Qin State, Luoyang Capital.

  In the desolate palace, there was only the swaying of the palace lanterns, driving away the chill of the night.

  In the vast palace, not a single maid or eunuch was in attendance. The night wind blew through the walls and lifted up the fallen silk curtains, adding to the desolation of the palace.

  In the hall, the palace lanterns were the most gathering place, the orange-yellow candlelight overlapped each other, setting off a warm atmosphere in the room, enveloping the yellow-shirted man sitting on the soft cushion in the hall.

  The man's five senses are beautiful, his skin is white and transparent, giving people a feeling that he will break at any time.

  His long hair was tied back with a single ribbon, hanging down his back. The closed eyes had a row of shadows formed by the long and curved eyelashes under the eyelids.

  He sat silently, like a statue.

  If it weren't for his breathing, one would have thought he had long since ascended to heaven.

  The night wind blew through the gauze window, lifting his hair and fluttering his sleeves, giving him a desolate feeling of "I want to ride the wind back home".

  As if he was always meant to be lonely, never belonging to the bustling world.

  Suddenly, the pouring wind suddenly increased a bit, blowing up the long robe that had fallen to the ground. A black shadow fell from the sky and landed beside him, kneeling on one knee.

  This sudden gust of wind seemed to stir up the man's fragile breath, causing him to clench his fist and cough violently at his lips.

  The man in black was startled and quickly looked up at him, saying self-reproachfully: "I deserve to die!"

  Calmly soothing the turmoil within him, Qin Jincheng waved his hand and said in a calm tone: "It has nothing to do with you."

  Even so, the eyes of the man in black were still filled with self-blame and worry.

  "Master, let me take you out of here!" The man in black pleaded again. This was already the nth time he had tried to persuade his master to leave this place of right and wrong, but each time he was met with a firm refusal from his master.

  This cold and desolate palace is constantly eroding the weak body of its master. If this continues, how can he endure?

  Qin Jincheng simply shook his head in refusal at the request from under his hand.

  "Master!" The man in black exclaimed urgently.

  "I won't go." Qin Jincheng refused, his eyes flashing with a hint of pain as if frozen in ice. He sighed and said, "After all, I've let him down. If I leave now, it will only make things more chaotic." He couldn't put his family at risk again, nor could he worsen the situation by disappearing.

  The current Qin Jinyang is no longer the Qin Jinyang he knew. He has become arrogant, self-aggrandizing and crazy, and no one can guarantee what he will do in a fit of rage.

  Qin Jincheng slowly closed his eyes, blocking the painful emotions from flowing out.

  "But your body..." The man in black asked worriedly.

  Qin Jincheng remained calm as usual, and only faintly asked: "Has the elixir been brought?"

  The man in black immediately pulled out a bottle of dan medicine from his bosom and presented it with both hands.

  Qin Jincheng's pale and transparent fingers picked up the medicine bottle from his hand, grasping it tightly in his palm, and said firmly: "With these medicinal pills, I can wait for him to come back and apologize to him personally."

  After a moment of silence, Qin Jincheng asked again: "How much time is left?"

  The man in black raised his eyes and replied, "Tomorrow is the deadline. A high platform has been erected at the entrance of the Imperial City, heavily guarded by soldiers. Another group of people left the palace to search for the tomb of Princess Yonghuan."

  "How dare he?! Cough...cough..." Qin Jincheng's eyes flashed with a fierce light, stirring up the blood and energy within his body.

  "Master, please calm down! Our men have already been sent to protect the tomb of Princess Yonghuan and will not let anyone disturb her." The man in black quickly supported Qin Jianchen's swaying body and explained hastily.

  Qin Jincheng took a few deep breaths before calming down the discomfort inside his body.

  The man in black hurriedly took out a pill from the medicine bottle and fed it to him. He also used his internal force to help him catalyze, and only when he saw that his pale and transparent cheeks had regained some rosy color did he let out a sigh of relief.

  Qin Jincheng caught his breath and said to the man in black, "Tell Gu Shi that he must protect Yun Tai Fei and Lian Lian well. Don't worry about me."

  The man in black suppressed his concerns and nodded vigorously.

  Qin Jincheng covered his chest and turned his head to look at the man in black, asking: "What's the situation on the Heavenly Prison side?"

