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It was a calm evening as usual.
It happened to be a day off at that time and there was no need to be on duty. Xiao Wan'er and Liu Mingyin bought some ingredients and cooked a few dishes together.
The food was placed on the table, and the two were about to start eating when they suddenly felt several auras quickly approaching Yongchangfang. They put down their bowls and chopsticks and walked into the courtyard.
At the same time, from the direction of Princess Taiping's Mansion, a signal smoke suddenly shot up into the sky, and the majestic spiritual energy it carried enveloped the entire sky above Chang'an City.
The two of them immediately realized that they could not have dinner.
Xiao Wan'er and Liu Mingyin immediately grabbed their weapons and rushed out of the house. As soon as they stepped into the alley, they saw several cultivators standing in front and behind them on the road leading out of Yongchangfang. These cultivators were all members of the Shenlong Guard. Their cultivation levels had originally not reached the Entry Dao Realm, but now they had miraculously risen to the Transcendent Realm.
"You are actually practicing forbidden techniques as well." Xiao Wan'er said, raising her hand to condense spiritual energy. Liu Mingyin also drew out his sword and stood back to back with her, facing the cultivators on each side.
"Haha, since it's a gift from His Majesty, how can we, as subjects, refuse it?" one of them laughed in response. "Besides, since this technique has been approved by His Majesty, how can it be forbidden?"
Xiao Wan'er said nothing more, and launched her prepared spell directly at the cultivator on the opposite side. At the same time, Liu Mingyin exerted force on his feet and rushed towards the enemy with his sword.
The interceptor, knowing the two men couldn't be persuaded, also raised his hand to attack. Suddenly, the spiritual energy in the alley collided violently, creating a storm that caused the residents of other houses to close their doors and windows, fearing they would be affected.
The purple-white thunder split into several strands, each turning into a roaring dragon, colliding with the opposite magic.
At the same time, Princess Taiping's mansion was in chaos.
The monks of the Divine Dragon Guard, who had ascended to the Transcendent Realm through forbidden techniques, formed a team and broke into the princess's mansion, killing anyone they saw, from the officials of the princess's mansion to ordinary servants, no one was spared.
Ming Shu naturally couldn't sit idly by and watch these people continue to slaughter people. After sending a signal smoke, she also called in the members of the Shenlong Guard who had not sided with the emperor. However, these cultivators who refused the forbidden technique naturally did not have the strength to transcend the mortal realm, and they followed Ming Shu to resist with great difficulty.
Everyone present could see that if Mingshu had not resisted, the princess's mansion would probably have been completely slaughtered by this group of monks.
But even so, Princess Taiping still did not show up.
After finally killing an enemy, Mingshu could no longer bear it. She raised her hand to wipe the blood off her face and yelled at the main house deep in the princess's mansion.
"What happened to the princess? Why hasn't she appeared yet?"
But even in the depths of the mansion, all one could see were officials trying to maintain order. No one knew where Princess Taiping was.
Having lost their leader at such a critical moment, the servants and low-level officials in the princess's mansion naturally lost their will to resist. Some fled in panic, some secretly planned their escape routes, and some even planned to surrender to save their lives.
Mingshu saw it and was extremely anxious.
Inside the princess's bedroom, Princess Taiping collapsed to the ground, her stomach aching like a knife. She curled up in agony, clutching her stomach, listening to the chaos unfolding just beyond the wall.
Her second son was still holding the tea bowl in his hand, looking down at her condescendingly. A few drops of tea mixed with poison in the bowl had fallen onto the carpet.
"Chongjian, haven't I been good enough to you?" Princess Taiping was confused and in pain, and asked him with difficulty while enduring the great pain in her body.
"Be good to me?" Xue Chongjian seemed to have heard a joke, and his twisted laughter instantly filled the entire bedroom. "If you are good to me, why did you remarry? If you are good to me, why didn't you listen to my advice and insisted on going against His Majesty? Do you know how I feel when other members of the royal family hold important positions and His Majesty has left me alone with nothing to do? You don't know, you only care about whether you can have more power!"
Princess Taiping was deeply shocked. Seeing her son's face twisted with hatred and pleasure, the pain in her stomach only intensified. She didn't know when her second son had become like this, but now she finally realized that the situation was irreversible.
"As a matricide, who would truly trust you after you leave this princess's mansion?"
Xue Chongjian seemed to have been stepped on, and his voice rose even more: "I killed my mother for Your Majesty, who dares to say anything to me? Filial piety is the greatest virtue, but can it be greater than loyalty?"
Princess Taiping felt a sudden turmoil in her stomach, and then suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Xue Chongjian jumped away as if avoiding something filthy.
Just then, the door opened.
A guard from the princess's mansion was slapped away by a monk from the Divine Dragon Guard and crashed into the door of the bedroom, directly smashing the door panel to the ground.
He caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye, and when he turned his head, he saw this scene that was like a thunderbolt.
"The second young master killed his mother!" He shouted with all his strength. Everyone, whether Mingshu or others who supported Princess Taiping, or the monks sent by the emperor to kill everyone in the princess's mansion, heard it clearly.
Mingshu couldn't help laughing.
"So the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has a crush on such an unfilial person!"
She was originally retreating step by step under the siege of a group of transcendental monks on the opposite side, and the monks and guards behind her were also killed. But now she became excited because of this absurd fact.
Of course, the people behind her were no longer excited. On the contrary, they were anxious and wanted to confirm Princess Taiping's safety immediately.
In response, the leader of the monks sent by the emperor retorted, "If Master Xue succeeds, who will you protect?"
