Chapter 69 069 The Practice of Offering Ghosts Becomes Popular
At this time, the leader of the rebels was General Renfeng, the cousin of Princess Xiyuan and Ghost King Yan Lie, and one of the four Ghost Generals of the Ghost Realm.
A Meng's bloodline is questionable. Ren Feng has always wanted Princess Xi Yuan, who is closest to Yan Lie by blood, to ascend to the throne. This coincides with Fu Luo's idea, so tonight when they besieged the palace, they were using Xi Yuan's name.
Ren Feng's plan was sound. Once Xi Yuan ascended to power, he would use their childhood friendship to propose marriage, thus becoming the de facto ruler of the Ghost Realm. He simply hadn't expected that the Heavenly Realm's deity would be so incompetent, fleeing so quickly and drastically altering the course of the coup, greatly reducing his chances of victory.
Having reached this point, they were driven to a dead end, with no choice but to fight to the death. Ren Feng, blinded by rage, ordered that Princess Yan Meng be killed at all costs!
More and more rebel soldiers are converging on A-Meng's location.
Ren Feng raised his arms and shouted, "Kill Yan Meng! Kill the fake princess and help the eldest princess ascend the throne! After tonight, we will all have rendered meritorious service to the emperor!"
General Meng's men were not to be outdone, and shouted back: "You support the eldest princess, but where is your eldest princess? We Ghost Realm have always respected the strong. The Ghost King in your hearts cannot be a coward hiding behind everyone!"
This speech, coupled with the image of the princess fighting valiantly on the battlefield, had an excellent effect.
The ghost soldiers who supported the princess were immediately in high spirits!
See? They're fighting alongside the princess! That's the right heir to the throne in their eyes!
Seeing that the rebel army was in decline and retreating step by step, Ren Feng panicked and in a fit of madness ordered his men to go to the Princess's residence and capture Princess Xi Yuan.
Xi Yuan is Yan Lie's younger sister. As the eldest brother, Yan Lie has always protected her very well, and she is a truly pampered flower.
At this moment, Hua Duo was forced to read a pre-written proclamation with a knife to her neck. The proclamation was full of condemnations, all accusing A Meng of having impure blood and General Meng of harboring evil intentions.
"Read it! Read it quickly! Princess, you are the true heir of the royal family, how can you stand by and watch a bastard from the Heavenly Court usurp the throne?"
Xi Yuan's eyes were brimming with tears, her whole body trembling like a leaf, her pearly teeth biting her red lips as she looked at the girl who was fighting fiercely amidst the raging flames. Her watery eyes reflected the girl's graceful figure, and a hint of envy appeared in them.
How dazzling it is, like a raging fire.
"Read it! Read it quickly!" Ren Feng, like a bandit at the end of his rope, regarded Xi Yuan as his last straw.
Yan Lie's prestige in the Ghost Realm is irreplaceable. Almost all the ghost soldiers and generals have received great favors from Yan Lie. If we emphasize bloodline and awaken their loyalty to the Yan family bloodline, perhaps they still have a glimmer of hope!
A thin line of blood appeared on Xi Yuan's fair neck where the blade had cut her. Her eyelashes trembled, and suddenly, as if she had made up her mind, she opened her eyes again, her watery eyes shining like stars.
She shouted loudly, "All generals, listen to my command! In the name of the Princess, I order you to kill Ren Feng and his traitorous troops. Do not worry about your royal status. Respect Princess Yan Meng and wipe out the evil forces!"
"You wretched woman..." Ren Feng, enraged, kicked Princess Xi Yuan to the ground and raised his knife to strike.
But at that moment, a sound of something breaking through the air resounded through the sky.
The arrow, carrying immense force, pierced through the ranks of soldiers and accurately struck Ren Feng's head!
Ren Feng was jolted, and before he could react, his soul was scattered, and the weapon in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.
Princess Xi Yuan gasped and fainted from fright.
A-Meng slowly descended from mid-air back to the ground, her left hand holding the longbow, while her right hand remained in mid-air, maintaining the posture of shooting an arrow.
