Zhang Lingqi's mind worked incredibly fast.
"Actually... I was a secret guard left behind by the Empress before her death!"
"The little princess's disappearance was suspicious, and I've been searching for her in secret ever since."
"Now, we've finally found you, my lord!"
For my good brother.
He endured it.
With a thud, Zhang Lingqi knelt on one knee, clasping his hands in a fist salute.
This is a scene of a loyal servant recognizing his master.
This completely confused Jiangnan and Ying Liyi.
Jiangnan tilted her head slightly and looked at Ying Liyi.
"Your mother had this kind of backup plan?"
Ying Liyi scratched her head of black hair, looking completely bewildered.
"I don't know."
"I was taken away as soon as I was born."
"It was the old eunuch who adopted me who told me on his deathbed that I was the daughter of the old emperor on the throne."
At this point, she angrily waved her little fist.
"How dare you lose me!"
"Just wait till I rebel and storm the palace, then I'll give him a good kick in the ass! Nia nia nia!"
Then.
Ying Liyi stared at Zhang Lingqi suspiciously.
"You claim to be my mother's bodyguard, what proof do you have?"
One lie often requires countless lies to cover it up.
Zhang Lingqi's forehead was sweating.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has been dead for far too long."
"The original tokens and materials were lost in the turmoil."
To divert the attention of these two God of Slaughter, he decisively unleashed his trump card.
"But I've brought with me extremely important intelligence!"
"Du Linyuan, that illegitimate son of the royal family, is getting married today!"
"But not only was he not treated like a human being, he was also made a fool of like Clown at the wedding, and was even nearly beaten to death!"
"The other party may have ulterior motives!"
Zhang Lingqi gave a vivid description.
I thought I could evoke their sympathy.
Result.
"Pfft..."
Jiangnan and Ying Liyi exchanged a glance and almost burst out laughing.
Ying Liyi clenched her little pink fists.
"No matter what, he's practically family to me."
"So..."
"Foolish brother, go in peace!"
"When I ascend the throne, I'll definitely burn plenty of paper money for you!"
Jiangnan nodded in agreement, showing his deepest appreciation.
Zhang Lingqi was dumbfounded.
"Hey? Aren't you guys planning to help him?"
Why should we help him?
Ying Liyi jumped and landed directly on the broken table.
Have you ever heard of the "Nine Princes' Succession Struggle"?
"This is my competitor!"
"If he's finished, then no one will be competing with me for the throne, right?"
She suddenly raised the spear in her hand and aimed it at Zhang Lingqi's nose again.
"They actually want me to rescue a rival with an illegitimate child!"
"Whose bodyguard are you?!"
"Injustice! Injustice, Master!"
Zhang Lingqi waved his hands repeatedly, cold sweat pouring down his face.
"I did not mean that!"
"What I mean is, neither the royal family nor the Gu Yue Clan recognizes Du Linyuan, this illegitimate son!"
"Neither of the Big Boss from either side showed up today; he's just a tool, a discarded pawn, for the political alliance."
Zhang Lingqi swallowed hard and continued his analysis.
"But what if you could descend from the sky today and display your extraordinary abilities?"
"Eliminate the wicked and save this half-brother!"
"When you God in the future, won't this reputation for punishing evil and promoting good naturally follow?!"
After listening to Zhang Lingqi's charade...
Ying Liyi shook her little head, seemingly lost in thought.
"Hmm... it seems so~"
Jiangnan then slowly spoke.
He makes a good point.
"I went to check, and neither the Gu Yue Clan nor the high-ranking members of the royal family showed up."
"This is a great opportunity to show off your skills."
"Let's go, let's kidnap the bride."
The outer perimeter of the Dragon Emperor Palace.
Du Linyuan was tied to the pillar, and he was barely breathing.
The guests in the audience finally realized that something was wrong.
"Wasn't this wedding prank a bit too violent?"
"If this keeps going, someone's going to die!"
Some soft-hearted people wanted to speak up and stop it.
But Du Zitong, standing in the high hall, retorted sharply.
What's the panic?
Du Zitong rolled her eyes and sneered.
"He's my son, how could I not know?"
"That little bastard's always been tough; he was just faking it!"
But in reality...
Du Linyuan's consciousness was already blurred, and he couldn't even move his fingertips.
Right now
"Boom!!!"
The thick outer wall of the Dragon Emperor Palace was kicked down!
Amidst billowing smoke and dust.
Two figures, one large and one small, stepped through the ruins and came into view.
And behind them.
A dark shadow darted out, heading straight for the Coiled Dragon Pillar.
It was Zhang Lingqi! He was in charge of saving people!
Who goes there?!
Lin Fan's expression darkened on the stage, and he closed his folding fan.
Guyue Xulan screamed even louder.
"How dare he ruin my plans! Brother Fan, kill him!"
