Chapter 127: Kill!

Wang Jingyi is crazy, really daring to act? After all, Wan Tang is also a favored concubine and is pregnant.

What is there not to dare? Since the Dog Emperor has already said that he will never meet Xu Luoyan, it is impossible to step into Jingren Palace again.

Precisely because we do not step in, it is even more dangerous. Xu Chengyuan's son is dead, everyone is going mad. At this moment we have already consulted with the Wang family, planning to forcefully storm Jingren Palace and forcibly take Wang Jingyi away.

Previously, because of concerns about Wang Jingyi, Xu Chengyuan kept yielding to the Emperor's demands. Now his son is dead, he also has a reason to go mad.

"Save the Master!" Xiao Shunzi shouted loudly, and the eunuch who had been avoiding the scene rushed out.

"Who dares to touch my mother!" Xu Luoyan thrust her swollen belly forward as a shield, a vicious light flashing in her eyes, "I carry the Imperial Heir in my womb!"

Her sharp gaze swept over the face of the person who stepped forward, "Try touching me!"

The situation stalled instantly.

The palace staff exchanged glances, and no one dared to move.

The Emperor's heirs are few; who would dare act rashly?

Li Ping'er's eyes flashed with cold light, and she lunged forward, grabbing Xu Luoyan's waist: "Xiao Shunzi! Quick!"

Xiao Shunzi seized the chance to yank Wang Jingyi away, and Wan Tang finally broke free of her bonds, collapsing onto the ground and coughing violently.

A vivid purple‑red fingermark was starkly printed on her snow‑white neck, yet there was not a hint of fear in her eyes, only a mad smile.

"Kill her! Kill this scum for me!" Wang Jingyi roared, her hair in disarray.

Xu Luoyan screamed as if gone mad, "Cai Wei! Still not acting?!"

"Don't forget, who cut off your tongue?"

"And don't forget, whose hands hold your whole family's lives?"

"As long as she lives today, I will kill your entire family!"

Cai Wei trembled all over, and from her tongue‑less mouth came a "ho ho" sound.

She stared at Wan Tang, fear and hatred intertwining in her eyes, then suddenly pounced like a wild beast.

"Master, be careful!" Li Ping'er released Xu Luoyan, leapt forward and grappled with Cai Wei.

Cai Wei's fingernails dug deep into Li Ping'er's face, and blood dripped down her chin.

Li Ping'er showed no weakness, fighting desperately.

"Everyone, stop!"

Li Pin rushed in with her guards, instantly taking control of the situation.

Cai Wei was pinned to the ground, still struggling wildly.

"Is Lady Wan Pin safe?" Li Pin looked down from above at the disheveled Wan Tang, her tone caring but her eyes hiding contempt.

She took out a handkerchief, but hesitated to hand it over.

Wan Tang staggered to her feet, the choke marks on her neck shocking to behold.

She suddenly burst into a hoarse, terrifying laugh, "How could this palace have any trouble?"

"My palace is fine, very fine!"

She wiped the bloodstain from her face, her eyes blazing terrifyingly.

Fear? What is that?

In Wan Tang's dictionary, those two characters have long ceased to exist.

"Sister Li Pin," she suddenly leaned close, her blood‑stained fingers brushing Li Pin's delicate makeup, "You are the most brilliant, whether the child will be raised by you depends on what you decide."

That smile made Li Pin, accustomed to storms, shiver with dread.

Li Pin's heart tightened; the hand holding the handkerchief clenched suddenly.

A few tremors entered her voice: "What do you mean?"

Wan Tang smiled without speaking, slowly turned, and looked at Wang Jingyi and the others being pressed down.

Wang Jingyi slumped on the ground, her hair bun in disarray, her luxurious robes stained with dust.

Her hands trembled, blood vessels clouding her eyes, and she kept murmuring the words "Mingde" from her mouth, as if she had aged ten years in an instant.

And Wan Tang stood before her, the choke marks on her neck shocking to see, yet her expression remained calm, only a cold flame burning in her eyes.

【I think Tangtang really should leave now; Xu Chengyuan is about to come to kill, and the Emperor will not come to Jingren Palace.】

【If Tangtang can truly hear the Barrage, then go. After all, staying alive gives hope.】

【Xu Chengyuan has already reached Xuanwu Gate, let's go!】

Why go?

Wan Tang felt a secret joy in her heart; it had taken so much effort to drive Wang Jingyi mad, and finally, she had reached this point.

Xu Chengyuan, Wang Jingyi, and Xu Luoyan are all fine; why should I give up?

