Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Without the Vajra Unbreakable cultivation technique for protection, Gongsun Yanming was still strong enough.

But Meng Qianqian was unafraid.

"Father, I'm going to use the swordsmanship you taught Little Jiu to defeat him honorably!"

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Chen Long did not participate.

Even though he wanted to step forward several times, he watched her fall heavily several times, and saw her use her long sword to support her body and stand up stubbornly.

Even Gongsun Yanming himself was afraid.

He felt an aura from this little girl that even Shang Jue had never emitted.

"Who exactly are you?"

"I am Shang Jiu, I am Shang Jue, I am Zhongli Yuan, I am all the wronged souls of the Shang Family that you have killed!"

Meng Qianqian's Green Simurgh Sword slashed down irresistibly!

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"Father, what's that?"

"Ah, it's candied hawthorn."

"Little Jiu wants to eat!"

"Alright."

"Brother wants some too."

"I don't want it."

"You do, you do!"

Zhongli Yuan gently touched little Shang Xu's head, "You can eat it."

Little Shang Xu turned his face away, "Childish."

Shang Jue bought three skewers of candied hawthorn.

Little Jiu ran over, tiptoeing, "One for me, one for brother, huh, why is there another one?"

Shang Jue softly looked at his wife beside him, "A Yuan, it's for you."

Zhongli Yuan lowered her eyes and smiled sweetly, taking the candied hawthorn.

The family of four strolled along the bustling street.

The sunset stretched their shadows long.

Shang Jue held Zhongli Yuan's hand, "A Yuan, let's always be like this, watching Xu and Jiu grow up."

"Sure."

Zhongli Yuan smiled and said.

That scene of happiness was imprinted in the deepest part of the soul.

Meng Qianqian knelt on the ground, holding the Green Simurgh Sword, tears streaming down her face.

"Father... Mother... Uncle and Aunt... Little Jiu avenged you all..."

She looked up, gazing at the dazzling lights in the sky, gazing at the endless sky.

Her mind raced, memories flashed continuously.

Those forgotten, those hidden, those deeply buried in the depths of consciousness surged forth like waves.

Her vision went black, and she fell into a pool of blood.

...

Outside the palace gates.

The Black Armor Army and Hu Lie's forces had determined a victor.

Cui Ping perished.

Liu Yuan and Yang Yonghe were captured.

Seeing he was defeated, Hu Lie fled with his soldiers under his command's escort.

Xu Zhongping pursued them to capitalize on the victory.

As the saying goes, don't pursue a cornered enemy.

But Xu Zhongping believed that Hu Lie, a major threat, must be captured or killed at any cost.

Emperor Liang was in the Jinluan Palace dealing with Prince Jin and his faction.

Even if it's his own son, such treacherous acts cannot be tolerated lightly.

Just as the verdict was declared, the Miao King stormed in urgently, "Oh my, stop dealing with your court first! My granddaughter-in-law fainted!!!"

"Send them to the Ministry of Justice!"

Emperor Liang said, then left with a flick of his sleeve.

Lu Zhaoyan: "Father..."

Emperor Liang: "You stay."

Lu Zhaoyan: Why?!!

Lu Zhaoyan was left miserably to handle government affairs as Emperor Liang and the Miao King hurried to the harem.

Meng Qianqian was settled in Princess Consort Chen's chamber.

The Miao King was an outsider.

However, after experiencing so many crises, outsider status didn't matter much.

Especially since even if Emperor Liang didn't allow him, he would scale the walls himself.

Consort Jiang heard that Meng Qianqian fainted and rushed over.

Lu Yuan and the impostor Emperor Liang, Luo Shan, were also present.

The two parted ways with Meng Qianqian only to be stopped by disciples of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

It was not until hearing of Meng Qianqian's fainting that Lu Yuan stopped acting, tossed the "Emperor Liang" to the ground, and fled.

Luo Shan didn't want to enter the harem but had nowhere else to go, so he followed sheepishly.

Fortunately, Emperor Liang wasn't a narrow-minded person, otherwise, coming in as a man might mean leaving as a eunuch.

Meng Qianqian lay quietly on Princess Consort Chen's bed.

The Imperial Physician was taking Meng Qianqian's pulse.

Princess Consort Chen, Consort Jiang, and Lu Yuan stood on one side.

The others waited outside.

"This..."

The Imperial Physician furrowed his brows, seemingly unable to believe what he detected from the pulse.

Consort Jiang hurriedly asked, "What on earth is wrong? You should speak honestly! Is it an illness or internal injury? She's covered in blood; is her life at risk?"

Seeing Consort Jiang more anxious than herself, Princess Consort Chen knew the other truly cared for Little Jiu.

She patted Consort Jiang's hand, "I can hear Little Jiu's breathing is fairly steady."

The Imperial Physician said, "In response to the two consorts, Miss Yan is not in grave danger; her injuries are merely superficial."

Consort Jiang asked, "Why did she faint if there's no major issue?"

The Imperial Physician hesitated for a moment and forced himself to speak, "Miss Yan's pulse... appears to be of pregnancy."