Ren Tianye's head was full of question marks.
What?
Because of love?
So everything is the picture of happiness?
Su Jin was instantly shocked.
Duke, how did you know Wei Chengye's next sentence was exactly that?
It really was that?
Ren Tianye lost his composure again.
It was exactly like that! Su Jin said, Wei Chengye's clansmen, relatives, and friends all strongly opposed this marriage, but Wei Chengye was extremely firm and even brought out the words the Empress had said to him.
Wei Chengye told his clansmen that the Empress had once encouraged him, saying that in a person's life, one can compromise on anything else, but love alone cannot be settled for. If one cannot find the person they love in this life, it is better to grow old alone than to drift with the tide and let a true heart sink into the mud.
Moreover, what else did the Empress say to him? Because of love, one will not easily feel sorrow, so everything is the picture of happiness!
Wei Chengye remembered it very clearly.
His clansmen, relatives, and friends were going crazy, but they also remembered it clearly.
But, Duke, how do you know it so well too?
Ren Tianye breathed a sigh of relief.
So the words came from the Empress Xiao Mingzhao. Then there was no problem!
It was just that this Wei Chengye was truly an honest child.
He actually listened to Xiao Mingzhao's nonsense. It served him right to marry an old woman nearly fifty years old.
He was truly hopeless.
He said, Naturally, I have my ways of knowing.
For now, take your men and go. Wei Chengye is infatuated with lust, neglecting his duties for a long time, and abandoning military and political affairs. Your Demon Suppression Division should execute him.
Yes!
Upon receiving the order, Su Jin immediately left.
Not long after she left, her deputy Xie Changfeng sent someone to report.
Wei Chengye was not at the Wei residence, but had been residing at the Pei residence for a long time.
Lord Pei?
Su Jin said lightly, The Duke only gave him seven days, and the time is almost up. Today is a good time to give him a reminder.
...
The Pei Residence!
Lord Chen, Lord Pei has returned.
After the servant reported this, Chen Liang quickly stood up. He had finally waited for him. He hurried out the door, and before long, he saw Pei Jingzhi's carriage.
Thinking that he would soon leave the capital and the Pei residence, and that this would be their last meeting, with it being unknown if they would ever have the chance to meet again in the future, Chen Liang felt a little sad, and his posture became increasingly respectful.
He personally went forward and helped Pei Jingzhi down from the carriage.
I have come to bid farewell to you, My Lord.
Chen Liang spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear, I can no longer stay in this capital. Ren the thief's power is too great. I have no opportunities left, and I am almost out of places to hide.
I can only go far away.
It is just...
Chen Liang supported Pei Jingzhi. Because of his guilt, he did not dare to look Pei Jingzhi in the eye. He kept his head down as he supported him, completely failing to notice Pei Jingzhi's complexion.
It is just that I failed to accomplish the tasks you entrusted to me, My Lord.
Of the three squad leaders of the Tiqi Division, one was planted by Ren Tianye's people long ago. As for the remaining two... Alas, one accompanied a woman to roam the world and was killed by the Demon Suppression Division.
For the remaining sole survivor, I had repeatedly ordered him to be careful, but he insisted on shouting that she was different, and was arrested by the Demon Suppression Division.
Now, I have completely lost control of the Tiqi Division and can no longer assist you, My Lord.
After a pause, Chen Liang tried hard to raise his head and said, I have let you down, My Lord, and failed your expectations...
Before he finished speaking, Chen Liang realized that Pei Jingzhi's complexion was extremely poor, so poor that it was in a state he had never seen before.
It must be known that when Pei Jingzhi argued with the Empress in the imperial court over the matter of disaster relief and grain allocation, blowing his beard and staring in anger, and falling seriously ill, he never had such a complexion.
What...
What was wrong?
My... My Lord, are... are you alright?
Pei Jingzhi then turned his head and looked at Chen Liang.
But those eyes were hollow and numb. He looked like a living person, but was no different from a dead one.
My Lord... Chen Liang was frightened. Are... are you really alright?
As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the study.
Pei Jingzhi sat directly on a chair. This sitting motion felt as if a heavy burden of a thousand catties was pressing down on the chair, even causing the chair to make creaking sounds.
Chen Liang became even more terrified.
This Lord Pei Jingzhi was acting too strangely!
What was going on?
Did Lady Liu really disregard their past affections as husband and wife and refuse to help Lord Pei?
Was Lord Pei heartbroken over this?
Just as he was about to ask, Pei Jingzhi spoke first. It was impossible to tell if his tone was happy or sad, but his voice was trembling slightly, The Tiqi Division can no longer be used?
Yes, yes! Chen Liang quickly lowered his head, guilt surging in his heart again. But he adjusted quickly, knowing that since things had come to this, he had to suppress his thoughts and solve the problem first.
He said, The Tiqi Division can no longer be used, and moreover...
Hongxiu can no longer be used either.
Pei Jingzhi looked at Chen Liang with hollow eyes, seemingly having some doubts.
Chen Liang hurriedly said, When I came to the Pei residence, I happened to run into her. At that time, she had already packed her bags. When I questioned her, she said that you, Lord Pei, could only give her money, power, and status, but could not resonate with her soul.
So, she was going to elope with someone.
I failed to stop her. By now, she has probably already run away. She might have even run out of the capital...
As Chen Liang spoke, he saw Pei Jingzhi's complexion worsen, and he quickly said, My Lord, this matter is actually not difficult to resolve. As long as you give the word, Hongxiu hasn't grown wings; we can capture that lowly servant girl back at any time.
My Lord, should I go to the government office to pass on the message for you?
Consider it the last thing I do for you before I leave.
Hehe... Pei Jingzhi did not answer whether it was okay or not. He only let out a hehe sound from his throat that was hard to tell whether he was crying or laughing.
My Lord, are... are you really alright?
Hehe...
My Lord, I know a doctor with superb medical skills. I will invite him for you right now, alright?
Pei Jingzhi, Hehe...
Chen Liang, My Lord, could it be that you suffered some kind of stimulation?
Pei Jingzhi, Hehe...
Pei Jingzhi's appearance of a living corpse made Chen Liang's hair stand on end. He felt as if the Pei Jingzhi at this moment didn't care about anything anymore, completely isolating himself from heaven and earth.
There is a kind of pain called nothing is more sorrowful than a dead heart.
Lord Pei Jingzhi seemed to be in this state.
Therefore, Chen Liang could only probe more cautiously.
My Lord...
Pei Jingzhi, Hehe...
Chen Liang, My Lord...
Pei Jingzhi, Hehe...
Chen Liang, Hehe!
Pei Jingzhi, He... hmm?
Chen Liang breathed a sigh of relief, My Lord, it is good that your sanity is still there. At a time like this, you absolutely cannot collapse...
Chen Liang even felt an urge to persuade him further, to ask Pei Jingzhi to leave with him. However, he knew that Pei Jingzhi would not leave, and moreover, Ren Tianye would not let Pei Jingzhi leave.
He could only say, My Lord, I will go find a doctor for you right now. You absolutely must not let anything happen to you.
Chen Liang called the butler and asked him to take good care of Pei Jingzhi while he left. And just as he left on his front foot, Wei Chengye arrived on his back foot.
Wei Chengye was not alone. Beside him was a bashful-looking... old woman!
...
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.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
