"Yun Chuwei, even if I have to chase you to the ends of the earth, I will personally kill you to avenge you!"

The man wearing the Yama mask held Yun Chuwei's corpse in one arm and a long sword in the other, holding it across his own neck.

Yun Chuwei: ...

Was it really necessary? She's already dead!

Yes, she died on the very day she married into the palace and became empress.

That day, she wore a veil and sat in the Jiaofang Palace.

Hearing footsteps approaching, she instinctively asked, "Your Majesty, is that you?"

As the man approached, he replied, "Weiwei, don't worry, I'll lift your veil right away!"

Before Yun Chuwei could say anything, a dagger pierced her abdomen.

She tried to push the person away, but found that her limbs were weak and she couldn't circulate her internal energy.

In the struggle, the veil fell off, and she saw Xie Sheng's ferocious face.

"Yun Chuwei, you are ambitious and scheming, and you are not worthy to be my empress. Only someone like Lianhua, who is unassuming and serene like a chrysanthemum, is worthy to be my empress. If it weren't for you, Lianhua wouldn't have needed to fake her death by hanging! Now, giving her your title is compensation for Lianhua!"

After Xie Sheng finished speaking, he stabbed her several more times.

After her death, a vengeful spirit remained trapped in the Jiaofang Palace, its consciousness lingering.

She saw her adopted sister Yun Lianhua, who had supposedly died, come back to life and use her identity to become the most favored concubine in the palace.

She heard Yun Lianhua say smugly to herself in the mirror, "Sister, not only did I not die, but I also took your place and became Brother Sheng's empress. You certainly didn't expect that, did you? You schemed and plotted, but in the end, you still died. I didn't fight or fight, so naturally my father and brothers helped me fake my death and avoid disaster. I had no desires or wants, so naturally Brother Sheng plotted for me to take your place. If there is an afterlife, sister, you should learn to be as serene as a chrysanthemum!"

When she heard her father and brothers visiting Yun Lianhua, she whispered, "Yun Chuwei, don't blame us for poisoning you. Yun Lianhua is the Yun family girl we've doted on since childhood! It's your honor that she needs to use your identity!"

It turns out that her inability to circulate her internal energy and the weakness in her limbs were caused by poison from her father and brothers!

She hated—a boundless, burning hatred.

She tried to kill everyone.

But she was just a wandering soul; she couldn't do it.

Just when she thought she would dissipate with a heart full of hatred, she saw a man wearing a Yama mask leading a troop of masked demons into the palace and into the Jiaofang Palace.

The man was tall and handsome, pointing his sword at Yun Lianhua.

"Yun Chuwei, for the past two years, I have been thinking of killing you and taking revenge every single moment. Today is your death day!"

Yun Chuwei hadn't expected that the man had come for her.

Yun Lianhua was clearly surprised, and her astonishment was quickly followed by overwhelming joy.

Yun Lianhua said to the man, "I am not Yun Chuwei, I am not her!"

The man also saw Yun Lianhua's face clearly, and his eyes turned fierce: "Where is Yun Chuwei?"

Yun Lianhua smiled ingratiatingly, "Brother, is Yun Chuwei your enemy? You want to kill her..."

An impatience flashed in the man's eyes. With a wave of his hand, his long sword flashed like a rainbow, severing Yun Lianhua's arm.

"Ah..." Yun Lianhua screamed in agony.

The man quickly approached Yun Lianhua, stretched out his hand with distinct knuckles and unusually white skin, and grabbed Yun Lianhua's neck, saying with disgust, "I'm asking, where is Yun Chuwei?"

Yun Lianhua felt like she couldn't breathe, her mind went blank, and she subconsciously said, "She...she's dead..."

The man paused for a moment, then tightened his grip on Yun Lianhua's neck: "Where is she?"

Unable to think, Yun Lianhua could only instinctively say, "I...I don't know..."

"Release her! I know where Yun Chuwei is! Only I know!"

The man looked toward the sound and saw Xie Sheng being escorted in by masked soldiers.

With a forceful pull, the sound of bones breaking rang out, and Yun Lianhua lost her life, collapsing to the ground.

Xie Sheng's eyes were bloodshot: "Lian'er! Lian'er..."

The man, carrying a long sword, approached Xie Sheng: "Where is Yun Chuwei?"

Xie Sheng's face was filled with hatred, and he cried out in grief, "You killed my Lian'er, don't even think about me telling anyone..."

"Ah..." He screamed in agony before he could finish speaking.

The man swung his longsword, severing half of Xie Sheng's hand.

"Where is she?" The man's eyes were cold as ice, and his tone was resolute.

Xie Sheng gritted his teeth and remained silent, glaring fiercely at the man.

And in the next instant, he lost his other hand as well!

The man asked about Yun Chuwei's location one question after another. If Xie Sheng hesitated for even a moment, another sword would be drawn into his body.

When the fifth sword fell, he finally couldn't hold back anymore: "I'll talk, I'll talk... She's in the underground chamber... activating the mechanism in the chamber... the third brick in the hall..."

As soon as Xie Sheng finished speaking, some masked soldiers opened the mechanism.

The floor inside the hall was sunken, revealing a downward staircase.

Without hesitation, the man wearing the Yama mask walked towards the stairs.

The masked soldier asked the man, "My lord, what should we do with this damned emperor?"

The man's tall figure paused, and he uttered three words lightly: "Kill him!"

Xie Sheng cried out, "You can't kill me...you can't..."

The next instant, sword energy flew out, and the surroundings fell silent.

The man took a step and walked down.

Upon seeing this, Yun Chuwei floated towards the man.

The underground chamber was filled with ice blocks, and the air was chilling. On the jade bed in the center lay a woman in a red wedding dress.

More than a year after her death, this was the first time Yun Chuwei had seen her own corpse.

She never expected that her body would be sealed here.

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