Wan Tang's neck hurt badly, but she had never been this happy before.

She wants to watch Xu Luoyan fall into endless ruin, watch Xu Chengyuan completely enrage the Emperor, and watch Wang Jingyi go mad.

Wan Tang's emotions at this moment were truly turbulent and passionate.

But she told herself she must calm down.

Chu Yunzheng indeed said that he would never meet Xu Luoyan again.

He will not come to Jingren Palace to see Xu Luoyan.

What about Xu Chengyuan then?

Even this old brute has already killed his way into the palace; how could the Emperor remain indifferent?

Wan Tang would never gamble with love; Chu Yunzheng might indulge Wan Tang for love, but the Emperor would not.

The only solution is to give Chu Yunzheng a sense of crisis.

To provoke Chu Yunzheng's imperial authority.

"Wang Jingyi, you have such nerve!" Wan Tang's voice was neither light nor heavy, yet it made the entire Grand Hall fall silent, "My palace is the Emperor's woman, and I carry the Imperial Heir in my womb."

She stepped forward slowly, her embroidered shoes crushing the scattered pearl hairpins of Wang Jingyi with a crisp cracking sound, "Do you really think this palace wouldn't dare to move against you?"

Wang Jingyi never gave Wan Tang any regard.

"Pah!" she sneered, her gaze feral, "I previously underestimated you."

"Keeping you is just a disaster."

She stared at Wan Tang like a venomous snake, each word spitting from between her teeth: "I swear, from now on I want nothing else but your death!"

"You… must die!"

Wan Tang's lips curled up, her tone gentle: "This palace also intends exactly that."

Having said that, she turned to look at the scar on Li Ping'er's face, her fingertip lightly brushing it, a trace of sorrow flashing in her eyes: "In the past, this palace could only be abused and slaughtered by everyone; even my closest kin were powerless to protect me."

"Now, the people of this palace," Wan Tang's gaze grew cold, "must be protected."

She smiled like a flower, yet her gaze made hearts race: "Anyway, I've lingered in hell long enough; it's perfect to pull down you carefree ones from the heavens to amuse myself!"

Clearly, Wan Tang is gentle and smiling.

Yet every word that erupts makes one's hair stand on end.

"Xiao Shunzi," she called lightly.

Xiao Shunzi immediately understood, commanding someone to bring the large five‑flower binding of Cai Wei to her.

Cai Wei's tongue‑less mouth kept opening and closing, emitting a "hoho" sound, eyes full of terror.

Wan Tang leaned down, lifting Cai Wei's chin with fingertips stained with cinnabar: "You truly are a loyal dog."

She sighed lightly, "But this palace doesn't like hearing dogs bark."

Xu Luoyan shouted sharply, "How dare you?!"

Even without a tongue, Cai Wei is still the most loyal person to Xu Luoyan.

Without such a loyal dog, handling affairs becomes even more troublesome.

Wan Tang smiled lightly, her gaze shifting to Cai Wei: "She could kill your entire family; this palace will protect yours."

Cai Wei's eyes gradually lit up.

Wan Tang's crimson lips barely opened, "This palace… will only kill you."

Cai Wei trembled all over, shaking her head wildly.

Wan Tang removed the cloak from her shoulders; the silk glimmered coldly in the candlelight.

She handed the cloak to Xiao Shunzi, only curling her lips in a faint smile, saying no more.

Xiao Shunzi's hands trembled slightly, then a fierce light flashed in her eyes.

The cloak coiled around Cai Wei's neck, tightening gradually.

Cai Wei's legs kicked wildly, her face turning from red to purple, eyes bulging…

"Ugh!"

Xu Luoyan suddenly bent over and vomited, watching helplessly as Cai Wei gasped her last breath before her.

Her body convulsed violently, drenched in sweat, lips turning blue.

Wang Jingyi shrieked, "Madman! You madman!"

"She is, after all, someone the Xu Family brought up."

"You say kill and kill; aren't you afraid the Emperor will punish you for your crime?!"

Wan Tang smoothed her sleeve, smiling leisurely, "It was the Emperor who appointed this palace to manage the Imperial harem."

She lifted her gaze, a mad light flashing in her eyes, "Then how could this palace be courteous?"

As she spoke, her stare at Xu Luoyan was like a leopard's.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall, and voices shouted from outside, "You may not enter."

"This is the Imperial harem…"

"You…"

Wan Tang's eyes flickered with a triumphant smile.

"Xu Chengyuan, finally arrived!"

"That's right, a family should be all together."