The Empress remarried, and I retaliated by wiping out the court.

Three thousand imperial guards slowly marched to Xuanwu Gate.

Warhorses neighed, and banners fluttered in the wind.

Ye Wudao seized an opportunity and slipped into Xie Bingyu's phoenix carriage.

Inside the phoenix carriage, Xie Bing sat quietly in the middle, dressed in snow-white robes, her expression indifferent: "Your Majesty truly has a short memory..."

Ye Wudao laughed heartily, knowing that the other party had come for the agreed-upon matter.

He had previously used Xie Bingyu's mother's death as leverage to get Xie Bingyu to send a skilled person to inform Yuan Tingfang to lead troops to defend the emperor.

Now that the deal is done, it's time for him to keep his word.

He said calmly, "You've tortured Xie Wuming all this time; you must have gotten some results out of him, right?"

Last time Xie Wuming came to assassinate him, Ye Wudao secretly saved him and gave him to Xie Bingyu as a favor.

Xie Bingyu glanced at him indifferently: "I've obtained some useful information, but I want to hear it from you yourself."

Ye Wudao moved closer and naturally put his large hands around Xie Bingyu's slender waist.

Xie Bingyu frowned slightly and said coldly, "Don't you want your hands anymore?"

Ye Wudao whispered in Xie Bingyu's ear, "I'm a timid person. What if you scare me and I forget how your mother died? What would that be like?"

As he spoke, he buried his head in front of Xie Bingyu, savoring her fragrance.

"you……"

The intense male stimulation caused a blush to rise on Xie Bingyu's ears.

"His Majesty???"

The commotion inside the phoenix carriage immediately alerted Zhao Min outside.

She remembered that Xie Bingyu was always aloof and cold, so she thought she couldn't possibly have a relationship with Ye Wudao.

Ye Wudao smiled and said, "My dear consort, I have important matters to discuss with the Seventh Empress. It's alright."

"oh."

Zhao Min nodded as if she understood, and led her horse away.

Inside the phoenix carriage, Xie Bingyu looked at the lecherous man who had taken the opportunity to molest her, bit her lip in embarrassment, and said in a low voice:

"Don't go too far! Tell me! Who killed my mother?"

Ye Wudao took Xie Bingyu's two fair and delicate hands in his hand, brought them to his nose and smelled them carefully, while casually asking:

"My beloved concubine, do you know who your maternal grandfather was?"

"Grandpa?"

Xie Bingyu's eyes showed a rare look of bewilderment: "I don't even know my maternal grandfather's name, but I've heard my mother say that he seemed to be a very powerful person, and that even his name shouldn't be mentioned easily."

Ye Wudao looked at her and slowly uttered three words:

Your maternal grandfather's name is Liu Tianxing.

"Liu Tianxing?"

Xie Bingyu's eyes narrowed slightly, and she vaguely felt that the name was somewhat familiar.

It felt like I'd heard it somewhere before, but I couldn't quite place it.

Ye Wudao explained, "Above Grandmaster is Great Grandmaster, but 99% of Grandmasters in the world never cross this threshold in their entire lives. Fifty years ago, Liu Tianxing was the only one to do so."

"Back then, he dominated the martial arts world for thirty years. No matter how talented a prodigy was, they could only bow their heads before him!"

Xie Bingyu's pupils contracted slightly.

The term "Grandmaster" is practically synonymous with legend in the world today.

Grandmaster-level experts are already extremely rare.

In the entire Great Yan, the number of publicly known grandmasters can be counted on one hand, and as for great grandmasters... they are even rarer, appearing only once in a century!

"What are you trying to say?"

Xie Bingyu stared at Ye Wudao.

Ye Wudao did not rush to answer.

"The cultivation technique your maternal grandfather practiced was called the 'Pure Yang Everlasting Spring Technique.' This technique has the potential to allow a Grandmaster to break through to the Great Grandmaster level!"

boom!

A thunderbolt seemed to explode in Xie Bingyu's mind.

She looked up abruptly: "What are you trying to say?"

Ye Wudao looked at her and said calmly, "Your mother, Liu Bijun, is Liu Tianxing's only daughter. Your father, Xie Wuwang, married your mother not out of love, but because of that cultivation technique. He wanted to use it to break through to the Grandmaster level!"

Xie Bingyu's fingers clenched tighter and tighter as she suddenly remembered many things.

Her mother never mentioned her maternal grandfather from a young age, and repeatedly reminded her:

"Bingyu, remember this: some things are better destroyed than given to others!"

She didn't understand back then, but now, with Ye Wudao's guidance, all the mysteries have suddenly become clear!

Ye Wudao continued, "After your mother gave birth to you, she gradually discovered that Xie Wuwang approached her for the purpose of the Pure Yang Longevity Skill. Therefore, before Xie Wuwang could make a move, she secretly sent you out of the Xie family."

"Xie Wuwang also discovered this, and had his servants drug your mother's food. After knocking her unconscious, he tortured her for seven days and seven nights, forcing her to hand over the martial arts technique!"

Xie Bingyu's expression changed, and an extremely intense killing intent almost tore the sky apart!

Ye Wudao seemed oblivious to this, and continued speaking to himself:

"In the end, your mother couldn't withstand the torture and died. So, Xie Wuwang killed all the maids and servants around her, and then created the illusion that she had committed suicide out of guilt for having an affair with a man outside the marriage."

Xie Bingyu asked, "Why doesn't she hand it over?"

Ye Wudao looked at her: "Now that your mother has seen the truth, how could she not know that Xie Wuwang is a ruthless and vicious man? Once she hands over the cultivation technique, she will die, and you will definitely die too!"

"As long as the cultivation method remains undiscovered, you are safe!"

Inside the phoenix carriage, there was a deathly silence.

pat.

A single tear fell onto Xie Bingyu's fair hand.

She stared blankly at the tear, as if she couldn't believe that she was actually crying.

ten years.

It's been a full ten years.

People gossiped about her behind her back, saying she was the daughter of a slut, indecent and unclean, and that even the servants in the family looked down on her!

original……

Xie Wuwang was behind all of this!

She did nothing wrong, yet she had to bear the infamy for a full ten years!

Xie Bingyu bit her lip tightly, but tears fell like beads from a broken string.

Ye Wudao looked at her, then suddenly reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Xie Bingyu was usually cold and aloof, as if nothing in the world could move her.

But at this moment, her eyes were red-rimmed, and tears clung to her eyelashes like sparkling pearls, truly embodying the phrase "pear blossoms in the rain."

Xie Bingyu could no longer care about her usual reserve and burst into tears, burying her face in Ye Wudao's shoulder.

Ye Wudao sighed inwardly.

When Xie Bingyu isn't crying, she's an ice queen, but when she cries, she's an absolute stunner!

He put his arm around the woman's shoulder, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

At this moment, Xie Bingyu, having completely let down her guard, is the real her.

I have finally entered this woman's heart...

a long time.

Xie Bingyu stopped crying and said calmly:

"In this battle, I will wipe out Black Wind Stronghold for you. Afterwards, you will create the illusion that I have died in battle, helping me to fake my death and escape."

Ye Wudao raised an eyebrow, a sudden pang of sorrow and reluctance rising in his heart:

"Are you leaving?"

Xie Bingyu didn't look at him, but simply gave a soft "hmm".

"it is good."

Ye Wudao neither stopped her nor tried to persuade her to stay.

They didn't even ask her where she wanted to go in the future.

Because he knew that they were essentially the same kind of people.

Since we know each other, why offer advice? Why ask questions?

As the saying goes.

We may meet again anywhere, though separated by mountains and seas...