The imperial palace reeked of blood, which was nauseating.

At this moment, it was very quiet, extremely quiet, so quiet it was almost maddening.

The dog emperor stared with bloodshot eyes, his gaze filled with terror and fear.

He lay on the ground with his mouth agape, too afraid to move, ignoring even the intense pain in his body.

The only conscious official at the scene was sweating profusely, burying his head in the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably.

He prayed silently: Don't see me, don't see me, don't see me, don't see me...

Then, fate did not favor him.

Sheng Lingwei used her mental power to slowly pull him to the side of the dog emperor. His face turned pale, and he hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Ladies... I beg you, please forgive me! Apart from being a little greedy, I have not done anything immoral. Please investigate thoroughly."

If you want to kill someone, kill the dog emperor. During his reign, he killed loyal officials, befriended sycophants, indulged in pleasure, embezzled the people's wealth, and was bloodthirsty...etc.

In short, he is the one who deserves to die the most.

Upon hearing this, the dog emperor was so angry that he almost fainted again, tilting his head and glaring angrily at the official.

"How dare you! You dare to fabricate charges against me! I will tear you apart with five horses and grind your bones to dust."

The official glared back without any politeness, "You dog emperor, do you really think you can still control everything? Do you think you can still be on your high and mighty throne?"

"Look at your current situation! It's questionable whether you can even survive!"

"Shut up!"

The dog emperor was so angry that his face turned ashen. He then turned to look at Sheng Lingwei and the other three. When he saw Wen Lengyu, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock.

"You...you are Wen Lengyu, the daughter of the Wen family?"

Wen Lengyu's lips curled into a cold smile, and she looked at the dog emperor as if he were a clown. "That's right, it's me. What, are you surprised?"

Dog Emperor: (｀Δ′)ゞ

Surprise my foot! He was terrified.

"You, Wen Lengyu, I have treated you well, even bestowing upon you the title of Princess. What are you trying to do? Do you also intend to rebel?"

Wen Lengyu chuckled and said, "It's not a rebellion. I'm just acting on behalf of Heaven. As for your claim that you've treated me well, tsk tsk, you're really shameless to say that."

The dog emperor was furious. "Why should I be embarrassed to say this? Isn't it the truth?"

Wen Lengyu's eyes darkened.

The next second, a powerful pressure instantly made the dog emperor unable to breathe.

"What a ridiculous joke! Your so-called kindness to me is nothing more than the fact that your daughter killed me, and you want the Wen family's wealth so that they can continue to work for you. That's why you condescended to bestow upon me the title of Princess."

Aside from the title of princess, I receive none of the other privileges a princess should enjoy. You've certainly got a good plan.

The emperor, his face ashen, tried to argue, "No, that's not how it is, I..."

Wen Lengyu, looking impatient, interrupted him and slowly walked up to the dog emperor, looking down at him.

"Ha, do you dare say you haven't coveted the Wen family's wealth? Do you dare say you haven't treated the Wen family as your money bag?"

The emperor's eyes darted away, avoiding Wen Lengyu's gaze, but he hated her intensely.

What a family the Wen family is! I thought they were just docile little rabbits, but I never expected them to be man-eating tigers, especially that girl Wen Lengyu. I really underestimated her.

"hehe!"

Wen Lengyu sneered twice, and a terrifying ice sword quickly materialized in her hand.

"You dog emperor, you've truly disgusted me all these years. Today, I will personally send you to the eighteenth level of hell. Don't thank me too much!"

"No, no!"

The dog emperor's terrified screams were accompanied by the sound of his head being severed from his body, and his foul-smelling blood instantly splattered onto the officials.

The officials were so terrified they almost wet themselves. They knelt on the ground, not daring to move, for fear that they would be the next ones to lose their heads.

Waaah, he's still young, he doesn't want to die.

x﹏x……

Wen Lengyu glanced at the dog emperor's corpse with indifferent disdain, then turned her gaze to the officials who were trembling like leaves.

"Lord Wang, raise your head."

The official's name was Wang Chunlai, a fourth-rank censor-in-chief. As he said, apart from being greedy for money and afraid of death, he had never harmed anyone.

An official like him, untainted by bloodshed, is a rarity in the Chaozhou Kingdom's court.

Wang Chunlai straightened his back, trembling, and forced a deadly smile.

"Miss Wenwen, no, Princess Wen, may I ask what your orders are?"

Waaah, my dear aunt, my young lady, my princess, I beg you to have a kind heart and show mercy, please spare my life.

Seeing Wang Chunlai's pathetic state, Wen Lengyu couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Lord Wang, it's rumored that you have a nickname, 'Know-it-all,' that you know all the princes and officials in the court and their private affairs. Is that true or false?"

Wang Chunlai's pupils suddenly contracted. "Princess Wen, where did you hear this from? There's no such thing at all."

"Oh! Is that so?" Wen Lengyu narrowed her eyes, brandishing the blood-stained ice sword in her hand at Wang Chunlai's neck a few times.

Wang Chunlai's body was stiff, his face was deathly pale, and his eyes were staring straight at the ice sword, almost turning into cross-eyed squinting.

Wen Lengyu said coolly, "Hmm, cutting at this angle won't cause blood to splatter; it's practically perfect!"

Wang Chunlai's breath hitched. Seeing that Wen Lengyu seemed about to sever his neck, he panicked and hurriedly cried and begged for mercy.

"Ah, no, Princess Wen, please don't kill me. I'll do anything you ask if you don't kill me."

Wen Lengyu scoffed, "Too late. All I want now is for you to die."

"Waaah, no! No!"

Wang Chunlai burst into tears, desperately looking at Sheng Lingwei for help. "Waaah, fairy, please, please put in a good word for me! Don't let Princess Wen kill me! If you don't kill me, I... I'm willing to be your slave, waaah..."

Although he was afraid of death, he was quite clever and quick-witted. If he weren't, he would have been killed by people in the court long ago.

He had realized early on that the girl in red was the leader of the four, and that only by begging her could they have a chance of survival.

"Fairy, please, I'm very useful. I know the secret dealings in the court and the crimes they've committed. I also have a clever mind. As long as you're willing to use me, I will be loyal and obedient to you."

Sheng Lingwei smiled faintly, "Alright! Seeing as you're so sensible, we'll spare your life for now. But it's a deal: your life belongs to us from now on, and you can't betray us, otherwise..."