456: Jiang Yuyan's Counterattack

"A mere Jiang The Crane Diverter is not even worth a glance in my eyes," Moon Invitation said with a look of disdain.

Hearing Moon Invitation say this, Jiang Yuyan didn't say anything more and led Duan Zhengchun and Moon Invitation towards Jiang The Crane Diverter's private study.

"Halt! Who goes there?"

The three of them had just approached when they were spotted by the guards.

Looking at the guards, Jiang Yuyan nervously stopped and glanced at Moon Invitation beside her.

Moon Invitation's expression was icy as she raised her hand and struck out with a palm.

The guard had no chance to resist at all; he was directly blasted into a bloody mist by the palm strike.

"Hmph, a mere Xiantian Realm dares to act arrogantly in front of this palace mistress?" Moon Invitation snorted coldly.

Jiang Yuyan was shocked by everything that had just happened before her eyes, and her heart began to race wildly.

'Is this what a true powerhouse is like? Palace Mistress Yaoyue is indeed as the rumors say—cold, Ruthless, and a merciless killer.'

'I must become a powerhouse like her. Then, let's see who would dare to bully me?'

The commotion here quickly alerted the other guards and servants within Jiang Residence, and in an instant, the entire estate became lively.

The three of them walked directly into the study. Duan Zhengchun raised his hand and made a beckoning gesture, and instantly, a box flew out from under Jiang The Crane Diverter's bed.

The box was opened, revealing a hexagonal, round object resembling a dice inside.

Duan Zhengchun directly tossed it to Moon Invitation.

"Here, the liu ren divine dice, handed over to you," Duan Zhengchun said with a smile.

Looking at the liu ren divine dice in her hand, a flash of excitement appeared in Moon Invitation's eyes. After over a hundred years, the liu ren divine dice lost by Yihua Palace had finally been recovered.

This way, she could be considered to have accounted for herself to the successive generations of palace mistresses.

Jiang Yuyan stared at the liu ren divine dice, her heart filled with shock.

She had only heard by chance before that her father possessed the liu ren divine dice, something coveted by everyone in the Jianghu, but he had never been able to open it.

She originally thought it was fake, but she never expected it to be real.

"This... this is the liu ren divine dice? The rumors say it contains a peerless Secret Manual. Is that true?" Jiang Yuyan asked Moon Invitation in astonishment.

"This object is the lost Legacy treasure of my Yihua Palace—the highest Realm Cultivation Technique of the Marital Sacrifice Divine Art. It has been lost for over a hundred years."

"Today, it has finally been retrieved," Moon Invitation said, taking a deep breath.

"So that's how it is. No wonder you, Palace Mistress, care so much about this liu ren divine dice. That despicable Jiang The Crane Diverter actually hid it away," Jiang Yuyan nodded.

As Moon Invitation held the liu ren divine dice and searched for the mechanism to open it, a series of hurried footsteps sounded from outside.

"Let's go. Someone is coming. This palace mistress wants to see how Jiang The Crane Diverter explains himself," Moon Invitation said coldly, putting away the liu ren divine dice and turning to leave the room.

Duan Zhengchun said nothing and followed her out of the room.

As the three of them walked out of the room, they saw a group of people led by a woman walking quickly towards them.

The leader was none other than Liu Xi's goddaughter, Madam Liu.

Just from her appearance, one could tell this woman was mean-spirited and shrewish, not someone to be trifled with.

Her looks could only be described as below average, with a short stature and a somewhat plump build.

It was somewhat understandable why Jiang The Crane Diverter kept a mistress outside.

Probably few men could tolerate a woman like Madam Liu, who was domineering, unreasonable, mean, and shrewish.

Relying on her godfather, Madam Liu never regarded Jiang The Crane Diverter highly. In her eyes, Jiang The Crane Diverter had only married her to curry favor with her godfather, Liu Xi.

She saw no need to give Jiang The Crane Diverter a pleasant face.

"Who are you? How dare you barge into my Jiang Residence? Have you grown tired of living?" Madam Liu roared, her face livid.

When she saw Jiang Yuyan, Madam Liu's expression turned utterly vicious.

