"No."

Chen Xiao shook his head decisively. This was just a deduction of his, after all.

There was no point in thinking of countermeasures before the deduction was even confirmed.

"Then think now!"

Li Ziqing was clearly not satisfied with Chen Xiao's answer.

"..."

Chen Xiao was helpless; he was a tool, through and through.

Helpless, Chen Xiao had to fleece Susu again. He asked, "How do you contact Wuxiang?"

Susu shook her head. "Susu never actively contacts Master Wuxiang, and Master Wuxiang rarely comes to find Susu."

"Great, so that's useless."

Chen Xiao spread his hands helplessly. "That Wuxiang is very cunning. We can't get any more clues from Susu, but keeping Susu around is clearly not a wise choice, what do you think?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect Susu to be a double agent. I thought she wasn't human, so I could trust her completely..."

Li Ziqing said with some disappointment.

Now that she knew Susu's background, Li Ziqing naturally wouldn't continue to use her.

But she hadn't figured out how to deal with her yet. She asked Chen Xiao, "What should we do with her?"

Chen Xiao raised his hand, stuck out his tongue, and made a throat-slitting gesture.

"That's... not very good..."

Li Ziqing hesitated. "Are there any other solutions?"

Li Ziqing was usually decisive with others, but when it came to Susu, she was hesitant.

Just because Susu was working as an undercover agent didn't mean it was her intention. To put it bluntly, Susu was just a tool in Wuxiang's hands.

Moreover, Susu had indeed helped Li Ziqing with many things over the years; she may not have contributed greatly, but she had at least worked hard.

"Other solutions..."

Chen Xiao stroked his chin, pretending to be thoughtful. "Then we can only release her, return her natal talisman to her, and let her fend for herself."

Li Ziqing's eyes narrowed, and after considering it, she nodded and said, "Yeah, that's a good idea."

Chen Xiao smiled slyly, saying nothing, but he had other plans in his heart.

Then, Chen Xiao patted Susu on the back of the head.

Susu blinked, asking blankly, "Master, male master, what just happened? What happened?"

She couldn't remember what had just happened.

It felt like a blank space had suddenly appeared in her head.

Li Ziqing didn't answer her question, but asked, "Susu, how long have you been with me?"

"Nine years, eight months, and fourteen days."

The answer came out without hesitation. For a succubus, there was no need to deliberately remember such a thing; it was as if it were imprinted in her mind.

"Very good, after tonight, you don't have to follow me anymore."

Li Ziqing said expressionlessly.

"Master?"

Susu was stunned. "Master, did Susu do something wrong..."

"You didn't do anything wrong."

Li Ziqing shook her head; she didn't hold any grudges against Susu in her heart.

As a tool, she was just completing her mission.

"The purpose of you coming to my side was to help me get revenge. Now, your mission is complete. You... are free!"

Li Ziqing's words had a double meaning. Susu's mission was both to help her take revenge and to help Wuxiang monitor her.

As she spoke, she took out the natal talisman and handed it to Susu.

"F, free..."

Susu looked blank.

As a succubus, although she was refined from human souls, she had completely forgotten what happened in her previous life.

Her existence in this world was to complete tasks assigned by one master after another.

She didn't know what freedom was, but she still took the natal talisman and carefully put it away.

Because she knew that whoever controlled the natal talisman controlled her.

Rather than letting her natal talisman be controlled by others, it was naturally better to hold it firmly in her own hands.

"Master, what is freedom?"

Susu asked the question in her heart.

Suddenly hearing this question, Li Ziqing was also stunned.

Of course, she knew what freedom was, but the concept of freedom was too general, and she didn't know how to explain it to Susu.

After thinking about it briefly, she said casually, "Freedom is... you can do whatever you want... Of course, some things still need to be done within your ability, and also, you can't harm people at will!"

"Do whatever I want?"

Susu muttered, repeating the words, and said innocently, "Susu doesn't seem to have anything she wants to do."

"Or you can understand it in another way. The meaning of freedom is that you don't have to do what you don't want to do. No one can force you to do anything anymore... Because you are your own master!"

Chen Xiao said lightly, and Susu's eyes lit up as she suddenly understood.

"I think I understand."

Susu smiled sweetly, then bowed deeply to Li Ziqing. "Thank you, Master."

"I told you, I'm not your master anymore."

Li Ziqing said helplessly.

"Then thank you, Sister Ziqing!"

Susu happily accepted her new identity.

And Li Ziqing didn't have to worry about her having any difficulties in life after regaining her freedom.

For so many years, Susu had been doing well on her own in the Imperial City, and Li Ziqing no longer needed to teach her how to do things in detail.

Susu was in a happy mood, and her whole person changed from the inside out, and the biggest change was that sentence Chen Xiao taught her.

She didn't have to do what she didn't want to do, and no one could force her to do anything!

So when they arrived at the banquet venue, facing an old lecher's groping hands, Susu slapped him without saying a word.

From his dress, it could be seen that this old lecher was wealthy and powerful.

And from his appearance, it could also be seen that he was a lecherous ghost!

"You, you, you little slut, how dare you hit me?"

The old lecher covered his face, shouting in disbelief.

"Who told you to touch my butt?"

Susu rolled her eyes and complained with contempt. "If you were handsome, I wouldn't mind, but why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? You're old and ugly. I bet your thing stopped working long ago!"

"You, you little bitch!"

The old lecher didn't expect Susu to bring these things out into the open, and he and Susu were clearly old acquaintances.

"You didn't say that when I touched you before!"

Using her beauty to serve people was Susu's way of survival, and being taken advantage of by some men was almost her daily routine.

But that was before!

"It's different now!"

Susu raised her neck proudly. "I, your grandmother, am now free. I don't have to do what I don't want to do, and no one can force me!"

"No one can force you? Susu, did you take the wrong medicine today? Are you really taking yourself seriously?"

The old lecher grinned, then his expression changed, and he said fiercely, "Today, I'm going to let you know that you're just our plaything! I can play with you whenever and wherever I want!"