The crowd was stunned by Qin Xiao's words.
What did he mean?
Today was the wedding day. Could it be that Shen Han would abuse Qin Rushuang?
How could that be possible!
Qin Rumeng jumped out, glaring coldly and shouting at Qin Xiao with a face full of sarcasm:
"Today is Eldest Sister's wedding day. As husband and wife, they will naturally enter the bridal chamber. Could it be that Shen Han would share Eldest Sister with other men?"
"Qin Xiao! Your mind is truly filthy!"
Hearing this, the crowd looked at Qin Rumeng with strange expressions.
Why did she phrase it so weirdly?
What did she mean by sharing with other men?
Could it be that she had done this sort of thing before?
Qin Rumeng's scalp tingled under everyone's stares. Realizing she had misspoken, her eyes turned red, and she prepared to feign grievance and weep to garner sympathy.
But before she could cry.
Clap, clap, clap!
The sound of applause rang out.
Qin Xiao was clapping his hands together.
"You truly are a prophet. Perhaps Shen Han really is sharing your eldest sister."
His eyes were playful, and his tone was light, yet filled with mockery and ridicule.
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically!
"Qin Xiao! You are insolent!"
Empress Dowager Wen immediately stepped forward. With red eyes and gritted teeth, she pointed at Qin Xiao and said hatefully,
"To think you would say such despicable and obscene things! She is your sister!"
"Can't you wish for anything good for Rushuang?"
Qin Xiao coldly looked down at Empress Dowager Wen and indifferently spat out a sentence: "I do not like being pointed at. If you do not want your hand, I can chop it off for you!"
This single sentence made Empress Dowager Wen's expression change wildly. Her body trembled, and she subconsciously hid behind Emperor Qinwu.
Emperor Qinwu's chest heaved violently, his eyes spitting fire. The gaze he directed at Qin Xiao was like that of a man-eating lion!
"Rebellious son! To think you would publicly say such treasonous words! Slandering the Eldest Princess, threatening the Empress Dowager, and disgracing our royal family!"
"Today, I will absolutely punish you severely! I will let you know what is meant by the proper order of rank and the distinction between young and old!"
Qin Xiao's words had undoubtedly trampled their dignity into the dirt!
One could well imagine that if this matter were to spread, Emperor Qinwu's lifelong reputation would be ruined in an instant!
"Men!"
Emperor Qinwu waved his large hand!
Clatter!
A large group of imperial guards drew their blades and completely surrounded Qin Xiao and his people!
The ten thousand Great Snow Dragon Cavalry were not to be outdone. They raised their spears, ready to charge into battle at any moment as long as Qin Xiao gave the order.
The wind blew gently as the two armies confronted each other, the air thick with the smell of gunpowder.
Seeing the drawn swords, the guests who had come to the banquet hastily retreated, terrified of being caught in the crossfire.
Facing countless blades, Qin Xiao chuckled lightly, not even lifting his eyelids a fraction.
"Old thing, do you think infantry are a match for heavy cavalry?"
"You want to fight to the bitter end, but I might as well tell you that even if you die, the net won't break!"
Qin Xiao's tone was calm, yet it revealed a terrifying killing intent!
Emperor Qinwu's pupils shrank.
He could feel Qin Xiao's killing intent toward him!
For a moment, he was somewhat distracted.
Qin Xiao wanted to kill him?
He had only wanted to dampen Qin Xiao's arrogance.
Why did Qin Xiao want to kill him?
He was Qin Xiao's father, after all!
Why had it turned out like this?
Emperor Qinwu remembered how Qin Xiao used to be completely obedient to him and would risk his life for him.
But exactly why had everything changed now?
Could it be that he had truly done something wrong today?
"Qin Xiao, we are family. If we fight to the death, wouldn't we just become a laughingstock to outsiders?"
"Regarding today's matter, it was wrong of me as your father. I shouldn't have rashly deployed troops."
Emperor Qinwu rarely apologized to Qin Xiao.
As soon as these words came out, the crowd was left dumbfounded on the spot.
Since when did this man, who valued his pride more than his life, apologize?
A flash of surprise crossed Qin Xiao's eyes.
But then, Emperor Qinwu spoke again.
Putting on an educational tone, he said to Qin Xiao earnestly:
"Although I was wrong, at the end of the day, it is still your fault. If you hadn't indiscriminately brought troops to trespass into the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, I wouldn't have rushed over in a hurry."
