Tianyu Kingdom, the Manor of Prince Jing.
A sudden explosion of thunder shook the pitch-black sky.
Inside the room, the flashes of lightning and rolls of thunder illuminated a man’s face—furious, hideous, and terrifying.
“You wretched woman! Xiangyun already gave up the position of Princess Consort to you, yet instead of being grateful, you actually tried to kill her unborn child!”
Bai Jinshu collapsed to the floor in a panic, shaking her head desperately. “No… it wasn’t me. I didn’t push her…”
“I saw it with my own eyes, and even your own dowry maid said it was your doing. With such ironclad evidence, do you think I could possibly be wronging you?”
Ao Jing did not believe her explanation in the slightest. He drew a dagger, its blade glinting with a chilling light, and approached the cowering Bai Jinshu step by step.
“Now, the only way to save mine and Xiangyun’s child is to take your Heart’s Blood to use as medicine. Bai Jinshu, you brought this end upon yourself. You have no one else to blame.”
Take her Heart’s Blood for medicine?
Bai Jinshu’s eyes widened in shock, her face filled with disbelief.
Liu Xiangyun clearly intended to kill her.
And yet, he actually believed such a malicious scheme?
At that moment, Bai Jinshu felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing her heart with immense force. The pain was so intense she could hardly breathe.
This was the man she had traveled thousands of miles for, the man she had been determined to marry since she was a child.
She truly regretted it now. Why hadn’t she listened to her parents? Back then, she had gone as far as a hunger strike to force them to use a marriage alliance to send her to the Manor of Prince Jing in the Tianyu Kingdom.
He had left her to spend her wedding night alone. Less than three days after the wedding, he took a side consort. A year had passed, and yet she remained a virgin to this day.
Ten years of devotion had been met with nothing but cold-hearted betrayal.
Looking at the ruthless violence in Ao Jing’s eyes, Bai Jinshu could not stop herself from shrinking back in fear. Her face was covered in tears as she explained with a trembling voice, “Prince, please believe me. I really didn’t push her. My blood can’t cure illnesses either… please let me go…”
However, it was all in vain.
With bloodshot eyes, Ao Jing lunged forward and grabbed Bai Jinshu by the throat. “Don’t worry, my blade is fast. It won’t take your life. But if you are unfortunate enough to die, it will be a sacrifice you made willingly to atone for your mistakes. My Royal Father and the others will surely forgive your crime of harming the imperial bloodline!”
Bai Jinshu’s face was filled with horror. Despair and regret enveloped her entire body. Her slender neck was held in a death grip by his large hand; she wanted to speak, but not a single word could escape her lips.
Boom!
Lightning tore through the dark sky followed by a deafening roar of thunder as torrential rain began to pour.
A sharp, agonizing pain erupted in her chest.
In Bai Jinshu’s dilated pupils, the handsome face of Ao Jing was reflected, but her heart no longer held any of the joy it once had.
Ao Jing looked coldly at the woman who had already breathed her last, a hint of disgust and annoyance flashing in his eyes.
After a long moment, he crouched down to collect the blood. But the moment his hand touched Bai Jinshu’s clothes, his wrist was suddenly seized by her.
He looked up, only to meet a pair of eyes that were eerily cold and frost-like.
Not dead?
Ao Jing was startled. Before he could react, a slender hand swiftly pulled the dagger from her own chest. She bolted upright with all her strength and lunged at him with the blade, then grabbed his hair and slammed his head violently against the corner of the table.
“You!”
Ao Jing’s face was filled with shock and rage. Blood seeped from his forehead as his body slowly slumped over.
Pain…
Bai Jinshu had never been in this much pain in her entire life.
Her back felt as if it had been beaten with planks; her wounds were stuck to her clothes, and the tearing of her flesh made her want to curse out loud.
She came from the 22nd century—a member of the Guiluomen, a clan of reclusive doctors. A legendary figure in the medical world and the youngest Sect Leader in the history of her clan, she had independently developed the most advanced medical system in human history, the Heaven’s Eye, by the age of twenty-one. However, she was framed and schemed against by the senior brother she trusted most, who wanted to steal her achievements. In the end, she had perished along with him.
She never expected that after death, she would actually transmigrate into this princess sent for a marriage alliance.
The moment her consciousness returned, the memories of the original host flooded into her brain like a tide.
Bai Jinshu.
She actually had the same name.
She was the daughter of a Commandery Prince of the Great Jin Kingdom. Her mother had once been a princess of the Tianyu Kingdom who was sent to the Great Jin Kingdom for a marriage alliance. Now, she in turn had been sent back to the Tianyu Kingdom as a princess for the same purpose.
“?!”
So, she had married her own cousin?
And he was a two-faced, scumbag who favored a concubine over his wife!
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her wrist.
She lifted her hand to look. A brilliant purple light flashed across it, forming a faint mark before slowly disappearing.
This was…?
It was the Heaven’s Eye medical system she had developed herself!
Bai Jinshu was shocked.
Immediately after, shock turned into wild joy.
Her medical system had actually followed her soul into the host’s body. Incredible!
Before Bai Jinshu could figure out how it happened, her body began to heat up. It seemed the medical system had detected her injuries and immediately initiated self-repair mode.
Glancing at Ao Jing, who lay unconscious on the floor, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.
In her life, Bai Jinshu hated men who mistreated their wives the most, and murdering a wife was an even more heinous crime.
For now, she needed time to recover. She would put this grudge on the back burner for a moment.
After giving Ao Jing two vicious kicks, she pushed open the door and left into the storm.
The sound of the rain drowned out all noise as Bai Jinshu made her way toward the back gate of the manor.
Not long after she left, Liu Xiangyun became anxious and ordered two maids to check on the situation. When they reached the door, they found it wide open. The two rushed into the room and saw the Prince lying motionless on the floor, causing them to turn pale with fright.
“Guards! Someone, come quickly! The Prince is injured!”
The Prince was injured, and the Princess Consort had vanished.
The entire manor instantly exploded into chaos!