285 The Female Prime Minister and the Remains of the Immortal Venerable (7000 word chapters)
Jinling City.
When the rebels broke through the city, Jinling was in chaos.
After that, they were massacred by Long Xiang's army again, and there was no more order.
Now that the regent has established the new emperor, the first major task is to reorganize the court and establish the outline of the court.
Jinling City is already in ruins.
Only the Imperial City and a few other places are relatively well preserved.
Moreover, Jinling City was close to the southern vassal front line and was threatened by enemy troops.
Such Jinling City, as the capital of the country, is of no benefit to the regent.
In order to move the capital smoothly, but also to stabilize the rule and deal with the mountain of government affairs, the regent and his staff drafted a new list of officials.
The first thing that needs to be considered is the Prime Minister, who is the head of all officials...
The regent intends to make Qin Jing, the current head of the Qin family, prime minister.
She is the eldest daughter of the famous prime minister Qin Shuzheng, and is now the head of the Qin family in Jinling. Her status is enough to convince everyone.
At the same time, because of her status as a woman, she is destined to encounter greater obstacles. She cannot be as powerful as the previous prime ministers, so she needs to rely more on the support of the regent.
Moreover, Qin Jing had a good relationship with the Regent in private, and she had secretly expressed her obedience to the Regent's rule.
On the other hand, Qin Jing also hated Da Qian. She believed that Da Qian had deliberately used the Jinling family, her father, and brothers as victims to deal with the immortals.
And, the most icing on the cake is that Qin Jing is very capable and can cope with the current situation where many talents are in ruins.
Since the death of Qin Shuzheng and Qin Chechu, Qin Jing has become the new head of the Qin family and the first female head of a noble family in the world today.
Even in Northern Xinjiang, a country with strong folk customs and open ideas, the Queen Mother Wanyan Lingxu still relied on the puppet young king to legally control the government... using a more euphemistic method.
Qin Jing, on the other hand, walked directly to the stage.
There were many small families that were originally attached to the Qin family, but after Qin Jing became the head of the family, under the instigation of careerists, they switched to other aristocratic families.
Suddenly, the Qin family, the former head of the Jinling family, continued to decline.
But Qin Jing was not affected at all.
She took the opportunity to start drastic family reforms and reversed this change.
At the beginning, when faced with the accusations from many elders of the Qin family, Qin Jing said bluntly——
"The Qin family has been suffering from abuses for hundreds of years. The family business and institutions are bloated and complex, and there are countless branches that use the name of the Qin family to defraud people."
"...Although the Qin family has not yet fully shown its decline, if things go on like this, in the next few decades, the Qin family will surely be destroyed."
"...Anyway, these people are just worms in my Qin family. Let's just take this opportunity to get rid of them all without stopping and correct the shortcomings of the Qin family for many years."
Under Qin Jing's kindness and power, both soft and hard, the elders and backbones of the family gradually became convinced of her.
But Qin Jing's subsequent methods allowed more people to see this woman, who was no less elegant than Prime Minister Qin back then.
It was from this that the Qin family reached a new level of prosperity, and it still stands strong in the Jinling family.
When the regent's order "appointing the prime minister" was conveyed to the Qin Mansion, Qin Jing happily accepted it.
She will be the first female prime minister in the world and the first female prime minister in history.
This is something destined to go down in history.
In addition, many people from other Jinling families are on this list of officials.
The Jinling family was abandoned by the Daqian royal family, and suffered years of suppression. The royal party was in chaos, and their hatred for Daqian far outweighed their loyalty.
And there are many capable people in the Jinling family.
This is the most appropriate.
Except for Qin Jing who serves as the prime minister, the remaining six ministers and ministers include Gu Beiju, Cen Qianhui and other former leaders of the Jinling family; as well as Chen Danyang, Lai Junchen and other senior officials of the former Yanbei Palace.
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Jiang Jie and other well-known local people who supported the regent were also invited to serve as officials in the court.
A new court, a court subordinate to the regent, was born.
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Outside Jinling City.
Purple Mountain Peak.
On that day, Jinling City was destroyed.
The rebels of the feudal lord invaded the city.
