Jiang Feixue cried out in anguish. If her mother were still alive, she would have comforted her after she had suffered such a great injustice, so that she wouldn't be in so much pain.
But that bastard Jiang Batian, on the night she returned, she saw him order someone to kill her mother. Just because he didn't want his mother to be used and held hostage, he was so ruthless. She would rather not have a father like that.
After Jiang Feixue finished speaking, her eyes turned completely red. She suddenly bent down and looked at Jiang Batian. At this moment, Jiang Batian had been poisoned and was powerless to resist, but his eyes still shone with a fierce light as he glared at his daughter in a sinister manner.
"You, you?"
He couldn't utter a complete sentence. The poison had left him weak, but he was filled with hatred. He never expected that he, Jiang Batian, would be defeated by his own daughter. If the traps were activated today, these people would surely die. Even if they didn't die, at least he wouldn't be harmed. That's why he agreed to his daughter's idea in the first place, because he was confident in these traps. However, he miscalculated. His own daughter would want to kill him and was determined to make him die.
"You deserve to die."
Jiang Feixue gritted her teeth, reached out and gripped a sharp knife to her heart. Her eyes were filled with savagery, and even though she was veiled, she was terrifying. She gripped the knife tightly with both hands and stabbed it straight at Jiang Batian without any mercy. She was bloodthirsty and cruel. Jiang Batian looked down at the knife piercing his body, spitting out mouthfuls of blood. He never expected her to be so ruthless, so incredibly ruthless.
Jiang Batian's blood sprayed onto Jiang Feixue's face. Instead of being horrified, she burst into laughter, drew her dagger, kicked Jiang Batian aside, and then retreated abruptly.
Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling, who had been hiding in the shadows, quickly appeared. They had been watching everything from the shadows. Jiang Batian was already dead, and Jiang Feixue had retreated. She wanted to activate the mechanism to bury them all here.
"Hurry up, Jiang Feixue has activated the mechanism. If we don't leave now, we're in trouble."
Ye Lingfeng's reminder snapped everyone back to reality, and they immediately sprang into action, their figures rising abruptly and using their lightness skills like a roc spreading its wings to dart out of the Jiang residence.
Hailin didn't forget the Dragon Heaven Strike sword beside Jiang Batian and shouted, "Dragon Heaven Strike, Dragon Heaven Strike!"
Ye Lingfeng held her close, concentrated his inner strength, and pulled his hand back, bringing the Dragon Heaven Technique into his grasp.
Everyone rushed out of the mansion. Inside, the mechanisms activated, making rustling and booming sounds. Soon, the sounds echoed everywhere, and the entire mansion shook as if it were about to collapse. In fact, Jiang Batian was unaware that the mechanisms inside the mansion had been modified by Jiang Feixue. This was her last resort. If Jiang Batian and Feng Zixiao were both severely injured, she would activate the mechanisms to destroy the entire mansion and bury them all within its walls. However, she hadn't expected that Helian Qianxun would appear and poison Jiang Batian. Apart from Feng Qian, who was seriously injured, no one else was hurt. Now that she had activated the mechanisms, even if they weren't injured, they probably wouldn't be able to be trapped anymore.
However, not everyone escaped unscathed. Many of Feng Cixiao's men, whose lightness skills were not particularly strong, triggered some of the mechanisms, fell into them, and perished in the Jiang residence.
Everyone else had left the mansion and landed outside the luxurious residence. They all turned back to look, only to see that the once opulent mansion was now a pile of ruins. A chill ran down their spines.
Until Helian Qianxun's heartbroken voice rang out.
"Qian'er, Qian'er, wake up, wake up."
Only then did everyone realize that Feng Qian was seriously injured, and their hearts sank. Hai Ling rushed to Feng Qian's side and checked her injuries. Although she was seriously injured, it was not fatal. She had been injured by Long Tianjue's sharpness, so she had several wounds all over her body and had lost too much blood and fainted.
After Hai Ling finished her examination, she called Shen Ruoxuan over.
"Give her the medicine to stop the bleeding immediately and take her back to the West Mansion for treatment," she said, then looked up at Helian Qianxun: "Don't worry, she'll be fine."
She still had a good impression of Helian Qianxun. Helian Qianxun breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Hailing's words, but seeing Qian'er's pale face and listless appearance, she still felt very sorry for her.
Shen Ruoxuan gave Feng Qian a hemostatic pill, then signaled Helian Qianxun to immediately send Feng Qian back to the West Mansion for treatment.
They all headed towards the West Mansion and soon returned.
Everyone was overjoyed tonight for getting rid of Jiang Batian. Although Jiang Feixue had escaped, eliminating Jiang Batian was a major achievement. As for Jiang Feixue, if she were to cause trouble again, they would certainly not let her off the hook.
