The tasks of buying groceries, cooking, and preparing meals fell to her and her father's legal wife.

Not only did that woman not lay a hand on her, she also said that she was an illegitimate child, not a legitimate daughter, and treated her like a maid.

Qi Xuan was furious. She stole all their silver as travel expenses and returned to the Great Yan Dynasty.

She even pawned the jade pendant that symbolized her royal status in order to rent a small courtyard here and buy two maids to serve as a facade.

She will absolutely never return to the Kingdom of Silent Abyss.

If we want to live a good life, we can only rely on Qi Jiu.

She knew that her father was the most soft-hearted.

Even if she wasn't his biological daughter, as long as she behaved well and was filial, he would accept her.

"Filial piety?" Qi Jiu couldn't help but laugh: "You, Qi Xuan, are indeed the most filial daughter in the world. Both I and Qi Yanping are proud of you!"

How could Qi Xuan not hear the sarcasm in Qi Jiu's words? However, she had to grasp at this lifeline no matter what.

"Father, I did do some wrong things in the past, but I was young then and was misled by my mother, so I thought you were bad. In fact, you are the best person in the world to me. I was wrong before, please forgive me!" Qi Xuan kowtowed immediately after she finished speaking.

"Do you still think I, Qi Yanchang, am as soft-hearted as before? Now that you've walked right into my trap, it saves me the trouble of sending someone to Jiyuan Kingdom to capture you!"

Qi Jiu waved his hand and said, "Drag her away and beat her to death with sticks!"

The reason he met with Qi Xuan was to see what she was up to.

Unexpectedly, she still thought he was the same soft-hearted Qi Jiu from before. She took advantage of his soft heart, wanting to become a princess of the dynasty and enjoy wealth and luxury.

snort……

That's a dream come true!

Upon hearing Qi Jiu's words, Qi Xuan exclaimed in disbelief, "No...no way...Father, you won't kill me!"

"Back then, I only dealt with Pei Qinglan, which I always regretted. I didn't know when I could bring Qi Yanping's family and you back to the Great Yan Dynasty to deal with them together. I didn't expect you to walk right into my trap, so I don't need to put in any more effort!"

Qi Jiu waved his hand and said, "Drag her away. This female assassin dared to assassinate me and even impersonate a princess of my Great Yan Dynasty. Her crime is unforgivable. Beat her to death with clubs and then drag her to the mass grave outside the city."

"Yes!" several guards responded and quickly dragged the man out.

The head eunuch standing behind Qi Jiu immediately followed him out.

"Drag her away to a secluded place to carry out the punishment. Don't beat her in this courtyard, lest you disturb the Emperor and Empress!" the head eunuch ordered loudly.

"Yes!" Several guards nodded hurriedly and dragged the person out of the courtyard.

"You...you really can bear to do this?" Ye Miaoyun could hardly believe what she was seeing.

"What's there to be reluctant about? She's not my daughter!" Qi Jiu grasped Ye Miaoyun's hand: "Did I scare you?"

"No, not at all!" Ye Miaoyun shook her head.

"For the sake of the child in your womb, I should have done good deeds and not committed murder, but Qi Xuan is really going too far. Even now, she still wants to take advantage of my soft heart to live a life of wealth and luxury. She's dreaming! Such a person deserves to die!" Qi Jiu was really angry.

It is indeed important to accumulate good fortune for his son, but he cannot let these evil people off the hook because of that.

"Xianya, how are Qi Yanping and his family of three doing these days?" Qi Jiu turned his head and asked.

Besides Qi Xuan, Qi Yanping also deserves to die.

Qi Jiu hadn't thought about these things before, because he had more important things to do.

Qi Xuan's appearance reminded him of Qi Yanping.

"After Yan Qingwu died, Emperor Yan Shenghong of Jiyuan Kingdom sent people to take back the princess's mansion and drove Qi Yanping and his wife and children out. They sold all their valuables and rented a small courtyard. In order to support their family, Qi Yanping and his son Qi Chengyue humbled themselves and went out to work for others every day. Both father and son were skilled in martial arts, especially Qi Yanping, who had previously undergone demon transformation and was quite strong. Supporting their family was not a problem."

"If I send someone to the Kingdom of Jiyuan to kill him, is there any chance of success?" If there is little chance of success, then so be it. There is no need to sacrifice one's own men for such a person.

It's not easy for the royal family to train secret guards, and Qi Jiu can't let these loyal people go to their deaths.

"Father, don't worry. They're used to a good life. How could they possibly stay subservient to others and support themselves by working for others? Once they've saved enough money, Qi Yanping and the others will return to the Great Yan Dynasty. It won't be too late for you to deal with him then!" Ye Xianya said with a smile.

Qi Jiu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. Having a daughter who could predict the future was indeed a good thing.

"Thank you for informing me, Fairy Sprout. Then Father will wait with peace of mind!" Qi Jiu's face was full of smiles.

"Father, don't worry. I will tell you about this when they return to the Great Yan Dynasty!" After saying this, Ye Xianya left the palace.

After watching the excitement, she was going back to the princess's residence to tell fortunes for people.

...

June arrived in the blink of an eye. Ye Xianya's strength had increased considerably, and Qi Chengshuo had made even faster progress. He even sparred with Elder Ren Zhaohui and held his own.

The key point is that he doesn't know any mystical arts; he can contend with the Grand Elder solely with his physical body and speed, which is incredibly astonishing.

Qi Chengshuo is now capable of escaping unscathed even if he faces two or three demon kings alone.

This speed of cultivation was something no one had ever heard of before.

Ye Xianya and Qi Chengshuo are powerful, so there is no need for the Grand Elder and the others to stay here to protect them.

However, the elders were still uneasy, fearing that the demon kings might come out in full force, and decided to stay in the capital for a while longer.

The news of Ye Miaoyun's pregnancy was announced to the world last month. Although the court is now under Qi Jiu's control, some people are still making small moves behind the scenes, but they just don't dare to take action.

In the middle of the night, Ye Xianya suddenly felt a bit stuffy and woke up from her sleep.

She pushed open the window, climbed onto the roof, and then leaped to the top of a tower in the palace, gazing westward.

There is no moon tonight.

The night sky, which should have been pitch black, was now tinged with red, especially in the west, where the red was almost eerily alluring.

Ye Xianya hurriedly used her mystical arts to calculate, but what she saw shocked her to no end.

The main current of the Naihe River has actually changed course.

At first, she thought that Zhuang Meihua had been taken to hell by the ghost messengers and suffered all kinds of torment. Her father, Bei Tu, wanted to avenge his daughter after he found out, so he used the power of the Naihe River to try to appear in the human world.

However, she discovered that the main stream of the Naihe River had changed course and flowed westward, never reaching the capital.

The capital city is located in the north, and the main stream of the Nanai River is getting farther and farther away from this side, gradually disappearing from view.