The new emperor Zhao Lingrui is determined to die.
The main force of the Zhenbei Army is still in Xuzhou; Ye Changtian's troops are about to reach the north bank of the Yangtze River; the troops of Li Mieling and Long Tao have already taken warships to attack the city along the river.
The leader of the secret door at the time, the "Boss", led the remaining spies of the secret door to gather at the top of the Purple Mountain Mountain.
They came to seek refuge with the Supreme Emperor Zhao Purui in an attempt to reorganize the country.
When they first arrived at the top of the Forbidden City, they found that it was already a desolate ruin.
"Boss" and others thought that the rebels of the feudal lord had arrived here first, destroyed and slaughtered them, and immediately they were left with no master.
But then, the national master Yan Fei suddenly appeared out of thin air.
The ruins in front of them, with Yan Fei's movements, transformed back into the original majestic view of the Imperial Master.
The "boss" and others only found out later——
It turns out that the ruins that I and others saw at that time were all protective illusions cast by the national master Yan Fei, which confused the feudal king and the rebels, and also confused them.
The "boss" immediately realized that the rumored demon master Yan Fei was not the useless demon he had imagined, relying on his beauty to seduce the monarch.
She is much more powerful than she originally expected.
Wait until you enter the view.
"Boss" and other secret door forces began to work for the Supreme Emperor Zhao Purui.
Under Yan Fei's deliberate push, the "boss" accidentally learned the true cause of death of the former prince Zhao Lingfeng.
The "boss" couldn't believe it at the time.
After the "boss" came to his senses, he was greatly disappointed with Zhao Purui like this.
Privately, the former prince Zhao Lingfeng had the kindness to know and support the "boss";
Yu Gong and the former prince Zhao Lingfeng were dedicated to serving the country and the people and treated others with kindness.
But Zhao Purui still gave the prince death.
The "boss" knows this now.
Now, Jinling City has fallen, the Holy Emperor is no longer around, and the "boss" has lost hope for Daqian's future.
The "boss" even doubted himself. He didn't know if he should not have brought Wang Zhaomin back.
He had the intention of leaving the court and traveling far away from home.
At this time, National Master Yan Fei found him again.
Yan Fei asked the "boss" for some information about the old emperor.
The "boss" was keenly aware of Yan Fei's abnormality.
He felt that Yan Fei seemed to have an ulterior motive.
but……
Yan Fei understood the "boss"'s thoughts.
She gave the "boss" the money and a place he needed.
On the one hand, he was disappointed with Da Qian and Zhao Purui, and on the other hand, he was surprised by Yan Fei's magic power that day.
final,
Driven by interests,
In order to be able to travel far away, the "boss" betrayed the Holy Emperor Zhao Purui.
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Early March of the first year of Chengye.
Inside Jinling City.
The new emperor Zhao Yuanhong ascended the throne not long ago.
The regent directs the government.
Within the imperial court, it was agreed to move the capital, establish six ministries, and send envoys from the Rong Kingdom in the Western Regions. All matters were in full swing.
Outside the imperial court, the allied forces of the vassal kings had already been intimidated and driven to the south of Jinling.
Zhu Gongqi, Guo Wei, Guo Siyuan, Yan Xiao and many other generals of the Zhenbei Army also followed the regent's order and led their troops south to confront the vassal coalition forces and to guard against the vassal coalition forces from the north.
Long Tao saw the current situation clearly and agreed to recruit him as the naval commander.
He has been washed in a golden basin ever since
He and some naval generals led the water thieves to Poyang Lake to train troops, striving to achieve strict military discipline and no longer have the habit of water thieves.
Li Mieling, Ye Changtian and Nan Chuanyue led their troops to stay in Jinling.
In the Medicine King Valley in Hedong, Yao Yingran, Zhao Linglong and the Leng brothers also brought a large number of doctors to Jinling, and together with the doctors accompanying the Zhenbei Army, they helped treat the wounded and guard against possible plagues.
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Jinling Palace.
Qianqing Hall.
On this day, as usual, many courtiers reported various urgent matters facing the new emperor.
The young new emperor sat anxiously on the ornate dragon chair.
