True Heiress Cuts Ties, The Marquis Household Bitterly Regrets-Chapter 286 - 285: Executing Duke Luu

The vast Yanwang Temple, with its twenty-one meditation rooms, is filled with golden statues of Yu Nianzhao.

This was Yu Nianzhao’s first visit to inspect the Yanwang Temple granted by Emperor Anqing, and it was indeed incomparable to the small Yanwang Temple she had purchased before.

The continuous flow of pilgrims was introduced by the nobles of Shangjing, and some came to seek fate, drawn by the temple’s reputation for power.

Yu Nianzhao stood in the main hall, absorbing the constant stream of incense offerings.

The divine power she had previously exhausted not only returned but suddenly surged to fifty percent.

[Master, once we recover all of our divine power, can we return to the Underworld?]

[Xin Kui’s aura has recently disappeared again, how can he hide so well?]

Yu Nianzhao opened her eyes and said calmly, "I have a feeling Xin Kui is nearby, unless... he’s hiding his aura by possessing someone else."

[Oh? That’s indeed possible, but who would he possess?]

Yu Nianzhao stretched lazily and said casually, "Who knows? He was once a thunderous Ghost King, commanding countless ghosts. Although I didn’t have much contact with him, I heard from the old King Yan that he was a person of great justice, yet it’s unclear why he had to do this."

As they spoke, Bai Heng was pacing briskly along the eaves, seemingly patrolling his territory.

"Bai Heng, come down!" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

At Yu Nianzhao’s call, Bai Heng obediently jumped down.

The surrounding pilgrims were unfazed by the sight of the fox. In fact, they had seen Bai Heng many times at the old Yanwang Temple and were informed by the temple host Jing Rui that he was Yu Nianzhao’s ’pet.’ They had become accustomed to it, and some villagers returning to fulfill vows even brought their home-raised chickens to feed him.

As a result, Bai Heng’s fur in the Yanwang Temple gleamed with a sheen of oil, and his body was much more robust than before.

Yu Nianzhao led Bai Heng into a meditation room and released the fox spirit from the Jade Pendant.

The moment the fox spirit saw Bai Heng, he was initially stunned, then suspiciously asked, "Are you Bai Heng? How did you get so much fatter?"

Bai Heng bristled, "Who’s fat? You’re fat, your whole family’s fat!"

The fox spirit, "..."

He turned and suspiciously asked, "Is he Bai Heng?"

"Of course!"

Yu Nianzhao flipped him in front of Bai Heng, and the close encounter allowed him to sniff Bai Heng’s scent. Although it had been a long time, he recognized that the fox before him was indeed the Bai Heng he was looking for.

"It really is you, Bai Heng, I want your life!"

He pounced fiercely only to be pinned under Bai Heng’s paw.

"What are you doing? Why do you want my life? Were we that close?" Bai Heng asked in bewilderment.

"Who am I? You actually forgot me? I’m Bai Qin!"

Bai Qin snarled, "If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have died. If you hadn’t sided with the Heavenly Master when faced with him, my demonic power would definitely have surpassed yours!"

"Bai Qin?"

Bai Heng tilted his head, thinking for a long time before remembering, "Oh, it’s you. But... did we have any friendship? You were the fox spirit living at the foot of my mountain, always arrogant. You never even greeted me, and when the Heavenly Master came to subdue you, how was that any of my business? I was just passing by, yet you hold a grudge against me for that?"

Bai Qin paused, then tried to claw fiercely at Bai Heng’s leg, "As a fellow spirit, you didn’t help me but sided with the Heavenly Master? I wouldn’t have died if you hadn’t stood by!"

"You were the one harming people first! Besides, that Heavenly Master wasn’t even the most powerful; the monk beside him at the time was the real force to be reckoned with, appearing detached from the world yet exuding an incredible aura of authority. I value my life."

Bai Qin was no match for Bai Heng and was pummeled under Bai Heng’s paw.

"Monk?"

Yu Nianzhao caught a key detail; her heart skipped a beat as the monk’s shadow became clearer in her mind.

Suddenly, she was struck with alarm, realizing that this monk’s true appearance closely resembled Xie Jiuxiao...

"This fox spirit is only a soul now, Bai Heng, I’ll leave it to you to handle."

Yu Nianzhao rubbed her forehead, finding the situation a bit headache-inducing.

Bai Heng gave Bai Qin another slap before looking up with the eyes of a fox and saying, "Alright, even though I didn’t do anything wrong to him, his obsession originates from me. Having spent so long in Yanwang Temple, I’ve learned a lot. I’ll take him for transcendence and rebirth."

"Hmm."

After dealing with Bai Qin, Yu Nianzhao left the Yanwang Temple but didn’t immediately return to Prince Su Mansion; instead, she went to the imperial prison.

"Princess Consort!"

Mu Hongxuan respectfully brought Yu Nianzhao to the cell holding Duke Luu upon seeing her.

Duke Luu looked dejected, his hair disheveled. His prison clothes seemed recently changed, appearing still clean and tidy.

"Isn’t this Princess Consort Su? It’s not Prince Su coming to see me today, but you?"

Duke Luu retained his arrogant attitude and said with a mocking smile, "Whoever comes, it’s the same. I don’t know where Wen Jun is, even if you beat a confession out of me!"

Yu Nianzhao had Mu Hongxuan open the door and said indifferently, "I’m not interested in where Chu Wenjun is, and I’m not here for him."

The smile on Duke Luu’s face faded, and he sneered, "Then what are you here for? To make small talk with me?"

Yu Nianzhao sighed, "What is there to discuss with an old fool like you? What, are the people of Qingyun Taoist Temple not planning to rescue you?"

Duke Luu’s expression changed, but he scoffed, "I don’t know what you’re talking about. Qingyun Taoist Temple? I don’t believe in any sect; I’ve never been to that place."

"Well, say what you will, my purpose here today is to take your life."

Yu Nianzhao casually dropped a bombshell.

Duke Luu was shocked, "You’re going to kill me? Just you?"

Yu Nianzhao was more intrigued, "Why not? You’ve committed treason, and your entire Chu Family has been implicated. Is it really surprising that I intend to kill you?"

Duke Luu laughed, "With my standing in the court, even the emperor can’t kill me at will, let alone you."

"Yes, just me."

Yu Nianzhao didn’t want to waste words. Standing in place, she raised her hand, activating the power. Duke Luu’s body shuddered as he felt something amiss, his soul beginning to drift.

"Can you really be unaware of how much blood the Chu Family has on its hands? The emperor wishes to kill you as soon as possible; I’m just helping him solve a problem. My method will ensure you die without any visible symptoms. Even coroners won’t find anything amiss and will just think you died of old age, suddenly passing."

Yu Nianzhao’s words unsettled Duke Luu because people who died similarly without a trace of cause were indeed...

Seeing Duke Luu’s eyes widen, Yu Nianzhao smiled directly at his heart, "It seems you’ve figured it out. Yes, your second son, Chu Wenjia, was indeed killed by me!"