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Chapter 272: A large number of people collapsed.
Mo Qianxun raised an eyebrow. Fine, my little 008 is quite greedy.

"Should I still contact her? And then you'll capture the system?"

[No, host. This is a strategy system. The higher the affection level of those around her, the higher the system's level. Currently, her level is above mine. We need to lower the affection level of those around her so that when her level is equal to or lower than mine, I can capture her immediately.]

Mo Qianxun fell silent. Favorability points? She looked at Gu Tianlin and saw her empress so reluctant to part with another man. Any man would be angry, right?

Gu Tianlin stepped forward, looked at the woman sitting on the ground in a disheveled state, and said sternly, "Shen Ru, what exactly is your relationship with him?"

Shen Ru glanced at Gu Tianlin, lowered her head, a dark glint flashing in her eyes, then looked up pitifully: "Your Majesty, as you know, Consort Sang poisoned me before. Although most of the toxins have been cleared out, some remain in my body. Daoist Nianxuan said he would help me remove the remaining toxins, but..."

Gu Tianlin's expression softened slightly: "He's just a heretic, how can you believe his words?" Gu Tianlin forcefully pulled Shen Ru up.

Mo Qianxun looked at the court officials and asked with some doubt, "Why do these court officials look at Shen Ru with more respect than they look at Gu Tianlin?"

[Host, these people are under her control. It seems the system gave him something; once their affection for her reaches a certain level, they will be controlled by her.]

"Is there any way we can break free from their control without the system and Shen Ru noticing?"

【This? I'll give it a try!】 008 transformed into an invisible light and quickly entered the mind of one of the ministers.

Strategy System: ...? What was that thing that just darted past in a flash?

008 entered the person's mind and, with a series of actions, killed a small pink bug inside the person's mind.

The minister collapsed to the ground instantly.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister?" Upon seeing this, the others quickly went to check on the Prime Minister. After all, with His Majesty present with the Empress, they couldn't do anything.

008 followed the hand of the person who touched the Prime Minister and went straight inside, wreaking havoc in all directions.

Then, one person after another fell down, and only then did everyone realize what was happening.

Since Shen Ru and her system had already sensed something, 008 obediently stayed inside that person's body and didn't move.

008 only dared to make a move when Shen Ru and the system shifted their attention to other people.

However, 008 didn't rush to get rid of all the bugs on everyone; instead, he left some of them.

"How about it?"

[I've already dealt with the high-ranking officials; the remaining small fry will be dealt with later. By the time I take action, Shen Ru and her system should have detected it.]

Mo Qianxun nodded: "That's fine, it'll be a good opportunity for Gu Tianlin to see Shen Ru's true colors."

[Host, do you have an idea?]

"Hmm! Let's wait and see!"

Mo Qianxun glanced at the time; it was about time, and they should leave.

Mo Qianxun walked to Yuan Jinyue's side and whispered something in her ear.

"Okay, I'll be careful."

Mo Qianxun nodded and looked at Hu Meier: "Sister Meier!"

With tears streaming down her face, Hu Meier looked up at Mo Qianxun: "Qianxun... I, I've taken my revenge, I've finally taken my revenge." Mo Qianxun squatted down and hugged her: "Sister Meier, now that you've taken your revenge, you can enjoy your life to the fullest from now on."

Foxy leaned on her shoulder and burst into tears.

"Where do you think you're going?" Yuan Jinyue suddenly reached out, and a black aura was trapped in her hand between the two of them.

"This is..." Upon seeing the wisp of black energy, Mo Qianxun had some guesses in her mind.

"No wonder you can refine fox spirits, so you're a demonic cultivator. In that case, you're even more untouchable." Yuan Jinyue said, about to crush the ball of black energy.

"Let me go, please let me go, and I can tell you a secret," the black mist suddenly spoke.

"Most of you demonic cultivators are very cunning. Do you think I would trust you?" This demonic cultivator was a righteous cultivator who had fallen into demonic ways due to wicked intentions; he was not a cultivator from the demon race.

"Really, I mean it. If you let me go, I can tell you everything I know."

"No need. I usually ask what I want to know myself." Yuan Jinyue said, directly crushing the demonic cultivator's soul. At the same time, the demonic cultivator's memories flooded into her mind.

"Heh, I see." Yuan Jinyue glanced at Shen Ru, her eyes filled with mockery.

Shen Ru: ...This woman's look, does she know something?
Mo Qianxun was not clear about what happened after that, because her time was up.

After Mo Qianxun and the others left, Yuan Jinyue helped Hu Meier up: "Your parents' souls are in his Imperial Preceptor's mansion. Go and rescue them. Now that Nianxuan is dead, their shackles should be removed. However, your parents were under his control, and they have committed some sins. I'm afraid..."

Fox Fairy clenched her fists and looked at Yuan Jinyue: "Immortal Venerable Jinyue, is there really no way to save my parents?"

"It's not that there isn't one; it's that you can go to the underworld to atone for your sins. Once you've atoneed for your sins, you can go through ten lifetimes of reincarnation as an animal and then you can start cultivating again or be reborn as a human."

Fox Fairy was silent for a moment: "Thank you."

Fox Fairy turned and disappeared; she was now on her way to rescue her parents.

Yuan Jinyue's gaze fell on Shen Ru: "Your Majesty, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Besides, what he promised you was probably just to appease you. Even if he hadn't died, he couldn't have fulfilled it for you."

"Impossible, he promised me." He promised me that she could do it.

Yuan Jinyue stepped forward and stood in front of her: "I've said it before, demonic cultivators are the most cunning. Do you think that when he masters this technique, the first person he'll want to get rid of is you, the one who threatened him before?"

Shen Ru was stunned: "No, no way!" She was, after all, his benefactor, how could he...

[Host, I told you before that demonic cultivators are extremely cunning. You pride yourself on your intelligence, but in the face of absolute power, your intelligence will be of no use.]

Shen Ru's expression was very unpleasant.

Yuan Jinyue looked at the large group of court officials who had collapsed: "Your Majesty, your ministers..."

"Guards, take these adults away to rest. We'll talk to them once they've sobered up," Gu Tianlin said, waving his hand.

"Yes!"

Gu Tianlin looked at Shen Ru beside him and suddenly felt that he didn't really understand his empress: "Someone, take the empress back to rest."

(End of this chapter)