had fought side by side through life and death; this was how he drove her awayFeng Lingxi watched Ye Xi leave and hurriedly asked, "Dugu Cheng, Ye Xi is so good to you, why are you so harsh to him"Dug...Upon hearing the news from the palace, Dugu Cheng looked into Feng Lingxi's eyes, seeing the worry there. Just as he was about to comfort her, Feng Lingxi urged, "Go quickly, Your Majesty must have something important to discuss with you. Big brother will be back soon, and I'm fine here."

"Be careful."

Because of Feng Ling Xi's words just now, Dugu City felt uneasy in his heart. He was afraid that after he entered the palace, he would hear the news that Xi Er had been kidnapped.

“Come, dispatch more men to protect the General's Mansion, and forbid anyone from entering without permission.”

Dugu Cheng was not at ease, so he sent more people to protect Feng Lingxi before returning to the palace.

Compared to Dugu City, Feng Lingxi's state of mind was much calmer. The appearance of Zeno made her realize even more clearly that the Yaozu of Ghost Saint Kingdom had already begun to act. She couldn't panic now, she could only think about what to do next.

"Lord."

Shadow Eight went back and forth, "The butler's body has been dealt with."

"Did you agree to stay"

Feng Lingxi was very happy to see Yingba return. It was great to have someone around who could offer comforting words. Without Xiaoli, she didn't have anyone accompanying her. Although she didn't need to be served, she still wished for company.

Yingba replied, "The Holy Lord needs his subordinates, and subordinates naturally need to stay."

"Then I'll have someone get you some clothes, so you can change. You're wearing something a bit too eye-catching right now."

Ying Ba subconsciously covered his face, Feng Ling Xi thoughtfully said, "I'll get you a mask. That way no one will know who you are."

"Thank the Lord."

Feng Lingxi brought Yingba to the guest room and had someone find Yingba a set of men's clothing. She also got her a mask to wear, so that way, when she was beside Feng Lingxi, Yingba wouldn't feel awkward. Since people couldn't see her face, they wouldn't gossip about her.

"From now on, you can't call me Lord as you used to. You can call me Miss or Princess."

Has the Lord and the King reconciled

Feng Lingxi nodded, Ying Ba hesitated for a moment, and bowed and shouted, "Your Highness."

"Later, I'll introduce you to my elder brother. He is the most trustworthy person we have here now. All the news from Xigu Kingdom comes from him." Feng Lingxi said. Ying Ba nodded and led her to Feng Aotian's room. Seeing that he was still asleep, she stepped forward to check his pulse. Feng Aotian's body was weak, but his pulse was much steadier.

"Shadow Eight, these days we have to take care of him here. He has what we need."

"Ying gave a slight nod, "His safety is entrusted to me.""

From now on, I'll call you Little Eight. That way, people won't suspect your identity.

"The subordinate obeys the princess's command."

Yingba was very obedient and cooperated with Feng Lingxi. Now, besides following Feng Lingxi, she didn't know what else she could do.

Dugu City rushed straight to the Palace of Weiyang, and saw Emperor Yuan Zhao waiting inside. He hurriedly stepped forward, "Subject pays respects to Your Majesty."

"Rise quickly, Regent."

Emperor Yuan Zhao hurriedly pulled Dugu City down to sit, his complexion was much better today. However, Emperor Yuan Zhao's attitude made Dugu City feel a little uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what urgent matter summons me here"

"This is a matter concerning the Empress Dowager. Upon hearing something, I specially summoned you to the palace to inquire about it."

"Your Majesty, please speak." Dugu Cheng's heart pounded at the attitude of Emperor Yuan Zhao. However, Emperor Yuan Zhao was straightforward and directly stated, "I heard from the eunuchs in the palace that you are not the Empress Dowager's biological son. Do you know about this"

Dugu City looked at Emperor Yuan Zhao's anxious eyes and nodded, "The minister has also heard about it, but he hasn't asked the Empress Dowager yet."

"Nonsense."

Emperor Yuan Zhao was furious, "I have already severely punished those who spread these rumors. You are the Empress Dowager's son, and these people, I don't know who sent them, actually distort right from wrong and want to smear the Prince Regent."

"Your Majesty, I believe this matter should be clarified with the Empress Dowager."

"I said you are the Empress Dowager's daughter, you are the Empress Dowager's daughter. These people have nothing better to do after eating their fill but to talk nonsense. Back then, I grew up with you, wouldn't I know if your identity is true or false"

"Your Majesty."

Du Gu Cheng didn't quite understand why Emperor Yuan Zhao favored him so much. Even the Empress Dowager said he wasn't suitable, was the Emperor trying to clear his name for him

“I know my own condition well. Now that the Regent is in power, most officials have accepted this situation. Only some stubborn ones keep looking for fault with you. I understand their motives, Your Majesty, remember, as long as I agree, we needn't pay attention to what those officials say that has nothing to do with us.”

"Your servant obeys."

Emperor Yuan Zhao's insistence on keeping Duguxing in power was because he worried that his current physical condition hadn't fully recovered, and these officials might take the opportunity to support Prince Yu. Although Prince Yu had already been demoted back to Liangzhou, he still had a large number of supporters. Coupled with Empress Dowager's intention to recall Prince Yu, Emperor Yuan Zhao had no choice but to forcefully keep King You in power.

"I have heard that something has happened at the General's Mansion. Who is responsible"

When it came to the topic of Zhen Guo Fu, Du Gucheng truthfully recounted all he knew. Emperor Yuan Zhao's brows furrowed in concern.

"So, this Yao Clan still wants to deal with Feng Lingxi"

"Your Majesty, the Yao Clan has their own plans. I only know they are related to Wan'er, and as for their purpose, it seems to be related to treasure."

Emperor Yuan Zhao pondered, "Now I understand. The rumors about the Yao Clan's treasure were deliberately spread to draw everyone's attention to Feng Ling Xi and make them dig for more information about her."

"As I know, that is indeed true."

Dugu Cheng continued, "Your Majesty, do you know why the Yao clan wants to open the Yao clan's treasury Because there are treasures within the Yao clan's treasury that can dominate the world. Only no one knows exactly what they are."

“The Yao people have always been like mythical tales throughout the ages. I never believed that there was such a treasure in this world that could unify everything under heaven. Wealth, gold, silver, and jewels – these are all things that I can possess as long as my dynasty is powerful enough. But if it’s about weapons, wouldn’t there be a weapon capable of unifying the world”

Dugu Cheng's heart skipped a beat. Mentioning such weapons, he did think of some things. The gunpowder that Xi'er had made back then, if it was truly used to conquer the world, with this gunpowder, wouldn't it be easy to unify the entire world But the price would be for the people of the world to live under the shadow of war, with countless casualties, and the common people suffering immensely.

"Your Majesty is absolutely right, how could there be such a treasure in this world."

"I personally think that the Yao Clan might be exaggerating the value of these treasures. They could just be martial arts manuals or some gold, silver, and jewels. Uniting the world under one banner is no easy feat."

Yuan Zhaodi's point of view actually surprised Dugu City. All the people in the world would light up their eyes when they heard about treasures, but Yuan Zhaodi wouldn't.

"When I was young, I met a member of the Yao tribe. According to him, the Yao tribe's treasure wasn't gold or silver mountains as people rumored. It was actually some unknown secrets of the Yao tribe. The rumors changed over time and became what everyone is now coveting."Empress Cen are truly shameless. They clearly want to take this opportunity to reclaim military power for Dugu Xiu and weaken yours in the process. They even want to use Tianqi Nation to eliminate you...