The Empress called the Crown Prince by his childhood name, smiling kindly, "Rui'er, your mother has been poisoned by a rare poison, and there is no cure. I am about to pass away. You no longer need to worry about anything; you must ascend the throne as soon as possible."

The Empress's voice was very loud. When she spoke the first sentence, Leng Luo was shocked. When she spoke the last sentence, Leng Luo pressed the Empress's pressure point.

The queen opened and closed her mouth, but could no longer utter a sound.

She turned her head to look at Leng Luo, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Leng Luo dodged it.

She looked at the crown prince again, and continued to vomit large mouthfuls of blood. The glaring scarlet blood fell from the city wall, like a small patch of blood rain.

The crown prince, utterly distraught, cried out in anguish from below the city walls, "Mother!"

The Empress felt everything before her eyes gradually blurring, but she smiled and tried to look at the Crown Prince.

My death will make you angry, more courageous, and fearless.

At this moment, two soldiers walked over from the city wall, cursing loudly: "Damn Empress, you're disrupting the morale of the army."

With lightning speed, the two grabbed the empress's feet and arms, flipped her over, and threw her off the city wall.

With lightning speed, Leng Luo grabbed the Empress's collar and killed the two soldiers with his sword.

Holding the Empress, Leng Luo shouted, "Crown Prince, if you stop attacking the city, I will immediately take the Empress back to the palace for treatment by the imperial physicians. If you still refuse to give up, I will cut off the Empress's head and hang it on this city wall."

"How dare you!" The Crown Prince's eyes widened in fury. "Release my mother!"

The Empress coughed up another mouthful of blood, but she was too weak to do so. The blood flowed onto her court robes. She looked at the Crown Prince with a smile on her face and mouthed the words "attack the city" and "ascend the throne."

Leng Luo hurriedly grabbed her and left.

Once she stepped off the city wall, the empress was completely lifeless.

While crying out, "Mother, I will avenge you," the Crown Prince launched a frenzied attack on the city.