First annul the engagement, then sever ties with the empress; the empress reigns supreme.

Leng Xuanjue turned around, lifted his robe, and sat back down on the large rock. A wicked smile appeared on his lips as he beckoned to Mu Lingye: "Ye Nu, come here, give me a hug!"

Without any emotion, Mu Lingye moved forward and stopped about two steps away from Leng Xuanjue, without making any further moves.

His expressionless face showed a struggle and entanglement, his hands were extended forward in a strange posture, as if a voice inside him was forcibly suppressing him from moving forward.

The Gu worms controlled Mu Lingye's mind, but not completely.

It was as if the core of reason was locked in a struggle with the controlled mind.

Leng Xuanjue waited for a long time, but Mu Lingye did not make a move.

He smiled gently, neither angry nor bothered: "Forget it, stubbornness is the real you. If you had no temper at all, it would be even more boring."

"Mu Lingye, I will take everything from you again, bit by bit, until you are left with nothing and abandoned by everyone. Then you will be able to wag your tail and beg for mercy from me like a dog!"

Leng Xuanjue shifted his posture, leaning forward, and used his slender fingers to lift Mu Lingye's chin: "What have you been doing lately? Has anything interesting happened around you?"

It seems that as long as Leng Xuan never lets him touch her on his own initiative, Mu Lingye can accept anything.

The conflicted and struggling look on Mu Lingye's face disappeared, replaced by a calm expression.

She mechanically revealed everything she knew, including that someone was controlling Su Li and that Mu Qingfu was going to marry Sun Wencai.

He didn't even hide his plan to have a child with Gu Junxi as soon as possible.

Leng Xuanjue laughed as he listened.

He muttered to himself, "Gu Junxi actually dares to dream of having your child. How interesting. Let her get pregnant first, then abort it. You can go now. I'll call you again if I need anything. Anyway, I'll be staying in Dasheng for a while longer, so I'll play with you for now."

Leng Xuanjue withdrew his hand from Mu Lingye's chin and waved at Mu Lingye.

Mu Lingye straightened up, turned around, and with a flash, disappeared into the night using his lightness skill.

Leng Xuanjue was very busy. After summoning Mu Lingye, he met with Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuanbai was still dressed in the same outfit as the night before, wearing a black cloak, and walked out from behind Leng Xuanjue like a ghost.

"Lord Gu, you've certainly made quite a splash during the day. What? Have you changed your mind and are willing to cooperate again?" Leng Xuanjue lay on his side on a large rock, his tone extremely sarcastic.

Gu Yuanbai's eyes were particularly sinister.

He stated bluntly, "Whatever the Crown Prince needs me to do, I am willing to cooperate. I have only one condition: that Ning Hanshuang and her daughter fall from their high positions and that I trample them under my feet."

"Lord Gu is truly heartless, able to be so cruel to his own wife and daughters." Leng Xuanjue picked up the wine pot and poured wine into his mouth.

Leng Xuanjue's sarcasm made Gu Yuanbai hate even more. He almost gritted his teeth and said, "What wife and daughter? They are just a pair of promiscuous mother and daughter. It is my shame to be associated with them in this life."

Gu Yuanbai's ruthlessness pleased Leng Xuanjue, who looked down on him: "Fine, then this prince will grant your wish. I've heard that Princess Fengyang and Mu Lingche's wedding is coming up soon, and this prince will make Princess Fengwu die at the wedding ceremony."

The death of Princess Fengwu signaled the end of the alliance between Dasheng and Qin, which would inevitably lead to conflict between the two countries.

When Qin mobilizes its troops, he will be in the capital of Dasheng, and he will sabotage the city. Yan will join the war, and the fall of Dasheng will be imminent.

Leng Xuanjue came to Dasheng with grand ambitions.

Gu Yuanbai, who had once served as the Right Chancellor of a country, had always been extremely politically astute, and immediately understood the crux of the matter upon hearing it.

When the words "the Great Sheng Dynasty was destroyed" came to mind, Gu Yuanbai's heart still skipped a beat.

He quickly made up his mind that with his official position gone and his reputation ruined, he had no future in Dasheng.

A new emperor, a new court.

If the Great Sheng Dynasty were to perish and a new dynasty were to be established, he might still have a chance to rise again.

Gu Yuanbai's eyes flickered, and he quickly composed himself. He cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Leng Xuanjue: "Then everything will be arranged by the Crown Prince!"

“Alright. Before Feng Wu dies, let’s play something else. I heard your niece is getting married, but your daughter doesn’t want her to get married smoothly. How about we set things up and let your niece get what she wants?” Leng Xuanjue stood up, his feet planted firmly on a large rock, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

A figure, like a ghost, slipped past the guards of the Crown Prince's residence and silently entered the inner courtyard, returning to his own room.

Inside the room, Gu Junxi was still fast asleep on the couch.

Mu Lingye took off his clothes and lay down next to Gu Junxi.

He turned over, as if he had never left the room and was just having a very deep dream, and reached out to pull Gu Junxi into his arms.

In the early morning, Gu Junxi got up and did her makeup in front of the mirror. The soreness and stiffness in her neck made her turn her neck uncomfortably.

Hearing footsteps behind her, she immediately assumed it was Xi'er returning from preparing her toiletries.

She stretched out her long neck and pointed, "Xi'er, can you take a look at my neck? It feels a bit stiff."

There was nothing on her fair, slender neck except for the alluring sheen of sunlight filtering through.

Mu Lingye's breath hitched, and he placed his hands on it, gently massaging it for Gu Junxi: "No redness, no swelling, it must be a stiff neck."

"Probably." Gu Junxi was startled when she heard Mu Lingye's voice, but then she didn't take it to heart and let Mu Lingye massage her neck.

It was only when she slightly raised her head that she noticed Mu Lingye's extremely pale complexion.

"You look terrible. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Mu Lingye looked at his face through the bronze mirror and found that his complexion was indeed very bad, sallow and dull.

It felt like I hadn't slept all night.

He slept very soundly last night, but when he woke up this morning, he couldn't even remember what he dreamed about.

Mu Lingye noticed something was wrong but couldn't figure out the specific reason. He assumed it was just because he wasn't feeling well and didn't want Gu Junxi to worry, so he nodded and said, "It's probably because you didn't sleep well. It's okay. I'll catch up on sleep when I feel sleepy later."

"Hmm!" Gu Junxi responded softly, yawning.

Her charming and languid appearance was like that of a fox that hadn't had enough sleep, making her exceptionally alluring.

Mu Lingye leaned down to kiss Gu Junxi's lips, but just as they were about to touch, his nerves were tugged, and he suddenly felt a little sad. It was as if something inside him was controlling him, not allowing him to kiss Gu Junxi.

Mu Lingye's thin lips stopped above Gu Junxi's lips.

Gu Junxi closed her eyes with red lips, waiting for Mu Lingye's lips for a long time.

Gu Junxi opened her eyes suspiciously.

Mu Lingye's lips touched her cheek briefly before parting.

Just then, Xi'er came in carrying her toiletries.

Mu Lingye took the opportunity to leave: "I have official business to attend to, I'll come find you later!"