Ju Nanyi, seeing the expression on Zheng Nianru’s face, knew that she did not believe his words, nor did she believe in Mage Huo Yi. How could he forget that Zheng Nianru had never believed in Qiandao Temple, nor in any of these prophecies.
Moreover, just now Yin He had risked her life to save Zheng Nianru. With Zheng Nianru’s mind, there’s no guarantee she won’t do sothing foolish now.
Ju Nanyi was anxious as fire, and Mage Huo Yi seed to notice, stepping forward, his deanor still gentle as he looked at Zheng Nianru.
"Empress, don’t forget that everything now has been caused by the person in your hands," Mage Huo Yi slowly began, and Zheng Nianru looked over, almost wanting to laugh.
"Does the Mage consider himself a savior, able to save everyone?" Zheng Nianru suddenly asked without preamble, better he saves himself first.
For the first ti, Mage Huo Yi looked seriously at the woman before him. From the very beginning, he had never really considered the woman before him, believing that even if she bore the bloodline of the Nanzheng Imperial Clan, being a woman, it was an abandoned lineage she would not use. She might have been able to bewitch Zheng Congyuan, but not Mage Huo Yi. For he stood at the highest place, and everything mundane seed tiny as ants in his eyes. His ideal was indeed to save the people, and if he could change the situation with his own power, then his lifeti’s practice would find its purpose.
But now, the woman’s words dropped into his heart one by one, as if mocking him for standing outside the mortal world, yet ultimately unable to escape the mortal cycle.
This simple sentence, a re few words, left Mage Huo Yi speechless.
"Master, we can’t wait any longer; what if he wakes up and recovers?" Master Yu Sheng imdiately stepped forward, urgency in his gaze. This woman was too cunning, her words striking the crucial point.
Not many people knew about this. Initially, Mage Huo Yi had the idea of saving the masses, which is why when he encountered Yin He, he didn’t kill her right away and instead used spells to trap this monster, aiming to save Yin He.
Zong Yunqian didn’t move, nor did he join his senior disciple brother in urging the master to act quickly, but instead looked at the woman before him, feeling as though eons had passed, yet it seed like yesterday.
She... is the Empress?
The empress of Nanzheng State?
Moreover, it seed everyone in Qiandao Temple knew about this, and she had beco the Empress so quickly; or perhaps it was the position she had always wanted, which is why she had that indifferent deanor toward the Crown Prince’s Wife, toward everything and everyone. So, she still cared about soone, cared about...
Zong Yunqian suddenly felt that the look in Zheng Nianru’s eyes was resolute, a kind he had never seen before; it was as if he was eting Zheng Nianru for the first ti, such a stranger she was.
"Young Master—"
"Young Master—" Elder Can and Elder Su cried as they crawled over, sobbing and crawling, especially when they saw the motionless Young Master in Zheng Nianru’s arms, they were stunned.
The Young Master couldn’t be... dead?
Elder Su crawled up quickly, grabbing onto Yin He’s foot, and imdiately began to cry out loud.
"Young Master, wake up, please wake up—"
Upon hearing this, Elder Can couldn’t care for the pain tearing through his body and grabbed the young man’s arm from the other side. Just as he was about to wail, no longer willing to live, he was suddenly taken aback.
Ju Nanyi, listening to the noise they were creating, was sowhat irritated; these two old fogies were tough survived.
Elder Su was still crying, while Elder Can quietly pulled at Elder Su, casting him a look.
Elder Su also felt the Young Master’s pulse at the ankle, so... the Young Master was awake? Awake, and not getting up?
Elder Can gave another look, what do you think?
Elder Su imdiately glanced at Zheng Nianru and wanted to speak but hesitated, that is, Madam Young Master, could you please put the Young Master down, maybe he will "wake up" faster.
"Don’t move—"
Xing Yu brushed off Elder Su’s hand. The way those from Ghoul Ravine did things was just unacceptable. Yin He was so thin and frail, how could he be pulled with such force?
Elder Su shrank back, his hand retracting fearfully.
Elder Can quietly tugged at Elder Su’s sleeve, urging patience. This was better, after all. Even if the Young Master were to stand up now, he would be extrely weak. It was best to focus on fully recovering...
"Empress, today, not a single person from Ghoul Ravine can be allowed to live. Please, Your Highness, consider the greater good—"
Master Yu Sheng stepped forward anxiously. Was there sothing wrong with the Empress’s mind, protecting such a demon?
Elders Can and Su imdiately looked up at Mage Yu Sheng.
What audacity.
Mage Yu Sheng paid them no mind; both n would struggle to even stand up, lacking the strength to run away, to say nothing of those Ghoul Ravine disciples sprawled across the ground, more than half dead. The rest barely clung to life. They would die even without his intervention.
Zheng Nianru lowered her head and glanced at Yin He’s serene face. He was still unconscious. But now, what better strategy did she have, especially since she was outclassed? How could she save Yin He?
If she couldn’t save Yin He, Zheng Congyuan was dood. Although she didn’t understand the specifics of the Life and Death Curse, Zheng Congyuan’s fate was in Yin He’s hands. All she knew was that if Yin He died, Zheng Congyuan died, and there would be no point in her living and dealing with these people.
So, there was nothing to fear. At least she still had her status, which made them hesitate.
Just then, Zheng Nianru suddenly felt her hand being grasped by Yin He in her arms. In the next mont, the young man began writing sothing slowly on her palm.
"What if I don’t wish to comply?" Zheng Nianru’s voice was soft, yet it made everyone present pause. However, Yin He had only written a few characters. She had to stall for ti.
"Your Highness—"
"Your Highness—" Nanny Yun and Nian Xia ca to their senses. What had the Empress just said? What was she doing...?
"Lord Ju, the Empress is like that again. We mustn’t let her keep thinking," Nanny Yun, in her urgency, could only clutch at Ju Nanyi. She was sure that Lord Ju liked the Empress and would certainly save her.
Ju Nanyi looked over, confused by ’like that again’.
At that mont, Nanny Yun was too preoccupied with Zheng Nianru, who was sitting on the ground, to care if such a private matter should be disclosed to Ju Nanyi.
"In the past few months, the Empress would sotis stare blankly at the surface of the lake, looking as if she wanted to jump in. This servant feels... the Empress wants... to die..." Nanny Yun couldn’t elaborate further. This wasn’t a conclusion she had just reached; Zheng Nianru had entertained such thoughts more than once. Her eyes lacked luster, yet were filled with light...
In any case, Nanny Yun was convinced she wasn’t wrong.
Ju Nanyi hesitated slightly. He wasn’t oblivious to the fact that, since the palace coup, Zheng Nianru’s deanor had beco increasingly similar to how she had been after Zheng Congyuan’s death in her previous life. Nanny Yun’s words only strengthened his conviction.
Ju Nanyi’s heart sank. Why? Zheng Congyuan was still alive, after all...
Could it be because of that thing in her hand?
The next mont, Ju Nanyi almost despised himself for the thought that suddenly flashed through his mind. What a preposterous reason—he must be out of his mind.
Mage Huo Yi glanced at Mage Yu Sheng, who took a step forward, his expression icy.
"Empress, if you won’t be reasonable—"
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