Chapter 1294: Chapter 1289: She is a Princess, He is a Slave

Chen Ruobai had too many extraordinary and eccentrics at his command, and those with high lightness skill could deliver messages within two days. On this day, Chen Ruobai had issued an order and by the day after tomorrow, his father and brothers would have one of their eyes gouged out.

They were already Chen Ruobai’s prisoners in Ji Yun Country, living days more painful than those of a death row inmate, unable to seek death. He could not allow them to suffer even more unbearable pain.

Mu Rongche desperately rushed forward, hugged Chen Ruobai’s jade-like delicate legs and humbly pleaded, “Ruobai, I am willing to serve you in any way you desire, I will do it!”

Chen Ruobai paused slightly, as if giving him an opportunity to please her.

With great effort, Mu Rongche rose from the ground using all his strength to lift Chen Ruobai horizontally. Due to some of Chen Ruobai’s preferences, her sleeping place had some special apparatus. Mu Rongche placed Chen Ruobai on it, and she looked down like an empress at the man kneeling before her.

Under Chen Ruobai’s teasing gaze, Mu Rongche slowly bowed his head toward her.

After enjoying herself, Chen Ruobai kicked him away to bathe and arrogantly instructed him, “From now on, you are my slave. Don’t let me hear you using ‘you and I’ when addressing me. Know your place and mine, and be clear about that.”

Mu Rongche’s lips were still glistening, and his face, hidden by long hair, was filled with shame. His fingers tore the sheets, his voice hoarse as he said, “Yes, Princess, I… your servant understands.”

His dignity and pride were utterly crushed by Chen Ruobai, dropped into a place devoid of light, shattered into insignificance, completely impossible to pick up again.

After bathing, Chen Ruobai went to see Xiao Muyan, who was as anxious as ants on a hot pan, his face burning red.

Chen Ruobai initially inquired with concern, “What’s the matter with you?”

Xiao Muyan’s voice was somewhat hoarse, “I’ve caught a cold, but it’s nothing serious! However, Princess, Xiao Yu has started to fight back. Many of my people have been dying one after another, and just now I saw a severed head roll out from under the bed, and I fainted! Such feats are not done by ordinary people; I reckon it’s someone from the Silver Moon Pavilion.”

Chen Ruobai took Xiao Muyan’s hand to feel his pulse, her eyebrows arched slightly, “Silver Moon Pavilion… Chu Yifeng, he is indeed kind-hearted, but now he has started helping Xiao Yu?”

“Chu Yifeng is probably not so easily persuaded. If he wanted to strike at me, even the emperor’s order would not stop him, yet he has only acted now.” Xiao Muyan frowned deeply, “Xiao Yu must have made some deal with him. After all, Xiao Yu has some capabilities; his study locked by the Thousand Mechanism Lock holds countless treasures and things capable of moving a person’s heart, surely something touched Chu Yifeng.”

Chen Ruobai pulled out two silver needles and inserted them into her.

Enduring the slight pain, Xiao Muyan listened as Chen Ruobai spoke in a bewitching tone, “Whoever acts on behalf of Xiao Yu, we will strike back at them. Doesn’t Chu Yifeng have an untouchable Achilles’ heel, one named Rong Sheng? It’s time to invite her for another talk.”

After some simple treatment from Chen Ruobai, who was proficient in both medicine and poison—far surpassing the doctors who prescribed her medicine—Xiao Muyan felt much better.

She immediately sent someone to capture Rong Sheng.

It wasn’t that Rong Sheng lacked vigilance, but Xiao Muyan held a trump card, Xiao Qingyu. By leaking information about Xiao Qingyu, any concern shown by Rong Sheng might reveal some clues.

Rong Sheng was once again summoned to Chen Ruobai’s underground stone chamber, no longer receiving the same courteous treatment. Even more, in front of her, Chen Ruobai practiced gu techniques, letting her witness the process of extracting organs from a living person to create a gu corpse.

Rong Sheng kept her composure from start to end, but internally, she despised this kind of person immensely.

Chen Ruobai was not afraid of her hatred, with a seductive posture, he leaned against the stone wall, his figure beautifully curved, breathtaking to behold. His voice, deliberately practiced, carried an irreparable allure, “Courtesies first, then soldiers; I’ve already done my part. If you refuse me this time, Rong Sheng, I won’t let you out again.”

Before coming, Rong Sheng had prepared. If she did not return within two hours, someone would notify Su Yingxue.

Even if she were to die here, it would still benefit Su Yingxue and the others.

They would be able to openly move against Chen Ruobai, a battle on the border between the two countries that Chen Ruobai had yet to initiate for fear of the formidable power of the Great Cheng Dynasty. Better that the Great Cheng Dynasty strike first rather than leaving the initiative in Chen Ruobai’s hands later.

But Chen Ruobai’s next words made her freeze, “Even if I can’t use you against Chu Yifeng, there are still vulnerabilities around him that I can exploit.”

Rong Sheng’s hands inside her long sleeves tightened slightly, “He is guarded as tightly as a barrel, what can you possibly do to him?”

“What can I do?” Chen Ruobai’s voice lifted melodically and he chuckled, “Simply start by killing the young girl by his side, drive him insane. Chu Yifeng, Chu Yifeng… His name alone destines, once he goes mad, the entire Great Cheng Dynasty will have to descend into madness with him.”

Chen Ruobai’s charming laugh rose, the men who had not yet been transformed into his zombified servants were still gazing at him with eyes shining, utterly fascinated.

Rong Sheng’s heart skipped a beat.

After tightening her grip inside her sleeve, her gaze turned cold as she looked at Chen Ruobai, “I agree, but Chu Yifeng, I must handle him myself.”

Chen Ruobai’s lips curved slightly, “Agreed.”

With Rong Sheng in hand, what does it matter if Xiao Yu has the people from the Silver Moon Pavilion?

The agent Xiao Yu sent to provoke Xiao Muyan soon failed, fortunately, Xiao Yu had made arrangements beforehand and had someone bring Xiao Qingyu out from the hidden chamber before Xiao Muyan could act.

When Xiao Qingyu was brought before Xiao Yu, he was injured all over, “Brother!”

Looking at the man in the wheelchair, he knelt down in shame, barely lowering his head, “It’s my fault for not being diligent. If I had noticed Xiao Hui’s unusual behavior sooner and told you earlier, the Xiao family wouldn’t have…”

“It makes no difference.”

Xiao Yu’s face was stern, unusually calm, “Xiao Muyan hid her true gender for twenty years without detection; you wouldn’t have noticed Xiao Hui’s anomaly either.”

“What? He… she is a woman?” Xiao Qingyu hadn’t even recovered from his self-reproach when he was shocked by Xiao Yu’s revelation.

Xiao Yu helped him up, detailed his discovery process, and instructed him to heal well. In a few days, he was to start working, returning to the Xiao family with him.

Xiao Qingyu nodded, his pale, handsome face stern, “Brother, I will help you reclaim the Xiao family! Only you are fit for the head of this family!”

Xiao Muyan, dressing as a man, deceiving everyone, she does not deserve it!

As Xiao Qingyu was assisted to rest, he crossed paths with Chu Yifeng and couldn’t help but call out to him, “Your Highness!”

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