"You've instigated another rebellion, Jin Fengluan."

These words weren't particularly loud, but at that moment they were like a bolt of lightning suddenly striking under the bright sunshine, shattering the Golden Phoenix into pieces.

She was swaying precariously.

Qin Ze slightly raised his chin and looked at her expressionlessly. Hu San, who was standing next to him, was also stunned. He finally understood what she meant by her words.

He beat himself up, could he really be the emperor?

After all, this general on horseback didn't seem to be talking nonsense, and there were so many soldiers behind him. So, were these the rebels who were opposing the imperial court? No, the righteous army.

Just then, ripples came from the water, and Jin Fengluan was swaying in the muddy water.

Immediately afterwards, a cold laugh came from her mouth.

"Ha, you traitor, you've finally managed to break in."

"You've driven me to this point—" Jin Fengluan raised her face, muddy water dripping from her chin. Her pale face stared at Qin Ze, her eyes filled with resentment, as if a venomous snake lurked within. "How is it? Are you pleased to see me like this?"

Qin Ze calmly met his gaze: "What do you think?"

Looking at the man before her, Jin Fengluan wished she could tear him to pieces.

The last time I saw this face, I was sitting on the magnificent dragon throne in the Jinling Imperial Palace, while he was bowing and scraping before me in the palace.

At that time, he could easily take his life with just one decree.

If it weren't for concerns about his reputation, he would have already died without a burial place. Even if he were made the Prince of Zhenbei and sent to the barren land of Beiliang, he would have died there in just a few years.

But who would have thought that letting him go would turn into releasing a tiger back into the mountains? In less than a year, he led an unmatched army and directly attacked him.

He made himself stand in the mud and water, utterly pathetic, enduring his humiliating gaze.

And this lowly peasant slave, who just pinned me down in the field and beat me severely, has undoubtedly already fallen into the eyes of this traitor.

He must have been standing at a distance, watching me suffer this humiliation, right?

Jin Fengluan lowered her face again, but a slow grin spread across her lips. Then, she suddenly swung her arms and let out a sharp howl:

"Traitor!"

"You have completely destroyed the empire that my family has built up over generations!"

"Laugh if you want!!"

"You... cough cough!" Jin Fengluan choked and turned red in the face because she spoke too quickly, but she still pointed at Qin Ze and accused him angrily.

Qin Ze dismounted and said:

"Several generations of family business, a great empire, have I ruined it all?" He crossed his arms and looked at Jin Fengluan.

Jin Fengluan gasped for breath a few times, then screamed again:

"From the time you rebelled in Beiliang until today, haven't you destroyed enough things, you bastard?!"

"You chased me from Jinling to Nanze, and now you're attacking me again. Look at what I have left now?!"

She suddenly spread her arms, staggered and spun around in the paddy field, splashing mud and water everywhere, her face a mixture of anger and grief, "I have nothing left! I have nothing left!"

"You stole everything from me! You shameless scoundrel!"

Qin Ze remained unmoved, quietly watching Jin Fengluan go berserk.

"Pah!" But then, the sound of spitting came from the side, and Qin Ze looked up.

It was Hu San. He was leaning on his hip with one hand, his back slightly hunched, spitting into the field.

"You bastard! What are you doing?!" Jin Fengluan saw Qin Ze's gaze drawn to Hu San, so she followed his gaze and clearly heard the "Pah!"

"What do you mean?!" She turned and pointed at Hu San, angrily questioning him.

This lowly peasant spits so loudly after I finished speaking. Is he mocking me?

That's it! He must be mocking me! Otherwise, why would he spit at this moment!

The previous fight had almost vented Hu San's anger, and what followed was an increasingly sore and tired body, but he heard the entire conversation between the two men.

He was now certain that the person he had attacked was that damned emperor, and that the young general was none other than Qin Ze, the renowned leader of the righteous army and the current ruler of the Yan Kingdom!

Faced with Jin Fengluan's angry pointing finger, Hu San opened his mouth and cursed:

"You dog emperor! You deserve it!"

Jin Fengluan flew into a rage, veins bulging on her face, her hand pointing at Hu San trembling uncontrollably.

Qin Ze, however, curled the corners of his lips and chuckled softly.

The laughter made Jin Fengluan both ashamed and angry. She turned around and, wading through the mud, ran towards Qin Ze, who was standing on the edge of the field, as if she was going to fight him to the death.

"Traitor! I'll fight you to the death!"

The screaming Golden Phoenix charged forward, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. Qin Ze paid no attention and remained motionless, while the soldiers who followed drew their swords with a "whoosh".

When the dozen or so knives were drawn, Jin Fengluan trembled and immediately stopped in her tracks.

She was scared after all.

"Put the knife away." Qin Ze said calmly, then looked at Jin Fengluan and said, "Come on, if you want to kill me, come on over."

With a "smack," Jin Fengluan plopped down in the paddy field, splashing the water and helplessly venting her emotions.

"Without you! My great cause wouldn't have turned out like this! Traitor, this is the legacy of my family for generations!" Finally, in despair, Jin Fengluan burst into tears.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ze's expression gradually turned cold:

"Cry? What right do you, a tyrant, have to cry?"

"When you were in power, you made millions of ordinary people unable to even cry!"

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