The Current Beloved Wife Tears Apart the Ex-Scumbag Woman

Bai Yuji tugged at Qin Muye's sleeve and lowered her voice, "Are they the ones who bullied you?"

"Bully?"

Qin Muye's expression turned unsightly. He turned his head away and let out a cold snort, "Are they even worthy?"

Bai Yuji asked again, "Is that woman who keeps staring at you the one who bullied you before?"

Qin Muye furrowed his brows, appearing somewhat angry, "Who have you been listening to this nonsense from?"

"Your aunt."

"You believe her just because she said so?"

"Why wouldn't I? Are you still hung up on her?"

"No!"

Qin Muye turned his head away, ignoring her.

The corners of Bai Yuji's mouth twitched.

As expected, his usual blustering and cynical facade was merely a self-protective mechanism; deep down, he was defined by inferiority and sensitivity.

She glanced at the gift list recorded by the servants and frowned upon seeing that Wang Xuan had only gifted an ordinary jade pendant.

She looked toward Wang Xuan and found her smiling at Qin Muye, lazily letting out a yawn, exuding an air of seductive charm.

Qin Muye, however, quickly shifted his gaze away, looking around aimlessly with a blank expression.

And he claimed he wasn't being bullied!

This woman had deliberately climbed into Qin Muye's bed and spread rumors everywhere about his impotence, yet now she could still cast flirtatious glances as if nothing had happened. Wasn't this treating him like a dog?

Bai Yuji felt extreme contempt for such a person, but she soon felt a surge of joy.

She seemed to have found a way to make Qin Muye develop an emotional dependency on her.

Seeing the corners of her mouth lift imperceptibly, Qin Muye also felt a surge of joy in his heart. Have you finally found a way to make me develop an emotional dependency?

Just then.

A loud, resonant voice rang out from outside the door: "The Crown Prince arrives!"

Only three breaths later, the voice sounded again: "The Princess arrives!"

Hearing this, the crowd, who had been chatting in small groups, perked up and stepped forward in unison to wait.

Before long, a handsome, dashing young man and a cold, elegant girl in palace attire walked over side by side.

Neither yielded to the other.

The crowd bowed and saluted, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince; greetings, Your Highness the Princess."

The previously casual atmosphere instantly tightened.

It couldn't be helped; the relationship between these two was truly peculiar.

The Crown Prince Li Zhixuan was the only son of the current Empress and had already established his own manor and begun participating in government affairs. By all accounts, his position as Crown Prince should have been secure, yet Great Gan also had a Princess—Li Xingluo.

Li Xingluo's mother was Li Hong's first wife and the first Empress, who had rendered great service during Li Hong's ascension to the throne and bore him a son and a daughter. The couple had been deeply in love.

However, later on, as the national policy of "using Demons to control Demons and using barbarians to control barbarians" began to show results, it enraged a Great Demon Saint of the Demon Race, who led a group of powerful Great Demons to secretly infiltrate the heart of the Imperial City and launch a surprise attack on the palace.

Although these Great Demons were eventually wiped out, Li Hong was severely wounded and had never fully recovered.

The Empress at the time died saving her husband, and their eldest son also perished, leaving behind only the newborn Li Xingluo.

When news of this broke, the entire nation was incensed, and the frontier armies became even more valiant, laying the foundation for the prosperous era where all Demons bowed to the throne.

For the sake of national stability, Li Hong appointed a new Empress and Crown Prince. But out of guilt, he bestowed upon Li Xingluo the new title of "Princess Linghua" and granted her the authority to establish her own manor.

Among Li Hong's nine daughters, she was the only one titled Princess.

Among his thirteen sons, besides the Crown Prince, none had the qualifications to establish a manor.

But Li Xingluo did, and she possessed a vast network of experts and talented subordinates. Coupled with her peerless cultivation talent, even the Crown Prince seemed somewhat dim in her presence.

Who could withstand that?

The Emperor sending both of them to celebrate Qin Muye's birthday was clearly a statement regarding his attitude toward the Qin Family, but it made the guests present extremely uncomfortable, fearing that one wrong move would label them as having "picked a side."

Li Zhixuan seemed oblivious to the tension, smiling slightly, "Everyone, please dispense with the formalities. Today, the Princess and I are merely guests like everyone else, here to celebrate Muye's birthday."

After speaking, he bowed to the crowd, exchanged a few polite words with the Qin Family aunt and nephew, and took his seat.

Li Xingluo did the same. Although her temperament was cold, she didn't make anyone feel uncomfortable. After exchanging a few pleasantries and mentioning the gift she had brought, she also took her seat.

Every young person who passed by instinctively lowered their heads.

Especially those who still bore traces of Demon features, who quietly retreated several steps.

