You will be a sinner for all time.

Chu Xinghe looked at Feng Dazhuang.

"If you truly want to serve as an ox or a horse, my methods can indeed turn you into an ox or a horse."

Killing intent surged within Feng Dazhuang.

Why isn't this guy playing by the rules?

"I am willing, as long as the Immortal Master can save the Sovereign."

The Emperor forced himself to sit up.

"Dazhuang, stop begging the Immortal Master. I know my own body."

Feng Dazhuang lay prostrate on the ground.

"Sovereign, Great Yan cannot be without you! You once told this old subject that you intended to unify the True Spirit World."

"We are so close to seeing that hope realized."

The Emperor's eyes held complexity.

"That's right. I've dreamed of unifying the True Spirit World, but perhaps Heaven does not wish to see this happen."

"Marquis Zhenwu, you are my most trusted pillar of support. Looking across the court, you are the one I rely on the most."

"If I don't make it through this, help me keep an eye on the Third Child."

Feng Dazhuang hurriedly lowered his head.

"Sovereign, you absolutely must not speak such disheartening words."

"The Sovereign is the Son of Heaven, a True Dragon. Who dares take the life of the Son of Heaven?"

The Emperor looked at the Marquis Zhenwu, his eyes complex.

This was indeed the person he trusted the most.

Alas.

"That's right, I am the Son of Heaven, a True Dragon, yet the Dragon Slayer is still acting in front of me."

Upon hearing this, Feng Dazhuang instantly withdrew the tears from his bowed face.

A storm raged in his heart.

There was even a hint of dread.

"This old subject does not understand the Sovereign's meaning."

The Emperor looked at Feng Dazhuang.

"We have known each other for many years, so why continue this act? You understand me, and I understand you. I wouldn't say this without absolute certainty."

Feng Dazhuang's eyes were complex. After standing up, the tenderness and concern he had shown moments ago turned into cold indifference.

"When did the Sovereign find out?"

The Emperor remained silent.

Feng Dazhuang glanced at the Immortal Master.

He immediately understood that the person in front of him was the one who interfered.

"Immortal Master, why must you interfere in this matter?"

"Shouldn't Immortals remain aloof and detached from mortal affairs?"

"By interfering like this, how are you any different from us ordinary mortals?"

Chu Xinghe looked at Feng Dazhuang.

"I do as I please. It's not your place to speak."

"I originally didn't intend to interfere, but since someone caused a great drought in Daxing Prefecture and committed such heinous acts, naturally, I couldn't stand by and watch."

Surprise flashed in Feng Dazhuang's eyes.

"The great drought in Daxing Prefecture was man-made?"

Chu Xinghe looked at Feng Dazhuang.

"Who in your family do you think has the capability to do such a thing?"

Feng Dazhuang did not speak.

If that were true... "Impossible, he doesn't have that ability."

Feng Dazhuang knew that since The Emperor knew he had framed him, he had likely guessed his true identity.

Keeping him here today was also a means of threatening him and his family.

The Emperor looked at Feng Dazhuang.

"Feng Shaoyang, whose real name is Li Shaoyang, is a remnant of the Great Jin Dynasty."

"You are also a person of Great Jin, and saving me back then was a deliberate scheme of yours, wasn't it?"

Feng Dazhuang sighed deeply.

"In fact, I knew that your purpose in saving me back then was ulterior. You are a person of true capability and shouldn't live in the shadows."

"That's why I proactively gave you this opportunity to step into the light, but in the end, you still made a move against me."

Surprise and shock flashed in Feng Dazhuang's eyes.

Chu Xinghe did not speak.

You sure know how to deceive people.

He had Feng Dazhuang completely bewildered.

"This subject is a person of Great Jin."

The Emperor looked at Feng Dazhuang.

"You are a military general, loyal to Great Jin. I admire you."

"If your scheme succeeds, what kind of person do you think he is?"

