Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

Tianqi Square.

When Mu An and his group met Jun Ji, there were not many people left with him.

The once bloated group scattered and fled, leaving only a few eunuchs and more than fifty personal guards following behind him.

All the generals were gone; they had all vanished without a trace.

Rather than fighting to the death, most people would rather gamble, betting that if they paid a sufficient price, the new emperor would grant a general amnesty and let them off lightly.

After all, throughout history, the struggle for imperial power has always been fought by the core leadership; killing too many ordinary soldiers would only weaken the court itself.

The purpose of the fighting was to win the throne, not to kill more soldiers. The surviving soldiers were still the good sons of the Great Qi.

Being exiled to the frontier to guard the border and excluded from the center of power is better than losing one's life directly.

Ultimately, most soldiers couldn't distinguish the truth; they didn't know who the legitimate ruler was, nor whether the orders truly came from the emperor on the throne.

Anyway, that's what their general said, and that's what their direct superiors said too.

From the very beginning, their training was to obey orders from superiors, to obey the general's orders, with each level controlling the next, and so on.

Everyone involved in the war believed that they were on the side of justice, the defenders of imperial power, and the guardians of the Great Qi.

The rights and wrongs involved are difficult to explain in just a few words.

On the south side of Tianqi Square, Mu An held the hilt of his sword in his right hand, standing three steps in front of Princess Yongning.

He changed into a silver-white fox fur coat, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist. The bloodstains on his body had been washed away, and with his handsome face, he now looked quite like a refined gentleman.

Those eyes still carried a chilling murderous aura that couldn't be hidden.

This is the consequence of killing too many people before, and even Mu An will find it difficult to suppress it in a short period of time.

According to Jun Yunxin's words, he no longer needs to kill people; he can just quietly stand in front and be a handsome man.

Although he didn't think it made much sense, just his face alone was enough to make the Second Prince's side tremble with fear.

But if I can get a fox fur coat and a priceless jade pendant for free, why not take it?

"You've arrived."

"Um"

"Have you come to kill me?"

"I need you, Second Brother, to die."

"Although you and I are siblings, we rarely communicate. I never imagined that we would meet in such a setting today."

"My second brother is twenty years old, so we don't have much interaction."

"That's true. When you were little, I held you in my arms. You would cry if I touched you even lightly. The sound of your crying was so annoying."

"I have quite a few people who are annoyed with me now."

A strange conversation was taking place in Tianqi Square. The two, who had been fighting to the death not long ago, were now chatting about everyday things, as if it were a conversation between siblings rather than a bloody struggle for the throne.

With everyone turning against him and his family leaving him, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and with no hope in sight, the Second Prince Junji calmed down.

He stepped forward, and under Mu Anwei's slightly glared gaze, he stood in front of Jun Yunxin and gestured with his hand.

"So short, he has no regal bearing whatsoever."

Despite being mocked, Jun Yunxin wasn't angry. She stood on tiptoe to make herself a little taller, but she was still much shorter than Jun Ji.

Seeing that this wouldn't work, she stroked her chin and thought for a moment before beckoning to Mu An.

"Can you do me a favor?"

After she finished speaking, she pointed to herself and then to Mu An's shoulder.

Mu An was slightly taken aback, then half-squatted down and let Jun Yunxin sit on his shoulder.

When he stood up again, Jun Yunxin was now much taller than Jun Ji and was looking down at him with a smile.

"Now, I am taller than you."

Junji was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, both because of Jun Yunxin's childlike behavior and because he noticed the change in how Jun Yunxin addressed him.

After thinking for a moment, he didn't refute, but instead nodded to Jun Yunxin.

Indeed, you are now more aloof than before.

After saying this, his gaze shifted slightly downwards, settling on Mu An, his tone tinged with regret.

"It is truly a great regret in my life that a strong person like you could not be recruited under my command."

Hearing the enemy praise him to his face, Mu An simply smiled. He shrugged slightly, signaling Jun Yunxin not to move, before speaking gently.

"There's always a first-come, first-served order to things, and besides, what the princess gives is something no one else can give."

Seeing Mu An's attitude, and recalling Jun Yunxin's questioning tone towards Mu An earlier, Jun Ji's suspicions deepened.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes, as if he had thought of something, but in the end he just let out a long sigh and started talking nonsense.

"So that's how it is! So that's how it is!"

You, Jun Yunxin! You actually fooled all of us! All that talk about being beyond medical help and nearing the end of your life was just a fabrication by you!

What a deep scheme! Using this pretext to make everyone look down on you, while secretly recruiting so many capable people! You've been putting on this act for so many years; my defeat was no unjust!"

The completely unfounded conjecture stunned Mu An and Jun Yunxin at the same time. Their expressions were synchronized, and they looked at Jun Ji as if he were a fool.

Jun Yunxin shook her head slightly and gently pressed down on Mu An's right hand, which was trying to draw his sword, as Jun Ji cried out.

She smiled at the man in front of her who had gone mad, and affirmed his words in an extremely smug tone.

"My second brother is a wise man. He is the first person to see through my true colors. It is my honor to be his opponent."

The recognition from his opponent was like a bucket of cold water poured on Junji, making him lose his previous excitement.

With red eyes, he laughed loudly three times, then looked solemnly at Jun Yunxin.

"The emperor of my Great Qi should have such spirit! I have lost, so I will give you one last gift."

After saying his last words to Jun Yunxin, Junji didn't even glance at the two of them. He turned around, took a few steps forward, and finally faced the direction of Tianqi Palace, bowing three times.

"Your unfilial son hereby takes his leave!"

"Bang!"

The gilded sword sliced ​​through his neck, gleaming in the sunlight.

The blood-stained sword lay on the ground, adding a somber touch to the Tianqi Palace.

Watching this scene, Mu An held his sword for a long time before finally letting out a soft sigh and putting Jun Yunxin down again.

His voice was very soft, as if he were asking Jun Yunxin a question, or as if he were talking to himself.

"I always feel like we're the villains."

Coming to her senses, Jun Yunxin glanced at him and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

"What? You regret following me?"

Mu An shook his head, his gaze sweeping past Jun Ji's corpse and looking at the magnificent palace in front of him.

"The victor is king, the loser is villain; in the struggle for power, there are no inherently good or evil. If we must say, whoever wins is the rightful heir!"

Inside the Tianqi Palace, the old eunuch's hoarse voice slowly rose.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince has committed suicide."

"well……"

After a long while, the aged voice rang out again.

"Another one has left..."

……

Outside the Tianqi Palace, the group stopped in their tracks.

Jun Yunxin stopped and looked up at the familiar palace in front of her.

The door was open, and there were no soldiers guarding it. It seemed that the people inside already knew what was happening outside and had opened the door on their own initiative.

For some reason, Jun Yunxin felt that this palace, which she knew so well, was now like a giant beast that was about to devour her.

She had skipped and hopped into the palace countless times, running around, making a ruckus, and shouting inside.

She knew every object in the palace well, because she had messed up most of them.

Thinking back, I was quite mischievous as a child.

She glanced at the deep palace, then at the crowd behind her, and then at Lin Li standing to her left.

She took seven or eight deep breaths before straightening her long skirt and speaking solemnly.

"The rest of you stay here. Senior Painting Sage, Mu An, Lin Li, you will accompany me inside."

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