the King. Please, stand up first!”

Luo Yuan only then realized the awkwardness of her posture. She hurriedly stood up and sat stiffly in a chair, not daring to lift her head.

The atmosphere in the hall was subtly awkward. After a moment, Feng Ming cleared his throat and said seriously: ”I told you everything because I intended to help. Although our marriage is fake, my respect for the King is real.”

”The Breakthrough for this matter lies with the Master Gu. We need to find out four things: whether he is here for the Child-Swapping Poison, whether the Medicinal Pills are poisoned, whether he knows about the King’s poisoning, and whether he is working for the evil cultivators or King Haoyue.”

Luo Yuan asked worriedly: ”Without interrogating him, how can we find the truth?”

Feng Ming was confident: ”Whether the Medicinal Pills are poisonous can be determined by the herbs. If we sneak into his residence and check the Alchemy ingredients, we’ll know a thing or two, and we might also find ironclad evidence of him practicing evil techniques.”

”Child-Swapping Poison is rare in this world. If there’s no trace of it in his residence, it means he likely doesn’t know about it.”

Luo Yuan’s mind was filled with her father’s safety, and she followed up urgently: ”Then when can the poison actually be neutralized? I can’t wait another moment!”

”First, we sneak into the Master Gu’s residence to investigate and confirm he hasn’t added more poison. Only then will it be safe to neutralize it. Furthermore, after the poison is gone, the King must continue to feign illness to deceive the Master Gu and lull the mastermind into a false sense of security.”