However, Mo Junxing's coolness carried a bone-chilling coldness, like ice beneath the snow.

He is heartless, like a tool, cold to the bone from the inside out.

When facing Mo Junxing, you have absolutely no right to reason with him; it's simply a matter of whether he wants to kill you!

She hadn't forgotten that when Mo Junxing first saw her after she escaped, he didn't ask any questions or say a word; he simply raised his hand to order her to be killed.

Therefore, Gu Jingchun's first reaction upon seeing him was fear.

That was a fear emanating from the depths of one's heart.

She paused, then took several steps back, but Mo Junxing suddenly chuckled softly.

"Luo Yun Chu, it really is you."

He spoke with a smile, casually fiddling with something in his hand.

“When my servant told me that you were in Dacheng, I was still a little skeptical.”

"But she is my own empress after all, so I have to come and see her in person."

As Mo Junxing spoke, he took a few steps toward Gu Jingchun, closing the distance between them.

It was at this moment that Gu Jingchun realized that what Mo Junxing was playing with in his hand was a small, interconnected little finger bone!

Gu Jingchun was startled for a moment and subconsciously stepped back, but he stepped on a stone, stumbled, and almost fell.

Mo Junxing suddenly reached out and supported her shoulder, immediately stabilizing her posture.

A cool palm was placed on Gu Jingchun's shoulder, but Gu Jingchun felt a surge of fear and immediately pulled away and took a step back.

Perhaps this action angered Mo Junxing, for his expression immediately changed, and a handsome smile appeared on his lips.

"Naughty!"

As Mo Junxing spoke, he bent down, bringing his gaze level with Gu Jingchun's, his cold eyes fixed intently on him.

"Do you remember what I told you last time?"

"What should we do with disobedient people?"

As he spoke, he placed the little finger bone he was playing with in his hand into Gu Jingchun's hand.

"Do you think it would be extra fun if your son's fingers were made into this toy?"

Gu Jingchun's eyes widened suddenly.

She threw the things in her hand directly to Mo Junxing.

"Mo Junxing, do you think I'm still the same person I used to be?"

"I am now the future Empress of Dacheng, what are you going to do to me?"

Mo Junxing sneered and grabbed Gu Jingchun's wrist.

"The Empress of Dacheng?"

"So what?"

"You can only be the Empress of my Great Qi!"

His determined gaze made Gu Jingchun dare not look him in the eye. He could only pull hard on his wrist, but Mo Junxing held it tightly and he couldn't move it at all.

Seeing that he could not break free, Gu Jingchun pressed the mechanism in his sleeve.

However, before she could make a move, she heard Mo Junxing speak.

"You'd better think carefully before you act. If something happens to me in the palace of Dacheng, how will your newly enthroned young emperor explain it to me?"

Gu Jingchun, remembering Mo Junxing's mad behavior, had no choice but to stop what he was doing.

The person in front of me is just too crazy.

Shen Hechuan had just ascended the throne, the court was unstable, the national treasury was empty, and various forces were still in the process of vying for power.

Moreover, the people have just experienced a major disaster, and what they need most at this time is stability.

However, if we provoke Mo Junxing, this madman, it might directly trigger a war.

However, Dacheng absolutely cannot fight a war now.

Therefore, Gu Jingchun stopped resisting and instead chuckled, changing his strategy to try and calm him down first.

She smiled.

"Your Majesty, you're hurting me."

Mo Junxing chuckled, released his grip, and looked at Gu Jingchun with great interest.

Gu Jingchun rubbed his wrist and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I heard today that Your Majesty said that an envoy from the Great Qi had come to visit. I did not expect that it would be the monarch himself who came. I was startled and lost my composure. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Mo Junxing sneered.

"Luo Yun Chu, stop using these methods to buy time."

He suddenly stepped forward and pinched Gu Jingchun's chin with his cool fingers.

"It's no use."

"No matter what you do, I will take you away this time."

"You can only be my queen."

His gaze was cold as he stared at Gu Jingchun, but then suddenly it focused on Gu Jingchun's rosy lips.

She seemed to be prettier than before, with a newfound allure and maturity in her face.

Could it be that brat surnamed Shen is supporting him?

Thinking about what Shen Hechuan might have done with Gu Jingchun, he, who rarely got angry, suddenly felt a surge of anger.

His fingers tightened around her chin, and he leaned forward instinctively, slowly approaching her red lips.

Just as he was about to touch her lips, he felt a sharp pain in his palm.

Immediately afterwards, a tingling sensation ran through my hand, and I lost all feeling in it.

At that moment, Gu Jingchun opened his hand and took a step back.

"This is just an anesthetic. It shouldn't harm the monarch's body. The effects will subside in an hour. It's getting late, I need to go back and rest."

After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, he fled back to his courtyard.

She breathed a sigh of relief after quickly returning to her room and closing the door, and then uncontrollably sat down on the floor.

And the heart in her chest was beating uncontrollably out of fear.

Thinking of Mo Junxing's gaze just now, and that little finger bone, her fear grew uncontrollably.

"What should we do? What should she do?"

Mo Junxing seems to have gone even crazier than before.

If she tells Shen Hechuan about this, will Shen Hechuan be furious?

If that time really comes, will it lead to war between the two sides?

She knew Mo Junxing's ambition, and she also knew the brutality and bloodlust within him.

Therefore, she dared not gamble, and dared not let the people of Dacheng be implicated because of her.

At least not now.

So, Gu Jingchun slowly closed his eyes.

What should she do?

Meanwhile, outside the gates of Yong'an Palace, Mo Junxing watched Gu Jingchun's hurried departure and silently curled the corners of his lips.

He looked down at his numb hand, took out the silver needle from his palm, and played with it meaningfully.

"You're braver than before!"

Mo Junxing murmured, a beautiful smile curving his lips.

This smile was like an iceberg melting, carrying a touch of gentleness. If the officials of the Great Qi saw it, they would surely be moved to tears.

Good heavens, their cold-faced monarch of the Great Qi actually smiled.

A moment later, Mo Junxing raised his head and looked straight at the person opposite him.

At the end of the connecting corridor opposite, Shen Hechuan, who had been hiding in the shadows, slowly walked out.

His eyes were filled with coldness, and his gaze towards Mo Junxing was like a knife, as if he wanted to kill him immediately.

However, when he walked up to Mo Junxing, he let out a cold laugh.