  "The black-clad man replied, 'In the Heavenly Prison, we have already arranged for people to be stationed. If anything happens, they will first rescue Old Master and Miss Mu. At the gate of the Imperial City, we also have people planted, if Young Master cannot make it back in time, our people will fight to the death to rescue Old Master and Miss Mu. Please rest assured, Master!'"

  Qin Jincheng closed his eyes, nodded and said: "I have wronged him once, I absolutely cannot let his family be harmed again. Remember, if things can't be turned back, after rescuing the old master and others, take Yun Taifei far away from Qin Guo. This operation is aimed at saving people, you are not the opponents of those three people, absolutely cannot fight head-on, must end the battle quickly."

  "Master, what about you?" The man in black asked worriedly.

  In Qin Jincheng's plan, there was no mention of himself at all.

  "What about me?" Qin Jincheng's mouth curled up in a faint, enigmatic smile that vanished instantly. "Don't worry about me, just do as I say."

  The man in black wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Qin Jincheng: "Alright, you've been here for a long time and it's not safe either, go back quickly."

  The man in black had no choice but to leave.

  In the palace, an eerie silence had fallen once again.

  Qin Jincheng sat on the ground, staring at the flames swaying in the palace lamp, muttering: "It was I who helped you ascend to the throne and brought about this disaster. Now it's up to me to put an end to all of this and pull you down from that lofty position!"

  He had already made up his mind that after tomorrow's matter was settled, he would die together with Qin Jingyang!

  Qin Jincheng sat on the soft cushion, his body already exhausted, but he didn't let him rest on the nearby bed.

  Outside, the sound of the night watchman's drumming came, and there were less than three hours until dawn.

  Suddenly, from outside the palace came a loud shout from an imperial attendant: "The Emperor has arrived!"

  Qin Jinchens eyes sparkled and slowly closed. His body however remained perfectly still, without any intention of getting up to greet him.

  A somewhat faded Qin Jinyang, wearing a majestic dragon robe, stepped in.

  Behind him stood the imposing Imperial Guards.

  However, when they arrived outside the palace, Qin Jinyang raised his hand to stop the Imperial Guards from following, and he alone lifted the curtain and walked in.

  As soon as he entered, he was enveloped in the brilliance of the palace lanterns, which set off the bright yellow color symbolizing royalty on his body to shine with a golden light. The golden dragon embroidered on his robe was even more majestic and lifelike.

  At first, the young emperor who was once respectful and humble to Mu Qing, had a hint of arrogance in his eyebrows now.

  It seems as if he has everything in the world under his control!

  Qin Jinyang stepped in and saw the slender back of his imperial brother, enveloped by a large robe, looking even more frail.

  He sauntered over, walking slowly closer.

  Circled around Qin Jincheng, came to his opposite side, and sat facing him.

  The light of the palace lantern fell on his face, adding a few points of firmness.

  Qin Jincheng slowly opened his eyes, and his calm gaze fell on him. For some reason, he saw a few hints of his own father's shadow on this clear face.

  Just as full of ambition, just as... treacherous and unscrupulous!

  What he couldn't forgive the most was that this person was someone he had pushed to the top with his own hands. Mu Qingge's words from back then were still ringing in his ears. She said, anyone could be the emperor, but if something went wrong, she would only look for him!

  Because she trusted him, not some emperor!

  But he? Ultimately betrayed this trust.

  Qin Jincheng slowly closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to see this stranger in front of him anymore.

  "Imperial brother, what's the point of this again?" Qin Jinyang suddenly spoke up. His eyes were cast down, his eyelashes blocking the emotions in his eyes, as he slowly said: "In the end, we're just one family, but the Mu family... relies on its own strength, not only tyrannizing the country, but also interfering with imperial affairs, causing palace coups and harming the imperial clan's descendants. Our imperial household has declined to the point where we have to submit to their tyranny. Now that Duke Le has taken charge for us, if we don't eliminate the Mu rebels now, when will we? Why are you still so obstinate? Yang'er is still young and needs your support, Imperial brother. If you remain stubborn like this, won't it make things difficult for Yang'er?"

  Qin Jinyang's words made Qin Jincheng open his eyes again.

  His eyes, as if they could see through everything, stared at Qin Jinyang, with the reflection of Qin Jinyang's current state of being blinded by power in his pupils. "Don't forget, without the treacherous officials and traitors you mentioned, you wouldn't be able to become this emperor."