Lin Fan snorted coldly.
Human Heart fluctuation of laws erupted from his body!
His Supernatural Ability is Sequence 067 [King's Authority]!
"In the name of the King, kneel down!"
Lin Fan's words became law, and the power of the law pressed down on Jiangnan like Mount Tai.
At the same time.
Guyue Xulan also raised his hands.
Her Supernatural Ability is Sequence 002 [Genesis]!
She drew countless weapons from the ring, transforming them into a storm that swept forward!
But.
Faced with this combo skill that is enough to crush opponents of the same level.
Jiangnan, however, did not pause for a moment.
He looked up.
"Buzz!"
The Forbidden Domain opened with a roar!
Lin Fan's [King's Authority] Law collapsed the moment it came into contact with this domain!
The weapons manipulated by Guyue Xulan seemed to have encountered their natural enemy, and were completely Annihilation into Void!
Zhang Lingqi, who was rescuing people, caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye.
My heart is pounding!
"This... this is!"
He always thought that the little girl named Ying Liyi was the [Fool]!
But only now has he been shocked to discover this.
In this timeline from a thousand years ago.
The real [Fool].
It's actually Jiangnan!
Laws and Supernatural Ability are meaningless before him!
"How is that possible?!"
"How could my King's Authority..."
The law he was so proud of failed, startling Lin Fan so much that he staggered back several steps, his face turning deathly pale.
The audience.
Finally, someone recognized the cool-looking boy carrying the long spear.
"It's Jiangnan!"
"That Madman guarding the outer city!"
"You audacious scoundrel! Disrupting the prince's wedding is a capital offense punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your family!"
Several powerful figures stood up and shouted angrily.
Jiangnan paused its pace.
The spear in his hand rang out.
"Capital offense?"
Jiangnan coldly surveyed the entire room.
"Good people should live, and bad people should die."
"They can't even understand such a simple and clear principle, yet they insist on setting up so many hypocritical rules."
"It's nothing more than giving you, the descendants of the powerful and wealthy, a chance to escape Judgment."
Before he could finish speaking...
Jiangnan's figure vanished from the spot!
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
The spear's edge gleamed like a dragon!
"Ah! Help! Father, save me!"
"No, no, I'll never do wedding pranks again!"
"I was wrong, don't kill me! It was Lin Fan! He's the one who gave us the benefits!"
Those privileged young men who were just making a ruckus on stage during the wedding celebrations.
His neck was then completely pierced!
The powerful and wealthy who were just watching the spectacle from below.
At this moment, they all turned into mournful faces.
They could only watch helplessly as their own offspring were killed on the spot, trembling with fear.
But they didn't dare go on stage to save them.
Because this guy on stage is truly ruthless and merciless!
They didn't even look at the background!
"Dad! Keep it up!"
Ying Liyi waved her little fists behind her, loudly encouraging them.
"Leave that guy named Guyue Xulan to me!"
"My Artifact Sequence is missing only her!"
Jiangnan wiped the blood from the tip of his gun.
"Good."
He turned around.
His gaze locked onto Lin Fan, who was preparing to flee.
"Spare me! My lord, spare me!"
"My family is very rich. You can have as much as you want!"
Seeing that the King's Authority had failed, Lin Fan knelt down and begged for mercy, tears streaming down his face.
Jiangnan remained expressionless.
The spear was handed out.
It pierced right through Lin Fan's heart, pinning him to the ground.
Then.
Jiangnan stretched out his blood-stained hand.
He grabbed Guyue Xulan by the neck.
"You... you can't kill me!"
Guyue Xulan struggled frantically, his face filled with terror and resentment.
"My father is the Gu Yue Dragon King!"
"If you dare touch me, he will absolutely not let you get away with it!"
Jiangnan's eyes were like ice.
"Then let him come."
"I'll kill him too."
Judging from the other party's resolute tone.
Guyue Xulan actually felt that the other party wasn't just boasting...
Rather, the other party genuinely believed they could defeat her father!
"Give!"
That's all.
Jiangnan casually tossed Guyue Xulan towards Ying Liyi.
"Take this, you bad woman!"
Ying Liyi leaped up.
Sequence 086 [Sword Emperor]!
She drew a small, crystal-clear sword.
A fierce sword intent burst forth from his small body!
"Ten Thousand Swords Pierce the Heart!"
The sword light flashed like a torrential downpour.
"Ah! No!"
Guyue Xulan could only let out a shrill scream.
He was then Ten Thousand Swords Pierce the Heart and died!
Zhang Lingqi seized the opportunity to untie the ropes and rescue Du Linyuan.
Looking at the backs of these two figures, one large and one small, they resembled demons.
He was secretly alarmed.
These two are... amazing!
Amidst chaos.
Seeing that things were not going well, Du Zitong quietly slipped out of the main hall.
