Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 383 454455. Look, is that a deer or a horse? (Speech in the main square)

"Hmph! You seem to be having a good time! My daughter is heavily pregnant and still working for you!" Yuma stood at the window, giving Qian Renxue a disapproving look, and said through gritted teeth:

"You little brat, don't let me find out what you're doing behind my daughter's back! Otherwise, even if you're the emperor, I'll skin you alive!"

"Cough cough cough! How could that be? The Empress and I are deeply in love. How could I do anything to betray her?!" Qian Renxue looked at her 'mother-in-law' with some embarrassment, but seeing that her expression was serious and not fake, she could only nod awkwardly.

Meanwhile, the other concubines in the palace put down their mahjong and cards and quietly waited for Qian Lingyun's return.

As far as Qian Renxue knew, this harem was nominally her harem, but in reality... it wasn't at all.

It can be said that her harem was actually Qian Lingyun's former stronghold, and the families of these concubines had long been tied to Qian Lingyun's Holy Soul Palace.

Compared to himself, the former crown prince who got along with the princes in every way.

The forces represented by the concubines naturally leaned more towards Qian Lingyun, who was determined to wage war against the three kingdoms of the original Douluo Continent.

Seeing that the battle on the distant horizon had completely stopped, Qian Renxue and the entire harem were on tenterhooks.

Until… a certain empress kicked open the door, swaggered into the room, and plopped down on the bed.

"Nannan, are you alright?"

"Honey, are you alright?"

"Is the Empress alright?"

The barrage of greetings made Qian Lingyun's lips twitch. She casually wrapped the blanket around herself and lazily replied, "It's alright! You all go play mahjong or attend court as usual. I'll keep my things!"

Upon hearing this, the mahjong concubines and Qian Renxue exchanged bewildered glances and could only smile awkwardly as they left the room.

Qian Lingyun lifted a corner of the sheet and saw that only Yuma was left in the room. She hurriedly sat up in bed, and under Yuma's gloomy gaze, pulled her to her side and cautiously asked, "Mom, I don't want to be the empress anymore!"

Yuma was taken aback at first, then smiled with relief and comforted Qian Lingyun by taking her soft hand:

"You must want to be the emperor, right? I knew it! That boy is no match for you. My daughter should be the emperor."

After finishing her speech, Yuma began to plan how to pave the way for her precious daughter, including bribing assassins and then forcing her to abdicate!

The thought of her daughter usurping the throne and becoming the emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire stirred her usually calm heart.

people!

You always need to have some goals!

What's the difference between a person without goals and a salted fish?

"Cough cough cough!" Qian Lingyun coughed awkwardly a few times, and looking at Yuma's serious expression, she was too embarrassed to say the rest of what she wanted to say.

It's true that she wants to usurp the throne, but that's not her original intention. It was something Qian Renxue casually revealed to her last night while she was working hard.

Qian Renxue is going to complete the divine examination. She doesn't have time to be the emperor anymore. It would be better to find a puppet and abdicate the throne to her. Anyway, the military power is in Qian Lingyun's hands.

Now that the second Holy War has begun, everything is naturally decided by Empress and Marshal Qian Lingyun.

And so, the old mother, who was determined to put her daughter on the throne, left the palace with a heart full of anxiety, leaving Qian Lingyun alone to discuss matters with Qian Renxue across half of the palace.

That night, the remnants of Shrek Academy launched a surprise attack on Sun Moon Imperial City, and a massive explosion destroyed nearly a third of the Sun Moon Imperial Palace.

When the various forces that came to the rescue arrived at the palace, they saw Empress Qian Lingyun holding a charred corpse and wailing. For a moment, the whole scene fell silent.

They all knew that, after this incident, the intensity of the war on the front lines would likely be escalated several levels!

The following morning, as the assembled officials entered the main hall for court, they were astonished to discover two things.

Firstly, there were far fewer people attending court today.

Secondly, there are two people standing directly in front of the dragon throne.

One was the empress who cried all night, and the other was Princess Xu Tianzhen of the empire.

"Gentlemen, with the late Emperor's passing, I intend to appoint the late Emperor's sister, Xu Tianzhen, as Regent Empress Dowager to ascend the throne. If no one has any objections, then let's settle this matter!"

After speaking, Qian Lingyun was about to place the little girl Xu Tianzhen on the dragon throne when several royal relatives with ulterior motives jumped out.

Their reasoning was also quite sound. Xu Tianzhen was still young and not very strong. What if the Shrek Academy tried to assassinate him again?

Furthermore, Xu Tianzhen has no experience in handling state affairs, and even with a regent empress dowager, she might not be able to do a good job.

Since things have come to this point, it wouldn't be appropriate if a few people didn't die.

