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Chapter 3689: 4.1289 Eradication

The Little Poker Face stared at her for a long while, then quirked her lips in a strange expression. "Heard of a Longevity Fruit?"

Shan Yisu's eyes suddenly widened. She stared fixedly at the ice thorn in the Little Crown Princess's hand, which instantly elongated and, with a whoosh, pierced through her forehead.

The ice thorn passed through her forehead with a crisp "ding," directly ejecting a black crystal the size of a fingernail from the back of her head.

Shan Yisu struggled to keep her eyes wide open, staring intently at Qiao Mu, then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Perhaps, even in death, she didn't understand what had just happened.

How could the Little Crown Princess actually dare to be so ruthless with her?

The entire hall fell silent.

Everyone stared blankly at Shan Yisu's fallen body, then their gazes collectively landed on the black crystal on the ground.

The Crown Princess seemed to have mentioned earlier that people of Heaven's Destiny all had something like a black crystal in their heads. Was this it?

What was the difference between this and a corpse puppet crystal?

Everyone's expressions were a mix of curiosity as they scrutinized the fingernail-sized black crystal on the ground, secretly glancing at the expressionless Little Crown Princess.

"Everyone saw it, right?" Ao Ye (Stay-Up-Late) crouched down, picked up the small black crystal from the ground, presented it to everyone, and said calmly, "This is enough to prove that this acclaimed divine-grade alchemist on the Three States Continent is actually one of the members of the Heaven's Destiny organization."

"Heaven's Destiny! It has now become the common enemy of the entire Three States Continent!" Ao Ye gripped his fist and faced the crowd, saying, "It now appears that people within Heaven's Destiny have, for a long time, infiltrated various families and noble clans, and might even be right beside you and me!"

"The Crown Prince and Crown Princess mean that after leaving today, every family and clan should strictly investigate the backgrounds of their own members. Anyone with an unknown origin, or who seems problematic, must first be brought under control."

The patriarchs of several families exchanged glances, finally electing Mu Cang to speak.

Old Master Mu, still reeling in shock, weakly asked, "But, but are we to, to dissect their heads one by one?"

Such methods were indeed a bit cruel.

Ao Ye said indifferently, "You can hand over any suspects to the Scarlet Forest Imperial Guards."

"We have specialized methods to deal with them; there's no need to dissect their brains."

Old Master Mu and the others nodded, half-believing.

And with that, the banquet effectively concluded.

Whether it was the Emperor or the court officials, they had eaten such a miserable meal that they had no desire to continue.

After a hasty dismissal of the banquet, the Emperor urgently summoned the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to the Ji Chen Hall Imperial Study.

Seeing the young couple enter hand-in-hand, the Emperor couldn't help but rise to greet them, anxiously asking, "Qiaoqiao, you said you have a way to help your mother? Is this true?"

Qiao Mu knew the man was anxious and, naturally, didn't hide anything, nodding, "Yes."

Old Master Bai Sheng, the maternal grandfather who had not stepped forward, brightened at the news.

However, having previously sided with Dan Master Shan against the young girl, he knew that the little girl would not develop any goodwill towards him anytime soon.

So, at this moment, he dared not step forward to be annoying again...

"Can, can you save, save her now?" Mo Liusheng asked cautiously.