After Mu Qianyue returned to her residence, she eagerly entered the space within the Heaven-Reaching Tower.
She circled around but didn't find Tianshuo's figure.
Where did that kid go?
Could he really be off doing maintenance?
Tch, such a picky Artifact Spirit!
After classifying the purchased medicinal ingredients one by one, Mu Qianyue prepared to start concocting potions.
She set up the alchemical furnace, lit a fire, and placed one medicinal ingredient after another into the furnace to be refined...
After nearly two hours of hard work, she finally finished all the concoctions.
Mu Qianyue let out a long sigh of relief and looked at the small, colorful bottles in her hand. A sinister smile curled at the corner of her mouth. These were not potions to enhance powers but rather itching powder, Heart Erosion Powder, and hypnotic incense among others.
Upon exiting the Heaven-Reaching Tower's space, she discovered that the sky outside had turned completely dark.
When the moon is dark and the wind is high, it's just the right time to act, isn't it?
Mu Qianyue left the Bright Moon Garden and stealthily made her way toward the Yu Garden.
Mu Qianyue has always repaid her vengeances. Since Mu Yurou tried to kill her today, she naturally wouldn't let her go easily.
The Yu Garden was extremely quiet, with not even a maid on guard outside.
With a faint frown, just as Mu Qianyue was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly heard voices coming from inside the house, accompanied by a girl's affectionate and gentle voice, "Yu..."
A gleam flashed in her phoenix eyes. So it wasn't that no one was inside; besides Mu Yurou, Nalan Ye was also in the house.
Changing her footsteps, she turned back and moved along the wall, deftly climbing onto the roof.
Carefully lifting a piece of the roof tile, she saw Mu Yurou nestled sadly in Nalan Yu's arms, pitifully saying.
"Yu, if we do this, sister will be heartbroken when she finds out. After all, she is your fiancée and the future Crown Princess Consort..." Mu Yurou's charming face showed a conflicted and sad expression, as if she was in a dilemma.
"Don't mention that useless person to me; she's not worthy!" As if recalling that detestable woman, Nalan Yu frowned disdainfully, looking down at the girl in his arms, showing a handsome and charming smile.
He reached out and touched Mu Yurou's face, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection, "Rou'er, you're always so kind. I will never disappoint you, and only you are fit to be my Crown Princess Consort."
"Then what about sister?" She bit her lower lip, tears in her eyes, truly invoking pity. But in those lowered eyes, a hint of triumph secretly flashed.
At the mention of Mu Qianyue, Nalan Yu remembered the humiliation of that day, and fury surged in his eyes, "I have asked my royal father to order Mu Qianyue's divorce, and he already agreed, only the time is not ripe yet. Rou'er, you'll have to endure for now."
Upon hearing the words, Mu Yurou was overjoyed within, but she still pretended an innocent and kind appearance, "Yu, no matter what, don't blame sister. She only says those hurtful things because she loves you too much. It's all my fault; I shouldn't have lost control of my heart and fallen in love with you..."
"Rou'er, you're too kind, but it's exactly that kindness and understanding, and generosity that I like about you." Nalan Yu lovingly pulled her into his embrace.
On the roof, Mu Qianyue's lips curved slightly. This woman is truly quite the actress, obviously elated inside but pretending to be heartbroken and innocent.
As for Nalan Yu, tsk tsk tsk, he really has a thick skin. After being shamed and reprimanded by her last time, he still dares to sneak around the Duke Zhen's manor to conspire with Mu Yurou.
Indeed, shameless people are invincible!
If they're so shameless, she might as well add fuel to the fire.
She took out a small pink bottle from her bosom, gave it a gentle shake, and a faint fragrance wafted into the room.
This scented powder was something she had just concocted. She wasn't sure of its efficacy yet, so she'd come back tomorrow to assess the outcome.
...
As soon as she returned to her residence, Mu Qianyue saw a figure sneaking in, suspiciously creeping in the dark, stealthily treading along the wall.
A glint of coldness flashed in Mu Qianyue's eyes, and like a ghost, she suddenly appeared behind the person, her icy voice ringing out, a wry smile on her fair lips, "Are you looking for me?"
The girl's cold voice suddenly sounded from behind, frightening Lv Yang into turning ashen. When she turned, she encountered that slender silhouette, standing in the moonlight, with a smile as chilling as it was captivating.
"Ah! You're still alive?!"
"What else did you think?" She smiled coldly, her eyes gaining a few degrees of frost, "Tell me, why are you here?"
"I, I..." Lv Yang hadn't yet thought of how to answer when a slender hand clasped her throat.
"Since you're not telling me, there's no reason for you to keep living." Murderous intent surged in Mu Qianyue's eyes.
Under the moonlight, the girl's expression was as cold as a bloodthirsty revenant.
Lv Yang shivered, knowing that if she didn't speak now, her life would end here, "Don't kill me, I'll speak, I'll speak... This afternoon, the second miss hired an eighth-level True Martial Artist to deal with you. I'm here under her orders to see if you're dead."
"That person has already been killed by me." She said lightly, yet her phoenix eyes brimmed with hostility. Against evil people, one must be more evil; otherwise, they will keep pushing their limits.
"This maid knows her wrongdoing." Lv Yang lowered her head, appearing meek and afraid, but a vicious gleam briefly passed through her lowered eyes. She was just a waste. Hmph! The second miss certainly won't let her off! And that Wang Dachui is inefficient; the eldest miss is still alive!
She would certainly report this news to the second miss later!
Mu Qianyue, of course, noticed the calculation in her eyes and pinched her chin, forcing a black pill into her mouth.
The substance melted as soon as it entered, impossible to spit out. Lv Yang stared in horror, "You, what did you make me eat?"
"Oh, nothing much, just a Three Smiles Intestine-breaking Pill that will corrode your internal organs until you bleed out from your orifices. Don't worry, it's colorless and tasteless, and will dissolve your insides silently and without a trace. Hmm, it shouldn't be too painful." Her voice was clear and cool, with a hint of nonchalance. Her phoenix eyes held a faint smile, yet the smile felt utterly chill-inducing.
"Three Smiles Intestine-breaking Pill?" Lv Yang's face was full of alarm and confusion.
"Remember, don't laugh, or the poison will activate and you'll die. Of course, even if you don't laugh, the poison will activate in three days, just a matter of earlier or later death. But hey, living an extra day is not bad." Mu Qianyue looked harmless, then added, "Oh, and I forgot to tell you, don't circulate your True Essence Power, or you'll explode and die. Don't doubt my words. If you don't believe me, you can look at your right hand."