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After making a fuss for most of the night, Lin Feng yawned and tugged at Lei Ran, saying, "King Lei, the matter has been resolved, so don't be so nervous anymore. It's just a small thing, why take it so seriously?"

"A trivial matter? You call it a trivial matter that I was assassinated right under the nose of the capital? The mastermind behind this matter is related to the stability of my Tiancheng Kingdom. Are you deliberately trying to destroy my country and kill me?" Lei Ran sat back on the bed, glaring angrily, his tall and strong body looking down at Lin Feng's face.

"I can only escape if you destroy your country. What's the big deal if I hope you die and your country is destroyed?" Lin Feng snorted and glanced at him, saying indifferently, "Besides, once the outcome is known, the process loses its appeal. Those who want to assassinate you are nothing more than your concubines who have your children and their families. Only they can reap huge benefits from it, right? If King Lei can't even understand this, I think you're really not far from death."

A few dark glints flashed in his deep, eagle-like eyes; this woman's shrewdness was terrifying even to him! Lei Ran lay back on the bed and suddenly asked, "Who exactly are you?"

"If you're asking about my name, then... my name is Lin Feng." Lin Feng leisurely closed his eyes, but Lei Ran couldn't fall asleep no matter what. He kept turning his head to look at the woman sleeping sprawled out next to him. This was destined to be a sleepless night.

The next day, the results of the interrogation were presented. From Zheng Fang, it was learned that the assassination was instigated by Consort Rong's family. Lin Feng immediately remembered that Consort Rong was the green-clad woman he had seen in Changpan Palace. Now that Lei Ran had ascended the throne, she was already a Consort.

Lei Ran pondered for a moment, a faint cold glint in his eyes, then nodded in agreement and ordered his men to tie Zheng Fang up before continuing their journey towards the imperial capital, Juling City.

Lin Feng didn't question his methods. Unlike Bei Chentian, Lei Ran didn't have many achievements before ascending the throne. In order to consolidate his power in the court, he married several women of high status. Now that he has only been on the throne for a short time, all the conspiracies, intrigues, and framing in the harem have already begun. It would be very difficult to deal with these women. He would have to uproot them along with their backers! The fact that they came to assassinate Lei Ran is no small matter.

However, Zheng Fang's words cannot be entirely trusted. He may be lying. Didn't Daji frame Empress Jiang by framing her?

However, Lin Feng had no interest in the struggles between women. She just wanted to live a carefree life. As long as those women didn't provoke her, she had no interest in playing house.

The wide avenue leads directly to the city gate, and before long, the gate of the naturally formed Kyoto Giant Spirit City is in sight.

The procession was lavishly decorated, exuding a subtle solemnity. At the city gate, officials greeted the emperor, and tens of thousands paid homage. Soldiers stood tall and shouted, "Long live the Thunder King!" The scene was incredibly grand. Although Lin Feng had spent a lot of time with Bei Chentian, Bei Chentian was inherently unrestrained and did not pay much attention to such etiquette. Until today, Lin Feng deeply understood what the majesty of an emperor truly meant!

In the spacious imperial carriage, Lei Ran sat solemnly in the center, dressed in a purple python robe, his black hair tied up high, handsome beyond compare, exuding the aura of an emperor. Lin Feng, on the other hand, sat lazily next to him, dressed in black, yawning repeatedly. It was a stark contrast between the two.

Although Lei Ran hadn't been angry with her for days, he was still incredibly annoyed. This woman was deliberately ruining the atmosphere and his image! The two of them riding in the same car was completely inappropriate…

"Rise, all of you!" Lei Ran gritted his teeth, glared at Lin Feng, and casually shouted.

The officials rose, and upon raising their eyes, they all bulged out. Originally, the imperial carriage was still far away, and they couldn't see the situation at all. Only when they got closer did they discover that there was a lazy man in black next to the King of Thunder. Although the man was in a lazy posture, he exuded a strange charm. He was so handsome that people couldn't take their eyes off him. Everyone couldn't help but take a few more glances. Lei Ran frowned, and a sense of displeasure immediately rose in his heart.

"Let's return to the palace!" With a wave of his hand, the curtain of the palace carriage was lowered, blocking the eager gazes from outside.

Lin Feng yawned repeatedly with her eyes narrowed, as if the sky falling wouldn't concern her. Lei Ran glared at her for a long time, feeling increasingly frustrated.

"Hey, do your concubines still recognize me?" Lin Feng suddenly asked. The mention of returning to the palace gave her a very bad feeling. She suddenly remembered the Crown Princess who wanted to tear her to pieces, and her slender eyebrows couldn't help but furrow.

Lei Ran stared at her face, raised his handsome eyebrows, and chuckled, "Your face looks exactly like Lan Feng's, and you've returned to the palace with me. Do you think they'll recognize you?"

Lin Feng said "Oh," a cold glint flashed in his beautiful eyes, and the corners of his lips turned up.

"Lei Wang, you're the one treating us to dinner, so don't let your woman tear me apart."

"They can devour you? Lin Feng, you must be joking with me." Lei Ran snorted. She had clearly come to a certain extent of understanding Lin Feng. It was good enough if she didn't tear others apart alive; being devoured herself? She would worship that person!

Lin Feng chuckled, "King Lei, don't forget my promise. I'll behave myself as long as no one messes with me, but if anyone does, don't blame me if anything happens."

