Demoting my wife to a concubine? After being reborn, I turned around and married into the imperial f

Chu Mingli was startled.

His mouth suddenly opened wide, and he almost cried out in surprise.

Nangong Yue grabbed his arm, used her lightness skill to leap and throw him hard into the open space in the backyard.

"Misunderstanding! Your Highness, this is a huge misunderstanding! I only came to see the truth."

Chu Mingli explained, struggling to get up from the ground.

Nangong Yue's gaze sharpened, and a chilling killing intent emanated from her. She said, "Young Master Chu, you entered the Myriad Medicines Pavilion in the middle of the night and barged into the private room just to see the Ninth Prince's Consort? How dare you!"

As she spoke, Nangong Yue placed her long sword against Chu Mingli's neck.

"No! Your Highness, I really have something to discuss with Zhenzhen."

Chu Mingli's face suddenly turned pale, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Nangong Yue approached Chu Mingli, her voice icy: "You two are no longer related. You should address her as the Ninth Princess Consort. For trespassing into the Ninth Princess Consort's chambers, I will kill you right now."

Chu Mingli was so frightened that his legs went weak.

"I'm innocent, Your Highness. I just heard that the Ninth Princess Consort is unwell, and considering that we've severed ties, I was worried about her, which is why I came here late at night."

Nangong Yue scoffed, "So it seems I misunderstood you? Do you think I'd believe your nonsense just because you said that?"

Chu Mingli knelt on the ground, repeatedly begging for mercy: "Your Highness, please understand, everything I said is true."

"Speak! What were you doing sneaking into the Ninth Princess's room in the dead of night? If you don't speak, then you are a traitor who harmed the Princess."

After Nangong Yue finished speaking, she gripped her longsword and slashed it across Chu Mingli's neck.

The next instant, large beads of blood seeped from the wound on Chu Mingli's neck.

Chu Mingli was shocked and said, "I'll talk, I'll talk. Rou'er sent me. Rou'er told me to put this black hair and this red paper in Chu Xunzhen's bedroom. I couldn't sneak into the palace, and I happened to hear that she was injured and recuperating at Wanyao Pavilion, so I planned to take care of things here."

Nangong Yue stretched out her hand and opened her palm.

Chu Mingli trembled with fear and quickly handed the red paper and hair hidden in his sleeve to Nangong Yue.

"May I leave now, Your Highness?" Chu Mingli asked in alarm.

Nangong Yue's gaze sharpened as she stared at Chu Mingli and said, "You are the Ninth Prince's own brother, yet you have aided and abetted evil. If I don't teach you a lesson today, I can't guarantee you won't harbor evil intentions again in the future."

Chu Mingli shook his head violently and said, "No, Your Highness. Even though Chu Xunzhen and I have severed ties, I am still her biological brother. If you hurt me, she will never forgive you."

Nangong Yue scoffed, "Guards, lock Chu Mingli up. I won't do anything to you, but I'll keep you locked up for life."

Chu Mingli turned pale upon hearing this. It would be better to kill him than to imprison him for life!

"Chu Xunzhen!"

Chu Mingli roared at the side room. Nangong Yue's expression changed, and she quickly stuffed the black hair and red paper in her hand into his mouth.

Inside the room, Chu Xunzhen seemed to hear someone calling her. She was half asleep, but the next moment, she heard Nangong Yue's voice and fell into a deep sleep again.

Nangong Yue's icy voice rang out: "Since you insist on waking my queen, I will let you make as much noise as you want. Eunuch Anshun, throw him into the death row."

"Yes."

Anshun carried Chu Mingli as if he were carrying a chick, and leaped out of the Wanyao Pavilion.

Nangong Yue entered the room, glanced at Chu Xunzhen who was still sleeping peacefully, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his sister wasn't woken up, otherwise he would have made Chu Mingli wish he were dead.

Nangong Yue gently closed the door, instructed Chunxi to keep an eye on Chu Xunzhen, and then turned to leave.

The northeastern suburbs of Beijing.

