Chen Ao exclaimed: "Impossible! You can't know! I did it so secretly......

Cao Yi said: "You have indeed done a good job and planned very well. I've just been a little puzzled, a stunning woman like Yun Lu, would His Majesty really be willing to let her die of incense? But Yun Lu has committed such a serious crime, if she is easily released, it will be difficult to block the mouths of the ministers. So I suspected that maybe His Majesty would announce to the public that Yunlu was dead, and then secretly send her out of the palace. However, from what I heard, His Majesty seems to really think that Yunlu is dead. It's you, on the other hand, acting a little unusual!"

Chen Ao was taken aback, he couldn't think of something that he thought he didn't know, but Cao Yi had already discovered the clue. Cao Yi can find out, can others find out?

Cao Yi continued: "Although I was not able to inquire about further information later. But it makes me a little strange that you are suddenly visiting Joy Hills at this time today. You're not a flamboyant person, but you make a fuss for no reason, and there's only one explanation for that, and that's to cover for others, right?"

Chen Ao snorted and did not speak.

Cao Yi smiled: "Actually, if you don't say it, I know it." If Yunlu hadn't died, she would have come back to see her little girl. That was her only friend at Joy Hills. In the past two years, Yunlu has earned a lot of silver in Joy Villa. I know, she's secretly saved. Yunlu knew that she couldn't escape her fate, and this silver was not for herself, but for Tong'er. She didn't want Tong'er to grow up and stay here. So, on the day of her accident, I ordered someone to bring over the money she had saved!"

As he spoke, he picked up a small bag from under his feet, put it on the coffee table, and continued: "Are you wondering why Yunlu has been gone for so long and hasn't left?

"You!" Chen Ao was shocked and angry, but he was helpless against Cao Yi, "What do you want?"

Cao Yi smiled: "I can't imagine that you are so bold as to dare to rob a woman with the emperor!"

Chen Ao said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense! I just don't want to watch an innocent person die!"

Cao Yi obviously didn't believe Chen Ao's statement, shook his head and said, "The first day I met Yunlu, I knew that such a woman was the most valuable treasure. I myself was reluctant to touch her, just to exchange her for greater benefits. For more than a year, my Joy Villa has made a name for itself, and it has also made Yunlu popular, and finally attracted the attention of His Majesty. I just want to dedicate her to Your Majesty. Who knows, she hasn't forgotten the hatred of the past! Alas...... Speaking of which, Yunlu has no use value for me, and I won't be embarrassed by her. Chen Ao, you can take her away. ”

Chen Ao was stunned and said, "What are you talking about?"

Cao Yi smiled: "I said that you and I are the only friends who have a common language. It's better to be cheaper than to be cheaper for others. ”

Chen Ao was puzzled: "What are your quid pro quo?"

Cao Yi waved his hand, invited Chen Ao to sit down, and said, "What you said just now is right. In the past year or so, I have indeed grown a lot. From the day before to the night, I only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, but I didn't know the truth of the hard worker. In this era, there are no entertainments, but it makes me reflect on my past life. Old man Cao's house, there is nothing else, but there are many books. I was so bored that I had to flip through it. Who knew that looking at it like this really made me understand a lot of truth. ”

He took a sip of tea and continued: "Chen Ao, you said that the two of us are outsiders in this world, how should we gain a foothold? Can we live our lives here like everyone else?"

Chen Ao didn't understand what he wanted to say, so he didn't say a word.

Cao Yi said: "Why did I build the Joy Villa? Why did I try my best to please the emperor? Isn't it just to make a name for myself?"

Chen Ao interrupted him and said, "I don't care what you think, we are not all the way at all, what are you always trying to provoke me?"

Cao Yi said: "Chen Ao, we have the foresight and wisdom that people in this world do not have. As long as we join forces, we can definitely win the wind and rain! I don't want to be an emperor and change history. But we can be more authoritative than the emperor!"

Chen Ao was originally a person with no ambitions, and he had no interest in the flatbread painted by Cao Yi at all. He pondered for a while, and then suddenly smiled: "Cao Yi, you can do this alone, so why do ......you have to join forces with me? You're too insidious, not in keeping with Your Majesty's temperament?"

Cao Yi's face sank, as if he had been told what he was talking about.

Chen Ao said again: "And there is also a high-ranking and powerful Kou Zhun in the court. How can you, a Hou Ye who only knows how to develop the entertainment industry, fight with the prime minister who leans towards the government and the opposition? Therefore, you are not satisfied with the establishment of Joy Villa, but also want to develop your own secret gang, and even want to control the martial arts through the martial arts conference. Then you have the strength to be the most powerful person hidden behind the scenes. Unfortunately, your efforts have been in vain. That's why you want to win me over, use my identity as the leader of the martial arts alliance, and His Majesty's favor, to achieve your goal?"

Cao Yi clenched his fists and said nothing.

Chen Ao knew that he had guessed correctly, and said with a smile: "Cao Yi, I am not interested in these ambitions of yours. This title of the leader of the martial arts alliance, if you like it, just take it. But Zhao Heng is my friend, I won't help you calculate him!"

Cao Yi's face sank, then sighed, stood up, walked to the table, and carefully opened the lid of the sandalwood stove on the table, as if to see if the sandalwood inside had burned out.

Chen Ao didn't want to say more to him, and was just about to get up to say goodbye, but who knew that his legs straightened, as if he had no strength, he sat back in the chair. His face changed, and he exclaimed, "You...... You ......"

Cao Yi smiled slightly, took out two water-soaked cotton balls from his nostrils, and said, "You don't have to worry, I won't harm you!"

Only then did Chen Ao realize that there was something wrong with the plate of sandalwood. He knew that there were people in the rivers and lakes who were accustomed to using incense, which could make people lose their consciousness and strength. But he turned his internal strength around, and found no signs of poisoning, but his whole body was warm, like soaking in a hot bath. It's not that his limbs can't move, it's that he doesn't want to move. This feeling is both comfortable and wonderful, which makes Chen Ao a little happy.

He couldn't help but ask, "Is this ...... What the hell is this?"

Cao Yi said: "This is a medicine that can make you feel comfortable. Of course, if others don't understand, you will definitely understand, have you forgotten what my old profession does? I sent people to Cochin, Siam, and other countries half a year ago to look for opium poppies. However, it was not cultivated in large quantities in this era, and I could only find some wild poppies. Although I don't have advanced extraction technology, it's still easy to make such a smoke!"

Chen Ao's heart sank, and he realized that he had fallen into a huge trap. He tried to struggle to run out, but when he moved, he lost his strength, his eyes closed, and he fainted.