The long whip wrapped around Yun Chi's body.
Ye Qingxue slammed him hard to the ground!
Bang!
Yun Chi's body crashed heavily to the ground, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood mist. At the same time, he raised a handful of powder and threw it all over Yun Zhuo's head.
The powder was everywhere, and Yun Zhuo couldn't dodge it in time. He inevitably inhaled a lot of it, and he had to use his longsword to brace himself on the ground to barely keep his balance.
Chen Hui screamed at Yun Chi with heart-wrenching despair, "Your Highness!"
The fighting around them stopped in an instant, and countless eyes turned to Yun Chi, to the defeated and dying Yun Chi.
Only the outer guards, who hadn't received the news immediately, were still fighting desperately. However, the news was spreading outwards, and the fighting gradually subsided.
Ye Qingxue glanced at Yun Zhuo, then immediately moved closer to Yun Chi, grabbed his collar, and lifted him up: "What kind of poison did you use? Give me the antidote!"
Yun Chi's desire to perish together with Yun Zhuo may be his true purpose, or it may just be a facade. His purpose might be to get her to make a move so that he can poison Yun Zhuo.
Yun Chi's chin was covered in blood. He looked at Ye Qingxue. It was difficult for him to look up at this moment, but he smiled the instant his eyes met Ye Qingxue's.
"Ye Qingxue, why don't you choose me? We have been betrothed since childhood."
His voice betrayed his obvious weakness, but his tone was firm: "If I was wrong to break off our engagement back then, and I'm sorry to you, then on the night you were summoned to the palace, I took the initiative to apologize to you and bow my head to you. Why won't you turn back?"
Ye Qingxue stared at him intently, her eyes filled with boundless hatred, yet she also found it utterly ridiculous that this man was now asking her for a reason.
"When I was in a high position, you didn't choose me. Now that I have nowhere else to go, can you choose me, just like you chose the deposed Crown Prince Yun Zhuo back then?"
Yun Chi was still spitting blood from his chest, which covered his chin, but at this moment he was staring at Ye Qingxue with longing eyes.
Ye Qingxue scoffed: "You think I saved Yun Zhuo back then because I had a compassionate heart? You think that now that you're in trouble, I'll suddenly have a compassionate heart and save you? Or choose to stand on your side?"
"No, I saved Yun Zhuo back then only so that I could join forces with him to trample you into the mud, send you to hell, and never let you rise again!"
The hatred in her eyes burned like flames, as if it would not stop until Yunchi was reduced to ashes.
Yun Chi was somewhat stunned. After carefully recalling the past, he seemed to have never gotten the better of Ye Qingxue. Where did her overwhelming hatred come from?
Does she hate him to such an extent just because the engagement was called off?
...Oh, and there's also the deadly poison of the Broken Moon Orchid, which left her with only ten days to live, but isn't she alright now? Isn't she alive and well?
Ye Qingxue seemed to understand the thoughts in his eyes.
"I've heard that after a person dies, before they are reincarnated, they can see their past life in a mirror and see what sins they committed, which determines whether they will be reborn as a human or an animal. Since you don't know why I hate you so much, you must take a good look in that mirror after you die."
Ye Qingxue gripped his collar again, her gaze sharp as a blade across his face.
This is the man who treated her like an animal in her past life, abusing and humiliating her. She will never forgive him, not only for his actions but also for his loss of life and self-respect.
She used to think that she was the only one being persecuted by him, but later she learned that it was also because of this beast that Xiao Bao could not be born successfully...
The hatred was deepened.
If it weren't for Yun Chi, she would have married Yun Zhuo smoothly and given birth to Xiao Bao. The three of them would have had a happy life, but everything was ruined by him, Empress Shen, and Ye Yabing.
He still expects her to have a compassionate heart towards him?
Ye Qingxue held a dagger close to Yun Chi's face: "Hand over the antidote, or I will have you executed by slow slicing!"
"You want to execute me by slow slicing? Aren't you afraid that I'll become a vengeful ghost after I die, haunting you through life and death? Even if you and Yun Zhuo live, you'll never find happiness!"
Yun Chi looked at her defiantly.
Ye Qingxue laughed, "Do you know? Before Ye Yabing died, she said almost the same thing to me! You may not know how I answered her back then, but it doesn't matter, I can tell you again."
Her dagger remained pressed against Yun Chi's face, her eyes as cold as frost.
"I will make you remember the pain of having pieces of flesh torn off. Afterwards, I will grind you to dust. If you have the ability, after you die, gather your shattered souls from all corners of the world to deal with me!"
As he spoke, the knife plunged deep into Yunchi's flesh.
Yun Chi's expression changed instantly. He stared at her intently, seeing her cold face and eyes full of murderous intent and hatred. Yun Chi felt resentful.
"Hahahaha!" He suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, his eyes red, and glanced at Yun Zhuo.
"Yun Zhuo, do you know that before you even arrived at the palace, Ye Qingxue had already agreed to marry Pan Heng! As long as Pan Heng lives, Ye Qingxue must marry him! If I can't have her, you can't have her either, hahaha!"
Ye Qingxue paused, subconsciously looking at Yun Zhuo.
Yun Zhuo still planted his sword on the ground, kneeling on one knee, the night wind blowing the stray hairs at his temples and the hem of his clothes.
Whether he was under the influence of drugs or not, he was silent. Zhuang Xin worriedly stayed by his side, and no one knew what his situation was.
"Hahaha, don't worry, this poison won't kill Yun Zhuo. He will live on, and live to see his beloved woman marry Pan Heng! Hahaha, that's wonderful, that's wonderful!"
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