This area is within the Shadow Kill Tower's territory.

Anshun drove the carriage into the area of ​​Shadow Kill Tower.

The assassins of Shadow Assassin Tower whispered amongst themselves.

"How dare they! Riding in a carriage within the Shadow Assassin Tower's territory?"

"Who is this person?"

"Two mere people dare to trespass into the Shadow Assassin Tower. They have some nerve!"

......

Nangong Yue's carriage stopped in front of the Shadow Killing Tower.

Hundreds of assassins surrounded the carriage.

Nangong Yue sat motionless in the carriage, and the next moment, a rustling sound rang out around her.

Countless snakes, insects, and rodents swarmed in, surrounding the hundreds of assassins.

Just as the snakes and insects were about to pounce and kill, Nangong Yue shouted, "Stop!"

The assassins felt a chill run down their spines.

"Is this the leader of the Gu Sect?"

"Why is he here?"

"Quickly! Notify the sect leader."

An ordinary poison master is considered quite good if they can control a few venomous snakes or rats. A more skilled poison master can control more than ten kinds of poisons.

However, this person now controls tens of thousands of poisonous creatures.

This person is definitely the strongest in the Gu Sect—the sect leader.

Suddenly, a voice that sounded like both crying and laughing came from deep within the Shadow Killer Tower's territory.

"What brings the sect leader to my Shadow Assassin's territory? Perhaps he's here to discuss a big deal?"

Dressed in red, the tall Shadow Assassin could cover dozens of meters in a single step.

As they spoke, they had already reached Nangong Yue's side.

Her wide red robe fluttered in the cold wind, and her alluring face, as beautiful as a woman's, captivated everyone present.

Her long, black hair reached her waist. Her face was fair. If one didn't know she was a man, anyone who saw her would probably think she was a stunningly beautiful woman.

"Your assassin harmed my people."

As Nangong Yue finished speaking, the venomous snakes and insects surrounding the assassins suddenly bared their sharp fangs.

The rats opened their gaping maws, revealing sharp, pointed teeth. The scorpions raised their tails, their sharp stingers erect. Even the centipedes straightened their bodies, opened their mandibles, and stared intently at their prey.

"Oh?"

Shadow Killer let out a mocking laugh, his voice seemingly piercing the ears of the poisonous creatures, who showed fear and retreated several steps.

Inside the carriage, Nangong Yue flicked her thumb, releasing the aura of Shen Yuan. The poisonous creatures immediately stopped moving, their eyes fixed on their prey with ferocious intent.

Nangong Yue said, "Cancel Chen Jiamin's application."

Shadow Killer narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly and asked, "How much silver are you offering?"

Nangong Yue's eyes flashed, and she gave a thumbs down.

The next instant, dozens of assassins closest to the carriage were all bitten on the ankles by poisonous creatures that suddenly emerged from the ground.

"what!"

Dozens of assassins died instantly.

"Nangong Yue!"

The Shadow Killer's voice was deafening; in an instant, dozens of poisonous creatures were killed on the spot.

"You hurt my wife, Shadow Killer. This is the price you pay."

Shadow Assassin's gaze froze for a moment, then he looked at his subordinate and asked, "What's going on?"

The assassin leader trembled with fear, knelt on the ground, and reported everything that had happened to Shadow Assassin.

Shadow Assassin's gaze sharpened. "Since they all died because of their mistakes, how can you live on alone?"

As he spoke, Shadow Killer waved his right hand, and a line of blood streaked across the air.

The assassin leader died on the spot.

"Is the sect leader satisfied?" Shadow Killer's gaze was deep and his voice was androgynous.

"Cancel Chen Jiamin's assassin order; in addition, our sect will place a separate order."

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Killer Tower Master licked his dry lips.

Nangong Yue's voice was icy: "I want Nangong You's head."

Upon hearing this, Shadow Assassin raised an eyebrow: "Shadow Assassin Tower's rule: Do not kill princes."