  However, this sentence enraged Qin Jinyang. He stood up abruptly and brushed off his sleeve at Qin Jincheng: "I am a prince of the imperial family, and I am also the son of my father. Even if my father were still alive, I would have a share in this throne."

  Qin Jincheng slowly raised his eyes and looked at him.

  The stranger in his eyes seemed to reveal a complete unfamiliarity with this person.

  "Murderous Mu family, murderous Mu Xiong, murderous Mu Lianrong, and that Mu Qingge is even more deserving of death!" Qin Yinyang's face twisted in a fierce expression. "He's only a few years older than me, why should I have to lower my head and act humble in front of him, always looking at him with trepidation? I am the Emperor of Qin, he is just a subject! Qin country belongs to our Qin family, not their Mu family! He dares to do as he pleases just because his cultivation is high? Now that I have someone by my side with even higher cultivation than hers, why should I still fear him? It's time for him to kneel down and beg for mercy! I will avenge the humiliation he inflicted upon me in the past!"

  "You're jealous of him." Qin Jincheng said calmly.

  Qin Jinyang was furious, his face red with rage: "Nonsense! I am the ruler of a nation, the true Son of Heaven, how could I be jealous of that treacherous subject!"

  "Wrong." Qin Jincheng slowly shook his head, lowering his eyes and said: "You're jealous of him, and you're also afraid of him. You're jealous that he's not much older than you, but he has such a strong hold on the people, and can do things like this. The young master of the Mu family is well-known throughout the world, even the butcher nation that has been at odds with us for generations looks up to him with a mix of fear and respect. You're jealous that he's so young, yet he can turn his hand over and make it rain, jealous that he can look down on the power that countless people desire, and casually give it away as he pleases. And you're also afraid of him, afraid that one day you won't be able to control the jealousy in your heart, and he'll find out, ending up like your other imperial brothers. Even more afraid that one day he'll become dissatisfied with you as emperor, and pull you down, replacing you with someone else."

  Qin Jincheng's words made Qin Jinyang's face gradually turn pale.

  The deepest and most feared thoughts in his heart seemed to be exposed without reserve in front of Qin Jincheng.

  His imperial brother is still as formidable as ever.

  Qin Jinyang's fierce eyes flashed with a hint of panic.

  Qin Jincheng continued, "Actually, the biggest mistake I made was recommending you to inherit the throne. I originally thought I had some understanding of your character and believed you could govern Qin well. But it turns out that people's hearts will ultimately change due to differences in status. Your heart has been eroded by power, and your eyes have also been blinded by jealousy."

  Qin Jinyang sneered, his face still ferocious: "Imperial brother, how could you be wrong? I think the most correct thing you've done in your life is this. Indeed, only I can rule Qin State well and even unify the entire Sanjie region!" He spread his arms, as if under his sleeves was the vast territory of Sanjie.

  "You're daydreaming." Qin Jincheng shattered his beautiful dream without hesitation.

  "You're wrong!" Qin Jinyang withdrew his hand, lowered his head to look at him, and the pupils of his eyes flickered with a mad color: "As long as Lord Le and others assist me, I can do it!"

  Qin Jingyang's eyes blazed with flames, ever since he witnessed the purple boundary strongman of the imperial family being defeated by Lord Le in just a few moves. His ambition was ignited and from then on, it could not be contained!

  The Purple Boundary's strong ones, the legendary invincible existences, were all easily subdued by Lord Le. Is there anything in this world that can still be difficult for him to obtain?

  Just get rid of Mu's family, this thorn in my eye! Get rid of Mu Qingge, this stumbling block!

  Qin Jinyang's eyes gleamed with a fierce and icy gaze.

  Qin Jincheng's eyes, which were as clear-cut as black and white, showed a hint of sympathy. He spoke up to remind him: "The other party is so powerful, how can you control them? I'm afraid that in the end, you'll just be a pawn for others to use. A generation of emperors has fallen to become a chess piece in someone else's hands, it's really pitiful."

  "I don't care! If it can unify the world under me, what's wrong with being a pawn?" Qin Jinyang's eyes burned with even more intense flames.

