"Xiao Jingyuan killed my daughter and the child in her womb. While I, a humble commoner, was overwhelmed with grief, he listened to the words of his whore empress and initiated a massacre against my Su family in the capital."
"No matter how deep the foundations of my Su family were, we could not withstand the targeted suppression of two generations of emperors. Today, all that remains are a few personal connections."
"Other than that, there is nothing left."
When Su Pengcheng said these words, his tone carried an unprecedented desolation. Clearly, in his heart, this "nothing left" referred to far more than just everything the Su family of the capital once possessed.
More than anything, it referred to the members of the Su family who had died unjustly, especially his daughter.
Ren Tianye now completely understood Su Pengcheng's hardship. He personally helped the old man up and said softly, "Please rest assured, Elder Su. This world is about to change."
"The hardships and bitter hatred of the past should also come to an end."
"I, the Grand Commandant, dare not promise how prosperous and enlightened I can make the world in the future, but there is one thing I can guarantee: I will slaughter every last one of those love-struck fools in this world!"
Su Pengcheng's body trembled, and he suddenly fell to his knees again. "I, Su Pengcheng, on behalf of the Su family of the capital, kowtow in gratitude to the Grand Commandant!"
Ren Tianye could not help but help him up once more.
Immediately after, he began to discuss with Su Pengcheng how to appoint the men under his command, especially what official titles they should be granted, once he took control of the great power of Great Yu in the next couple of days.
After all, as he assumed control of major affairs, he could not mistreat these brothers who were wholeheartedly seeking the merit of supporting his ascent.
On this matter, Su Pengcheng proved to be highly insightful.
As a member of a centuries-old noble family, the various suggestions he proposed aligned perfectly with Ren Tianye's thoughts.
Just as the two were chatting joyfully, a eunuch's shrill voice suddenly rang out outside the side hall. "My lords, wonderful news, wonderful news..."
"His Majesty has awakened!"
"His Majesty has awakened!"
What?
Ren Tianye stood up abruptly.
He rushed out.
He even grabbed the leading eunuch by the collar and asked coldly, "What did you say? His Majesty has awakened?"
The various ministers in the White Tiger Hall also hurried out, all impatiently asking questions.
"Is it true? Has His Majesty really awakened?"
"His Majesty is truly blessed by heaven! To survive such a great disaster means great fortune is sure to follow!"
"Heaven bless our Great Yu!"
...
Ren Tianye's facial expression remained unchanged, but in his heart, he was instantly depressed. He almost wanted to curse.
Are you kidding me?
Just a moment ago, so many imperial physicians had clearly stated that Xiao Mingzhao was extremely severely injured, and there was even a possibility that he might never wake up at all.
He had been secretly rejoicing.
He felt that a comatose person would be the easiest to control.
But in the end...
How long had it been?
Less than a few hours, right?
And he was already awake?
He knew that Xiao Mingzhao, Ye Fan, and the youth from the Li family were all the same type of people, absurdly resilient, but no matter how absurd, it shouldn't be this ridiculous!
This vegetative state only lasted for a few freaking hours?
Ren Tianye could only try his best to calm his mind.
He revealed a smile and said excitedly, "His Majesty is indeed blessed by heaven. I shall go with you lords to present our advice."
He walked ahead, his eyes quickly glancing to the side. His lieutenant, Wang Ming, had rushed over from outside the palace and quickly leaned in. Upon hearing Ren Tianye's orders, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
He almost instinctively looked at the ministers following behind.
Hmph, hopefully, the Empress wouldn't say anything she shouldn't. Otherwise, every single person who heard her words would be sent straight to hell!
He immediately went to make the arrangements.
Ren Tianye walked briskly and soon arrived at the entrance of Xiao Mingzhao's bedchamber.
Sijun Hall!
Pei Jingzhi had also heard the news and hurried over.
As soon as he arrived, he said impatiently, "His Majesty is awake? Let us quickly go in and pay our respects."
"Why is Lord Pei in such a hurry? His Majesty has not recovered from his severe injuries. Although he has awakened now, how can he tolerate so many people going in to present advice all at once? Wouldn't that disrupt His Majesty's recovery?"
Su Pengcheng said leisurely.
This was both spoken to Pei Jingzhi and a gesture to show his stance to Ren Tianye. No matter how important his position was in Ren Tianye's heart right now, he absolutely could not wade into today's muddy waters.
As an elder statesman who had served three emperors, how could Pei Jingzhi not understand these principles? But what he wanted was to dismiss Ren Tianye in front of His Majesty and return a clear and just sky to the capital.
He immediately said, "Although what you say is correct, when His Majesty issues an edict, we subjects must be present. Otherwise, if His Majesty's verbal edict is altered by treacherous and malicious villains, it would endanger the state."
As he spoke, he looked at the many ministers.
These ministers either nodded in agreement or remained silent, showing various different stances.
Just as they were arguing endlessly, the eunuch responsible for caretaking inside Sijun Hall came out to deliver a message. "His Majesty's verbal edict: summon Ren Tianye to enter and present advice!"
Ren Tianye's eyes lit up, and he was about to step inside when Pei Jingzhi quickly said, "Eunuch, is only Ren Tianye summoned? What about us? We request an audience."
"His Majesty's explicit decree is to only summon Ren Tianye inside, and to dismiss all attendants. No one is allowed to eavesdrop privately. Lord Pei, you have not been summoned."
Pei Jingzhi instantly felt attacked by dead memories.
Last night at the Yuchen Estate, he originally had a great opportunity to rescue His Majesty. But at the most critical moment, His Majesty insisted on waiting for Ren Tianye.
He even said that the posture in which Ren Tianye charged in to save him would definitely be very handsome. As a result, important matters were delayed, leading to this current situation.
This time, it was exactly the same!
Pei Jingzhi suddenly felt incredibly exhausted in his heart.
"Your Majesty, your subject Ren Tianye pays his respects to Your Majesty..."
Ren Tianye entered the Empress's boudoir, shouting respectfully with his mouth, but his body was very honest. He didn't even kneel. Instead, he maintained a cautious demeanor, as if trying to probe Xiao Mingzhao's true intentions.
"Tian... Tianye, you're here..."
Xiao Mingzhao's breath was as weak as a thread, but it clearly carried a bit of lingering affection. "I... I haven't seen you in a long time. I wonder... I wonder what you look like now?"
"Come closer, let me take a good look at you."
Ren Tianye wouldn't refuse this small request, but he still maintained his vigilance. What if this Xiao Mingzhao had secretly practiced some peerless martial arts and wanted to take this opportunity to kill him?!
He had to be careful.
The result showed that this caution was unnecessary.
Xiao Mingzhao had no intention of harming him. Instead, she said softly, "Tianye, you... you are exactly as I imagined, even more heroic than before. It... it was I who misjudged people in the past, mistaking gravel for stars and burying the true stars. I... now, deeply regret it."
When these words fell into Ren Tianye's ears, they made his stomach churn with nausea.
Damn it, as the ruler, having finally awakened with great difficulty, instead of quickly arranging the important affairs of the state and family, she was once again spouting all this nonsensical romantic drivel. This Xiao family was truly full of geniuses!
Clearly two levels higher than the Oirat exchange students!
"Tianye, that night, I was waiting for you to come save me. Why... why didn't you come?"
"Tuoba Xiang had too much power; it required some time to break in." Ren Tianye casually dealt with the question, already somewhat impatiently saying, "Your Majesty, right now the court is in turmoil and the world is unsettled. Your Majesty should give some instructions on how to stabilize the general situation."
"The ministers are all waiting outside."
...
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
