Chapter 696: Bound to the Birth System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 697 Background Rabbit Demon (69)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Jing Wang Fu

Lin Chengjing returned to the mansion and found a stranger in the Wang Fu.

Oh

Not exactly a stranger; they had just met and already become good friends.

Good friend Five-Colored Stone:...

"At the Dao Guan?" Five-Colored Stone was a bit afraid of these Daoists and monks, because they were highly skilled in arts and stubbornly difficult, making them very troublesome opponents.

Lin Chengjing hummed and nodded, "The masters at the Dao Guan are all very kind," especially when speaking to her, they spoke softly and pleasantly, completely unlike other fellow disciples.

Five-Colored Stone:...

"Stone Brother, what's wrong?" Why did you step back while speaking?

"Nothing, just remembered some things I need to be busy with," Five-Colored Stone forced a stiff smile and exchanged a few perfunctory words with Lin Chengjing, then turned and ran away, squeak! He had to quickly get away from this place of right and wrong.

Seeing this, Lin Chengjing couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, hahahahaha, so interesting, so much fun!

"Don't scare it, be careful it avoids you," Shen Yao raised her hand and tapped Lin Chengjing's little head. She had been peeking from outside the courtyard for a long time just now. Truly, among the three children she bore, the youngest Lin Chengjing was the most clever and mischievous.

"Mother Consort~"

Lin Chengjing covered her little head, opened a pair of innocent big eyes, and pitifully acted coquettishly toward Shen Yao to beg for forgiveness.

Seeing this, Shen Yao helplessly shook her head, only saying that Lin Chengjing had made progress in the arts during her time at the Dao Guan.

Her arrangements were such that even highly skilled masters couldn't see through them, but Lin Chengjing, relying solely on her extraordinary talent, could instantly defeat the vast majority of people.

Five-Colored Stone's abnormality had been sensed by Lin Chengjing from the moment they came into contact, which was why the conversation full of childish fun and teasing had just occurred.

Lin Chengjing smiled and raised her hand to hug Shen Yao's thigh, indicating she hadn't done it on purpose, she just wanted to test this demon's temperament.

"Master said one should not lightly judge the good or evil of the living beings one encounters based on the distinction between humans and demons."

The baby fat on Lin Chengjing's face hadn't faded yet; she obviously didn't quite understand Changsheng Daozhang's words, but she firmly remembered them and tried to practice them in her own way.

Everything Five-Colored Stone had just encountered was Lin Chengjing's attempt.

Shen Yao smiled and raised her beautiful eyebrows and eyes, "How does it feel?" referring to Five-Colored Stone.

Lin Chengjing pinched her chin and said seriously, "Pure temperament, clear breath, a good demon."

Although the demonic energy surrounding her body was heavy, there wasn't much smell of blood, showing she rarely killed on a daily basis, fitting the basic setting of a good demon.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao couldn't help but raise her hand and pinch Lin Chengjing's round chubby face, "Your judgment isn't bad, but this kind of inference is too simple," whether demon or human, they will hide, and some who look bright and upright actually do all sorts of things behind the scenes.

Afraid Lin Chengjing wouldn't understand the plots and schemes hidden within, Shen Yao would also specially give examples to explain, including things she had never spoken to Lin Xingzhi about, now all opened up to Lin Chengjing, to prevent the child from being deceived when walking outside.

Lin Chengjing:...

Wow, so there are so many things inside, an eye-opener!

"Walk more, see more, think more, ponder more, debate more, gaze more," Shen Yao never felt there was anything good about a person's life going too smoothly; only after experiencing wind and rain can one see a rainbow. The more brilliant the scenery, the more it needs trials and hardships. To reach the peak, one must bear the risks of falling during the climb.

The three children didn't stay at the Wang Fu for long before Shen Yao and Lin Xingzhi arranged manpower to send them away.

Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue went to Huang Jue Si, and Lin Chengjing returned to the Dao Guan.

"You're not leaving?" Shen Yao looked at Five-Colored Stone, who chose to stay at the Wang Fu, very curious.

I don't know who was making a fuss earlier and unwilling, but now that she gave Five-Colored Stone freedom, the result was it clung to the Wang Fu and refused to leave.

Five-Colored Stone:...

Looking resentfully at Shen Yao, Five-Colored Stone said leaving was very dangerous; Jingcheng had so many demons and masters, it was very much missed by both humans and demons.

Shen Yao:...

"The Jade Tablet you carry will help you hide. Unless you actively take it off and throw it away, otherwise, no one will notice your abnormal identity," one could only sense that Five-Colored Stone was a weak and harmless demon, just like those bird demons that dare to do nothing and only hide in trees chirping, with presence and threat close to zero.

Five-Colored Stone still wasn't reassured, thinking there were still too many masters in Jingcheng. It had gone out to stroll a few times before; if not for the three words Jing Wang Fu backing it up, its little heart would have been scared out (it had no heart).