  He looked at Qin Jincheng and said in a cold tone, "Imperial brother, I'm only coming to advise you kindly because of the fact that you helped me ascend to the throne. Do you think I really can't bear to kill you?"

  Qin Jincheng's lips curled up slightly, with an fearless look on his face, making Qin Jinyang grit his teeth in anger: "I'll give you this last chance, if you still don't come to your senses, tomorrow I'll have you and the thief from the Mu family tied up together on the execution ground!"

  He finished speaking and stormed off with a flick of his sleeve.

  The palace door was opened and then closed again.

  Outside the palace, torches were lit heavily, and footsteps echoed. The shadows of the Imperial Guards were cast on the doors and windows. In an instant, this palace where Qin Jincheng was under house arrest had been heavily guarded by the Imperial Guards, so tightly that not even a bird could fly in.

  Qin Jincheng glanced at the inverted reflection on the window frame and fell silent, lowering his eyes.

  In his heart, he couldn't help but mock himself, afraid that he had made another mistake by handing over too much power to Qin Jinyang too early. These powers were probably also a capital for fueling his ambition.

  Qin Jincheng let out a heavy sigh and covered his chest again, coughing violently several times.

  After coughing, his complexion turned pale again, looking even more transparent. He silently took out a medicine bottle, poured out a dan medicine, swallowed it, and the whole person was slightly spirited.

  ……

  Qin Jinyang stormed back to his own palace, and as soon as he entered, he vented his anger on the palace maids and eunuchs, driving them all out.

  When he was alone with no one else around, he finally dropped his disguise.

  That serene face was overcast with gloom, hatred and jealousy intertwined in his eyes, the raging fire of anger burning in his chest, giving him a murderous desire!

  "You all look down on me! You think I need to rely on you to secure this throne?" Qin Jingyang's hand slammed heavily onto the table, the numbness spreading through his hand was nothing compared to the hatred in his heart.

  The night wind danced wildly, blowing out the palace lanterns and plunging the entire palace into darkness.

  The shadow behind Qin Jingyang was like an ugly and ferocious devil, baring its teeth and claws, roaring loudly.

  "How dark is it?" Suddenly, a proud voice came from behind.

  Qin Jinyang was taken aback, his fierce aura dissipated, and his face returned to calmness, revealing a humble and polite smile. He turned around, looking at the person who had directly entered the palace, and bowed respectfully: "Lord Le."

  The newcomer nodded proudly.

  Behind him, those palace maids who were previously driven out by Qin Jingyang did not need to be ordered, and they took the sparks to re-ignite the palace lanterns that had been extinguished by the night wind.

  The brightness of the palace lanterns dispelled the darkness and illuminated the faces of those who came.

  His appearance is that of a middle-aged man in his thirties. His looks are ordinary and unremarkable, to the point where he can be described as mediocre and ugly. However, the space between his eyebrows is incredibly proud, and the arrogance in his eyes makes it seem like the people in front of him are nothing but ants. He is the leader of the three who suddenly descended upon the Qin Imperial Palace!

  "Hmm." Lutian ignored Qin Jinyang's respectful gaze and walked straight to the dragon chair in the palace, sitting down with a swagger. Ignoring the unnatural expression on Qin Jinyang's face, he asked directly: "Is there any news about the little scoundrel from the Mu family?"

  "For the time being, no. But please rest assured, Lord Le, that Mu Qing Ge is very concerned about his relatives. Now that his grandfather and aunt are in our hands, he will show up sooner or later."

  "He won't be afraid to come, will he?" Le Tian furrowed his brow in hesitation.

  "No way!" Qin Jingyang said resolutely: "Mu Qingge is born with pride and arrogance, with a reckless personality, looking down on everyone, he will never not show up because of fear."

  Luo Tian nodded slightly, his eyes suddenly narrowing, and a sly glint flashed in the gap between them: "That little girl from the Mu family..."

  Qin Jingyang immediately understood the way: "Mu Lianrong's personality is strong and resolute, if she were to be presented to Lord Le at this time, she might force herself to death. Wait until tomorrow when Mu Qingge is captured, then I will send her to Lord Le's quarters, and let him command her afterwards."

  Luo Tian's eyebrows furrowed in dissatisfaction.

