Douluo Continent: I'm writing a diary, and something's not right with you guys.

To give your heart to the wrong person is the most hurtful thing in the world. What's even more hurtful is that she doesn't even have the right to keep that mistake.

Xu Tianran bestowed upon her the honor of being the Crown Princess, but also placed even tighter shackles upon her.

Because he was disabled and unable to have children, he forced Ju Zi to borrow the sperm of other royal children in order to produce an heir with royal blood to consolidate his power.

In his eyes, Orange was never a living, breathing person, but merely a tool to consolidate his power, a vessel to produce an heir for him.

The moment this thought crossed Ma Xiaotao's mind, her anger flared instantly, and she immediately became furious.

"Xu Tianran is a beast! He's a complete scoundrel! He's incompetent himself, yet he still treats people like this!"

The far north.

The Snow Empress remained calm, having witnessed far too many such things: "Under imperial power, human life is as worthless as grass, let alone the wishes of women, which are never considered by those in power."

Hyotei didn't seem to have any objection to Yuki-tei's opinion.

Although both are women, they are quite different from ordinary women.

Anyone who truly regards them as weak women is simply doomed to perish.

At this moment, Yuhao's image appeared in her mind, which also gave rise to a bold idea.

Since she's going to be forced to have a child that doesn't belong to her husband, and since she can't be with the person she loves in this lifetime...

Then why not choose someone you're willing to be with?

Once this thought popped into her head, it grew wildly in her heart like weeds. What she wanted was never the position of empress, nor any overwhelming power.

She simply wanted to preserve something truly her own in this life controlled by others, a connection to the only boy who had ever given her warmth.

Starry Sky Forest, at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

A complex emotion flashed in Gu Yuena's beautiful eyes; she had developed a different impression of this human.

She initially thought this human was an ambitious man born for revenge, a war fanatic.

However, according to Lin Ye's diary, this person seemed to have a lot of tragic elements, which made it impossible for her to dislike him. On the contrary, she admired him very much.

Chapter 98 The Despair of the Orange

Gu Yuena rarely showed any praise or recognition as she slowly said, "Ju Zi was in dire straits, but instead of having her edges smoothed out, she dared to have the idea of ​​defying fate. This kind of mentality is definitely not something that can be kept in the water."

One night, she secretly drugged Huo Yuhao, stole his seed, and gave birth to their son, Xu Yunhan.

She did something that everyone in the world thought was outrageous, but it was also the only time in her life that she did something entirely according to her own wishes.

On a cool, still night, she looked at the sleeping boy, feeling guilty, reluctant, and filled with too many unspeakable emotions, but she never regretted it.

After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a son, whom she named Xu Yunhan.

This child was her only solace in the deep palace, her only weakness in the cutthroat power struggles, and the deepest secret she kept hidden all her life.

Wang Dong'er, who was eating, had her wooden chopsticks hanging in mid-air, and she even forgot to move the food that was brought to her mouth.

She stared at the diary entries scrolling through her mind, feeling as if she were nailed to the spot. Even her breathing slowed down, and her eyes gradually reddened with a sour taste.

It felt as if an invisible hand was gripping her heart tightly. Ju Zi's situation brought to the surface the deepest grievances and resentments hidden in her heart, and a surge of hatred mixed with self-mockery rushed up all at once.

She lowered her eyes, letting the tears well up, her voice trembling with barely suppressed sorrow: "At least she can leave herself something to hold onto, but what about me?"

Starry Sky Forest, at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

The golden vertical pupils of the three-eyed golden lion, which had been narrowed to slits, suddenly lit up.

It propped itself up on its front paws, shook the soft fur on its head, and spoke with admiration and confidence in its crisp voice: "She dares to do what she says and take responsibility. Compared to those hypocrites who talk about benevolence and morality but are full of scheming behind the scenes, she lives a much more upright life."

She publicly claimed that he was Xu Tianran's offspring, but whenever she saw Xu Yunhan, she would always think of the boy who called her "senior sister".

Her son's background was a secret she kept buried deep in her heart, one she couldn't let Huo Yuhao know.

The walls of the Eastern Palace are very high, and the rules within the palace are very strict. She bears the identity of the Crown Princess, raises the child with her beloved, and lives in a lie every day, yet she can see the shadow of that boy in the child's eyes every day.

She had thought countless times about whether or not to tell Huo Yuhao the secret, but every time the words were on the tip of her tongue, she swallowed them back.

She was afraid. She was afraid that revealing this secret would ruin Huo Yuhao's current life. She was afraid that he would despise her and hate her after he found out. She was even more afraid that she would completely lose the right to even have this secret thought.

She kept this secret her entire life, from Crown Princess to Empress, never telling anyone.

Looking at the diary entries in her mind, Zhang Lexuan sighed softly, her gentle eyes filled with deep sorrow and heartache.

Thinking of all the women she had met over the years who were caught in situations beyond their control, she spoke gently, yet with a heavy sense of empathy and recognition: "Women are inherently weak, but become strong when they become mothers. She kept this secret not only to protect her child, but also to protect the boy she held in her heart."

Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Girls' Dormitory.

The moment those words appeared in her mind, Orange felt as if her blood had frozen, and her body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

She stood there, stunned, her back against the cold pillar, her eyes filled with confusion, bitterness, and a hint of fear that she herself was unaware of.

"So... this is my future?"

However, this secret is both a weakness and a seed of destruction.

What makes a person gentle is always their weakness; what makes a person fall into the abyss is also always their weakness.

Xu Yunhan is her life, the sole reason she lives, but the child's background is like a bomb buried beside her, ready to explode at any moment and shatter everything she has.

