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The war between the North and the West had become more and more serious. The Young Chieftain of the West had resisted more than Zi Yuan and Helian could have imagined. Even though Mu Rong Xiu had been staying in the Northern Yue, his army didn't respond at all. They had all been ordered by Young Master Xi Li.

Helian couldn't bear to see Zi Yuan go to the battlefield again, so he told Zi Yuan about the domestic affairs of the imperial court in detail. He himself led several tens of thousands of troops and set off for the west. In order to prevent any sudden attacks from Dongping, an additional thirty thousand elite troops, along with an additional thirty thousand elite troops, went to the northern Yue Province where the Feng Lai Town, which was separated from the border of Dongping Province, was stationed.

When Helian Lie left, the enormous palace became empty. Early in the morning, Zi Yuan went to court alone and listened to the chancellor's introduction of various matters. He then reviewed the imperial reports in place of Helian and teased a pair of children at noon to accompany them on their lunch break. Since she didn't have any milk left, the two children didn't have any to drink. Fortunately, the supply of milk from the North was quite plentiful, so the two children were able to keep up with her.

Although in the eyes of Zi Yuan, it was three parts medicine and one part poison, and they weren't very active in giving it to their children, Helian was very trusting. Therefore, the palace people always had to prepare some liquid medicine for their children to eat, and at noon every day, they had to be fed to the two children. After a short rest during lunch break, Zi Yuan got up to continue reading the endless memorials. In the evening, she would visit Murong Xiu, who was still recuperating in the palace. After dinner, Zi Yuan would continue to look at the imperial reports and ask the dark guards about Helian's location and situation every day.

That day, Helian had already set off for five days. The report from the front was that they had encountered a tenacious resistance force. The dark guard's message was that Helian had encountered a very likely Celestial Engineer Army.

Zi Yuan immediately ran toward the palace where Murong Xiu was resting after receiving the news from the hidden guards.

Murong Yi leisurely leaned against the veranda as he basked in the sun. His complexion was already much better than when he first arrived in North Vietnam. With his neatly trimmed beard and neatly combed hair, he didn't look like a seriously injured person at all. When he saw the grim expression on the Violet Garden's face, he guessed at a few reasons. Thus, he stood up from the veranda and prepared to enter the room to rest.

However, Zi Yuan was still a step ahead of her and stopped her. "Murong Xiu, please hold on."

"Empress, why are you so early today?" Murong Xiu smiled as he turned around to ask Zi Yuan.

Zi Yuan's pupils suddenly shrunk. Following that, she said with a deep voice, "It seems that you already know why I've come here?"

"I've been staying in this palace your North Vietnam arranged for me. I've never been there, so how would I know what's going on with you, Empress?" Mu Rong Xiu looked innocent.

"Heh heh," Zi Yuan laughed. "Regent, you must have a strong will!"

"Hmm?"

"Your appearance of being heartbroken because your young master doesn't trust you really tricked me." Zi Yuan grabbed Murong Xiu's collar and said, "You asked Tang Ao to help you pass the message, right?" "Hmm?"

"Zi Yuan." Mu Rong Xiu suddenly shouted Zi Yuan's name. He reached out his hand to grasp Zi Yuan's hand as he said, "Helian isn't here. Don't you think it'll be difficult for you to sleep at night?" "Is he not afraid of me …"

Before he could finish his sentence, Purple Garden slapped him across the face.

"Dirty!" "If you still want to live, I'll ask you what you're going to answer."

"Hehe, Zi Yuan, are you willing to let me die?" Murong Xiu replied with a mischievous smile.

Zi Yuan directly broke Mu Rong Xiu's left hand and said with a smile, "Anyway, you're in my hands now. I'll torture you however I want. There are many ways to keep you alive!"

Murong Xiu hadn't expected that he would be able to rescue her back to the Zi Yuan from the Northern Yue. The Zi Yuan, who had been amiable to her for so long, would come every evening to see her glowing mother.

The wound on his shoulder blade hadn't completely healed, but his left hand was suddenly snapped off. The intense pain made Murong Xiu's eyes shine with golden light as he took in a breath of cold air.

"Zi Yuan, we're all moms now, why are you still like that …" His mouth was still open.

"I'm asking you, what words did you get Tang Ao to pass on to Liu Kui?" Zi Yuan's hand was on his right shoulder. He was ready to break Murong Xiu's right hand when he saw that he was being dishonest again. He could have the imperial physician fix his hand properly later. It wouldn't hurt Murong Xiu's life, but would only make him suffer.

"Liu Dun …" "So you're saying that Helian met my Heaven Armored Soldier?" Mu Rong Xiu breathed in a cold breath of air as he said happily, "I met a Heaven Armored Soldier. Isn't it very powerful?" Hahaha! I never thought that in such a short period of time, Liu Kui would be able to expand my Heaven Ranked Armoured Soldiers to this extent! "

"Hmph. You're quite smart. You already knew that when I asked you that question?" Zi Yuan released Murong Xiu.

