"Master, are you really going to wipe out the Wuji Sect?" Shangguan Wan'er asked with a hint of excitement, wearing a smile that suggested she thrived on chaos.
Gu Qingfeng shook his head. "It isn't this Emperor who will do it; it is you."
"Me?!" Shangguan Wan'er stopped smiling. "Master, I only have the cultivation base of a True Immortal. How could I possibly destroy the Wuji Sect?"
Gu Qingfeng did not speak. Instead, he directly pulled out a spear that was thick, long, and pitch-black.
Terrifying black lightning flashed across its surface from time to time, accompanied by an aura capable of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth.
It was none other than the Immortal King Weapon of the Chongming Immortal King—the God-Slaying Spear!
Shangguan Wan'er turned pale with fright, thinking her master was about to try some new trick again.
Only, this thing would actually kill someone.
Under Shangguan Wan'er's terrified gaze, Gu Qingfeng handed the God-Slaying Spear to her.
He said indifferently, "This is an Immortal King Weapon. Take this item to the Wuji Sect. When you arrive, the Wuji Sect can be destroyed with a wave of your hand. Didn't you want to experience a moment of glory? Take it."
Shangguan Wan'er dazedly took the God-Slaying Spear, feeling the terrifying aura within it, and her heart skipped a beat.
But immediately after, she began dancing with joy.
"Is this the legendary Immortal King Weapon?! It feels so powerful! Thank you, Master. With this treasure, Wan'er will definitely be able to wipe out the Wuji Sect!"
Gu Qingfeng had brought out the God-Slaying Spear on purpose. He didn't believe such a large bait wouldn't hook the Marquis Shenwu. After all, the Marquis Shenwu was also a member of the Chongming Clan and would certainly recognize his own family's Immortal King Weapon.
Immediately, he injected a surge of powerful magical power into the God-Slaying Spear; otherwise, with Shangguan Wan'er's cultivation, she wouldn't be able to activate this treasure at all.
"By the way, you should take Groom Jiang's carriage. Otherwise, your speed will be too slow. Besides, she can protect you along the way."
As Gu Qingfeng spoke, he struck a seal into Shangguan Wan'er's body.
"This is the incantation to control the restrictions inside Groom Jiang's body. With this incantation, you can easily control her."
In an instant, Shangguan Wan'er felt she had reached a peak. Although she had just reached it several times a moment ago, this time was different.
This was a psychological peak.
Holding an Immortal King Weapon in hand and controlling the life and death of a Great Luo Golden Immortal—Shangguan Wan'er had never felt so powerful before.
Seeing the happy Shangguan Wan'er, Gu Qingfeng was also happy. He truly wasn't the type of idle person who, after stepping on an ant, would go to the trouble of finding the anthill just to pee on it.
With that time, wouldn't it be better to listen to someone play a few tunes on the flute, watch some revealing dances, and cultivate one's temperament?
The Wuji Sect wasn't family, so what was the point of going there personally?
Anyway, it didn't matter who went, as long as the goal was achieved.
And so, the next day, Groom Jiang pulled Shangguan Wan'er and hit the road.
The ancient golden war chariot sped through the void. Shangguan Wan'er admired the scenery of heaven and earth from the window, then looked at the Great Luo Golden Immortal burying her head in pulling the carriage up front. She felt that her life had reached its pinnacle.
That was a Great Luo Golden Immortal! Someone she once couldn't even look up to, but now, she was sitting inside the carriage while the other was underneath it.
This exploding sense of vanity made her unable to extricate herself.
But it wasn't enough. She needed more of an audience to satisfy her vanity; she wanted everyone to exclaim in wonder.
Who exactly is that fairy sitting in the carriage pulled by a Great Luo Golden Immortal?
Which family's favored daughter is she?
Opening the window and flashing past the crowd—how sensational would that feel?
This feeling was just like driving a convertible sports car. Otherwise, why design a convertible when sports cars are so fast?