She thought she had hidden it well, but little did she know, Xu Tianran had known everything from the very beginning.

Upon seeing this text, Ning Tian raised an eyebrow, a mocking smile curving her lips, her tone filled with undisguised disdain and coldness: "How could someone who has climbed to the position of Crown Prince in the struggle for imperial power be truly kept in the dark? He just doesn't say anything."

The far north.

The moment Hyotei saw this text, a chilling glint flashed in his eyes, his aura jolted, and the air around him seemed to drop several degrees in an instant.

Her tone was icy cold, and she expressed extreme contempt for Xu Tianran's ruthless methods. She said in a cold voice, "The most terrifying people are never the enemies in the open, but those who pretend to be ignorant while waiting to kill you in one fell swoop."

Xu Tianran knew this wasn't his child and didn't care; for the sake of power, he gave up on saving Xu Yunhan.

He never cared whether the child was his own; all he cared about was whether the child could help him consolidate his power and become a pawn in his game.

When Xu Yunhan was kidnapped and had the opportunity to use his power to exchange for the child, he did not hesitate to give it up, simply because saving the child would affect his path to the throne.

In his eyes, the life of a child, the heart-wrenching grief of a mother, were utterly insignificant in the face of overwhelming power.

The Snow Emperor's originally calm brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of undisguised coldness spread across his eyes: "Having lived for so long, I have seen countless cold-hearted people, but someone who can so easily abandon even their own nominal offspring has a heart as cold as the ice of the far north."

The phoenix flames surrounding Ma Xiaotao suddenly surged, and a scorching wave of heat burst forth. She clenched her fists tightly, her eyes filled with burning rage.

Ma Xiaotao's voice trembled slightly with extreme anger, filled with barely suppressed rage and indignation: "This kind of scum deserves to be torn to pieces! Ju Zi gave up so much for him, and he can just abandon the child like that!"

Ju Zi, heartbroken as a mother, conspired with Huo Yuhao to assassinate him and seize complete control of the Sun Moon Empire.

There is no greater sorrow than a broken heart. The moment Xu Tianran gave up on Xu Yunhan, the last bit of fear Ju Zi had of him, and the last bit of compromise with the Eastern Palace, that was her prison, vanished completely.

He threatened her life, so she wanted to take his.

This once docile and obedient pawn in his eyes finally revealed the sharpness she had hidden all her life. She joined forces with Huo Yuhao to lay a trap, personally assassinated Xu Tianran, and firmly grasped the power of the entire Sun Moon Empire in her own hands.

She was no longer the Crown Princess who could be manipulated at will, no longer a tool in anyone's hands; she had become the true ruler of the Sun Moon Empire.

Chapter 99 The Female Leads: Heavenly Soul, the Fall of the Douling Empire?

A look of surprise flashed in Gu Yuena's beautiful eyes. She looked at Ju Zi's desperate betrayal in the diary and said with admiration, "If you don't make a sound, you'll be astonishing when you do. If you don't move, you'll be ruthless and eliminate the root of the problem. This decisiveness is rare indeed."

……

"You guys eat first, I'm going to the restroom."

After Lin Ye left, the women present fell silent.

The wooden chopsticks in Wang Dong'er's hand fell into the plate with a "clatter," making a crisp sound, but she seemed completely unaware.

Her whole body trembled slightly, and the bitterness and sorrow in her eyes faded away, leaving only overwhelming hatred and determination.

She raised her hand and pressed it tightly against her chest, where it felt as if a raging fire was burning.

Looking at the diary entries about how Orange was willing to overturn the whole world to protect her weakness, she felt as if she were seeing her future self.

Wang Dong'er enunciated each word with extreme emphasis, each word filled with hatred and determination: "He harmed the person she cared about most, so she dared to overturn the entire world. I... I will do the same!"

With her accurate strategic vision and ruthless methods, Ju Zi rose through the ranks, from Crown Princess to Regent's Princess, and finally to Empress and Marshal of the Three Armies, earning her the title of "Empress and War Goddess" from the people of the Empire.

After Xu Tianran's death, the court of the Sun Moon Empire was in chaos. Everyone thought that a woman couldn't handle such a big situation and waited to see her make a fool of herself, but they were all wrong.

With a speed that no one expected, Ju Zi stabilized the court, purged dissidents, and firmly grasped the military and political power of the entire empire in his own hands.

She not only understands power struggles, but also warfare. She led the army of the Sun Moon Empire to conquer the south and the north, winning every battle and conquering every city. She earned the title of "Empress War Goddess" on the battlefields of the entire continent.

From a helpless orphan to a powerful empress and marshal of the three armies, every step she took was soaked in blood and tears, yet she forged a path of her own, one never before trodden.

Xiao Xiao returned and looked around, then asked the other girls in confusion where Lin Ye had gone.

Ning Tian pointed in the direction of the bathroom, and Xiao Xiao nodded and sat down.

However, she had just sat down when she saw this text, and her eyes instantly lit up like a sky full of stars, and she sat up straight abruptly.

Xiao Xiao clenched her small fists and pressed them against her chest, her face filled with undisguised admiration and excitement. Her voice unconsciously rose a few decibels, full of joy and amazement: "Empress War Goddess! So amazing! I didn't know this sister named Orange was so strong!"

Ning Tian nodded, the mockery and nonchalance on her face completely disappearing, replaced by heartfelt respect and solemnity.

She said solemnly, "Looking at the entire history of the continent, there are very few women like her who have taken charge of the military power of a country and reached the pinnacle of power."

Each of these achievements proves her military talent and decisiveness; she is practically a Bibi Dong from ten thousand years later.