34 The Perpetrator

At first, she was very ecstatic when she thought about Ning Xiao Wan's death. She no longer has any obstacles blocking her path to become Prince Shen's wife, his princess consort.

However, seeing her father emperor was so mad that his ears were red from fuming out steams upon hearing the 'good' news, she felt slightly guilty. Yet, she was still enthusiastic to properly hear it until she heard it. Instantly, her gleeful mood rotated a complete perfect 180 degrees around the mood circle.

'Isn't it only Ning Xiao Wan that would be killed? Why is it that the entire Ning Family is gone!?'

After consoling Tang Tian out if his frantic fury, Tang Rue rushed out of the palace to find her master.

"Master, what happened to the whole Ning Family?"

Lu Shan turned to look at his witless disciple that hadn't even figure out that she was just a pawn for him. The disdain and contempt in his eyes were visible, but Tang Rue was so nervous and anxious that she failed to notice it. The men that he sent to execute the Ning Family didn't come back but another one of his men went there to check; it was indeed destroyed.

"Did you not hear, my disciple?"

Tang Rue stared at his back agitatedly. "They're all dead, why?"

Lu Shan laughed like his heard something amusing, "I did this for you."

For her?

"My dear disciple loves her Prince Shen so very much, right? Ning Xiao Wan is dead, but let's say she's not." He strode towards her as he continued, "We'll say that Ning Xiao Wan was the one that murdered her family and fled. When your beloved husband-to-be heard the news, he'll be disgusted just by hearing her name."

With Lu Shan's explanation, Tand Rue's agitation flew away in a flash.

So what if Ning Xiao Wan is dead? She wanted that slut's name to be smeared and trampled on by everyone in this kingdom. Only then would she feels triumphant.

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With the news of the Ning Family was murdered by their own adopted niece spread throughout Qianyu Kingdom within one week of time. Virtually everyone in Qianyu Kingdom began to hate Zhu Xiao Wan for slaying the family that took her and her brother in.

People cursed her; how poisonous she was to slaughter her benefactor's family, how vicious she was to kill her own brother. They execrated her for being a monster, a vile creature that had a venomous heart for killing her own kin, an abhorrent being.

It was rumored that Zhu Xiao Wan was against the marriage engagement she had with Prince Shen, hence, she killed the Ning Family and her brother for forcing her. The fact that she did not want to be Prince Shen's princess consort alone was enough for the girls and women to curse and scold her for being too narcissist and arrogant.

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While all of this disturbance was rousing outside, Zhu Xiao Wan was recuperating peacefully in Prince Shen's Manor.

Listening to the report from Yin Yi, Song Hui Yao snorted in derision. How humorous the rumor without was. Since when was there an engagement between Zhu Xiao Wan and him?

Song Hui Yao picked himself up from his seat and walked to the manor's cleanest grassland. Upon the healthy and green grass that swayed from side to side by the soft wind sat a young girl. The young girl had beautiful silver hair; without any hairpin, it streamed down her shoulders and back like a waterfall. She sat there on the grass motionlessly like a marvelous sculpture that was carved by the land best sculptor.

"I just heard something really mirthful outside."

While Zhu Xiao Wan was listening to him, she did not move until she heard him said, "Rumors about you having an engagement with me is stirring in the Capital."

She stiffened as she questioned, "I had an engagement with you?"

Song Hui Yao laughed, "And it also said that you were against it so you killed the Ning Family."

Zhu Xiao Wan turned her head around to face him, "Take me to the Thousand Rain Sect tomorrow."

He observed her flawless face then the lacklustre eyes, "Okay."