He's using their children as stepping stones to pave his way forward?!
"Mother……"
"Tingwan!" Ji Qianqiu wasn't stupid. She realized that the man had gone mad, and for the sake of the children, she had to do something!
"Listen to your mother, go pack your things right now and take all of these with you!" Pretending to take out some jewelry from her sleeve, which Ji Qianqiu had exchanged from the system's shop, she instructed her daughter, "No matter what, you must keep these with you at all times! Tonight, secretly leave the East Palace, leave the capital, and go! Go as far away as possible! Never come back before your mother comes looking for you!"
Ji Tingwan had never seen Ji Qianqiu like this before. She realized what was going to happen tonight...
Ji Tingwan mustered her courage and said, "Mother, I don't want to leave. Can I stay and help you? Even if it's just a little bit, I want to help you..."
Ji Qianqiu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, her tone pleading: "Child, please let your mother handle this matter. I don't want you to get hurt. If... something happens to me, you must leave this country and never come back."
"I'm begging you, as a mother, all I want is for you to be safe and sound—"
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That night.
Upon learning from his confidant that the Crown Princess wished to see him, Crown Prince Nianchi took the time to return to the Eastern Palace.
Over the past twenty years, time has etched wrinkles on the couple's faces. The passion of their youth has faded, and they now treat each other with more respect than anything else when they meet.
The prince entered and said, "Chen Nianyi is cunning. I don't know what means he used to bewitch those cultivators from the cultivation world."
Ji Qianqiu just watched this man put on an act in front of her. How come she never noticed before that he loved to act? It's a real shame he's not an actor.
It wasn't until the Crown Prince's throat became dry that he realized Ji Qianqiu hadn't uttered a word from beginning to end, but was looking at him with an unfamiliar gaze, as if he had never seen the person in front of him clearly before.
"Qianqiu, what's wrong?"
Too lazy to play along, Ji Qianqiu laid his cards on the table.
She couldn't understand why the person in front of her had become like this!
The Crown Prince's expression changed. He probably hadn't expected Ji Qianqiu to see through him so quickly. He frowned and said, "Chen Nianyi is an obstacle. I will get rid of her sooner or later!"
As for his alliance with Coach Qisha, it's quite simple; it's all about interests.
The old emperor has remained alive all these years!
The crown prince was already over forty! Even though his advisors said that an emperor who ascended the throne in his forties was considered young and promising, which crown prince didn't want to sit on that throne as soon as possible?
Especially considering the emperor's advanced age and the fact that he could still father a son, the Crown Prince became increasingly anxious and restless as the years passed.
Later, the crown prince accidentally met the Seven Killings Sect and learned that the reason the old emperor had been able to survive all these years was because of the help of the Seven Killings Sect.
But that old emperor was ultimately useless.
Compared to the old emperor, the Seven Killings Sect indicated that they favored Crown Prince Nian Chi more, especially considering the Crown Prince's strong promotion of the elixir of immortality, which not only enriched the national treasury but also enabled the people to live a life of abundance they never dared to imagine before!
As long as the Crown Prince works for the Seven Killings Sect, he can ascend the throne sooner.
One of them is to get rid of the obsession!
"That's a cult! How could you get involved with a cult!" Ji Qianqiu roared, unable to contain himself any longer.
"Aren't cults and religious sects all decided by those in power? As soon as I ascend the throne, I will immediately establish the Seven Killings Sect as a religious sect. Then let's see who dares to talk nonsense!"
The Crown Prince spoke even louder to Ji Qianqiu: "They promised to help me conquer other countries, so that I can unify the world, go down in history, and do something that even my father could not do!"
"They can extend people's lives, just like Father Emperor now..."
Hearing his words, Ji Qianqiu felt utterly devastated: "Enough!"
Ji Qianqiu was certain that this person was beyond redemption!
Ji Qianqiu immediately chose the system item she had prepared beforehand. Soon, she had a dagger in her hand. With some speed-up items, Ji Qianqiu planned to kill Nian Chi herself!
Since there was no way to salvage the situation, she decided to send him to his death!
Afterwards, she will commit suicide to escape this world.
Hearing the system in her mind impatiently say, "I told you to leave as soon as possible, but you insisted on staying and making a mess of things," Ji Qianqiu thought, "I will never stay on any future mission!"
The crown prince's expression immediately changed drastically: "Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"
Ji Qianqiu thought that with the help of the system items, she would definitely succeed, but what could be faster than her!
A mysterious black aura appeared in her hands, and just as the dagger was about to pierce the prince's heart, it suddenly reversed direction uncontrollably. As the prince shouted in a fit of rage, "Ji Qianqiu, you're trying to kill me! You're disregarding our years of marriage and trying to kill me! You poisonous woman, just die!"
The dagger was pointed at Ji Qianqiu himself!
This is not something that should appear in the mortal realm; it's the work of the Seven Killings Sect!
Fortunately, Ji Qianqiu was no ordinary person; she immediately used a defensive system item to protect herself...
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