Mingshu did not answer, but blocked the knife when he was about to swing it at the princess's doctor.
In Yongchangfang, the alley where the monks were fighting was already in a mess.
Xiao Wan'er leaned against the wall of who-knows-who's house, panting heavily. Liu Mingyin half-knelt on the ground, leaning on a knife, clearly badly wounded. Besides the two living people, the only remaining figures in the alley were the bodies scattered across the ground.
After a while, Xiao Wan'er's breathing calmed. She left the wall she was leaning against, walked behind Liu Mingyin, and made a hand gesture. Aura imbued with healing power enveloped Liu Mingyin completely. Soon, his injuries showed significant improvement, and all the superficial wounds healed.
"Regulate your breathing quickly." Xiao Wan'er ordered.
"I understand!" Liu Mingyin replied.
The two of them sat cross-legged on the blood-soaked ground, and after a brief breathing exercise, they headed straight for Princess Taiping's mansion.
Arriving at the princess's residence, the scene they encountered was a scene of hell on earth. The gates were already wide open, and as they rushed inside, they saw bodies scattered across the ground, blood splattered everywhere. Those who practiced cultivation had heightened senses, and to them, the air was filled with the pungent smell of blood.
There were dead bodies everywhere, but no living people were to be seen. Xiao Wan'er frowned and continued to move towards the interior of the princess's mansion, and Liu Mingyin followed behind her.
Along the way, the two saw many corpses. This time, there were no longer only ordinary people, but also some Dragon Guard monks, and even two monks who had ascended to the Transcendent Realm. One could tell at a glance that they had used forbidden techniques to elevate their cultivation.
Xiao Wan'er remained calm and continued forward, finally seeing the first group of living people since entering the princess's mansion.
Ming Shu was leading a team of Divine Dragon Guard monks, none of whom had used forbidden techniques, in a fierce battle against another group of monks. These other monks were all members of the Divine Dragon Guard, all at the Transcendent Realm, but their cultivation wasn't solid. Ming Shu could easily take any of them down. However, with all of them combined, and Ming Shu's team lacking any other Transcendent Realm experts, the battle was incredibly difficult, and many of the members were injured.
When Mingshu saw Xiao Wan'er and the other two, she felt like she had seen a savior.
"Help!"
She pleaded for help while fighting the enemy. Seeing this, Xiao Wan'er didn't hesitate and led Liu Mingyin to attack the enemy from the rear. The monks sent by the emperor noticed the enemy coming from the rear and immediately split half of their forces to fight back, which immediately relieved the pressure on Mingshu and the others.
Xiao Wan'er and the other two quickly killed all the people who had split up and rushed forward, forming a siege with Mingshu and her group. Mingshu and her group instantly went from resisting hard to attacking.
"You guys step back and seize the opportunity to provide support!" With help, Ming Shu immediately asked the cultivators behind her who were only at the Dao Entry Realm or even had not reached the Dao Entry Realm to withdraw from the battle circle and stay at the rear to prepare for possible support.
Seeing their leader's unanimous agreement, the cultivators who hadn't yet reached the Transcendent Realm followed his orders and retreated to the rear. This left only three cultivators not under the Emperor's command. With only three left, however, these three genuine Transcendent Realm cultivators completely unleashed their might, overwhelming the faux Transcendent cultivators. Their speed was so incredible that they didn't even need support from the cultivators behind them; they completely decimated the Emperor's forces.
The Divine Dragon Guards, lacking any forbidden techniques, realized the three commanders didn't need any help and hurried to tend to their wounds. By the time the three had finished fighting, their basic healing had also been completed. Knowing they had no time to recover, they each pulled out their spare elixirs, both for healing and restoring spiritual energy, and consumed them all at once.
Xiao Wan'er didn't give them time to adjust. She ignored them completely, leading Liu Mingyin and Mingshu towards the already nearby princess's quarters. The cultivators, who had recovered somewhat, immediately followed, and the group marched in a mighty procession towards the princess's quarters.
On the way to the princess's bedroom, they encountered no more enemies. Ming Shu briefly briefed Xiao Wan'er on the situation. The situation was critical, and once outside the bedroom, Xiao Wan'er ignored all the rules and pushed the door open.
Princess Taiping lay in bed, the palace physician standing beside her, her eldest son standing in the corner. On the small table stood a used teacup with some tea still in it.
"What's the situation?" Xiao Wan'er ignored Xue Chongjian and asked the court doctor directly.
"I can't do anything. I have asked the imperial physician to come." The court physician replied in a low voice.
Xiao Wan'er was speechless. How could the emperor possibly send a royal physician at this time?
As expected, Xue Chongjian punctured the court doctor's fantasy.
"Your Majesty personally ordered me to poison Princess Taiping, so how could he send a royal physician to her?" This filial son didn't even call her "mother".
Xiao Wan'er suddenly felt it was ridiculous.
"Do you really think the emperor would reuse a man who killed his mother? For a man who can kill his own mother, who else can he not kill?"
"Do you think I want a mother like this?" Xue Chongjian roared angrily, "Why are other mothers able to take care of their husbands and children, but only my mother is obsessed with power? Why are other noble sons trusted by His Majesty, but only I have to be implicated by such a greedy and shameless woman? Why do other women obey their husbands after marriage and their sons after their husbands die, but this Princess Taiping wants to be above her husband and son? I wish this kind of mother had never been born!"
Princess Taiping still had some consciousness, and when she heard her son's words, she frowned in pain.
At this time, Liu Mingyin suddenly interrupted Xue Chongjian's long speech.
"Senior Sister, Fellow Daoist Mingshu, someone else is here."
The three of them immediately became alert again.
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