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As Jiang Qingluan looked at Shen Zhao, Shen Zhao was also watching Jiang Qingluan.
To others, the high and mighty Empress Yaochi might seem unapproachable, but to Shen Zhao, she felt nothing.
In his previous life, his own Po Jun Mansion had some interactions with Jiang Qingluan's Yaochi Holy Land.
The incident began when Jiang Qingluan was besieged by the Heavenly Demon Sect and faced imminent collapse. Jiang Qingluan humbled herself and sought help from Shen Zhao, who had just returned triumphantly from the North Sea Flood Dragon Clan.
The Heavenly Demon Sect happened to be a target that Shen Zhao had to eliminate on his journey, so he agreed without hesitation. Thus, the Po Jun Mansion and the Yaochi Holy Land formed a temporary alliance.
In less than a month, Shen Zhao orchestrated the complete annihilation of the Heavenly Demon Sect. The three Supreme Cultivation experts and the Great Emperor Realm Sect Master were personally beheaded by Shen Zhao and sent to Jiang Qingluan.
As promised, Jiang Qingluan presented three ten-thousand-year-old Pan Fruits, a bottle of Yaochi Spirit Spring, and signed an alliance contract with the Yintian Dynasty, thus concluding the agreement between the two parties.
In this battle, Shen Zhao alone contributed nine and a half points of the effort to both sides of the alliance. In fact, the Heavenly Demon Sect could have been destroyed even without Jiang Qingluan.
The reason for forming an alliance with Yaochi Holy Land was to find a strong and reliable ally for the Yintian Dynasty in order to deal with possible unforeseen situations in the future.
However, Jiang Qingluan made an additional request: Yaochi Holy Land would only accept alliances with the Yintian Dynasty, which existed with Shen Zhao. If Shen Zhao was not present, the contract would be automatically dissolved.
At the time, Shen Zhao didn't think much and agreed directly. After that, he had no further contact with Yaochi Holy Land and continued to focus on flattering Yu Xiyan.
As for the state of the relationship between Yaochi Holy Land and Yintian Dynasty after his death in his previous life, Shen Zhao had no idea.
"How dare you!"
Seeing that Shen Zhao was not suppressed by the emperor's power and even dared to look directly at Jiang Qingluan, the female official couldn't help but shout angrily.
"It's alright."
Jiang Qingluan stopped the female official, stood up and walked to the front of the phoenix carriage, looking down at Shen Zhao.
After a long pause, she said calmly, "Your composure is quite remarkable, which makes me take notice."
Shen Zhao replied, "I have long heard that the Queen of Yaochi is wise and insightful, able to see through all things in the world. I did not expect her to be so oversightd today, which is quite disappointing."
When he said this, Su Yunying's heart jumped into her throat.
"Boss Shen, can you please stop pretending for a little while? Isn't it better to be alive?"
"Shut up! I told you, this isn't a scene you can handle with a monthly salary of three thousand. Just stand aside and watch my performance!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingluan's eyebrows arched slightly, but she was not angry at Shen Zhao's question.
"Oh, then I'd like to hear how the Jade Pool Holy Land failed to properly oversee things."
Upon hearing this, Gu Tianhe hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, do not be swayed by his few words, he..."
"Did I ask you a question?!"
Under the emperor's pressure, Gu Tianhe hadn't even finished speaking when he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and felt immense pressure on his shoulders, making it hard for him to breathe.
"Go on."
Shen Zhao said, "Three hundred years ago, Gu Hanshan fell in love with the Holy Maiden of the Demon Clan, but was ostracized by the entire Guhe Sect. Gu Qinghe even disregarded her reputation and severely injured the Holy Maiden of the Demon Clan, leaving only her soul and spirit to reside in the Soul Nourishing Ring."
Now, Gu Hanshan is retrieving his lover's remaining soul fragments to help her rebuild her physical body. What's wrong with that?
"Nonsense!" Gu Qinghe roared. "The demon race is ferocious and irreconcilable with our human race. As the founder of the Guhe Sect, what wrong have I done by preventing my disciples from having dealings with the demon realm? You brat Shen Zhao, stop spouting nonsense."
Chu Yang chimed in, "Yes, Your Majesty. This Shen Zhao is cunning and has killed many people. Please bring him to justice as soon as possible to uphold the might of our righteous path."
"Did I give you permission to speak?"
Under the emperor's might, Gu Qinghe and Chu Yang were forced to their feet and land on the ground.
"why is that?"
Chu Yang was on the verge of tears. He felt he must have forgotten to check the almanac before going out. Why was he so unlucky after meeting Shen Zhao? He was supposed to be the one with the protagonist's halo who would reach the pinnacle of life!
Shen Zhao crossed his arms, still calmly watching Jiang Qingluan in mid-air, quietly waiting for her reply.
Jiang Qingluan looked at Gu Hanshan: "Is what he said true?"
Gu Hanshan replied, "Your Majesty, you are wise. The Holy Maiden's remnant soul is about to dissipate. If we cannot retrieve and merge the remnant soul, she will surely be scattered. I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."
Cold Fox also said, "Your Majesty, I rose to power on the reputation of the White Fox Clan. What the Prince Consort and Young Hero Shen said is absolutely true. We have come to the human territory only to retrieve the Holy Maiden's soul, and we have absolutely no intention of making enemies of the human race."
Originally, we intended to return to the demon realm after this matter was settled, but we have been harassed by the people of the Ancient River Sect ever since.
Jiang Qingluan nodded, then looked at Shen Zhao: "What do you think should be done about this?"
Shen Zhao frowned, feeling that something seemed off.
Jiang Qingluan seems to have been on my side the whole time, there's no reason for that.
However, he still said, "The Empress of Yaochi governs the order and laws of the Immortal Martial Continent, so it is up to you to decide."
Jiang Qingluan: "Very well, since that's the case, then I will make the decision."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Qingluan, who had gone to see him, regained her composure, and the ancient jade zither placed in front of the incense table suddenly emitted a clear sound.
The next moment, the sound waves swept out and transformed into two sharp sword energies that rushed straight towards the beings looking down.
"Pfft, pfft."
With just two soft sounds, Gu Tianhe and Gu Qinghe were instantly slashed open between their brows by sword energy, turning into countless flower petals that vanished into the world.
"this……"
The disciples of the Ancient River Sect never expected things to turn out this way.
The outside help invited by their own sect leader actually killed the sect leader and the ancestor in an instant?
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