In the main hall of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Ling Yi sat in the main seat, silently looking at the three people kneeling in front of him.
One of them was the steward of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, who had been there for twenty years.
He could be considered a senior member of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, and one of the people most trusted by Prince Jun Zhao Yan.
But who could have known that this steward was actually an inside agent planted in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion by the old emperor long ago!
In the original storyline, he not only embezzled a large amount of the Duke of Zhenguo's family fortune, but also kept poisoning Zhao Yan with slow-acting drugs.
And it's not just one kind.
Zhao Yan nearly died in the Lin Zhong because the poison in her body took effect.
If it weren't for the female protagonist Shen Wan's chance encounter with this time travel and her unexpected rescue of Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan would probably have been dead long ago.
However, things were somewhat different when it came to Ling Yi.
Although the plot remained Changes, Ling Yi was still... well, you know... by Shen Wanwan, but the original Zhao Yan died earlier.
However, none of that matters; what matters is what happens next in the story.
In the original storyline, although Zhao Yan returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, he kept the fact that he was still alive hidden in order to secretly continue his power.
Later, he met Shen Wanwan under a pseudonym, and they gradually developed feelings for each other, helping each other and ultimately successfully Reversal the tide and ascending to the throne.
Shen Wanwan was also made empress by Zhao Yan, which was a very Perfection ending.
However, Ling Yi didn't want to put on a Bored disguise like Zhao Yan in the original story.
With his current strength, all he needs to do is brute force.
As for the original plot, get out of here!
Ling Yi never follows the script!
Beside the butler were two women, one of whom was the female villain, Shen Qingqing.
That is, Shen Wanwan's older sister.
A day earlier, Shen Qingqing had someone drug Shen Wanwan and dump her in the Wild Ridge.
He was nearly defiled, but unwilling to suffer the humiliation, he ran headfirst into a tree and died on the spot.
Afterwards, Shen Wan transmigrated and successfully killed those servants.
Shen Qingqing, this seemingly pitiful and delicate woman, is exactly the same kind of person as Shen Mumu from the world of "eavesdropping on the innermost thoughts of the entire internet".
Vicious as a snake, a master of manipulation, ruthless and cunning, a master of deception and trickery!
The last person was Zhao Yan's former maid, a loyal and kind young girl.
Unfortunately, in the original story, he was framed by Shen Qingqing and the butler and beaten to death.
The goal was to replace Zhao Yan's maids with their own people.
The steward was a spy planted in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion by the emperor long ago. Although Shen Qingqing liked Zhao Yan, she was actually working for the Second Prince.
Among the nine princes vying for the throne, the second and fifth princes had the highest prestige.
Now that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has achieved great merit and is a threat to the emperor, Shen Qingqing and the Second Prince are secretly plotting, hoping that the Second Prince will spare Zhao Yan's life after he ascends the throne.
At this moment, she is in a good mood, or rather, Shen Qingqing has not yet turned evil.
It wasn't until Shen Wanwan appeared and gradually took Zhao Yan away from her, and after Zhao Yan Shen Qingqing even Shen Qingqing's offer to become his concubine, that she completely turned to the dark side.
Unfortunately, the struggle for the throne among the nine princes was far from simple.
Favorable timing, advantageous location, and harmonious relationships are all indispensable.
A temporary rise or fall is not the final outcome.
When Ling Yi returned last night Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, he happened to see the steward and Shen Qingqing bullying the little maid.
However, after Ling Yi returned last night, he was busy deploying the Transformers army and didn't have time to deal with them.
The original ending of this world was that Zhao Yan ascended the throne and became emperor, Shen Wanwan became empress.
Having learned from his experience in the previous world, Ling Yi, though impulsive, decided to wait until he met Shen Wanwan before acting rashly.
Otherwise, it's very likely that all your efforts will be in vain.
Dealing with these three people in front of me is a perfect opportunity to test how the plot can disrupt the progress bar.
" Steward Wong, you really have a lot of nerve!" Ling Yi stared at the butler and said in an icy voice.
"Anyone who didn't know better would think that Steward Wong was the master of this Duke Zhenguo's mansion, beating and scolding the people there at will."
"He could freely dispose of the Duke of Zhenguo's treasury and use it to purchase private residences."
"Young master, I'm innocent! This old servant has served in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion for nearly twenty years, working diligently and faithfully..."
"Enough! Do you really think I don't know you're a dagger planted in my Duke Zhenguo's mansion by the Emperor?"
When Steward Wong heard this, he shuddered.
"For the past twenty years, you have indeed been diligent and conscientious, and you have certainly kept to your duty. It's just that I don't know for whom you've been so diligent, or for whom you've kept to your duty."
"Your identity is known to my grandfather, my father, and myself."
The reason I've kept you around is because I don't want to fall out with the emperor!
Knowing that his identity had long been exposed, Steward Wong was not afraid at all; instead, he stood up.
He straightened his clothes and said, "Since you know who I am, you should be more polite to me."
"If I make even the slightest mistake, His Majesty will surely not forgive you."
Ling Yi shook his head, grabbed at the Void, and used the Heaven and Earth Teleportation technique to bring a precious sword hanging on the wall into his hand.
Carrying the sword, Ling Yi walked step by step to Steward Wong.