"Not going to find your destined person? Pity my children don't fit your conditions," Shen Yao sighed as if unintentionally, then said Jingcheng was full of talented people and spiritual land, and Five-Colored Stone could only meet them by going out. Her action wasn't to drive away Five-Colored Stone, but to actively provide it with an opportunity.

Five-Colored Stone looked conflicted; it wasn't that none of them fit its conditions. That round, chubby little girl would be very suitable as its destined person, but, the Dao Guan.

Suddenly appearing in its mind was such a picture: Five-Colored Stone pitifully beaten back to its original form, surrounded by dense arrays, unable to move an inch.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao couldn't see what Five-Colored Stone was thinking inside, but its emotions were all on its face, no need for words to tell.

"The Dao Guan has rules the Dao Guan should guard, and Buddhist temples have prohibitions the temples should follow.

You are a spiritual object born of heaven and earth, and also a demon that transformed autonomously. Whether it's the Dao Guan or the Buddhist temple, neither will attack you without cause."

These are rules that these people firmly remember when they step onto the path of cultivation; otherwise, if the heart of cultivation has a flaw, how can one continue to cultivate?

"I, I'll think about it again."

Five-Colored Stone still couldn't make up its mind, but at least it was a bit more accepting than its previous resistance.

Seeing this, Shen Yao just smiled and reminded it to bring more servants and guards when going out, "Jingcheng is in constant turmoil; even the Wang Fu cannot be absolutely safe."

The Empress in the palace is mad, the court outside the palace is mad; whoever gets involved won't be able to extricate themselves easily.

Five-Colored Stone took Shen Yao's words to heart and didn't forget to bring more manpower when going out, but even so, it was still schemed against several times by ill-intentioned people. It wasn't anything major, just things that made demons disgusted.

'Tsk tsk tsk, these days this atmosphere, inside and outside Jingcheng people's hearts are anxious.' One look and you know it's a problem in the palace. When exactly will the Emperor take action?

'That depends on when the Empress throws caution to the wind and goes completely mad.' The Emperor is waiting for the Empress to take action, even planning to deal with the Jin Family outside the palace together. And to be able to resolve rear worries in one fell swoop, the Emperor doesn't mind sacrificing some Imperial Consorts in the harem and prominent families in the front court first. Anyway, he will give compensation afterward, enough to make up for previous losses.

As for whether these losses were lives or interests, the Emperor would not care. No wonder it was said that the hearts of those in high places were cold-blooded and ruthless; interests were the mainstream of their pursuit, everything else was just icing on the cake—nice to have, but fine without.

The system felt the Empress would soon make her move for a final blow, because this person was constantly making small moves in the palace, frequently targeting and suppressing them; it couldn't be called suppression, it should be called driving people to a dead end.

Pity the birth mothers, the consorts and concubines of those princes and princesses; regardless of rank or whether they were obedient, it did not affect the Empress's targeting of them.

"This palace is leaving anyway; keeping them now is of no use, so let them accompany this palace on the way."

Inside Fengyi Palace, the Empress sat before the copper mirror and suddenly went mad. Not only were her words inexplicable, but even her every gesture and movement was somewhat baffling.

The attending palace attendants looked at each other, not understanding what was wrong with the Empress? What did those words just now mean? Were they referring to the consorts and concubines of the imperial harem? The meaning of accompanying the Empress on the way—hiss, they dared not think, dared not think!

The palace attendants all lowered their heads, not daring to think too much; or rather, those who dared to think too much here had long since disappeared without a trace, gone who knows where. Now, who serving in Fengyi Palace was not cautious and careful? They dared not have a single unnecessary movement.

"Why are you standing so far away? Come over, quickly help this palace with makeup and washing."

"The hour is not early; if you don't start preparing now, it will be too late."

The Empress said lightly, then suddenly smiled brightly at the copper mirror, having not a trace of loveliness, but instead adding a sinister breath; the palace attendant who had originally stepped forward was frightened into letting out a short cry of alarm.

Palace Maid:!!!!

"Spare your servant's life, Your Majesty, spare your servant's life!"

"Take them away, send them back to the Imperial Household Department, and send those who haven't learned palace rules to Fengyi Palace, humph!"

The Empress's gaze was like a knife, her words vicious; the palace attendants kneeling on the ground behind her were soon dragged away, their destination naturally being the Imperial Household Department.

"Quickly help this palace wash and dress; if you delay proper business, none of you will escape!"

The other palace attendants:...

Soon, the Empress, dressed in fine attire, left satisfied, even though it was already afternoon outside the window.

"Host, Host! The Empress has gone mad!"

Shen Yao was resting in the Wangfu Garden when the system's shouting suddenly rang in her mind.

Shen Yao:...

