27: Chapter 27 The royal family is nothing but a puppet.

After a warm moment, Ye Xuan took a Zhenxuan Pill from his spirit ring and gently placed it between Ye Qingyan's red lips.

"Mmm... Is this a Zhenxuan Pill?"

Ye Qingyan reacted immediately, then circulated her Mystic Power to refine it.

"Yes, recover your Mystic Power first."

Hearing Ye Xuan's gentle words, Ye Qingyan smiled sweetly: "Okay!"

He placed his large hand gently on Ye Qingyan's back, a stream of lightning Mystic Power helping her accelerate the refining of the Zhenxuan Pill and nourishing her fragile meridians.

Carefully scanning with his divine sense, he realized this silly girl was truly reckless with her cultivation.

Although Ye Qingyan's meridians were very broad and she had almost never used pills to cultivate, problems had arisen; the hidden injuries from her frantic training had persisted until now.

"Ah~"

Ye Qingyan couldn't help but let out a comfortable murmur, the ghastly paleness on her pretty face gradually turning into a healthy, rosy color.

Right, I almost forgot.

Ye Xuan fixed his gaze on the top of this silly girl's head, and a message immediately appeared.

[Name: Ye Qingyan] [Age: 17] [Realm: Late Seventh Stage of True Profound Realm] [Constitution: Taiyin Divine Body (Gold) (Unawakened)] [Luck: Great Emperor's Bearing (Gold), Beauty that Sinks Fish and Falls Geese (Purple), Imperial Bearing (Gold), Wife-Prospering Bearing (Gold)] [Destiny: "Great Qin Empress" (Protagonist)] [Favorability: 99] [Life Destiny: Her father, Emperor Ye Shimin, is the Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty, and her mother, Xue Ruoshuang, is a Holy Maiden of the Taiyin Holy Land.] [Thirty-six years ago, Xue Ruoshuang was plotted against by fellow disciples of the Holy Land and ended up in the Great Qin Dynasty, where she was saved by Emperor Ye Shimin. Later, the two fell in love and gave birth to Ye Qingyan.] [After Ye Qingyan was born, people from the Taiyin Holy Land found Xue Ruoshuang and took her back. Before leaving, the people from the Holy Land severely injured her father, Emperor Ye Shimin, causing his lifespan to be greatly reduced.] [At three, she met Ye Xuan and was tricked by him into promising to marry him when she grew up.] [At seven, she met Ye Qingxian, and the two became close.] [At sixteen, she became the Empress of Great Qin, the first female emperor, and was forced into a political marriage by the vassal state, the Great Chu Dynasty. She was forced into a competition of win or loss, where if Ye Qingyan lost, she would have to unconditionally marry the Great Chu Crown Prince, Mi Hua. Later, when she reached a desperate situation in the competition, she awakened the Taiyin Divine Body and obtained the Taiyin Imperial Weapon, the Taiyin Imperial Sword, which her mother Xue Ruoshuang had sealed within her, using it to completely kill Mi Hua.] [In the following years, she unified the entire southern part of the Shenxuan Continent, renamed it the Great Qin Empire, and was later discovered by the Taiyin Holy Land. The Holy Lord personally brought her back to the Holy Land, and when she appeared again, she had become a powerful expert in the Great Energy Realm.]

"Tsk tsk tsk, I never expected that my childhood sweetheart, whom I grew up playing with, would have such talent." Ye Xuan's eyes were almost blinded by the golden light.

They had known each other since they were children, and Ye Xuan was only two months older than this silly girl, so they had always addressed each other as brother and sister.

Fortunately, this silly girl's future destiny was excellent.

Come to think of it, Ye Xuan had disrupted the process of Ye Qingyan's divine body awakening today; he feared that fate would force this girl into another desperate situation later on.

Ye Xuan was experienced with this; it had happened several times before.

So there was no need to worry; just leave it to fate.

At this moment, Ye Qingyan had just fallen asleep in Ye Xuan's arms; she was simply too tired, having shouldered too much by herself.

