When Gu Lin arrived, Chang Qing and his men had already captured the capital of the Eastern Qing Kingdom.

The old emperor of Dongqing looked at the imposing Chang Qing before him and spoke tremblingly, "I can surrender, but can you spare my children and grandchildren?"

In truth, a hint of despair had already surfaced deep in the old emperor's eyes.

The moment he learned that Empress Dowager Daqing had fallen off a cliff, he knew the ending.

Before Chang Qing could speak, a figure so fast that it could only be seen as a blur rushed over, and the old emperor lost his breath the next instant.

Immediately afterwards, all members of the Dongqing Kingdom's royal family were killed with a single sword strike to the throat.

Even Chang Qing didn't realize how these people were killed. The surroundings were deathly silent, and no one knew who had done it.

"General, this..."

Chang Qing simply waved his hand, thinking of Ling Hai and the others he had met on the cliff. Although he didn't know where these people came from, they treated the Empress Dowager with the same respect as if she were their master.

Thinking of that red figure he hadn't managed to catch, Chang Qing's hands trembled involuntarily.

Thud—

The sword in his hand fell to the ground.

Chang Qing bent down to pick it up, but found that his hands were shaking so badly that he couldn't muster any strength.

He couldn't even lift the sword.

Wusha Pavilion thought they could find a way in the surrounding area by taking advantage of Jiang Yu's fall off the cliff, but they did not expect that they would be wiped out within half an hour of showing their faces.

Only one person was left alive.

"You...who exactly are you?" The only survivor could barely speak, perhaps because Gu Lin in front of him was too terrifying. This person had even forgotten that there was poison hidden under the tip of his tongue.

The next second, the person's entire jaw was removed.

"How come you don't recognize me after only a few days away from Da Ning?"

The only survivor's eyes narrowed upon hearing this. The person in front of him clearly had a full head of white hair. How could he possibly be Gu Lin?

"I was just thinking about how to lure you out, but I didn't expect you to come out to your deaths yourselves." Gu Lin chuckled softly. "Who gave you the audacity to cut off her escape route?"

"Did your master tell you that you were going to kill my wife?"

In an instant, the person lying on the ground was overwhelmed by immense fear. Wusha Pavilion had only received a mission from Empress Dowager Duan Daqing; they didn't even know who their true master was.

How could that Empress Dowager of Daqing possibly be...?

"Therefore, everyone in Wusha Pavilion must die."

Blood was everywhere...

When Chang Qing arrived with his men, the scene before them was exactly the same as that in the Eastern Qing Kingdom's palace.

Years later, the soldiers who participated in the war were unwilling to mention this memory again. Too much blood had been shed, and that man seemed to have gone mad, killing incessantly.

"My lord!"

Ling Hai's voice rang out, and Gu Lin stiffened, "Did you find it?"

But Ling Hai bent his knees and knelt on the ground.

If things continue like this, the consequences will be unimaginable. But now the lady's fate is unknown, and the cliff is too deep, so deep that even Ling Hai did not consider the possibility that Jiang Yu might still be alive.

"My lord, Marquis Dingyuan is still in the village, you..."

"I ask you, have you found the person?"

"The Lady has fallen off a cliff, and Marquis Dingyuan is poisoned. Your Majesty, you cannot continue like this." Ling Hai continued, risking being killed by Gu Lin. "And the young master... the young master learned of the Lady's tragic news in the capital..."

"Ling Hai, do you think that what I said before, 'If she lives, I live; if she dies, I die,' was just a joke?"

......

Everyone thought Gu Lin had gone mad.

Gu Lin would spend two hours each day wandering along the lower reaches of the river. Whenever he discovered traces of Wei soldiers or Dongqing soldiers, he would kill them.

The rest of the time, Gu Lin would return to the foot of the cliff and tirelessly search for Jiang Yu's whereabouts.

Jiang He, who remains unconscious, and Gu Qingyan in the capital... it seems that neither of these can rouse Gu Lin to his senses.

For Gu Lin, the destruction of Daqing by Dawei and Dongqing should have been a good thing.

But the war took his wife away.

Gu Lin never intended to hide his identity. He enjoyed watching people's terror upon learning who he was before they died, and then delivering a fatal blow.

Soon, news spread that the King of Da Ning had appeared at the site where the Empress Dowager of Da Qing had fallen off the cliff.

Ling Hai and his group were in a panic, but Gu Lin didn't react at all.

"What about Perrin?"

A bloodthirsty glint appeared on Gu Lin's face, sending chills down the spines of those around him.

......

Daning.

"What? The entire Wusha Pavilion has disappeared without a trace?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Zhao became extremely agitated. He had sent out 70% of the Wusha Pavilion's manpower, but not a single person had returned alive.

It must be Gu Lin!

"Your Highness, please calm down," a man dressed as a strategist said. "This is a great thing for Your Highness."

"Great news?" Blinded by anger, Jing Zhao couldn't think straight. Over the years, he had endured humiliation and hardship, and Wusha Pavilion had lived like a rat in a sewer in the shadows.

We have to change locations every two weeks.

He poured countless efforts and a fortune into it, only to have it all destroyed by Gu Lin.

"Your Highness, now that everyone knows that Gu Lin appeared on the cliff, revealing his background at this time... I'm sure everyone will believe it."

Jing Zhao fell silent upon hearing this.

"Given Gu Lin's temperament, he won't return until he finds the Empress Dowager of Daqing. How can someone who abandons Da Ning like this be qualified to be the ruler of Daqing?"

The strategist struck while the iron was hot, and after half an incense stick's time, Jing Zhao's eyes regained their composure.

"This is indeed a good opportunity."

Jing Zhao thought of the woman who resolutely jumped off the cliff, and her heart trembled slightly. So this was the kind of woman Gu Lin had taken a liking to?

Even on his deathbed, he wanted to kill Lingzhenhou to avenge his brother.

He really liked that personality.

What a pity.

"Tomorrow, release the news that Gu Lin is the Prince of Xiang of Daqing." Jing Zhao revealed an enigmatic smile. The Emperor of Daqing is Gu Lin's son, the Empress Dowager who fell off the cliff is Gu Lin's beloved, and the Marquis of Dingyuan, who is suffering from a deadly poison and has little time left, is Gu Lin's brother-in-law.

Heaven is about to destroy Gu Lin.

"Remember this, I want every citizen of Da Ning to know this."

"I'll take care of it right away."

The next day.

Gu Lin's true identity was completely exposed, plunging Da Ning into chaos both inside and outside the city. Even Zhuo Yi was unable to stabilize the hearts of the court officials and the people.

When the news reached Gu Lin's ears, he only paused for a moment, then said, "Let them be."

After saying that, he continued to search along the river, his eyes fixed on the surface, afraid of missing Jiang Yu's whereabouts.

Chaos? The more chaotic the better, it would be best if the whole world were in chaos.

They were all buried with his Ayu.