Chapter 429: He Will Definitely Regret It (First Update)

The true Chosen One!?

Hearing these words, Situ Xingchen’s heart jolted violently!

"How could you know!?"

Shouldn't this matter be known only to the Empress and Rong Jin!?

Could it be that Rong Jin had told Chu Liuyue before!?

No, for such an important matter, how could Rong Jin possibly tell someone so easily?

Even if he had some degree of affection for Chu Liuyue, it wouldn't reach this extreme.

Moreover, Chu Liuyue clearly knew by now that Rong Jin was not the true Chosen One!

Aside from those few people who were in the Imperial Mausoleum that day, how could anyone else know about this?

Situ Xingchen looked at Chu Liuyue with extreme vigilance. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she couldn't help but blurt out

"You were at the Imperial Mausoleum that day too!?"

Due to her shock, her raspy voice turned shrill.

Chu Liuyue shrugged and said with indifference

"There are no walls that don't leak. I will ask you one last time: that thing—will you give it, or not?"

Situ Xingchen gripped the railing, her eyes flickering.

"Since you already know about this, there is no need for me to continue hiding it. What I obtained from the Empress is the key to the Sijin Peak barrier. Although it was secretly replicated by the Empress, it can still open that barrier. Furthermore, I have already given that thing to Rong Jin. Otherwise, how do you think he managed to enter Sijin Peak so smoothly?"

Chu Liuyue raised an eyebrow.

When she had seen Rong Jin and the others entering the Imperial Mausoleum with Emperor Jiawen earlier, she had already guessed this.

But that wasn't the point.

"You know that isn't what I want," Chu Liuyue said calmly.

Situ Xingchen forced herself to remain composed and said without changing her expression

"The Empress only gave me this."

"Oh?"

Chu Liuyue gave a half-smile.

If it were truly that simple, why would Emperor Jiawen go to such great lengths to imprison Situ Xingchen?

Why even go so far as to conduct a secret interrogation on a dark and windy night?

She hadn't thought of this at first, but after seeing Emperor Jiawen just now and the terrifyingly strong defenses surrounding them, she guessed that Situ Xingchen must possess something that Emperor Jiawen wanted to obtain.

Judging by Emperor Jiawen's attitude toward Seven-Cornered Alley, he must know the true secret hidden within.

Therefore, he wasn't trying to question something out of Situ Xingchen; he wanted to take something!

She had merely thrown out a bluff just now, but seeing the other party's reaction, she could basically be certain.

Situ Xingchen felt a sense of trepidation under Chu Liuyue's gaze.

How could this be?

From beginning to end, she had acted extremely covertly and had not been discovered by anyone.

If she hadn't been caught red-handed by Emperor Jiawen in the Imperial Mausoleum, she wouldn't be trapped here.

She turned her back, appearing as if she didn't want to continue talking to Chu Liuyue.

"It seems there is nothing left to say between us."

The moment she turned around, she quickly glanced at the jade bracelet on her wrist.

The two points of light had already overlapped.

This was something Elder Zongye had specially given her when she left the Bright Moon Heavenly Mountain.

Contained within this jade bracelet was a trace of Elder Zongye's power.

Relying on this, he could find her quickly no matter where she was.

The moment she was imprisoned here, she had immediately sent a plea for help to Elder Zongye.

Now that these two points of light had overlapped, it meant Elder Zongye had already arrived nearby!

But he hadn't arrived yet, while Chu Liuyue had!

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

A series of explosions suddenly erupted from outside!

The entire space shook along with them!

Situ Xingchen suddenly looked up!

Is this—Elder Zongye fighting someone outside!?

Joy rose in her heart.

Elder Zongye was extremely powerful; dealing with these people from the Kingdom of Yaochen should not be a problem!

As long as he could take her away from here...

"Situ Xingchen."

Chu Liuyue suddenly spoke.

Situ Xingchen instinctively turned her head to look back.

*Whoosh!*

An object suddenly flew toward her face!

Alarm bells rang in her mind, and she immediately tried to retreat!

But she was currently trapped in this iron cage, and the space was extremely cramped. She had only just taken one step back before hitting the railing!

She swung her sleeve, violently swatting the object away!

Chu Liuyue lightly raised an eyebrow.

Situ Xingchen's Origin Power was indeed suppressed; she couldn't even manifest a single trace of it now.

To deal with her, Emperor Jiawen had truly made thorough preparations.

However, this was actually going to benefit her.

"Chu Liuyue! Don't think that just because I'm trapped here, you can do whatever you want with me!" Situ Xingchen quickly glanced at the ground and saw that it was actually a jade bottle.

It had shattered upon hitting the ground, and a green liquid was slowly flowing out from within.

Sensing that strange odor, she sneered, "You think you can poison me with just this tiny bottle of Green Water Yang?"

The toxicity of Green Water Yang was very strong, but she hadn't touched it at all just now, so it was useless.

The corners of Chu Liuyue's mouth curled into a smile.

"You misunderstood. I haven't even made my move yet."

Situ Xingchen froze instantly.

A silver light suddenly flew from Chu Liuyue's fingertip! It landed directly into that small puddle of Green Water Yang!

*Poof!*

With a soft sound, a cloud of bluish-purple smoke rose up!

Situ Xingchen's expression changed drastically!

In the next moment, that bluish-purple smoke rapidly surged toward her!

She frantically covered her nose and mouth!

"Don't you know that when Green Water Yang meets Great Pill Powder, its toxicity instantly increases several times over? And most conveniently, as long as this thing touches your skin, even a tiny bit, it will instantly penetrate into your internal organs."

A terrifying burning pain surged from her hand!

Situ Xingchen looked down and saw that her originally delicate and fair skin was rapidly becoming withered! It was also covered in mottled bluish-purple spots! It looked utterly horrific!

"Wh-what is happening!? What did you do to me!?" Situ Xingchen screamed in terror.

Chu Liuyue slightly arched her brows, glanced at her hand, and smiled, saying with casual indifference

"Oh, it seems you truly didn't know. The side effect of this toxin is rapid aging—from the outside in. Right now it's your hand; in a moment, it should be your face's turn."

As she spoke, Chu Liuyue shook her head with a hint of pity.

"This was mentioned in the footnotes on page 582 of the *Chronicles of the Heavenly Physician*. As a Heavenly Physician, you actually failed to learn even this."

Situ Xingchen was consumed by rage and terror!

The *Chronicles of the Heavenly Physician* was a very basic medical text and the introductory book for all Heavenly Physicians.

But there were too many things to memorize in it; who would pay attention to a tiny footnote!?

Now, what terrified her most was her own face!

"Chu Liuyue! You are truly insidious and cruel!"

Situ Xingchen's hands trembled.

"If Rong Xiu knew you were such a venomous woman, he would surely regret asking to marry you!"

(End of Chapter)