Chapter 659: Was it Worth it to Him?

The Empress suddenly couldn’t stand such a cold Emperor Bei’yuan.

She raised her head and asked firmly: “You actually knew all along that I poisoned you with gu, right?”

Having been husband and wife for more than twenty years, she still had some understanding of him.

“Yes. I just want to completely severe our relationship as husband and wife.” Emperor Bei’yuan nodded calmly.

The Empress bit her lower lip tightly, then laughed aloud after a while, “When you’re cruel, you’re crueller than anyone else.”

People who could be ruthless to themselves were the truly ruthless ones. She suddenly realised that she seemed to have never understood him after more than twenty years. Just what did she miss?

“Whatever you think. From now on, you’re just an insignificant person to zhen.”

Emperor Bei’yun pinched the centre of his brows wearily, “I will decree to abolish the Empress. If you don’t want to go down the path with your beloved First Imperial Prince, then go and stay in the cold palace for the rest of your life.”

“You can’t treat me like this.” The Empress’s eyes revealed a bit of panic, “Why are you so heartless?”

The people present really couldn’t understand the Empress’s brain circuits. She obviously acted recklessly by taking advantage of Emperor Bei’yuan’s favour, then instead harmed Emperor Bei’yuan. What qualifications did an ingrate have to blame Emperor Bei’yuan for being heartless and ruthless.

Lou Mu Yan didn’t sympathise with the Empress. Such a woman was blinded by love. The man who truly loved her in his heart was harmed by her wantonly, seeking Emperor Bei’yuan’s love and taking it for granted, but never giving back.

Yet for a man who pretended to love her and took advantage of her, she would give up everything for him. This was called being a bitch.

When a man loved you, he could do everything to hold you tenderly in the palm of his hand, but when he was cruel, he could be regarded as cold—however, Lou Mu Yan supported Emperor Bei’yuan’s approach.

“Send the Empress to the cold palace, never to be allowed to step out of the palace gate.” Emperor Bei’yuan ignored the Empress’s words and directly ordered a golden-clothed deacon.

“As ordered!”

“No, you can’t do this to me, no, you…”

After the Empress was taken away, Emperor Bei’yuan said to Lou Mu Yan and the white-clothed elderly man from the Alchemy Pagoda apologetically, “Today, we have truly troubled you two.”

Then he looked at Lou Mu Yan and thanked: “Thank you for miss’s kindness in curing the gu, zhen will ensure to repay you.”

“Sure! The payment will be grade 8 spiritual herbs and high-quality spiritual stones.” Lou Mu Yan smiled bluntly: “As for the amount, Emperor Bei’yuan, you can decide.”

Emperor Bei’yuan obviously didn’t expect Lou Mu Yan to give such a blunt and unceremonious answer. He was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: “Young Miss is truly a straightforward person. Zhen will ask eighth brother to send the payment to Young Miss after zhen has dealt with some private affairs in the palace.”

“Sure, then we won’t prevent Emperor Bei’yuan from resting any longer.” Lou Mu Yan stood up and said goodbye.

“Zhen indeed has some inconveniences today, so Young Miss and the others will be invited to the palace to chat another day.” Emperor Bei’yuan smiled gently.

“Sure!”

“I’ll see you off then.” Fei Yan Chen said.

“No need, you can stay to accompany Emperor Bei’yuan.” Lou Mu Yan refused with a smile.

“Alright then, I’ll come find you after I’m done.” Fei Yan Chen said after a pause.

“Mm, we’ll leave first.”

After Lou Mu Yan and the others left, the white-clothed elderly man from the Alchemy Pagoda also left.

After leaving the palace gate, the white-clothed man smiled and said to Lou Mu Yan: “Young Miss’s medical sills are excelling. Your alchemy skills must also be extraordinary. I wonder if you’re interested in visiting the Alchemy Pagoda?”

“If there’s a chance, I’ll go.” Lou Mu Yan replied with a smile: “Senior is broad-minded and respectable, but you don’t quite have eyes for accepting disciples.”

