Chapter 56: The Villain's Wife Strikes Back, Taking Them All Down!
The moment the words fell, everyone present looked at Prince Ning. The dignitaries of Junlin were all dumbfounded, unsure what the Second Prince meant.
Isn't today the Third Prince's memorial service? Why did the Second Prince start accusing Prince Ning the moment he entered the palace?
What does this have to do with Prince Ning? "This guy... is he making a move on Prince Ning?"
Mu Lingxi, behind the curtain, curled her lips into a faint smile. "What does he want to do?"
Mu Li took a deep breath, the bad premonition in her heart growing stronger. "Second Brother, what do you mean by that?"
Wu Yao looked at the Second Prince with a puzzled expression and asked.
The Second Prince heard her but did not answer Wu Yao. Instead, he questioned Prince Ning once more.
"This Prince asks again! Prince Ning! Do you know your crime?"
Heh! Prince Ning smiled, shook his head, and asked, "May I ask Your Highness, the Second Prince, what crime I have committed?"
Hmph! The Second Prince snorted coldly and said, "Prince Ning! Do you really not know? Good, good, good!"
"This Prince sees that you won't shed tears until you see your own coffin! This Prince asks you! That night, at the Crown Prince's birthday banquet, the Imperial Palace was in chaos! Where were you?"
Hearing this, Prince Ning did not respond to the Second Prince but merely watched his performance quietly.
"Not speaking? No matter! This Prince will speak for you!"
The Second Prince put his hands behind his back, sneered, and then said, "The Crown Prince's birthday banquet! The Empress was assassinated!"
"You first took advantage of the chaos in the Imperial Palace to go to the Crown Prince's bedchamber and steal the Crown Prince's Secret Jade! Then you went to the forbidden land of the Scripture Pavilion and looted the three most precious treasures of our Junlin Imperial Dynasty!"
"You thought it was flawless, but unfortunately, my Third Brother and his wife caught you, and then you silenced them. Is what This Prince said correct?"
The words fell. The entire hall first fell into an eerie silence, then erupted in an uproar.
"What?! The person who broke into the Scripture Pavilion and killed the Third Prince... was actually Prince Ning! How, how is this possible?"
"Yes, didn't they say the murderer was a Demonic Path fiend?"
At this moment, all the dignitaries in the Junlin Hall looked at Prince Ning with horrified expressions. They could not have imagined, even if they racked their brains, that the mastermind behind all this was Prince Ning.
"How could it be him?" Wu Yao was also startled. She had always thought it was Crown Princess Mu Li who had committed the theft.
"Do you all not believe it?"
The Second Prince glanced at the dumbfounded Junlin dignitaries in the hall, then confidently clapped his hands.
At this moment, an old man in black robes slowly walked into the hall. Prince Ning recognized him at a glance; this old man in black robes was the elder from the forbidden land of the Scripture Pavilion that night.
"Old Man Ye! That night, none of our Ten Great Divine Generals of Junlin were in the Imperial Palace. Only you witnessed everything, right?"
The Second Prince asked with a smile.
"Yes! Your Highness, Second Prince!" Old Man Ye nodded.
"Then Old Man Ye, tell us. Who was the person who broke into the Scripture Pavilion that night? And who killed my Third Brother and his wife?"
The Second Prince's emotions were high, and the killing intent in his eyes towards Prince Ning intensified.
"Reporting to Your Highness, Second Prince. The person who broke into the Scripture Pavilion was indeed the Tenth Prince of Yan Yun, Prince Ning! The person who killed the Third Prince was also Prince Ning!"
Old Man Ye responded faintly with his head lowered.
As soon as these words were uttered, they stirred up a thousand waves in the entire hall. Many people knew that this Old Man Ye was of no small background.
He was an elder who had followed the Martial Emperor in his conquests. Although he was not among the Ten Great Divine Generals, his cultivation and combat power were truly no weaker than any of the Ten Great Divine Generals!
"Prince Ning! Is what my Second Brother said true? Did you really kill my Third Brother?"
Wu Yao bit her silver teeth, glaring at Prince Ning with furious eyes, her jade hand resting on the hilt of the Misty Sword.
"Her plan?" Prince Ning frowned slightly and did not respond to Wu Yao's words, because he was thinking.
This current situation was clearly arranged by his convenient fiancée! She wants to kill him? Probably not!
After all, he and she shared common interests; she wouldn't go that far. However, both the Second Prince and Old Man Ye were Jun Qianyue's people!
So, what exactly did this woman want to do? And just then, he seemed to have thought of something and thought to himself: "This woman seems to have another plan!"
And just as his thoughts were racing, a magnetic, mature female laugh echoed from outside the palace: "Hehehehe! Today's Imperial Palace is truly lively!"
As the words fell, everyone saw a graceful figure slowly stepping into the Junlin Palace. Today, she wore a white feathered gown, with golden foil and bright moons carved on the hem.
Her dark hair was styled in a high bun, making her noble and stunning! The summer sun shone on her cold and captivating face, making her look exceptionally dazzling!
Upon seeing the newcomer, the important figures in the palace all gasped. "Divine Strategy Military Prefecture! Miss Jun!"
Jun Qianyue! Behind the curtain, a cold glint flashed in Mu Lingxi's eyes. "It's her!"
Wu Yao also gripped the hilt of her sword tightly. "She's here!"
Mu Li took a deep breath. The moment the Second Prince saw Jun Qianyue, his cold eyes instantly became fiery.
He immediately went to greet her, asking in an extremely gentle voice, "Why are you here! Didn't This Prince say to leave everything to me today?"