"You little slut! You really are an ungrateful wretch. The Jiang family fed and clothed you, and you actually collude with outsiders?"

"If I had known this earlier, I should have sold you off to a brothel!" Madam Liu glared furiously at Jiang Yuyan.

"What a shrew. If you don't want to die right now, go call Jiang The Crane Diverter back. Otherwise, this palace mistress will annihilate you first," Moon Invitation said coldly.

"This palace mistress? How laughable! What kind of thing are you? How dare you refer to yourself as 'this palace mistress'? Do you really think you're some emperor's woman?" Madam Liu looked at Moon Invitation with disdain.

"Hmph, Madam Liu, today is your day of death. Daring to speak to Palace Mistress Yaoyue like this, you truly have no regard for your life. No one can save you today," Jiang Yuyan said, her tone icy as she glared furiously at Madam Liu.

"Palace Mistress Yaoyue? What? You are the Grand Palace Mistress of Yihua Palace, Moon Invitation?" Madam Liu's expression changed as she stared in shock at the breathtakingly beautiful woman before her.

Madam Liu never expected that this stunningly beautiful woman was actually the Grand Palace Mistress of Yihua Palace, Moon Invitation. Why would she come here?

However, after a moment's thought, she understood what was happening. Once she realized, Madam Liu looked at Jiang Yuyan with a mocking expression.

"Hmph, I almost fell for your little trick, you wretched girl. What kind of person is Palace Mistress Yaoyue? How could someone like you, a lowly wretch, possibly have access to her?"

"And you dare say this woman before me is Palace Mistress Yaoyue? Are you dreaming?" Madam Liu sneered coldly.

"Oh? Truly arrogant and overbearing. Do you really think that with Liu Xi backing you, no one in this world can touch you?"

"Since that's the case, I'll send you off first, and then this palace mistress will settle accounts with Jiang The Crane Diverter."

As Moon Invitation's words fell, she raised her hand and made a grasping motion. Instantly, a suction force pulled Madam Liu right in front of her, and Moon Invitation grabbed Madam Liu by the throat.

Then she threw her directly to the ground and sealed her Internal Energy.

"Alright, Jiang Yuyan, this palace mistress said I would give you a chance for revenge. Now, she is yours to deal with," Moon Invitation said coldly.

"Thank you, Grand Palace Mistress," Jiang Yuyan said excitedly, kneeling and kowtowing to Moon Invitation.

Upon hearing she was to be handed over to Jiang Yuyan, Madam Liu's face instantly changed dramatically, and she screamed in terror.

"No! Jiang Yuyan, you wretched girl! If you dare touch me, my godfather will never let you go!" Madam Liu looked at Jiang Yuyan with a fierce but inwardly fearful expression.

Jiang Yuyan didn't speak. Her face was dark as she pulled a dagger from her sleeve and, without hesitation, stabbed it through Madam Liu's thigh.

"Ah..."

Madam Liu let out a scream. Before the pain could subside, another piercing agony struck—both her legs had been stabbed through by the dagger.

"You useless fools! What are you standing there for? Hurry up and save me!" Madam Liu couldn't help but curse and shout at the guards beside her.

However, the guards looked at each other, but not a single one dared to step forward.

This was solely because Moon Invitation's reputation was far too intimidating. The strongest among them was only at the Grandmaster Realm.

How could they possibly be a match for Moon Invitation, who was at the Heavenly Human Realm? Going forward would mean being ended with a single palm strike. They were just guards; they didn't want to lose their lives for a bit of money.

"Um... Madam Jiang, you can't really blame us. The one opposite is Palace Mistress Yaoyue. If we go up, we'd just be delivering ourselves to death."

"It's not worth dying for a few hundred taels of silver a month."

"Ahem, Palace Mistress Yaoyue, this matter has nothing to do with us. Please be merciful and let us leave. I swear we will never appear before you again."

"Yes, yes, we beg Palace Mistress Yaoyue to spare our lives. Please let us go."

"Hmph, a bunch of spineless wretches, unworthy of living," Moon Invitation snorted coldly and struck out with her palm.

Before the guards could react, they were killed by the palm strike.