"Hehe, in truth, I'm just talking to Tang Ao. He can even impart the first seven parts of the Heavenly Treasures. I only gave him the right to do so. I don't know what he said to Liu Kuang." The way Murong Xiu was speaking didn't seem like he was lying.

Zi Yuan sat on the porch and felt the warm sunlight shining down on her. She rested her head on her hands and thought for a while. She then asked Murong Xiu, "Where did you get that Heavenly Treasure Book?"

"It's a secret." Murong Xiu held his broken left hand and leaned against Zi Yuan as he sat down.

"Do you want both your hands broken?" Zi Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"Being a child's mother, can you not be so rude?" "I'll tell you," Murong Xiu protested in dissatisfaction. "Help me connect this hand and I'll tell you."

"After answering three more questions from me, I'll help you answer them." Zi Yuan blinked at him.

There was no limit to the killing power of that cold and elegant face. Not to mention that Mu Rong Xiu really liked Zi Yuan, so he was able to kill him instantly with that charming face.

"All right, I said." Murong Xiu, who'd been ambushed, moved closer to Violet Garden. "After the armistice, you and Helian knew what I was up to, right?"

"I know. I heard that you've greatly developed your business. It's already not too much to say that you're a cunning businessman. In addition, you're still developing your mining industry in Western Paradise." "I didn't expect you to find mineral deposits in a place that lacks natural resources. It's unbelievable." Zi Yuan replied as she avoided Mu Rong Xiu's support.

"Heh heh!" Your information is very accurate, mine, yes! That place is really strange! " Murong Xiu had a look of yearning on his face. "The ancestors of our Western Paradise have given us such a great fortune. I really have to thank those ancestors."

"Don't tell me that you found it at the location where the mine was found?" Zi Yuan speculated.

"That's right! Little Violet Garden, you're really too smart. " Murong Xiu reached out his right hand and hooked it around Zi Yuan's shoulder. He didn't want Zi Yuan to grab his hand and throw him off the porch, into the yard.

The pain from his broken left arm and shoulder blade, as well as the pain from the fall on the ground all came at the same time, making Murong Xiu cry out in pain.

"If you had spoken to me properly, you wouldn't have suffered so much." Zi Yuan leaned against the veranda, not having the slightest intention of helping Murong Xiu up.

"Then I'll have to lie down and talk to you. "Actually, Zi Yuan, you know that I want to lie with you more …" "Pa!" A dagger landed on the crown of Murong Xiu's head and landed on his hair.

"Alright, I won't talk about this anymore. What else do you want to ask me?" Murong Xiu finally learned his lesson.

"Are all the mechanisms you learned from the manual written in the manual?"

"Ah, Zi Yuan, you're really too smart …"

Zi Yuan frowned at his casual attitude, but still didn't like it. He didn't want to hear so much nonsense, so he interrupted him before he could finish.

"I remember Liu Dun saying that if you want to install mechanical parts on a person's body and drive these parts, you must cultivate the divine arts recorded in the Heavenly Arts Grimoire. What kind of divine arts would that be?"

"Do you want to learn?" Mu Rong Xiu didn't answer his question.

"You won't teach me." Zi Yuan replied.

"If it's Zi Yuan that you want to learn, I might teach you." Mu Rong Xiu replied, "It seems like Liu Dun told you a lot of things!"

"Your subordinate is very loyal to you, and he saved your life."

"You actually spoke up for Liu Kui. This is too unexpected." Mu Rong Xiu used his right hand to support his body as he sat up from the ground.

"The person you are so determined to protect is also trying to obtain your Heavenly Treasure Book, right?" Zi Yuan changed the topic.

"Yeah, but …" Murong Xiu sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. It looked like he was about to start cultivating.

Thus, Zi Yuan stared at him without blinking. "But what?"

"I've already burned this grimoire." Two white lights appeared on his palms. "All of the contents have been engraved in my mind."

"Aren't you afraid of remembering wrongly?"

"I can't mistake it, Zi Yuan. I have a lot of confidence in my memory, and you should have a lot of confidence in my memory as well. " The two balls of light in Murong Xiu's hands began to revolve around his arm. The light coming from his right hand gradually moved past his shoulder and merged with the light coming from his left hand.

"Hehe, looks like you've already practiced your godly technique very well." Zi Yuan jumped down from the veranda and walked to Mu Rong Xiu's side.

Murong Xiu opened his eyes and maintained the same posture. "You've seen through my secrets. It seems you already know about my secrets." He smiled evilly, "You should understand now why that person wants to lock me up and stop me from operating my technique right?"

"Are you reminding me that the reason I saved you was to raise a tiger?" When Murong Xiu got up to grab her, Zi Yuan reacted in advance and dodged to the side. Thus, the two began to fight in the courtyard.

Mu Rong Xiu's martial arts skills were different from before. They used to be sinister and ruthless, but now, they seemed to be around the same level.