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"Tsk tsk, looks like I don't dare to do such a thing." Gu Ling Xue shook his head helplessly, and did not speak further, his gaze looking elsewhere as though he was waiting for something.

Upon seeing this, the empress immediately felt reassured.

It was Gu Ling Xue's fault in the first place, so there was nothing wrong with her punishing her.

The Queen grabbed the teacup beside her and drank it all in one gulp, as though she was brave enough, then stood up and said to Gu Ling Xue: "Please leave, I do not welcome you here."

Gu Ling Xue glanced at her, a smile on her face, but she did not say a word. When the Queen wanted to reprimand him again, a reckless maid suddenly burst into the room.

The maid quickly ran into the house and ran straight towards the Queen. After entering, she realised that Gu Ling Xue was there, and after a short pause, she bent down and whispered something into the ear of the Queen.

However, no matter how low the voice of the maid was, Gu Ling Xue was able to clearly hear what the maid reported to the empress.

As expected, Gu Ling Xue always believed that news of the harem would be the fastest.

Seeing the astonished expression on the Queen's face, Gu Ling Xue shook her head slightly, still not intending to move an inch.

Not enough. There's one more.

Gently holding onto his clothes, he played with it on his fingertip. Gu Ling Xue's eyes that were looking straight at the empress only saw complete astonishment and astonishment.

That's not enough.

The maid who just ran over had already reported the news of the empress sending someone to assassinate Gu Ling Xue and the others to the empress. However, she believed that there would be another maid who would come over to tell the empress another extremely important piece of news.

The maid who had barged in just now slowly retreated. However, before she could push open the door, another girl, who was even more flustered, ran in from outside.

When she heard the report, the empress's expression changed.

The woman that the Emperor desired in his heart had actually awoken.

When the empress heard this news, she stood up without a second word and prepared to walk towards the palace. However, an invisible force stopped her before she could leave through the door to her own palace.

"What? Are you in a hurry?" Gu Ling Xue asked with a disdainful tone while her head was still lowered and playing with her belt.

"Gu Ling Xue, I will forgive you today. We will settle our debts another day!"

"You're letting me go?" He slowly raised his head as a trace of killing intent flashed across his eyes. He then asked in a frivolous tone, "Did you see clearly?"

"Now that he's old, even his brain is useless?"

The Queen continuously tried to break through that invisible power, but realized that it was useless. Helpless, she could only turn around and look at Gu Ling Xue and ask, "What do you want?"

"I don't want to do anything, but I heard that the Silan Family is gradually weakening and has been dispatched by other generals in recent years." Gu Ling Xue raised his eyebrows, then revealed an extremely charming smile and said, "If I were to continue for another one to two years, the Silan Family would probably perish as well."

Suddenly hearing Gu Ling Xue mention her own family, the Queen's heart leapt into her throat.

That's right, in the past few years, even though she was still suppressing them in the harem, but on the front lines, the Xi Men family's military power had been snatched away time and time again. Even though it was the last remnants of the force, it was far from enough to be enough.

However, even though Xi Men's family was in dire straits, from the outside, there were still no changes. How could this seemingly frail girl understand everything so well?

"What do you mean?" The empress's tone immediately became alert.

Such a serious tone actually made Gu Ling Xue laugh.

"Don't be nervous." Gu Ling Xue stood up and walked in front of the empress, then sized her up. "I just feel that the number one family in the family, if they were lonely, how sad would it be?"

Gu Ling Xue stood firmly behind the empress, "If the empress is willing, I, Gu Ling Xue, am also willing to help."

"This palace." The Empress wanted to say something, but Gu Ling Xue raised her hand to silence her, and continued, "Oh yes, I heard that Emperor's beloved person just woke up."

These few short words once again struck at the empress's heart.

That's right, if the Silan Family were to fall, her position as the Empress might not be preserved.

"What right do I have to believe you? What ability do you have?" The Queen's heart began to waver.

"If the empress doesn't trust me, do you still not trust the men you sent to assassinate me?" The empress's soft voice sounded in her ear, causing her to tremble.

Those black-clothed men were people she had carefully selected, experts that belonged to the hands of high school students.

However, just now the servants came to report. Those so-called 'experts' were killed in one blow.

If not for someone helping Gu Ling Xue, then her ability was simply too terrifying.

The empress looked up at the threshold that she wanted to pass but couldn't. She suddenly had an answer. Then, the empress lowered her voice and asked, "What do we do?"

Gu Ling Xue's heart trembled, and the expression in her eyes changed. Remembering the dozen or so black-clothed men surrounding her, she felt a lingering fear in her heart.

If it was just a moment ago, Luan would not have awoken even if she did, perhaps, she would not be standing here right now.

Gu Ling Xue slowly spoke out, "Convince your father to hand over two-thirds of the military power to me. I will win all the wars for your Xilan Family."

"How is this possible?" The Queen looked at Gu Ling Xue in shock, as if she did not expect the latter to raise such a condition.

