Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 242 - 147 The Death of Zhou Xiyue

Chapter 242: Chapter 147 The Death of Zhou Xiyue

The county government’s back courtyard.

The delicate crescent moon cast its reflection in the small pond, its image rippling gently with the movements of the fish.

Dressed in a simple casual outfit, the newly appointed Crown Prince Zhou Yin sat leisurely by the tranquil pond, carelessly tossing food to the fish, his expression showing a trace of languid indifference.

The tranquility of the small courtyard contrasted starkly with the somber atmosphere outside.

Following a guard, An Jiubian, the Fourth Elder of the Yin Yang Sect, approached the Crown Prince from behind and offered a respectful salute, "An Jiubian pays his respects to the Crown Prince."

"Xi Yue isn’t here?" Zhou Yin asked with a smile.

An Jiubian felt somewhat awkward and made up an excuse, "The princess is feeling a bit unwell."

Watching the fish leap up to compete for food, Zhou Yin’s handsome and martial face showed a helpless smile, "It seems my sister truly hates me, not even wanting to see me."

Regarding the grudges within the royal family, An Jiubian pretended not to hear and remained silent.

"Forget it, once I finish up with things at hand, I’ll go to her myself."

Zhou Yin threw the rest of the fish food into the pond, clapped his hands, and, as he stood up, apologized, "Master An, I’m very sorry for not allowing you passage. This matter is of great importance, and as Crown Prince I had no choice. I hope Master An won’t take offense."

Facing the Crown Prince’s sudden apology, An Jiubian was flustered, "Your Highness is too polite. Your action to close the city must be due to urgent matters, and I can understand."

Zhou Yin smiled, "Aren’t you curious, Master An, why I have suddenly decided to close the city?"

An Jiubian was naturally curious, but it’s best to play dumb when it comes to the court’s secrets, so he spoke softly, "This servant would not dare speculate about the court’s important affairs."

Zhou Yin, hands clasped behind his back, gazed at the gradually calming fish in the pond, "Two things. First, a demon that committed crimes in Qingzhou has fled here; this demon is Jin Ao, one of the four Great Protectors of the Sky Demon Sect. It killed quite a few people in a Qingzhou brothel, and its cultivation is not weak.

Normally, this is a matter for the Liushan Division to handle, but since I happened to be here and coincidentally discovered its trail, I decided to take care of it myself. That way, Lord Ran of the new division will owe me a favor."

Zhou Yin paused for a moment before continuing, "The second matter is also about capturing a demon which is particularly important to me. So much so that I had to borrow the Yata Mirror for Detecting Demons from Zhenxuan Mountain."

The Yata Mirror for Detecting Demons!?

An Jiubian’s heart trembled, his eyes filled with amazement.

That was a true treasure. No demon could hide from it in this world. However, to activate this treasure, a spiritual array must be arranged in advance, requiring at least two days.

Now An Jiubian finally understood why the Crown Prince had closed the city for three days.

What puzzled him, though, was the type of demon that warranted such a significant response from the Crown Prince.

Zhou Yin interrupted his thoughts, "In two days, all the hidden demons within Muling County will reveal themselves, and I’ll trouble Master An to help capture the Sky Demon Sect’s Protector. If you can successfully capture it, I will make sure to note your significant merit."

An Jiubian replied with a smile, "Eliminating demons is the duty of upright cultivators. Your Highness, rest assured, I will do my utmost to assist."

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Since he had made up his mind to kill the princess, Jiang Shouzhong began to plan.

First, he needed to know where Zhou Xi Yue was staying.

As a princess, she certainly wouldn’t stay in an inn. She’d either be at the county leader’s estate, a post station, or perhaps the princess enjoyed tranquility and had bought her own residence to live in.

Though Muling County City wasn’t large, Jiang Shouzhong wasn’t familiar with the place, and searching would be troublesome.

The best option was to spend money, find a few well-informed people through innkeepers, and then hire some local idlers to help search.

Alternatively, wait for the other party to come to him.

However, since Zhang Que’er had killed those people, the other party would likely be vigilant, especially during the city closure, making it impractical to create too much commotion. Anyone with a brain would certainly not foolishly come running over.

This time, Jiang Shouzhong overestimated the other party’s intelligence.

More accurately, he underestimated their determination to kill.

Just as he was ready to sleep, he keenly sensed faint footsteps outside, deliberately light, followed by the shadow stopping outside his door.

Jiang Shouzhong thought the person would burst into the room to attack but a bamboo tube was quietly inserted through the crack of the door instead.

A faint white smoke was blown in.

Recognizing there was only one person outside, Jiang Shouzhong hesitated for a moment, then simply lay on the bed, motionless.

After a short wait, the door was slowly pushed open a crack, and a slender figure slipped quietly into the room like a night-time cat, silent and stealthy.

It was the Yin Yang Sect disciple known as Weng Zhenzhen.

Weng Zhenzhen was a cautious person. Although the sleep-inducing smoke worked on cultivators below the level of Xiao Xuangong master, she didn’t rashly approach and first flicked a small stone at Jiang Shouzhong. Seeing no reaction, she let her guard down.

Weng Zhenzhen approached the bed and looked down at the man who had fallen into a "coma" on it, the corners of her lips curving into a cold smile.

"Kid, if I knew you were this useless, I would have just snatched you directly instead of wasting all this effort."

She grabbed Jiang Shouzhong in one motion and leaped out the window.

She had initially planned to teach Jiang Shouzhong a lesson right there, but then thought it might be better to bring him directly to the little princess, handing him over for her to deal with, thus doing her a big favor.

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