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Wu Ming regained his senses and turned his head quickly, intending to ask the disciple from the Tian Wu Sect what was going on.

But when he looked back, there were no Tian Wu Sect disciples to be found, only people from the Wu Family remained.

Wu Ming's mind went blank in an instant, and even if he was foolish, he now understood what was happening.

Just as Wu Ming was about to defend himself, a loud voice from the Daxia Imperial Guard Commander rebuked, "Audacious traitor, how dare you conspire against the Imperial Palace!"

"Those who conspire against the Imperial Palace, kill without mercy!!!"

As the head of the Imperial Guards's voice fell, the soldiers made ready to fire their guns.

At that moment, Wu Ming burst out laughing, saying, "Hahaha, Lu Chen, oh Lu Chen, I always knew you had no intention of sparing the Wu Family. You're ruthless, truly ruthless. Even if I become a wandering ghost, I will come back to haunt you!!!"

Wu Ming had realized what his fate was going to be and he no longer cared.

As soon as Wu Ming's voice faded, the Imperial Guard Commander fired the first shot and was quickly followed by all the soldiers pulling their triggers. Bullets struck the Wu Family's people, and soon bodies lay scattered across the ground amidst pools of blood.

Wu Ming was also hit by bullets and fell to the ground. His eyes were wide open, as if he refused to close them even in death.

Of course, he truly did refuse to die with eyes closed. Having thought mirthfully that he was about to become the Emperor, he only realized upon entering the Imperial Palace that he had been baited and then shot. How could he possibly rest in peace?

In the wake of the Imperial Guard's actions, it wasn't long before Yan County regained its peace once more. The forces that had been drawn out by deception were completely purged.

After things were settled, Wu Junwan returned to her own chambers. As soon as she got back, Li Qingrou also returned.

Seeing Li Qingrou, Wu Junwan asked with concern, "Qingrou, there were no problems, were there?"

Li Qingrou replied with a light chuckle, "It was just two old undying ones, what problems could there possibly be? Forget three Celestials, I alone would have been enough to deal with the two of them."

"That bastard only chose to act against them now to have a justifiable cause. If he didn't care about his reputation and wanted to act sooner, those Sect forces would have been cleaned up a long time ago."

Hearing this, Wu Junwan seemed to realize something.

Just then, a maid rushed into the courtyard in a panic, "Mistress, something terrible has happened!"

The maid who came in belonged to Wu Junwan, so Wu Junwan was considered her mistress.

Hearing the maid's words, Wu Junwan's ominous premonition grew stronger, and she quickly asked, "Nuannuan, what has happened?"

The maid Nuannuan replied, "Prince Wu Ming led a portion of the Wu Family in rebellion, conspired against the Imperial Palace, and was directly shot dead by the head of the Imperial Guards."

Wu Junwan was momentarily stunned.

Indeed...

Just as she had thought.

She seemed to understand why Lu Chen insisted on leaving Yan County before taking action.

With Lu Chen away from Yan County, the one to make the move wasn't Lu Chen himself. He wasn't present and could therefore blame everything on others.
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Seeing Wu Junwan's face looking so grim, Li Qingrou snorted coldly from the side and said, "The ruthless ambivalence of emperors since ancient times. That bastard has never trusted the Dawu and Dayue Royal Families. It seems all of this was orchestrated by him, to draw out the Imperial Family Members of Dawu and Dayue to rebel and then use this opportunity to eliminate them."

Wu Junwan did not speak. Her face was pale, and Li Qingrou quickly supported her, saying, "Junwan, you mustn't let that bastard's actions harm your health."

Wu Junwan sighed softly and said, "You can't blame him for this. If it weren't for the fact that some members of the Dawu Royal Family still hadn't given up, they wouldn't have..."

Li Qingrou said, "Junwan, people are always driven by desire. Seeing such a good opportunity, how could the members of the Dawu Royal Family not be tempted? In my opinion, all of this is that bastard's fault."

Wu Junwan fell silent once again.

She certainly understood that all this was very likely orchestrated by Lu Chen. After all, no Emperor could truly tolerate the existence of the former dynasty's Imperial Family Members, especially those whose treacherous hearts were not yet dead.

These people, if left unchecked, would sooner or later cause trouble.

Although she understood Lu Chen's actions, the fact that he had never shared these matters with her made Wu Junwan feel as though he treated her as an outsider, and at that moment, her heart ached with a dull pain.

Was this the feeling of being hurt after falling in love with someone?

Perhaps Lu Chen had never trusted her...

After Wu Junwan became pregnant, her emotions grew unstable, prone to wild thoughts. And now she started to overthink again.

Seeing Wu Junwan's sorrowful expression, Li Qingrou decided not to continue upsetting her. Speaking further ill of Lu Chen would probably only make Wu Junwan sadder.

Li Qingrou then consoled her, saying, "Junwan, it's okay, stop thinking about those things. Give birth to the child first, we can talk about other matters later."

Wu Junwan said, "Yes, I know."

A few days later.

In Xinyang City, at the border between Great Xia and Great Qian.

Lu Chen was in the study of the collapsing site, reading the intelligence gathered by the Brocade Guard. Through those reports, he also realized that the plague in Great Qian likely had little to do with the Qian Empress.

The Daqian Empress was also in favor of actively eliminating the plague, but she did it to accumulate more political capital for herself, wanting the people to believe that it was under her initiative that Great Qian was able to solve the plague.

In the future, whenever the citizens of Great Qian thought about the plague, they would remember that it was she, the Daqian Empress, who resolved it and saved the subjects of Great Qian.

Lu Chen had a feeling that the Qian Empress's rise in fame must have a special purpose.

As Lu Chen was pondering over the intelligence in his hands, the voice of Bai Qingqing came from the doorway, "Your Majesty, a letter from Yan County!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen instantly refocused, guessing what the letter might contain.

"Bring it in," he said.

As the words fell, Bai Qingqing entered the study and handed the letter over to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen took the letter, glanced through its contents, and then a smile crept onto his face.

"It's been dealt with thoroughly, it's just a pity that they didn't eliminate all the members of the Dawu Royal Family in one go."

Lu Chen knew that resolving the matter with all the members of the Dawu Royal Family would upset Wu Junwan, but in his heart, the members of the Dawu Royal Family remained a significant annoyance.

If they were all like the members of the Dayue Royal Family, who knew only to indulge in eating, drinking, and pleasure, Lu Chen would not have considered getting rid of them.

After reading the letter, Lu Chen placed it on his desk, "Now that the matter in Yan County has been resolved, it's time to deal with Great Qian."

At that point, Lu Chen looked at Bai Qingqing, "Summon all the Generals, call for an immediate military council. In two days, we will launch the war of annihilation against Great Qian!"

Hearing Lu Chen's order, Bai Qingqing immediately responded, "Yes, Your Majesty!"