Everything seems to make sense.

Things that had been confusing and difficult to understand before now seem to have been explained as Xu Shanshan's identity has been exposed.

After being extremely shocked, everyone knelt down on the ground tremblingly. When meeting the king in person, they had to prostrate themselves and could not look directly at him.

Until the Huo family army welcomed the king back, the group set out to return to the capital, with the wheels of the car glittering, the morning snow falling, and the military flags fluttering in the wind.

The gates of Qihe City were hastily opened, and the people inside rushed out. The main people in the city waved their hands and shouted excitedly and urgently - Your Majesty...

They fell to the ground, biting their mouths with ice and snow, gasping for breath, their eyes staring anxiously ahead, following the figure of the emperor riding on his cavalry.

But I can no longer see you as the road winds around the mountain, only your horse's footprints are left on the snow.

"Your Majesty...are you really Your Majesty..."

They seemed lost and melancholy, with regret, confusion, loss and panic in their eyes. They were afraid that this day... was going to change.

Wei Canghao, Chi Jiangdong, Gu Yuejiarong, Li Yehe and Tang Jiashan heard the dull sound fading away, then they raised their heads and slowly stood up.

The fiancée had risen from a commoner to the supreme ruler. As soon as she regained her status, she severed her relationship with the five of them...

Ah.

Self-mockery, bitter smile, lost laughter, depression, and resentment.

What's the difference between these five people and those abandoned wives in folk stories?

Oh, there are some differences.

Those women could also seek justice from honest officials and redress their grievances, or spread the word to the public to condemn the incident and vent their grievances.

But who are they going to sue?
Which minister dares to judge?
Which common people dare to cricket?
The five of them stood quietly in the morning light. Their tall and straight figures seemed to be outlined with a layer of gold in the halo, and their well-defined faces exuded varying degrees of charming charm.

...But I don't know if it was because I was dazzled, but they also exuded a kind of resentment of being abandoned. That resentment was like a substance, and when people got close to them, they felt a depressing aura.

"Your Majesty..." Chi Jiangdong held his head, annoyed and angry, "How could she be Emperor Yue?"

Wei Canghao also took a deep breath, but this breath obviously did not make him feel better, and his chest still felt stuffy.

"Did you hear what she said? She wants the world to be unified. She won't allow any independent jurisdiction that is out of her control, nor will she allow any threat to the royal power..."

On the contrary, he is the only overlord of Longdong now. If she feels that his existence is a threat, she will definitely launch another war against Longdong.

Meeting her on the battlefield and becoming her enemy was definitely not something Wei Canghao was happy to see.

Li Yehe wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb, leaving his lips stained red, making his face look even colder and more frosty.

He smiled: "Now that Prince Yu is dead, Sheyuan has become a truly ownerless place. I have always been secretly in charge of the cities and Xianglian. I am afraid that I, the Dark Emperor, will become a thorn in her side."

"She wants Jingguo to enjoy eternal peace, eliminate the influence of Xuanzong Taoism, and only believe in the power and laws of the monarch. I'm afraid that all sects of Buddhism will be in great turmoil." Gu Yuejiarong looked at Master Jiashan worriedly.

As for their Gu Yue family, they are loyal subjects to the emperor and have not colluded with other dark forces to have any evil intentions over the years, so there is no problem.

However, their academy students participate in politics and have complex connections with the court. If they are instigated by someone with ulterior motives, it will easily arouse suspicion...

It seems that he should do something to ensure the safety of his Gu Yue family in the event of sudden changes in the future.

Master Jiashan closed his eyes slightly, his long and thick eyelashes casting a faint shadow under his eyelids: "The world is impermanent, the future will be determined, we should observe the nature of the Dharma Realm, everything is created by the mind." After listening to their concerns, Chi Jiangdong no longer continued to worry about Xu Shanshan's true identity, but was relieved: "I am a Jianghu person, there should be no conflict of interest between me and the court..."

Seeing his relaxed look of staying out of the matter, Li Yehe felt unhappy in his heart, and the corner of his mouth twitched upwards: "How do you know? She now believes that all land under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects. Over the years, you, the increasingly arrogant people in the martial arts world, may also be within the scope of her crackdown."

Chi Jiangdong's face turned dark in an instant.

-

For hundreds of years, Jing State has been a country that believes in the Way of Heaven. Theocracy has greatly influenced and restricted the majesty of the royal rule. They even have to worship the gods of Wenchang and Fulu for exams, destiny, and help in studying and writing.

Xuanmen, Tianmen, Famen, Daomen, and Buddhism were all once prosperous, among which the temple where the great national master resided was the center of power.

But gradually, theocracy interfered, causing Jing's internal politics to become chaotic.

The emperor gradually realized that relying on divine authority to govern the country was far inferior to using laws and systems to control the people. The process a country should complete was to establish a more efficient ruling system and to fight against feudal forces through political and military means.

And thirty-six years ago, a battle between thirteen of the most powerful magicians on the South China Sea took place in an attempt to change all this.

The Grand Master's attitude was ambiguous at the time, and she seemed to be adopting the idea of ​​"ruling by doing nothing", but she was not the final winner.

Nor is he the abbot who governs the country with the kindness and tolerance of Buddhism.

But to purify my spirit.

A person who is unknown but ranks among the top in magic.

This person's origin, age and gender were all kept secret in the beginning, but now some people are saying that Qingwuzhe is not only a legendary woman, she is also the bedridden Yuedi.

Of course, few people are willing to believe such a ridiculous and bizarre thing.

But recently this trend of rumors has tended to intensify.

Jingguo Palace
Yanshou Palace

The Grand Empress Dowager was fiddling with the precious Buddhist beads in her hand, looking calmly at Emperor Yue who was lying on the sickbed.

He was wearing a jade-white mask, his chest heaving slightly, his exposed skin bluish-white with a hint of purple, and he looked frail and dying.

"You haven't come back yet?" Her old and low voice sounded in the empty bedroom.

White smoke was quietly floating from the purple-gold incense burner behind the gauze curtain. A wisp of smoke rose up and turned into a white figure kneeling on the ground.

"Replying to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty will enter the palace immediately after handling some personal matters."

The Empress Dowager's slightly cloudy eyes brightened, and the corners of her drooping mouth lifted: "She finally came back safely."

She stood up, glanced at the person on the bed again, and sighed heavily.

"I've kept you for so long, but I can't keep you anymore..."

She walked out of the palace gate of Yanshou Palace and looked up at the sky. The azure sky was like a huge sapphire, pure without a trace of impurities, but in the distance a layer of gray clouds was slowly floating towards this side...

There was a damp smell in the air, foreshadowing the coming of a storm.

"Shen'er, I believe in you, just as I believed in the late emperor. I will not tolerate anyone who stands in your way." (End of this chapter)