Ayado trembled violently, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she stared incredulously at the girl who had always stood in the shadows.
The girl, who had just been chatting and laughing with her second brother, even speaking with disdain, now spoke words that were cold and ruthless, enough to send chills down one's spine.
She tried to find a hint of bluffing or cruel pleasure in those eyes, but all she saw was a bottomless calm, like a thousand-year-old icy pool, without a ripple or wave.
She trembled uncontrollably, a mixture of extreme anger and overwhelming fear.
"Why should I!"
"With the power I possess, does your clan have even one person at the First Rank?"
Silence, a deathly silence.
Aya watched helplessly as the second-rank guard from the aristocratic family was instantly killed without any chance to fight back.
The only priest in the clan who is nearing the end of his life and whose vitality is waning is at the second-grade level. If these three go, the outcome will be no different.
Overwhelmed by fear, she realized with a clear understanding that the other party was not bluffing; they truly possessed the ability to turn those terrifying words into reality!
Would she dare to gamble? Gamble with the survival of her entire clan and even the lives of countless people in the entire southern border region?
Qin Zhaoyue, however, was unwilling to even give her time to hesitate and weigh her options.
"Senior brother, cripple her in three breaths."
"Alright, junior sister!"
Jiang Wuyai agreed with great pleasure, even flashing a seemingly excited smile.
Heaven knows he was secretly astonished:
Good heavens, his junior sister's murderous aura is so strong!
The karmic consequences of slaughtering the entire southern border region are immense.
Even with the noble cause of suppressing a rebellion, it's hard to guarantee that one's own fortune won't be severely affected.
What he comprehended was not the way of killing; to be honest, he was genuinely a little scared.
But at this moment, you absolutely cannot undermine her; you can only be more proactive than your junior sister.
His smile, however, made Ayado look like a bloodthirsty pervert.
Three breaths passed in the blink of an eye.
Just as Qin Zhaoyue raised her fingertips and Jiang Wuyai made a move to strike—
"I promise!" Ayado suddenly closed her eyes and shouted with all her might.
It felt as if all my spine had been drained, and I slumped down completely.
"Then detoxify, immediately." Qin Zhaoyue's command was concise and cold.
"You only have one night. Before dawn, I want to see the Southern Vermilion Bird Road back to its former glory."
Qin Jingheng stared incredulously at the blurry figure of his sixth sister in the distance.
He was never close to his younger siblings; the princesses formed their own group, the fifth prince was mediocre and weak, and the seventh and eighth princesses were too young.
But the Xiao Liu in front of him was completely different from the vague image he remembered.
Whether it was the ruthless threat of annihilation just now, or the boastful statement of reclaiming lost territory in a single night...
So Xiao Liu is actually this domineering?
Jiang Wuyai stepped aside.
Ayaduo was overwhelmed with emotion and her blood was surging, but she could only suppress all her resentment and humiliation and step forward as instructed.
She lacked the courage to fight to the death, and dared not gamble the survival of her clan on that one in ten thousand chance.
As he walked up to Qin Jingheng, the disdain in his eyes was undisguised.
Both are members of the royal family, yet one is renowned but utterly disgraced, while the other remains unassuming but unstoppable, striking with overwhelming force—the difference is like heaven and earth.
Dark green mist once again emanated from her body, carrying an eerie aura that intertwined vitality and decay.
Qin Jingheng held his breath in nervousness.
Soon, that familiar yet chilling wriggling sensation returned from deep within his body.
This time, however, it started from the lower abdomen and moved upwards towards the throat.
Realizing this, he immediately stretched his neck and opened his mouth wide in perfect compliance.
A moment later, a strangely shaped, jet-black worm suddenly emerged from his mouth and fell to the ground.
Upon contact with air, the Gu worm quickly turned ashen and stiff, wriggled a few times, and then completely lost its vitality, becoming motionless.
Qin Zhaoyue suppressed the nausea churning in her stomach, maintaining a calm and composed expression.
"Now, tell me."
"Um... Sixth Sister, how about... we check again more carefully..."
Qin Jingheng clutched his abdomen, a lingering fear etched between his brows.
I still feel that creepy wriggling sensation deep inside my body, and I am still uneasy and have lingering fears.
However, Qin Zhaoyue didn't even glance at him; her gaze remained fixed on Ayaduo, radiating an undeniable aura of power.
For her, saving this second brother was merely a convenient side effect, an optional extra.
His survival might still be of some use in stabilizing the southern border;
Even if she died, it wouldn't have much to do with her plans.
Aya took a deep breath, suppressing the metallic taste in her throat: "What does the Sixth Princess want to know?"
"The exact locations of the heirs of the four great families, and the defense forces around them."
“They are not far from the state government. If we’re talking about anything that can be considered a threat, the only one left is a second-rank ancestor from the Cui family who is in charge.”
Qin Zhaoyue tilted her head slightly, a hint of surprise in her voice: "Just one?"
Aya's lips twitched involuntarily.
A second-grade Grandmaster was described to her as nothing more than a cabbage by the roadside.
According to Mr. Xu, there are probably only two or three people at the second rank in the Daqian Imperial Palace.
With two members at the second-rank realm and numerous powerful retainers, the aristocratic family was already a terrifying force capable of shaking the court and the country.
However, recalling how the other party had dealt with the second-rank guard so easily, Aya sighed inwardly, realizing that the other party certainly had the confidence to say such a thing.
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