The wind blew, and the rustling of fallen leaves only added to the melancholy. Zong Zheng Xiaoting lowered her eyes, and no one knew what she was thinking at the moment.

Gongsun Zixing stood aside, very silent.

"Brother Zixing, you and I are destined to be enemies in the end." Zongzheng Xiaoting's voice came out softly, "There are always too many things in life that are beyond one's control, and you are no exception. When I asked you about the poison just now, you looked terrified, which proved that you actually had doubts a long time ago, but you chose to deceive yourself, which also shows that you are also helpless and unwilling to face it."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting put down his wine glass and stood up slowly. "That day in Yunguang Country, Gongsun Ziyun took you and disappeared without a trace after rescuing you. You had no way to control yourself. The same is true for Li Qi's poison. How long can you keep my father, the emperor and my mother from being with you?"

"I promised..." Gongsun Zixing frowned, but saw Zongzheng Xiaoting with his back to him and waved his hand.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting raised his head and looked at the night sky. "No one can guarantee it. Even if I were you, it would be the same. You care about the people of the world, but you are powerless to change the ideas of those who have been plotting for decades. The impulses that have been pent up for too long cannot be vented. And you can't just watch them die. Therefore, the only thing you can continue to insist on is to unify the world and truly stop wars."

After he finished speaking, Zong Zheng Xiaoting turned around and looked at Gongsun Zixing. Every word he spoke in the silent courtyard was like a big stone thrown into a calm lake. "If that's the case, in order to truly achieve an end to war, the royal families of these countries must die. As the saying goes, if you don't remove the roots, the grass will grow again in the spring breeze. You understand this principle, and your subjects understand it even better."

"So, your guarantee is worthless, and you also have your will but not your strength." Zong Zheng Xiaoting's last words were sonorous and powerful.

Every word and sentence hurt Gongsun Zixing's heart. All these days, the emperor of Luozha Kingdom was still there, which was indeed something that his subjects could not tolerate. It was as if they were retaliating today just because they were alive.

Therefore, she understood everything clearly.

And I really can't guarantee what I will do when the time comes when I really need to choose between the two.

My own guarantee is indeed worthless.

"Ningshuang is also yours, right?" A low and soft voice came out from Zongzheng Xiaoting's mouth.

Gongsun Zixing was not surprised by her intelligence, but asked curiously, "When did you start to suspect and discover this?"

"I didn't know originally, but I just thought her purpose was too puzzling. Her background was clean and she had no intention towards my mother or father. And she had no hostility towards the empress. Why?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting laughed softly, "And now, you can fill the three major countries with your own people, then, Ning Shuang's identity is about to be revealed, isn't it?"

"Logically, frost shouldn't be so easy to detect."

"But I know it." Zong Zheng Xiaoting blinked, and the smile on his face deepened. "There are always people better than you."

"If something really happens to your father and mother, we will just be enemies." Gongsun Zixing said with a sigh. He understood and there was no need to ask any more questions.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting just nodded and said, "After tomorrow, it's better for us not to meet."

Turning around and picking up the wine glass, Zong Zheng Xiaoting gestured to Gongsun Zixing, but under his complicated expression, he drank the wine in the glass. He watched her gracefully leave and clenched his fists tightly.

When Gongsun Zixing returned to his residence, Gongsun Ziyun was already there, waiting for him. As soon as he saw Gongsun Zixing, he eagerly said, "Big brother."

However, what responded to him was Gongsun Zixing's cold eyes.

After a long silence, Gongsun Zixing asked, "What did you do to Li Qi?"

Gongsun Ziyun was just slightly stunned when he was questioned, and then he shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and said, "Those who want to achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. Moreover, Situ Xunxiao is not so easy to get rid of. Isn't this also a failure?"

"I said, you are not allowed to attack Li Qi!" Gongsun Zixing had a gloomy face and stared at Gongsun Ziyun with gritted teeth.

"Brother, we are doing big things. You almost lost everything because of Zongzheng Xiaoting before. Now, are you still hesitating because of her? If Prime Minister Li hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that you actually let Zongzheng Xiaoting's guards go." Gongsun Ziyun also lost his temper and retorted to Gongsun Zixing.

However, these words made Gongsun Zixing's face darken a little.

Gongsun Zixing's voice lost its warmth: "You also know Li Xiang? You also know how much this person has sacrificed for our grand plan? Hmm? Ziyun, although our grand plan requires sacrifice, how chilling would it be to know about Li Qi's affairs?"

"That's why Li Qi needs to die!" Gongsun Ziyun said as if it was natural. "We told Prime Minister Li that Zhuge Feiyang was hiding deep, so we needed to act secretly. We also planned to make Zhuge Feiyang disappear in the end. With so many things going on, the only one who might reveal the truth is Li Qi! If Li Qi saw you, do you think she wouldn't notice it with her intelligence?"

"Gongsun Ziyun, how many people's happiness have we sacrificed in order to achieve great things?" Gongsun Zixing looked coldly at his brother who was extreme and did not feel guilty. If he continued like this, he might go crazy. However, no matter what Gongsun Zixing said, he still could not defeat the stubborn Gongsun Ziyun. The two brothers had a big fight, and Gongsun Ziyun slammed the door and left.

At the border of Yunguang Kingdom, Situ Xunxiao hurried to the palace after gathering his troops. With the rapidity of the troops, the palace of Yunguang Kingdom was like an empty space, and there was some resistance, but it collapsed without any effort.

Situ Xunxiao raised his lips and became more anxious. "Listen carefully to me. The noble concubine and the queen mother must be safe and sound!"

After he finished speaking, Situ Xunxiao also took a step forward anxiously.

Bai Yungang, who was following behind him, also hurriedly followed, with a little excitement in his eyes, jumping in the dark night. Originally, Situ Xunxiao had raised troops and had deployed them properly, but it was a pity that heroes had always been unable to resist the temptation of beauty. When he saw the letter from the empress saying that Zong Zheng Xiaoting was not doing well, he began to lose his temper day by day, and became more and more anxious day by day, thanks to the letter from Luozha. As for Zhou Miao, he had been detained long ago, and everything was still going according to plan.

Bai Yungang was completely complacent with himself, but he didn't know who actually underestimated whom.