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Looking from afar at the towering red figure on the palace wall, more and more people kneeled on the ground. Although some people were unwilling, they looked around and saw countless heavy soldiers. He could only feel despair in his heart. When he raised his head to look, he saw the body of the Shoulder King hung high above the palace walls. His pale white face still carried a devilish beauty, but there was no sign of life.

"Your Highness!"

No one else stood up, all of them kneeling on the ground. It was no longer important whether it was the reverse scale of fire or the nine heavens of the palace. What was important was that these people had lost the will to resist.

"The Empress is truly a divine person, possessing the bearing of a general."

The fiery-red figure's face was full of admiration, as he whispered to Wuld who was beside him. Wuld nodded, and was once again glad for his decision.

Using a bodyguard with a body similar to the reverse scale to pretend to be a reverse scale bullet to suppress the random soldiers, this scheme came from Ji Tian Ning and indeed played an intimidating role.

As the ruler of a nation, the Emperor on horseback was a great deterrent in the hearts of even the officers of the Nine Heavens Palace. Once these people saw that their king had died, and that Huo Ni Lin had forgiven them, they had agreed to keep their official positions and families, and there weren't many people who had any more thoughts of resisting anymore.

"All of you, put down your weapons and await his orders."

After everyone was brought down, only a sliver of hazy light appeared in the eastern sky.

Soon after, the corpses of the Nine Heavens Palace were sent to the place where the Wind Chaser Cavalry was stationed. When the bodies of the Nine Heavens Palace entered the army camp, there was complete silence in the camp.

Yan Zhen stared fixedly at Gong Jiu's corpse. His face was ashen white, and his body was trembling. He didn't expect that what awaited him was indeed the corpse of King Jian.

Until the time when the corpse of the King Shoulder Emperor was placed in front of him, he still could not believe this fact. He knelt down in front of the corpse of the Ninth Heaven in the palace, extended his hand, and began to fiercely tremble.

After a long while, he finally grabbed Gong Jiu's hand. His hand was slender and smooth like jade, and his palm was full of calluses. On his wrist was a dark purple wrist guard. Only now was he able to confirm that the corpse in front of him was his master, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with him in the Nine Heavens Palace.

Gong Jiu kept on wearing the purple gold wristband all year round. The purple gold wristband was dead, unless one chopped off his hand, there was no way to remove it.

"Wang... "Grandpa …"

These two words came out of Yan Zhen's mouth. It had been so difficult and sour, but Shoulder King's corpse had already been tidied up and put on a new set of clothes, covering up the bloodstains and wounds on his body.

His face was extremely calm, and he had an indescribable smile on his face. That smile was a bit cold, and a bit sinister.

The generals lay prostrate on the ground, sobbing softly.

Han Xing watched from afar and did not urge, nor did he say anything. He gazed at the man who had the highest authority in the Southern Champion City, the man who was prettier than a woman, silently lying there, his heart filled with emotion.

After a long time, Yan Zhen's body stopped shaking and he slowly stood up from the ground.

He turned around, and his eyes were blood-red. There was only bloodlust and endless killing intent.

Han Xing's heart sank. "Yan Zhen, don't forget that the lives of all the soldiers and their nine clans are in your hands. "The Emperor's decree, no one will pursue it. You must not miss this one last chance."

"Han Xing, although the Prince is dead, I, Yan Zhen, am still alive. Without the Prince, how could there be the current Southern Champion, and how could there be the Emperor? Seven years ago, the emperor borrowed the knife of the emperor to kill people, causing the whole family of the prince to be killed. But now, the emperor actually assassinated the prince. In my heart, there is only one master, and that is your highness! "

Yan Zhen slowly unsheathed his blade from beneath his ribs, raised it and pointed it at Han Xing, "My whole life, I will seek justice for you, and vow to kill you until you die!"

Han Xing gasped. This was blatant rebellion. His eyes slightly narrowed as he waved his heavy soldier forward.

"The Empress has arrived!"

A long shout caused the hostile crowd to pause. Ji Tian Ning, dressed in a bright yellow phoenix robe, slowly walked in from outside.

"Greetings, esteemed Empress. Please forgive this official's armor. Please forgive me."

Everyone saluted. Han Xing knelt down on one knee and bowed.

"There's no need to be so polite. All of you, get up."

