Madam, please listen to my explanation.

Chapter 126 Your Majesty, You Are So Beautiful
At Qiyun Altar, amidst the ruins piled high with longswords and rubble, several figures were busily searching.

Beside them, a large open space that had been temporarily cleared was piled high with gleaming gold.

A boy with slightly disheveled hair suddenly cleared his throat.

Before him, two longswords, deeply embedded in the ground, suddenly burst forth from the earth, spun in mid-air, and then clattered to the side.

"Oh? Senior Brother Sanlang, you...you can manipulate objects?!"

Xiao Yuan didn't see the incredibly strained expression on his Third Senior Brother Sanlang's face, who had his back to him, and was now filled with envy.

"Heh~ It's just a trivial skill, not worth mentioning!"

He casually wiped the sweat from his forehead and patted Xiao Yuan on the shoulder:

"I just had a sudden inspiration and accidentally broke through the Purple Mansion Pass, touching the edge of divine consciousness. Given time, Junior Brother, you can do it too!"

"Ok!"

Xiao Yuan nodded emphatically.

Since leaving Qu County and following Zhao Peipei Peipei, fighting alongside His Majesty, the cultivation levels of the Hehuan Sect members have advanced by leaps and bounds, and most of them have now entered the third rank.

Compared to his former arrogant senior brother Zhen Zhiping, he is now no less impressive!
"His Majesty personally promised that once this ruin is cleared, our Hehuan Sect will take root and flourish in the capital!"

"Still at the Hehuan Sect?"

Yuan Hongling swayed her hips as she stepped out of the pagoda, smiling brightly as she said:
"His Majesty instructs us to refine more elixirs that strengthen the body, cure diseases, and avert disasters. Furthermore, now that we have entered the capital and have the backing of the royal family, it is no longer appropriate to call ourselves the Hehuan Sect. Starting tomorrow, we will change our name to the 'Xuandan Sect'."

"Oh?! Xuanxuan Danzong... What a great name! Master's wife, when are Master and Ake arriving? Oh dear!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Get back to work!"

Lin Sanlang flicked Xiao Yuan on the forehead and hurriedly urged him to continue searching for gold.

Yuan Hongling gave a wry smile and began to survey the vast square.

Apart from Xiao Yuan, the youngest of the group, most people knew perfectly well that their master would not be returning.

She had no desire to explain anything to everyone, after all, her deceased husband's actions before his death were indeed somewhat unspeakable.

He had already arranged for his trusted confidants to go to Qingluan Mountain to fetch Ake.

Judging by the days, it should be almost here.

It's just pitiful that I'm so young, yet I have to live like a widow.
Thinking of her heartless apprentice, she subconsciously pursed her lips.

So it seems that once a man achieves success, he begins to sever ties with his past self?
Arriving at the entrance of the square, Yuan Hongling was even angrier when she saw several disciples holding up a plaque with the three large characters 'Xuandan Sect' engraved on it.
This emperor wouldn't even have a new plaque made for himself; he simply had someone flip over the plaque with the three characters 'Qiyun Altar' inscribed on it, rewrite them, and instructed them to hang it up for him.
Even if there were some old grudges between the two, it's far too petty for a ruler of a country to be like this!

The moment the plaque was held above someone's head, Yuan Hongling's eyes suddenly narrowed.

She could hardly believe her eyes until the familiar figure drew closer. She tried to remain serious, but in the end, she couldn't help but beam with joy.

"Master's wife, how have you been?"

Here comes the most promising young man in the hundreds of years since the founding of the Hehuan Sect, apart from the founding patriarch!
Why is she holding a child in her arms after only a few days?
"This humble servant greets Mr. Xu."

Xu Jinhuan paused slightly, then couldn't help but smile.

He knew perfectly well that his master's wife was angry that he hadn't shown up all this time.

However, with Zhao Li (Gu Yun) and Wan Ji (Zhuang) busy every day, he simply couldn't spare the time and energy.
"Go, play by yourself for a while."

"Oh"

He bent down and set Gu Niaoniao down, then bowed to his master's wife.

"What are you saying, Master's wife? It's not that I'm intentionally avoiding you; it's just that I have too many things to do and can't get away."

"The eldest brother is here!"

"Senior brother! It's been a long time!"

Nearby, the junior disciples, who were busy with their own affairs, finally noticed Xu Jinhuan and immediately gathered around. Yuan Hongling nodded with a smile: "Sanlang, didn't you hear your senior brother say that he's almost too busy to get away? Go and get some Nine-Turn Earth Yellow Pills to help your senior brother recover."

Xu Jinhuan's eye twitched.

As expected of that old lecher, his words are full of ravenous savagery.

"By the way, Master's wife, how is Ake?"

"We've already sent someone to pick them up; they should be on their way now."

"I'm afraid we won't see each other again. I'm about to head to the Southern Frontier, and I came here specifically to say goodbye to my master's wife and fellow disciples before I leave."

"it is good"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, a period of silence ensued.

Looking at everyone's busy figures, Xu Jinhuan felt genuinely gratified.

Regardless of what kind of master he was, at least he still had some feelings for these fellow disciples he had spent every day with.

These people did not suffer the same fate as before, being implicated by Ning Caixie and dying tragically under the Empress's iron heel. Instead, they have such a bright future, which is already a good result.

Thinking of this, he decided not to linger any longer and got up to take his leave, saying, "Jin Huan still needs to go to the palace to meet the Emperor. I will come to visit everyone again after I return from the Southern Frontier."

Yuan Hongling nodded sadly.

Since the poison of the Cold Marrow was revealed, and after the other party personally killed her dead husband, the two of them, though not exactly strangers, were not far apart.

I don't know how I'll explain all this to Ake when she grows up.

She didn't want to use any dishonorable magic to control her precious daughter.
But would she be happier to know that she has a father who would sacrifice both her and her mother to climb the social ladder?

Yuan Hongling watched the departing figure.
Indeed, once many things happen, they can never be undone.

Lost in thought, why did that damned disciple suddenly stop moving?
Could it be
"Your Majesty has arrived——"

Yuan Hongling abruptly pulled back the step she had just taken.

She shook her head with a wry smile, turned around, and gestured to those around her:

"Alright, Sanlang, call your fellow disciples to come inside and rest."

Xu Jinhuan stood in front of the square gate and waited quietly.

Raven's spatial teleportation can evade the gaze of the Kyoto Grand Array, a fact that Master Wu had already tested long ago.

But as soon as he left the Iris Pavilion, he felt countless eyes watching him.

However, it was still somewhat unexpected that the other party would come to see him in person.

One after another, the imperial guards, clad in armor and armed with weapons, escorted the imperial carriage through the wide gate into the courtyard.

A delicate, fair hand lifted the curtain, and a crimson-gold phoenix crown adorned with blood-jade pendants peeked out first.

The beautiful woman descended the steps gracefully, her jade pendants tinkling, a sight that soothed the soul.

This was the first time Xu Jinhuan had ever seen the other person in person, dressed in a phoenix robe, looking so elegant and noble.

The imperial guards on both sides made way for them.

Eyes facing each other.

Although it has only been a few days since we last met, it feels like thousands of years have passed.

At this moment, Zhao Ruoxi's face no longer held any imperial majesty.

She smiled faintly, her eyes as gentle as water, just like the shy kiss she shared on Qingluan Mountain yesterday.

Xu Jinhuan sighed from the bottom of his heart:
"Your Majesty, you are so beautiful."

(End of this chapter)