Chapter 185

"Little Jie, you have suffered these past years," Li Hanyi said gently.

Lei Wujie was crying so hard he couldn't speak, only shaking his head blindly, not feeling that he had suffered.

The young Daoist in green robes to the side turned his gaze toward Sikong Changfeng:

"Brother Sikong, the two-month period has arrived. I, the Daoist, see that Xiao Se is safe and sound. I wonder if you have taken my words to heart?"

"Brother Zhao, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"I have always detested stupidity. In the past, Langya Prince Xiao Ruofeng established the Tianqi Division to quell the Rebellion of the Eight Kings. Clearly, the Taian Emperor intended for him to inherit the throne, yet he had no desire for power and gave the throne away."

"However, the Four Guardians of Tianqi were his people. This Miss Ye's father, Ye Xiaoying, a great general known as the Human Butcher, was also his confidant. Lei Mengsha, already one of the Eight Great Pillar Kingdoms, followed his lead."

"With the thirty thousand Langya troops in Tianqi City, he only needed to give a single order to pull the Mingde Emperor off his horse."

The young Daoist in green robes sneered:

"For a moment, I could not tell if Xiao Ruofeng truly did not want to be emperor, or if he was pretending not to want to be emperor."

"After helping his own brother ascend, he still held most of the military power of Beili. Inside and outside the court, who did not act according to his wishes?"

He paused for a moment, the irony on his face growing more intense:

"Could it be that Xiao Ruofeng felt that being a true emperor with no name but all the power was far more satisfying than sitting on the dragon throne?"

"Or was he so stupid that he was beyond saving? I ask you, throughout history, what lonely ruler who calls himself 'the solitary one' would allow someone to always ride on his own neck?"

"Ordinary fools only harm themselves, but fools who like to think themselves clever always implicate others. If Xiao Ruofeng wanted to seek death, so be it, but those who viewed him as a wise ruler met with disaster one after another."

"Not to mention others, Lei Mengsha was determined to protect the country and his home. Li Xinyue, because of his ambition, followed her husband's lead and was equally determined to protect the country. Later, Lei Mengsha died for the country."

"Li Xinyue did not change her heart, becoming even more determined to continue protecting Beili, carrying the weight of her husband's heart for the world."

"Yet she never expected that the wise ruler she believed in was actually a mediocre, foolish person who could not be helped."

"Back then, Li Xinyue raided the execution ground to save Xiao Ruofeng, suffering heavy injuries without giving up, and did he think he was very great, directly committing suicide on the spot?"

"In the end, Li Xinyue barely survived thanks to the Innate Gang Qi that Qi Tianchen transferred into her body, but her injuries were too severe. She ultimately passed away peacefully at the Sword Heart Tomb, but in reality, it was nothing more than a heart dying of grief."

"It was precisely because she thought of her own actions and her husband's sacrifice for the country—everything was so ridiculous—that she arranged for her youngest son, Lei Wujie, to stay at the Lei Family Fort from a young age."

"It shows how much foresight the ancestral instruction of the Lei Sect—not to enter the military or involve themselves in court politics—truly had."

His gaze swept across the crowd, and he continued, slightly puzzled:

"I have never understood why a fool like Xiao Ruofeng is revered by you, and even by the world. Could it be that you have never eaten anything good in your lives, which is why you appear so famished and desperate?"

"You—"

Xiao Se could not allow others to insult the elder he had respected most since childhood, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his entire body was sent flying.

"I haven't done anything to you yet, it's just that I am no longer like I was in my youth, fond of being brave and fighting. But since you insist on being an eyesore in front of me, it's hard for my hands not to itch!"

Sikong Changfeng acted with quick eyes and hands, and although he prevented Xiao Se from smashing into the stone wall and turning into a pile of broken bones and rotten meat, even so, he was still breathing out more than he was breathing in.

"Xiao Se!"

Sikong Qianluo, Tang Lian, and Lei Wujie shouted in unison.

"The older I get, the more I miss old feelings," the young Daoist in green robes ignored the crowd's hostile gazes and laughed:

"Little Brother Lei, for your sister's sake, I did not kill your good brother. As long as the Spear Immortal acts in time to treat him, he will certainly become a true cripple, so there is no need to go through all that trouble for nothing."

He suddenly appeared beside Ye Ruoyi, raised his hand to press on her shoulder, and a burst of red light flashed.

Ye Ruoyi's pale complexion turned rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the aura radiating from her entire body also made people feel strong and vigorous. Her green dress set her off as a green plant full of vitality.

"Little Brother Lei, I injured your good brother and saved your sweetheart. I wonder if you have more resentment or gratitude toward me?"

Lei Wujie's angry and stunned expression froze on his face, and the others were the same, truly having nothing to say.

Suddenly, the young Daoist in green robes stepped on the clouds and rose, hovering in mid-air, his gaze falling on Li Hanyi, who had remained silent throughout:

"In the past, because of your mother Li Xinyue's affair, you caused a scene in Tianqi and pointed your sword at the Mingde Emperor, but in the end, it came to nothing."

"Now, why not let me make up for this regret in your heart."

"Hahaha, the most satisfying thing in life is to repay grievances with grievances and hatred with hatred!"

The young Daoist in green robes clapped his hands and laughed, disappearing into mid-air.

Immediately, Li Hanyi flew into the sky without expression, flying toward the north, which was exactly the direction of Tianqi City.

Seeing this, Lei Wujie said with difficulty:

"Could Zhao Haizhen be wanting to deal with the Tianqi Imperial Palace, which is full of experts, all by himself?"

Sikong Changfeng said in a deep voice while using his internal energy to heal Xiao Se:

"Only now do I truly realize that Zhao Haizhen's realm and cultivation are likely not below those of my master, Li Changsheng."

"In the past, the Taian Emperor exhausted all the experts in the palace and set up a kill-or-be-killed trap, attempting to kill my master, the number one person in the world, but it was easily broken by him."

"The Taian Emperor, who originally wanted to catch a turtle in a jar, ended up becoming the turtle himself. Fortunately, my master did not hold it against him, otherwise, the Beili Emperor would have died that day."

"No, I don't know if my sister is going to stop Zhao Haizhen or go with him to kill and set fires in the Tianqi Imperial Palace. I must go."

Seeing that Xiao Se's breathing was gradually stabilizing under Sikong Changfeng's healing, Lei Wujie went down the mountain impatiently, preparing to go to Snow Moon City.

"Although we can't get involved in what happens next, if something happens in Tianqi City, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the world. I will go with you."

After Tang Lian finished speaking, Sikong Qianluo and Ye Ruoyi also spoke up, wanting to go together.

"I suppose if I don't let you go, you will sneak out on your own."

Sikong Changfeng solemnly reminded:

"Remember, prioritize your own lives above all else. Once Xiao Se's condition is stable, I will come to find you."

More than an hour later.

In the Tianqi Imperial Palace, the place where the hundred officials hold court, a large hole suddenly appeared in the huge palace, and a young Daoist in green robes descended from the sky.

The Five Great Supervisors who were serving the Mingde Emperor did not have time to protect the emperor before they were smashed onto the main hall along with the Mingde Emperor.

The young Daoist in green robes sat high on the throne in a grand manner, saying slightly lazily:

"I, Zhao Haizhen, wish to settle some old accounts with the Xiao clan of Beili. Those who do not act rashly may be spared."

(End of this chapter)