After Shang Rui and Ge Yunshu left, Shang Changge also got up to say goodbye and prepare to leave.

"Princess, please wait!" It was Feng Xiyao.

Shang Changge stopped in her tracks.

Feng Xiyao hurried over, and seeing that Shang Changge's face was no longer friendly but tense, she asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner:

"Does the princess truly share the same view as the Third Prince, believing that the teacher's family deserved to die and that Ge Yunshu is innocent?"

Feng Xiyao was very disappointed.

Although she had only recently come into contact with the princess, she always felt that the princess shouldn't be that kind of person. Why?

Why speak up for murderers? No matter how heinous the crimes committed by the deceased, being killed is being killed!

Murder is murder! What's this talk of cleaning house, karma, and retribution? The law of cause and effect will surely prevail.

If we use this same rhetoric to judge every case, then what is the point of the law? What use is the law?!

"Yao'er!"

"Don't be rude!" It was Lord Feng.

Lord Feng and his companion strode over, bowed respectfully to Shang Changge, and apologized, saying:

“Princess, Yao’er has always been this stubborn and inflexible since she was little.”

I have offended you greatly, please forgive me. I will educate you properly when I return..."

"No."

Shang Changge interrupted, looking at Feng Xiyao and softly praising her:

"No education is needed; Lord Feng has raised Miss Feng very well."

"It is a blessing for Qingyan and its people that the Dali Temple has a female official like Miss Feng."

After saying that, he smiled kindly at Feng Xiyao and left with Qingyao, Michan and her group.

Feng Xiyao was stunned, and it wasn't until Shang Changge had walked quite a distance that she came to her senses.

"Princess!"

Feng Xiyao lifted her foot to chase after him, but was pulled back by Lord Feng.

As the princess's figure receded into the distance, Feng Xiyao stamped her feet in frustration, grumbling without turning her head.

"father!"

Lord Feng completely ignored him, turned around and waved his hand to dismiss everyone in the hall so they could go about their business, before finally speaking:

"What father? Calling you mother won't help."

Feng Xiyao: "Father, are you really just going to let that Ge Yunshu... go like this..."

"Alright."

Lord Feng squinted, looking at the steps leading to the main hall, which was bathed in sunlight, and lowered his voice:

"The princess's words had a hidden meaning; her actions just now must have had their own purpose. Don't interfere."

As for Ge Yunshu, she's running around beside the Third Prince. If you're really worried, just send someone to keep an eye on her.

Lord Feng was able to rise to the position of Minister of the Court of Judicial Review not only because of the promotion by his mentor Murong Yu, but also because he himself was very capable.

If someone is truly a good-for-nothing and a lump of mud, even if Prime Minister Murong Yu has great power and ability, he still can't be helped up.

Upon hearing her father's words, Feng Xiyao immediately fell silent.

Lord Feng tapped his daughter's forehead with his finger, turned and walked away with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself as he went:

My mentor was right, the princess has changed.

Not only has it become useful and valuable, but the person involved has also become more complex...

Four days later.

At the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), the night is dark and the wind is high, and the moonlight is lonely.

The official road, the only route into the capital, was quiet and still. To the right...

As time went by, more and more people gathered in the woods on the hillside above the official road.

A bush,

Shang Changge was dressed in black, her long black hair tied up, and her disguised face was completely covered by a black cloth.

His eyes searched the crowd, finally settling on a group consisting entirely of women.

Leaving behind a group of elite assassins, he beckoned Qingyao and Michan to walk towards that group.

Almost as soon as they walked over, everyone in the group, which consisted entirely of women, turned to look at the three of them.

The girls, all dressed in black, looked wary, their eyes filled with murderous intent.

Shang Changge never did anything to offend anyone, so he stopped at a relatively safe distance for both of them. He stood still and greeted them:

"Ladies, are you from the Seven Killings Tower?"

The woman in the lead was rather tall, and her eyes revealed only a cold, chilling killing intent.

He stared at Shang Changge for a while before replying that the indistinguishable tone was clearly a deliberate disguise.

"yes."