Qian Lingyun closed her eyes, sighed, and gently tapped the table.

Outside the door, two palace maids led a sika deer in. Qian Lingyun pointed at the deer and asked with a smile:

"My esteemed subjects, I have recently acquired a purebred celestial steed. What do you think of it?"

"Empress, you're so heartbroken over His Majesty's passing that your eyes are playing tricks on you! This is clearly a deer!" A member of the imperial family scoffed, casually stepping forward to touch the deer's antlers, and teased, "In my opinion, to mistake even this, your eyesight must be failing you!"

"So this is a deer! How come I didn't know? I thought it was a horse!" Qian Lingyun turned around, feigning surprise, her right hand clenched loosely.

With a loud crack, the clansman was crushed into a bloody, mangled meatball in full view of everyone.

For a moment, the sounds of retching rose and fell, and the entire court was in chaos.

Just when everyone was trembling with fear and at a loss, a team of fully armed female soul masters surrounded the entire court.

Judging from the faint white light emanating from the barrels of their weapons, these weapons only needed to trigger the lower mechanism to unleash deadly flames.

"I'm too lazy to waste words. If you think it's a deer, move to my left; if you think it's a horse, move to my right!"

Upon hearing this, aside from a few troublemakers, most people obediently stood to Qian Lingyun's right.

"It's clear that most people agree with me! So, it must be a horse!"

After her gentle gaze shifted from her "own people," Qian Lingyun's scarlet eyes coldly fixed on the remaining individuals. She sighed, feigning sadness as she waved her hand, saying, "These few colluded with the Shrek Academy thieves yesterday to plot against His Majesty. Guards, drag them out and execute them, along with their entire families!"

Under the watchful eyes of the entire court, the chickens used as a warning to others were dragged out of the main hall by the Soul Master, who grabbed them by the collar.

The muffled thuds were crystal clear to the ears of the silent crowd.

The one who stood out was shot in the head at the gate, and his body was hung there as a warning to others.

Looking at the courtiers below who were feigning ignorance, Qian Lingyun forced a cold smile and said softly, "My dear ministers! The late emperor has passed away, and war is raging at the front. These are turbulent times, and we need your utmost attention!"

"How naive! Your elder brother passed away early, so you must do a good job as emperor in his place!"

As she spoke, two glistening tears involuntarily streamed down Qian Lingyun's face.

She rubbed her eyes with her sleeve, and the onion juice on her sleeve stimulated her senses, making her cry even harder!

Xu Tianzhen swallowed hard, suppressing her speechless frustration, and took off her dragon robe, draping it over Qian Lingyun's shoulders: "Sister-in-law, I'm not cut out to be an emperor. I know absolutely nothing about these things! You should be the emperor!"

"Oh dear! What are you doing?!" Qian Lingyun feigned anger and took a few steps back, exclaiming in surprise.

"Why did you put this dragon robe on me out of the blue! You've ruined my life! How can I be the emperor?! I should be the regent empress dowager! Quickly, take the robe back!"

The courtiers were momentarily speechless, but when they thought of the conditions offered by a certain duke last night, they knelt down in a row, looking as sincere as if they would kneel here forever if the duke did not listen to them.

Despite repeated refusals, at the urging of Xu Tianzhen and the civil and military officials, they finally agreed.

Qian Lingyun, who had already enjoyed the emperor's fantasy for a few seconds, still sighed, draped the dragon robe over Xu Tianzhen, and pulled her to sit on the dragon throne.

"Alright! I understand your good intentions, get up! But I don't want to be this emperor!"

With a confident stride onto the dragon throne, Qian Lingyun slammed her hand heavily on the desk in front of her: "During the continent-wide competition, the imperial heir was murdered! That very night, the emperor was 'assassinated'! This is something that hasn't happened in thousands of years! What do you tell me, what should we do now?"

"Oh! My esteemed Empress Dowager, I believe we need a powerful offensive to completely destroy the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent. We must conquer the entire Douluo Continent to wipe away the humiliation our Sun Moon Empire has suffered for thousands of years!" Jing Hongchen stepped forward from the crowd, representing the Mingde Hall faction and standing on the side of the new emperor.

At noon, the dust covers on the crystal projectors on the rooftops of all the Holy Soul Temples in the Sun Moon Empire were removed. The Sun Moon citizens, having nothing better to do, stood in the large square in front of the Holy Soul Temples, watching the projection screens and waiting for today's midday news.

Not long ago, these projection screens were broadcasting exciting scenes from the Soul Master Competition, but now, the competition can no longer be broadcast; all that remains is a full-scale mobilization.