Although the golden glazed orb curtain is mysterious and dreamy, it cannot conceal the panic on his face.
Although the bright yellow five-claw dragon robe is exquisite and noble, it cannot give it a trace of authority.
In the position behind the new emperor Zhao Yuanhong,
The regent sat high on a luxurious throne that was no less imposing than a dragon chair. He was dressed in a black python suit with gold patterns and a golden crown with twelve beaded curtains, silently watching everything in the hall.
That kind of imposing manner without saying a word made many courtiers afraid to breathe.
It is also a constant reminder of who the real decision-maker in this court is.
suddenly,
The regent felt an invisible wave of heaven and earth, and he raised his hand slightly to signal the courtiers to stop playing.
The courtiers didn't understand why.
The regent stood up straight away and walked out of the Qianqing Hall.
He was closely followed by two secret agents, Zhang Chunhua and Yi Qiuyue.
For a time, many courtiers followed the regent out of the hall as if they were following the emperor.
The young new emperor was left alone, sitting on the dragon throne.
When Zhao Yuanhong saw countless adults finally leaving, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and lay down directly on the dragon chair.
Now, he just wants to see Sister Hongmei.
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Outside the Qianqing Hall.
All the courtiers followed the steps of the regent and came here. From the towering stairs, they could have a panoramic view of the entire Jinling Imperial City.
The peaks in the distance are clearly visible, especially the Purple Mountain.
Suddenly, the courtiers were stunned and sweatdropped.
I saw a scarlet magic pillar with black thunder appearing out of thin air in the direction of the original Purple Gold Mountain Peak, reaching straight from the top of the mountain to the sky!
Immediately afterwards, the heaven and earth changed.
The clouds in the blue sky began to change and gather like bloody whirlpools, and then began to gradually lose color.
In the mountains of the earth, starting from the top of Zijin Mountain, all things wither and wither, and the water flows dry up.
In an instant, it seemed as if the sky and the earth had lost their proper color, starting from the top of the Zijin Mountain and spreading outward, gradually turning into a black and white color.
The Prince Regent silently watched the strange spectacle in front of him.
Beside him, Zhang Chunhua and Yi Qiuyue were also surprised and silent.
They were well-informed, but they had never seen such a terrifying and strange sight.
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Time turns slightly.
Just when the old emperor had just abdicated, King Zhenbei was ordered to go south.
Purple Mountain Peak.
Inside the Guoshi Guan.
That day, the old emperor Zhao Purui left the Jinling Palace and wanted to climb the top of the Zijin Mountain in person. However, he was out of breath and no longer as relaxed as before.
The old emperor Zhao Purui suddenly realized that his body seemed a little too old...
Imperial Master Yan Fei also discovered this matter.
She raised her lips slightly and began to suggest to the old emperor Zhao Purui——
"Your Majesty, your body is too weak now."
"Although [Immortality Pill] can extend lifespan and can fix the physical functions of the user at the moment they take the elixir, it cannot improve the user's original body."
"...If Your Majesty takes the [Immortality Pill] with such a body, I'm afraid
, even if you have endless longevity, you will still suffer physical pain, and it will be difficult to truly live as long as heaven and earth."
When Zhao Purui heard this, he looked at Yan Fei with an unpredictable look in his eyes.
"So, what do the Imperial Masters think?"
His voice is old and powerful.
Even though he is now an old man who has experienced eighty-seven years in his body and is on the verge of death, his aura is still unparalleled.
"Yan Fei, can you give your Majesty a new body?"
Yan Fei said something shocking.
"...Find the intact corpse of a powerful warrior and replace your majesty's will and soul, three souls and seven souls, into the warrior's body."
"How can the talk of the soul be trivial?" The emperor said immediately if he had something to say, and he has been following Zhao Purui.
But Zhao Purui waved his hand slightly to signal the emperor to stop talking.
"In that case, we will all follow what the Imperial Master said."
"...As for the so-called warrior's body, in my hands, I happen to have a body that is most suitable for immortality in this world."
While talking, Zhao Purui got up and came to a secret compartment and opened the mechanism inside.
The secret door opens.
Inside is an ice cave made of thousands of years of ice.