Bai Yuji was curious and lowered her voice to ask, "Why are those members of the Demon Race so afraid of her?"

"Because of what happened to her mother, she has never had any fondness for the Demon Race. The children of the nobility in the capital are all required to study and cultivate at the Imperial Academy. Private duels are not forbidden there, and those Demons have all been traumatized by her," Qin Muye explained casually, though his gaze remained fixed on the fate panels hovering above the heads of the Crown Prince and the Princess.

First is the Crown Prince's.

[Main Fate: Sovereign of the Fall of the Nation]: A prosperous age overturned, the empire sent to its grave.

[Fate Grade]: Rank 2 (111/2560)

[Annotation]: Suspicious, mediocre, and weak-willed. Facing the deep-seated ills of the Gan Kingdom, he chose only compromise and concession. Less than ten years after ascending the throne, the peak of the Great Gan collapsed into the dust of history.

[Hint]: When Fate fluctuation exceeds 2000, you can obtain the Fate Skill Fall of the Nation.

To go from a prosperous age to being ground into nothing but dust in such a short time?

The Imperial Princess's entry is even more outrageous.

[Main Fate: Ash of Heavenly Mandate]: Heavenly Mandate crushed, not even bones remain.

[Fate Grade]: Rank 1 (1/5120)

[Annotation]: A pawn in the game of Heavenly Mandate, she could have been the piece to decide the outcome, yet at the final endgame, she severed her own path to becoming the Great Emperor, burning away as the Ash of Heavenly Mandate.

[Hint]: When Fate fluctuation exceeds 5000, you can obtain the Fate Skill Ash of Nirvana.

Two massive quests arrived at once; completing either one would be enough to satisfy Qin Muye.

However, these are clearly main storyline quests involving the position of the new monarch; they are by no means tasks that can be finished in a short time.

But...

Severed her own path to becoming the Great Emperor?

Qin Muye became interested. Severing her own path to the throne implies that as long as Li Xingluo doesn't sabotage herself, she has a high probability of becoming the Great Emperor.

Regardless of whether this quest can be completed, clinging to this powerful figure is definitely the right move.

It is said that only the capable and strong are worthy of Li Xingluo's attention. Forcing himself upon her would certainly be useless; he must plan for it slowly in the future.

He didn't say much else, nodding to Qin Yanying, and this elder of the household announced the start of the birthday banquet.

The banquet proceeded smoothly, and quite boringly.

After all, there were few real friends at the entire banquet.

A group of people who had been extorted were seething with rage, yet they dared not vent it at all.

The Crown Prince and the Imperial Princess were there to express the Emperor's concern for the Qin residence; although they were at each other's throats in public, they couldn't start a fight inside the Qin estate.

So, aside from pleasantries, it was nothing but pleasantries—utterly tedious.

Thus, just past the halfway point of the banquet, Qin Muye used his frail health as an excuse and returned to the backyard alone to rest.

He left Bai Yuji to accompany Qin Yanying and continue entertaining the guests.

Bai Yuji was quite satisfied with her position today. Qin Yanying only introduced her as Qin Muye's good friend, yet treated her like the lady of the house, letting everyone know the score—which was most suitable for her future operations in the Capital City.

It's just that...

She glanced in the direction Qin Muye had left. This little rascal had been in the mood to joke around this morning, but ever since seeing Wang Xuan, his mood had been very low; he must care about her deeply.

He seems a bit pitiful.

Just as this thought emerged, she saw Wang Xuan also quietly leave the banquet.

She thought for a moment and whispered, "Aunt, I see that Qin Lang's complexion doesn't look too good. It might be discomfort caused by the new medicine. I'll go check on him."

"Ah..."

Qin Yanying didn't like these formal occasions either and naturally didn't want to be left without company, but since it concerned her nephew's health, she could only say, "Then go quickly and come back soon!"

"Mm!"

Bai Yuji nodded sweetly and walked quickly toward the backyard.

As his current little "darling wife," she had to stand up for her little lover.

Wouldn't this make Qin Muye fall head over heels for her?

Time to go tear that little bitch apart!

Backyard.

Bedroom.

Qin Muye lay on the bed, fiddling with the jade pendant Wang Xuan had sent, silently counting down in his heart.

"Three..."

"Two..."

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A knock sounded at the door, and Wang Xuan's voice came from outside: "Muye! May I come in?"

Qin Muye hid the jade pendant under the quilt but deliberately left the hanging cord exposed.

His tone was somewhat stiff: "You are not allowed in!"

"Then I'm coming in!"

"Creak!"

Wang Xuan pushed the door open and entered, looking at him with gentle eyes, chiding him playfully: "Muye, why wouldn't you look at me just now?"