Those desperate eyes, silently streaming down their faces.
The biting wind, the tousled black hair.
"boom."
A cluster of torches was thrown down, as if everything around it was set ablaze.
It blinded my eyes and chilled my bones.
Scorching smoke rose, and the hissing flames gradually enveloped the figure.
Below the square, the onlookers watched the fire, but gradually, unconsciously, they fell silent.
Not only the common people, but also the emperor and the crown prince on the high platform...
Burning at the stake!
The most severe punishments ever imposed by Taipei Veterans General Hospital were met with countless cries of anguish, curses, and pleas for mercy, creating an earth-shattering spectacle.
It was a wailing and howling that reached the heavens and the earth.
But at this moment, apart from the fire and the sound of firewood mingling, there was nothing.
There was nothing there.
The woman, dressed in white, was surrounded and burned by raging flames, her facial features becoming increasingly blurred in the flames.
She laughed, she cried, yet she made no sound.
In the illusory scene, only scenes of cold indifference were visible.
It started raining heavily.
The fire was soaked, and the chaotic ashes finally shattered all the images. Thunderclaps came, and all the people finally retreated.
For some reason, the people who had been mocking him felt no joy at all, and their cursing gradually stopped, leaving them with a sense of melancholy.
Did they do something wrong?
They suddenly remembered that this aloof woman had never offended them or truly harmed them.
Below the high platform.
Watching the people, like ants, gradually disperse, the Emperor finally waved his hand. Beside him, Eunuch Gao called out, "Your Majesty, depart for the palace."
The royal grandeur only amplified the desolate and somber atmosphere of this place.
The emperor remained expressionless, his face ashen and somber.
The heavy rain is still falling.
Only the Crown Prince stood under the eaves, motionless in the rushing rain, as if he had even forgotten to bow.
"Your Highness, you are truly remarkable. You have finally managed to manipulate everyone with ease."
Qi Rufeng walked over, a half-smile on his face.
"Between power and desire, didn't you choose power? What right do you have to speak to me?"
Yuwen Yao's cold gaze gradually settled on Qi Rufeng.
Qi Ru's pupils contracted, and a moment later, a cold laugh spread across his face.
Time slipped away little by little until the last trace of anger was extinguished by the light rain drifting across the sky.
That stunningly beautiful woman has passed away, and her ashes have disappeared without a trace.
All around, in the blink of an eye, everything became quiet and still.
Yuwen Yao finally moved. He walked towards the messy platform. He didn't use an umbrella, but his internal energy flowed around him, and the raindrops didn't get close to him at all.
"Send Xie Lingqin's ashes to the General's Mansion."
The cold, detached command still resonated powerfully amidst the pouring rain.
"Oh!"
Qi Rufeng stood under the eaves, a coldness spreading across his lips.
Yuwen Yao, in this world, your heart is the cruelest.
Can this dust still be picked up?
"Your Highness, the rain is too heavy."
When Tingfeng stepped forward, his voice was filled with sorrow.
"Yuwen Yao, prepare to die."
Just then, through the rain, a sword flashed and a shout rang out, closing in on Yuwen Yao's back.
"Smack."
The danger was averted in an instant.
Tingfeng was standing behind the Crown Prince, struggling to deflect the sword. At the same time, Yuwen Yao gently raised his sleeve.
The cold, sharp blade then plunged into the heart of the person who had entered.
"court death."
With a cold voice, Yuwen Yao looked at the woman lying on the ground, his expression indifferent and without any emotion, "I'll spare your body because you were her maid."
"Yuwen Yao, I trusted the wrong person. I feel sorry for my young lady."
Tridacna clutched the wound in her heart, her eyes bloodshot.
Yuwen Yao showed no anger, but instead raised his eyebrows and walked slowly past the giant clam.
Water stains and sulfur flowed on the ground, but he remained untouched by the dust.
"Your Highness, Yuwen Yao, my young lady, my young lady, she loves you! How much does she love you? How much does she love you? Why... why... She trusted you so much, planned everything for you, yet you hurt her like this, harmed her like this... How can the Yuwen family be so heartless, cold-blooded, and ruthless..."
Tridacna's voice grew softer, and after saying the last few words, she tightly closed her eyes.
The rain intensified, the downpour revealing the bloodstains in a beautiful, ethereal way.
Meanwhile, outside the city, Xuanyuan was escorted away.
The guards surrounding Nan Fenghuang and the second prince of Nan Qi also left one after another.
As for Truffle...
He looked at An Shangning beside him, "It's all over, the fire is out, she's turned to ashes, you can't save her."
An Shangning's face was covered in water.
I don't know if it's tears or rain.
Sister Lingqin, in the end, you trusted the wrong person.
...
The Imperial Palace.
The Imperial Study.
"You actually let the Western Xia prince and the barbarian prince go?"
The emperor was furious and abruptly rose from the chair behind the desk.
Yuwen Yao raised his eyes slightly, his cold gaze slowly landing on the Emperor. "Do you really think you can contend with the world on your own?"
The Emperor's sharp eyes gleamed. "We can blame it all on the barbarians. As for Southern Qi, we can try to win them over."
"hehe……"
Yuwen Yao smiled coldly, "My good father, Xie Lingqin is already dead. Don't you think about calming the people's hearts? At this moment, waging war will only harm Bei Rong and bring no benefit."
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