"How shall I repay you? Your Majesty."

  Muxing's voice, cold and detached beyond compare, descended from the heavens.

  Qin Jinyang felt as if he was in an icy cave, with all his blood congealing into ice.

  "No... don't kill me... don't..." Qin Jinyang was now crying like a helpless child, only able to utter pitiful pleas.

  He knelt down beside Mu Qing's feet, stretched out his hands and tightly grasped the boots under her feet, wailing in grief.

  "I beg of you, don't kill me. What do you want, I'll give it to you!" Qin Jinyang lifted his head, tears streaming down his face. He was truly afraid, having witnessed with his own eyes the deaths of three Purple Realm peerless experts at Mu Qing's hands, witnessing her coldness, and witnessing her madness.

  "What are you going to exchange with me?" Mu Qingge lowered her eyes, and her cold gaze fell on him. The tone of her words was full of thick sarcasm.

  Qin Jinyang's whole body was stunned, and he looked at her with a dumbfounded expression.

  In those eyes, which were once shrouded in madness and jealousy, only pleading and fear remained.

  Mo Qing sneered: "You said one thing that's right. This throne, is something I bestowed upon you. Even the throne relies on my benevolence, what else can you use to trade with me?"

  Qin Jinyang's lips trembled and the blood color on his skin quickly faded away.

  Mo Qing's words left him speechless.

  He is the master of a country, yet he has nothing at all!

  From the city wall came the sound of footsteps.

  Mu Qingge didn't go see, but Qin Jinyang turned his head and went to take a look.

  He saw Mu Xiong in prison uniform, saw the people of the Shao family, and also saw his imperial brother Qin Jincheng who supported him to ascend to the throne.

  When he saw Qin Jincheng, his eyes reignited with hope, and he rushed over without regard for anything else, shouting hoarsely: "Imperial brother, save me! Save me, imperial brother!"

  Mo Qing looked at him calmly and didn't stop him, letting him roll and crawl to Qin Jinchen's side, hugging Qin Jinchen's leg.

  Qin Jincheng was struck by him and stumbled, causing the dark guards behind him to become tense, with swords drawn and bows stretched, aiming their weapons at Qin Jinyang.

  However, Qin Jinyang seemed to be unaware of it, tightly hugging Qin Jincheng's leg and wailing loudly. "Imperial brother, Yang'er is still young, Yang'er has just come of age! Yang'er doesn't understand things, did something wrong, please forgive me. I won't be the emperor anymore, can't I just be an ordinary person? Imperial brother, please help me."

  At this time, most of the people related to Mu Qingge had all gone up to the city wall.

  In the Imperial City, only the Dragon Tooth Legion is maintaining order.

  Among the three joys, two died and one was injured. The injured one only had half a breath left. Fortunately, Zhu Ling followed Mu Qing Ge's orders and used low-grade elixir to save his life.

  Why use only low-grade elixirs?

  Sorry, Mu Qingge isn't so generous to use good pellets on an enemy. Using low-grade pellets one by one to feed him, as long as he doesn't die temporarily is enough.

  Han Chai leaned against the pillar of the city building, his hands clasped in front of his chest, a pair of narrow and long phoenix eyes half-closed to watch the play. However, his gaze occasionally lingered on Luguang who stood behind Murong Xiong, very low-key, and restrained his breath.

  It seems like she's guessing his identity.

  The entire city was left with Qin Jinyang's mournful cry begging Qin Jincheng.

  Shao Pangzi squeezed beside Mu Qingge, with a resentful face: "Boss, this kid is really not a good thing, it's simply an ungrateful white-eyed wolf, you can't be soft-hearted!"

  Mo Qing glanced at him, but didn't say a word. With the corner of her eye, she swept a glance over the fat man's back and saw that except for the remaining bloodstains, the wound had already scabbed over and started to heal.

  This is a side effect of taking genetically modified agents, allowing telomerase in the body to accelerate wound healing.

  "I can't save you." Qin Jincheng said calmly. There was no emotion in his words.

  Qin Jingyang looked up at him incredulously and said loudly, "Imperial brother, I am your only younger brother! Can you bear to watch me die? Can you bear to see the imperial bloodline wither away?"

  Qin Jincheng slowly raised his eyes and looked at Mu Qingge.

