True Heiress Cuts Ties, The Marquis Household Bitterly Regrets-Chapter 284 - 283: The Fox Demon Hidden in the Jade Pendant?
"Yu Nianzhao, how are you still alive?"
Pei Yunzhi struggled to restrain herself, but ultimately couldn’t help blurting out her resentful exclamation.
Xie Jiuxiao glanced over coldly, his eyes filled with murder, "I don’t mind letting you die once first."
Prince An Nan hurriedly covered Pei Yunzhi’s mouth, smiling awkwardly, "Yunzhi is just concerned about her sister, Prince Su, don’t misunderstand."
Xie Jiuxiao sneered, "Your taste in women is really getting worse."
Prince An Nan, "..."
Yu Nianzhao walked towards Pei Yunzhi step by step, scaring Pei Yunzhi so much she lost her composed demeanor, afraid she was being haunted by a fierce ghost.
Yu Nianzhao pulled a mocking smile, looking down at Pei Yunzhi, "Pei Yunzhi, you’re not dead yet, so how could I bear to die?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Pei Yunzhi bit her lip and said uneasily, "Zhaozhao, I was just concerned about you."
"Spare me your insincere concern," Yu Nianzhao mocked.
"Zhaozhao, you’re alive!"
Xie Yunzhe’s eyes glistened with joy, and he eagerly wanted to move closer to her, but was blocked by Xie Jiuxiao.
"Hmm." Yu Nianzhao responded softly.
"That’s really wonderful, I knew it, you definitely wouldn’t die."
Even though Xie Jiuxiao was in the way, Xie Yunzhe’s eyes were filled with tears, and there was a genuine smile on his lips.
Xie Jiuxiao looked like he was ready to kill, and Pei Yunzhi’s gaze was equally full of resentment.
"I never died, I just took a nap."
Yu Nianzhao looked puzzled. To her, it was indeed just a matter of sleeping.
"A nap?"
Emperor Anqing tugged at the corner of his mouth, at a loss for words, considering she really had seemed to stop breathing at the time.
"Cough, cough, Zhaozhao, you came at the right time. Can you see if Prince An Nan really has a curse on him?"
Once Emperor Anqing came back to his senses, he quickly asked.
Yu Nianzhao glanced at the calm Prince An Nan and slowly shook her head, "There’s no curse on him!"
Prince An Nan breathed a sigh of relief and spoke louder, "I told you, it’s nothing. Yunzhi is a good girl, she wouldn’t harbor any harmful intentions towards me."
"I haven’t finished speaking yet."
Yu Nianzhao interrupted him, her gaze shifting to Pei Yunzhi, saying coldly, "You may be fine, but that doesn’t mean she is. Pei Yunzhi is filled with demonic energy; she hasn’t just been tainted by an evil spirit, she’s attracted a demon!"
Everyone gasped in shock.
Xie Jiuxiao even advised Emperor Anqing to stay away from Pei Yunzhi.
Pei Yunzhi’s smug smile froze on her face. She hurriedly said, "Zhaozhao, even if you hate me, you can’t slander me like this. I’m just a concubine now, I can’t be a threat to you. Please stop causing harm to me."
She spoke with tears falling genuinely.
Prince An Nan had a moment of clarity, but seeing her cry, he became muddled again, angrily rebuking, "Prince Su, shouldn’t you discipline your woman? Behaving so recklessly will cause trouble sooner or later."
Xie Jiuxiao looked at him coldly, "You’re not needed here; Zhaozhao is fine, Prince An Nan. If you don’t come to your senses soon, stronger measures will have to be taken."
"What?"
Prince An Nan was stunned.
The next moment, Xie Jiuxiao made him realize what decisive action meant.
Xie Jiuxiao clapped his hands, and the Dragon Shadow Guards rushed in, directly capturing Pei Yunzhi.
"Ah! What are you doing? Let go of me, let go of me!"
Pei Yunzhi lost her composure and screamed, "Prince, save me, help me!"
Prince An Nan violently rushed forward intending to kick the Dragon Shadow Guards away, but unfortunately, the Dragon Shadow Guards only had eyes for Emperor Anqing and Xie Jiuxiao. While he kicked, they dodged, and Prince An Nan ended up falling flat on his face!
"Are you rebelling?"
Veins bulged on Prince An Nan’s forehead.
Emperor Anqing was even angrier, "Prince An Nan, you are the one thinking of rebellion, saying such words? The Dragon Shadow Guards are my trusted aides, what do you want to do?"
Prince An Nan immediately surrendered, standing dejectedly to the side.
"Useless!"
Pei Yunzhi’s voice was hoarse. She tugged at the corners of her mouth, refusing to speak further.
Until Yu Nianzhao ripped off the Jade Pendant hanging from her waist. Pei Yunzhi’s eyes widened in fury, and she screamed like someone possessed by an evil spirit, "Give it back to me! It’s mine, no one can take it! Give it back!"
"Is this item really that important to you?"
Yu Nianzhao shook the Jade Pendant in her hand, smiling enigmatically at her, "Don’t you know that while it’s helping you enchant men, it’s also consuming your lifespan? Take a look at your face, where not even makeup can cover the darkening skin. There’s white hair among your locks. Have you truly not noticed at all?"
"What? Is what you’re saying true?"
Pei Yunzhi was shocked, as she had been absorbed by the beauty and power that the black mist granted her, completely oblivious to her gradual aging. She frantically shook her head, "You’re lying, you must be. Yu Nianzhao, your methods are truly vicious."
Xie Yunzhe furrowed his brow and said seriously, "Looking at you now, Yunzhi, you indeed seem much older, almost like you’re the same age as Ms Ling in the mansion."
These words were uttered by Xie Yunzhe, and Pei Yunzhi was stunned, feeling as if she had fallen into an icy abyss.
Ms Ling was the oldest concubine in Prince An Nan’s mansion, nearly forty years old, while Pei Yunzhi was in her prime.
To compare them, Pei Yunzhi was on the verge of losing her mind.
"Impossible, why are even you saying this?"
Pei Yunzhi struggled, covering her cheeks, crazily crawling to Yu Nianzhao’s feet, resentfully saying, "You promised me beauty to enchant others, you promised I would reach the pinnacle of power, were you lying to me all along?"
The Jade Pendant remained unresponsive, as if it were just a lifeless object.
Yu Nianzhao slapped a talisman on the Jade Pendant, which started emitting smoke; a wisp of black mist finally couldn’t endure anymore and emerged from within.
"What is this thing?"
Prince An Nan was dumbfounded, never imagining Pei Yunzhi would indeed have such a thing.
"I am a fox spirit; you all must respect me!"
In the black mist, the shape of a red-eyed fox formed.
"Fox spirit my foot, trying to fool me? Are you insane?"
Yu Nianzhao seized its soul and gave it a beating. The fake fox spirit howled repeatedly, admitting error over and over, ’I was wrong,’ ’I’ll never dare again.’
The onlookers were left staring in disbelief.
"So, what is this exactly, a fox demon?" Emperor Anqing asked.
"Yes, it’s the soul of a fox demon, likely died a century ago, and unwilling after death, it clung to this Jade Pendant to seduce others, consuming their life force to rebuild its strength. The Jade Pendant eventually ended up with Pei Yunzhi, causing the current situation."
Yu Nianzhao carefully held the fox demon’s soul, shaking it around until its eyes spun before saying, "You know to conceal your abilities well, restraining your demonic nature to avoid detection, but a paper can’t hold fire; your downfall was just a matter of time. Once dead, you should reincarnate properly; even if you cultivate your soul, it will take a millennium to rebuild a physical form."
