Qiu Qianqian's meridians were shattered by the internal energy. The only way to treat her was to send internal energy into her body to help her reconnect her meridians.

Of course, it's not something that can be done by simply transferring internal energy. Even those below the Grandmaster level can't do it. Fortunately, Jing Zhe reached the Grandmaster level a few months ago.

Time flies, and before they knew it, the night had passed. As dawn approached, Jing Zhe withdrew his hand from Qiu Qianqian's body.

Looking at Qiu Qianqian again, her previously pale face now had a bit of rosy color. Jing Zhe checked her over again and made sure that her meridians had been completely reconnected before he felt relieved.

After laying Qiu Qianqian down and covering her with a blanket, Jing Zhe quietly got off the bed. As soon as he got off, he felt a little dizzy and lightheaded. He gently closed his eyes and slowly calmed himself down.

This was the first time Jing Zhe had ever done something like opening someone's meridians, but he had also heard that transferring internal energy to others was simply a matter of consuming one's own internal energy, so it was normal for him to feel dizzy now.

He was relieved that Qiu Qianqian was alright.

"Qianqian, I'm going to take revenge. Wait for me to come back."

Jing Zhe gently kissed Qiu Qianqian's forehead before closing the door and leaving. Unbeknownst to him, Qiu Qianqian's brows furrowed slightly, and she gripped the bedsheets.

...

"President Jing, your face..."

Yu Li also got up very early today and waited outside for Jing Zhe. He was surprised to see that Jing Zhe's face was very pale.

"Oh, it's nothing."

Jing Zhe waved his hand and said, "By the way, my wife came over last night and stayed in my room. Have the servants prepare some porridge and rice, and send it to her when she wakes up!"

"Okay, President Jing, don't worry, I'll arrange it right away!"

After he finished speaking, Yu Li finally understood why Jing Zhe's face was so pale: he's still young, his face shows he's been busy all night!

As for Jing Zhe, he rode out of the city alone. As he and Yu Li had agreed, the Ruzhou army was gathered around the city walls and was not allowed to go out to prevent any unforeseen events.

Before long, Jing Zhe arrived outside Ruzhou City, on the main road connecting east and west. The Prince of Jin and his entourage would definitely pass through this place when they came from Jinxi.

Sure enough, as the sun climbed high above the treetops, a dark cloud rose from the west, and then a massive army could be seen slowly marching towards them. As far as the eye could see, the end was nowhere in sight, which showed just how many people there were!

As the procession advanced and drew closer to Jing Zhe, he could clearly see that standing at the forefront of the army were the Prince of Jin and the Great King of Western Xinjiang, Kadan, while the two behind them were the leader of Qingyang Sect and Kadan's younger brother, the Western Xinjiang General Kaluqi, all of whom were old acquaintances.

The appearance of Kaluqi indicates that Kadan brought an army of at least 10,000 men from western Xinjiang to cooperate with Jing Zhe in this charade, showing his sincerity.

...

At this time, the area outside Ruzhou City was deserted.

On the city wall of Ruzhou, all the Ruzhou soldiers, including Yu Li, watched as the large number of allied troops drew closer and closer, their hands and feet trembling uncontrollably—for so many years, or for some, for their entire lives, they had never seen such a large-scale battle!

As for Jing Zhe, he stood alone on horseback, blocking the path of thousands of troops, displaying an air of one man guarding the pass against ten thousand.

When the army got close enough to Jing Zhe, they stopped.

Jing Zhe looked at the Prince of Jin and sneered, "Su Muyu, you're really courting death!"

Now that the King of Jin has decided to rebel, Jing Zhe no longer needs to fear his royal status, nor does he need to politely address him as the King of Jin.

The King of Jin was also taken aback by Jing Zhe's audacity in addressing him by his given name. He paused for a moment before angrily exclaiming, "You, surnamed Jing, how dare you! You don't even bother to avoid mentioning my royal surname?"

Su is the imperial surname, which is an unparalleled honor in the eyes of some members of the royal family. Just as bright gold is exclusively reserved for the emperor, the imperial surname is a privilege they can enjoy and no one is allowed to tarnish it!

"Heh, you? And you even have the imperial surname?"

Jing Zhe didn't even look at him directly, and continued in a cold voice: "From the moment you decided to rebel, you no longer had the imperial surname! Where do you think your privileges and honor come from? They were all given to you by His Majesty!"

"you…"

The King of Jin pointed at Jing Zhe and suddenly laughed: "Hehe, my royal surname comes from my father, not from anyone else! Moreover, after I ascend the throne, all the people of Anguo will obey me. I don't need anyone else to give me special privileges, because I am the privilege!"

"When you die, let's see if you can become a privilege for those ghosts in the underworld!"

With that, Jing Zhe drew the Emperor's Sword and pointed it at the Prince of Jin: "Today I will use the Emperor's Sword bestowed upon me by His Majesty to send you to your death!"

"Heh, it's still uncertain who will live and who will die!"

The Prince of Jin pointed to the army behind him and continued, "With just one order from me, not only you, but even Ruzhou City can be flattened! If you are smart and surrender voluntarily, I can promise you that I will not kill you, but you must help me conquer Jingzhou. At that time, I will not only retain your original official position, but also add a title to your name!"

"..."

Good heavens, they're already trying to persuade us to surrender?

Jing Zhe was somewhat impressed. "You're completely oblivious to your current situation! You're far too confident!"

Jing Zhe didn't answer the Prince of Jin anymore, because he felt that the Prince of Jin was like an idiot now, and it would be beneath him to talk to him. Then he pointed at Kadan and said, "Kadan, what are you still standing there for?"

Now that we are far from the city and the evidence of Prince Jin's rebellion is conclusive, there is no need to hide anything anymore. Let Kadan reveal his identity directly, and those rebels will certainly not dare to fight the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment head-on. They will probably defect on the spot.

As for the King of Jin, he became completely isolated. At that time, Jing Zhe killed him, letting him experience what despair was.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Kadan waved his hand, and the heavy cavalry regiment behind him began to move. However, Kadan's gaze remained fixed on Jing Zhe, and his eyes seemed to be filled with something cryptic, not like he was trying to communicate with him. This made Jing Zhe feel uncomfortable.

What happened next shocked Jing Zhe even more: the heavy cavalry regiments came directly to his side and rear, surrounding him completely. Jing Zhe immediately cast a questioning look at Kadan.

"Kadan, what's going on?"

At this moment, Jing Zhe had a vague premonition of something bad, but he was unwilling to believe it. Wasn't Kadan afraid of the "poison" on his body?

"What's going on? Can't you see it? Haha..."

Before Kadan could even speak, the Prince of Jin burst into laughter.

"You still think that King Kadan is cooperating with you, deliberately putting on a show? You really think that everything will go according to your plan? Let me tell you, dream on!"

"..."

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