  In those black and white eyes that were as clear as a deep pool, it seemed like the first time they met, making Mu Qingge slightly furrow his brow.

  Furrowing his brow, it wasn't just Mu Qingge alone, but also Han Cai. He didn't like the way the sickly prince looked at Mu Qingge, and even more so, he disliked seeing the implicit understanding and trust between Mu Qingge and him.

  "Could it be that this sick Prince wants to beg for mercy from Mu Qingge?" Han Cai cai stared at Qin Zhen's eyes, thinking in her heart.

  After guessing his intention, Han Cai Cai couldn't help but laugh instead.

  Based on his understanding of Mu Qingge, if the regent king of Qin really begged for mercy, he was afraid that their friendship would also come to an end.

  With an ill-intentioned smile, Han Cai Cai decided to continue watching the play.

  "He's yours to deal with."

  What!

  Han Cai's narrow and long phoenix eyes suddenly widened, looking at Qin Jincheng in disbelief. 'How is it different from what I expected?'

  Qin Jincheng finished speaking calmly, and Qin Jinyang was also shocked, releasing his hands that were holding onto his legs.

  His imperial brother actually abandoned him...

  After finishing speaking, Qin Jincheng turned around and prepared to leave.

  Huayue looked at her master and saw Mu Qingge's cold face, silent and unspoken. She hastily asked: "Your Highness, where are you going?"

  Qin Jincheng stopped and slightly turned his head, with a hint of coldness in his voice, saying: "There are still many things to be handled in the palace."

  "Brother! Are you really so heartless and ruthless?" Qin Jinyang shouted out in a loud voice.

  It seems this is his last struggle before death.

  However, Qin Jincheng didn't show any sign of being moved. Qin Jingyang's words only made him take a deep breath and say in a low voice: "Yang'er, now that you're an adult, if you do something wrong, you have to take responsibility."

  Qin Jingyang's eyes panicked, and she knelt down a few steps, crying out: "Yang'er knows, Yang'er was wrong. I am willing to admit my mistake, willing to take responsibility, but Yang'er doesn't want to die!"

  Qin Jincheng's lips were tightly pursed as he turned his gaze away from the city wall.

  He was like a cloud, his departure took away Qin Jinyang's last hope.

  "Hmph, when you were killing people, did you ever think that you'd have a day like this?" Shao Pangzi sneered with a cold smile, rubbing his fists together.

  Qin Jingyang sat on the ground, his soul lost and his spirit crushed. His dragon robe was already stained and dirty. The dragon crown on his head had long been askew. When he heard Shao Buzi's words, he suddenly let out a loud shout: "No! It was they who forced me! Those people forced me! They were so powerful, I couldn't help but listen!"

  He pointed at the androgynous man's skull and let out a loud, uncontrollable scream.

  "Phooey!" Xiao Pangzi spat on the floor with a look of disgust: "I look down on you, young master!"

  Qin Jinyang's body trembled, his eyes slightly lowered, and his hands tightly grasped the floor, suppressing the humiliation in his heart. He despised himself, but for the sake of survival... Today's humiliation, if he could survive, he would return it a thousandfold someday!

  "Qin Jinyang." Suddenly, Mu Qingge faintly called out a sentence.

  Qin Jingyang immediately lifted his head and crawled in front of Mu Qingge like a dog, looking at him with a pleading expression: "Yang'er is here."

  Mu Qingge lowered her gaze to look at him, and the clear eyes were calm and waveless. At this moment, Qin Jinyang was just like when he first met Mu's family, humble and clever.

  Unfortunately, everything was just his clumsy disguise.

  "Your acting is really bad." Mu Qing Ge said.

  Qin Jinyang was taken aback, and the flattering expression on his face stiffened: "Yang'er doesn't understand."

  Mo Qing's cold smile, said indifferently: "Whether you understand or not, it doesn't matter anymore." She looked down at the city tower, the high execution platform, and a chill glint appeared in her eyes. "Since everything is already set up, wouldn't it be a waste if we don't use it this time?"

  Qin Jingyang didn't catch the meaning behind her words, but heard her suddenly say: "Take him to the execution platform."

  As soon as he finished speaking, a Dragon Tooth Guard immediately stepped forward and dragged Qin Jingyang away in a daze.

