Poisonous Goddess: I'm just lazing around in the mortal realm.

"Who is there!"

Reminded by Man'er, Duan Yuyan turned around angrily and saw the woman she had always thought was hiding in Shen Mu's room.

She was somewhat agitated, and when she turned around, her movements were a bit too large, causing the hairpins and ornaments on her head to jingle. At this moment, she looked at Pei Suisui, who was standing at the gate of the courtyard, with the fierce gaze of a jealous woman.

"You are! You actually dare to show your face!"

Duan Yuyan was somewhat furious. It seemed that after learning that Pei Suisui had met with Shen Mu on New Year's Eve, she rushed over to ask Shen Mu for Pei Suisui back.

Before she could even enter the house, Pei Suisui actually ran out on her own.

Pei Suisui stood there in a jet-black cloak, her unadorned face appearing somewhat fragile in the night. Perhaps because she had cried in front of Thirteen, her eyes were still a little red.

She just stood there, looking so pitiful, which only fueled Duan Yuyan's jealousy.

"Get this slut down for me!"

Duan Yuyan raised her hand and pointed fiercely at Pei Suisui not far away, and the guards behind her all rushed towards her.

Her biggest regret now is that she didn't finish Pei Suisui off on the cliff that day.

"Princess... what are you doing?"

Pei Suisui had never seen such a big scene before, and she was so frightened that she kept backing away, but she stumbled and fell to the ground.

As she watched the guards approaching, she instinctively covered her head.

But after waiting for a long time, the guards she expected never came close to her.

Pei Suisui looked up and saw Hao Jing, dressed in a black and red outfit, appear in front of her just in time, drawing his sword and pointing it at the guards who were about to step forward.

"She's Prime Minister Pei's daughter! Let's see who dares to challenge her!"

Hao Jing rushed over, only to see Duan Yuyan's men trying to kidnap Pei Suisui. Without thinking, he immediately stood in front of Pei Suisui.

Hao Jing's serious and earnest demeanor, devoid of his usual lazy air, made Pei Sui Sui behind him feel somewhat uneasy.

His face turned ashen; even though he had lived for hundreds of years, he had rarely seen such an unreasonable princess.

If Shen Mu hadn't instructed him beforehand to avoid causing unnecessary trouble in the mortal realm, he would have definitely made this unreasonable fourth princess suffer.

Duan Yuyan rolled her eyes when she saw that the person who came was one of Shen Mu's subordinates. Naturally, someone of her status would not take such a Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) seriously.

"Who do you think you are, daring to block my people? Seize them all!"

She raised her hand, intending for the guards, who were standing still and dared not make a move, to rush forward and seize Pei Suisui.

It was clear that the guards hesitated.

Duan Yuyan arrived in a hurry. The guards who accompanied her were all on duty at the princess's residence, unlike the few trusted men under her command. Naturally, they still had some reservations, since they were currently on someone else's territory.

The group exchanged glances, hesitant to make any rash moves.

"Go! What are you afraid of? If anything happens, I, the princess, will take the blame for you. If you can't catch her, none of you will leave here alive!"

Duan Yuyan was completely consumed by her own frenzied emotions. She kept threatening the guards, trying to get them to forcibly take Pei Suisui away.

The guards naturally dared not directly defy the Fourth Princess. They exchanged glances and had no choice but to grit their teeth and rush forward.

"Let's see who dares!"

Just as the group rushed in front of Haojing, a voice, faintly tinged with anger, interrupted them.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a hint of anger on Shen Mu's usually cold face.

"You dare to stop me? Shen Mu!" Duan Yuyan was naturally afraid of Shen Mu's strength, especially since they were currently on his territory.

"I stopped you because I have reminded you many times that this is the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and ordinary members of the royal family are not allowed to enter without permission, Princess."

Shen Mu raised his hand, and immediately many Imperial Guards poured out from all directions of the courtyard, taking down all the guards in the princess's residence.

In an instant, the situation in the courtyard was completely reversed.

"Shen Mu! What exactly do you mean! How dare you protect this bitch!" Duan Yuyan asked Shen Mu angrily, her eyes wide.

She kept shouting, like a shrew.

Shen Mu calmly straightened his robe.

"The princess believes that I am protecting her, so why are you causing trouble here?" His deep, dark eyes stared straight at Duan Yuyan in front of him.

The scene was utterly cold and devoid of any emotion.

“You…” Duan Yuyan was somewhat exasperated, her slender fingers pointing at Shen Mu, who was standing in front of the house.

"Since the princess cannot answer, then let my men escort her back to her residence. After all, the princess will be getting married soon."

"Princess...Princess, let's go back!" Man'er rushed forward and grabbed Duan Yuyan, who was about to rush towards Shen Mu.

She was perceptive and realized that they were now on Shen Mu's territory and couldn't win a fight or even a verbal battle.

It would be better to go back sooner and then come up with a plan to deal with Pei Suisui.

"Don't stop me!" Duan Yuyan exclaimed angrily, shoving Man'er aside. Right now, she was determined to find out whether Shen Mu had any feelings for her!

Even if there's no affection involved, she still has to break this forced relationship so no one else can have it!

Just as Duan Yuyan was about to run up to Shen Mu, another handsome young man unexpectedly blocked her way.

Xie Qiao tried his best to suppress his urge to beat up the princess and stopped Duan Yuyan with his sword.

"Who are you? How dare you stop me?"

Duan Yuyan tried to push, but she was no match for Xie Qiao's strength and was naturally pushed down the steps by Xie Qiao.

He didn't care about Duan Yuyan's threats at all. After all, in Nanyang, apart from his master whom he couldn't beat, no one could subdue him.

Although Man'er was pushed to the ground by Duan Yuyan and her face was scraped and bleeding, she was a sensible person. Seeing Shen Mu's face growing increasingly ashen, she disregarded her own injury and rushed forward to grab Duan Yuyan's arm.

"Princess, let's go back!"

She tried to dissuade her in a low voice. Although she was also afraid of Duan Yuyan, she thought that if what happened today reached the Emperor's ears, she might not be able to save her life.

She desperately pulled Duan Yuyan away, and Duan Yuyan glared at Shen Mudao with resentment.

"Don't you know how I feel about you, Shen Mu! How dare you treat me like this? Aren't you afraid of retribution?!"

She looked at Shen Mu, unaware that in other people's eyes she was like a clown.

She has absolutely no bearing of a princess from a great nation!

Not to mention, right now she's confessing her feelings to Shen Mu.

Shen Mu took a deep breath and couldn't help but wonder what kind of spell he had cast on this princess that made her so obsessed with him.

He glanced coldly at everyone and decided to no longer give the princess any face.