This person is highly valued by both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. He must take this person back to the Emperor to explain everything that happened today.

But the next moment, the straps snapped with a ripping sound, and Bai Shuo fell straight into the mercury pool before his eyes, where he was completely corrupted and submerged.

All the vibrations stopped completely.

Ba Jin and Liu He ignored Jiang Qingwan and rushed over to check on her.

Several mummified corpses prove that what just happened was real.

But the sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.

A piece of wood fell from the sky and landed at Jiang Qingwan's feet, bearing charred black marks.

She bent down, picked it up, and brought it to her nose to smell it.

"Thunder Tribulation Talisman?"

Isn't this box filled with treasures from the imperial tombs?

How did it turn into a lightning tribulation talisman?

Who put it there?

The Emperor? The Empress Dowager?

She immediately shook her head.

This Bai Shuo is the Emperor and Empress Dowager's man, and they ordered him to repair the Nine Dragons Formation. Why would they use a lightning tribulation talisman to take his life?

There's only one possibility: that person is the retired emperor!

She noticed a strange mark on the broken wooden shell, as if something was inlaid there, like half a snake's tail.

She craned her neck to look around, but found nothing.

At this moment, Yan Yunqing walked over, his expression unusually solemn.

Bai Shuo is dead.

Jiang Qingwan responded with an "oh".

The power of this lightning tribulation talisman was extremely strong, and it was opened right in front of them. The fact that it wasn't blown to pieces was entirely because the spiritual energy condensed into a shield.

Now that the person has fallen into the mercury pool, there is absolutely no chance of survival.

Yan Yunqing then added, "It was your talisman that killed him."

Jiang Qingwan's eyes widened instantly.

"What do you mean? I saved you."

She had shed a lot of blood, and the man turned around and condemned her.

How can you be so shameless?

Yan Yunqing did not deny it, but repeated what she had just said.

"Your talisman killed the mage Bai Shuo."

This time, Jiang Qingwan understood.

So it turns out they couldn't explain it to the Emperor and had to make her a scapegoat.

She pointed to the Nine Dragons Formation not far away.

"Bai Shuo has absorbed most of the spiritual energy in the formation. The Nine Dragons Formation cannot be repaired, and you will not be able to complete your mission. If it comes to beheading, none of us will escape."