True Heiress Cuts Ties, The Marquis Household Bitterly Regrets-Chapter 287 - 286: Dreams Are Past Lives!

"Ahhhh—"

The Duke Luu, whose soul was being suppressed, couldn’t speak, only letting out a miserable scream from his throat, with eyes full of poison and hatred.

"What? Do you hate me?"

Yu Nianzhao spoke with a calm demeanor, "Those people who were killed by you and your Chu Family, they hated you just the same. Now that you’re tasting the same pain, you can’t bear it? You’re truly too weak."

With a forceful grip, she extracted the Duke Luu’s soul.

He watched helplessly as his own body fell to the ground. As his soul floated momentarily, he roared in fury and pounced toward Yu Nianzhao.

"Stop struggling, you’re already dead. Do you think becoming a ghost allows for revenge? Stop dreaming."

Before the soul could reach Yu Nianzhao, it was stopped by a talisman.

"Ahhh! How could you kill my son? I demand your life in return!"

The Duke Luu was frantic, pounding on the symbols, trying to get close to Yu Nianzhao, to no avail.

"You’re just the beginning. Rest assured, you, Chu Wenjun, none of you will escape."

Yu Nianzhao spoke indifferently, "Jiu, devour him."

[Yes, Master!]

Jiu had been waiting for Yu Nianzhao’s command. Jiu’s shadow sprang from behind, opening its massive maw, revealing sharp fangs.

"This, this... a monster! Yu Nianzhao, turns out you’re not an ordinary person, you’re the real abominable demon, aren’t you?"

At the sight of Jiu, the Duke Luu almost wet himself in fear.

[Demon? How dare you call Master a demon?]

[Such nerve, indeed!]

The serpent head caught the Duke Luu in its mouth, while another head came over, not in a rush to swallow it whole but tearing at his soul with several heads.

"Ahhh!"

Even as a soul, the Duke Luu still felt the agony, as if his soul was being burnt painfully.

"All grievances will be avenged. There are too many unjust souls in the world, mostly created by people like you who committed evil deeds. It’s about time to pay back."

Yu Nianzhao waved her hand, and the unjust souls of the officer prison surrounded him.

"What do you want to do? No, please, don’t!"

The Duke Luu was torn and tormented by the swarm of ghosts. Yu Nianzhao turned away, and not long after, a satisfied Jiu returned to her side.

[This man’s hands were stained with blood; he’s the worst malicious soul I’ve eaten so far.]

"The Chu Family is riddled with sins that can’t be washed away. Haven’t you found Chu Wenjun yet?"

Yu Nianzhao had already collected the ghosts of Shangjing to help find Chu Wenjun.

[No news at all, Master. Unless he’s being hidden, no ghost would fail to uncover his whereabouts.]

Yu Nianzhao nodded slightly, intending to leave the officer prison.

Outside, a light drizzle started. Mu Hongxuan held an umbrella, standing respectfully behind Yu Nianzhao.

"Princess, it’s raining. Let me escort you back to the mansion."

"No need, attend to your own matters. I took the Duke Luu’s life directly, it might be hard for you to explain."

Yu Nianzhao caught the rain with her hand, not fearing the rain, but rather enjoying the way it flowed through her fingers.

"This..."

Mu Hongxuan hesitated, unsure of how to respond.

"It’s of no consequence!"

Xie Jiuxiao’s voice came, as he took the umbrella from Mu Hongxuan and held it over Yu Nianzhao’s head.

"You took his soul; the coroner will examine the body. Even if the officials suspect we killed him, they wouldn’t dare speak it aloud."

Xie Jiuxiao spoke with indifference, "Zhaozhao, kill whoever you want, without any worries."

Yu Nianzhao blinked her beautiful eyes, somewhat speechless, "It sounds as if I’m some sort of murder-obsessed maniac. I don’t kill the innocent."

Xie Jiuxiao chuckled softly, holding her hand, and together they walked into the rain.

"Yes, Zhaozhao only deals with the wicked, well done!"

"Are you praising a child?"

"Am I?"

"Of course you are! But... with the Duke Luu dead, the Empress Dowager and Chu Wenjun are certain to act."

"Hmm, I’m hoping they reveal themselves quickly, so I can capture them all in one go."

Hand in hand, they returned to the Prince Su Mansion.

At midnight—

Yu Nianzhao drowsily drifted into a dream.

"Princess, why put yourself through this? For a monk, would you abandon your life?"

The familiar scenes of the dream began again.

The princess who leaped off a cliff out of love didn’t die. She was saved and imprisoned by the emperor.

The scandal of elopement caused a huge stir, and the dynasty was already struggling with internal and external issues. The Prime Minister bore resentment, so he supported the third prince, plunging the court into turmoil.

The princess cared no longer for romance as her royal brother rebelled, blood staining the palace. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Watching her brothers kill each other, until the emperor was nearly dead from anger.

The princess, wielding a sword, led her supporters, cutting down all the rebels and anyone in her way.

Ultimately, it was she who saved the emperor, becoming the sole surviving heir.

Despite opposition from the officials, nothing could stop her from becoming the queen.

Once a flower in a greenhouse, she transformed into a fierce carnivorous plant.

When the monk appeared again before her, the high queen’s heart was already unshaken.

"Are you... doing well?"

The monk asked hesitantly.

In truth, seeing so many handsome men around the queen, he knew she was living well.

"I’m doing just fine! You taught me to abandon small love for greater love, and I achieved it. I became a queen, and under heaven, all people shall be my cherished subjects. Monk, I won’t entangle with you any longer. You can return to your mission of universal salvation."

The queen drank the wine passed by the handsome man, speaking with hints of intoxication.

"But... I regret it."

The monk opened his mouth and finally uttered these words.

BANG!

The wine cup shattered at the monk’s feet. The queen gazed coldly at him, "There is no medicine for regret in the world. When you rejected me, you didn’t consider whether my life would end. Monk, get out. We will never meet again."

Driven out of the palace, the monk was left to his salvations. In days that followed, the queen was devoted to governance, as if love had slipped past her, never to return.

Until the monk, amidst his salvations, fell victim to a fire at the temple. Along with the temple, everything burned to ashes. The perpetually cold and detached queen lost her composure. She knocked over tea, failed to catch the eunuch’s reports, and after a day of stupor, she rushed to the temple.

She personally dug through the temple’s remains, relentless despite attempts to stop her.

"Alive, I must see him; dead, I must see his corpse!"

When the monk’s body was finally found, he still clutched the Jade Pendant she had given him.

The queen remained silent, shedding not a single tear.

She immersed herself in government affairs, swiftly selecting an heir from the royal kin and handing everything to him.

Then, she followed her heart’s desire, to find the monk.

Yu Nianzhao awoke from the dream, staring blankly at the ceiling.

She had an unexpressable thought, unsure if she should say it!