"Take them away, throw them into the death row, and behead them in the market three days later!" Zheng Ya ordered the three armies to escort the Dai family away. Before leaving, Daiyu transmitted her voice: "I know you are Fu Ya, no, you are Zheng Ya himself."
"I'd die at the hands of my fiancé, and I'd have no regrets!"
"Ha, I shouldn't have helped you refine the magic treasure realm, causing the sea anemone, the ethereal fruit tree, and the crimson pearl fairy herb to resonate and form a bond." Zheng Ya mocked through telepathy. His whole family had courted disaster, so who could he blame?
In fact, after the Dai family was sent away, they were separated from the world and nothing happened to them.
Wouldn't it be better to get out unscathed?
Why did they choose to show their abilities when the Dark Yuan Dynasty's Sky Hunter Legion was invading? They would rather die than live in dishonor.
That was Earl Dai's decision to lead his entire clan to their deaths in order to preserve the Dai family's honor.
Their story is both moving and inspiring, and they deserve the world's respect.
Sacrificing oneself and one's family to ensure a lasting reputation?
Is this noble or selfish?
In Zheng Ya's mind, there were only four words: overestimating one's abilities.
Daiyu, heartbroken, sent a telepathic plea for help: "The world is ever-changing, fame and fortune vanish in an instant. Such is fate, how pitiful and lamentable, yet not a pity!"
After my death, severing all ties between us, I will die without regret. My only request is that after you refine the magical artifact and enter the secret realm, you save my mother and younger brother, and leave a continuation of the Dai family line. Thank you!
"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Zheng Ya replied domineeringly, sounding affected. Daiyu smiled sadly, "You don't need to provoke me. I can sense your kind heart."
Since you can devour magical treasures and refine them for your own use, even turning them into nourishment, and easily take down the Void Fruit Tree, yet you chose to help me refine the magical treasure secret realm, it proves your character.
It's a pity that my father betrayed your loving heart by showing up at the wrong time, becoming the scapegoat for the failures of various powerful families.
Someone always has to take the blame and be held responsible.
Lady Dai died without resentment, but it was a pity that her death was not worthwhile.
Even if they died in the war to resist foreign invasion, it would have been good enough to preserve the Dai family's reputation for loyalty and righteousness. What a pity and a lament..."
"Your Highness, the experts from various factions have fled, but many henchmen remain. Is that alright?" The steward said, making a throat-slitting gesture.
After eliminating dissidents, we should press our advantage and pacify Jiangnan as soon as possible.
This was to prepare for the Emperor Chengping's wrath, so as not to be caught off guard and lose the initiative in the face of both internal and external troubles.
Zheng Ya leaped down, landing on the city wall, and headed towards the western section of the wall: "Prioritize stability, expand outwards in a horizontal manner, annex all forces and individuals that can be annexed, and pacify Jiangnan as soon as possible. Go and do it!"
Without turning the Prince of Donglin into a puppet, we wouldn't know his true nature.
Even in the brief moment he was inside the mouth of the Gold-Eating Beast, Zheng Ya turned the Prince of Donglin into a puppet and read his memories.
If it weren't for the fact that the charade was real, with the Prince of Donglin impersonating Zheng Ya to attract Sheng Xiang's attention and allow Zheng Ya to kill him, Zheng Ya would have been reluctant to let the Prince of Donglin die.
After all, there are many flaws in his transformation into the Prince of Donglin.
Regardless of individual differences or the large number of women in the Prince's mansion that need to be dealt with, none of these are things that Zheng Ya can handle.
Let alone the fact that Zheng Ya wasn't interested in having three thousand beauties and was focused on cultivation, even if he were, he wouldn't stoop to wearing someone else's worn-out shoes.
The steward sensed that the prince had changed and hesitated before saying, "Your Highness, speed is of the essence in war..."
"Does my exposure of my strength make you feel uneasy and guilty?" Zheng Ya thought to himself, "As expected, it's just a matter of personal habits; you gave yourself away."
Having never received acting training, no matter how much he experienced as someone from a poor background, he could not portray the habits of a born prince.
However, the person in charge's shifty eyes suggest he has something to hide, and a little intimidation will surely have a remarkable effect.
The steward trembled upon hearing this, nearly wetting himself in fear: "Your Highness, please forgive me, this servant was greedy and accepted bribes..."