Everyone stood up. Ji Tian Ning had a faint look of exhaustion on his face as he slowly walked toward the corpse of the Nine Heavens Palace.

"Empress …"

Han Xing took a stride forward and stood in front of Ji Tian Ning. He lowered his head when he saw the star-like gaze of Ji Tian Ning. His bright yellow phoenix robe was a robe that only the empress dowager and empress could wear, but he didn't dare ask any further. He already knew in his heart that even before the emperor gave his decree, this imperial concubine would sooner or later become the Southern Champion's empress.

"Princess, I really want to know how you, your highness, die."

Yan Zhen stared coldly at Ji Tian Ning. They all knew who Ji Tian Ning was. In fact, it was Ji Tian Ning who had saved them after they were injured. In his heart, he felt respect for Ji Tianning. However, this respect was not enough to make up for the death of Jiu Jiu who lived side by side in the palace.

"Yan Zhen, you should understand that the battle between royal father and royal father is unavoidable. Even though I am in the imperial harem, I was unable to stop this from happening. Today is a fortuitous day, and there will always be someone who falls, either my royal father or the Emperor. "

"I would like to ask the princess to explain in detail."

Ji Tian Ning looked sorrowfully at Gong Jiu Dian as she briefly explained what had happened, "I don't want to say that what has happened today has already become a foregone conclusion. I will bury father properly, but your actions will have a great impact on father's back."

"This lowly general does not understand the princess' meaning. Please enlighten me, princess."

"Father worked for the country all his life, and now there are two paths. The first is to announce to the world that Father is conspiring to rebel and assassinate the King. If so, royal father's reputation will be ruined for dozens of years, and I think that this is not what you want to see. You have followed royal father for so many years, do you want to see him be thrown into wasteland, or even be chopped into pieces? "

The corner of Yan Zhen's eyes twitched as he tightly held the shiny treasured saber in his hand. His blade was never unsheathed. Once it was unsheathed, he would drink blood and kill people. He could feel the unsuppressible killing intent in the treasured blade in his hand, as if it wanted to drink some blood.

"The Emperor's imperial edict has already been issued. It says that the Prince intends to rebel. You must know that Jun Wu Yi is not joking. "

"It was originally like this, but if I wasn't confident, I wouldn't have come here to say such words. The other path was to announce to the world with an imperial edict, 'My father is the king.' The sick will return to the heavens, the funeral will be grand, and the officials will advance to the next rank. Your royal father has worked hard his entire life, but when he became the sovereign, he did not do anything under the heavens. He even earned himself a place in the royal family when he was still alive, do you think so? "

Yan Zhen coldly laughed as his gaze swept over the remains of the Nine Heavens Palace with boundless respect.

"The prince is already dead, what's the use of the name behind him?"

Ji Tian Ning slowly walked past Han Xing. Han Xing wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Ji Tian Ning's gaze. He could only follow closely behind Ji Tian Ning, with a few imperial guards following closely behind.

"Yan Zhen, don't forget that royal father already has a descendant. If you are truly loyal to royal father, then you won't let your father's descendants bear the burden of treason and kill the nine great clans. I can allow my royal father's son to inherit the royal father's throne and remain safe and sound. "

Yan Zhen looked coldly at Ji Tian Ning, "For today's matter, the princess has contributed a lot to the emperor. If it weren't for the princess, this general's military camp wouldn't have been trapped like this."

An enchanting smile formed on his lips as he smiled seductively. Ji Tian Ning looked at Yan Zhen, "You don't even need me to help you with some bewitching medicine. Do you think that someone in your army camp will stand if I were to make a move?"

Yan Zhen stared at Ji Tian Ning, "How can I believe the words of a princess?"

He was very conflicted in his heart. He thought of how the soldiers had killed the Fire Lin beast and avenged the Nine Heavens Palace. However, Ji Tian Ning's words caused him to hesitate. After all, the children of the Nine Heavens Palace were about to be born. He knew how much they valued this matter, and he did not want the descendants of the Nine Heavens Palace to become traitors and be killed before they were born.

Ji Tian Ning didn't say anything. He raised his hand and displayed the Imperial Seal. This was the Imperial Seal that was placed on the imperial edict. Yan really didn't know why it was in Ji Tian Ning's hands.