The white-clothed man smiled meaningfully and said: “I’ve let Young Miss watch a joke.”

“Senior, until we meet again.” Lou Mu Yan smiled.

“Until we meet again.” The white-clothed elderly man stroked his beard and nodded.

After Lou Mu Yan and the others disappeared, the white-clothed man looked at the pale young man behind him and said: “You can return.”

“Master, don’t you want Disciple anymore?” The young man raised his head, unreconciled, and said: “Just because my paternal aunt was thrown into the cold palace by Emperor Bei’yuan? With how much Emperor Bei’yuan loves my aunt, she will soon be released from the cold palace.”

“What does that have to do with this old man?” The elderly man in white said coldly: “The Empress insisted on sending you to this old man to learn alchemy, but this old man has never admitted that we are Master and Disciple. Your temperament is too impetuous and you are not suited to being an alchemist.”

If it weren’t that he owed a favour to the Empress’s grandfather, he wouldn’t have agreed to teach this person alchemy, and he didn’t expect to even cause a scandal in the imperial family.

“You take care of yourself.” The white-clothed elderly man disappeared in place after speaking.

The young man clenched his fists tightly but had no choice but to hurry home to report what happened today.

After returning to the second mansion, Mu’rong Yu sighed and said: “That Empress was truly vicious. Emperor Bei’yuan is quite pitiful.”

It wouldn’t feel good to be cuckolded by his beloved woman.

“Emperor Bei’yuan has a problem with his eyesight.” Bing Ji pursed his lips and said.

Although the Empress was indeed pretty, but her temperament was just too awful.

“What I can’t understand is was it worth it to him?” Mu’rong Yu said, puzzled: “He obviously knew that ingrate poisoned him with gu, so why suffer it?”

Others didn’t understand either—was it because he loved her so deeply that he could even tolerate this?

“No, it was worth it for Emperor Bei’yuan.” Lou Mu Yan said leisurely.

“Why? Mu Yan, tell us.” Mu’rong Yu begged for an explanation.

“Emperor Bei’yuan should’ve done this just to renounce love and sever mortal roots to pursue the Great Path.” Lou Mu Yan paused, then said: “He will completely give up on the Empress after he almost died, and he will not encounter heart demons when he attempts to advance to Unification Realm in the future.

“And I’m certain, even if I didn’t save him today, he might wake up after a while.” Lou Mu Yan continued.

“Why? Wouldn’t it require the Empress’s blood closest to her heart to save him?” Mu’rong Yu asked.

“He should’ve ordered someone to act in secret, not only to severe the love for his Empress, but also to test out the position of other people.” Lou Mu Yan replied.

The deep scheming of Emperor Bei’yuan must’ve been planned long ago, but she still admired his way of ‘backing himself into a corner of no escape only to come out as the victor’. After all, if a certain part of the link went wrong, he would’ve become the living dead.

“Was Fei Yan Chan also included in the tested?” Mu’rong Yu wasn’t stupid, and he understood immediately upon hearing Lou Mu Yan’s words.

“Don’t know, maybe, maybe not. I see that his concern for Fei Yan Chen didn’t seem to be fake.” Lou Mu Yan shrugged.

Since ancient times, many Emperors were filled with suspicions of others. She wasn’t sure whether Emperor Bei’yuan had the purpose of testing Fei Yan Chen while he was at it or not, but presumably after this incident, he’d be completely relieved of Fei Yan Chen.

“True.” Mu’rong Yu nodded, and no longer cared about the affairs in the Bei’yuan Palace.

Lou Mu Yan said with a smile: “Either way, I benefited is all.”

She believed that the rewards sent by Emperor Bei’yuan wouldn’t be too small. She needed grade 8 spiritual herbs desperately right now.

That night, when Lou Mu Yan was cultivating, suddenly, a murderous aura seeped in from outside the courtyard. She opened her eyes with understanding.