"What happened?"

Liu Yan never withdrew his "momentum" from beginning to end, and was the first to notice the problem.

As soon as Yin Zhe sensed something... and then again... and then yet again... his cheeks twitched uncontrollably.

"Your Highness, please visualize and circulate your true energy immediately; you are about to break through."

Qin Zhaoqiong didn't understand anything before she was told this.

She sat up in a daze, closed her eyes to examine herself, and sure enough, it was true!

At this moment, he couldn't care less about anything else and immediately began to guide the internal energy to circulate throughout his body.

When the Qi circulates throughout the body, it is a sign of achieving the fifth rank.

But a moment later, Qin Zhaoqiong suddenly opened her eyes, "Something's wrong, I can't control myself!"

Cultivation level is a big deal, so Yin Zhe quickly asked for the reason.

Qin Zhaoqiong frowned and said in a deep voice, "The progress is too fast. The cycle of Qi has been completed, and it is now spreading to the limbs and bones. It is simply out of control."

Qin Zhaoyue: ……

He crossed his arms and leaned back tactically, squinting at his older sister.

Is it Versailles? Is it Versailles that's located there?

Liu Yan was almost knocked off balance, and Yin Zhe's lips twitched.

"Your Highness, I know that your cultivation technique requires repeated practice to solidify its foundation."

But the so-called "going with the flow" has already manifested in the limbs, and cannot be forcibly suppressed.

Qin Zhaoqiong felt somewhat relieved, not out of pride, but because she was genuinely feeling guilty.

Among the many imperial heirs, she was the first to practice martial arts and had considerable talent, but she remained at the sixth rank.

In recent years, countless signs of breakthroughs have been forcibly suppressed; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they've been forged through countless trials.

Therefore, his sudden and rapid advancement, and even his continuous breakthroughs, made him uneasy.

After being reminded by Yin Zhe, Qin Zhaoqiong stopped insisting.

Moreover, even she has been assassinated, so the struggle for the throne will likely become even more clear and dangerous after she returns to the capital.

A sixth-grade cultivation level is still too low; he can't protect himself, nor can he protect his younger sister.

After closing her eyes this time, Qin Zhaoqiong became much more determined, and her internal energy flowed more smoothly.

Advancing from the fifth rank to the fourth rank is a minor hurdle; the difficulty of transforming qi into the limbs and bones is incomparable to the difficulty of circulating qi throughout the body.

But it went incredibly smoothly; the process was completed in the blink of an eye for the limbs, and the essence began to permeate the entire body's acupoints.

Qin Zhaoqiong was unaware that it was precisely because of Yin Zhe's extraordinary methods that he used "power" to suppress the surging true energy within her body, forcibly opening all the acupoints in her body.

Then Qin Zhaoyue's true energy completed the healing in an instant, repeating this process countless times.

This perfectly aligns with the rigorous training method of her cultivation technique, which is why her breakthrough at this moment was so natural and inevitable.

This time, it took her less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before she finally stopped.

"how?"

Qin Zhaoqiong smiled faintly, "Successfully, fourth-grade realm."

Advancing from the sixth rank to the fourth rank in one go is an extremely explosive move in the entire martial arts world.

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhaoyue sniffed, let out a loud cry, and threw herself into her elder sister's arms, crying so heartbreakingly.

Qin Zhaoqiong was confused, but simply hugged her back and kept comforting her.

Yin Zhe briefly recounted everything that had happened in the past half day.

Poisoning, dam breach, treating injuries, controlling floods... Her tone was flat and without much variation, but Qin Zhaoqiong could imagine the crisis and difficulties at the time.

Oh... I really feel bad for my sister.

Qin Zhaoyue couldn't stop her tears. Was that her elder sister's fourth-rank official position? That was her fourth-rank official position!

After a cup of tea, Qin Zhaoqiong understood the cause and effect.

There is a clandestine force that is illegally mining iron ore, smelting ironware, assassinating princesses, spreading rumors, and attacking His Majesty.

"I have sent a message back to the capital, requesting His Majesty to dispatch troops under the pretext of disaster relief and to deploy them near the three prefectures, following the Sixth Prince's suggestion."

Qin Zhaoyue: ……

There's absolutely no need to mention her.

After hearing the whole story, Qin Zhaoqiong patted her sixth sister's shoulder again, "Zhaoyue, you've worked hard."

Qin Zhaoyue: Absolutely! It wasn't just hard work, it was also incredibly expensive...

Soon, the surrounding aura dissipated silently, and Qin Zhaoqiong stepped down from the carriage.

"General!"

Seeing that she was moving freely and had a rosy complexion, Deputy General Hu rushed forward.

Qin Zhaoqiong nodded and spoke loudly with her true energy: "Everyone has worked hard. I am fine now and will set off to return to Longmen County immediately."

"yes!"

Meng Jian was equally relieved, but his gaze remained fixed on the carriage curtain.

The moment he lifted the lid, he glimpsed the Sixth Prince lounging on the cushion, just as he had when they were traveling.

However, the princess's abdomen was clearly pierced, and she was also poisoned by a third-rank sorcerer.

The two commanders of the Xuanji Guard were at a loss, and he recovered in just half a day?

Moreover, judging from that last sentence, his true energy was extremely powerful, and there was no sign of poisoning or serious injury whatsoever.

It must be related to the Sixth Prince; this was Meng Jian's intuition.

He was an insider when it came to black powder, but this time he was blocked from entering, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

The thousand riders returned, and the princess, clad in armor, galloped through the ranks, putting everyone at ease.

Although the Sixth Princess had handled things well before, there was only one core member in this team.

Inside the carriage, Qin Zhaoyue lay motionless on the soft cushions, exhausted both physically and mentally, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.

The other two weren't much better off.

The explosive, fiery "momentum" was used to carefully suppress true energy, leaving him physically and mentally exhausted.

Even the usually dignified Yin Zhe leaned against the carriage, her eyes somewhat glazed over; she was exhausted after all this time.

At 9:00 AM, a thousand horsemen arrived at the Longmen County government office.

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