So she straightened her posture, put on an affectation, and tried to make her tone as flat and majestic as possible: "Groom Jiang, change the route. Go through Giant Immortal City."
Giant Immortal City was the nearest super-large city in the area.
Shangguan Wan'er intended to fly over this city and enjoy the feeling of being in the spotlight.
However, little did she know that Jiang Li was the high and mighty successor of an Immortal King. She had her own pride. She had lost to Gu Qingfeng, so Gu Qingfeng could call her Groom Jiang, but others could not!
Especially Shangguan Wan'er!
In Jiang Li's eyes, Shangguan Wan'er was nothing but a vain, promiscuous, cheap maid who relied on her body to climb the ranks. How could she possibly allow Shangguan Wan'er to order her around?
Moreover, she could never agree to Shangguan Wan'er's request.
Shangguan Wan'er wanted to use a Great Luo Golden Immortal pulling a carriage to show off her status, but what about Jiang Li? Now reduced to a prisoner, how could she be willing to embarrass herself in front of the masses?
*Swoosh!*
The ancient golden war chariot instantly halted in the void.
The powerful inertia made Shangguan Wan'er cry out in alarm, nearly crashing into the carriage wall.
"Groom Jiang! Do you know how to pull a carriage?! If you hurt this Princess, Master won't spare you!" Shangguan Wan'er used the man's power to bully others.
*Bang!*
The door of the ancient golden war chariot was smashed open, and Jiang Li's incomparably icy face came into Shangguan Wan'er's view.
Shangguan Wan'er was intimidated by the terrifying aura of the Great Luo Golden Immortal and jumped in fright. But she immediately reacted, puffing out her chest. "No matter what you want to do, this Princess suggests you think about your identity before doing it! You are just Master's groom, while this Princess is Master's favorite woman. If you offend me, Master won't let you off!"
Jiang Li's expression didn't change in the slightest as she continued to stare icily at Shangguan Wan'er, making the latter's heart tremble.
Suddenly, Jiang Li smiled. It was like a silver vase bursting with splashing water, like thousands of miles of peach blossoms blooming. She smiled beautifully, but it contained deep disdain and contempt.
"You're nothing but a cheap maid who entertains others with sex. Do you really think Gu Qingfeng likes you that much? When he gets tired of playing with you, you'll be thrown aside like a bug. A slut like you dares to order me around? Do you know my identity? My master is the Flowing Cloud Immortal King!" Jiang Li said arrogantly.
Shangguan Wan'er's chest heaved as she was scolded, her pretty face flushing red with anger. She was originally afraid of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, but as soon as she thought of the incantation her master gave her to control Jiang Li, she was no longer afraid.
She immediately cursed back, "So what if I'm cheap! I'm happy being cheap! Master likes that I'm cheap! Even if my status is lower than yours and my strength is lower than yours, so what? As long as Master likes it, that's enough. As for whether Master will abandon me, you don't need to worry about that. At least for now, I am the mistress! And you!! You are just a lowly carriage-pulling groom! Now, this Princess orders you to immediately pull the carriage to Giant Immortal City, Groom! Jiang!"
Jiang Li's body instantly erupted with heaven-shocking killing intent, staring dead at Shangguan Wan'er.
"Try saying that again!!"
She had formed the intention to kill at this moment. She would rather be tortured by Gu Qingfeng later than let this slut live!
In this moment, Shangguan Wan'er was like a lone boat in a raging sea, in danger of capsizing at any time.
But Shangguan Wan'er was not easy to deal with either. Holding the Immortal King Weapon in one hand and pinching the incantation in the other, she stared back at Jiang Li. Although her aura was weak, she showed no fear.
"This Princess said, go pull the carriage immediately!!"
For a moment, two pairs of beautiful eyes locked onto each other.
It was needle against wheat awn; neither refused to yield an inch.
Just like that, two stunning beauties stood in sharp confrontation.
There is a saying that goes well: Why must women make life difficult for other women?
The reason this saying had spread was precisely because women were far more ruthless toward one another than men were toward women.
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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."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
