Chapter 1012: Chapter 112: A Sad Death_1 Chapter 1012: Chapter 112: A Sad Death_1 Lin Shimo sighed softly, “Overlooked a single detail.”

“Not at all.” Jiang Ning wrinkled her cute little nose, “Dean Lin, you didn’t overlook this loophole. You’re just too proud to use ordinary arrows.”

Lin Shimo laughed, “I didn’t expect the Empress to understand me so well.”

“After all, you are the one trying to kill me.”

“An ordinary arrow is not suitable for a remarkable person like you, Your Highness.” Lin Shimo said a bit flirtatiously.

“Pah,” Jiang Ning spat. “Whether it’s a gold arrow or a silver arrow, do you think death would feel any better?”

Li You shouted in a fit, “Lin Shimo, you madman! When will you put down your lofty attitude! If you had just used an ordinary arrow back then, this wouldn’t have happened!”

Slap!

Lin Shimo slapped him across the face from a distance, saying coldly, “It’s none of your business what I do.”

Li You was taken aback.

“If I lost, I lost. I don’t care.” Lin Shimo said casually. “In a few years, when you’re all dead, I’ll come back.”

“Are you so confident that you can escape today?” asked Jiang Ning.

“Yes,” smirked Lin Shimo. “Even if your little stutterer comes, he wouldn’t be able to stop me.”

“Oh, so Gucheng won’t work. But what about Mantanghong?”

“What?”

“It’s a kind of poison.” Jiang Ning explained. “It’s beautifully named, but the death it causes is ugly.”

“Oh, I don’t like that.”

“Well, you don’t get a choice.” Jiang Ning smiled, “you’ve already been poisoned.”

“Impossible!” Lin Shimo finally lost his composure.

“Dean Lin, you’re proficient in astronomy, geography and medicine, why don’t you check your own pulse?”

Immediately, Lin Shimo checked his own pulse. Moments later, his face went pale. He glared at Jiang Ning, “When did you…ah, the soup!”

“Not everyone is worthy of the soup from my royal kitchen.”

Jiang Ning tilted her head, pinching an arrowhead, “This is a special preparation I made to thank you for your arrowhead, Dean Lin.”

Lin Shimo: “So, since the day I returned to the palace….”

“I was overjoyed, the opportunity for revenge had delivered itself to me.” Jiang Ning rubbed her hands, “I had been agonizing over whether I should disguise myself and personally go to the Academy to become your student, then bring about your downfall.”

Lin Shimo: “…”

Li Hongyuan shook his head, “You already knew she was exceptionally intelligent, why would you still provoke her. Never offend a woman, especially a beautiful and intelligent one.”

Jiang Ning glared at him discontentedly, “I’m avenging your concubine mother too, why can’t you appreciate it?”

“What?” Li You asked unintentionally.

“Li You, was it Lin Shimo that encouraged you to make the Empress kill Concubine Jin?” Jiang Ning asked.

“…” Li You glanced at Lin Shimo but didn’t reply.

Jiang Ning nodded, “That’s right. Therefore, the Mantanghong poison that I asked Gulin to modify for me is a 2.0 version of the poison you used on Concubine Jin. It’s odorless, tasteless, and delayed in effect, specially tailored for Dean Lin. Guaranteed to let you experience every bit of Concubine Jin’s pain.”

Lin Shimo suddenly reached out to grab her, “Give me the antidote!”

His speed was terrifying.

But, no matter how fast a person can be, he is never faster than a hidden weapon.

Jiang Ning flicked her wrist and a handful of silver needles flew out, accurately hitting Lin Shimo.

Lin Shimo was completely unprepared for her to have a hidden weapon.

Jiang Ning proudly raised her hand, “Pay you back in your own coin, utterly fair.”

Lin Shimo died.

His death was ugly.

Jiang Ning felt regret, even a little sad.