Xiao Zhixing glanced at the comments. What she did wasn't the Bone Shrinking Technique. The Bone Shrinking Technique requires training from a young age. This body hadn't been trained, and one couldn't just learn it out of thin air.
She used a transformation talisman from the cultivation world, which is more effective than the bone-shrinking technique. The transformation does indeed resemble the bone-shrinking technique, so their thinking is not wrong.
She knew about the sleeping potion the moment it entered her body, but the Dao Slash technique neutralized it in one cycle. She was feigning unconsciousness to deceive Xiao Long, lowering his guard so she could kill him.
However, she could have killed him in one move. Was she deliberately creating so many twists and turns just to make the show more interesting?
She also refused to act too inhuman, and the more difficult and tortuous the process, the more faith she gained.
Didn't you see the adoring screams in the live stream almost erupting like a volcano?
[Dao Zhan] is becoming increasingly powerful; she'll continue to use this tactic in the future.
As for when she discovered Xiao Long's scheme, can you guess?
Xiao Zhixing tidied himself up, looked up, and the white phoenix, now back to its original size, flew down, clutching a white-headed falcon in its claws.
"This is that kid's pet. It recognizes its owner, but I've beaten it into submission now." Bai Feng shouted, dropping his prey and leaving immediately.
This same thing was tracking her the whole way, but she remained calm and collected, which allowed her to successfully complete the task.
Xiao Zhixing mentioned the listless eagle, his divine sense exerting pressure, "From now on, I will be your master."
The falcon let out a soft cry and obediently flew up and perched on her shoulder.
Xiao Zhixing was finally satisfied. With Xiao Long's pet, her fake identity was more secure.
After confirming that there were no obvious flaws, she turned back and encountered Xiao Long's mount, a magnificent Akhal-Teke horse, which she naturally overwhelmed with her power.
Finally, she swaggered off on her horse towards the palace, deliberately taking a different route so she didn't encounter any of the Northern Barbarian soldiers who had followed her.
During a break in the journey, she went to watch the replays from Li Jun and the others' side.
The onslaught from the northern barbarians caused everyone to flee in panic. Some ran with their elders, some took the initiative to draw away the pursuers during their escape to give their elders and relatives a chance to survive, and some were scattered by the storm.
Then, they were unlucky enough to be captured together, and Lin Rushu actually saved Consort Zhang.
Upon hearing this, Qi Mengshu's face instantly turned grim—could this be what she wanted to do? Absolutely.
Furthermore, Lin Rushu's father, Lin Xiudao, was killed by the Northern Barbarians while covering her escape.
No wonder she was not in a good state. What's worse, that traitor Song Kang from Guixiong Pass is Lin Rushu's maternal uncle.
Xiao Zhixing frowned. What will become of the Lin family in the future?
In response to this, the comments section was filled with pessimistic silence. As everyone watched the event unfold before their eyes, they seemed to be thinking about Lin Rushu's future fate and sighed with regret.
Xiao Zhixing quickly reviewed Xiao Long's memories and wrote down some key information, which would be of great use in the future.
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Imperial Palace.
Huo Jindao entered the palace and reported, "Your Majesty, someone just reported that a force of tens of thousands of people has been discovered fifty miles to the south."
"Oh, friend or foe?"
"The enemy is flying a flag with the character 'Su' on it, and the commander is... Lord Su Zhen."
Zhao Yunqi opened his eyes. "Him?...Do you know why he arrived so quickly?"
Even a fast horse would take eight days to travel from the capital to Yanshan, not counting the time it would take to deliver the message to the capital. Realistically, Su Zhen couldn't possibly have arrived so promptly.
Huo Jindao looked up at the emperor and spoke frankly, "General Su is being honest; he has come to find his young master."
Zhao Yunqi remained silent, then mentally asked the Emperor System, "What do you think?"
The Emperor System coldly said, "What else can we say? I've said long ago that keeping the Su family's Southern Army around is a hidden danger. As the emperor, you actually allowed a force that wasn't under your control to exist. Ha, now look what's happened. They came to find their young master, Xiao Qingluan, not to rescue the emperor."
Zhao Yunqi said, "To be honest, you agreed to it back then, wasn't it all to lure out Xiao Yan? In recent years, the Su Nan Army has had good transportation and trade routes supporting them. We have been looking for the person behind it all, and only through him can we find Xiao Yan."
The Emperor System was furious. "They're not hiding anymore, they're openly looking for the young master. What are you going to do about it?"
Zhao Yunqi pondered, "Issue an imperial edict ordering him to rescue the emperor."
"He doesn't want that at all; he'd love for you to die."
The Emperor System sneered, "It's a miracle he hasn't rebelled all these years. It's unbelievable, Su Zhen didn't rebel, yet Song Kang dares to betray the enemy?"
"I really don't know what kind of magic potion Xiao Yuzhen gave them, making them all so devoted. But Song Kang dared to let the wolf into the house; he has completely betrayed the arrangements Xiao Yuzhen made for them."
Zhao Yunqi ignored its complaints and continued his analysis, "I have issued a decree ordering him to save the emperor. In terms of morality, he cannot turn a blind eye to the danger at this time."
"I will bestow the Southern Jiangsu Army upon Xiao Qingluan, thus giving his young master a legitimate opportunity to take command of the Southern Jiangsu Army. I believe Su Zhen will not refuse."
The Emperor System was somewhat reluctant, perhaps out of fear of the name Xiao Yan. It felt that this arrangement was handing over bargaining chips to the enemy.
Zhao Yunqi was not in a hurry and slowly said, "The Southern Jiangsu Army is a battle-hardened force, the only one that can rival the Xiao Family Army, capable of fighting against a hundred men."
"If they are willing to take action, this crisis can be resolved in 70% of cases."
"Besides, even if I don't hand over military power to Xiao Qingluan, will Su Zhen listen to others and not follow his young master? Once I issue a decree, I will be in the right, and they will have no choice but to do their best to save the emperor."
"What's deeper is that I don't want to hastily establish a crown prince now, and neither do you. The only way to resolve this crisis is to..."
The Emperor System remained silent, because it knew that Zhao Yunqi's considerations were correct.
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