Du Linyuan was covered in wounds and could barely breathe.
But he held onto Zhang Lingqi's arm tightly.
"Brother... I don't know who you are..."
"I only ask you to do one thing for me..."
"Take me to that woman, let me find out for myself."
"After this is done... my life Du Linyuan's life, is yours."
Zhang Lingqi hesitated for a moment, then closed his eyes and said.
"Good!"
About five minutes later.
In the garden behind the main hall.
Du Linyuan staggered and caught up with his birth mother, who was fleeing in panic.
Zhang Lingqi leaned against a tree and silently retreated.
"Don't come any closer!"
Du Zitong looked at her son, who was covered in blood, and her legs went weak with fear.
Her hair was disheveled, and she slumped to the ground.
Du Linyuan remained silent.
With red-rimmed eyes, he raised the blood-stained blade.
He aimed his gaze at the woman who had given him life, yet had also single-handedly pushed him into the Abyss.
Looking at the tip of the knife, the harshness in Du Zitong's eyes turned into fear.
She knew all too well how to exploit a man's weaknesses, even if that man was her own son.
"Lin Yuan! Lin Yuan! Calm down!"
Du Zitong's eyes reddened, and tears welled up instantly.
"I am your mother! Do you intend to commit such a heinous act as murdering your own mother?!"
Du Linyuan's hand froze in mid-air.
"Mother?"
He gave a bitter laugh, "Just now on stage, when they were whipping me with thorny vines and beating me like a dog..."
"You didn't even blink."
"Mother had no choice!"
Du Zitong's eyes darted away as she scrambled over and grabbed his leg.
"Mother was forced into it too!"
"You have no idea how terrifying the Gu Yue Clan is. If Mother doesn't obey them, both we, mother and son, will die!"
"Lin Yuan, Mother knows she was wrong!"
"I wasn't good to you before because I wanted His Majesty's approval too much. I was blinded by the pursuit of power!"
"Look at your mother, your mother really knows she was wrong!"
"Please, for the sake of your mother who raised you with such hardship, don't kill me!"
"From now on, I'll listen to you in everything. Let's live a good life together, okay?"
Hearing this tearful plea...
Zhang Lingqi, hiding in the shadows, felt a wave of nausea.
Every tear this woman shed reeked of hypocrisy.
Du Linyuan lowered his head, staring at the face he had seen for over a decade.
Looking back on her life, she only ever used herself to curry favor with the powerful and influential when she needed to.
That's why they show this so-called loving smile.
Normally, he is only greeted with vicious curses.
"You already know you were wrong."
Du Linyuan's heart was dead. "All you know is that you're going to die."
"Lin Yuan, no!"
Seeing Du Linyuan raise the short knife in his hand, Du Zitong screamed and closed her eyes.
"Whoosh!"
The blade fell with a whistling sound!
"Pfft!"
The blade grazed Du Zitong's scalp and pierced the soil next to her cheek!
A large section of her long hair was cut off.
Du Zitong shuddered and opened her eyes.
The knife was stuck less than half an inch from her ear.
Du Linyuan loosened his grip on the knife.
He closed his eyes, two lines of tears sliding down his cheeks, but in the end he couldn't bring himself to be ruthless.
"You can leave now."
He turned around. "This cut is my way of repaying your kindness in raising me."
"From this day forward... I have no mother."
Du Zitong, who had narrowly escaped death, gasped for breath.
She watched Du Linyuan's retreating figure.
Du Zitong's eyes hardened, and she pulled out the short knife stuck in the soil.
Without any hesitation, he plunged the tip of the knife into Du Linyuan's back!
"Go to hell! You bastard who was born only to be a burden to me!"
But she underestimated Du Linyuan's reaction.
Even though he was seriously injured, he still turned his body to the side.
He snatched the Little Knife from her hand.
Instinctively, I pushed forward.
The blade pierced Du Zitong's heart.
Tears welled up in Du Linyuan's eyes.
"Why..."
"Why don't you leave..."
Why did you force me to kill you?!
Blood trickled from the corner of Du Zitong's mouth.
She burst into a maniacal, agonizing laugh.
"Walk?"
"Guyue Xulan is dead..."
"That clan is extremely vengeful!"
Where do you think I can escape to?
Her face was contorted.
"Why not take a gamble!"
"I'll kill you..."
"Furthermore, it was you who arranged for the murder of Guyue Xulan."
"That way, His Majesty won't know the truth, and he might even save my life!"
After hearing these words...
"You... you're absolutely wicked!"
Du Linyuan was heartbroken.
And just then...
A majestic voice rang out.
"I will not protect you."
Zhang Lingqi's heart tightened, and he looked up at the sky.
As the sound faded.
A towering figure clad in a black robe with nine dragons.
Step out of the shadows.
Those who come.
It is none other than the current Dragon Emperor, Ying Jiuchuan.