The white cold air immediately emitted like substance.
Yan Fei, the emperor and the other two people were far away in the hall and had internal protection, but they all clearly felt the cold.
Zhao Purui made a slight gesture.
Immediately, spies from the secret door entered and lifted out an ice coffin.
Inside the ice coffin, a pale corpse was lying.
Yan Fei glanced over and was immediately startled.
That corpse was none other than Xie Qixing who was killed by Yan Dong!
...The only ninth-level Taoist Immortal in the world.
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It turned out that after the shocking battle on the top of Zijin Mountain, Xie Qixing died.
Yan Dong and others only took away the artifact [Condensing Light Sword], while Xie Qixing's body fell into Da Gan's hands.
The old emperor Zhao Purui was well-read in history books and well-read.
It is recorded in the incomplete ancient books that the immortal's body has changed a long time ago and is completely different from the body of a mortal. Even the body of a top warrior cannot compare with it.
Among the immortals, the body of the ninth-level Immortal Lord can only be compared to that of the legendary Supreme Martial God.
At that time, Zhao Purui didn't think that Xie Qixing's Immortal Lord's body would be used for anything in the future, but he still kept it.
Unexpectedly, I would actually use it today.
Although Xie Qi had done many evil things, even killing the only woman Zhao Purui had ever loved, thinking about it, taking his body to seek immortality could be regarded as an incomparable kindness to him.
Zhao Purui is deeply satisfied with this "repaying evil with kindness".
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Zhao Purui briefly explained to Yan Fei how powerful this Immortal Lord's body was.
Swords and axes are indestructible, water and fire are invulnerable.
This is one of the most powerful bodies in existence today.
The only pity is that I suffered a lot of injuries.
"...It seems that we have to rely on the National Master to try to solve it."
Yan Fei heard this and still agreed.
She used the ancient method of body repair in [Tingyun Pavilion] to repair Xie Qixing's hand and other parts that were originally damaged due to the battle with Yan Dong. The damaged internal organs were also repaired at the same time.
...This ancient method of [Tingyun Pavilion] is exactly the same as the method used by King Zhenbei to restore Yun Qingzhi's body in Yaowang Valley.
However, because Yan Fei was only repairing part of his body, the process ritual was much simpler than what King Zhenbei had done in the Yaowang Valley.
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Time returns to this moment.
Three months have passed since Zhao Purui went up the mountain and took out the immortal body.
Regarding the last step of the [Eternal Life Pill], the refining preparation has been going on for three months, and it is finally about to be completed.
This day.
The giant bronze cauldron with embossed patterns is constantly changing patterns on the red magic flames. The spiritual power and magic power are surrounding the giant cauldron. The [Immortality Pill] is gathering and forming in the cauldron, and the fragrance of the elixir is overflowing.
Yan Fei was wearing an extremely beautiful scarlet robe and stood in the center of the square, next to the giant cauldron.
She also started to do something at the same time, trying to extract Zhao Purui's three souls and seven souls and transfer them to the original Xie Qixing's body.
[Eternal Life Pill] has vaguely begun to take shape and is about to be successfully refined.
Immortality Pill.
As its name suggests, it can make people live forever and live as long as heaven and earth.
To refine the Immortality Pill requires refining heaven and earth!
Use the blood of the world as a supplement, and use the universe of heaven and earth as medicine.
In this way, there is a way to truly live as long as heaven and earth!
And the bronze embossed giant cauldron is not an ordinary alchemy cauldron, it is the [Heaven-Eating Cauldron] that was one of the three great artifacts of the Immortal Period.
It is as famous as [Condensing Light Sword] and [Eight Arrays].
finally,
Above the demonic flames, in the flowing light, the lid of the [Heaven-Eating Cauldron] automatically opened.
A scarlet magic pillar burst out from the [Heaven-Eating Cauldron], reaching straight into the sky and penetrating the heaven and earth.
Immediately afterwards, the heaven and earth changed.
The clouds in the blue sky began to change and gather like bloody whirlpools, and then began to gradually lose color.
In the mountains of the earth, starting from the top of Zijin Mountain, all things wither and wither, and the water flows dry up.