  It doesn't seem like a woman would affect the overall situation. But then he thought about how, a few days ago, he went to the Heavenly Prison and tried to force Mu Lianrong to surrender, but she resisted with her life on the line; thinking of this, he felt that waiting another night wouldn't make a difference.

  He has this hobby, a fiery woman with a strong personality is like an untamed wild horse, the more fierce she is, the more he likes her!

  Thinking of Mu Lianrong's resolute appearance, Le Tianxin's heart began to itch again. He stood up and said to Qin Jinyang: "Hurry up and prepare, after dawn, no matter whether that little scoundrel surnamed Mu appears or not, I'll have the young ladies from the Mu family serve me in my room."

  "Yes." Qin Jinyang hastily lowered his head and said.

  After seeing off Le Tian, Qin Jinyang put away his respectful expression. He regarded today's lowliness as a chance to accumulate strength for tomorrow's rise to power.

  ……

  The sky gradually brightened.

  On this day, the inner and outer cities of Luoyang abolished the distinction between city gates, and everyone could come and go freely.

  So as soon as it got light, countless common people poured into the inner city and entered the imperial city area, surrounding the high platform outside the gate of the imperial city, making it impossible to get through.

  Tens of thousands of Imperial Guards surrounded the execution platform in several layers, blocking the entry of civilians.

  On the high city walls, there were also tens of thousands of guards defending, guarding the outside of the imperial city gate tightly, not even a needle could be inserted.

  Outside the gate tower, a golden dragon canopy stood in the wind. Under the canopy, a dragon chair was placed.

  On either side of the dragon chair, two chairs were placed respectively.

  The royal guards, guarding the castle tower up and down, inside and out, ensuring the safety of the castle.

  Such a grand scene made the early-arriving citizens whisper to each other in fear. In their hearts, they still couldn't believe that their Qin Kingdom's god of war was about to be tied up on the execution platform.

  They couldn't believe that the proud and youthful hero in their hearts, the young master of Mu Fu, was actually a treacherous son plotting to usurp the throne.

  As time passed by, more and more people gathered around.

  The streets of Luodu were empty, as if all the people and officials of Luodu had gathered under the imperial city, waiting for an unprecedented trial!

  On the city wall, an imperial attendant stepped forward and loudly announced: "His Majesty has arrived, kneel!"

  As he spoke, both the Imperial Guards and the common people knelt down, bowed their heads, and shouted in unison: "Long live the Emperor, may he reign for ten thousand years!"

  The military and civilians of Luodu city all shouted in unison, their voices shaking heaven and earth.

  Qin Jinyang bathed in this atmosphere, feeling that he was the only king of the entire world!

  He paced out onto the city wall, gazing down at the countless subjects crawling on the ground below, and his ambition in his heart was once again stirred up.

  He walked up to his dragon throne and boomed out in a loud voice: "Kowtow!"

  "Thank Your Majesty for your great kindness!" The people kneeling on the ground stood up one after another.

  At this time, the eunuch shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Please welcome the three Lords of Music!"

  Qin Jinyang had just sat down, but he stood up again. As he moved, the people under the city wall fell silent on their own, wanting to see what this so-called Lord Le was like.

  Before long, three men appeared inside the city walls with an air of arrogance.

  From the emperor's expression, they guessed that those three were the so-called Lord Le.

  But who is this Music Master?

  The common people were filled with doubts and discussed it endlessly.

  At this time, the three of them had already walked to Qin Jinyang's side. Qin Jinyang gave them a courteous bow, and the three of them sat down in the seats on either side of him with an air of arrogance.

  After the three of them sat down, Qin Jingyang returned to his dragon chair and sat back down.

  There was still an empty chair beside Qin Jinyang.

  Lai Tian glanced at him with disdain and sneered coldly before turning away.

  "Proclaim Regent King Qin Jincheng!!" The eunuch shouted again.

  This time, the whispers among the people started again. In the hearts of the people, Regent Qin Jincheng was far more valuable than Emperor Qin Jinyang.

  Wearing a pale yellow long gown, Qin Jincheng, who was thin and frail, with a pale complexion, had a fragile feeling as he was 'escorted' onto the city wall by a team of Imperial Guards.

  When he appeared in the sight of the people, many hidden among the people secretly gripped the handles of their hidden weapons.

  Qin Jincheng was brought before Qin Jinyang and stopped, the latter said with a smile: "Imperial brother, today's play is very important to me. At such an important moment, how can I not let my imperial brother see it with his own eyes?"

