Xiao Tian couldn't help but applaud Lady Mingzhu's smooth and skillful self-rescue maneuver.
"Ding! Powers affecting the mind and soul have been automatically blocked!"
Inside the room, under Xiao Tian's Tensei Jōgan, the air was filled with tiny pink insects. These insects seemed capable of burrowing into a person's pores, thus achieving Parasitism or even destructive effect.
In the Tensei Jōgan, Lady Mingzhu was emitting an icy blue glow, or perhaps a fragrant scent. This caused the tiny pink insects in the air to flee in terror, like timid mice encountering wolves and tigers.
Xiao Tian noticed the details; the key point was the pearl and jade hairpin hidden inside Lady Mingzhu's hair.
"Something's not right in the air," Yan Lingji telepathically warned Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian's lips curled up in a smile, but he didn't respond. He accelerated the operation of his internal magic power, causing the pink insects floating in the air to vanish into Void within half a meter of him.
"Ding! Successfully killed the Invisible Puppet Gu Worm!"
Xiao Tian's lips twitched; this time, the progress of collecting World Fragment did not pop up.
However, he discovered that these Invisible Puppet Gu Worm in the air would feel slightly fuller after being killed, as if they had enjoyed a sumptuous meal.
At this moment, Lady Mingzhu, the Tide Banshee, was waiting for the Gu worm to take effect. Her beautiful eyes were filled with affection as she gazed at Xiao Tian. She turned around, sat on the edge of the bed, crossed her Erlang, and beckoned to Xiao Tian with her slender hand.
"Your Excellency, there is no one else here. It would be a great pity to kill me, wouldn't you say?"
Xiao Tian knew the venomous beauty's thoughts. He pretended to be caught in the act and being tricked, his eyes burning with desire as he walked towards Lady Mingzhu.
Lady Mingzhu sneered inwardly as she watched the enemy take the bait.
"Once the Gu worms take effect, I'll show you how powerful I am! I'll make you wish you were dead!"
The long period of comfort within the palace caused Lady Mingzhu to lose some of the sense of crisis she had when she first entered the palace and was engaged in open and covert struggles with the other concubines.
Xiao Tian's appearance, especially the disappearance of his clone disguised as the maid Xiaocui, rekindled Lady Mingzhu's long-dormant sense of crisis.
Lady Mingzhu was tense at this moment; the enemy was strong and mysterious!
Despite having seen all sorts of people and possessing a keen eye, knowing who to mess with and who to avoid unless absolutely necessary, Lady Mingzhu was certain that the Masked Man approaching her was the most formidable enemy she had ever encountered in her life.
Fortunately, the Invisible Puppet Gu Worm was successfully refined half a month ago, otherwise this would have been a disaster.
Seeing that Xiao Tian was only half a meter away from her and reached out his hand, Lady Mingzhu smiled charmingly, and the sword in her hand shot out like lightning, accurately stabbing towards Xiao Tianxin.
Sizzle! Bang!
Although Lady Mingzhu's sword could not compare to famous swords such as Heavenly Query, Yuanhong, Shark Tooth, Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, it was still a refined and sharp weapon, and it pierced Xiao Tian's clothes without the slightest hesitation.
However, a spark appeared, causing Lady Mingzhu's beautiful face to change color. She felt as if the sword in her hand had pierced a steel plate, which was so hard that she could not break through it.
"How is that possible!"
The burning intensity in Xiao Heavenly Eye was replaced by mockery and ridicule.
"My beauty, your Gu worms are quite good, it's just a pity you've met the wrong opponent."
As he spoke, Xiao Tian swiftly struck with both hands, pulling out the two special pearl and jade hairpins from Lady Mingzhu's head and casually tossing them into the system's cloud storage space.
In an instant, the Invisible Puppet Gu Worm, which seemed to scare away those around them as if they were encountering ghosts or gods, rushed to spread onto Lady Mingzhu's skin and clothes.
This is like having a massive infestation of mites all over your body.
Lady Mingzhu paled. She knew very well how domineering the Gu worms she had refined were. Once these Gu worms entered her through her pores, burrowed into her heart, and even her brain, she would become a fragrance slave, her consciousness stripped away. She would become obsessed with smelling even a few ordinary flower scents, unable to extricate herself, until she died suddenly from exhaustion.
Of course, before becoming a sex slave, the most likely outcome is the rapid destruction of internal organs and cells, leading to death.
Xiao Tian grabbed Lady Mingzhu's Bai Yu with his large hand, pulled her up, and slammed her onto the bed.
"Shake your head if you don't want to die."
Lady Mingzhu sneered, closed her beautiful eyes, and awaited the death brought by the Gu worms.
"You want to die? I won't let you have your way."
As Xiao Tian's Lady Mingzhu hairpin appeared in his hand, it moved across Lady Mingzhu Mingzhu's porcelain-white, beautiful, and charming face. The Gu worms seemed to have wings and flew away in terror. Even some Gu worms that had burrowed into Lady Mingzhu's pores escaped.
Xiao Tian waved his hand, and a gust of wind killed many of the Gu worms.
"Tide Demoness, is Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei your cousin?"
Lady Mingzhu looked at the jade hairpin that was dangling in front of Xiao Tian's hand, her beautiful eyes filled with affection, and said charmingly, "Are you jealous?"
Xiao Tian couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"What a pity. You entered the palace for love, sacrificing yourself to gain control of Han State's resources and power for Nightfall, but your cousin doesn't care about you at all. He will never like a woman like you."
"So what? Jealous fool, what are you waiting for? If other people come, you won't get what you want." Lady Mingzhu sneered.
Xiao Tian pinched Lady Mingzhu's cheek, finding it rather bouncy, and chuckled, "Tonight, the King of Han is going to stay here. What do you think would happen if word got out from the palace that Lady Mingzhu, the King of Han's favorite, suddenly scratched him and escaped from the palace?"
Lady Mingzhu's beautiful face darkened.
"Sir, please state your purpose."
"My purpose here has already been fulfilled?" Xiao Tian glanced to his left, where a treasure chest had been opened, and one of the items inside had disappeared, taken away by Yan Lingji, who was stealthily moving through the void.
However, Lady Mingzhu couldn't see that angle.
"You came here just to intimidate me?" Lady Mingzhu's eyes were mocking as she raised her arms and boldly hugged Xiao Tian's neck.
Am I not beautiful?
Xiao Tian curled his lip; with Yan Lingji secretly watching, he had no intention of breaking the rules.
"My beauty, if you wish to live tonight, follow your heart, and I will come to save you."
Upon hearing this, Lady Mingzhu felt a chill run through her body, her scalp tingled, and her soul seemed to flee.
The mysterious Masked Man before her was truly going to burn all the hard work she had put into her harem over the years to ashes!
"You should know what will happen once you fall out of favor. Nightfall will quickly abandon you; you're just a tool. A tool without value will be destroyed. You possess too many secrets. Are you really willing to be executed like this?"
Xiao Tian's left eye, the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, flashed with an eerie light. He then released his grip on Lady Mingzhu's arms, which were wrapped around his neck, pried them off, and turned into a black flame that vanished without a trace.