"Get out there and get on with your business. Don't come back once you've done it." Zheng Ya waved his hand to shoo away the fly, sending the steward flying more than thirty meters away, terrified.
I thought I was going to die, but I didn't feel any pain.
Only when the steward landed on the city wall bricks, the shock making his soles ache, did he regain his senses and kneel down to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing my life. This old servant will go through fire and water for you..."
Zheng Ya completely ignored him and slowly walked to the northwest corner of the city wall, transmitting his voice to someone in the shadows: "Come out, you peeping tom..."
"This is impossible. How did you find me?" Wu Wei walked out of the shadows below the city wall and into the setting sun, slowly climbing the stone steps to ask.
I came hoping to find a bargain, but I ended up with nothing.
To achieve this, he sacrificed a Puppet Pill to create a puppet substitute, which was then stationed at Lingtian Pass, making it easier for the real body to go south of the Yangtze River and snag a great bargain.
We don't know yet if there's been any trouble at Lingtian Pass.
After all, Wu Wei and the Prince of Donglin are uncle and nephew. If the double has a problem and the real person is investigated for going to Jiangnan, it will confirm the fact that the uncle and nephew conspired to usurp the throne.
Even if it's not true, it can be manipulated by those with ulterior motives to make it seem true.
Shengxiang loves doing this kind of thing, and there's no reason for him to let it go.
Zheng Ya thought of many things in that instant, standing atop the wall gazing at the beautiful sunset and clouds in the west: "That immature brat, his overconfidence is exhausting..."
"What do you mean?
"They mocked my shortsightedness in going to Jiangnan without permission, they were just bluffing and had already been exposed. Is that even possible?" Wu Wei retorted, her anger rising, unable to believe it.
However, Zheng Ya's opening remarks stunned her: "The Marquis of Ningwu was originally a pawn arranged by the Prince of Donglin to enter the court."
The fact that the young master ordered his men to disguise themselves as Marquis Ningwu and invade the capital, sowing discord and triggering war to weaken the dynasty's power, is the best proof of this.
Emperor Chengping outwardly trusted Marquis Ningwu. When the Great Yan Dynasty's army invaded, instead of sending anyone else to the northern border to defend against the enemy, Emperor Chengping sent you, the Seventh Princess with a special status and the niece of a prince, to the border to fight the enemy.
Think about it carefully.
"Oh my god, this is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, a treacherous test..." Wu Wei became angrier the more she thought about it, feeling like a complete failure, being used as a pawn.
Upon closer examination, one realizes that being caught up in the situation and used as a tool, one remains unaware until death.
Nothing could be more tragic than this, a future shrouded in uncertainty?
Some things, just like how Wu Wei could determine Zheng Ya's identity from a few words and his personality and aura, were exposed.
Fortunately, Zheng Ya did not have a mortal feud with her. He pointed out the truth to her face. Although it was suspected of being used, it was still much better for Wu Wei than to be used as a pawn.
Zheng Ya immediately changed the subject: "The Great Li Dynasty is like the setting sun in the fiery clouds on the horizon, seemingly vibrant but on the verge of collapse."
Darkness is coming, are you ready?
"What riddle are you playing on me?" Wu Wei sensed that his words were implying that the Great Li Dynasty would inevitably fall into Sheng Xiang's hands. How should she face this?
Although Wu Wei did not know that the man's name was Sheng Xiang, she had witnessed the strangeness of Sheng Xiang's supernatural abilities and had already guessed that the entire power and family of the Great Li Dynasty might have been completely infiltrated by Sheng Xiang.
This can be seen from the Demon Sect's rampage in the capital!
That was all caused by the turmoil orchestrated by organizations under Shengxiang.
In addition, Sheng Xiang possesses unpredictable and difficult-to-defend supernatural abilities and the ability to control beasts, commanding the Dark Yuan Dynasty's army of beasts on land, sea, and air. Just thinking about it makes one's scalp tingle.
Wu Wei felt that if she had switched places with Zheng Ya, she would have been swallowed whole and digested by the Gold-Eating Beast, and she wouldn't have been able to resist at all!
Zheng Ya chuckled: "Poor little thing, you'd better kneel down and pay your respects..."
"I'll bite you to death..." Wu Wei angrily pounced on him...
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