"Yan Zhen, I'll give you the right and the opportunity to keep you by my side to monitor me while I do all of this. If someone stops you from going against my orders, I'll authorize you to kill them on the spot. If I had broken my promise today, you would have done the same. "

Ji Tian Ning kneeled in front of the corpse of the Nine Heavens Palace, "Father, I hereby swear that your heirs will be kept safe and sound and that they will inherit your throne. Your father's bloodline will continue to reproduce on the throne of the Southern Champion. I swear that my royal father will be buried under the etiquette of a king and the name of his meritorious general, and will worship my future generations.

After kowtowing deeply, the veins on Yan Zhen's hand pulsed. The treasured saber in his hand had been unsheathed for a long time. It trembled slightly and let out a low cry.

As long as he moved his hand, he would be able to take Ji Tian Ning's head. However, the saber in his hand was a thousand jin.

He could care less about the names behind the palace's Nine Heavens, about burial, about the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, but he could not care less about the descendants of the palace's Nine Heavens.

"Empress, you must remember your oath today. Otherwise, I, Yan Zhen, will not let you off even if I were to go to the ends of the earth."

Ji Tian Ning understood that the reason Yan Zhen addressed her as the Empress was because he acknowledged her position and agreed to her request.

A cold light flashed, as fast as lightning without a trace. A guard beside Han Xing fell to the ground, blood gushing out from his ribs. A single slash had killed him. It seemed that the blade had never been unsheathed, and was still safely in Yan Zhen's scabbard.

Han Xing was covered in cold sweat. He did not know how confident he was in dodging the blade if it was aimed at him.

Ji Tian Ning stood up and cast a sidelong glance at Yan Zhen. "This blade has the demeanor of a father. Commander Yan has a good sabre art."

"Empress, you're too kind."

Yan Zhen looked at this charming and delicate lady who was so close to him. He did not understand why Ji Tian Ning was not afraid of him killing him with his saber.

"Han Xing, give the antidote to them. Yan Zhen, bring some people with you to my side."

"Empress …"

Han Xing hesitated, but Ji Tian Ning raised the Imperial Seal in his hand, "Han Xing, you dare to disobey the decree? "Your majesty hands the Imperial Seal to me and I'll pass down the decree in his place. If you don't have me in your eyes, do you dare to go against your majesty's decree?"

Han Xing kneeled on the ground, "This subject doesn't dare, this subject obeys the decree."

With the Imperial Seal in their hands, no one dared to disobey. Although they didn't know why the emperor had given the Imperial Seal to the imperial concubine, who was originally the adopted daughter of the king, when they saw the Imperial Seal, it was as if they had seen the emperor. How could they dare disobey?

When Han Xing handed over the antidote, Ji Tian ordered Han Xing to release all of the old parts of the Shoulder King and return them to Yan Zhen, who ordered his assistant to whisper a few instructions to Han Xing.

"Empress, I wonder how many people the Empress wants this empress to bring with me to follow the Empress."

"Bring two thousand Wind Chaser Cavalry."

Yan Zhen looked deeply at Ji Tian Ning before bowing slightly, "This general obeys your command."

"Han Xing, go and pass down the order for Nan Feng to come back and send out the order for the rest of the people to enter the palace. The Ancestral Dragon City is closed. No one can enter and leave without the imperial edict."

"Understood."

Ji Tian Ning turned around and walked out. Yan Zhen and a few others followed closely behind him. Seeing that they were already far away from Han Xing's imperial guards, Ji Tian Ning softly said to Yan Zhen, "Yan Zhen, you need to remember one thing. You will only have to listen to my orders."

"Empress, rest assured. There is no one else that can make this lowly general listen. After Prince goes, the only person that can make this lowly general listen is the Empress for the time being."

"That's good."

Ji Tian Ning raised his head as he looked at the gradually brightening sky. In the end, she had stepped into this muddy water and wanted to swim through it. She was no longer a bystander. She would do her best to grasp all the power she could and hold her fate tightly in her hands.

In the imperial palace, the reverse scale of fire lay quietly on the sickbed. The light was dim and his face was as pale as paper.

"Ji Tian Ning, I only hate you. I hate you for taking action too late, too late for you!"

The empress dowager's charming face was filled with pain and unwillingness as she lay motionlessly on the sickbed by Huo Ni Lin's side. She wanted to shout, but no words came out. She wanted to move, but couldn't move a single finger.

Hearing Ji Tianning say that the empress dowager suddenly had an illness, and seeing her take the Imperial Seal away, he could only watch on helplessly.