In the scene, Qian Lingyun, dressed in white mourning clothes, stands in the center of the ruins of the imperial city. She is so pale that a gust of wind could blow her away. Facing the camera, tears are about to fall.

"Citizens of the Sun Moon Empire, in the early hours of this morning, assassins from Shrek Academy caused a massive explosion in the Imperial Palace. My husband, the Emperor of the Empire, Xu Tianran, has perished!"

"We stand here, on the land of the Sun and Moon Empire, in Mingdu, in this city that our Sun and Moon Empire regards as a jewel. Behind me lies my husband! He was our universally acknowledged good emperor."

"But standing before me are the subjects of the Sun and Moon Empire!"

"Since our defeat in the Holy War thousands of years ago, the pride of our Sun and Moon Empire has vanished! Those foolish bastards, Xingluo and Tianhun, think they can ride roughshod over us after defeating us once, trampling on our dignity at will! Just like yesterday!"

"They caused me to lose my child in the morning's grand competition, and then caused me to lose my husband at night, and they caused you to lose your monarch!"

"You might say: Your Majesty, this is truly unfortunate news, but I need a job and a dinner."

"Yes. You're right, life is indeed very important. But I must tell you, there is something in this world more important than life, and that is the dignity our Sun Moon Empire has lost!"

"As long as even an inch of Douluo Continent remains under the rule of those bastards, our dignity will not exist! As long as we fail to wash away the shame of thousands of years ago, our dignity will never exist!"

"What we need is not just a sumptuous dinner! It's a world! A world where the people of the Sun and Moon can be happy!"

At this point, Qian Lingyun paused, then her face contorted with shame and indignation. She spoke through gritted teeth, her expression rich with emotion:

"At Shrek Academy, whenever people from other countries mention the Sun Moon Empire in conversation, they let out a contemptuous laugh, as if that one defeat has frozen their fate forever!"

"It seems that in their eyes, we will always be nothing more than their defeated opponents! Their arrogance reached its peak yesterday!"

"How dare Shrek Academy defy the world and assassinate a wise and benevolent emperor!"

"What is it that allows them to act so recklessly!"

"And what is it that allows them to do such things while simultaneously claiming they are merely an academy and never interfere with other forces?"

"Is this what they call Shrek's pride?"

"I think so! They! They've been sending destroyers to our Sun and Moon Empire all these years!"

"They infiltrated the palace and murdered our Emperor!"

As she spoke, Qian Lingyun sighed and raised an eyebrow, signaling the Holy Spirit Cult members to bring up the Shrek Academy overseer team members they had captured earlier.

Fortunately, thanks to Zhang Lexuan, these unlucky guys were able to stay in the dungeon and eat their prison food instead of being taken by the Holy Spirit Cult members for supper.

In this way, every unreasonable behavior has a scapegoat.

"They! They are inner court students from Shrek Academy. They infiltrated our Sun Moon Empire under the guise of an inspection team and committed a series of heinous and shameful acts!"

As they were talking, the maidservant revealed one piece of solid evidence after another to the entire Sun Moon Empire.

Unfortunately, in the Douluo Continent, dinosaurs did not go extinct, and glaciers did not melt.

Otherwise, according to the Holy Spirit Church's divergent thinking, the extinction of dinosaurs and the melting of glaciers in the far north could be blamed on these few unlucky guys!

When members of the Holy Spirit Cult framed the woman for planting a bomb in the Sun and Moon Palace, the talented Consort Qian Lingyu fainted from crying in front of everyone.

With tears in her eyes, Qian Lingyun helped the unconscious Consort to her feet and gritted her teeth, sentencing the Shrek Academy students to hanging!

"Excuse my bluntness, but as the Empress of the Sun and Moon Empire, I am proud! I am proud of my husband who died young! Before him stood a nation with thousands of years of indomitable blood!"

"This blood once flowed in the veins of our ancestors, and they never yielded! Now, it surges within our bodies. Tell me, do you want it to cool down!?"

"Only shared ideals and common interests can unite people."

"I, as the new Emperor of the Sun and Moon, will shed my last drop of blood for our ideals and interests! Right now, in the Sun and Moon Empire, in today's Mingdu!"

"We fight for the glory of our ancestors! So that our descendants can proudly proclaim: We fight for the unyielding Sun and Moon Empire!"

"If those bastards from Shrek Academy don't put down their filthy claws, then I'll tell them!"

"Our patience has its limits! One day, we'll shut those Shrek scumbags up their filthy, lying mouths!"

At this point, a hint of fanaticism flashed across Qian Lingyun's face as she turned around and saw the streets filled with indignant citizens of the Ming capital.

She knew that she had planted a seed of anger for the Sun Moon Empire!

(End of this chapter)