The box was opened, revealing nothing but a pile of fragments. It looked as though the spiritual energy had suddenly dissipated during the forging process.
That was also why the two of them thought the forging of Shattered Star had failed.
After confirming that this really was Shattered Star, Xue Fuyao put it away, then turned and left.
After leaving the courtyard, Xue Fuyao changed her appearance again. Having successfully shifted the blame onto Zhang Yongqing, she was in an excellent mood.
But merely shifting the blame was certainly not enough. Nor did she plan to kill Zhang Yongqing immediately. After all, he had hunted her down so many times back then that killing him in one stroke would let him off far too easily. She would torment him thoroughly and make his life worse than death.
In her previous life, Zhang Yongqing had personally admitted, to provoke her, that he had cut off her Imperial Father's head with his own hands. Her crown prince brother had also been shot dead by him.
With that thought, Xue Fuyao abandoned her plan to visit the Market. Instead, she left Delusion City and went to the forest nearest to it.
She took a small black jar out of her Storage Bag.
When she opened it, a faint fragrance drifted out. Xue Fuyao placed the jar on a rock, then found somewhere to hide.
Before long, rustling sounded all around her.
Soon, a centipede was the first to emerge from the dead leaves on the ground.
It tested the area around the small black jar a few times, but ultimately failed to resist the temptation and crawled inside. Then came a second, a third, a fourth...
Since forming a contract with the Silver-Thread Gu Bracelet, Xue Fuyao had also obtained a Gu Clan