"You are already an Emperor, can't you be a bit more steady?"
"Today is your eldest sister's joyous occasion. You are here doing evil and indiscriminately killing the innocent; have you ever respected your eldest sister?"
Emperor Qinwu originally wanted to ease the relationship between the two of them.
But gradually, it turned into blind preaching.
He stood in a self-righteous, lofty position, criticizing Qin Xiao's actions.
It was as if, without him, Qin Xiao was nothing.
Hearing to the end, a mocking smile curled the corners of Qin Xiao's mouth.
He actually thought Emperor Qinwu had changed.
It seemed a dog couldn't stop eating shit.
Still the same as before.
Always so hypocritical.
"Old thing! Stop your incessant nagging!"
Qin Xiao's eyes suddenly turned freezing cold. His entire aura erupted, his dragon robes fluttering without wind, his black hair flying wildly, looking like an Asura King walking out of the Nine Nether Underworld, terrifying beyond bounds.
In an instant, his entire person exuded a powerful aura!
"You are talking nonsense! I wouldn't mind making you shut up forever!"
Emperor Qinwu jumped in fright. The expression on his face froze, and his breathing stopped for a few seconds!
The gaze he fixed on Qin Xiao was full of astonishment and incomprehension.
Hadn't he just said a few words of education?
Why was Qin Xiao throwing such a huge temper?
Could it be that what he said was wrong?
The facts were clearly just like that!
At this, Emperor Qinwu also became angry.
"Qin Xiao! I am kindly and well-meaningly reasoning with you, why do you have this attitude!"
"Let's not talk about anything else for now. Just speaking of you slandering Rushuang, is that not your fault!"
Hearing this, Qin Xiao immediately laughed.
"You haven't even gone to see, how do you know I am wrong?"
His voice carried playfulness and ridicule.
Emperor Qinwu was so angry his face flushed red, his head practically smoking, almost unable to catch his breath.
Damn it!
This rebellious son actually hoped his own sister would encounter such a shameful thing.
He was completely enraged!
"Good, good, good! Qin Xiao!"
"If such a thing hasn't happened, you will apologize to all of us! And hand the throne over to Qin Yu!"
Emperor Qinwu glared fiercely at Qin Xiao, his teeth grinding together as he spoke sternly, word by word.
"If I lose, I will relinquish my military power, move into the Serene Palace, give all power to you, and never meddle in your affairs from now on!"
Hearing this, the crowd's eyes widened.
Moving into the Serene Palace, how was that any different from the Cold Palace?
Empress Dowager Wen wanted to offer a few words of persuasion.
But Emperor Qinwu waved his hand and turned to leave.
He didn't care whether Qin Xiao would agree or not. With a flick of his sleeves, he led his people toward the back mountain of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple.
The moment he turned around.
The anger on his face dissipated, and the joy at the corners of his mouth could hardly be suppressed.
By saying those words today, he had Qin Xiao completely trapped.
As for losing?
Absolutely impossible!
How could his precious daughter possibly do such a thing?
Using his head to think about it, it would absolutely never happen.
He didn't care whether Qin Xiao agreed or not.
Anyway, the words were spoken, and the bet was established.
Now everyone knew about it. Once Qin Xiao broke the agreement, he would have a justified reason to let Qin Yu openly and legitimately ascend the throne as Emperor.
Compared to Qin Xiao, he doted on Qin Yu much more.
Who asked Qin Yu to be raised by his side since childhood and be obedient in everything?
One was a good child, and the other was a bad child.
Emperor Qinwu chose the former.
Qin Xiao watched Emperor Qinwu's retreating back, a faint smile playing on his lips.
Beside him, Lu Fengxian and Jia Xu wore expressions of utter confusion.
Your Majesty, why don't we slaughter everyone here so that no one will ever know about the wager?
Jia Xu swept his gloomy gaze across the crowd.
Clearly, he was greatly displeased that Emperor Qinwu had played a trick on Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao waved his hand with an amused expression.
Let's go. Follow him and see what happens.
Having said that, he stepped forward and walked away.
Lu Fengxian scratched his head and hurried after him.
Only Jia Xu was left standing frozen in place, a look of profound shock washing over his face.
He had already guessed the general idea of what was going on.
Could it be that Qin Rushuang really...
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
