Chapter 889: Chapter 706: Unable to Live, Unable to Die! (Part 2)
“Are you willing to die?” Gu Changsheng glanced coldly at Madam Zheng, casually dropping this line. A person with such a treacherous heart, obsessed with power, could hardly be willing to die just like that.
This change came too quickly for everyone to accept, even Borjigin Nian and Yue Xilou were startled by Gu Changsheng’s response.
Yet Madam Zheng’s expression changed, just as Gu Changsheng said, she was not willing to die, she was not willing to just die like this!
However, Gu Changsheng obviously had no intention of letting it go. With a faint smile on her lips, she slowly approached Madam Zheng.
Madam Zheng was stunned by Gu Changsheng’s actions, retreating continuously, her face showing a trace of panic, her heart leaping. Instinctively, she found the woman before her too dangerous, “You… What do you want? Don’t come any closer!”
“What do I want to do? You refuse to die, and I don’t want you to die just yet…” Gu Changsheng spoke lightly while watching Madam Zheng retreat step by step, eventually collapsing unsteadily to the ground. She leaned over, showing her snow-white little teeth in a very comfortable smile.
Madam Zheng’s heart trembled, shaking her head and retreating backward.
“Thus, I want to make you unable to live, unable to die, a fate worse than death!” Gu Changsheng said with a cheerful smile.
“No!” Madam Zheng was so frightened her soul nearly left her, suddenly recalling her current predicament—this woman in front of her was a master!
But Gu Changsheng gave her no time to struggle, in the next moment, she mercilessly raised her hand, striking Madam Zheng.
This palm strike seemed effortless, but it was followed by the sound of bones breaking throughout Madam Zheng’s body!
“Ah!” Madam Zheng on the ground screamed with heart-wrenching pain, her voice echoing through the grand hall, traveling far.
“Ouch! Looks painful!” Behind Gu Changsheng, Borjigin Nian shuddered sympathetically, “That bone must be ground to powder, right?”
“Ahh!” Madam Zheng continued to howl in agony.
“How could that be?” When Gu Changsheng heard Borjigin Nian’s voice, she lightly responded, turning back to raise an eyebrow at her, “If the bones were ground to powder, the nerve endings would also be damaged, and she wouldn’t feel the pain. How could a gentle person like me let her live without pain?”
She intended to make her suffer heart-wrenching pain, yet be unable to commit suicide!
Upon hearing this, Borjigin Nian awkwardly touched her nose, looking at Madam Zheng with a trace of pity, “Tragic! So tragic! Calculating against my senior brother is one thing, but to provoke Gu Changsheng, Madam Zheng, did you never inquire about her reputation for being fearless? How could she possibly compromise in front of you?”
No matter how connected their lives were, as long as Madam Zheng didn’t die, her elder brother would be fine. Madam Zheng’s pain wouldn’t affect her senior brother at all, which is why Gu Changsheng acted so ruthlessly. Tsk tsk… It’s so painful just to watch!
Under the slow crushing of Gu Changsheng’s inner strength, Madam Zheng’s aged face was twisted and distorted, her words became indistinct amid the agonizing pain. Even wanting to bite her tongue and end her life was an impossible feat, for her jawbone was too immobile for such actions, not to mention her limbs?
“You… You…” Broken and muddled words, stuttered out from Madam Zheng’s twisted mouth, she glared at the stunningly beautiful woman in front of her, unable to do anything, completely powerless!
For the first time in her life of constant scheming, Madam Zheng encountered such a catastrophe, everything beyond her calculations. She had not expected Gu Changsheng to actually dare lay hands on her, did she fear not the endless criticisms of the world?
“I know what you are thinking now…” Gu Changsheng slowly retracted her hand, waved her scarlet-golden sleeve, and spoke with a smile, “Are you worried that my action against you would bring Zhou Mu and me into accusations of unfilial behavior? Heh… You overthink. I, Gu Changsheng, have never cared about how others perceive or talk about me. What people say doesn’t concern me. How future generations judge has nothing to do with this lady! If one cannot enjoy life to its fullest, what’s the point of living? Words are spoken by others, they will say what they want, but if I want to kill you, no one under heaven can protect you. However, I will not personally kill you because you are Zhou Mu’s biological mother, I will not drag him or myself into accusations of unfilial behavior!”
As she spoke, Gu Changsheng waved to the Female Imperial Forest Army beside her, “Take her away for me, she must not die yet, let her live for now!”
“As you command!” The Female Imperial Forest Army, hearing this, immediately hauled up the pitiable Madam Zheng lying on the ground, complying with the order.
Dragging the living but wishing for death Madam Zheng outside, Gu Changsheng then turned and proceeded toward the Dragon and Phoenix Chair on the Nine-Layer throne. Midway, she looked back at Madam Zheng, who had yet to withdraw from the great hall, and spoke in a deep voice, “Madam Zheng, eventually, you will die at the hands of the son you strove to empower, your suspicions will become reality, I will ensure it!”
Weak from head to toe, submerged in heart-wrenching pain, yet Madam Zheng’s mind remained incredibly clear. Hearing these words, she frantically struggled, being dragged out, “You… Eeeaa…”
But the words she spoke were already incoherent…
She truly could not live nor die!
Seeing that their Emperor had turned back to the Dragon and Phoenix Chair after saying this, without further comments, the Female Imperial Forest Army dared not delay and promptly withdrew with Madam Zheng.
“Ah, yet another walking corpse under my command, just like Sima Liancheng of old!” Lying back on the Dragon and Phoenix Chair, Gu Changsheng rested her head in her hand, rubbing her temple with a look of vexation, “I’m such a gentle person, forced to do unkind things—indeed deserving! But what a pity…”