Shen Ruoxuan treated Feng Qian's injuries, cleaning and disinfecting them, stitching up her wounds with silver needles, applying medicine, and then signaling Helian Qianxun to take her down to rest, saying she would wake up soon.
Feng Qian was alright. Feng Zixiao and Feng Zihe decided to sneak back to the palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty immediately, because their subordinates had been killed. Helian Qianxun and Ye Lingfeng each sent their own subordinates to accompany them into the palace.
Feng Zixiao and Feng Zihe led their men into the palace. Helian Qianxun stayed with the injured Feng Qian, while Ye Lingfeng pulled Hailing back to her room to rest.
Hai Ling held the Dragon Heaven Scroll in her hand. She had always wanted to kill Jiang Batian with her own hands, but in the end, it was Jiang Feixue who killed him. That was fine too. Jiang Batian would probably be filled with hatred even in the afterlife. He never dreamed that he would die at the hands of his own daughter.
It's true that evil people always get their just desserts; Jiang Feixue's ruthlessness is exactly the same as Jiang Batian's.
Now that she has escaped, I'm afraid something else might happen next. Hai Ling put Long Tianjue aside and looked at Ye Lingfeng with a worried expression.
"You're saying Jiang Feixue has escaped now, but who knows what she'll do next?"
"Don't think too much about it. Anyway, we've gotten rid of Jiang Batian, and your mother's revenge has been achieved. It's about time we went back to Beilu. As for the family affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, let them handle them themselves."
Ye Lingfeng had no desire to get involved in anything related to them anymore. Ling'er was determined to kill Jiang Batian, and now that Jiang Batian was dead and she had retrieved the Dragon Heaven Decision, the next matter was Feng Zixiao's business, and had nothing to do with them. They had been away from Beilu for a long time and it was time to return to the palace.
When Ye Lingfeng said that, Hai Ling also came to her senses. That's right, they are now the emperor and empress of Bei Lu. They should be concerned about the affairs of Bei Lu, not the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Okay, we'll head back to Beilu in the next couple of days."
Once she was sure Feng Qian's injuries were not serious, she and Ye Lingfeng returned to Beilu. However, the thought of returning to Beilu reminded Hailing of the Empress Dowager in the palace, Ye Lingfeng's mother. She had drugged the Empress Dowager when she went to Dengzhou. Would the Empress Dowager blame her now? Thinking of this, Hailing hesitated. She was really worried that the rift between her and the Empress Dowager was widening, and Ye Lingfeng would be caught in the middle.
"Night, I/"
Hesitation crossed her beautiful face, and Ye Lingfeng, of course, understood her worries. He reached out and held her hand tightly, his large hand enveloping her.
"Ling'er, it's alright. I'm here with you now. I'll talk to Mother and make sure she doesn't make things difficult for you anymore. You're all my family, and I hope you can get along well."
"Um/."
Hai Ling nodded without saying anything, but she had some doubts in her heart. Could Ye Lingfeng really win over the Empress Dowager? It probably wouldn't be that easy. But since Ye Lingfeng had spoken, she couldn't say anything more. She loved him and was willing to work hard to improve her relationship with the Empress Dowager for his sake.
"Go to bed early, or my son will protest."
Ye Lingfeng held Hai Ling's hand and teased her. Hai Ling put aside her worries and retorted, "Why a son? I bet it's going to be a daughter."
"A daughter would be great too, she'd definitely be as beautiful as you."
The two talked as they went to bed, and the next day, when they woke up, they received good news.
Upon seeing Feng Zixiao, the Fifth Prince, Prince Shou, voluntarily relinquished the throne, handing it over to her. He explained that he had not initially desired to rule the Great Zhou Dynasty, but was forced into this position by Jiang Batian's coercion, and that the past year had been an eternity for him.
Although the words of Prince Shou may not be credible, he did look very haggard, which showed that sitting on the throne was not easy for him. Feng Zixiao returned to the palace and attended the morning court. At the morning court, everyone learned that the late emperor was not dead and had eliminated Jiang Batian, so everyone cheered.
Feng Zixiao went to court and immediately issued a proclamation announcing Jiang Batian's death. As soon as the proclamation was posted that morning, the entire capital erupted in cheers and applause. Everyone was overjoyed that this wicked Jiang Batian was dead; it was truly a cause for celebration!
The proclamation was only issued within the capital and was not distributed elsewhere. Feng Zixiao ordered several generals in the court to immediately lead men to Jiatong Pass and Lingque Pass to capture Jiang Batian's sons, Jiang Wenzhen and Jiang Wenhao, without making a sound.