Yun Yuqing tossed him a booklet and said coldly, "This is what you wanted."

King Wu hurriedly took it and glanced at it. After reading a few sentences, he found it incredibly ingenious. However, he was still somewhat uneasy: "Did that guy Zu'an give you this so easily? Did he agree to the plans we prepared?"

Yun Yuqing said calmly, "What do you think?"

The King of Wu's heart skipped a beat: "Could it be that you really..."

"Isn't this exactly what you wanted to see?" Yun Yuqing's gem-like eyes welled up with tears. Recalling their relationship over the years, everyone thought they were a perfect couple, and she sometimes thought so herself. But what happened in the last two days shattered all of that.

Seeing his wife's expression, King Wu felt a sharp pain in his heart. The thought that his wife had really been pushed away by another man... by his own hands, filled him with turbulent emotions. His expression was extremely complicated. He reached out to help his wife up, saying, "Yuqing, I'm so sorry for what happened to you."

"Don't touch me." Yun Yuqing stepped back, looking at him as if he were a stranger.

King Wu was at a loss for words to offer comfort, and the room fell silent.

However, he still thought of the most important thing this time: "Have you verified whether this copy of the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra is real or fake?"

"Of course it's been verified." Yun Yuqing thought of the strangeness of Zu An, that she couldn't sense the flow of vital energy in his body at all, but she didn't plan to tell her husband.

Realizing there was only one way for his wife to verify its authenticity, King Wu felt a pang of heartache, yet also a strange sense of relief: "This manual must be very complex. Have you checked every single part?"

The matter was of great importance, so he had to be careful. If he accidentally practiced a fake one, the joke would be far from over.

“Of course, I verified it all night long,” Yun Yuqing said, a blush creeping across her face as she recalled what had just happened. Then, a hint of revenge flickered in her eyes as she looked at her husband. “What, do you want me to tell you the details of how other men toy with your wife?”

"A whole night!" King Wu was dumbfounded. He had thought that the two of them had spent most of the night negotiating, but judging from his wife's words, it seemed to mean something else entirely.

Is that guy from Zaun even human?

Thinking about how his wife had been tormented all night, his mouth went dry. To be honest, he really wanted to hear the details, but it was a secret he couldn't bring himself to admit. His high status over the years made him too embarrassed to admit it, so he could only smile bitterly and say, "No... no need. This way, you'll probably get pregnant, which will also solve another problem at the same time."

Yun Yuqing subconsciously touched her belly, a gentle look flashing across her face.

Her expression did not escape the eyes of the King of Wu, who couldn't help but ask in a cold voice, "You haven't fallen in love with that guy, have you?"

"Fall in love with him?" Yun Yuqing was somewhat bewildered. Could she really have fallen for another man in such a short time? But that guy really did have a unique charm.

She shook her head, banishing the chaotic thoughts from her mind: "I don't know if he's in love or not, but he's more like a man than you."

What she really wanted to say was that even a stranger would pity her and tell her not to do such a foolish thing in the future, but her own husband forced her to be with other men.

After saying that, she turned and left. Exhausted from a long night, she just wanted to rest.

But those words were interpreted differently by the King of Wu, who thought they were criticizing his incompetence.

The King of Wu's anger level has increased by 999+999+999...

Gazing at his wife's still beautiful and charming back, a ruthless glint flashed in the King of Wu's eyes.

After Yun Yuqing left, he immediately summoned his trusted confidants Sun Buqi and Sheng Hong: "Help me make arrangements to kill Zu An."

Now that we have the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra, there's no need to keep it. One person in this world who can achieve immortality is enough; we don't need another. And we certainly don't want our powerful father to live forever.

Another thing that triggered his murderous intent was that although Yun Yuqing had tried to conceal it, the numerous hickeys on her delicate neck could still be vaguely seen through her snow-white fox fur scarf, which showed how intense their battle had been.

Moreover, his wife's tone and her gentle demeanor suggested that she had developed feelings for that man. He was filled with jealousy and resentment. He could tolerate other men entering Yun Yuqing's body, but he absolutely could not tolerate him entering his wife's heart.

Sun Buqi and Sheng Hong, who were standing nearby, were shocked and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please think twice. Killing Zu'an at this time would surely provoke His Majesty's wrath, and we absolutely cannot bear that."

King Wu snorted coldly: "Of course I'm not stupid enough to take action myself. You guys find a way to inform Lu Sanyuan's rebel army in the Ganshan area, tell them about the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra, as well as the Imperial Guard's marching route and other intelligence. They will definitely try to ambush the envoy."

“Lu Sanyuan?” Sheng Hong’s expression changed. “This is a major threat to the imperial court. Wouldn’t it be too risky for us to contact them?”

The Great Zhou Dynasty unified the world and defeated the foreign tribes, enjoying a long period of peace. However, it was not entirely without internal conflicts. Due to various forms of oppression, uprisings occurred from time to time in various places. Among them, Lu Sanyuan of Lushui County led the largest rebellion, having repeatedly defeated the army sent by the court to suppress them, making him a formidable figure both inside and outside the court.

Sun Buqi hurriedly advised, "Yes, Your Highness, this is a hot potato. We mustn't touch it. If it gets found out later, we'll be in deep trouble."

The King of Wu said coldly, "Besides Lu Sanyuan's troops, no one nearby can defeat the Imperial Guards led by the King of Liang."

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