  He was dragged halfway before Qin Jinyang finally woke up from his daze, struggling desperately and shouting loudly: "No! You can't kill me! This is regicide! It's a heinous crime of great irreverence!"

  "Regicide? Great irreverence?" Mu Qingge's mouth corners rose with a playful smile, and the coldness in his eyes was like the frost of a severe winter.

  "Kill him!"

  "Kill this dog emperor!"

  "Kill him! Our Qin state doesn't need an emperor like this!"

  "Kill him!"

  "Kill him!"

  "Kill him!"

  At the foot of the imperial city, the people who were reluctant to leave saw Qin Jinyang being dragged onto the execution platform and immediately shouted excitedly.

  Qin Jingyang was in a state of extreme panic, seeing the gleaming guillotine tied to the executioner's hand. He felt his whole body go soft and cold all over. "No, you can't kill me! I am the Emperor! I am the master of this country!"

  But his voice was drowned out by the increasingly loud voices of the people, like a tidal wave.

  The roar of the people's voices spread from the imperial city like ripples, rapidly spreading to every corner of Luoyang.

  Even the Qianlie Army, who were ordered to take down the city gate of Luodu City, heard this thunder-like shocking voice.

  The thousand-strong army simultaneously lifted their heads, feeling the sound waves sweeping over their heads.

  The leader of the Thousand Valor Army suddenly raised his long spear and shouted: "The ruler is cruel, regards the people as pigs and dogs, harms meritorious officials, he should be executed!"

  His deputy general immediately responded——

  "The ruler is cruel and treats his people like pigs and dogs, harming his meritorious officials. He should be punished!"

  "The ruler is cruel and treats his people like pigs and dogs, harming his meritorious officials. He should be punished!"

  "The ruler is cruel and treats his people like pigs and dogs, harming his meritorious officials. He should be punished!"

  The sound spread, and the tens of thousands of soldiers all grasped their weapons in hand, shouting in unison: "Kill him!"

  "Execute him!"

  "Execute him!"

  "Execute him!"

  Those captured garrison troops gathered together, squatting on the ground, hearing these voices of condemnation, silently facing each other.

  Gradually, they too were infected, slowly standing up, clenching their fists and shouting: "Punish him!"

  At this time, the 100,000 Mu Family Army soldiers who were trapped outside the city walls hastily rushed over and heard this shocking sound. Many of the horses under the generals' bodies were frightened and neighed continuously.

  "What's going on? Who is to be executed?" Deputy General Xiong asked in surprise, reining in his horse.

  Tan Ma immediately came to report and quickly told what happened in the imperial city, listening to Vice General Xiong and others boiling with hot blood.

  "Damn it! We're still one step too late!" The deputy general said regretfully.

  "Some even snorted: 'This dog emperor, first used drills to move us away, sealed off the news, and then trapped us, just to prevent us from rescuing the old general. How dare he! He's doomed!'"

  Someone sneered: "I'm afraid he didn't think that not only did we not die, but also lost the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers for nothing."

  Xiong Fu Jiang fell silent for a moment, his eyes suddenly narrowing, and he also shouted loudly: "The monarch is not benevolent, regards the people as pigs and dogs, harms meritorious officials, and should be punished!"

  With him leading the way, the Mu family army that rushed over also began shouting slogans of "The ruler should be punished".

  These sounds converged into a single line, making the entire city of Luo seem like thunder, as if it were heavenly punishment, with the sound of regicide echoing everywhere.

  Qin Jinyang was paralyzed on the ground, surrounded by these sound waves.

  He probably never thought that today would end like this. He thought that the winner of today would be him, and even prepared a celebratory banquet in the palace in advance!

  But little did he know, the banquet in the palace that had yet to begin would become his beheading feast.

  With the people's resentment in the city below, Mu Xiong asked Mu Qing Ge: "Qing Ge, how do you plan to deal with him?"

  "Grandfather, since he wants your life, I can only take his first. The Qin imperial family owes our Mu family, our Mu family doesn't owe the Qin imperial family anything."

  Mo Xiong nodded in admiration.

  Suddenly, he gave a wistful smile, looked up at the clear blue sky. He felt that he had really grown old and was no longer suited to the bloody battles of the battlefield.

