Chapter 247: Xi He's Submission

"Is this a crow? How could the queen keep such a strange pet?"

Looking at the crow in the cage, Di Xin couldn't help but be slightly startled.

After all, in his impression, the queen didn't seem to like keeping pets.

"Father, this crow flew down into the mother queen's palace a few days ago, apparently injured; the mother queen pitied it and ordered a cage made to keep it."

Yin Jiao laughed and said from the side.

"The queen is truly kind-hearted!"

Di Xin couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, the mother queen is the kindest person in the world!"

Yin Jiao and Yin Hong echoed: "So we will surely help Father King protect Great Shang and safeguard this kindness of Mother!"

Hearing this, Di Xin's face showed a relieved smile, then immediately sank as he said: "So the matter of the Xiqí rebellion must be dealt with swiftly and cleanly!"

Indeed, Xiqí has rebelled!

However, this was intentional on Di Xin's part.

After Ji Chang ate the meat pie he had sent, given Di Xin's nature, he did not want to leave any survivors.

However, after consulting with his most trusted brother-in-law, Di Xin still decided to let Ji Chang return to Xiqí.

Simply because, according to Ao Yifan's words, this was the best opportunity for Di Xin to purge the stubborn forces of Great Shang.

In his conversation with Ao Yifan, Di Xin deeply realized that the so-called eight hundred feudal lords were simply too many!

The North Sea Rebellion dragged down the fortunes of the entire Great Shang for ten years in one breath.

If it weren't for his sister leading the prince-consort to support, the North Sea Rebellion would probably still not have been quelled to this day.

And the biggest problem among them is that there are too many feudal lords, dispersing the king's power.

In this, the biggest problem is the conservative forces led by the four great feudal lords.

However, these conservative forces are deeply entrenched; even if Di Xin wanted to move against them, it would be very difficult.

After all, killing Ji Chang is easy, but destroying Xiqí requires sufficient justification.

Thus, Ji Chang ultimately returned to Xiqí and, as wished, rebelled against Great Shang.

Of course, not only that, this time Di Xin also prepared to crush the Xiqí rebellion in order to consolidate Yin Jiao's position as crown prince.

After all, the Great King has always needed sufficient civil and martial prowess; only then could he suppress those eight hundred feudal lords.

Now, Yin Jiao has just been established as the crown prince of Great Shang and urgently needs a great victory so that the Yin-Shang people will know of his existence as crown prince.

"Father King, regarding the Xiqí matter, I and my younger brother have already contacted several generals; soon we can dispatch a great army to suppress it!"

Yin Jiao said with a self-satisfied tone.

After all, his adoptive father had already arranged everything for him; at that time, having the people arranged by Ao Yifan, wanting to suppress the Xiqí rebellion would not be difficult.

"Excellent!"

Di Xin patted Yin Jiao and Yin Hong on the shoulders with relief; over the past two years he has also gradually felt that his body is not what it used to be.

So Di Xin also began to cultivate Yin Jiao and Yin Hong, hoping they could bear the fate of Great Shang.

"Come, this is your first time leading troops independently; there are some things I, the king, need to brief you on."

Saying this, Di Xin took hold of his two sons' hands to teach them the experience of commanding troops in battle.

However, Di Xin did not notice that the crow confined in the cage was now straining to open its beak.

The crow naturally understood the conversation of the three just now.

However, he had been placed under a prohibition by Queen Jiang, making it utterly impossible for him to speak.

Just thinking of how those three said Queen Jiang was kind-hearted, the crow shed tears of grievance.

Yes, they made a cage and fed him well.

But no one told those three that the reason he was injured was because Queen Jiang struck him.

Beating him up and locking him up is not kindness; it's imprisonment!

"Mother, please come save your child!"

Daoist Lu Ya shed sorrowful tears, inwardly pleading for his mother to come quickly and save him.

After all, as the exalted crown prince of the Demon Court, having just broken free from the Heavenly Realm's prison, it is precisely the time to dive into the abyss and achieve a great undertaking; he certainly does not want to be locked in this mortal palace, becoming a pet for ordinary folk to gawk at.

But Daoist Lu Ya never imagined that the mother he regarded as hope is now……

……

"Chang Xi, release me quickly, or else……"

Xi He looked toward Queen Jiang with a face full of indignation.

But she hadn't finished speaking when Queen Jiang interrupted her.

"My good sister, you still haven't grasped the situation; now it's not the time when the Demon Court controls heaven and earth. You can't beat me in fight, your status is inferior to mine—what gives you the right to keep speaking to me in such a lofty tone?"

Queen Jiang said.

Hearing this, Xi He's face stiffened, unwillingly saying: "If it weren't for your underhanded sneak attack, I wouldn't have fallen into your hands; if you have the ability, release me and let us fight again."

Faced with Xi He's clumsy provocation, Queen Jiang naturally would not fall for it.

Only see Queen Jiang reach out to take the magical artifact from Consort Huang's hand and lift Xi He's chin.

"Consort Huang sister, first take Huo Ling'er out; I want to have a proper catch-up with my good sister."

"Oh, I understand!"

Consort Huang agreed with a sound, then immediately embraced the innocent-looking Huo Ling'er.

After Consort Huang took Huo Ling'er out of the room, Xi He instantly became nervous.

"You, what are you going to do?"

"Nothing much; just, sister, you seem still unaware of this era's situation, while I merely want you to truly witness how perilous this age is."

Queen Jiang held the magic artifact and approached Xihe, whose face showed fear.

Xihe looked at the magic artifact in her younger sister's hand, a flash of fear crossing her eyes, for she had already suffered a great loss from this artifact before.

"No~~"

Seeing Xihe with a fearful expression, Queen Jiang also felt reluctant.

"However, this is also unavoidable; right now my sister has left seclusion, and she's likely already been targeted by those mighty beings of the Three Realms. Only the Prince Consort can save her, but to get her to cooperate properly, I have no choice but to make her behave."

A hint of reluctance flashed in Queen Jiang's eyes.

But thinking that she was doing this only to save her sister, she felt that becoming a villain was acceptable.

Immediately, Queen Jiang began to channel her mana, causing the magic artifact in her hand to exert its maximum power.

It must be said that the magic artifact Ao Yifan gave her is indeed a powerful weapon that counters female immortals.

Even a mighty ancient goddess like Xihe could not muster the slightest resistance against this artifact.

"Changxi, I surrender, I surrender—isn't that enough?"

Finally, Xihe could not withstand the artifact's power and could only choose to surrender.

Seeing this, Queen Jiang also smiled.

"Older sister, now we can talk about Huo Ling'er's father."