"You are Chu Yu?" Her expression was clearly one of disbelief, even fear, but then she continued, "No! Impossible! Chu Yu has been dead for a long time..."
Queen Yue, her hair disheveled and her expression wild, showed none of her former gentle demeanor. In fact, she looked somewhat terrifying.
Seeing Queen Yue's frenzied state, Qin Jiujiu's eyes were filled with disbelief. The look of terror on her face only worsened, and she kept murmuring words that Qin Jiujiu couldn't understand.
Gradually, Queen Yue began to beat her own head.
Qin Jiujiu slowly retreated to the side. Queen Yue was still holding a dagger, and one wrong move could injure her.
But Queen Yue seemed to notice Qin Jiujiu's movement. Despite her delirious state, she instinctively remembered her mission to kidnap Qin Jiujiu. Her dagger moved closer to Qin Jiujiu's waist; a slight shift inward and it would pierce her body.
Qin Jiujiu dared not move. Yue Bei Yang's cold eyes fixed on the dagger in Queen Yue's hand, having missed nothing of this action.
"You want to run?" her voice, like that of a vengeful spirit, whispered next to Qin Jiujiu's ear.
Wu Han quickly appeared at the doorway. Chu Ming, seeing Queen Yue suddenly return to her senses, a sinister glint flashed in his eyes. He then ordered Wu Han, "Have someone take good care of her! Just make sure she doesn't die!"
Wu Han quickly bowed. Chu Ming then said to Yue Bei Yang, "Will you handle this woman?"
Wu Han, having received the order, began to approach Queen Yue. Qin Jiujiu felt the dagger behind her press closer to her body. She panicked slightly, leaning forward.
Yue Bei Yang clenched his fists, his once fair and slender fingers now red. Wu Han clearly sensed the temperature around his master drop several degrees.
He knocked Queen Yue unconscious. The dagger clattered to the ground. Queen Yue was then carried into a secret chamber, where someone was already waiting for her!
Qin Jiujiu was already drenched in a cold sweat. She instinctively looked at Yue Bei Yang, only to find him looking back at her. She couldn't comprehend the complex emotions in his gaze.
Yue Bei Yang looked at him and replied to Chu Ming's question, "Naturally!"
Qin Jiujiu understood well that her current value lay solely in Xing Zhan. It seemed Xing Zhan now ruled the Moon King's Palace, and she was Xing Zhan's only daughter. Those with ulterior motives would naturally believe that through her, they might gain some advantage from Xing Zhan.
After all, the Moon King had passed away, and the succession was still unsettled. While Xing Zhan was a general of An Zhou, he was not of the Yue clan. If he were to ascend the throne rashly, it would be neither legitimate nor proper.
This was precisely why Xing Zhan wanted Qin Jiujiu to give birth to Yue Bei Yang's child!
He harbored ambitions of supporting his grandson as the heir, and then controlling the king to silence public opinion.
Unfortunately for him, Yue Bei Yang would not let him have his way.
He brought Qin Jiujiu to the Second Prince's chambers. With the Queen missing and Xing Zhan governing the Moon King's Palace despite his illness, Yue Bei Yang, as the Second Prince of An Zhou, was temporarily safe from Xing Zhan's actions.
However, Xing Ru's whereabouts could not be revealed to him. Therefore, Yue Bei Yang confined Qin Jiujiu to a secluded room, inaccessible to anyone.
After bringing her into the room, Yue Bei Yang prepared to leave. Qin Jiujiu quickly called him to a halt, "Can you do me a favor? I can't get out now, only you can help me..."
Seeing that Yue Bei Yang hadn't explicitly refused, Qin Jiujiu continued, "My maid, Ade, is dead..." She paused, then added, "She died for me. Queen Yue said she would throw her body to the dogs. Can you help me find her body? If you really can't find it, then help me build a grave for her..."
Upon hearing this, Yue Bei Yang turned to look at Qin Jiujiu. His face was cold, his probing gaze falling on hers.
"Then answer me a question first!"
"Xing Ru, who is Xie Jing? And who is the Second Young Master Xie?"
Although he had regained Yue Bei Yang's memories, during these days of recovery, his memories were very chaotic. He kept experiencing memories that clearly did not belong to him.
And Xing Ru, when he was amnesiac, had called him Xie Jing.
"The name Xie Jing came from your mouth. The Second Young Master Xie also came from your mouth. Why did you call me Xie Jing before?"
At this moment, Qin Jiujiu no longer wanted to weave lies. Since the illusion in the original plot was broken by Xie Jing, perhaps telling him the truth now would offer a turning point!
"You are Xie Jing! You are the second young master of the Xie family, a family of demon hunters. I am Qin Jiujiu, the eldest daughter of the Qin family from Shangyang Town!"
Yue Bei Yang listened, utterly confused. He moved closer to Qin Jiujiu, his eyes narrowing, "Are you trying to spin another story to fool me?"
He revealed a dangerous expression, a naked threat. Qin Jiujiu was not swayed and continued, "Believe it or not, everything that is happening here is an illusion. Once this illusion is broken, you will regain your past memories..."
Before Qin Jiujiu could finish, Yue Bei Yang interrupted her.
"You speak such absurdities, aren't you afraid I'll tell Chu Ming? He has the ability to make you speak the truth!"
This ability naturally referred to the witchcraft Chu Ming used, capable of torturing people until they revealed the truth.
Qin Jiujiu felt a suffocating frustration. She looked at Yue Bei Yang, suddenly changing her attitude, and said dismissively, "Believe it or not, it's up to you!"
She then walked to the bed and lay down on her own, ignoring him.
Seeing that he wouldn't get the answers he sought today, Yue Bei Yang no longer persisted. He flicked his sleeve and left the room.
Qin Jiujiu lay on her back, facing away from the door, feeling agitated. She didn't know how to break this illusion, and she had been confined in these sunless rooms for so long.
For the past two days, Qin Jiujiu had had no contact with anyone outside. Yue Bei Yang hadn't appeared, and she didn't know if he had listened to her previous request.
"Your Highness!"
It was Wu Han's voice.
Qin Jiujiu snapped back to attention and immediately walked to the door, looking outside.
Wu Han was standing at the doorway. They saw each other, and Qin Jiujiu also noticed the anxious look on Wu Han's face. Something must have happened to Yue Bei Yang!
"Wu Han, has something happened outside?"
Wu Han quickly said, "That day, the princess was captured by Xing Zhan's men. He used the princess's life to threaten the Second Prince into going alone to Biluo Cliff to trade his life for the princess's!"
Given Yue Bei Yang's affection for Yue Nan Sang, he would surely comply.
But if Yue Bei Yang died, this illusion could never be broken!