  Qin Jincheng's eyes, which seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, stared at Qin Jinyang's face, making the smile on his face somewhat awkward.

  When Qin Jinyang's expression changed from stiffness to ferocity, Qin Jincheng suddenly shifted his gaze away from him and swept it lightly over the three people of Letian.

  Finally, he looked at the empty seat and said in a weak tone, "That chair was prepared for me, wasn't it?"

  Qin Jinyang nodded subconsciously.

  Qin Jincheng walked over to the chair in the morning and sat down calmly under the icy gaze of the three people from Yue Tian.

  That demeanor was more befitting of a noble prince than Qin Jinyang who sat on the dragon throne.

  Qin Jinyang's eyes flashed with a hint of venomous resentment, and he fiercely stared at him for two seconds before withdrawing his gaze.

  "Isn't it about time?" Lutian said impatiently.

  Qin Jinyang was taken aback, and with a humble smile, replied: "It's about the same."

  "Can't you bring him up already?" a burly man standing beside Yue Tian bellowed.

  Another man with a delicate appearance and slender figure also showed disdainful and arrogant eyes.

  The three of them obviously didn't put Qin Jinyang, the ruler of a country, in their eyes. To them, Qin Jinyang was no different from the ants under the city wall.

  Qin Jincheng, who saw all this clearly, sneered in his heart. He was laughing at Qin Jinyang, who was just a pawn in someone else's hands, yet still had the audacity to think he could dominate the world.

  "Yes, this will bring them up." Qin Jinyang said with a forced smile.

  He raised his eyes, and his face changed, revealing a few points of imperial majesty. He said to the leader of the Imperial Guard standing beside him: "Bring Mu Xiong, Mu Lianrong, and the Shao family members here immediately."

  Qin Jincheng's eyes flashed lightly and slowly lowered his eyelids.

  Shao family, Shao Pangzi... That young man who always followed Mu Qingge around and called him 'Lao Da'. Who would have thought that in this situation where everyone is in danger, he would resolutely stand on the side of the Mu family, thus implicating the entire clan.

  Qin Jincheng's smile at the corner of his lips was somewhat desolate, and it was unclear who it was directed at.

  Nor did he know if Mu Qingge knew that his good friend's family was also implicated. Qin Jincheng thought to himself.

  At this time, the rough-looking man said: "Didn't you say that you want to dig up the grave of that little wife's tomb and bring her corpse over? Why haven't you seen it yet?"

  This sentence made Qin Jincheng's hand in his sleeve suddenly clench into a fist, and his lips pursed tightly into a line.

  His body exuded a cold aura, extremely chilling, but unfortunately, it couldn't harm the three lunatics beside him.

  Qin Jinyang explained: "Someone has been sent to look for him. He hid his wife very secretly, and it's probably going to be difficult to find her for the time being."

  "Hmph, useless trash." The rough and burly man let out a dissatisfied cold snort. It was unclear whether the 'trash' he spoke of referred to those who had been sent to search for Qin Yiliu's tomb, or Emperor Qin Jinyang himself.

  Qin Jinyang's face changed color, but he didn't dare to retort.

  That delicate and slender man suddenly spoke up, "Third Brother, in such a desolate place, can you expect them to have good work abilities? Just bear with it." His tone was filled with obvious disdain.

  "If I had known the people here were so prone to violence, I wouldn't have bothered coming." The burly man said coldly.

  "Alright, you two say one less sentence each. Although this place is backward, it's not completely dull." He narrowed his eyes, savoring the treatment he had received in these days.

  The three of them were not important figures in the Yue family, and in the vast Yue family, they also needed to rely on others to survive. But here, they could become superior to others, enjoying wealth and glory, beautiful women serving them, and being respected by all. This wonderful life made him really not want to go back.

  "Got it, Second Brother." The slender man replied with a hint of embarrassment.

  The rough man also responded with a low voice and did not speak again.

  The sound of chains echoed from under the city wall, hundreds of people wearing white prison uniforms, their hands and feet bound by chains, slowly appeared. Walking in front were Mu Xiong and Mu Lianrong.

  Behind them was a chubby boy with a round body like a ball.

