"Wait, what did you just say? The Empress wants an amicable divorce and half of the Great Qin Empire?"
Inside the Imperial Study.
Qin Xiao sat on the dragon throne. Hearing the report from the Azure Dragon Commander standing below, his face was filled with utter astonishment.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Empress is waiting for you to go over," the Azure Dragon Commander said.
His face, which had been stoic and expressionless from the very beginning, showed a change for the first time. It was a mix of bewilderment and disbelief.
What on earth? Splitting the empire in half after a divorce? Dividing marital assets in half—he had never heard of such a thing!
Qin Xiao set down the memorial in his hand, searching through the memories in his mind, speechless for a long time.
He finally remembered that he actually had an Empress.
But rather than an Empress, she was more like a tool for a political marriage.
Three years ago, Emperor Qinwu, in order to curry favor with the Wu Zhou State, essentially sold Qin Xiao off for profit.
At that time, although Qin Xiao resisted fiercely, Empress Dowager Wen held a knife to her own neck, cursing him as unfilial and threatening to kill herself if he did not agree to the marriage alliance.
Left with no choice, Qin Xiao could only marry someone he did not love.
Over the years, Qin Xiao had never touched the Empress.
The Empress, too, often stayed with her maiden family and had no interest in Qin Xiao.
However, now that Qin Xiao had ascended to the throne as the Emperor, the Empress hurriedly returned to Great Qin.
A few days ago, Qin Xiao had heard of her return but did not care.
Yet today, this Empress had given him such a massive surprise!
"Getting married, then divorcing, and expecting to take half of my empire."
Qin Xiao was rendered speechless.
"I have never seen someone so brazen and shameless!"
He laughed out of sheer anger.
"Tell Wu Yan'er that Great Qin is currently fending off a rebellion, and tell her not to cause trouble."
Qin Xiao waved his hand, signaling the Azure Dragon Commander to step down.
He had proper business to attend to now.
Qin Yu's army of five hundred thousand was about to arrive.
He did not want any more unexpected nonsense.
"Understood, Your Majesty."
Azure Dragon cupped his hands, took two steps back, and turned to leave.
But just as he reached the door of the Imperial Study, he was knocked aside by someone barging in.
"Do you not have eyes? Daring to block the Empress's arrival—even ten heads wouldn't be enough for you to lose!"
The leading maid's expression shifted as she cursed at Azure Dragon with an unkind tone.
Even in front of Qin Xiao, she remained fiercely aggressive.
Following that, a group of people walked into the Imperial Study.
They were dressed in grand attire, putting on a massive display of authority.
"The Empress has arrived!"
The maid shouted, her loud voice echoing throughout the entire palace hall.
Surrounded by a flock of maids.
A woman dressed in a golden thread phoenix robe stepped slowly into the hall. Her face was delicate and moving, and her beauty was extraordinary.
With her movements, the authentic phoenix hairpins on her head jingled.
She was extremely beautiful, her large almond eyes sparkling with brilliance, her brows and eyes holding a springtime allure. Every frown and every smile was filled with temptation.
Her long hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall, exuding a captivating fragrance.
"Qin Xiao, I sent someone to fetch you to see me. Why did you take so long to come?"
Upon meeting, there was no gentle tenderness between Wu Yan'er and Qin Xiao as one might expect of a married couple; instead, the atmosphere was fraught with tension.
She looked at Qin Xiao, her stunning face filled with anger.
It was as if she was saying: How dare you, Qin Xiao, not listen to me and force me to come here myself.
If Qin Xiao hadn't become the Emperor, she wouldn't have returned at all.
After all, Great Qin could not compare to the prosperity of Wu Zhou.
Furthermore, she didn't like men. If the Empress Regnant hadn't ordered her to marry Qin Xiao, she absolutely would never have been with him!
Qin Xiao sat on the dragon throne, showing no intention of standing up to welcome her. Instead, he looked at the maid who had collided with the Azure Dragon Commander.
"Men, drag her out and beat her to death with staffs!"
He waved his hand.
Instantly, the surrounding Imperial Guards stepped forward in unison.
"I'd like to see who dares!"
Wu Yan'er frowned slightly, stepping forward to protect the maid.
"Qin Xiao, she merely bumped into your man, and you want to beat her to death! You are entirely heartless!"
"Being with someone like you, I'm afraid that one day you might kill me too!"
She had no feelings for Qin Xiao in the past.
Although the two were married, they lived separate lives and rarely interacted.
They were husband and wife in name only.
But today, Qin Xiao's actions infuriated her!
Not only did he want to execute her maid, but he was also challenging her authority!
One must know, even when Emperor Qinwu saw her, he had to be respectful and dared not put on airs.
But what about Qin Xiao?
After she entered, he sat motionless on the dragon throne, not even giving her a proper look.
It made her feel as if she were just one of his maids.
Hearing her words, Qin Xiao's eyes fell upon her. He slowly stood up, his hot-stamped golden dragon robe cascading down.
The overbearing pressure unique to an Emperor instantly permeated the room.
At this moment, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically!
"If you want to die, I can grant you death right now!"
Wu Yan'er was intimidated and subconsciously took a few steps back.
Her face turned pale, and she gasped for air like a drowning person.
"Qin Xiao, we are husband and wife. How... how could you say you want to kill me..."
This sentence completely baffled Qin Xiao.
Who exactly was the one asking for a divorce?
It was like a couple where one second it's "we're not from the same world," and the next second it's "I love you with all my heart."
What a double standard!
Qin Xiao didn't even spare her a glance and simply raised his hand.
"Drag this insubordinate maid out and beat her to death. Whoever dares to stop it, kill them too!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Azure Dragon Commander smiled very happily.
This time, Qin Xiao protected him in front of everyone.
It made him feel that following such a Majesty was his honor.
"Drag her out, don't let this woman offend His Majesty's eyes!"
A group of Imperial Guards stepped forward and hauled the maid away.
"Save me, Your Highness! Save me!"
Until the maid was dragged out like a dead dog, Wu Yan'er remained silent.
She bit her red lip tightly, staring fiercely at Qin Xiao with a face full of indignation.
In Wu Zhou, she was a princess surrounded by admirers, and everyone respectfully called her Princess Qingluan.
But now, in front of Qin Xiao, her dignity was ruthlessly trampled into the ground!
"Qin Xiao! Do you know this maid was bestowed upon me by the Empress Regnant? By killing her, you are offending Her Majesty the Empress Regnant!"
"You are cruel and inhumane, killing the innocent indiscriminately. Sooner or later, this Great Qin empire will be thrown into the flames of war because of your torment!"
"I came today to divorce you!"
Wu Yan'er's eyes suddenly turned cold. With a wave of her hand, she threw a hot-stamped golden letter in front of Qin Xiao.
Impressively, it was: A Divorce Paper.
Written on it in bold, flowing strokes was Wu Yan'er's signature.
It was clear she had prepared this well in advance.
Qin Xiao picked up the divorce paper, looked at it, and couldn't help but laugh.
"The fault is entirely mine? It is I who failed to fulfill my duties as a husband, failed to give you warmth and affection? I let down your sincere heart? And that's why we're divorcing?"
"And you want half of Great Qin's territory in the divorce? Are you joking with me?"
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
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."