The moment she leaped up to fire, she was dead. If she had shot a fraction earlier, she would have become a sitting duck for the enemy. If she had shot a fraction later, she would not have been able to save Xi Yuan. It must be said that the timing was extremely precise. Even General Meng himself could not guarantee such a perfect shot.
"Your Highness is quite skilled," General Meng nodded in praise.
Ah Meng breathed a sigh of relief, still feeling a bit scared, but said, "This is much easier than shooting the Spirit-Devouring Python."
With their commander dead, the remaining rebel army naturally crumbled. As A-Meng walked out of the Ghost Queen's palace step by step, the rebel army also retreated step by step, and finally had no choice but to surrender and kneel on the ground, letting themselves be disposed of.
General Meng stood in front of Ah Meng from beginning to end, never daring to relax.
As dawn broke in the Ghost Realm, he escorted A-Meng from the Ghost Queen's palace to the main hall of court.
"Anyone else who dares to defy the late king's will and speak ill of the throne, step forward!" After the princess, covered in blood, sat on the throne, General Meng turned to face the assembled officials and said coldly.
After this night of bloodshed, both civil and military officials naturally became as docile as chickens, daring not to utter any more complaints, and all bowed their heads in submission, acknowledging the legitimacy of Princess Yan Meng's ascension to the throne.
Ameng found herself in a cold, dark palace, the throne beneath her was cold and hard. Thinking of her parents' deaths and the fact that she would be all alone from now on, her body, devoid of fighting spirit, emanated a chill from her very bones.
It wasn't until her gaze fell upon the tall, straight back of the man in front of her, and she saw him holding his sword in front of her, that she felt a slight warmth.
The ghostly sky outside the palace gates gradually brightened, signaling the start of court. At this time of day, the King would usually sit here, discussing matters with his ministers, but now, the one sitting on this high throne was her.
Just as her father jokingly said back then, his A-Meng was destined to become a female ghost queen.
Father...
A Meng's eyes stung with tears, but out of respect for her dignity, she forced them back.
Look, Ah Meng really became the Ghost King, but... Ah Meng really wants to cry.
...
The turmoil in the Ghost Realm quickly subsided, and with the funerals of Ghost King Yan Lie and Ghost King Zhu Miao concluded, everything settled down.
However, the mortal world suddenly became turbulent. A strange disease that caused rotten tongues broke out on a large scale. There was no cure. When the disease was at its worst, the patients' intestines would rupture and they would die in agony.
The mortals had no choice but to turn to the gods for help, but even the omnipotent gods of the heavens were helpless against this disease.
Since the gods couldn't control it, more and more believers in the mortal world began to turn to demons and ghosts for help, and the practice of worshipping ghosts became popular for a time.
The number of believers in the Ghost Realm multiplied several times in a short period of time, and paper money rained down from the sky every day as if it were free. This happiness came too suddenly, and the Ghost Realm followers, who had been poor for a long time, were like country bumpkins who had just arrived in the city. They spent all the money they had acquired on food, buying all kinds of delicious food until they were so full that they could hardly walk.
However, if we were to say which of the ghosts had the most incense and paper money, it would undoubtedly be General Meng.
People in the mortal realm heard from various sources that the Ghost Realm had a new king, a young girl who was still wet behind the ears. The real leader was still General Meng, so they treated him like a god, burning incense and building temples for him.
General Meng has finally gotten this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Over the years, in his search for Yu Meng, he has gathered a great deal of information about it. However, there is some information that he has never been able to obtain.
He had always wanted to find out why, after Yu Meng was imprisoned for severing the Heavenly Pillar, the mortal world suddenly turned her into a prostitute goddess, causing her followers to quickly disintegrate and her divine power to decline rapidly, bringing her to the brink of extinction.
However, the celestial beings kept the matter of Yu Meng's past a secret, and he had no way of investigating.
Until this day, in the temple dedicated to him, he saw a special believer.
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