Your Highness, your wife has had her virginity mark applied and married someone else.

Shen Mingshu ignored Wei Ziye's probing and simply returned to Lu Yanzhi what he had said to him.

"It is no longer appropriate for Prince Wei to get involved in the Lu family's affairs."

Wei Ziye raised an eyebrow, about to say something, when a servant accidentally knocked the wine pot over at his feet.

His robe was instantly soaked.

Shen Mingshu glanced at the trembling servant begging for mercy, chuckled, lowered her eyes, and took a sip of wine.

Wei Ziye glanced silently at his robes, then at Shen Mingshu's gloating face, and finally said.

"Come with me."

"..." Shen Mingshu almost spat her drink in his face: "Big brother! I'm not your follower!"

"Almost." Wei Ziye grabbed her and led her away.

Although Shen Mingshu was impatient, she went along with him.

In any case, given Shen Fu's methods, it's impossible that he would only do it once.

Sure enough, as they approached the corner, a maid suddenly appeared.

"I have disturbed the Crown Prince; please forgive me."

Wei Zishi frowned: "What's the matter?"

"It's the Second Miss, she—" The maid hesitated, glancing at Shen Mingshu before carefully saying, "The head of the family was injured, and she was agitated. Her condition is... not good right now."

"The divine physician says that her illness can be treated with a single medicine obtained from the Heavenly Pavilion. I implore Your Highness to have mercy and go to take a look."

"..."

Seeing Wei Ziye looking over, Shen Mingshu immediately became obedient: "I'll wait here for my brother."

Wei Ziye gave her a deep look, said nothing more, and followed her away.

As her figure disappeared around the corner, Shen Mingshu's smile slowly faded.

"Come out."

Upon seeing the person in front of her, Chunxue's face trembled slightly. The word "monster" stuck in her throat. Chunxue stepped forward with disgust, wanting to protect Shen Mingshu, but Shen Mingshu pulled her behind her.

"It's only been a few days, but Second Sister's face is even uglier than before. Could it be that...?"

Shen Mingshu asked softly, "Were you attacked by the Gu worms?"

Shen Fu emerged from the shadows, and even though she was wearing a face mask, you could still see that her face was contorted and distorted.

Layers of reddish-brown, dark purple, and grayish-white scars piled up, tearing and deforming the skin and flesh, making it impossible to discern the overall outline.

Shen Fu glanced at Shen Mingshu's satin brocade robe, and a dark hatred and resentment welled up in her heart. Even though her palms were bleeding from being pinched, it couldn't stop the heart-wrenching screams that she was suppressing in her throat.

"Shen Mingshu, you knew about the Gu worms all along, and you let me get close back then, hoping for this day!"

Shen Fu's voice was also ruined; his voice was hoarse and strained, each word uttered slowly and deliberately.

It must have been during the second torment of the Gu worms that her voice was hoarse from screaming.

Shen Mingshu scrutinized her expression, then shrugged innocently: "If it weren't for Second Sister, I really wouldn't have known. But every medicine has some toxicity, let alone a Gu poison?"

"I'm very curious, how many poisons did Second Sister use to suffer this backlash?"

"Didn't the miracle doctor warn you about the consequences?"

"Why! Why can your Gu consume mine?!"

Shen Fu's face was contorted with rage, and his roar echoed through the empty courtyard, which was quite eerie!

"She clearly said my Gu King was already very strong! How dare you! How dare you still eat it!"

She spent three years perfecting her Gu technique, only to be killed on the very first day she met Shen Mingshu!

Three years! She endured three years of excruciating pain, as if her skin had been torn apart!

Shen Mingshu obtained it without lifting a finger!

Why should I?!

Shen Fu's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins beneath his skin throbbed like snakes.

Shen Mingshu frowned in disgust, subconsciously glancing at the goosebumps on her arms.

She just didn't expect that even the divine doctor couldn't refine a Gu that was more powerful than the one in her own body. So what level was that person from beyond the realm?

"Shen Mingshu, don't think you've won."

Shen Fu regained his composure, his face turning cold as he stared intently at Shen Mingshu.

Then he slowly took something out from the back of the mountain.

Upon seeing what it was, Shen Mingshu's smiling face instantly turned cold.

