Yang Mengchen had already guessed it would be like this, for she remembered Xiong Lizheng was always duplicitous, deceiving the entire Huangsha Village with his facade, "I too discerned something from Xiong Lizheng's words just now. As for what the truth is, let's have Xiong Lizheng speak for himself. However, no matter what I ask or say later, none of you should interrupt."

"Whoever interrupts Ah Jiu, this prince will definitely not spare their life!" Seeing the burning dark light in Yang Mengchen's eyes, Long Xuanmo knew she must have a full plan.

Once the prince had spoken, no one else dared to dissent and immediately fell silent, fearing that interrupting Yang Mengchen would result in execution; suddenly, the reception hall became as quiet as death, as if even the air had frozen.

Mo Yun and a few Hidden Guards simply sealed the acupoints of those dozen or so young men, to prevent them from speaking up for Xiong Lizheng and getting themselves implicated when the prince's wrath was incited.

Rising to her feet, Yang Mengchen slowly approached Xiong Lizheng and squatted beside him.

She discreetly sprinkled some colorless and odorless powder under Xiong Lizheng's nose (after Weichi Kong left, she had developed many drugs and instructed the Youming Palace People to covertly send them to Weichi Kong through special means; she also carried many drugs with her for emergencies), took out several thick and long Black Needles, quietly removed the ones she had previously thrown, and as Xiong Lizheng was between consciousness and unconsciousness, she took one of his hands and fiercely stabbed a thick and long Black Needle deep into the tip of his middle finger, stopping only when the needle felt like it touched bone.

Even though Xiong Lizheng was ultimately unable to escape death, before he died, she wanted to make him taste a fate worse than death. This was the price for forcing her family to suffer!

Long Xuanmo watched Yang Mengchen intently, his pupils suffused with a faint smile and indulgence.

Others either stared with wide eyes at the formidable Yang Mengchen or timidly looked away; everyone instinctively tightened their fists. As the saying goes, "each finger is connected to the heart," and they felt as if the thick and long Black Needle was piercing their own fingertips, causing heart-piercing pain.

"Ah..."

The intense and sharp pain jolted Xiong Lizheng awake, and when he saw Yang Mengchen coldly staring at him, then noticed her holding the thick Black Needle in one hand and his hand in the other, with a portion of the Black Needle protruding from the tip of his middle finger, pain shot from the fingertip to his heart, filling him with terror and confusion.

What had happened? Why would Ninth Sister Yang torture him like this? Wouldn't the prince stop her?

He remembered. Earlier, Ninth Sister Yang and Shen Chang'an had falsely accused him of being relatives with Prefect Su, and after he had vehemently denied it, he suddenly became unable to speak. Then that malicious Ninth Sister Yang even asked the prince to arrest the people who had come with him for interrogation, and the prince had agreed.

Later, someone said that the Shen family and the villagers had arrived, and before he had a chance to be glad, he suddenly lost consciousness. Could something else have happened after he passed out? And why did none of the villagers speak up when they saw Ninth Sister Yang treating him this way?

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Xiong Lizheng hurriedly looked around and indeed saw his seventh uncle, the Clan Leader, three Elders, and many villagers present. But they were either watching coldly or averting their eyes, not a single person speaking up to stop it, and even those he had brought with him were indifferent. Despair and fear instantly overwhelmed him.

"Listen well, Xiong Lizheng, the prince has already uncovered all your crimes, and the evidence is irrefutable. Your family has been taken into custody, and the prince has decided to execute you and your family by beheading in public tomorrow!" Yang Mengchen intentionally said this to scare Xiong Lizheng. Coupled with the effects of the drug, his mind collapsed, prompting him to confess the truth.

Upon hearing this terrible news, Xiong Lizheng indeed felt his soul scatter in terror, "No! Please..."

Heart filled with despair, Xiong Lizheng didn't bother to think that, with so much wrongdoing, even if the prince was incredibly capable, it was impossible to have found out everything so quickly. So he couldn't hold on any longer and once again passed out.

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