  Now he yearns for a more peaceful and warm life.

  In the future, the Mu family will rely on his precious granddaughter rather than him.

  Mu Xiong withdrew his gaze and looked at Mu Qingge's tall, strong and determined back again. In his heart, he had already made another decision.

  Mu Qingge raised his hand, and under the imperial city, the emotionally agitated citizens suddenly all fell silent.

  The deafening sound, just because of Mu Qing's one move, completely stopped. This made Zhu Ling think of the time in Yao Ta... it seemed that Mu Qing was born with this kind of infectious power, able to easily become a leader among people, and effortlessly stir up everyone's emotions.

  Under the silent imperial city, Qin Jinyang sat paralyzed on the high execution platform, his face ashen.

  Mu Qing looked at him, suddenly shouting in a cold voice: "Qin Jinyang, do you see? This is what the people's hearts are like. Now, it's not that I want you to die, but your own children, your own people, who hope for your death."

  Qin Jinyang slowly raised his head, his eyes scanning over the angry faces of the people.

  He saw in those ordinary people, tears of disdain, anger, hatred... Suddenly, he felt that he had really failed and was wrong to an outrageous degree.

  He thought that by getting rid of the Mo family, he could become a wise and just ruler for generations to come, unifying all four seas.

  But now he can't even rule his own country, and his own people are eager for him to die.

  Mo Qingge asked Xiao Pengzi: "How did he plan to deal with you before?"

  Shao Pangzi thought for a moment, then said in a low voice: "He didn't say anything else, but he wants to use us as bait to lure you out. However, he did mention that he wanted to scrape off my layers of fat."

  "Yu Ze." Shao Fu reminded him.

  Shao Pangzi hastily closed his mouth and said no more.

  Mo Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of an enigmatic smile played on her lips: "Very good. Do you like watching Ling Chi?"

  Suddenly, someone brought something onto the execution stage.

  The common people curiously stretched their heads out and only after the soldiers had spread it open did they realize that it was a fishing net.

  Qin Jinyang was lifted up and tied to a pillar.

  Throughout the whole process, he did not resist at all, as if he had already resigned himself to his fate.

  But when the dragon robe was pulled off his body, exposing his skin, a look of terror began to appear in his eyes. When the fishing net was wrapped around him, he started struggling and shouted in fear: "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

  The fishing net's lines had sunk into his skin, leaving behind a crisscross of red marks.

  The more he struggled, the tighter it bound him.

  "Zhu Shijie, is there any medicine on you that can cause severe injury but not death?" Mu Qingge suddenly asked.

  Zhu Ling smiled and said: "I don't have such a powerful elixir, but I do have an elixir that can suspend one's true energy and keep one's mind clear."

  Mo Qing smiled and nodded: "That's enough."

  Zhu Ling took out a dan medicine from her bosom and handed it to You He beside her.

  Young Lotus looked at Mu Qingge and understood her intention from her expression. She personally walked down, got on the execution platform, and stuffed the dan medicine into Qin Jinyang's mouth.

  "What did you feed me?" Qin Jinyang struggled to throw up.

  However, the dan medicine melted as soon as it entered his mouth, and he didn't even have a chance.

  "Young Lotus coldly smiled: 'The elixir that lets you die a little slower.'"

  What does it mean!

  Before Qin Jinyang could react, he saw Yu He retreat and a person walking towards him with a sharp dagger that made his heart chill.

  His eyes suddenly narrowed, and in an instant, he understood what Mu Qingge was going to do.

  He desperately shouted at the top of his lungs on the city wall: "Kill me! Kill me! Give me a quick death! No... Don't do this to me..."

  At the same time, large baskets of white steamed buns were placed in front of the common people.

  The common people looked at the white buns in confusion, until Qin Jinyang let out a miserable cry and a thin piece of meat fell to the ground. Only then did the common people come to their senses and frantically scramble for the buns in the frame.

  The civilians who grabbed the buns all used their own buns to dab at the blood and flesh on the ground, and the blood and flesh that belonged to Qin Jingyang were taken away by the people of Luo Du with their buns.

  No one sympathized with him, no one pitied him.

  Nor did anyone jump out and accuse Mu Qingge of being cruel and heartless.