  As soon as he came out, he shouted: "Qin Jinyang, you this tyrant! Reversing black and white, slaughtering loyal ministers indiscriminately! You wait, my eldest will not let you go!"

  "Shut up!" The nearby prison guard suddenly whipped his back with a lash.

  The whip was covered with reversed thorns. With one lash, it immediately pierced the flesh and blood, bringing up bloody flesh threads.

  The pain on his back made Shao Baozi take a cold breath. But he still raised an eyebrow with a proud expression: "How come you're getting nervous? Afraid to let me continue speaking?"

  "Yue Ze, say one less sentence." The father of Shao said behind the back of Shao Pangzi, then lowered his eyes.

  Shao Pangzi turned around and looked at his father, whose overnight aging appearance made him choke back a sob, forcing down the resentment in his heart. This time, he had implicated the entire Shao family, implicating his father as well.

  He can brave danger for his beloved, but dragging his family into trouble fills him with remorse.

  "Little fatty, are you okay?" Mu Lianrong asked softly.

  Shao Pangzi turned around and saw Mu Xiong and Mu Lianrong's concerned eyes.

  Looking at the two haggard faces, Shao Pangzi clenched his teeth and shook his head.

  "Uncle Mu, Aunt Lian, don't worry, Old Da will come to rescue us." Shao Pangzi comforted.

  Muxiong sighed and said: "I'd rather she didn't come." When his spiritual power was sealed by that person called Letian, he knew the other party wasn't easy to deal with.

  Mu Lianrong lightly bit her lip and said to Mu Xiong, "Dad, Qing Ge is a lucky person with a good destiny, nothing will happen to him. As long as Qing Ge is fine, the roots of our Mu family won't be severed."

  Miao Xiong nodded regretfully and looked at Shao Pangzi's father with guilt, "Shao Laoxiong, I've dragged you into this. It's the Miao family that owes your Shao family an apology."

  "General, a man's death can be lighter than a feather or heavier than Mount Tai. If the Mu family is wronged like this, my Shaos can use our clean bodies to clear their name, and even death will have value!"

  Muxiong revealed a bitter smile, and in his heart, he felt infinite emotions towards Shao Fu's words.

  Shao's father slowly retracted his smile, and with a heavy tone said: "Old General, compared to those who sympathized with the Mu family but mysteriously died at home, my Shao family is already extremely fortunate to be able to follow you on this journey in an orderly manner today."

  Mo Xiong felt a pang in his heart and let out a long sigh.

  Hundreds of people slowly walked up onto the execution platform. They first stood facing the city wall, and for the monarch they had once pledged allegiance to, at this moment they were unwilling to kneel again.

  Among them were the descendants of the Mu and Shao families, as well as their servants. Regardless of the charges, everyone from these two mansions was arrested and taken to the execution ground.

  Those who could not be accommodated on the platform all stood around it.

  On the city wall, a silence.

  The Mo Fu guards, who had been dispersed by Murong Yu earlier, were also hiding among the crowd, waiting for an opportunity to strike. However, the current setup was far beyond their expectations, not to mention that there were three people present who even the Old Master couldn't handle?

  At this moment, they saw Mu Xiong and Mu Lianrong being humiliated, and they were all indignant in their hearts.

  Among the common people, those who came here all knew in their hearts that Mu's crime and public execution were just a means to lure out Mu Qingge.

  The reason why no one died at the Shao's house was also because of the friendship between Shao and Mu Qingge, which made Qin Jinyang think that adding the Shao family would increase the possibility of Mu Qingge appearing.

  At this moment, he was excited in his heart. He wished that Mu Qing would appear immediately and be killed by the three Lords of Yue. In this way, Qin Guo would no longer have a Mu family, and the royal family of Qin Guo could thoroughly get out of the shadow of the Mu family!

  Everything he did was for Qin State, everything he did was for the royal house of Qin. Why can't his imperial brother understand?

  Qin Jin Huan turned his head to look at Qin Jin Chen, but saw that he was still calm and composed, without any ripples.

  Qin Jinyang gave a hint with his eyes to the general of the Imperial Forest Army beside him.

