"No. I want this one." Yinhua coaxed the emperor in a sweet voice, making him laugh heartily.

"My beauty, listen to me, this piece of jade isn't good enough. I'll give you a better piece of jade later, okay?" The Emperor coaxed Yinhua gently.

"No, why not give the Crown Prince a better piece of jade, and give me this one?" Yinhua resolutely refused, shaking the Emperor's arm and starting to whine, "Your Majesty, I want this one, please give it to me, I want it."

"Alright, alright, alright, here you go. Is that alright? My beauty, I'll give you whatever you want." These words silenced the entire hall.

The Empress looked at the Emperor beside her in disbelief, as if she were meeting him for the first time today.

The eldest prince turned pale, unable to believe that his father would do such a thing.

His Highness's ministers all shook their heads, saying that the emperor had truly become a tyrant.

I was absolutely furious. I wanted to go up and beat up Yinhua and the Emperor. The Soul-Stealing Jade that I had finally obtained was just gone like that.

"No rush, we won't let him lose the Soul-Stealing Jade now that we've seen it."

"Hmm." I nodded gently. I understood that even if the jade fell into Yinhua's hands, he still couldn't beat us.

My expression turned somber as I continued to observe the situation on the field.

"My son, since the Imperial Noble Lady wants it, you should give it to her. She is also your elder." Huo Qi's voice rang out in the hall as soon as the Emperor finished speaking.

"Who does she think she is as an elder?! She's just a vixen, I spit on her!" The one who said this was Huo Qi. "Father, how can you go back on your promise to give my elder brother something? This jade belongs to my elder brother."

"You unfilial son, shut up!" the emperor roared, his face flushed.

"I won't stop talking, Father! He's a demon! How could you be so foolish, Father?" Huo Qi's words became increasingly heated.

"Qi'er, stop talking." The Empress looked at Huo Qi with concern and tried to dissuade him.

The Empress's words only provoked the Emperor's furious rebuke: "Look at the son you gave birth to? How dare he talk back to me like this?"

I despise this old emperor more and more. I thought he was alright when I first met him, but now I think he's gone too far.

"You are not allowed to speak ill of my mother."

“You unfilial son, shut up! Guards, drag this unfilial son away and give him fifty lashes. After that, he shall be confined for three months.”

“Father, my second brother acted rashly and had no intention of offending you.”

"Shut up! If you say another word, you'll be punished too!"

The old emperor has gone completely mad; he'll argue with anyone who speaks to him.

Huo Yao had no choice but to shut his mouth and sit back down.

I couldn't help but feel sorry for Huo Qi. It was really bad luck to get into this mess. But luckily, Huo Qi had me to teach him martial arts, so a mere fifty strokes of the cane was nothing to worry about.

The banquet ended rather unpleasantly. After Yinhua sent someone to retrieve the Soul-Snatching Jade, she left with the Emperor.

A somber atmosphere filled the banquet; no one had expected that the once wise monarch would turn into a foolish ruler upon encountering beauty.

I sighed. It was also because the emperor lacked self-control that he was so easily bewitched.

But then I thought, if Yin Hua can even play Liu Lieyu so well, how could she possibly mess with an old man?

"Keep up." You took my hand, and we followed Yinhua's footsteps.

I really don't understand why Yinhua wants this Soul-Stealing Jade. Is it just to show off her favor?

After the old emperor and Yinhua entered the room, I saw Yinhua smile seductively and blow a breath on the old emperor. The old emperor fell asleep just like that, with a radiant smile on his face. Judging from his expression, he must have had his dreams fulfilled.

Yinhua sat alone in the palace, holding the Soul-Snatching Jade and muttering to herself, "What did Master ask me to do with this Soul-Snatching Jade?"

You and I exchanged a glance, both of us shocked. Was the Soul-Hooking Jade really ordered by Nv Xin?

I was completely stunned. Did that woman know what we were going to do with this Soul-Hooking Jade?

The hall suddenly turned cool, and without warning, Nüxin stood directly in front of Yinhua.

The two people look exactly alike, like looking in a mirror. Oh, and there's also me.

Three identical women—it all seemed strange to me.

"Master." Yinhua knelt down respectfully upon seeing Nüxin, raising both hands above her head to present the Soul-Snatching Jade.

After taking the Soul-Stealing Jade, Nv Xin lowered her eyes and played with it in her hand. "You can go down now."

"Yes." Yinhua respectfully withdrew.

Nu Xin toyed with the jade in her hand, then raised an eyebrow and asked, "Aren't you coming out yet?"

I knew that You and I had been discovered, so I withdrew my invisibility spell and appeared in front of Nv Xin.

When Nv Xin saw the two of us, she first looked at me. Her eyes were as calm as still water, revealing no emotion. She looked at me as if I were a work of art. After looking at me, Nv Xin looked at You beside me. Her eyes were full of emotion, and she walked with graceful steps.

"You want this?" Nv Xin fiddled with the Soul-Hooking Jade in her hand.

You Qingleng nodded, "Yes."

Nu Xin looked at You and a faint smile appeared on her lips. "Is this something you can use against me?"

I stared at Nv Xin in shock. What kind of monster was Nv Xin? How could she know all this?

I instantly doubted that even if Nü Xin gave us the Soul-Hooking Jade, we still wouldn't be able to suppress her soul.

You glanced at Nv Xin and admitted, "Yes."

Nu Xin chuckled softly, "Interesting." With that, Nu Xin tossed the Soul-Hooking Jade to You, "Take it."

I stared blankly at this turn of events. Nv Xin clearly knew that this Soul-Hooking Jade was meant to be used against her, yet she gave it to us like that.

I don't believe that Nvxin would be unaware of the function of this jade.

I even suspect that Nvxin had seen through me long ago. She knew I was her future self, and she also knew I wasn't. We took this jade stone to seal her own soul.

Nüxin tossed the jade to Youhou and left as quietly as she had come.

"Let's go." You pulled me, who was still in a daze, and we went back to the Second Prince's residence first.

"You, what exactly is going on?" My mind is still completely blank.

“Nu Xin, you clearly know that we are meant to be used against him, so why did you give us the Soul-Hooking Jade?”

You looked at the jade in her hand without speaking. After a long while, she finally said, "Since she dared to give it to us, we dare to use it."

"Is that so?" I was completely dumbfounded. Is this the world of the strong?

"Leave this to me, you don't need to worry about it."

"good."

We had only been chatting for a few minutes when the butler arrived.

"Butler, what brings you here?"

The steward rarely comes here to bother us. I suddenly remembered that Huo Qi was beaten fifty times in the main hall today. Could it be that the steward wants You to go and see?

"Young Master Youyuan, my prince was beaten today. I've heard that you are a highly skilled physician. Could you please take a look at my prince?"

"Lead the way."

Okay.

I followed You to Huo Qi's room and heard Huo Qi groaning, "Ouch, it hurts so much!"