Her temples ached with swelling pain, her head was still a bit dazed; Shen Yao pretended to be sleepy, lowered her head, and raised her hand to support her forehead.

"What are you shouting about? The Empress didn't just go mad; what did she do this time?"

"The Empress killed people, killed those high-ranking consorts who usually opposed her; the Empress has truly gone mad," completely mad.

The system's words were vague and uncertain, especially the last few sentences, which let Shen Yao hear vocal fry in the mechanical voice.

Shen Yao pressed hard on her own forehead, thinking that the Empress did not want to leave any retreat route for herself and her clan; actively killing people, and high-ranking consorts at that, they probably had offspring by their sides.

"She hasn't gone mad; she clearly knows she can't go on living, and is even more unwilling to let others cheaply gain the benefits for nothing," unlike those desperate people who do nothing; the Empress would rather take all her opponents with her.

"Why?" The system didn't understand; the Jin Family outside the palace seemed to have done nothing wrong to the Empress.

"No reason? How many reasons are there for things in this world? Just do it if you want to in your heart," perhaps there was also meaning of revenge against the Emperor.

Even if the Emperor didn't care much about some losses, once the losses were too great, the Emperor couldn't explain it to those great clans outside the palace; and then there were the living princes and princesses, who would certainly resent the Empress and the Jin Family, but the Emperor, as the culprit causing all this, could he be clear and white?

The people of the Royal Family were not stupid; when holding great power they could not care about these, but when great power slipped away they had to plan for their own future.

"Your Majesty," Shen Yao smiled and said, the Empress still had some left nature; since she didn't want the Emperor to have a good time, why not just solve the Emperor directly? Openly harming the consorts and concubines of the harem meant extermination of nine clans, and killing only the Emperor himself was also nine clans elimination fun; what difference was there?

System:...

The difference was huge; no matter how mad they were, they wouldn't dare move against the Emperor; this wasn't holding troops to command respect, rising up in arms to rebel.

"The Empress wants revenge on the Emperor," Shen Yao sat stably in a changed position, smiling with narrowed eyes, "I'll teach you a move today; the most direct and effective way to revenge on a man is to send him away."

"A man for power and influence can actively abandon many things—beauties, offspring, relatives... all can be sacrificed."

"Some self-righteous revenge doesn't reach the level of hurting the tendons and bones for a man; it's better to just send him on a journey," by then fame and profit would be like passing clouds and smoke; no matter how splendid, they couldn't withstand a cup of yellow earth. Ha, this was the most extreme revenge.

The system was stunned by the host's words; it suspected that it wasn't the Empress who had gone mad, but the host who had gone mad.

Could it be that constant transmigration really affected one's mind? Why was the host getting more and more crazy? Should it, should it, should it gently advise her?

The system wanted to advise but was a bit timid; after thinking it over, it still said nothing. Well, well, the host would regulate herself; it would just obediently listen to arrangements.

The system that listened to arrangements ran into the palace again; after the other party killed to her heart's content, the Emperor arrived first.

At the same time, the Imperial Guards of the palace soon controlled the Empress.

"Let go of this palace; this palace is the Empress!"

"Negligence of duty, disregarding palace rules and laws; you are no longer the Empress now!"

"Ha! I am not the Empress; have you forgotten how you sat firmly on the imperial throne back then?"

"Without you, the Jin Family would send other women into the palace; don't think too highly of yourself."

"..."

The Emperor and Empress argued with each other in front of everyone, neither restraining themselves, causing everyone to lower their heads and not dare to listen more, fearing they would be implicated in subsequent accountability.

"Oh my, oh my, wonderful, wonderful! The Emperor and Empress actually have so much dissatisfaction suppressed in their hearts; I wonder if they will start fighting in the end."

"Sigh, sigh, sigh, they're fighting, they're fighting! They're fighting... these Imperial Guards really don't know what's good for them; how can they recklessly participate in a husband and wife's matter."

The system described as it spoke; as for the images of the scene, they were too bloody to elaborate.

Shen Yao had already returned from the Wangfu Garden to her room; Lin Xingzhi was still in the study handling mansion miscellaneous affairs. She reclined half on the couch alone, with a storybook of a fallen scholar matched with a high-ranking young lady placed beside her.

"The Empress has been taken away; the Empress... cried? No, no, this person seems to have gone mad again; how did the Emperor's arm get injured? Oh my, what is that cuckoo bird doing? Hey! A demon has true love? The Emperor is so old..."

Blah blah blah

This great show retold by the system was brisk and decisive whether it rose or fell; until the next day when the Imperial Palace hung white and mournful music sounded, did the people outside the palace know that last night there had almost been a shocking palace coup.

The Emperor was still there, but the Empress was gone; along with the consorts and concubines of the harem, not a seven-seven-eight-eight remained, and even a few unlucky princes and princesses were gone. Tsk tsk tsk, the imperial family's population suddenly decreased.