  The latter's face flashed a struggle, and finally, under Qin Jinyang's gaze, he took a step forward and said to the people below the city gate: "The Mu family is self-sufficient in its merits, and does not put the current emperor in its eyes. Daring to disrupt the imperial court, holding the Son of Heaven hostage to command the world, his crime should be punished! Now, Mu Xiong and Mu Liancheng have been captured, only Mu Qingge is on the run. The Emperor decreed that Mu Qingge's title be stripped, and a nationwide manhunt be launched!"

  "How could Old Master Mu possibly do such a thing?"

  "Yes indeed! If it weren't for the young master Mu, our Qin state would have been occupied by the army of Tutuo long ago. How could we have achieved the present peace?"

  "We don't believe!"

  "We don't believe!"

  "We don't believe!"

  "Bring out the evidence! We can't wrong a good man! And we can't insult the heroes in our hearts!"

  "Right! Bring out the evidence! Bring out the evidence!"

  "Evidence! Evidence!"

  "Evidence!"

  "Evidence! Evidence!"

  The common people did not believe in the royal family's words at all, but instead stood on the side of the Mu family without hesitation and voiced their support.

  Mu Lianrong looked at all of this with a moved expression, finally looking towards her father, seeing him with tears streaming down his face, and comforted him saying: "Father, even if we die today, there are still these common people who believe in the innocence of our Mu family."

  Murong nodded repeatedly, looking at this piece of land he loved dearly, gazing at these people who believed in him, the suffocation in his heart was finally released.

  On the city wall, the reaction of the people made Qin Jinyang so angry that his face turned green.

  Qin Jincheng's expression remained calm and serene, as if he had long expected this scene.

  "Great, Lao Tien!" Qin Jinyang looked at Le Tian.

  Lai Tian looked at the rough man with a calm and unhurried expression, nodding his head towards him. The latter immediately stood up, jumped into the air, and casually grabbed towards the civilians.

  In an instant, seven or eight people were sucked into the air, shouting and kicking their legs wildly.

  The burly Han did not stop there, but instead pinched hard, and the seven or eight people suddenly exploded, turning into a ball of bloodstains falling from the sky, scaring the people on the ground, who all scrambled to hide and cover their heads.

  All of this happened in an instant, so fast that people had no time to react.

  The burly Han man fell back against the city wall, casting a disdainful glance at the pale-faced Imperial Guards before coldly snorting at the crowd: "Want evidence? This is your evidence."

  Cruel means make people in their hearts dare to be angry but not dare to speak.

  "Look at the bloodstain in the crowd, and tell the people: 'Everyone, go back! Today's affair is that there are treacherous people who want to destroy my Mu family. They will stop at nothing to frame us. Everyone, please go back, don't waste your lives for my Mu family.'"

  Among the crowd, people were in an uproar. Some of the women and children seemed to want to leave because of Mu Xiong's words.

  However, the Imperial Guards surrounding them blocked their way and prevented the civilians from leaving.

  This scene made Mu Xiong and his daughter on the dock, as well as a group of people from the Shao family, extremely indignant!

  "Is it my family's life you want? What does this have to do with these innocent people? Let them go!" Mu Xiong shouted, turning around and facing the city tower.

  Many ordinary people were unwilling to leave in the first place, but now they are so angry that they shout: "Release our husbands and let us go!"

  Lai Tian looked at Qin Jinyang, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear.

  Qin Jinyang's face was somewhat pale.

  Lao Tian let him say what he wanted, but he really didn't dare to say it out loud. Once spoken, he would lose the hearts of all the people in Luo Du.

  But he didn't dare disobey Le Tian's words.

  Hesitating for half a day, under the increasingly cold and stern gaze of Yue Tian, Qin Jingyang slowly stood up, using all his strength to shout towards the sky: "Mu Qingge! Isn't your Mu family supposed to put the world first? Aren't you supposed to protect the people of Qin as your duty? Now, among those present here are not only your blood relatives, but also close friends and countless citizens of Luo. If you don't show up, they will all die because of you today!

  Qin Jinyang's words shocked the confused people. They didn't dare to believe that their emperor would say such a thing, and actually use his own subjects to coerce his officials!

  Qin Jincheng looked at Qin Jinyang, and a hint of heartache flashed across the clear black and white eyes.

  Having said all the things he didn't dare to say, Qin Jinyang felt less nervous instead. Under the scorching gaze of countless eyes, he spoke even louder: "The time has come, Mu Qingge, are you not coming out yet?"

  Digression

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