Her words were concise and clear; she obviously didn't want to have any further conversation or involvement with Shang Changge.

But Shang Changge seemed oblivious to his misunderstanding and persisted, acting as if he really wanted to make friends, and said enthusiastically:

"And you are, young lady?"

The woman at the head: "Chu Zhao, the master of the Seven Killings Tower."

Chu Zhao gripped her sword tightly; she had no intention of concealing her identity on this trip.

Not only that, she also wanted the news of the Seven Kill Tower's move to spread throughout the capital city and to the ears of the right people.

Shang Changge was pleased to hear the expected name, but she didn't show it.

Instead, he feigned sudden realization and surprised everyone with a traditional martial arts salute:

"So it's Master Chu! I've heard so much about you!"

He then feigned confusion, asking, "Why has Lord Chu come this time? Could it be that the Seven Killings Pavilion also has a grudge against the Ge Family Village?"

Yes,

People from the martial arts world were also involved in this operation to wipe out Ge Family Village.

Although Ge Family Village is the leader of the martial arts world, the martial arts world is so vast that there are always people who have long held grudges against Ge Family Village.

With such a readily available helper, how could Shang Changge possibly let it go?

Not only that, after tonight's mission is accomplished, she will also attribute all the credit for wiping out the Ge Family Village to these martial arts figures.

In this way, all of tonight,

It was merely a conflict between martial arts sects, and had nothing to do with her, Xiao Ji, or the beautiful younger brother.

Let the old emperor have his suspicions; as long as Xiao Ji and the beauty's brother don't admit to not knowing or participating in the matter in court, that's all that matters.

As for her identity tonight? Tonight, she is also a member of the martial arts world.

Two years ago, the Ge Family Manor massacred an entire sect. Tonight, she was a member of that sect, and she narrowly escaped the massacre.

They have risen again within two years, and tonight they have heard the news of the "joint annihilation of Gejiazhuang" and are coming back to avenge their blood feud.

Nonsense? Yes, it's pure nonsense.

When you're traveling, you give yourself your own identity.

No.

Chu Zhao spoke up, making no attempt to hide the true reason for his visit that evening:

"My Seven Kill Tower has no enmity with the Ge Family Village. The one who has an enmity with my Seven Kill Tower is the current Third Prince, Shang Rui."

"He used sweet words to deceive my sister."

Under the lonely moonlight, Chu Zhao's killing intent erupted when he mentioned the word "sister".

“He wanted to recruit the Ge family to pave the way for him to ascend the throne, but I refused to do as he wished.”

It was mainly for her younger sister's sake, and besides, she didn't think that such a philandering prince could be any good if he really became emperor.

People from the martial arts world have no interest in the struggles between the imperial court and the princes, but they have not forgotten that they were born and raised in Qingyan.

Shang Changge: "So that's how it is."

Shang Changge echoed, a smug smile playing on her lips beneath the black veil. Sure enough, she'd made the right bet; she hadn't chosen the wrong person.

Chu Zhao's younger sister is Chu Yue, the confidante that Shang Rui brought back from the martial arts world.

In the script,

Chu Zhao and Chu Yue are sisters. Following the typical trope of male-oriented harem novels, the male protagonist will definitely take these two sisters as his concubines.

However, the author may have acted out of logic.

I think a woman who can become the forum leader through her own abilities must have a few ugly scars on her body.

Therefore, Chu Zhao was portrayed as a woman covered in ugly scars, with a personality that men find extremely unappealing and ruthless.

Therefore,

Chu Zhao was not one of Shang Rui's concubines.

Furthermore, in the script, Chu Zhao is angered because Shang Rui kidnapped his younger sister, Chu Yue.

He loathed and hated Shang Rui so much that he wished he could kill him.

How could she possibly let someone like that go?

Of course, I want to lure them over to be my helpers, and ideally, we could even become acquainted after tonight.

You know, when she first read this novel, she really liked the character Chu Zhao.

Nothing else,

Chu Zhao is incredibly skilled in martial arts, extremely capable of killing, and also very intelligent. She likes cool and handsome young ladies who are both skilled in fighting and intelligent!