The Soldier King Becomes a Useless Little Girl

Chapter 249: Poisoning

Jin Chen’s face was clouded over.

"Oh, does Young Master Jin have some kind of method to deal with her?"

Chu Miaoyun probed tentatively.

She eagerly hoped that Murong Ziyue would make a mistake. As Chu Tianyi’s daughter, it was unfortunate that she did not inherit her father’s talent in Medical Skill and had to cultivate Martial Arts.

She had thought that with her beauty and strength, she would stun everyone in the Zixiao Palace Exam, but who knew Murong Ziyue would emerge out of nowhere.

First place in the Written Examination, crushing Jin Chen’s Martial Power, and with Murong Ziyue’s striking beauty, she suddenly became the most watched candidate in this session of the Zixiao Palace Exam, stealing all the limelight from Chu Miaoyun and others.

As for Xin Lin, who came second in the Written Examination, heh, she did not even catch Chu Miaoyun’s eye.

Chu Miaoyun’s feigned inquiry was also to stimulate Jin Chen into making a move against Murong Ziyue since she knew Jin Chen had some tricks up his sleeve because of the Third Prince.

Jin Chen looked around, chuckling dryly.

"You’ll know when the time comes."

With those words, Jin Chen left, mysteriously strutting into North Square.

At the entrance, Little Xinzhuo and Murong Ziyue entered together.

Seeing that Noon was approaching and Sister had yet to appear, Little Xinzhuo couldn’t help but look around anxiously.

"It’s Jin Chen."

Little Xinzhuo spotted Jin Chen at a glance.

Jin Chen cast a glance at Murong Ziyue, a cold smile forming at the corner of his mouth.

He walked leisurely to the side, and at this moment an eunuch came over.

Little Xinzhuo recognized him; he was the one who had followed Empress Feng yesterday.

Jin Chen whispered a few words to him.

"How is the matter progressing?"

"Rest assured, Young Master Jin, we’ve taken action as you instructed," said the little eunuch.

"Are you certain the poison will not be detected?"

Jin Chen was still somewhat uneasy.

This was his first time handling such a poisoning affair, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.

"Be at ease, the poison was provided by the Third Prince, colorless and tasteless. Even the person poisoned won’t realize they’ve been poisoned. It will take effect within half an hour."

The little eunuch nodded and bowed.

Jin Chen tossed him several taels of reward silver and hurried off.

When Xin Lin arrived, she happened to bump right into the little eunuch.

She glanced at Jin Chen, and with a cold snort, Jin Chen struck up a conversation with Chu Miaoyun and others.

"Sister, you finally made it."

Little Xinzhuo looked behind Xin Lin, not seeing the grey egg anymore.

He had found that grey egg adorably silly and really wanted to see it again.

"Ziyue, what did you eat this morning?"

Xin Lin looked at Murong Ziyue.

"Everything as usual."

Murong Ziyue remained her usual self, neither warm nor cold, but she would only talk with Xin Lin and her little brother.

After yesterday, the other candidates were respectful but kept their distance from Murong Ziyue, not daring to approach.

After Xin Lin reminded her, although Murong Ziyue was skeptical, out of respect for Xin Lin, she still paid attention.

She had inspected all the food and water with a silver needle, and nothing was amiss.

"Try circulating your True Qi again, see if there’s anything wrong?"

Xin Lin persisted, still not at ease.

Her foreknowledge couldn’t be wrong.

There must be something up with Jin Chen and that little eunuch.

Murong Ziyue felt that Xin Lin was making a big deal out of nothing. She circulated her True Qi, and found nothing out of the ordinary.

"Sister, don’t be paranoid. The Martial Arts Examination is about to begin."

Little Xinzhuo also thought his sister was being overly cautious.

Xin Lin had no choice but to follow behind the two, joining the other candidates entering North Square one after another.

In Xin Lin’s arms, within that "golden egg" Sealing Spirit Talisman, the Overlord Egg was having a blast.

This was its first time in a place with so many people.

(Excitement overload)

The Overlord Egg started to fidget restlessly.