The tyrannical father was so intimidated when his own daughter was found during the raid.

A deathly silence permeated the dimly lit underground chamber.

Only the flame of the eternal lamp remained, swaying gently in the breeze.

Su Zhen remained kneeling stiffly for a long time without saying a word.

He was frantically processing the shocking revelation that shattered his worldview as he listened to his daughter's heartfelt words.

Looking back on these past eight years, I recall the tears I shed each year on the anniversary of my death, tears that felt like the deepest resentment.

The heart of this tough guy, riddled with wounds, suddenly began to pound uncontrollably.

"Bang!"

A dull, loud bang.

Su Zhen, who was still immersed in the pain of losing his wife and crying his heart out just a second ago, was now in tears.

Suddenly, like a tiger whose tail had been stepped on, it sprang up from the ground.

He stopped crying.

He lifted his long leg and delivered a powerful kick!

He kicked the corpse of the assassin who had just committed suicide by biting poison away from his feet.

With a "thud," the corpse slammed against the wall of the secret chamber and slid down.

"Great! Excellent!"

Su Zhen's handsome face flushed red, and the sadness and dejection he had just felt vanished.

They became excited and frantic.

He grabbed the jade pendant from the ground and clutched it tightly in his hand like a precious treasure.

He let out a chilling, villainous laugh.

Fake death and escape? Ran off to the neighboring Great Yan Kingdom to become the leader of a cult?

I knew it! How could the woman I fell for at first sight be a weak and sickly woman who couldn't take care of herself?

Fighting to start a business, murdering and robbing – that’s the kind of spirit my Empress should have!

Crown Prince Su Jin, who was still kneeling on the ground beside him, looked at his father, the emperor, whose expression had suddenly changed.

No, Father, weren't we just discussing how to avenge our blood feud?

Isn't your mood switching a little too fast?

Su Zhen didn't even bother to copy the mountains of gold and silver jewelry piled up in the secret room.

"Let's go! Back to the Imperial Study! We won't search this dilapidated house anymore; there are more important things to do!"

With a wave of his hand, Su Zhen led the still shocked and bewildered Su Jin and the amused Su Yaoyao away from the General's Mansion.

The family of three rushed back to the Imperial Study.

As soon as he entered the room, Su Zhen didn't even have time to drink some water before striding to Long Shu's desk.

He raised his broad palm and slammed it heavily on the table with a "smack".

The slap was so powerful that the jade seal and cinnabar pen on the table jumped half a foot high.

"Issue my decree!"

Su Zhen's voice was full of energy, and his eyes shone brightly.

Where is there even a trace of the dejection that comes with the death of his wife?

Crown Prince Su Jin and Crown Princess Su Yaoyao, who were standing to the side, straightened their backs in unison.

"From this day forward, the Crown Prince shall oversee all affairs of state in Da Yuan!"

Su Zhen loudly announced this decision, which was enough to shake the court and the public, without a trace of regret or hesitation in his tone.

"The rebellion of the Grand General has been quelled, and the court is in a time when everything needs to be rebuilt."

Without batting an eye, he came up with a perfectly plausible excuse for his absence.

"I intend to travel incognito to the neighboring state of Great Yan to investigate the people's conditions and learn from their advanced governance experience!"

To investigate public sentiment? To learn from experience?

You idiot!

He clearly couldn't contain his restless heart and was preparing to travel across borders to chase after his wife overnight!

The sudden and enormous overtime schedule threw Su Jin off balance.

This cold-blooded, ruthless killer, who usually kills without blinking an eye, stared wide-eyed, his face filled with terror and resistance.

Looking at the mountain of memorials piled up on Long Shu's desk, which seemed endless and he felt as if the sky was about to fall.

"Father! This is absenteeism! This is irresponsible truancy!"

Su Jin jumped up in a fit of rage, pointing at the memorial on the table and protesting loudly.

"Why should you go to the Great Yan Kingdom to find your mother, while I have to stay in the palace approving these tattered official documents?"

"I want to go to the Great Yan Kingdom too! I want to investigate the people's conditions! I want to go and kill people!"

"I want to go and see just how powerful my mother really is!"

Faced with his son's fierce protest, Su Zhen's response was simple and brutal.

"Bang!"

He drew the jade belt from his waist, transforming into a black afterimage.

With lightning speed, he slapped Su Jin hard on the buttocks.

The forceful suppression made His Highness the Crown Prince wince in pain and become obedient.

"You've gone too far! Father appointed you as regent because he values ​​your abilities!"

"If you dare to sneak out of the palace, I'll break your legs when I get back!"

Su Zhen suppressed Su Jin's protest.

Meanwhile, the father and son got into a fight over the issue of working overtime.

The culprit, Su Yaoyao, had already slipped away and made a hasty escape.

She ran back to the Crown Princess's bedroom with great joy and closed the door tightly.

International travel?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

She plunged headlong into her interstellar personal space and went on a shopping spree.

The protection money they made through shady dealings at Black Wind Village these past few days, and the gold those ministers earned at the skating rink in the Imperial Garden.

She neatly stacked the enormous sum of hundreds of thousands of taels of gold in her spatial warehouse.

"When you're away from home, you need to be frugal at home but rich on the road; these are all start-up funds."

Su Yaoyao skillfully packed several sets of light and understated men's clothing.

They also stuffed the space with a huge amount of sunflower seeds and snacks of various flavors.

Of course, most importantly, there are the various new biochemical weapons and interstellar concealed weapons that she personally prepared.

"The Great Yan Kingdom, the leader of a cult, a frail old woman..."

As Su Yaoyao packed the food, she excitedly rubbed her hands together in her mind.

"I wonder if the Great Yan Kingdom is rich enough; this time we're determined to fleece this cult!"

As night deepened, the hustle and bustle of Da Yuan's capital gradually subsided.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a major personnel upheaval had already occurred in the palace, which had just experienced a bloody calamity.

Outside the imperial city of Dayuan, on a wide and flat official road.

Two exceptionally fine, pure black horses galloped out into the night like two black lightning bolts.

The sound of horses' hooves shattered the tranquility of the night, raising clouds of dust.

On horseback, Su Zhen, dressed in coarse cloth and tight-fitting clothes, carried a huge package on his back.

He lacked the majesty of the Great Yuan Emperor in the slightest.

Like a镖师 (bodyguard/escort) traveling the martial arts world.

And on the smaller colt next to him.

Then there was Su Yaoyao, who was also dressed in men's clothing and dressed as a little pageboy.

A cold wind brushed against the father and daughter's cheeks, making their clothes flutter.

Two fast horses rode side by side on the official road at great speed.

The father and daughter on horseback turned their heads in unison and looked at each other.

Under the bright moonlight, their eyes shone with a clear yet mad light.

Under the guise of an undercover investigation, it was actually a cross-border search for relatives, a case of double-crossing!