At this time, Chen Luo's eyes had been blinded by hatred, and he wished he could skin the Queen Mother Ci, eat her flesh and drink her blood.
Throughout the world, hatred means nothing more than killing people's parents and cutting off their financial resources.
Seeing his father being poisoned to death in front of him and his mother being humiliated, Chen Luo's resentment and anger were completely ignited.
After a long time, he suddenly looked at the woman in front of him who had been calm all the time, the woman who called herself the Demon.
"Forgive me for being confused, but who are you? Why do you have such extraordinary abilities, and why are you helping me so much?"
Facing Chen Luo's question, Fu Xi just said softly:
"This demon is not a human."
Seeing that several people were surprised, she continued to explain:
"The current situation in the court is basically one-sided in favor of King Cheng. Your Highness has no other choice but to trust this demon!"
This was met with silence from everyone.
No matter whether Fu Xi's methods are sleight of hand or something else, his abilities are indeed obvious to everyone.
But... are they really worthy of their trust?
After a long moment, Chen Luo gritted his teeth and said, "Alright! As long as I can regain the throne and avenge my hatred, it doesn't matter if this prince trusts you."
"good!"
After getting this answer, Fu Xi finally smiled.
"Your Highness is worthy of being the Crown Prince of Qi. He is indeed decisive in his words and deeds. Compared to some ignorant fellows, you make me much happier. You will definitely achieve great things!"
"Some ignorant fellow?"
Chen Luo looked confused and didn't seem to understand what he meant.
"These are things of the past."
Fu Xi didn't say much, but suddenly warned at this point: "Let me make it clear, I'm not helping you for nothing, it's a deal!"
“It’s natural!”
Chen Luo nodded immediately. "The world is in turmoil, all for profit. If you don't ask for anything in return, this prince will not trust you. If you are able to help me avenge my death, I will even grant you the throne!"
"make a deal!"
At this moment, Fu Xi's body exuded a faint demonic aura.
Her demon heart began to thrive, and the scarlet blood vessels around the demon heart intertwined with each other, nourishing this demon heart.
In the deepest part of the devil's heart, an extremely ferocious devil's smile became more and more rampant:
"Congratulations, you've successfully made a deal with the devil!"
"If I had known that Da Qi had so many useful people, why would I have chosen to go to Anguo and get involved in the unlucky things?"
…
As expected, Chen Luo received a very grand reception when he arrived in Shunning City.
Afterwards, the news that Emperor Changhe had poisoned the previous emperor spread to many places, and many forces responded.
Those forces in the court who were dissatisfied with King Cheng's accession to the throne also began to express their dissatisfaction, and an impending crisis began to loom in the capital.
After waiting for a few days for public opinion to ferment, Chen Luo stood up and criticized the actions of Queen Mother Ci, attracting the support of a large group of forces.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Empress Dowager Ci of Shengjing suffered a lot. Finally, seeing that there were too many local forces resisting, she had no choice but to use the emperor's jade seal to issue several decrees to Yanjing City.
In Yanjing City, the soldiers under his command returned from outside and handed over an imperial edict issued from the capital of Daqi.
"General, that old witch has sent an imperial decree, demanding we return to the capital to stabilize the government!"
The soldiers spoke in a sullen mood, and Zhou Yan was also in a bad mood.
Ever since a part of the army suffered heavy casualties in the last attack, the entire army has basically not won any battles.
We suffered setbacks at every turn and encountered obstacles everywhere.
Especially after the shocking changes in Qi, many people were unwilling to continue fighting.
Perhaps it is difficult to say for the soldiers under him, but most of the generals headed by Zhou Yan respect and praise Emperor Wu.
No one could accept the fact that the Queen Mother Ci killed the emperor and the crown prince.
After receiving the decree, Zhou Yan looked at it carefully for a long time before looking at everyone with a cold face.
"What are your thoughts on the current situation in Qi? As far as I know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is currently in Shunning. Should we help the Crown Prince or the newly enthroned King Cheng?"
He has always been a straightforward person, and when facing so many generals, he didn't beat around the bush.
In fact, over the past few days, those in Yanjing had not discussed anything else except whether or not to eliminate the treacherous officials in the court and avenge the late emperor.
Upon hearing this, some people immediately expressed their disapproval, "General, we are deeply valued and cultivated by the late emperor. How could we support a witch controlling the government?"
"Yes, that old witch is obviously taking advantage of the emptiness of the capital to do this!"
"No, we must go back now to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Suddenly someone made up their mind, "Brothers, if we stay here now, we will only end up helping the old witch. Instead of doing this, why not help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince regain the throne!"
This very abrupt remark caused the room, which was already full of noisy discussions, to fall into silence again.
Everyone looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
Although it sounds good, we have already occupied so much land in Anguo and it would be unfair to those dead soldiers to just give it up.
but……
Even if we continue to fight now, it will still take a lot of time to take over Anguo's territory in a short time.
The court's policy was unclear. If they disobeyed the imperial order, even if they had made great contributions, they would eventually offend Empress Dowager Ci.
After a long while, Zhou Yan looked at them again:
"The emperor's order cannot be violated!"
"Withdraw!"
Upon hearing this, all the officers in the originally quiet room suddenly became energized and their blood boiled.
After making up his mind, Zhou Yan did not wait any longer and immediately ordered all the soldiers to prepare to set off, leaving Shengjing and returning to Qi.
"Report—"
Not long after the Qi army left, the An army quickly received the latest news.
"Marshal, several generals, scouts are here to investigate. The Qi army in Yanjing City is making some movements. It looks like they're preparing to withdraw!"
"Retreating so quickly?" Liu Chengce was surprised when he learned this information. "It seems that the situation within Qi is very bad this time!"
Shi Qingxue nodded at the side. "Perhaps it has something to do with the newly enthroned King Cheng, or maybe the Crown Prince is not dead."
"This general thinks that since they want to retreat, we can't let them retreat so comfortably. What do you think, General Shi?" Liu Chengce then proposed.
His words clearly meant that he was trying to find a way to launch a surprise attack.
Shi Qingxue was of the type to agree with this suggestion, and nodded immediately.
"Ready, assemble the troops!"
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