  Qin Jinyang could only maintain a clear gaze as he watched the flesh on his body being stripped away piece by piece, watching as his own body slowly turned into a skeleton.

  At this time, his only wish was that the person who would behead him would make a mistake and kill him.

  But ironically, heaven didn't even want to help him fulfill such a simple wish...

  "Hmph." Han Cai cai looked at her for a while, and then playfully gazed at Mu Qing ge with her phoenix-like eyes: "You really are ruthless."

  Mo Qing's expression remained unchanged, and he only replied faintly to Han Chuchu's words: "You're overpraising me."

  Han Chai laughed: "Are you sure I'm complimenting you?"

  Mu Qing's gaze shifted lightly, falling on him, and she said sarcastically: "The young master of Wanxiang Tower, when did you learn to sympathize with the heavens and pity the people? If you can't bear to watch, then go down and save them."

  Han Chai said disdainfully: "Why should I save him? Am I very familiar with him?"

  "Since you're not familiar with it, let's just cut to the chase." Mu Qingge warned, no longer looking at him.

  Gu Leng stared coldly at Han Cai Cai, and when Mu Qing Ge stopped paying attention to him, he also slowly shifted his gaze away.

  The execution of Qin Jinyang continued until sunset.

  It has to be said that Zhu Ling's elixir was quite effective. Qin Jingyang could be said to have seen his own body turn into a skeleton with his own eyes before he finally died.

  The rest of the things don't need Mu Qingge to handle anymore.

  She took her grandfather and aunt, as well as those family slaves of the Mu's who had been implicated, back to the Mu's.

  Miao Xiong and Miao Lian Rong went to rest, while Miao Qing Ge went to the dungeon of the Miao family. In the iron cage inside the dungeon, Yue Tian was on the verge of death.

  He lay flat on his back in the filthy dungeon, gazing up at the dark and damp ceiling.

  He probably never thought that he would be deprived of his spiritual power and left to struggle like a dying dog, lying here.

  The iron gate of the dungeon was opened.

  A group of Longya guards brought things in.

  Her eyes slightly turned, watching their movements.

  They quickly swept the empty space outside the iron cage clean, laid down a carpet, put down chairs, lit incense burners and ignited incense. Before long, they also brought tea and pastries.

  The world outside the iron cage is simply worlds apart from where he is!

  Luo Tian's eyes were filled with hatred as he stared at the outside of the iron cage, his pupils almost spewing out flames.

  After everything was set up, the twenty Dragon Tooth Guards stood in a fan shape behind them, majestic and stern, without a word or smile.

  At this time, footsteps came again. This person walked extremely slowly, but inexplicably, every step fell in sync with Le Tian's heartbeat.

  This feeling made him feel like every step of the approaching person was trampling on his heart, so heavy that he couldn't breathe.

  When a shadow fell in the prison cell, a flash of enchanting red clothes appeared in his line of sight, and his eyes suddenly contracted, revealing a hint of fear.

  Mu Qingge walked up to the chair and sat down with a swagger, flipping up her skirt hem.

  She leaned back lazily against the chair, her elbows on the armrests, and gently stroked the ring on her index finger with her fingertips. Her clear eyes looked at Lutian in the iron cage without any emotion.

  "Medieval music lover." Mu Qing hummed a tune with relish.

  Her eyes slightly narrowed, her lips tightly closed.

  Mo Qing's eyebrows rose as she gazed at him with a teasing look: "For the sake of an external affairs officer, the Music House is actually willing to spend so much effort sending you three down. What for, I'm really curious."

  She initially killed him in the depths of Qinling Mountains after dealing with the outer guards of Le's family, and then ordered Guanyu to kill him. After searching his body, nothing particularly valuable was found on him, so why would he attract pursuit from others?

  She carefully recalled that the musician who appeared in Linchuan at first seemed to be looking for someone as well.

  And the people he was looking for were the two who triggered the beast tide in Qinling and attacked Yi City, and were finally beaten into a pulp by Simo Shen.

  If these three people's goal is not to avenge the previous person, are they also here for the two who were killed first?

  Lotte did not cooperate and ignored Mu Qing's inquiry.

  After a while, Mu Qingge smiled and said: "Don't want to say? No problem, I have plenty of time, but your time may not be so good."

