4136

Chapter 4136: 4.1736 Collapse

Looking at the man who resembled a vengeful ghost, Empress Liu felt her limbs turn cold, filled with trembling fear.

"You, what do you want to say?" Empress Liu's lips trembled slightly, and she suddenly felt her voice was very hoarse.

Duan Yue gave her a faint smile, a beauty unparalleled in the world.

Unfortunately, the Empress's eyes could not perceive that handsomeness, only fear and panic remained.

"Your son, Rong Li, has been dead for a long time."

The Empress's heart fiercely trembled. She said angrily, "I know, he drowned in the pond. You sent someone to do it, didn't you?"

"You ambitious wolf. My Li'er was already deposed; how could he still block your path? Why wouldn't you even spare a deposed Crown Prince?"

"What a cruel heart!"

"No, that's not it," Duan Yue murmured softly, a deep smile in his voice. "Your son, Rong Li, died long ago, back in Dragon Flame Imperial City."

"Turned into ashes, dispersed between heaven and earth," Duan Yue said, pointing to the dust all around, smiling. "Soul Revival Pill? I naturally have it. But your son simply won't need it."

Duan Yue took a step forward, whispering, "He has already... died, his spirit and form completely extinguished."

As his voice fell, Empress Liu's eyes almost oozed blood. She stared fixedly at the devilish figure before her, making guttural noises, but unable to utter a single word.

"Does it hurt?" Duan Yue reached out and touched his own chest, his eyes cold as he looked at her. "It hurts a lot, doesn't it?"

"Don't worry. The pain that was inflicted upon me, I will return to you in full."

"Pffft!" Empress Liu was truly infuriated, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Her entire being instantly withered.

Duan Yue raised his hand, allowing the woman impersonating the Empress to stand up and gracefully walk around a couple of times.

"Does she look like me?" Duan Yue asked Empress Liu with a smile.

Empress Liu's entire face was deathly pale. She trembled uncontrollably, her gaze like she was looking at a ghost crawling out of hell.

It was as if she was meeting Duan Yue for the first time. Beads of sweat, as large as beans, seeped from her forehead, rolling down one by one.

"I had her learn palace etiquette for over a month. It seems to have been quite effective," Duan Yue said calmly. "She has about seventy to eighty percent of your charm, doesn't she?"

More than seventy or eighty percent; even her most trusted head palace maid, Mi Heng, probably wouldn't suspect a thing if she saw it.

"Your Majesty has toiled for so many years; it's time to leave the palace and enjoy a peaceful life," Duan Yue said, narrowing his eyes at her, a faint sense of satisfaction in his gaze.

"Want to become an Empress Dowager, second only to one and above ten thousand?" Duan Yue smiled. "I'm afraid this lifetime, your long-cherished wish will not be fulfilled."

"You want to take me out of the palace? You found someone to impersonate me, and you still want to take me out of the palace. What exactly do you... Ah!" A silver needle suddenly pierced her back.

Empress Liu fell to the ground with a thump. She struggled vigorously but found her limbs weak, utterly unable to move.

She tried hard to move but couldn't budge at all.

At this moment, a second, a third, a fourth... silver needles flew in unison, piercing her head, and around her neck.

"Mmph, mmph!" Empress Liu groaned in pain, her eyes fixed on Duan Yue, as if she wanted to tear a piece of flesh from him.

Duan Yue looked at her coldly. "Do you remember Consort Wang?"

"The woman who poisoned my mother during the hunting trip in the Ice and Snow Domain, and was later exposed by my mink."