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Chapter 152 - 72: You Get Rid of It for Me!

Chapter 152: Chapter 72: You Get Rid of It for Me!

Mr. Mingyuan always felt that a brave Miner like Steve shouldn’t have ended his life so hastily, and considering the recent undercurrents at the Imperial Court, he suspected the minister had been assassinated by hostile forces or possibly encountered Endermen on his way home.

The news of the minister’s death had a profound impact on the Imperial Court; the Third Prince’s banquet ended early, and the Chamber of Commerce envoys from various planets returned to their rooms.

The palace was filled with the scent of conspiracy everywhere.

The news claimed the minister had committed suicide, but Mr. Mingyuan noticed that the number of palace patrols had doubled. He had planned to take a walk with Jiuyue on the small bamboo path to the north of the palace after dinner, but their faces were blinded twice by the strong flashlights within five minutes.

It was so bad that Jiuyue was almost incensed.

Everyone was tense, including the members of the patrol teams.

Although they confronted him with fierce demeanor, their legs were actually trembling.

Mr. Mingyuan didn’t consider himself or Jiuyue to have a fierce appearance to the extent of scaring people stiff with just a glance; the only reasonable explanation was that they had been informed the palace might have been infiltrated by dangerous elements.

But when Mr. Mingyuan inquired out of a desire to help, the patrollers were all evasive and even advised them not to stay out late at night to avoid unexpected incidents.

All the signs indicated the minister’s death was anything but a suicide, with all clues pointing to the mysterious Endermen.

Mr. Mingyuan didn’t like to cause trouble for others, so he took Jiuyue back to their room.

Compared to the bustling atmosphere of the afternoon, the corridor was eerily quiet. Mr. Mingyuan used his phone to tell Ning Ruyue to stay in her room tonight and not to go out, and soon received an affirmative response.

Ning Ruyue said she had been feeling unwell today and had been asleep since returning to her room until just now.

She had also seen the act of the minister being murdered and thought the matter suspicious. The Emerald Theater was too eager to define the incident, which made her suspect they were trying to cover something up.

Even though the minister died in front of the theater, inevitably tarnishing the reputation of Emerald, Ning Ruyue felt that in such times, one should be all the more careful in handling the situation.

"Mr. Mingyuan, are you very concerned about the minister’s matter?"

Jiuyue saw that Mr. Mingyuan was somewhat restless after returning to the room and asked.

"After all, he was a minister of the Imperial Court."

"I can help you investigate."

"You?"

"What, did you forget my title?"

Jiuyue puffed out her chest with pride, "I am Information Jiuyue, any matters related to intelligence are enough with just finding me."

The essence of Information Jiuyue and the identity of the Evil Spirit Queen are closely related; the Evil Spirit is the embodiment of human desires, existing in every corner of this world, the Imperial Court included.

Compared with other regions, most of the Imperial Court’s Evil Spirits hide in corners, observing everything from places unnoticed by people.

"But, to activate the Dream Technique, preparations are needed."

"Preparations?"

"First, you must clean your body to ensure you’re in optimal condition; second, you must fall into a deep sleep, so the state of slumber is particularly important. To put it simply, the success rate of falling asleep in an embrace increases by 75%."

"Where did that percentage come from?"

"I just made it up."

"The truth?"

"That’s the compensation for me running your errands."

Jiuyue held no interest in gold, silver, jewelry, and other extraneous possessions. The Fox Demon’s nature was to reap happiness, which is their universal "currency" for transactions; Mr. Mingyuan could exchange his happiness for her help anytime and anywhere.

Of course, just being happy without needing help is also possible, and even encouraged.

Now it was late at night, a long day was about to end, and she decided to put a perfect end to this day that was concluding.

As she spoke, she opened the gift box given by Cai Die on the bed, took out a white dress, and lined up the cosmetics on the bedside table in sequence.

"Mr. Mingyuan, tonight is the Fox Immortal Jiuyue."

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"You..."

Having not seen her for a long time, the person in the mirror hardly knew how to evaluate Jiuyue anymore.

Every day that fox demon was enjoying herself, leaving her alone here to sit on the cold bench. The formidable Evil Spirit Queen turned out to be a hands-off manager, with all the messy and tiring work dumped on her.

Whenever a new evil spirit from Yunlong City asked where their queen had gone, the person in the mirror could only dodge the question with evasive answers.

How could she tell them directly that their queen was rolling in the sheets with someone?

Not only would that destroy the queen’s majestic image, but it would also cause the people of Yunlong City to lose heart.

"Now that there’s trouble, you remember to come to me."

The reflection in the mirror gave a cold snort, expressing her dissatisfaction directly.

She had felt all along that Jiuyue’s plan was unreliable. At the beginning, Jiuyue kept saying she would get a firm grip on Duan Mingyuan, but in no time at all, she had given herself away completely. The evaluations the fox demon had of others now perfectly applied to herself.

And she dared look down on homebodies?

She was even easier to handle than a homebody!

"I’ll give you half an hour to complain."

With her mood very good, Jiuyue hummed a little tune and flopped down into a chair, facing the copper mirror and started to fuss with her hair.

The reflection gritted her teeth, "Knowing you’re beautiful, stop flaunting yourself in front of me!"

"Do I look good?"

Jiuyue still maintained the appearance of a Fox Immortal. She raised her eyebrows slightly, and the person in the mirror was so choked up that she couldn’t speak anymore and had to look away, refusing to make eye contact with Jiuyue again.

Jiuyue had originally thought that seduction techniques, like Ruihu’s blessings, were talents that required long-term cultivation, but she recently discovered they were more like an innate talent that fox demons were born with, which activated automatically upon reaching adulthood.

The reason it’s said ’upon reaching adulthood’ is because, according to current legal regulations, only adult fox demons are allowed to dual cultivate.

If one dual cultivates too early, although it can awaken the talent sooner, it also easily risks getting the dual cultivation partner thrown into jail by accident.

"You have 29 minutes left, I’m not in a hurry."

"Get to the point if you have something to say."

"Where have all the evil spirits from the Imperial Court hidden themselves? A minister has died, and Mr. Mingyuan thinks there is something fishy about it."

"Ha, Mr. Mingyuan," the person in the mirror mocked, "now the name rolls off your tongue without even a blush."

"What, you think the title is bad, you don’t like it?"

"I don’t like it."

"Well then, I guess there’s nothing I can do about you."

Feigning magnanimity, Jiuyue shrugged, "My husband asked for my help, how could I refuse?"

"You little—!"

The person in the mirror nearly spat out a mouthful of blood in anger; the fox demon had the audacity to flaunt her romance in front of her, and to do so rudely without any consideration for her feelings, shoving the PDA down her throat.

She didn’t want to know any of this.

As a single person, the person in the mirror had only one wish: that all lovers in the world would end up just as siblings—especially those fox demons who show off in front of others.

"If you don’t tell me now, I can keep talking about my husband and my affairs..."

"The sewers!"

The person in the mirror shouted angrily, "Now get lost!"