Nangong Yue scoffed, "You're just afraid to kill, aren't you? You only dare to kill those who are easy to kill, but you don't dare to kill those who are high-ranking and powerful. Shadow Killer, your Shadow Killer Tower is far inferior to the Gu Sect."

Shadow Assassin blinked slightly, his peach blossom eyes narrowing as he coldly said, "Provocation won't work. If you want to kill the prince, I'll have to do it myself. What reward can you offer me?"

Nangong Yue's eyes flickered slightly, and she said, "If it's successful, I'll give you 100,000 taels of gold. If I can't kill him, but only cripple him, then I'll give you 10,000 taels of silver."

"Oh? Even being injured is acceptable?" Shadow Killer laughed, a malicious laugh.

Rather than killing a prince, Shadow Killer prefers to cripple him.

"I'll take this order."

As Shadow Killer finished speaking, Nangong Yue said, "For each part of his body that is crippled, it's ten thousand taels of silver. For two parts, it's twenty thousand taels of silver, and so on. It all depends on how far you can go."

boom!

All the assassins' eyes turned red.

Nangong You is a walking silver coin.

As long as he is crippled, and even without bearing the death penalty for murdering a prince, one can obtain at least ten thousand taels of silver.

Ying Sha watched as Nangong Yue prepared to leave, raising an eyebrow and saying, "The deposit is eight thousand taels; otherwise, no one will take this job."

"Can."

As soon as Nangong Yue finished speaking, Anshun took out eight thousand-tael silver notes from his pocket and threw them into Ying Sha's arms.

The carriage turned, and Ying Sha was about to leave when Nangong Yue's voice suddenly rang out: "Give me the little bear."

Shadow Assassin's eyes widened in surprise as he asked, "What little bear?"

"My wife's little black bear. Tell me, how much silver do you want?"

Shadow Killer chuckled, "I won't take a single penny. But I need your favor. If I ever need anything in the future, you can't refuse."

After a while, Nangong Yue's voice rang out from inside the carriage: "Alright."

Nangong Yue left.

On the carriage.

Nangong Yue's voice rang out: "Anshun, have you retrieved the black hair and red paper that Chu Mingli brought?"

Anshun, who was driving the carriage, replied respectfully, "This servant keeps it in a brocade box and carries it close to my body."

"Okay! Let's go to Baiyun Temple."

Inside Baiyun Temple, all was peaceful and serene.

As soon as she reached the gate, Nangong Yue smelled the rich scent of sandalwood.

"Have you arrived at Baiyun Temple so late at night? Are you looking for lodging or someone?"

The nun, dressed in a gray Taoist robe, asked Nangong Yue and Anshun.

Anshun immediately stepped forward and said, "Are you blind? This is the Ninth Prince of the current dynasty. Prepare a private room and summon the Daoist Piaomiao."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, the little nun was so frightened that her body went limp. She quickly held up the torch and led the way.

Nangong Yue and Anshun were arranged in the Tianzi wing room. After a short while, a fragrant breeze wafted over, and the ethereal Taoist priest dressed in black appeared in front of them.

"The Great Holy Maiden pays her respects to the Sect Master."

"No need for formalities. I summoned you today because you previously studied incantations under the former Holy Lord's wife, so you should know what this is. This person intends to place black hair and red paper in the Third Holy Maiden's room. Do you know what kind of harm the Third Holy Maiden will suffer if he succeeds?"

Master Piaomiao picked up the red paper, glanced at the runes on it, and said, "This is the foundation of the most vicious life-reaping formation."

"The Three Holy Maidens are truly women of destiny. If this succeeds, even if their lives are not in danger, they will be plagued by misfortune."

Nangong Yue asked, "Oh? Did the person who placed this array base know its purpose?"

The ethereal Daoist said, "Of course. After placing the array base, he must also silently recite the incantation and say the words: 'The one affected will bear all calamities.'"

"This thing is yours. Destroy it," Nangong Yue said, and left with Anshun.

"Yes, Sect Master."

The ethereal Taoist priest received the array base with both hands, and a terrible scream suddenly rang out.