As those words fell, the sound of knuckles cracking as fists clenched rang out in the private chamber.
Wu Bi looked around warily. Finding no one, he turned his gaze to Ruyun's tightly clenched fists. "Looks like you really do hate her."
Standing beside the two of them, Xia Siheng slowly unclenched his fists and breathed a sigh of relief, though his eyes were filled with murderous intent!
"Of course! The Prince and I had a bond long before she came along. I grew up with him and managed his household for all those years. For his sake, I vowed never to marry anyone else. Who knew Liu Wan would come charging out of nowhere!"
"After dragging things out for so many years, I'd even prepared a secret potion, planning to use a little trick to make the Prince marry me."
"I never imagined he'd marry someone else so quickly, and even bring a bastard into the household!"
"How could they possibly deserve it?"
As Ruyun spoke, her face twisted with rage. She looked at Wu Bi. "Help me kill Liu Wan!"
The Prince was always at Liu Wan's side. She had no chance to strike.
Wu Bi laughed, then said slowly, "No!"
"Why?" Ruyun didn't understand.
Wu Bi stood up, narrowing his eyes. A faint gleam flashed in them beneath the flickering candlelight.
"Did you know that a few years ago, East Lin welcomed an honored guest who possessed only a divine soul?"
"I heard it was the Demon God from a thousand years ago?" Ruyun couldn't help feeling her scalp prickle.
"Yes, the Demon God. Later, his negotiations with our sovereign broke down. Our sovereign refused to slaughter an entire city as a sacrifice to him!"
"So the Demon God sought out Southern Mei instead. He wanted Southern