"Then, just wait for the Emperor to cripple you."

The cold words threw themselves into the empress's heart, hurting it yet again.

Looking at Gu Ling Xue's back figure that was about to turn around and leave, the Empress finally decided to trust Gu Ling Xue.

"Alright, I agree."

After finally hearing a satisfactory answer, the corner of Gu Ling Xue's originally slightly raised lips gradually lost its curve.

As he walked out of the empress's chambers, Gu Ling Xue gradually clenched his fists tightly.

Xi Men Na Lan, since you want to hurt my life, then I will disturb your family!

We'll see.

Quickly leaving the Imperial Palace, Gu Ling Xue headed towards the direction of the Dark Tower.

Ever since he had refined the Nine Yin Soul Gathering Pellet for the emperor, Mu Rong Hong Yu handed over the promised authority and army to Gu Ling Xue. Gu Ling Xue did not delay either, at the same time she obtained them all and brought them to the Dark Tower on the western mountain.

Although it was small, it was a piece of land that belonged solely to her.

After her efforts over the past few days, the power of the Dark Tower was now several times stronger than when she had just taken over. Furthermore, as the Dark Tower was developing, the bandits who could not bear to watch the Dark Tower at the bottom of the mountain had also contributed a bit to the gradually strengthening of the Dark Tower.

At this time, when he returned to the mountain shrouded in clouds, the Dark Tower in front of him was no longer the same as before.

Behind both of Gu Ling Xue's hands, she was looking with satisfaction at the formidable power that she had gained by relying on her own abilities.

And after the last time Gu Ling Xue had specially refined a clotting dan for the subordinates of the Dark Tower, the disciple who had once submitted to Ye Ji was now willing to yield to him.

Gu Ling Xue was standing at the edge of the cliff, alone in the cold wind, as her hands moved up Gu Ling Xue's waist.

"Little girl, it's easy to blow something bad like this." A familiar voice sounded out behind Gu Ling Xue's ears. She only glanced at the pair of restless hands but did not say anything.

Seeing this stubborn little girl, Ye Ji's mood immediately turned good. The hand on Gu Ling Xue's waist slipped, and with another push, Gu Ling Xue soared into the sky and entered his embrace.

Only now did Gu Ling Xue have a sliver of reaction, and her eyes that looked at Ye Ji also faintly contained a sliver of anger.

"Put me down!"

Ye Ji's smile became even more cheerful along with his anger, the hand that was hugging Gu Ling Xue tightened, and with a magnetic voice, it resonated next to Gu Ling Xue: "Little girl, hug tight."

Gu Ling Xue glanced at Ye Ji, curled her lips, found a comfortable position, and then laid down.

There was no way to reason with this guy!

Gu Ling Xue closed her eyes, felt the iciness of her body, which was completely different from her own, and slowly fell into slumber.

It was unknown how long it had been since Gu Ling Xue last slept in such a relaxed manner.

The days of reminding others to be brave may be exciting, but it was tiring to live for so long. Thus, as he laid in Ye Ji's embrace, for the first time, Gu Ling Xue unhesitatingly fell asleep.

When he woke up, Gu Ling Xue opened his eyes and saw an extremely luxurious bedroom.

At this time, Gu Ling Xue was lying in the middle of the bedroom with a smiling Ye Ji sitting in front of him.

"Where is this?" Su Yun vigilantly sat up and circled around him, and in the end, his gaze fell on Ye Ji. Who knew that the latter would still look at her with a strange gaze?

Gu Ling Xue frowned and glared at Ye Ji fiercely.

"Little girl, your sleeping posture is really cute." He raised his hand and pinched Gu Ling Xue's cheek, and then pressed it against the corner of Gu Ling Xue's lips.

As if suddenly enlightened, Gu Ling Xue was startled, and then slowly wiped the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.

So embarrassing.

A puddle of water on the corner of his mouth was wiped away by the back of his hand. Gu Ling Xue was a little embarrassed, but she immediately stopped looking at Ye Ji, and returned her attention back to the luxurious room.

Compared to his dilapidated little courtyard, this place was much richer.

Looking through a wisp of cloth, he could see that the items inside the room were very fresh and elegant. There were books, chairs, tables, cabinets, everything that was there.

Suddenly a trace of melancholy, perhaps his own small courtyard should be decorated like this.

"This is something this sovereign specially prepared for you." With a faint smile on his lips, as if he had seen through Gu Ling Xue's thoughts, Ye Ji opened his mouth and asked in a timely manner, "Do you like it?"

Ye Zichen nodded subconsciously, then suddenly came back to his senses and asked, "Where is this?"

As soon as his voice fell, a servant hurriedly ran into the room and shouted, "My prince!"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was fiercely glared at by Ye Ji, who, because of the attendant's words, was now staring at him in shock.

She looked towards Ye Ji with a questioning gaze, only to see the latter looking at her with a smile.

"Are you the Prince?"

"That's right, I am the Night King."