Chapter 10

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After Mu Qianyue returned to her residence, she couldn’t wait and entered the Heaven Connecting Tower. It was only after going one round that she realized that Tianshuo was nowhere to be seen.

Where did that kid go?

He couldn’t really have gone to take care of his skin, could he?

Tsk, he was just an artifact spirit yet he was so particular! Truly a narcissist!

After sorting out the medicinal herbs that she had bought, Mu Qianyue started to refine the medicine. First, she had to set up the medicine cauldron, then she started a fire and put in the many medicinal herbs into it, refining them earnestly…

It took almost two hours before the refinement was finally completed.

Mu Qianyue heaved out a long breath, looking at the small colorful bottles in her hand. Her lips curled up into an evil smile. The medicine that she refined wasn’t meant for raising one’s cultivation but were those like Itching Powder, Heart Eroding Powder, and other sedative drugs.

After leaving the Heaven Connecting Tower, she realized that the sky outside had already turned completely dark. It was best to do things when it was dark, right?

Mu Qianyue left the Brightmoon Courtyard and secretly headed for the Misty Rain Courtyard.

She had always been someone who would take revenge. Since Mu Yurou wanted to take her life, then there was no way that Mu Qianyue would let her off easily.

It was extremely quiet in the Misty Rain Courtyard, with not even a maid to keep watch outside.

She furrowed her beautiful brows slightly. Just as Mu Qianyue was about to turn to leave, she suddenly heard voices coming from inside. A young girl’s loving and gentle voice then rang out, “Yu…”

A gleam flashed past in her eyes. Seemed that it wasn’t that there wasn’t anyone in, but that other than Mu Yurou, Nalan Yu was also around.

With that, she turned and returned to the Misty Rain Courtyard. She climbed up to the roof with deft movements. Carefully flipping up a piece of tile, she saw Mu Yurou leaning in Nalan Yu’s embrace with a heartbroken expression, looking very pitiful.

“Yu, Elder Sister will be aggrieved if we were to do this. After all, she is your fiancée, the future Crown Princess…” A hint of grief appeared on Mu Yurou’s beautiful face, looking very troubled.

“Don’t mention that trash in front of me! She isn’t worthy!” As if he had recalled that detestable woman, Nalan Yu frowned in disgust. He lowered his head and looked at the lady in his arms, breaking into a handsome and charming smile.

He reached his hand to stroke Mu Yurou’s face, his eyes radiating with gentleness and deep love. “Rou’er, you’ve always been so kindhearted. I won’t let you down. You’re the only one who deserves to become my Crown Princess.”

“Then what about Elder Sister?” Mu Yurou bit on her lower lips, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked really pitiful, but a hint of complacency secretly flashed in her slightly lowered eyes.

At the mention of Mu Qianyue, Nalan Yu recalled the humiliation from the other day, and fury surged from within his eyes. “I’ve pleaded for His Majesty to give the order for me to break off with Mu Qianyue. His Majesty has agreed, but it’s just not the time to do it yet. Rou’er, I’m sorry that you’ll have to bear with it during this time.”

Hearing that, Mu Yurou was elated. However, she continued to put on an innocent and kind-hearted expression, “Yu, no matter what, don’t blame Elder Sister. It’s just that she loves you too much that she would say those words to hurt you. It’s all my fault and I shouldn’t have failed to hold back… I shouldn’t have fallen in love with you…”

“Rou’er, you’re too kindhearted. But I like you for being kind-hearted, considerate, forgiving, and magnanimous.”

On the roof, Mu Qianyue’s lips curled up slightly. This woman was really good at acting. She was clearly extremely happy, yet put on an act as if she was sad and innocent.

As for Nalan Yu, tsk tsk tsk, he was really thick-skinned. He had been humiliated by her the other day, but still dared to come to the Defender Marquis Manor to do such improper acts with Mu Yurou.

As expected, if one had no sense of shame, they were invincible! Since they were so shameless, then she should just add fuel to the flames for him. Taking out a small pink bottle, she shook it gently.

A faint scent drifted into the room.

This scented powder was something she had just refined earlier. She had no idea how potent the medicinal effects were. She should just wait to come back to check on the results tomorrow.

…

Mu Qianyue had just returned to her residence when she saw a figure entering secretly, laying hidden in the darkness and heading over in soft steps along the wall.

A hint of viciousness flashed past in her eyes and she suddenly appeared behind that person like an elusive ghost. Her cold voice rang out and her fair lips had a hint of a sneer. “Are you looking for me?”

The young lady’s cold and sharp voice suddenly rang out behind that person’s back. Caught in the act, Lvyang was so scared that her face turned pale. She turned and saw that long and slender figure standing under the moonlight, lips curled up into a cold and frightening smile as she leered at her.

“Ah! Y-You are still alive?”

“What else do you think?” Lips curled up into a cold smile, Mu Qianyue’s voice also turned a few hues colder. “Speak up. What are you doing here?”

“I, I…” Before Lvyang could think of how to reply to this question, her throat was locked by a long and slender hand.

“Since you aren’t talking, then there’s no reason for you to be alive.” Killing intent flickered at the depths of Mu Qianyue’s eyes. Under the moonlight, the young lady’s expression was cold like the bloodthirsty Asura.

A shiver ran down Lvyang’s spine and she shuddered. She knew that if she continued to keep quiet, her life would end here. “D-Don’t kill me. I’ll talk, I’ll talk… This afternoon, Second Young Miss got an eighth-tier True Cultivator to take care of you. I’m here under the Second Young Miss’s orders to check whether you died.”

“That person has been killed by me.” After saying this indifferently, her eyes gleamed with viciousness. When handling evil people, she must be even worse than they were. Otherwise, they’d be insatiable.

“I know my mistake.” Lvyang lowered her head, looking docile and scared. However, a hint of viciousness flashed past in her eyes that were lowered. She was just trash! Hmph! There was no way that Second Young Miss would let her off! And that Wang Dachui was too incompetent. To think that the Eldest Young Miss was still alive!

When she got back later, she must report this to the Second Young Miss!

Mu Qianyue didn’t miss out on the slyness that flashed past in Lvyang’s eyes. She reached her hand out to pinch her chin, deftly feeding a black thing into her mouth.

That thing melted instantly once it went into Lvyang’s mouth, and she was unable to spit it out. Lvyang glared with horrified eyes, “W-What did you give me?”

“Hehe, it’s nothing much. It’s just a Three-Smiles Intestine-Rupturing Pill that will corrode your internal organs, leading you to eventually die from bleeding from your seven apertures. Don’t worry, it’s colorless and scentless so rather hard to trace. I assure you that it will also corrode your internal organs into dregs without your knowledge. En, but I don’t think that you’ll be in too much pain.” Her voice became increasingly cold, having a hint of nonchalance. There was a faint smile in her eyes, yet it was hard for others to sense any smile coming from her. Instead, there was only a bone-chilling coldness.

“Three-Smiles Intestine-Rupturing Pill?” Lvyang’s expression was horrified.

“Remember, don’t smile. When you smile three times, the poison will act up and you’ll die. Of course, even if you don’t smile, the poison will still act up in three days. It’s only a matter of time. But it still isn’t bad to be able to live for one more day.” Mu Qianyue wore a harmless expression, then added, “I forgot to tell you. Don’t ever activate your True Essence Energy. Otherwise, you’ll die from an explosion of your body! Don’t doubt my words. If you don’t believe it, you can take a look at your right hand.”