In an instant, it seemed as if the sky and the earth had lost their proper color, starting from the top of the Zijin Mountain and spreading outward, gradually turning into a black and white color.
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Jinling Palace.
On the towering stairs, the courtiers were discussing one after another, wondering whether this strange spectacle was good or bad.
The twelve beaded curtains swayed.
A gleam of light flashed in the regent's eyes, and then, an extremely powerful sense of consciousness spread outwards.
And continue to converge towards the top of Zijin Mountain.
"I have seen it."
The regent suddenly spoke, with a reserved look in his eyes.
He saw Zhao Purui, Yan Fei and others on the top of Zijin Mountain.
I thought that as Li Mieling said, the place had turned into ruins.
But now it seems that is not the case.
"Your Majesty." Zhang Chunhua suddenly stepped forward and suggested.
As a ninth-level warrior, her spiritual detection on the top of the Purple Gold Mountain was not as clear as the Regent's, but she could probably sense the presence of familiar enemies there.
"...Does Chunhua need to lead people to arrest and kill them?"
"No." The regent refused.
He turned and continued: "I, the king, will go in person."
As the words fell, a blue waterspout appeared on the ground, completely including the regent.
The waterspout disappeared instantly.
The regent in the golden-crowned python costume also disappeared with him.
When many courtiers saw this scene, they were surprised for a while.
"Is this the strength of the King?!"
"What a wonderful movement!"
"The best warrior in the world is so terrifying!"
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Zhang Chunhua ignored the fuss of these courtiers.
She immediately arranged for Yi Qiuyue to summon senior spies to support the king, and then followed the regent to the top of Zijin Mountain.
Zhao Linglong also arrived at the staircase square of the palace at this time.
As a descendant of the Flame Demon, she has all the power of the Flame Demon, and her strength is not inferior to that of the ninth-level warrior Zhang Chunhua.
What Zhang Chunhua perceived, Zhao Linglong could naturally perceive as well.
Moreover, Zhao Linglong also knew that her enemy, the emperor, Zhao Purui, must also be on the top of Zijin Mountain at this moment!
Zhao Linglong couldn't help but follow Zhang Chunhua without hesitation.
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Same as
hour.
Ye Changtian, Li Mieling, and Nan Chuanyue, who were commanding the troops and maintaining order in various urban areas of Jinling, also saw the strange phenomena on the top of Zijin Mountain.
Among the three of them,
Ye Changtian has been practicing "God and Demon Body Refining Record" hard for so many years, and his strength has broken through and reached the ninth level of magic pattern.
Li Mieling was born to be a strong man, and he had been practicing the art of killing with great concentration over the years, making it difficult to find an opponent in the world.
Nan Chuanyue studied under Yan Wulu for many years, and later obtained half of the Earth Demon inheritance. After Lu Minghui's death, the other half of the Earth Demon inheritance power was all obtained by Nan Chuanyue.
Each of them is now a ninth-level warrior.
After scanning the spiritual consciousness on the top of Zijin Mountain, the general situation was immediately known.
On the other hand, he sent someone to report to the regent.
On the other side, they immediately led their sergeants to the top of Zijin Mountain to pursue the remaining enemies.
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Purple Mountain Peak.
In front of the Imperial Master's Temple, in the huge Bagua Square.
Yan Fei handed over the refining of the [Eternal Life Pill] in the [Heaven-Devouring Cauldron] to Elder Wu of Tingyun Pavilion and other alchemists.
She personally performed the magic for Zhao Purui, transferring the three souls and seven souls into another brand new body.
At the foot of Purple Mountain.
There is a secret door guarding this place.
Ye Changtian, Li Mieling, and Nan Chuanyue met and began to lead their troops into the mountains.
The secret door warrior couldn't resist it at all.
Ye Changtian and others have already crossed the Baishi Mountain Gate.
Tie Che sensed the fierce fighting at the bottom of the mountain, and immediately took the initiative to go out and request to go down the mountain in person to intercept and kill Ye Changtian and others.
Back then, after the battle at Purple Mountain, Tie Che escaped without dying.
Finally, due to a strange combination of circumstances, Tieche joined Da Qian and followed the old emperor Zhao Purui.
