487: The whereabouts of the third Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom

Him saying such things now indicates that his initial plan was to use Yagyū Tajima-no-kami, and if he succeeded in becoming emperor, the first person he would kill would be Yagyū Tajima-no-kami.

However, he didn't believe a word Zhu Wushi said.

Because when he stated he was unwilling to reveal the whereabouts of the third heavenly fragrant cardamom, the killing intent in Zhu Wushi's eyes was unmistakably clear.

He knew that at that moment, Zhu Wushi wanted to kill him, but refrained only out of fear of his own strength.

Therefore, Zhu Wushi definitely wouldn't heed his warning and would still collaborate with Yagyū Tajima-no-kami to plot a rebellion.

"Good advice is wasted on those destined to die. Zhu Wushi, you will die by your own arrogance and suspicion," Duan Zhengchun said with a tone of contempt.

At that moment, Huang Rong and Moon Invitation walked over, looking at Duan Zhengchun with curiosity.

"Your Highness, what did the Divine Marquis come to see you for?" Huang Rong asked curiously.

"Just a man who will stop at nothing for his own ends, wanting to obtain what was never rightfully his."

"It's a pity he doesn't know that the woman he's waited twenty years for has already had a child with another man."

"And that child became his subordinate, only to be cast out by him and now left a cripple."

"To covet the throne, he even colludes with Japanese pirates. Truly seeking death," Duan Zhengchun shook his head helplessly.

"What? As a prince of the Great Ming, second only to one and above ten thousand, he's still unsatisfied? He would collude with Japanese pirates to become emperor? Isn't that treason?"

"Doesn't he know that Japanese pirates have always been the mortal enemies of the Han people? Isn't this like making a pact with a tiger?" Huang Rong's expression changed as she exclaimed.

"For a man of boundless ambition and formidable power, he doesn't see it as making a pact with a tiger."

"What he wants is to drive the tiger to devour the wolf—to use the pirates' strength to contain the Ming Emperor and jointly eliminate the emperor's right-hand men."

"Or kill the Ming Emperor. Then, he can justifiably eliminate his own partner, ascend the throne legitimately, and everything would fall into place," Duan Zhengchun said nonchalantly.

"This Zhu Wushi's ambition is immense. I never thought he'd want to be emperor."

"But is he even fit to be one?" Huang Rong frowned.

"Don't worry, the throne of the Great Ming has no place for Zhu Wushi. He will ultimately die by his own arrogance."

"He absolutely cannot imagine that the person he's guarded for twenty years, the one he's always wanted to revive, is the very one who will kill him," Duan Zhengchun said with a mischievous smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Suddenly, a fun idea occurred to him.

Since Cheng Shifei has been crippled, Su Xin probably won't wake up.

If he gave things a push, revived Su Xin, and made her understand that Gu Santong was schemed to death by Zhu Wushi...

Then, Su Xin would definitely seek revenge.

It would be quite a spectacle if Zhu Wushi knew that the person he'd exhausted all means to revive was the one who wanted to kill him.

I just wonder if he'd go mad like in the original story.

Seeing Duan Zhengchun's unusual smile, Huang Rong immediately thought of something.

"Your Highness, that smile of yours is odd. Did you think of something interesting?"

"You're too clever..."

Duan Zhengchun gently tapped Huang Rong's pert nose, a doting smile on his face.

"Hehe... Your Highness, tell me quickly, what fun thing did you think of?" Huang Rong leaned into Duan Zhengchun's embrace, acting coquettishly.

"It's nothing much, just..."

Duan Zhengchun explained his plan. After hearing it, Huang Rong's expression turned peculiar.

She never imagined Duan Zhengchun had such a mischievous streak.

But thinking about it now, this Zhu Wushi was rather pitiful, obsessing for decades to revive the woman he loved.

Only to find out she would be his killer.

Knowing something like that would drive any normal person mad, wouldn't it?

"Your Highness, you're too wicked! Are you really going to do that?" Huang Rong looked at Duan Zhengchun with a strange expression.

"What's wrong with it? That guy is treacherous. If he didn't know he's no match for me, he would have attacked just now."

"He wants to kill me very much right now, but lacks the strength."

"What do you think he'll do now?" Duan Zhengchun asked, lifting Huang Rong's chin with a smile.

"Since he cares so much about that woman named Su Xin, he'll definitely try to find the third heavenly fragrant cardamom."

"But is that thing really so easy to find?" Huang Rong frowned, analyzing.

"Indeed, it's not easy to find, but also very easy. Actually, it's in the imperial palace."

"Zhu Wushi also knows who has it, he just doesn't know where it's hidden," Duan Zhengchun said with a smile.

"Then why doesn't he just ask that person? Why come to you?" Huang Rong looked at Duan Zhengchun, puzzled.

"Because that person is already dead, so the trail went cold. Otherwise, he wouldn't have waited until now," Duan Zhengchun said.

"So that's how it is. Then where exactly is this third heavenly fragrant cardamom?" Huang Rong asked curiously, looking at Duan Zhengchun.

"Actually, this heavenly fragrant cardamom was awarded by the previous Ming Emperor to one of his Favorite Concubines. That concubine hid it inside a Night-Luminous Pearl."

"She gave that pearl to the Ming Emperor's daughter, Princess Yunluo, who had it made into a Hairpin. Unfortunately, the pearl fell off the Hairpin and was swallowed by Princess Yunluo's cat."

"Now, that heavenly fragrant cardamom is inside that cat's stomach," Duan Zhengchun said with a laugh.

"What? In a cat's stomach? Your Highness, how do you know such a thing? You're not really clairvoyant, are you?" Huang Rong stared at Duan Zhengchun in shock.

"Hey, what if I said I know the past five hundred years and the future five thousand? Would you believe me?" Duan Zhengchun said with a roguish grin.

"I believe... I wouldn't believe it from others, but I believe it from you, Your Highness," Huang Rong nodded earnestly.

In the past, she might not have believed, but recent events, if not for her strong nerves, would have been enough to scare her sick.

It was too uncanny. Before Duan Zhengchun, it felt like she had no secrets, as if standing there naked.

"Silly... I just know how to read faces. These things are simple for Daoist practitioners," Duan Zhengchun said with a smile.

"So, does that mean you're now a Daoist Cultivator, Your Highness?" Huang Rong's eyes lit up.

"You could say that," Duan Zhengchun nodded.

"Wow, I, I actually found an immortal to be my husband? What kind of luck is this? I never thought a trip outside would lead me to such an exceptional husband."

"Mwah... A kiss!" Huang Rong excitedly planted a kiss on Duan Zhengchun.

She had suspected before that Duan Zhengchun might be an Cultivator.

Although such a thing was mystical and she had never seen an Cultivator—they only existed in legends and hadn't appeared for a thousand years.

If not for her father, Evil Old Man Huang, liking to study strange and obscure things, she wouldn't have even heard rumors about this.

She never imagined she'd actually meet an Cultivator, and such an exceptional husband at that.