Ah Yin, you don’t know that I have actually already... deeply fallen in love with you.

Shi He closed his eyes slightly. He knew his situation and that he should not and could not have feelings for Shui Qingyin. However, he could not resist the fatal temptation that Shui Qingyin brought to him.

He really wanted to possess this woman completely.

He didn't even care about his status as regent and was willing to be one of her male favorites in the harem.

Shui Qingyin was feeling very depressed, so she dismissed the eunuchs and palace maids and went to Xingquan Palace.

She looked at the closed door, a struggle flashed in her eyes, and finally she stood in front of the door. After hesitating for a long time, she knocked on the door.

"Mother."

A cold voice came from the hall, "Come in."

Shui Qingyin took a deep breath and opened the door. A gust of cold air hit her in the face. There were no windows in the room and it was even covered with curtains. Compared to other places, it was colder and darker here.

It was clearly the Empress Dowager's chamber, but it looked like a cold palace.

Inside the room, Queen Mother Ning sat on a chair, her body tied up with ropes. She was obviously extremely gorgeous, but at this moment, she looked like a mad woman.

Only those eyes lit up when they saw Shui Qingyin.

“Ayin…”

Shui Qingyin's eyes turned red, her nose felt sore, and she almost cried. She knelt down in front of Queen Mother Ning and asked, "Mother, are you feeling better?"

"It will be much better if you tie it like this."

Shui Qingyin shed tears silently. Her mother now looked much more normal.

In the past, her mother and father were the ones who loved her the most. Later, her father passed away, and her mother ruled the country from behind the scenes for many years. Three years ago, she passed the throne to her.

Since that day, my mother seemed like a different person.

She would scold her usually gentle and docile mother harshly, and even frequently interfere in state affairs. If she disobeyed, she would be beaten and scolded.

At first, Shui Qingyin thought that her mother had her own difficulties, but later, she found that her mother would commit suicide every time she got angry.

She said: Ayin, mother didn't mean it, don't believe anything she says.

It was as if there was another person living inside the Queen Mother's body.

Until one day, the queen mother looked at her calmly and said to herself, tie me up.

The Queen Mother told her personally: Ayin, regarding the matter of the Water Kingdom, you must follow your heart and don't be swayed by anyone, including me.

When Shui Qingyin heard these words, she seemed to see her gentle mother again.

However, it was only for a moment.

"Mr. Wang, have you made your choice?" Ning Rushuang asked.

Shui Qingyin shook her head.

Queen Mother Ning struggled to break free from the rope and looked at her angrily, "Didn't I tell you that I wanted Shi He to be the prince's husband? Did you turn a deaf ear to my words?"

Shui Qingyin stood up from the ground. She knew that the aggressive mother had come out.

"Don't forget who handed the throne to you. Do you really think that I can no longer control you now that you have become the empress?"

"Let Shi He give up the position of Wang Fu! I want Shi He to give up the position of Wang Fu to you! If you don't do as I say, you will no longer be my daughter!"

Shui Qingyin stared at her quietly, "Mother, why is it Shi He?"

"He deserves it! Only he is qualified to be the king's husband."

"Back then, you and Shi He were always at odds. Have you forgotten how he suppressed you in government affairs? Shi He's wolfish ambitions are obvious. If he becomes the husband of the king and controls the military power and the temple of the Water Kingdom, it would be like giving the Water Kingdom to Shi He!"

Queen Mother Ning looked at her coldly, "So, you want to disobey my imperial order?"

"I have countless men in my harem. There is no need for Shi He to be my husband."

"What did you say?" Queen Mother Ning looked at Shui Qingyin, "You've been the empress for a few years, and you've grown wings. You don't take me seriously anymore, right?"

"Bang!"

The ropes on the chair were broken free.

Queen Mother Ning grabbed Shui Qingyin's neck and said, "I have told you so many times to let Shi He be the king's husband. Why didn't you agree? You must agree!"

"Who are you? You are not my mother!"

"With this face and this body, how can it not be the Queen Mother? Shui Qingyin, can't you just be obedient? If you don't, I don't mind turning you into a puppet emperor. When the time comes, you will do whatever I tell you to do."

Shui Qingyin's eyes widened.

Puppet Emperor...

A picture flashed through her mind.

She married Shi He like a walking corpse, and the sanctity beast chose Shi He as the king's husband. At that moment, the door of the temple opened for Shi He.

He ordered his soldiers and personally dug out the temple.

At the moment when the Water Kingdom Temple collapsed, she saw the Seven Kingdoms Temple collapse.

Suddenly, Shui Qingyin came back to her senses, extremely panicked, with only one thought in her mind: Shi He could not become the king's husband.

She also couldn't listen to the words of the "Queen Mother" in front of her.

Empress Dowager Ning released Shui Qingyin, and Shui Qingyin sat on the ground.

"Yin'er..." Empress Dowager Ning burst into tears.

"Mother..." Shui Qingyin looked at her. Is the queen mother from the past back again?

"Come on, remember, you must not let Shi He become the king's husband, do you remember?"

Shui Qingyin nodded with red eyes.

The fake queen mother made Shi He the king's husband.

However, the real queen mother did not allow Shi He to become the king's husband.

"Go and have someone tie me up, quick!"

Shui Qingyin must do as she is told, otherwise she will see an even bloodier scene and the True Mother will commit suicide.

Shui Qingyin called the imperial guards and finally tied up Queen Dowager Ning.

"You don't need to come to see me. Go and do what you want to do. Yin'er, remember what I said. Even if you want to die, you can't let Shi He become the king's husband."

Shui Qingyin walked out of the hall in a daze. The sunlight was blinding. She spread out her palms. Before leaving, her mother wrote two words on her palms: Temple.

"Mother, I will save you and protect the Water Kingdom, for sure!"

She clenched her fists and went to the temple.

Inside the palace.

Empress Dowager Ning sat quietly in the chair.

A cold voice echoed from her body, "Shui Qingyin finally became a puppet emperor, and the king's husband must be Shi He, and must be Shi He."

Queen Mother Ning asked the voice inside her body, "What are you looking for? What are you looking for in the temple?"

The Water Kingdom Temple is different from the Seven Kingdoms.

There are restrictions in the temple, and only the empress and the king's husband can enter.

"When Shi He becomes the king's husband and enters the temple, everything will become clear."

Queen Mother Ning clenched her fists, her eyes filled with sorrow.

The Water Kingdom worships the war god Jiuci.

It is said that when the Water Kingdom was first established, it was the weakest country. Because of its geographical location close to the four boundary gates, evil spirits from various countries caused trouble and the people lived in misery.

The God of War appeared to quell the rebellion, protect the Water Kingdom, and integrate the hearts of the Seven Divine Soldiers into the national veins.

Afterwards, all those who joined the army in the Water Kingdom were protected by the military.

The God of War thus became the protector of the Water Kingdom.

After the God of War was enshrined, the evil spirits from the four realms never again wreaked havoc on the Water Kingdom.

Over the years, the Water Kingdom's army was recognized as the strongest among the seven nations.

Others only know that the Shui Kingdom is a powerful country with a strong military force, but they don’t know that since the day the temple was built, the Shui royal family has gained an additional ancestral precept.

The God of War appears and the Water Kingdom is destroyed.

Although we worship the national god, we cannot see him face to face. How sad it is.

Emperors of all dynasties have been curious about why.

But no one can give an answer.