Lei Ran felt a chill run down his spine. Ever since listening to Lin Feng slowly recount those cruel punishments last night, he had a general idea of how ruthless Lin Feng's methods were. Although he hadn't personally witnessed her use them, the number of people killed by the mother-child phosphorus bombs was well over a thousand! This woman didn't even seem to flinch!

Darkness and bloodshed have almost become synonymous with this woman.

However, how could a king's woman stand shoulder to shoulder with a monarch if she wasn't ruthless? Compared to her, what were those big-breasted, brainless women in the palace? Lei Ran looked at Lin Feng with a strange glint in her eyes, opened her sharply defined lips, and spoke in an unusually gentle tone.

"Don't worry, with me here, no one can touch you!"

"Lei Wang, you can't rest easy. Even with you here, no one can stop me from taking down those who are courting death!" Lin Feng's smile was wicked, but for some reason, Lei Ran found it damnably pleasing to the eye...

Chapter Sixty-Three: Ruthless

Lin Feng arrived at the Tiancheng Imperial Palace after a leisurely journey, entering a magnificent world once again. He couldn't help but find it a little funny. He hadn't been in this world for very long, yet he had already visited the palaces of both the Beichen and Tiancheng Empires. Moreover, his identities on both occasions when he entered the palace were somewhat mysterious, enough to surprise every palace servant.

At the city gate, officials paid homage, creating a magnificent scene. But inside the palace, numerous concubines, dressed in red and green, filled the air. Although the grandeur remained the same, the palace somehow lacked its former magnificence.

"Welcome back to the palace, King Lei!" A beautiful woman in a yellow dress, wearing a golden phoenix headband and glass pearls in her ears, stood at the front of the concubines with an air of elegance and grace, bowing her head and calling out in a clear voice.

"Welcome back to the palace, King Lei!" Behind the woman, numerous concubines and palace servants bowed and knelt, forming a neat row on the ground. The sight of so many heads looking down from above was indeed very satisfying. Lin Feng nodded and sighed.

Lifting the curtain, Lei Ran pulled Lin Feng along, and the two of them shoved and pushed each other as they walked out intimately, trying their best not to let anyone see the rope between their hands. After all, if people saw it, they might think that the two of them had some abnormal fetish. Anyway, it seemed that everyone in Tiancheng Palace knew Lan Feng, so they simply went with the flow.

Lin Feng understood what he meant, so he simply pursed his lips and took his arm, at least saving face for him in front of everyone. Lei Ran's handsome face showed a hint of pride, and he seemed quite pleased with himself.

"Rise!" Lei Ran said authoritatively, flicking his sleeve. Only then did the thousands of people on the ground gradually raise their heads.

The woman in yellow raised her head, about to step forward to walk with Lei Ran, when her eyelids twitched, and she was surprised to find that there was actually someone beside Lei Ran! She was shocked. King Lei had always hated others violating his dignity, so why had he suddenly changed his nature? He actually allowed someone to walk with him, not only without kneeling or understanding, but also intimately letting that person hold his arm.

The woman in yellow felt a strong sense of crisis. A moment later, Lei Ran walked up to several concubines, and Lin Feng, who was looking up at the sky, was also clearly seen by everyone.

"It's you! Lan Feng!" The concubines were immediately surprised and in an uproar. A woman in green behind the woman in yellow pointed at Lin Feng's nose and exclaimed.

Lin Feng glanced at her and immediately recognized her: the woman in yellow was the Crown Princess from Changpan Palace, and the woman in green must be Consort Rong, the "mastermind" behind the assassination attempt a few days ago.

"How dare you, Lan Feng! A mere criminal concubine, you dare not even bow before the Empress? Don't you know any manners?!" Consort Rong's expression was quite interesting, turning ashen for a moment before she finally opened her mouth to shout angrily. She wasn't completely stupid; she knew to implicate the Empress and keep to herself.

The woman in yellow was the former Crown Princess, and now she has risen to the position of Empress. It seems that her family has a very strong backing. Looking at Lin Feng, her expression showed a mixture of pride, jealousy, and doubt.

Lin Feng's temperament is completely different from Lan Feng's, and they naturally noticed this. However, Lin Feng's appearance is undeniably that of the most beautiful woman, and Lin Feng himself cannot deny it.

The two women held their heads high, like two proud roosters, waiting for this disgraced concubine to kneel before them.

However, something astonishing happened. Lin Feng snorted, rolled his eyes, looked up at the sky, and made a very graceful yawning gesture, actually trampling the dignity of the Empress and the Imperial Concubine under his feet!

"Phoenix Consort! How dare you..." Consort Rong couldn't help but raise her eyebrows in fury, she was enraged. She had never been insulted like this before! This little blue phoenix dared to stick its tail up to the sky! Even if she returned to Changpan Palace, she would only be a disgraced consort, how dare it be so presumptuous in front of her?

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Feng's eyes widened, and he struck with lightning speed. With a crisp and loud "slap!", a bright red five-finger mark appeared on Consort Rong's jade-like face!

"How dare you! You don't even kneel and pay your respects to me, King Lei! Didn't these women from Tiancheng learn any manners when they entered the palace? How could such trash be made a Noble Consort? King Lei's standards are truly high." After beating the woman, Lin Feng slowly waved his hand and spoke coldly with his nostrils flared.