Give it back to me.

"presumptuous!"

Upon seeing the name on the spirit tablet, Chunxue roared angrily, her killing intent instantly piercing towards Shen Fu like a sharp blade!

The palpable killing intent caused the veil covering Shen Fu's face to flutter, falling to the ground, revealing Shen Fu's extremely eerie face to the two of them.

Even Shen Mingshu's expression froze for a moment.

In just a few days, Shen Fu's face looked even more terrifying than it had three years ago.

Half of his nose bridge collapsed, and his lips were permanently crooked due to the scars.

This face is completely ruined!

However, the fact that the face towel landed on the ground did not have much of an impact on Shen Fu.

At this moment, she was more like a soulless puppet, numb and filled with death.

"Shen Mingshu, come here."

Shen Fu's voice was like the call of a demon.

Chunxue immediately shielded Shen Mingshu, her expression grave: "My lord, if she becomes a deadly culprit, and comes into contact with the deadly poison, be careful."

"Deadly Fiend?" Shen Mingshu looked at Chunxue in confusion.

Chunxue explained in a low voice: "The Deadly Gu is similar to the Gu-raising technique. It contains a deadly poison in its body. When the host dies, the poison will explode. At that time, perhaps only the deepest part of the Night Domain has the antidote."

"But no one has ever been to the deepest part of the Night Domain, so I'm not sure either."

Shen Mingshu frowned at Shen Fu: "Are you crazy! The divine doctor and Shen Yangjue have been using you from the very beginning, and you've actually let yourself get into this state!"

"Shen Mingshu, all I want is for you to die."

Shen Fu was completely bewitched at this moment.

Shen Mingshu looked at the memorial tablet in her hand and could tell that the base was Yin's ashes.

With her mother still alive, Shen Mingshu couldn't bear to see her mother's body contaminated by toxins even after her death.

"Shen Fu, it was Shen Yangjue who drugged you three years ago, and it was the divine doctor who made you look like this now."

"You oppressed me first, broke my hand bones, and killed my unborn child. Today, you return my memorial tablet, and we are even."

"If you need it, I can also help those who have harmed you to go to hell, how about it?"

The word "fetus" struck Chunxue hard.

She looked at Shen Mingshu's stomach in shock: "My lord, you—"

Shen Mingshu's intelligence network was completely unaware that she had been pregnant!

Wei Ziye, hidden in the shadows, stared at the two people standing in the courtyard and almost lost his composure.

Is it true, child?

Shen Fu did not deny it at this moment.

"Shen Mingshu".

Shen Fu's piercing voice echoed softly as she raised the spirit tablet in her hand with a sinister smile.

"Come here, I want to talk to you."

A gust of cold wind swept by, and the two men felt a chill run down their spines from Shen Fu's bizarre appearance.

Before Chunxue could react with shock and confusion about Shen Mingshu's pregnancy, she decisively grabbed Shen Mingshu.

"Sir, she has lost her mind; do not believe her."

Shen Fu held the memorial tablet high, his once-unaffected, delicate eyes now filled with madness: "Three!"

Shen Mingshu frowned and asked in a low voice, "Is there a solution?"

Chunxue looked at the pain in Shen Mingshu's eyes and said solemnly, "We can attack her eyes and kill her in one blow. There's a 30% chance of that."

Shen Fu slowly curled his lips into a smile: "Two!"

Shen Mingshu stepped forward, but Chunxue hurriedly cried out to stop her: "My lady! If the remaining 70% releases poison, anyone who touches it will die instantly. We must not take this risk! The survival of the living is paramount!"

Shen Mingshu's clear eyes were fixed on Shen Fu, her lips moving slightly: "I'll close the distance and interfere, you just attack."

Shen Fu laughed with satisfaction: "One!"

Shen Mingshu shouted, "I'm coming!"

The spirit tablet in his hand trembled with excitement as Shen Fu watched frantically as Shen Mingshu pushed aside the maid and walked towards him step by step.

As if he could foresee Shen Mingshu's impending death, Shen Fu also lifted his foot and approached Shen Mingshu step by step.

At the same time, a series of writhing movements appeared on her狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) face...

"Ah Fu".