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The Pseudo-Princely Heir: System’s Early Gamble (Web Novel) - Chapter 213: In the End, I Am Still Your Aunt!
Chapter 213: In the End, I Am Still Your Aunt!
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That evening.
The night was as black as ink, all was silent.
Not a single cloud graced the sky, stars twinkled weakly in the darkness.
Moonlight poured into Duke Zhen’s Mansion’s Million Specie Garden, illuminating every corner of the courtyard, casting long shadows along the winding path and the blooming flora.
In the veil of night.
The dainty figure of the Queen of the South Ming shimmered in and out of visibility, wrapped in the glow of her Primordial Spirit under the moonlight.
The Queen of the South Ming walked leisurely towards the Million Specie Garden.
Clad in luxurious palace attire and crowned with a golden phoenix diadem, she exuded an aura of nobility and mystery, appearing even more delicate and lovely in the moonlight, her eyes as clear as autumn waters, emitting a cold gleam.
Ultimately, the Queen of the South Ming could not swallow her pride and visited Duke Zhen’s Mansion again that very night.
With her strength, by rights, she should have had no capacity to sneak into Duke Zhen’s Mansion, filled with formidable experts, without anyone noticing.
But this time, at great cost, she utilized a Heavenly Treasure.
Without making a sound, she transported her entire body to a place she had once visited.
The use of such a high-level Different Treasure was limited; it was originally intended to teleport the Devil Emperor directly to Emperor Zhou’s side during the royal ceremony, to assassinate Emperor Zhou right then and there.
However, the Queen of the South Ming could no longer wait for that moment.
Rather than waiting for the royal ceremony to use the Different Treasure, it was better to employ it now and eradicate the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir.
Perhaps even the Queen of the South Ming wasn’t aware of it herself at this time.
In her mind, Emperor Zhou and the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir were already on the same level.
Although the cultivation of Cheng Guang, the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir, was not very high, in the Queen of the South Ming’s view, he had become an even bigger target of hatred than Emperor Zhou.
This time, utilizing a Heavenly level Different Treasure and paying such a heavy price to transport herself here.
Next, to kill Cheng Guang, the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir.
Even if she used the Heavenly Treasure again to escape, her fate wouldn’t be too promising.
The residual traces of her Primordial Spirit would be found, and in the end, there’s still a possibility of being traced back to her.
Once her identity is discovered, her status, even as the noble Queen of the South Ming, could likely lead to her immediate demise.
Even more so, it could later implicate the King of South Ming.
The consequences, needless to say, are grave.
The Queen of the South Ming also felt that even if it risked exposing the King of South Ming, even if her Primordial Spirit shattered, and this incarnation perished, killing the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir was not worth it.
But.
Though it might not be worth it, it was necessary.
The current situation had indeed led the Queen of the South Ming to believe that the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir needed to be killed without a doubt.
Not to mention what had happened today.
In the view of the Queen of the South Ming, her own face was secondary.
The people Cheng Guang killed were not important.
The dead were merely expendable warriors trained by the King of South Ming; though raising one required significant resources, anything achievable with resources was deemed trivial in the eyes of the Queen of the South Ming.
Once the puppet King of South Ming was supported to the throne, taking control of the Great Zhou Dynasty, all the resources and wealth in the world would be at her disposal.
The crucial point was that the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir knew the King of South Ming was the crown prince.
Even more outrageous was that they had no idea how the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir had come by this information.
Although Cheng Guang had not yet passed this news to Cheng Zhihai or Emperor Zhou, who’s to say that would remain the case?
If what Cheng Guang said about wanting to defect to their side was true, then the Queen of the South Ming might have let the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir live a while longer.
But the Queen of the South Ming herself could no longer see through Cheng Guang nor did she have any idea what was going on in the head of that Town-Nation Duke’s Heir.
He strangely claimed he wanted to defect to their side.
Then suddenly and abruptly executed all the warriors she had sent.
It was simply incomprehensible.
The Queen of the South Ming speculated that Cheng Guang had not told Emperor Zhou the information that the King of South Ming was the crown prince, perhaps because he simply lacked evidence to prove the King of South Ming was indeed the crown prince.
After all, the transformation methods of the Abyss Demon Race were impeccable.
Apart from her or rather, apart from the Abyss Demon Race, basically no one could see that the true identity of the King of South Ming was that of the former crown prince.
Therefore, the Queen of the South Ming was quite confident that even if her identity was exposed after assassinating Cheng Guang, the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir, the King of South Ming’s identity would remain concealed.
At most, there would be some suspicions.
Today, the Queen of the South Ming came with the resolve that even if this incarnation’s Primordial Spirit dissipated and she perished completely, she would still kill the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir.
Should the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir not die, she would have no peace of mind.
Her many years of planning with the Devil Clan could potentially be undone by a single Town-Nation Duke’s Heir.
This was something the Queen of the South Ming could not accept.
As for the great sacrifice she was making, risking the loss of an incarnation with the blood of the Great Zhou royal family, to kill the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir, it would be seen as a great deed.
With this act, she would have leverage to propose any sort of advantageous exchange with the Devil Clan later on.
The regal Queen of the South Ming’s expression remained unchanged as she stepped into Duke Zhen’s Mansion, into the Million Specie Garden, floating above Cheng Guang’s bedroom.
Her noble eyes surveyed Cheng Guang’s bedroom.
Her Primordial Spirit descended effortlessly, penetrating through the bedroom.