  As soon as she finished speaking, she crooked her finger, and immediately someone stepped forward, opened the iron cage, crawled in, and stuffed a dan medicine into Le Tian's mouth.

  He was completely powerless and had no strength to resist.

  As soon as the medicine was swallowed, Le Tian felt that his whole body seemed to have ants crawling on it, and he couldn't bear the itching pain.

  That feeling made him want to scratch his entire body raw and dig out all the ants inside him.

  He thought so and did so.

  Mo Qing's hands and feet were not bound, so he was still able to curl up freely, his hands crazily scratching at his own skin. His face, body, nowhere was spared.

  After a while, as if the effect of the medicine had worn off, he finally loosened his grip and slumped weakly.

  The candlelight in the dungeon fell on him, and all that could be seen was his face, but there wasn't a single piece of good skin on his body, they were all battered. His hands were even more so, with all ten fingers stained red with his own blood.

  He was panting heavily, his voice hoarse, as if he had just escaped from death.

  Suddenly, the iron gate was opened again.

  Two people came in and separately fixed his hands and feet on the lock chain on the floor.

  Lotte didn't understand what they were doing, but after they left the iron cage, she felt that kind of pain that made her want to live and die again.

  "Ah——! Ah——! Kill me——!"

  This time, Le Tian was unable to move freely, he was tightly trapped, and the itching sensation from his body could not be alleviated by scratching. His body continued to struggle, once again deeply experiencing the feeling of being unable to live or die.

  "I said... I said everything... Please, please spare me..." Lè Tiān, unable to bear it any longer, begged Mù Qīng Gē with a hoarse voice filled with fear.

  Mu Qingge savored his painful expression, a smile playing on her lips as she turned a deaf ear to his pleas.

  Just when Le Tian was about to endure it no longer, she threw out a pill that rolled to his side.

  That black pill was literally Luffy's lifesaver, he recklessly stretched his head out and picked it up from the filthy ground with his mouth and swallowed it.

  It turns out that Mu Qing's elixir is extremely good.

  After taking the medicine from Lutian, the itchy pain in his body gradually disappeared and no longer tortured him.

  Luo Tian took a few greedy breaths before asking in a cold voice: "What do you want to know?"

  "The real purpose of your visit." Mu Qing Ge said directly.

  Luo Tian fell silent for a moment before speaking, "We're looking for someone. He has an extraordinary talent that allows him to know the exact location of some rare and precious materials. However, about two years ago, he came to Linchuan with a companion but disappeared. Afterwards, we sent an external affairs manager to search for him, but he didn't return either. Now, our family urgently needs that person, so they've sent us three to come and find him."

  It's just as I thought!

  Mo Qing's eyes flashed with a hint of profundity. These three people had come for the first batch of people.

  "How did you find me?" Mu Qing Ge asked again.

  "This time, Yue Tian remained silent for a longer period before answering: 'This is a secret technique of our family that will be cast on the person who gives out tasks. Once this person encounters an accident, the secret technique will automatically activate and choose a way to bury the body based on the environment at the time, and also preserve the appearance of the murderer in the eyes of the deceased.'"

  Mo Qing's song made her eyes light up.

  Is there really such an intelligent magic trick?

  But... the one who killed was Kokoro, and it wasn't her, so why did she leave behind her own appearance?

  Mu Qing Ge had some doubts in her heart, but she couldn't ask about it clearly. She could only say: "If a group of people killed him, would he be able to retain the appearance of that group?"

  "No." This time, Lotte answered quickly. "This secret art can only be preserved in the moment of death by the first person who approaches him. Generally speaking, such a person is the murderer, and even if not, they are related to the murderer and know who the murderer is."

  Lotte's words made Mu Qingge understand.

  On that day, Gūyá killed that person without even touching him, but instead touched himself, which is why he left his own appearance behind.

  Afterwards, it's easy to judge. These three people got their own appearance and drew a picture. In the state of Qin, one inquiry would easily reveal their identity.

  It's estimated that after learning he was no longer in the country and his whereabouts were unknown, he then collaborated with Qin Jinyang, using despicable means to force him out.

  Forcing out their purpose, it's probably just to avenge their companions and figure out the whereabouts of the two who disappeared first.