"Originally, the True Spirit World could have been unified, and the people of the world would no longer be displaced. There would be no phenomena of nine out of ten houses being empty, people lacking clothes, or starving."

"But because of you, Feng Dazhuang, all of this will happen."

"When Great Jin was destroyed, many common people scattered. Now, Great Yan also has many."

"Go ask them whether they want to live the peaceful life of commoners, working from sunrise to sunset, or if they are willing to send their husbands and sons to the battlefield."

Feng Dazhuang remained silent, his fingers clenched, veins popping out on his face.

"Many Great Jin citizens live in Daxing Prefecture, and I treat them equally, regarding them as citizens of Great Jin."

"I allocated land to them, built houses, and allowed their children to enroll in school."

Guilt was already evident on Feng Dazhuang's face.

"But because someone interfered, causing a great drought in Great Jin, the people suffered zero harvest, complained bitterly to Heaven and Earth, and public anger surged."

"For someone like that, what kind of ruler do you think he will be once he sits on that position?"

The Emperor had stood up and was now standing face-to-face with Feng Dazhuang.

"You, Feng Dazhuang, will be a sinner for all eternity."

Feng Dazhuang abruptly staggered back a few steps, cold sweat pouring down his face.

This time, he didn't dare to meet The Emperor's gaze directly.

"The great drought is a natural disaster, not man-made."

"Feng Dazhuang, do you truly not believe it was man-made?"

The Emperor's voice rose.

Feng Dazhuang stiffened his neck and shook his head.

"Fine, fine, fine, Feng Dazhuang."

"You won't turn back until you hit a wall."

"Just stay here. Tomorrow at the latest, you will know the answer."

The Emperor stopped trying to persuade him.

Chu Xinghe was happy to watch the show.

He realized that this Emperor was quite resourceful.

To be able to separate them using this method... At this moment, the Marquis Zhenwu's Residence had already been surrounded by the Third Highness.

Everyone in the Marquis Zhenwu's household grew tense.

Ye Wuxin walked at the very front.

He looked at the person walking out of the Marquis Zhenwu's Residence.

"Third Highness, may I ask what transgression my Marquis Zhenwu's Residence has committed?"

The Marquis Zhenwu's Wife looked at Ye Wuxin, her eyes full of caution.

Ye Wuxin's gaze fell upon Li Shaoyang.

"Should I call you Feng Shaoyang, or should I call you Li Shaoyang?"

A storm raged in Li Shaoyang's heart.

Feng Zhiyu's heart similarly churned.

How was it exposed so quickly?

She had already warned Chang Xiangruo.

It was impossible for her to speak up voluntarily.

Suddenly, a person came to mind.

That Immortal Master.

The Marquis Zhenwu's Wife looked puzzled.

"Shaoyang is my child. What does Your Highness mean?"

Ye Wuxin shook his head.

"He is a remnant of the Great Jin Dynasty's Imperial Family."

The Marquis Zhenwu's Wife stood at the very front.

"If the Third Highness wishes to execute everyone in my Marquis Zhenwu's household, there is no need to find such an excuse."

Ye Wuxin did not speak.

A person walked out from behind him.

Upon seeing this person,

the Marquis Zhenwu's Wife's body trembled.

Her eyes were filled with disbelief.

That familiar feeling of Bloodline.

When Li Shaoyang was born previously,

she had felt no closeness with that child.

It was as if there was a barrier between the two of them.

But the person behind the Third Highness...

She had never met him, yet the feeling of blood kinship radiated from him.

"Li Shaoyang, the Marquis Zhenwu has been detained in The Palace."

Li Shaoyang's expression shifted.

He took a deep look at Ye Wuxin.

In an instant, he understood what was happening.

If Feng Dazhuang, who raised him, were to suffer misfortune because of his selfishness,

who would care about him, an ungrateful person?

What a brilliant Open Scheme.

Feng Zhiyu was not overly worried.

It was merely exposure; they still had a chance.

"That letter should have arrived by now."