Outside Yanhuang City, in a cluster of abandoned houses.
"Don't go, don't go! I've searched for you my whole life, are you going to cruelly abandon me again?"
Song Yanran suddenly woke up from her sleep and saw Shen Zhao and Di Feijing discussing something with each other at the door.
"You're awake?"
Upon seeing Song Yanran wake up, Shen Zhao calmly greeted her.
Di Feijing, who was standing next to Song Yanran, gave her an awkward smile.
Song Yanran looked around and asked cautiously, "Where is this?"
"At least for now, it's a safe place."
Shen Zhao replied, and Di Feijing added some firewood to the nearly extinguished campfire inside the house.
Why did you come to save me?
Song Yanran's eyes darted around as she waited quietly for Shen Zhao's answer.
"I was just doing what someone asked me to do."
Despite her extreme weakness, Song Yanran got off the bed.
Di Fei hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please don't move around. Your injuries haven't healed yet."
Thank you for your concern.
Song Yanran replied to him wearily, then walked straight to Shen Zhao's side.
Shen Zhao didn't even look up, focused on whittling a piece of wood, and casually asked, "What are your plans for the next step?"
Song Yanran took a deep breath and shook her head: "I don't know what to do either."
His eyes were filled with uncertainty about the future.
"You don't intend to reclaim the throne?"
"I am poisoned by the Seven Star Begonia and my life is nearing its end. What is the point of reclaiming the throne?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhao chuckled lightly: "Who said you're not long for this world? The antidote for the Seven Star Begonia has always been on you, hasn't it?"
"What's the meaning?"
"The Seven-Colored Cloud Gu is the most poisonous Gu worm in the world, and the Seven-Star Begonia is the most poisonous herb in the world."
However, when combined, the two can neutralize each other's toxicity, thus becoming a life-saving antidote.
Upon hearing this, Song Yanran's expression changed slightly: "You already know?"
Shen Zhao smiled slightly: "Empress Song Yanran and Ying Chaoyun of Fengyulou are the same person, am I right?"
Song Yanran: "Then, are Chu Liuxiang and Shen Zhao the same person?"
Shen Zhao smiled and did not answer, which was taken as tacit agreement.
At this moment, Di Feijing spoke up: "And me, I'm not the only one you know, Di Feijing."
"They forced me to approach His Majesty; please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Unexpectedly, Song Yanran seemed to have known all along, and nodded at him: "Yes, I knew all along that you weren't him."
Di Fei was startled, quite surprised.
"Actually, from the first moment I saw you, I knew you weren't the one I was looking for."
The real Di Feijing would never be as insecure as you are; he would display convincing confidence in any adversity.
Furthermore, Di Feijing never takes the initiative to please a woman; besides your face,
There wasn't a single thing about him that resembled him.
As she said this, Song Yanran's gaze remained fixed on Shen Zhao's back.
"Then why doesn't Your Majesty expose me directly, instead of treating me like this?"
"Because you look so much like him, I just want to see more of him and hope to find a trace of him in you."
Upon hearing this, Di Fei was shocked and inwardly cursed: So I was just a stand-in after all.
Song Yanran looked at Shen Zhao again: "I never expected that I would meet the famous military genius Shen Zhao under such circumstances. It's really a twist of fate."
In short, Shen Zhao understood that Song Yanran was also reborn, which made him begin to have some doubts about this rebirth experience.
There are too many; there are simply too many people who have been reborn in this life.
Yu Xiyan, Mu Qiuyao, Linghu Ming, Ji Bingyan, Lin Feng, and Su Yunying, whose rebirth is still unknown, seem to be quite a few reborn people.
There must be some connection between these things; it's possible that the system altered the laws governing the world's order.
However, the energy required to regenerate everyone is terrifying, unless there is a suitable medium for transmission.
The question is, what is this medium of communication?
"Let's not talk about that now, let's work together."
What do you want to collaborate on?
"I'll help you reclaim the throne, and in return, you'll help me target the Nine Netherworlds. This deal is mutually beneficial. What do you think?"
Song Yanran frowned: "You want to target Jiuyou Huangquan again? Is it for Yu Xiyan?"
"It has absolutely nothing to do with her. In this life and the next, this has always been a personal grudge between me and Jiuyou. So, the question is whether you will help or not."
Song Yanran did not give a clear answer immediately, but simply sat down next to Shen Zhao.
"To be honest, I am very tired of this thousands of years of imperial life. Taking this opportunity to retire is actually what I have always wanted."
Shen Zhao: "So, this empress plans to abandon her subjects and live a carefree life like this?"
"You have seen it today: the entire court, the seventy-two vassal states, and even my closest relatives have all betrayed me. What face do I have left to rule this Dragon Han Dynasty?"
Shen Zhao sighed softly, then slowly said, "In the end, you did all of this yourself. If you had been more ruthless back then, you wouldn't be in this situation now."
Song Yanran remained silent.
Shen Zhao continued, "You clearly ordered the execution of the entire traitorous clan, but out of compassion, you transformed into Ying Chaoyun and saved their orphans."
You raised them generation after generation, unaware that this act sowed the seeds of your current misfortune. As an emperor, you should be decisive in your actions.
There should be no mercy towards the enemy. If you had slaughtered all those remaining descendants of the traitors back then, how could you be facing this backlash today?
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