  Mu Qing's eyes narrowed slightly as she asked, "If that person can't be found, will the Yue family continue to send people over?"

  Le Tian sneered coldly, "If it were that easy, do you think I'd still be here suffering your humiliation?" He glared at Mu Qing Ge with hatred: "You know the Middle Ancient Realm, and it seems you're not an ordinary person either. Coming from the Middle Ancient Realm to Lin Chuan Realm is extremely difficult, and this time, sending us three down has already consumed a lot of our family's resources. Now, the time for returning is almost up, if we three don't go back, even if the family suspects something, they won't be able to come down again in a short period of time."

  "How long is this short period of time?" Mu Qing Ge asked.

  Lotte fell silent, seemingly unwilling to answer her question. But thinking of the feeling of being on the verge of death earlier, he couldn't help but say: "At least five years from now, I won't be able to come down."

  Five years.

  Mo Qingge lowered her eyes and made a rough estimate in her mind.

  Five years is enough!

  She was confident that within five years she would leave Linchuan, enter the Middle Ancient Realm, find the Le family and settle this trouble once and for all before they even had a chance to send someone down!

  Having gotten what she wanted, Mu Qingge stood up and left the dungeon.

  When she walked out of the dungeon, Le Tian's pain and itching returned again, this time seemingly more severe. He struggled painfully on the ground, wailing: "You deceived me!"

  Walking out of the dark dungeon, Mu Qing sang in the moonlight.

  After a moment, she instructed the Dragon Tooth Guards who followed her: "Burn the one inside after he's dead. Also burn the other two corpses together."

  After learning of Le Jia's secret technique, she had to be careful in her actions.

  Burn the three corpses to ashes, even if the Le family has a great divine power, they cannot find any clues in a pile of ashes that have long been blown away by the wind.

  Long Ya Wei departed with his orders, leaving Mu Qing Ge standing alone under the moonlight.

  The wails and curses from the dungeon seemed to reach her ears. She raised her head with a pleasant smile, looking at the pale moon in the sky: "You have evil intentions towards my family, how can I let you die easily? My goal is to torture you until you are afraid of me even after reincarnation."

  "Soft singing." Suddenly, Mu Lianrong's voice came from the corridor behind her.

  Mu Qingge turned around and saw Mu Lianrong standing under the corridor, already changed into a new set of clothes.

  Mu Lianrong smiled faintly at her, "Your grandfather is calling you over, he's waiting for us in the ancestral hall."

  "Good." Mu Qingge nodded and walked over to join Mu Lianrong in heading towards the ancestral hall of the Mu family.

  On the road, Mu Fu has already recovered his usual appearance, and it can't be seen that he had just suffered a disaster.

  "Light song, have you been working hard these days outside?" Mu Lianrong asked.

  Mu Qing Ge smiled and shook her head: "I'm fine, it's just that this time, I implicated Grandfather and Aunt."

  "It has nothing to do with you, so don't feel guilty." Mu Lianrong said with a smile.

  When the two men arrived at the ancestral hall, Mu Xiong was already waiting there.

  Watching Mu Xiong's back, the two of them walked in.

  "Grandpa." Mu Qingge stood behind Mu Xiong and shouted.

  Mù Xióng slowly turned around, his eyes filled with warmth as he looked at Mù Qīng Gē, and smiled: "Qīng Gē, you've grown up."

  Mu Qing's eyes flashed, and she lowered her head, saying: "Grandfather doesn't blame me for using such methods to deal with Qin Jinyang?"

  "Why blame?" Mu Xiong said with a smile.

  As Mu Qing raised his head, he pretended to be angry and said: "In your heart, is Grandfather just an old stubbornness? Others are going to take our whole family's lives, how can I sympathize with the enemy?"

  Mu Xiong's words made Mu Qing Ge feel a little relieved and she smiled.

  "But there's one thing I want to ask you." Mu Xiong suddenly said: "Did you really mobilize all of the Mu Family Army from Yue City?"

  Mu Qing smiled and said: "I just let the Mu family army of Yu City come out for a spin, now they should be on their way back to Yu City."

  "It's alright. I knew you wouldn't be so reckless." Mu Xiong let out a sigh of relief upon learning that everything was part of Mu Qing Ge's plan.

