“Xiao Fan, what did you do to this prince?!!”
Feeling a force burning wildly in the region of his heart, as if his heart were being pierced by needles and roasted by flames, Lin Shiqi’s face twisted in agony.
“Nothing…” Xiao Fan said coldly. “I just left a Natal Talisman Blood Mark in your heart.”
Xiao Fan continued in a sinister tone, “This talisman blood mark was condensed from this heir’s own blood and Natal True Flame. Once it is branded into your heart, as long as I move a single thought, I can make you experience the pain of your heart being scorched alive. I can also detonate it and take your miserable life.”
“What?!!”
Lin Shiqi’s expression changed drastically. He had not expected Xiao Fan to possess such a method.
However, something created by a mere Earth Martial Realm cultivator daring to control his life? He would find a powerful expert later and break it!
“In addition, let me advise you,” Xiao Fan said coldly, as if reading Lin Shiqi’s thoughts. “Unless someone is proficient in this heir’s cultivation method, even certain Grandmaster Martial Realm experts would not dare attempt to remove it without damaging your heart meridians. If they are even slightly careless, you will die on the spot.”
Then, like someone from the demonic path, he continued, “Of course, if you obediently act like this heir’s dog from now on, perhaps in half a year I may remove this mark and let you continue being your prince. But if you refuse to behave and keep trying to bite your master, I won’t mind letting you die in blazing heartfire!”
After speaking, Xiao Fan snapped his fingers lightly, allowing Lin Shiqi to experience what it felt like to stand on the brink of death.
As the blazing talisman blood mark erupted violently within Lin Shiqi’s body, he let out a miserable scream. His entire body curled up and rolled on the ground like an eel thrown into a pit of fire.
This scene made Lin Qingyan and Yanlin’s eyes narrow.
They had not expected that Xiao Fan was so skilled at torturing and controlling others.
After letting Lin Shiqi taste the fear of death, Xiao Fan walked coldly toward Mu Ziyan.
“Xiao Fan, I know I was wrong. I did not mean to frame you just now. Please forgive me this once, alright? In the future, I will come every day to serve you…” Mu Ziyan trembled violently under the shadow of death as Xiao Fan approached. Even though she was severely injured and coughing up blood, she still pleaded desperately.
These words nearly made Lin Shiqi faint from anger after he had just regained some clarity.
Even Yanlin and Lin Qingyan’s eyes turned cold.
They almost wanted to say, what kind of trash dares to think of sharing the same man with them?
Of course, neither of them had truly fallen for Xiao Fan yet, so the thought was quickly extinguished.
“Heh, now you know you were wrong?” Xiao Fan sneered as he walked up to Mu Ziyan and squatted down, helping her sit upright. “I clearly remember that not only did you try to frame me and ruin my innocence, you even wanted your prince to slap me to death.”
“Brother-in-law, I truly know I was wrong. Give me one more chance. Even if you plant some mark in me like you did to the Seventh Prince, I am willing…” Mu Ziyan said in panic, grabbing Xiao Fan’s collar.
She had never imagined that coming to Tranquil Radiance Prefecture today would lead to such a disaster.
Xiao Fan was not a waste. He had even stolen her undergarment and the Recording Stone, and he had a Grandmaster Martial Realm expert by his side.
This was not someone she could oppose or scheme against.
Now she was drugged and heavily injured. If she wanted to live, she could only rely on Xiao Fan’s mercy.
“Heh. You don’t know you were wrong. You just know you’re about to die,” Xiao Fan said as he grabbed Mu Ziyan’s shoulders and leaned close to her ear.
Her eyes widened in terror, wanting to say something more.
Before she could speak again, Xiao Fan continued, “Take a deep breath. Don’t struggle. Dizziness is normal. As long as you die, it will be fine…”
As these cold words fell, Mu Ziyan felt a demonic palm press against her chest. A terrifying force surged through her wound and shattered her heart meridians.
Her vitality instantly dissipated.
Even at the moment of death, Mu Ziyan could not believe that Xiao Fan truly dared to kill her.
She was the biological daughter of the Southern Peace Marquis and the officially married Imperial Consort of the Seventh Prince.
Even if she had betrayed Lin Shiqi, he would not dare openly kill her.
Yet Xiao Fan had killed her openly inside Tranquil Radiance Prefecture in front of so many people.
She truly died with her eyes unwilling to close.
“Xiao Fan, you actually killed Ziyan?!!”
Lin Shiqi struggled to his feet, staring at Xiao Fan in shock. He had not expected him to truly act.
If this matter spread, the Southern Suppression King’s Manor and the Southern Peace Marquis’ estate might go to war.
“Who said she was killed by this heir?” Xiao Fan sneered. “She was clearly kicked to death by you. I recorded it just now.”
He then activated the Recording Stone.
The scene of Lin Shiqi losing control, cursing Mu Ziyan, and kicking her away appeared before them.
But this footage alone was enough to prove that Mu Ziyan might have been kicked to death by Lin Shiqi. Lin Shiqi and Old Man Tengmu felt their minds explode.
“Xiao Fan, you actually schemed against this prince?!!” Lin Shiqi roared.
It was obvious.
When Mu Ziyan framed Xiao Fan earlier, Xiao Fan had already decided to kill her.
That was why he had publicly released that Recording Stone to provoke Lin Shiqi into attacking her.
Even though Old Man Tengmu had preserved her life, Xiao Fan had secretly recorded everything and then personally delivered the final blow, placing Mu Ziyan’s death squarely on Lin Shiqi’s head.
When the Southern Peace Marquis learned that Lin Shiqi was responsible for Mu Ziyan’s death, all blame would fall on him, while Xiao Fan would remain completely uninvolved.
Damn it.
Today he had not only become a cuckold but also a complete scapegoat.
“You were the ones who came to Tranquil Radiance Prefecture to cause trouble. This heir is merely an innocent victim. Talking about scheming, does your conscience not hurt?” Xiao Fan sneered, then smiled faintly.
“However, there is no need to panic. Mu Ziyan’s love token undergarment with the Eighth Prince can be put to good use. I can also give you a copy of their adultery recording. Of course, the original Recording Stone and the footage of you killing Mu Ziyan will remain in my possession.”
“You can take the undergarment and the copy to vent your anger at your Eighth Imperial Brother. Whether you force him to join hands with you against other princes or the Southern Peace Marquis, or whether you use it for extortion, that is your business.”
“Of course, you may also use it to pressure the Southern Peace Marquis into helping you deal with other princes. How you use it depends on your own thoughts and actions.”
“But I advise you not to entertain crooked ideas or think about using them against me.”
“I hold the original Recording Stone and your life in my hands. If you anger me, I cannot guarantee that you will continue living comfortably…”
Hearing Xiao Fan’s words, Lin Shiqi, Lin Qingyan, and the others stared at him in shock.
They had never expected that in such a short moment, Xiao Fan would lay out several paths for Lin Shiqi.
Was this truly the so-called useless heir of the Southern Suppression King’s Manor?
His scheming and calculation were terrifying.