After Zhao Purui abdicated that day, he, Zhao Purui, the emperor and others came to the top of Zijin Mountain and secretly settled in Guoshi Temple.
Zhao Purui is now in a coma and unable to make decisions.
Imperial Master Yan Fei nodded slightly.
The train then disappeared.
In the blink of an eye, only Zhao Purui, the emperor, Yan Fei and other people from Tingyun Pavilion were left on the entire Purple Mountain Peak.
The emperor is around to protect the law.
He was a little worried. After all, it was not the same as before. The defense force here was too weak.
suddenly,
Maybe something has changed.
Yan Fei suddenly stopped casting spells, and nearly half of the three souls and seven souls that had been withdrawn returned to Zhao Purui's body.
The emperor was confused when he saw this, and his questioning words had just reached his lips.
I saw,
Yan Fei then took out a long sword from Najie.
The sword body is bright and clean, like a flash of bright white in a black and white world.
Then, Yan Fei stabbed Zhao Purui's heart with his sword!
Blood splattered like pillars.
The unconscious Zhao Purui woke up immediately.
His eyes were filled with surprise, as if he wanted to shout.
But before Zhao Purui could say anything, Yan Fei pulled out his sword again and cut his throat with one blow.
For a while.
The air is extremely quiet.
Only the continuous spurts of blood showed that the scene just now was not a false fantasy.
The emperor, who had been protecting the law from a distance, was completely stunned by the sudden scene in front of him.
He was stunned.
After a long while, the emperor shouted angrily——
"Yan Fei! How dare you kill the king!"
Yan Fei heard the sound and didn't care at all.
She gestured slightly.
The surrounding warrior servants following [Tingyun Pavilion] immediately surrounded the emperor with swords in their hands.
Tingyun Pavilion is crowded with people.
There are not many emperors
What a person with great martial arts skills.
And Iron Che, a ninth-level Dzogchen warrior who was loyal to Zhao Purui, had already gone down the mountain to fight against the Zhenbei King.
Here, of course, I just listen to what Yunge says.
The emperor tried to step forward, but was stopped by many warrior servants from [Tingyun Pavilion] in front of him.
It was also at this time.
In front of the Imperial Preceptor, on the marble Bagua Square, a blue-gold waterspout appeared on the ground.
The waterspout completely disappeared.
Afterwards, the regent suddenly appeared in front of him, dressed in a black python suit with gold patterns and a gold crown with twelve beaded curtains on his head.
The emperor was even more shocked when he saw the regent Yan Wulu appear here, and secretly thought in his heart——
"Could it be that these two people have colluded long ago and are planning something big together?!"
Otherwise, how to explain that Yan Wulu came as soon as Yan Fei made a move.
Moreover, there was so much noise when refining the [Eternal Life Pill], but Yan Fei did not make any cover-up before refining the elixir. She did not even use her best illusion disguise.
In fact, when contacted many years ago, Yan Fei actually recommended Wang Zhaomin, who was born in the North, to be the prime minister.
When the emperor thought about it now, he realized more and more that Yan Fei really had ulterior motives!
In the distance, Yan Fei, the master of the [Tingyun Pavilion], seemed to have expected it. When he saw the sudden arrival of the regent Yan Wulu, he did not panic at all.
"King Zhenbei, you are here."
Yan Fei said, his tone was gentle and charming, "...It's much faster than Yan Fei expected."
When the emperor heard this, his heart suddenly fell into an ice cave - these two people are really having an affair! They are colluding and planning to do it!
Naturally, Yan Fei didn't know what the emperor was thinking. She continued to look at the regent and said -
"If we look at the speed just now, I am afraid that even the "Holy Buddha of the West" Amaro's divine fire clone technique is far behind you, King Zhenbei."
The regent didn't react much to Yan Fei's almost flattering greeting.
His eyes quietly scanned everything in front of him.
He saw Zhao Purui's bloody head next to Yan Fei's slender, jade-like fingers;
I also saw the masked emperor surrounded by everyone;
Finally, his eyes rested on Xie Qixing's body.
The regent's eyes were playful and the corners of his mouth moved, but in the end he said nothing.