"How foolish! That man already wants my life, why can't I kill you? Let alone a Xiaoxiao steward like you, even if it were him, I would kill him, and I dare to kill him!"
As he spoke, Ling Yi's longsword flashed like Lightning, slicing through Steward Wong's throat.
Steward Wong clutched his neck, collapsing to the ground with a look of pain and disbelief on his face.
His legs kicked a few times, and then he was gone.
Ling Yi glanced at the progress bar, and as expected, it remained at 0%!
Then, Ling Yi looked at Shen Qingqing.
"Your Highness, I..."
"What I hate most is betrayal. Since you've already colluded with Zhao Mo, then go find your Zhao Mo!"
Zhao Mo is the name of the second prince.
"Your Highness, Qingqing has never betrayed you. My relationship with Zhao Mo is merely one of cooperation."
"I know, but do you think it's possible to live on at the cost of losing my title as Duke of Zhenguo and the extermination of my entire family?"
"Without the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and the Nation-Protecting Army, given Zhao Mo's vengeful nature, do you think he would let me, or you, live?"
As a villain, Shen Qingqing naturally has a brain, and she quickly figured out the key point.
His body swayed a few times before collapsing to the ground.
"Since you haven't done anything wrong yet, leave!"
"Your Highness!"
Ling Yi pressed his longsword directly against Shen Qingqing's neck. "If you don't leave, you die."
Shen Qingqing stared at Ling Yi in disbelief, never expecting that Ling Yi would actually try to kill her.
At this moment, Prince Jun was an unprecedented stranger in Shen Qingqing's eyes.
He wanted to say something more, but seeing Ling Yi's undisguised killing intent, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He staggered to his feet and left in a panic.
Shen Qingqing should be killed, but killing Ling Yi won't increase the progress bar, so it's better to leave her for the female lead, Shen Wanwan.
"Someone come and clean up the room."
Following Ling Yi's command, four guards entered the hall. They were all elites of the Nation-Protecting Army and also the secret guards protecting the Zhenguo Duke's mansion.
"Furthermore, from now on, all matters concerning the management of the servants and laborers of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion will be entrusted to Dongmei. If any of them commit insubordination, Dongmei will have the authority to decide their life or death."
Dongmei was originally Zhao Yan's loyal and devoted maid.
Since loyalty is reliable, then use it with confidence.
"Young master, no, I'm afraid I won't do it well." Dongmei quickly waved her hand.
"If I say you can do it, then you can do it. Besides, this is my order, and you are not allowed to disobey!"
"This is!"
"Alright, everyone get back to what you were doing!"
After Ling Yi finished speaking, he casually Heaven and Earth Teleportation, and left the hall with his hands behind his back.
In the central courtyard garden, Ling Yi sat on a stone bench with a frown.
"Sure enough, even after dealing with Steward Wong and Shen Qingqing ahead of time, the progress bar didn't Changes at all."
"Does it mean, like in the last world, I'll take in another Shen Wanwan?"
Ling Yi vehemently disliked this feeling of being confined and isolated.
He had no interest in being emperor, so Ling Yi couldn't possibly follow the original plot.
As for taking Shen Wanwan in, Ling Yi was even more reluctant, but in order to disrupt the plot's progress, he couldn't avoid having some interaction with the female lead.
According to the original plot, Shen Wanwan would not come to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion for at least twenty days.
These twenty-odd days were a time for Shen Wanwan to lose weight, and also a time for Shen Wanwan to take revenge on the original owner of this body through various means.
"In that case, let's complete all the preparations within these twenty days."
"Once Shen Wanwan appears, he will immediately take her with him and declare himself emperor."
"Since both are about becoming emperors, isn't becoming an empress the same thing?"
As for the progress bar, if you stop him at 96%, Ling Yi will just give up.
Once the story's timeline ends, Ling Yi can still leave this world.
Ling Yi will definitely not leave the last 4%.
I opened the system interface and saw over two million Regret Points, which was quite glaring.
"Since we're just killing time anyway, let's do a prize draw!"
"System, 500,000 Regret Points, draw again!"
[Ding! 500,000 Regret Points consumed, Lottery in progress...]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have gained +4500 Battle Power!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 5000 Martial General Summon Card!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 10,000 Deathsworn Summon Card!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 10,000 Supplies Card!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 100 Legion Card!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 10,000 Equipment Card!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the skill "Clone"!]
Ling Yi frowned. Sure enough, the West City obtained from the Lottery were different in each world.
This time, I actually drew a whole bunch of cards.
However, these cards were actually of little use to Ling Yi.
With the Transformers army, they could easily sweep across the current world.
Even without the Transformers army, Ling Yi could still act Wuji in this world.
The most valuable aspects are the 4500 Battle Power and the brand-new skill, Clone.
Ling Yi's Battle Power is now close to 8,000 points.
Unfortunately, the worlds Ling Yi has been traveling to are all ordinary worlds, so he doesn't need such high Battle Power at all.
However, this Clone skill seems to be Taiyi from what Ling Yi had imagined.
Clone: After selecting a target, you can create Clone of that target. If the target dies, the Clone will also die. If the target survives, the Clone can Infinite Revive!
This Clone is not meant to create Clone of Ling Yi, but rather to create Clone of someone else.