Ever since Emperor Ye Shimin of Great Qin fell ill, Ye Qingyan had been handling all state affairs by herself.

"Alright, you brat, hand Princess Qingyan over to the maid nearby; let's have a proper talk, father and son."

"Dad, if you want to talk, just talk! Why are you using your hands!" Ye Xuan panicked and took off running toward the Duke's Mansion behind him.

...

In the ancient imperial palace of the Great Chu Dynasty, a voice of fury suddenly erupted.

"A bunch of trash! The Crown Prince Mi Hua has been detained, and I sent out an army of one hundred thousand, yet you still couldn't take Hangu Pass? What use do I have for you?"

Sitting on the dragon throne was a dignified and overbearing young man, wearing a crimson dragon robe, his eyes incomparably cold and sharp.

Mi Qianxi had a smooth, fair face and a pair of small hands like spring water; he looked just like a woman, but his voice was that of a man.

"Your Majesty, new information has come from the front lines!"

"Read it!"

Mi Qianxi's voice betrayed no emotion.

"Lord Chang'an was defeated by Ye Qingshan and fell. Crown Prince Mi Hua was killed by an unknown expert from the Great Qin Dynasty during a duel at noon today. Furthermore, all eight of our Great Chu men have been detained by Ye Qingshan."

The great hall instantly fell silent.

Then, the officials shouted one after another.

"What mysterious expert? This must be a rumor! Drag this person out and behead him!"

"How could Crown Prince Mi Hua possibly die? Absolutely impossible!"

"Great Qin is already in Great Chu's pocket; how could there still be a mysterious expert!"

"Your Majesty, please behead this person to stabilize the morale of the army!"

In the great hall, the officials began to submit their petitions one after another.

The messenger kneeling on the ground heard everything the eunuch relayed and instantly kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy.

"Your Majesty, General Yuwen Chengdu is willing to personally lead the army to annihilate the Great Qin Dynasty!"

At this moment, a cold and ruthless voice came from the right side, where the military officials stood. The leader had an extremely imposing appearance, clad in golden armor like a god of war.

However, General Yuwen Chengdu's gaze remained fixed on the person on the dragon throne, seemingly harboring a touch of admiration.

But Mi Qianxi on the dragon throne remained unmoved, closing his eyes to reflect on how to handle this matter.

The entire hall instantly went quiet.

Great Chu had destroyed many small countries in recent years, and this person had done it all. The civil officials on the right closed their mouths, not daring to speak further for fear of being beheaded by this person in the hall.

"Thank you for your kindness, General Yuwen, but since Lord Chang'an has fallen at Hangu Pass, this matter requires careful consideration."

Mi Qianxi said: "The Great Qin Dynasty is the suzerain state of Great Chu. Although it has declined to this point over the years, its foundation still remains. Send the Shadow Secret Guards to investigate and see if any people have arrived in the Great Qin Dynasty these days."

"Understood!"

Although General Yuwen Chengdu was somewhat unwilling, he knelt on the ground and bowed.

"In addition, General Yuwen, this time, each of the ten great families of the dynasty must send one expert from the Spirit Profound Realm to join the army. I leave this matter to you."

After speaking, Mi Qianxi on the dragon throne turned and left expressionlessly, ignoring the gloomy expressions of the officials below, leaving behind only that noble and elegant silhouette.

"Son, this Mi family imperial household has been searched by people I sent for three whole times, yet we have never found that object. Perhaps we were all wrong, and these things are not in the imperial household at all."

In the Yuwen family, Sect Master Yuwen Huaji's aged face was full of wrinkles, but his voice was now incomparably cold: "The ancestors of the Mi family once produced a Saint-level expert. Their Saint-level cultivation technique is something my Yuwen family is determined to obtain; we absolutely cannot give up."

"As for that Mi Qianxi we support, he is nothing but a puppet emperor. Hmph, once we find the Saint-level cultivation technique, the Mi family? From now on, there will only be the Yuwen family in Great Chu!"

However, Sect Master Yuwen Huaji's thoughts were long gone from here; his mind was already fixed on the Great Chu Emperor, Mi Qianxi.