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

A struggle flickered across Mu Lingye's expressionless face as he stared at the pill, motionless for a long time. Ultimately, however, the remaining rationality within him succumbed to the control of the Gu worm.

He took the medicine and mechanically tucked it into his sleeve.

"That's good." Leng Xuanjue was satisfied and snapped his fingers at Mu Lingye: "Go, go do what you're doing now!"

As the snap of his fingers ended, the dazed look in Mu Lingye's eyes faded, and he returned to normal. He had no recollection of what had just happened. After blinking in confusion, he continued walking forward.

"Will it work?" Mu Lingxuan approached Leng Xuanjue with concern, staring at Mu Lingye's figure.

"Whether it works or not, we'll find out by following them." Leng Xuanjue raised an eyebrow, looking indifferent. Anyway, he had already controlled Mu Lingye. As for Gu Junxi, she was just a side issue. If he really couldn't control her, he could have Mu Lingye kill Gu Junxi himself when they took over the Sheng Kingdom.

Meanwhile, after leaving the waterside pavilion, Gu Junxi continued searching for Su Li. At that moment, Mu Lingche and Feng Wu had already completed their wedding ceremony, and surrounded by everyone, Mu Lingche escorted Feng Wu into the bridal chamber.

The sun was shining brightly, flowers were in full bloom, and the newlyweds, dressed in red, looked joyous and happy, no matter what the reason for their union.

Gu Junxi only lingered on Mu Lingche and Feng Wu for a couple of moments before continuing her search for Su Li amidst the crowd of onlookers. Unable to find Su Li, Gu Junxi spotted Gu Yuanbai in the crowd instead.

Gu Yuanbai was still dressed in the attire of a Ministry of Rites official, and appeared to be acting normally. Gu Junxi had always suspected that Gu Yuanbai was connected to the person controlling Su Li behind the scenes, but she lacked evidence. The person watching Gu Yuanbai hadn't noticed anything unusual about him lately either.

Furthermore, Gu Lichuan and his two companions had been volunteering to keep an eye on Gu Yuanbai, but they hadn't received any feedback from them.

Gu Junxi had no interest in paying attention to Gu Yuanbai anymore, so she turned around and went to find Su Li and Aunt Wen.

After searching around without success, Murong Yuan came over with a grim expression: "Your Highness, we've found Wen Gu, but she's already passed away."

"What did you say?" This result shocked Gu Junxi.

No matter how eccentric or hypocritical Su Li was, she always believed that this wasn't Su Li's true nature. The culprit who made Su Li's personality the way it was now, besides Gu Yuanbai, was the person controlling Su Li behind the scenes.

Although that person was controlling Su Li, she felt that during the days since Su Li returned, she had been moved by them and had come to approve of them to some extent. She would never do anything to hurt them.

Therefore, she did not believe that Su Li would kill Wen Gu.

But now it is true that Wen Gu died while stalking Su Li.

Su Li is the prime suspect.

"Where is Aunt Wen's body now? Take me there. Does my mother know about this?" Gu Junxi pursed her lips, her heart heavy, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Aunt Wen watched her grow up and was a respected elder in her heart, second only to her mother.

Just half an hour ago, Wen Gu was still alive and well, but now she is told that she has stopped breathing.

Murong Yuan was dejected and felt guilty. He regretted that he hadn't been distracted when facing Su Li's attack, and that he wouldn't have let Wen Gu follow Su Li alone.

He shook his head: "Marquis Ningyuan is unaware yet. Xuan Ying is watching over Wen Gu's body, so I haven't alerted anyone yet."

On a smaller scale, today is the wedding day of Mu Lingche and Feng Wu, and the news of a death has just broken when they entered the bridal chamber, which is considered unlucky for the newlyweds.

On a larger scale, today is the day of the marriage alliance between Dasheng and Qin. A death at the wedding banquet might be used against them, potentially damaging the alliance. Therefore, it's best to keep it quiet for now and deal with it after today.

"Hmm." Gu Junxi was sad, but she had no objection to Murong Yuan's handling of the situation.

Just as the two were about to leave, Gu Junxi suddenly realized that among the people who had escorted Feng Wu into the bridal chamber and were leaving, she did not see Gu Yuanbai.

Even Mu Lingche, the groom, had already left the bridal chamber to greet guests in the front yard, so what was Gu Yuanbai, an official from the Ministry of Rites, still doing in the bridal chamber?

Gu Yuanbai was no peaceful fellow. When they met him at the Sixth Prince's residence today, he didn't bother them and remained as quiet as a dog.

This is not normal.

Without Gu Yuanbai, Su Li wouldn't have been stranded for so many years.

They won't come back, and for some reason, they refuse to open up to them.

All of this is thanks to Gu Yuanbai.

Since Wen Gu has run into trouble and Su Li has disappeared, and we can't find the person controlling Su Li for the time being, let's start by targeting Gu Yuanbai.

Even if she is condemned by everyone, she will find Gu Yuanbai's weakness today and force him to reveal who is controlling Su Li behind the scenes.

"Wait a minute." Gu Junxi stopped in her tracks.

Gu Junxi and Murong Yuan arrived at the entrance of the new house. The courtyard was quiet, and as Gu Junxi had expected, there was no one at the door of the room. They must have all been sent away by Gu Yuanbai.

Murong Yuan initially didn't understand why Gu Junxi would leave Wen Gu behind and rush to the bridal chamber first. But seeing that no one was at the door, he keenly noticed something.

Someone wanted to harm Feng Wu on her wedding day, sabotage the marriage alliance between the two countries, and cause Da Sheng and Qin to become enemies.

What a vicious scheme.

But who would be in the room right now...?

Murong Yuan pursed his thin lips, a thin layer of sweat appearing on his hand holding the folding fan: "Is the person in the room the Second Miss?"

“I’m not sure, but I’m sure Gu Yuanbai is here.” Gu Junxi’s gaze sharpened as she said to Murong Yuan, “Let’s kick the door open first.”

Murong Yuan nodded to Gu Junxi without objection, then raised his foot and kicked open the tightly closed room door.

Almost as soon as the door was kicked open, a figure sprang out of the room like a whirlwind, striking out with both palms simultaneously, clearly aimed at Gu Junxi and Murong Yuan.

Gu Junxi and Murong Yuan exchanged a glance, but did not dodge. They both struck out with their palms to meet the attack.

In this situation, dodging will only give the other party a chance to escape.

We have successfully cornered him; there is absolutely no way he can escape now.

Gu Junxi's skill was ultimately insufficient. She had already reached her limit to withstand this palm strike. She was forced to retreat repeatedly, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and at the same time, she smelled the strong odor of blood emanating from the room.

Feng Wu is in trouble.

It's just unknown whether they arrived in time, or whether Feng Wu is still alive.

Gu Junxi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and looked up, only to see that Murong Yuan was somewhat stronger than her.

Although he was knocked back several steps by the force of the blow, he didn't cough up blood and was able to continue fighting.

However, the other person was masked and dressed in ordinary black clothes, so it was unclear whether the face under the mask was Gu Yuanbai.