  The consequences of mobilizing such a large army domestically are unimaginable, it will not only lead to foreign enemies invading, but also may cause some localities within the country to become independent kingdoms.

  If Qin State is in a mess like a pot of porridge, wouldn't these two ancestors and descendants still go to conquer it?

  After a while, Mu Xiong's expression turned serious and he asked: "Now, what do you plan to do? The royal family doesn't have many people left."

  Mu Lianrong said, "Isn't there still a regent king? We can't have Qing Ge become the emperor, being cooped up in the palace all day dealing with national affairs and living amidst plots and schemes."

  Mu Qing nodded in agreement: "Auntie is right, I only care about the safety of our Mu family. The affairs of the imperial court are for others to handle. Grandfather can rest assured that there are many people who want to be emperor."

  "Ah, I see. Grandfather understands your meaning now." Mu Xiong nodded lightly.

  Suddenly, he shouted at Mu Qingge: "Mu Qingge, kneel down!"

  Mu Qingge was taken aback, blinked his eyes, looked at the old man, and couldn't figure out how he had changed so suddenly.

  "Father, what are you doing?" Mu Lianrong immediately defended Mu Qingge.

  "Shut up." Mu Xiong glared at her. Mu Lianrong had no choice but to retreat to the side, using her eyes to comfort Mu Qingge.

  Mu Qingge's face was bewildered, but he didn't dare disobey his grandfather. He immediately bent his knees and knelt down straight.

  The ground was cold and icy flagstones.

  But when Mu Qing's knee touched the floor, it was soft and fluffy.

  She looked down and found that Mu Xiong had kicked a soft cushion over to her when she knelt down, just in time to support her.

  She looked at Mu Xiong with doubt.

  Mu Xiong ignored her and turned to face the ancestral tablet of Mu's ancestors, offering incense and saying in a low voice: "Ancestors above, my family has followed the code of chivalry and loyalty for generations. However, now that it has come to this generation, we have been harmed by treacherous people and only one daughter is left. This daughter is intelligent and talented, not an ordinary person. Mu Xiong, the 32nd head of the Mu family, once again requests the ancestors' permission to modify the family rules and pass on the position of head to my legitimate granddaughter Mu Qingge!"

  Suddenly——

  Mu Qing's eyes suddenly widened in shock as she stared at Mu Xiong.

  Mu Lianrong was also surprised, but she quickly accepted her father's proposal.

  Mu Qingge has saved her family from water and fire many times. Now, the Mu family only has three people left. If she doesn't take charge of this household, who will?

  "From now on, regardless of whether they are male or female, the position of head of the Mu family will be held by whoever has virtue and ability!" Mu Xiong said, finishing his words, he inserted the three incense sticks in his hand into the incense burner.

  Incense in the censer, the green smoke rises and falls, lingering on and on.

  Mo Xiong smiled in satisfaction and turned to Mo Qing Ge who was stunned: "Don't you hurry up and kowtow to your ancestors?"

  "Grandpa, this..." Mu Qingge subconsciously wanted to refuse.

  "Enough, I've made up my mind," Mu Xiong interrupted her. "As the master of the Mu household, I'll give you a command in a moment. There are also some past events that you should know about. From now on, what you say goes in the Mu household, and everyone will follow your orders."

  Mo Qing's song fell silent.

  She couldn't resist Mu Xiong's expectant gaze.

  Those bright and spirited eyes made her nod, and she took over as the head of the Mu family.

  Kowtow and burn incense.

  He also saw Mu Xiong write her name on the list of family members. After the simple and solemn ceremony was completed, Mu Xiong said to Mu Lianrong: "Lianrong, I have been troubling you for many years, staying by my side as an old man, guarding the Mu family. Now that Qingge has grown up, you should also go out and take a look around, don't always stay in Qin State. Linchuan is very big, go and take a look around."

  "Father..." Mu Lianrong said with a moved expression.

  Mù Xióng waved his hand and said to Mù Qīng Gē, "Qīng Gē, come with me. There are some things that have been passed down from our ancestors for generations that I want to tell you."

  Digression

  The last day of National Day holiday is over, why do I feel like I haven't had a holiday at all? Didn't go anywhere, but ended up exhausted...

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