97: The turmoil in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Lan Ji's wrath!

Nie Ming's lips curled into a playful smile, and then the Empress took out a small puppet that bore an eighty percent resemblance to Shi Minyue.

“Shura, Shi Minyue has already been poisoned throughout her entire body. Her life is now in my hands.”

“If you don't want to see your Junior Sister suffer, with her Meridians exploding and living a life worse than death, then surrender.”

“Don't resist, or Shi Minyue will endure tens of thousands of times more pain because of you!” Lan Ji threatened, making her intentions clear.

To her surprise, Shura Venerable's expression remained unmoved upon hearing this.

He even laughed, “Oh?”

“Such a terrifying poison?”

“Then try it.”

Lan Ji frowned, “You think I wouldn't dare?”

Shura Venerable burst out laughing, “Lan Ji, go ahead and try.”

Seeing this, Lan Ji was decisive enough. She shot her power into the puppet's arms, activating the poison in Shi Minyue's arms.

But the next second, something that shocked her happened.

The moment her power entered, the puppet suddenly exploded. This unexpected turn of events instantly changed Nie Ming's playful expression.

“H-How is this possible?”

“The poison in her body... how could it be gone?”

“Is she dead?”

“No!”

“If Shi Minyue were dead, you wouldn't be able to smile... She's been detoxified?”

At this moment, Lan Ji would almost rather believe that Shi Minyue was dead.

The poison she administered was silent, so much so that even His Majesty didn't detect it.

How did Shi Minyue discover it?

And even if she discovered it, detoxifying it should be even more impossible!

This rare poison was something she obtained by chance in an ancient ruin when she was young; even a Supreme Realm poison master might not be able to cure it.

How on earth did she do it?

“Lan Ji, just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't.”

“Yun'er already helped his mother detoxify, and everything tonight, apart from His Majesty's arrangements, was entirely Yun'er's plan.”

“The beautiful dream in your heart is destined to fall tonight,” Shura Venerable said with a cold sneer on his face.

Upon hearing this, the Prince, Lan Ji, and even Feng Tianzheng all showed expressions of disbelief.

Chu Yun? He detoxified it and planned all of this tonight?

How is this possible?!

How could a junior like him, no matter how capable, possess such means?!

“Chu Yun? That's Shi Minyue's son? He actually has such capabilities?!” Nie Ming, Shangguan Ye, and the others were also quite shocked.

“Oh, right.”

“It seems you still don't know, do you?”

“Prince, Empress, the Xiao Yan you've been desperately searching for is none other than Ninth Prince Your Highness,” Meng Changzhong added, seeing the situation, immediately boosting Chu Yun's momentum to its peak.

“What?!”

“Chu Yun is Xiao Yan?!”

“How is this possible?!”

“How could he be Xiao Yan!!”

The Prince's eyes trembled at this moment, and his emotions even became somewhat uncontrollably hysterical.

He simply couldn't accept this matter. Chu Yun is Xiao Yan?

Then what was his previous obsession with Xiao Yan?

Was it just arrogant, idiotic behavior?!

Lan Ji's pupils couldn't help but contract slightly.

She had to admit, she had underestimated Chu Yun!

If she had known this, she should have killed him without hesitation when Chu Yun returned!

Chii!

At this moment, Night Devour's figure stepped out from space and stood beside Shura Venerable.

He looked at Lan Ji and chuckled, “Empress, our master Chu Yun specially prepared a gift for you.”

“Please, Empress, be sure to open it personally and don't disappoint his kind intentions.”

Night Devour waved his large hand, and five boxes covered with power were neatly arranged in the air.

The power on the five boxes was specifically designed to prevent Soul detection; besides that, there were no other means.

Lan Ji's delicate brows furrowed. For some reason, she suddenly had a bad premonition.

She scanned the five boxes in front of her; there was no power fluctuation inside, which meant the contents were inanimate objects?

“Playing tricks.”

“Tell your master to come out and see me,” Lan Ji said, not opening them immediately, but instead trying to force Chu Yun to appear.

“Master isn't here.”

“He's still playing chess in the Xiang Residence.”

“If the Empress accepts this gift, I think there will be an opportunity to meet later,” Night Devour chuckled.

Shura and Meng Changzhong, to be honest, were also a bit curious.

What on earth did Chu Yun prepare for the Empress?

Upon hearing this, the Empress then walked closer. Nie Ming kept a close eye, ready to act immediately if anything threatened his Junior Sister.

Lan Ji arrived in front of the five boxes.

The next moment, she waved her large hand, and the Venerable power within her body swept out, opening all five gift boxes.

Her gaze focused as she scanned the five gift boxes.

Instantly, her pupils filled with hatred, fury, and endless killing intent.

Bang!

At the same time, the Heavenly Demoness's Clone, transformed into Chu Yuan, who had been waiting for a long time, directly struck Chu Rong with a palm!

The two were close, and Chu Rong had no defense whatsoever, especially since his attention was on those boxes.

By the time Nie Ming and the others reacted, it was already too late.

Chii!

“Third Brother, what are you doing?!”

The Heavenly Demoness directly grabbed Chu Rong's neck, suppressing all the power within his body, ready to take his life at any moment.

For a moment, although Nie Ming and the others were all in the Venerable Realm, they dared not act rashly out of concern for Chu Rong's life.

Lan Ji also turned sharply. Seeing Chu Rong held hostage by Chu Yuan, even she, in her fury, had to force herself to calm down.

One must know that the reason for everything she did tonight, which gave her a justifiable cause, was precisely because of her son.

She helped Chu Rong secure the position of Prince, gaining the support of all officials, coupled with the backing of people like them.

This was enough to overpower His Majesty in seven days.

But if Chu Rong died, then the core of her plan would be gone, and it would directly collapse!

If the Prince died, what use would it be for her to have the submission of the civil and military officials?

Her originally justifiable actions would immediately be confirmed as a power grab and rebellion!