Hearing this, Jun Qianyue completely ignored the Second Prince. In full view of everyone, she slowly walked to Prince Ning's side and, with red lips, reprimanded the Second Prince.
"Your Highness, Second Prince, who gave you the audacity to question This Young Lady's future husband like that?"
Ah? The Second Prince heard her and couldn't help but stand stunned in place, staring blankly at Jun Qianyue: "You... what do you mean?"
"Didn't you tell This Prince... that it was Prince Ning who broke into the forbidden land of the Scripture Pavilion, and it was Prince Ning who killed the Third Brother?"
Yes! Jun Qianyue nodded, not denying it. At this moment, everyone present was stunned!
All of this was information provided by Miss Jun? But if so... why did Miss Jun appear to be defending her husband today, acting so contradictorily?
"Miss Jun! You knew all of this?" Wu Yao asked sharply.
"Naturally, This Young Lady knew!" Jun Qianyue smiled slightly.
"Then what about you now? Are you trying to protect Prince Ning?" Wu Yao questioned again.
Hehehe! Jun Qianyue's beautiful face showed an even deeper smile. She raised her hand and patted Prince Ning's shoulder, saying, "Of course This Young Lady will protect him!"
"After all, he is This Young Lady's future husband!"
That line again! Prince Ning heard her and couldn't help but shake his head, thinking to himself how much this woman loved to act!
"How dare you!!!"
Wu Yao heard Jun Qianyue's incredibly arrogant words and couldn't help but draw her sword, pointing its tip directly at Jun Qianyue.
"Qianyue, are you crazy?" The Second Prince stared at Jun Qianyue with wide eyes, his heart trembling.
Clearly, all of this was arranged by Jun Qianyue herself! But why did Jun Qianyue come to cause trouble tonight?
Hmph! Jun Qianyue snorted lightly. She completely ignored the Second Prince and instead spoke to Old Man Ye.
"Old Man Ye! Tell us! Who killed the Third Prince that night, and who killed the Third Princess Consort?"
Cough, cough, cough! Old Man Ye coughed three times, then solemnly and seriously said in the hall, "It was Prince Ning who killed the Third Prince!"
"It was Miss Jun who killed the Third Princess Consort!"
The words fell. Everyone in the entire hall was stunned.
They never expected... that Miss Jun would actually participate in that night's slaughter alongside Prince Ning!
"You... Why did you do this? This Prince doesn't believe it! I don't believe... you would do that to me!"
The Second Prince's mouth hung open, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at Jun Qianyue.
"Don't believe it?" Jun Qianyue's delicate brows raised slightly, and a cold arc curved at the corner of her lips.
The next second! Clang!!!
Her fingertips glowed with immortal light! Pfft!!!
Blood, mixed with fragments of armor and shattered bone, splattered!
At this moment, the entire Junlin hall fell into an eerie silence. Everyone stared wide-eyed and blankly at the incredibly bloody scene before them.
Jun Qianyue's punch directly pierced through the heart of the Second Prince. At this moment, this Military God of Slaughter, famous throughout the Eastern Barren Continent, had a bowl-sized blood hole in his heart!
"You... you... you killed me?"
The Second Prince's mouth was wide open. He looked at the face he had longed for day and night, only feeling a chill run through his body.
Hehehe! Jun Qianyue smiled and withdrew her hand. She took out a handkerchief from her bosom, wiped her blood-stained hand, and responded faintly, "Do you believe it now?"
The moment the words fell, the light of life in the Second Prince's eyes gradually faded.
Boom!!! He fell to the ground with a thud, perishing then and there!
At this moment, no one expected... that the son of the Imperial Dynasty, the Military God of Slaughter, the Junlin Second Prince, famous throughout the Eastern Barren Continent, would die so easily...
Die at the hands of the woman he had always adored, Miss Jun, Jun Qianyue!
"Second Brother!!!"
Wu Yao watched the Second Prince lying on the ground, her eyes splitting with rage. "Seize her! Seize Jun Qianyue for This Empress!"
Mu Lingxi gave the order to the Ten Great Divine Generals. What a joke, how could she miss such a rare opportunity?
"Empress, don't rush! You'll have your time to rush later!" Jun Qianyue shook her head.
The words fell. Only an old man in a green Daoist robe appeared in the hall.
Prince Ning recognized the newcomer... the old man was Tianjizi, one of the four elders of the Tianji Pavilion, whom he had met once at Tianmen Pass!
And the moment Tianjizi walked into the hall, Mu Lingxi's expression drastically changed. She seemed to realize something!
"Everyone! To be honest! The Third Prince was killed by Prince Ning! The Third Princess Consort was indeed killed by This Young Lady!"
"As you all can see... the Second Prince was also killed by This Young Lady! But, you don't know something! They... they were all true Demonic Path fiends!"
"What's wrong with killing them?"
Jun Qianyue said with a smile, her hands behind her back.
"Jun Qianyue! What nonsense are you spouting! How could my Second Brother, Third Brother, be Demonic Path fiends?"
Wu Yao questioned Jun Qianyue, her eyes filled with tears.
"Oh! Wrong! It's not just your Second Brother, Third Brother! Even... your Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law, and even... your Empress Mother are all Demonic Path fiends!"
Jun Qianyue shook her head, the smile on her cold and beautiful face growing even wider.
"Good heavens... this woman is using their own plan against them, fishing in troubled waters, wanting to take down the Yin Yang Sect and the Junlin Imperial Family... all at once!"
At this moment, Prince Ning laughed out loud.
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