Ji Dengtu stroked his beard, feeling somewhat smug. He thought to himself, "Don't be fooled by this so-called Regent Prince's arrogance now. Back then, he was always respectful to me. If I told him to go east, he would never dare to go west."

But I have to keep a close eye on Xiao Xi. This kid is so flamboyant, what woman wouldn't like him?

My eighth junior sister, who is usually so aloof, is now starry-eyed. My little Xi, please don't fall into this trap.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Jiang Luofu noticed his gaze and said irritably.

"It's nothing." Ji Dengtu shrank his neck. This sister-in-law had always been cold to him. If he told the truth, she would lose face and would probably take it out on him.

"What are your thoughts on the upcoming situation?" Yan Xiangu asked in a deep voice, a hint of worry in his eyes.

The other faculty members exchanged glances. They had admired Zu An quite a bit when he first came to the capital and had even formed a deep friendship with him.

However, the academy has never been involved in politics, and today's matter is of such great importance that no one dares to make a decision for the time being.

Ji Dengtu rolled his eyes: "I don't know what you guys are arguing about. He is the academy's chief priest. Our entire academy has already been branded with his mark. All other forces consider us to be on his side. We really have no choice."

Jiang Luofu took a deep breath: "Today, our ancestor saved hundreds of members of our Jiang family, so no matter what he does next, I will support him without hesitation. Fellow disciples, you don't need to let my relationship affect your judgment."

At this moment, the others also laughed: "Eighth Sister (Sister) are not saying such things. Of course we are of the same mind and will advance and retreat together. Besides, the Chief Priest has always been trusted by everyone."

Seeing that everyone was determined to support Zu'an, Jiang Luofu suddenly looked at her father and said, "Father, you don't still want to be blindly loyal, do you?"

Jiang Boyang said irritably, "How could I be such a pedantic person? I'll go and contact the major families right away and let them know."

"Father, your injuries haven't healed yet."

"Don't worry, you won't die."

...

Meanwhile, inside the palace, Zu An looked at his hands. Ordinary cultivators rely on cultivating to resonate with heaven and earth, using the power of communicating with heaven and earth to release powerful spells.

But he controlled the power of the entire world, and to some extent merged with the will of heaven and earth; his will was the will of heaven and earth.

Therefore, he is invincible in this world now, unless the enemy's power has reached the point where it can directly destroy this entire world.

Clearly, the Plague Demon Lord and the Doomsday Wraith were far from reaching this level, so they were directly suppressed and killed by the heavenly lightning tribulation summoned by his thought.

However, he quickly came to his senses from this powerful feeling. In the end, it was because he controlled the power of this world. Once he was no longer in this world, he would probably find it difficult to exert such great power.

As he landed on the ground, his voice echoed throughout the capital: "The culprit has now been executed, but they still have many subordinates lurking in various places. Next, the Embroidered-Robed Envoy will go to eliminate the remaining demons."

I just obtained some information from the remnants of the Plague Demon Lord and the Doomsday Wraith, which allows us to follow the clues and wipe out all the lurking demons in one fell swoop.

"Yes, sir!" Xiao Jianren bowed and replied.

Many people in the capital felt a chill, thinking that the regent was using this opportunity to eliminate his political opponents.

But that's normal; anyone in his position would do other things.

Seeing the expressions on the faces of the people around him, Zuan guessed what they were thinking, but he was too lazy to explain.

His gaze then fell on the empty corpses of Zhao Ruizhi and Bi Qi: "Give them both a proper burial."

"Yes!" Soon, someone collected their bodies.

Bi Linglong's eyes reddened, knowing that Zu An was doing this for her sake, hoping that her father could be laid to rest soon.

Although Liu Ning hated Bi Qi, his tragic death lessened her hatred somewhat.

Zu An looked at Liu Ning and said, "The Liu family was wronged by the demons. Send down the order to exonerate the Liu family and welcome the Empress Dowager back to Cining Palace."

"Greetings, Empress Dowager!" Everyone bowed in greeting.

Liu Ning found it hard to be happy at this moment. She was probably the only direct descendant of the Liu family left. What was the point of being the Empress Dowager?

However, she thought again that her status as Empress Dowager was still useful, at least it could help Azu in some way.

Otherwise, how could I, all alone, compete with those vixens?

At this moment, the remaining members of the Eighth Prince's group finally sent Yu Rui to speak: "A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Who does the Regent think is more suitable to be emperor? Or... should the Regent himself become emperor?"

"Emperor? I have no interest in that." Looking at these people's nervous expressions, Zu An couldn't help but find it amusing. Perhaps the throne was extremely precious in their eyes, but to him, the current ruler of this world, it was simply insignificant.

However, he couldn't just let anyone become emperor; he didn't want to be used again like this.

"Everything will proceed as usual from now on. Linglong will continue to handle state affairs, with the Empress Dowager and Yun Yuqing assisting her," Zu An continued.

Bi Linglong and Liu Ning both looked at Yun Yuqing. They were actually old rivals, each having held power in the court for many years. What was this Princess Wu all about?

Liu Ning suddenly realized that now that the Liu family had been completely wiped out, she was struggling to support the family alone. Yun Yuqing was a natural ally, and she could try to win her over privately later.

Bi Linglong was also somewhat surprised. She never expected that after her father's coup and the chaos in the capital caused by her negligence, Azu would still let her take charge of the government.

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