Ling Haoyang glanced at Ling Jingyan indifferently and walked to his side.
Ling Jingyan looked completely bewildered, not knowing what he was up to. "Big brother, is my idea alright? It'll help you out. You just wait here for us... to come back."
Before he could finish speaking, Ling Haoyang struck him unconscious with a palm strike.
"The problem is solved now, there are only two of us left, let's go." Ling Haoyang opened the Star Gate Book in his hand, and as he silently recited the location in his mind, a Star Gate appeared in the hall.
Seeing Ling Jingyan fall to the ground, Ling Zhiheng swallowed hard.
Your older brother will always be your older brother!
This is absolute suppression and crushing, simple and brutal.
Third brother, you should get some sleep. He's going to happily go with his eldest brother to pick up Mother and the others.
Ling Zhiheng couldn't hide his schadenfreude and said cheerfully, "Big brother, I'm here."
The two then stepped into the star gate, which closed, and they disappeared from the main hall.
Inside the prison tower, Ruan Xiyan's spiritual consciousness emerged from the space and she closed her eyes to rest.
This emperor is quite patient; he hasn't made a move yet.
"You guys go down first." A voice came from outside.
After the guards left, a man in a black robe with his face covered walked in.
"Miss Ruan."
Hearing the spiritual transmission in her mind, Ruan Xiyan got up and went over.
When she got closer and saw the person under the black robe, she was somewhat surprised.
"Prince Xuan, what are you doing here? What brings you here?"
"Since taking the pill given to me by Miss Ruan, all the toxins in my body have been eliminated, and I can now stand and walk like a normal person. As I said before, I owe you a favor."
“This time, I didn’t ask why the girl was arrested. I just wanted to get her out of jail to repay her kindness to me.”
Ruan Xiyan crossed her arms, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "You want to save me? That's a capital offense, aren't you afraid?"
"To be honest, even if it weren't for you, young lady, the situation in this palace would have changed by now."
"I fought for the Yunjin Kingdom on the battlefield, but the narrow-minded and suspicious emperor secretly poisoned me and crippled my legs."
“Now that my legs are healed, the emperor will certainly not tolerate me. In that case, why not strike first and overthrow this regime?” He Mingxuan’s eyes were filled with ambition and aspiration.
Only when he fully grasps power and sits on that supreme position can he truly protect the people's safety and stability and safeguard the borders.
Only then can generals fighting on the battlefield no longer feel disheartened, and no longer worry about being stabbed in the back.
“I have been secretly planning and scheming over the years, and I have people I have planted in the palace, so Miss Ruan doesn’t need to worry,” He Mingxuan reassured her.
"At midnight tonight, my men will storm the palace. During the chaos, Miss Ruan can leave on her own."
He Mingxuan quietly slipped a key to Ruan Xiyan, saying, "This is the key to the prison door. I can't stay here any longer, Miss Ruan. Take care."
After He Mingxuan finished speaking, he left in a hurry.
Looking at the key in her hand, Ruan Xiyan chuckled lightly; the preparations were quite thorough.
She really wasn't wrong about him.
Tonight is the perfect time to fish in troubled waters.
She wouldn't mind adding fuel to the fire, after all, the throne belongs to the capable!
In a secret underground chamber, Emperor Xiao Fengchuan, who was above all others, was kneeling respectfully on the ground.
An old man sat practicing his martial arts in front of him, and in front of him was a huge gear device, with a creepy eyeball in the very center of the gear.
The gears are connected to the prison tower, and as they rotate, they absorb and transform the bloodthirsty energy generated by the fighting and killing within the prison tower.
Finally, it was absorbed into the old man's body through the central eyeball.
"These powers are ultimately not as useful as the power of bloodline." Xiao Shan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as he looked at Xiao Fengchuan.
"Please forgive me, Ancestor." Xiao Fengchuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Some princes and dukes from both direct and collateral branches of the royal family have already offered themselves to Ancestor to absorb the power of their bloodline."
"The remaining ones are all still young, and their bloodline power is weak, so they are not enough to share the burden for the ancestor."
“Isn’t there another crown prince?” Xiao Shan said. “Since he can become the crown prince, his bloodline power must be very strong.”
“Grand Ancestor, if the Crown Prince is harmed, there will be no one to inherit the throne, and the royal family will be in real danger. I am already selecting a Crown Princess for the Crown Prince. Once he has an heir, I will bring him to be presented to you, Grand Ancestor.”
Xiao Shan's expression softened somewhat. "Get up."
"Thank you, Ancestor."
“I heard you found someone with the same heart defect.”
"Yes, Ancestor, that person is from the Duke of Qi's mansion, named Ruan Xiyan."
“It’s that little girl from back then!” Xiao Shan stroked his beard. “People with incomplete heart meridians can’t grow up safely. I thought she was long dead, but I didn’t expect her to still be alive and well.”
"Could she be hiding some secret? If we investigate her carefully, perhaps we can alleviate my pain." Xiao Shan's eyes were filled with greed.
“I guessed that the Ancestor would need her, so I captured her and she is now imprisoned in the Prison Tower,” Xiao Fengchuan replied.
The Duke of Qi's mansion, with its elders at the Great Completion Realm, disrupted the balance among aristocratic families.
Originally, people were sent to supervise the Duke of Qi's mansion, hoping to find fault with them and punish or suppress them.
Unexpectedly, that old bastard Qi Shenhai died at the hands of the daughter he brought back, saving him the trouble of lifting a finger.
Moreover, he took the opportunity to win over Ruan Xiyan, killing two birds with one stone.
"You did a good job on this."
"Thank you for your praise, Ancestor. As for Ruan Xiyan, what does Ancestor intend to do with her?"
"Bring her here tomorrow; I need to study her carefully." Xiao Shan's eyes were sinister and ruthless.
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