91 Sleeping With One Eye Open (2/2)

No wonder his powers were so raw and oppressive. Hongyue had to combine an additional layer of strength to her barrier in order to avoid getting burned to a crisp. She saw his face at that time. He held no sign of fear or trauma. In fact, he seemed to thrive in the fire and loved the scorching flames.

Oh~

Did she just figure something out?

As for Jiayi now...Hongyue sighed.

She might have pulled a trick or two to keep it as realistic as possible. That pervert might not be able to wake up until after 2-3 days later.

Good.

She didn't want to keep seeing his face anyway. It would be a nice break.

Her eyes returned to their standard color as she reconsidered her plan.

Starting the fire was critical. One: it provided a cover for both her and Jiayi. Two: it destroyed the dead bodies along with the bloody evidence and three: the fire was to steer the finger at the Empress.

Numerous unknown players targeted her as the primary target, and since their goals overlapped, it would be reasonable they might operate together to harm her. The only thing that is restraining them from assisting each other was the Emperor.

Because of the Emperor's protection, no one dared to carelessly harm her and could only resort to underhand schemes and pulled in the others to cover it up.

This time, the Empress seemed to be devised as a coverup.

But what about next time?

Since they wanted to play dirty, she might as well play dirty with them. The risk was her life, and she still wanted to live longer than them. So why not just pit the schemers together? In any case, the Empress was not a fool. With Hongyue's story, along with the possible title of a grave crime of killing not only the stupid eldest miss but a royal prince held over her head, there was no doubt the Empress would know who to take action agianst.

At that time, Hongyue would just have to watch and observe.

Turning to the aide that was lying on the ground, Hongyue smiled and clapped her hands twice.

<Wake up, my servant>