Before you know it, another half month has passed.

Bai Tuantuan stood on the highest rooftop of the isolated island, looked around, and nodded with great satisfaction.

"It's beautiful! No wonder I designed it!"

"Come on, all of this is thanks to your uncles and aunts. If it weren't for them, would all those crazy ideas of yours have come true?" Tangshao mercilessly exposed Bai Tuantuan's narcissism.

Bai Tuantuan coughed twice and rolled her eyes: "Yes, yes, you're right!"

"That's right! I'm an incredibly clever spoon!" The spoon hummed twice, admiring the spoon as well.

[But it's quite beautiful too. Look at this lonely city surrounded by flowers; if you didn't know better, you'd think it was a paradise.]

Look at this Bagua formation! If it were activated, no one would be able to find their way! And with so many martial arts masters protecting this place, it feels safe just thinking about it.

[The headquarters of Fengyue Pavilion has moved here too, how wonderful! They even have a restaurant now; it's small but perfectly formed!]

With the sound of a ladle, Bai Tuantuan looked over and saw that everything was indeed on track.

"round and round!"

Yang Zhi's voice came over. After more than half a month of recuperation, Yang Zhi had lost a lot of fat.

Bai Tuantuan jumped down: "What's wrong?"

"I'm going back to the capital. Xingfeng and Lingfeng also have to go back to take the imperial examination. Do you want to come with me?"

Yang Zhi's eyes lit up: "Let's go together?"

"No, I won't go back yet." Bai Tuantuan shook her head. "There are still some things I haven't finished."

Yang Zhi understood; he also knew that Bai Tuantuan knew many things, and some of them were particularly mysterious.

However, he was fortunate enough to see those things once, and it was so shocking!

“Alright, when we go back this time, Uncle Bai should stay. My father should reinstate Uncle Bai to his original position.”

Yang Zhi said softly, "But I'm afraid it will be tough for me when I go back this time."

Bai Tuantuan patted Yang Zhi's slumped shoulder and said with a smile, "Sincerity is the ultimate weapon. Tell the Crown Prince and the Emperor your thoughts exactly as they are. Don't bear it all alone. After all, one is your father and the other is your brother. Let them bear it!"

Yang Zhi's eyes lit up, but quickly dimmed: "Really? What if they think I'm lying?"

"No, just give this to them and say it's from me." Bai Tuantuan took out a truth talisman from her pocket. "Here, a truth talisman, they'll believe it."

Yang Zhi was immediately delighted, and quickly took it and ran away.

"Where can you find a truth token? You're fooling him again!" the spoon couldn't help but say. "Such a thing wouldn't be allowed to exist."

Bai Tuantuan curled her lips: "Isn't this to reassure him? Besides, how smart is the Emperor? How could he not see through Yang Zhi's thoughts?"

Meanwhile, in the capital city, in the Golden Palace, Ning Nanxiao, dressed in armor and covered in blood, walked in step by step.

With a thud, he knelt down: "Your subject, Ning Nanxiao, is hereby petitioning the Minister of War! And the Grand Secretary Zheng! And..."

As Ning Nanxiao read out each name.

The ministers in the Golden Palace were all on tenterhooks.

Ning Nanxiao raised his head and said, word by word, “They embezzled military pay! They colluded with villains! They dared to devour my Sheng Ning Kingdom! They destroyed the very foundation of my Sheng Ning Kingdom! I beg Your Majesty to punish them severely!”

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense! How could I possibly do such a thing!" The Minister of War was the first to jump out.

The Minister of War was Prince Ping's son-in-law. After being named, Prince Ping naturally couldn't sit still and quickly said, "Brother, there must be a misunderstanding here!"

Ning Nanxiao's eyes showed indifference: "Your Highness, please don't be impatient. I will present the evidence one by one."

The emperor, seated on his high throne, glanced at Eunuch Cai, who immediately stepped forward and took the bundle.

Upon opening it, blood-stained ledgers, seals, and letters appeared before everyone's eyes.

The smell of blood made the ministers uncomfortable.

"Nan Xiao, you can go down now."

The Emperor glanced at Ning Nanxiao, waved his hand, and only after Ning Nanxiao left did he speak, "Guards! Seize them!"

"Your Majesty!" Everyone knelt down.

"Arrest all those who plead for mercy," the Emperor said calmly, glancing at Pingwang before leaving.

Soon, the Imperial Guards imprisoned these people.

Lord Zheng sat in the innermost cell, closed his eyes, and his mind raced. Why did the Emperor suddenly begin to purge?

What on earth happened?!

In the imperial study, Ning Nanxiao, having finished tidying up, leaned back in his chair casually, eating snacks as he watched the Emperor approach: "Uncle Emperor, I've collected all the evidence. I shouldn't be in any trouble now, right?"

The Emperor glared at Ning Nanxiao with annoyance, then said with concern, "You should be more careful. Now that things have turned out like this, your father will come after me for more benefits!"

"Then you can just not give it to me." Ning Nanxiao curled her lip, saying dismissively, "Besides, I should get the benefits, why give them to my father!"

The Emperor smiled helplessly: "Alright, you've worked hard all these years. The Bai family will be back in a few days, and I'm afraid there will be another bloody storm."

"The Bai family has sacrificed a lot for your plans, Your Majesty. Now that they've returned, Your Majesty must protect them."

"Of course I know, but there are some things that are beyond my reach."

The Emperor sighed, "It's time to vindicate them."

Ning Nanxiao chuckled: "Once Uncle Huang has dealt with those people, no one will dare to mess with the Bai family."

The Emperor seemed to be deep in thought.

"Uncle, I'll head back now. My parents are waiting to have dinner with me."

With that, Ning Nanxiao left the palace.

After some thought, the Emperor wrote a blank imperial edict, affixed his seal, and handed it to Eunuch Cai: "When the Bai family returns, give them this edict."

Eunuch Cai quickly agreed, and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the Bai family are loyal to the emperor and will naturally side with you."

The Emperor shook his head, his expression complex: "That's true, but who can predict what will happen in the future?"

Grandpa Cai stopped talking, but secretly decided that he would remind the Bai family when they returned.

On the deserted island, Bai Tuantuan peeked her head out from behind Chen Zhixiu, glanced at Qian Shao and her son Yu'er, and whispered, "Mom, why are they here again?"

Yu'er was very thin and frail, with droopy eyes. But when she saw Chen Zhixiu, her eyes lit up and she rushed over: "Wife!"

"Bang!"

Bai Tuantuan kicked him away and glared angrily at Yu'er: "Watch your mouth, or I'll beat you to death if you keep talking nonsense!"

Hearing the noise, Qian Shao screamed and rushed towards Yu'er: "Son! Son, how are you! Son!"

Bai Tuantuan stood in front of Chen Zhixiu, furious.

Chen Zhixiu's expression changed slightly, and she said calmly, "Don't cry. You're not dead. If you are, it's on me."