Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Over the years, Tong Yan has been busy with sect affairs and has often been saddened by her husband's early death. She regrets that she did not persuade her husband to stay on the mountain.

As a result, Ding Xia was neglected and learned a lot of bad habits from the cooks outside the gate.

By the time people realized it, this guy's personality was already set in stone and difficult to change.

So Tong Yan, after much agonizing reflection, had him practice the sect's internal energy cultivation technique, "Tian Tong Divine Skill," hoping to use the calming and desire-free aspects of the technique to correct his unruly character.

Unfortunately, before the cultivation technique could be fully mastered, another wave of turmoil arose in the martial world.

The sect needs to send someone to Beiman to deliver a letter.

The Sword Harmony Sect was already small in number, and at that time, many of its disciples were away busy with other matters.

Therefore, Tong Yan had no choice but to let Ding Xia take on the important task and travel far away on his own.

This led to a series of events that followed.

At that time, Tong Yan thought that Ding Xia was just a little mischievous and not inherently bad.

If she knew that Ding Xia's character had changed drastically after experiencing the trials of the martial world.

Later, coveting her beauty, he poisoned her medicine and then committed acts of betrayal against his master and ancestors, disregarding all human ethics...

I wonder if Tong Yan will regret not killing him on the mountain with one blow.

At this moment, Tong Yan stood atop the mountain peak, her white robes fluttering, looking ethereal and otherworldly.

She gazed northward, her red lips slightly parted, and she sighed softly, a hint of worry in her eyes.

With her unparalleled beauty, every smile and frown has captivated countless heroes of the martial arts world over the years.

No wonder she and Yan Chunyu's beloved wife, Wei Ziqing, were known as two peerless beauties, both of unparalleled in their youth and beauty.

But Tong Yan always kept her deceased husband in her heart.

Be mindful of worries and have few desires.

She has never opened her heart to any man.

She gradually developed her current aloof and world-weary personality.

Just as Tong Yan was worrying and sighing.

A pretty, lively, and adorable little girl walked along the mountain path.

This little girl bears a striking resemblance to Tong Yan; she is the youngest junior sister of the Sword Harmony Sect in this generation, and is also the daughter of Tong Yan and Guan Xiao, named Liu Li.

Seeing Tong Yan standing on the mountaintop, her gaze lost in thought, Liu Li quietly approached Tong Yan from behind, intending to give her a fright.

However, after only a few steps, Tong Yan recognized the footsteps.

Then a smile blossomed on her youthful face, like a lotus emerging from the water.

He immediately asked, "Li'er, what are you doing?"

Liuli immediately let out a silvery laugh, and rushed into Tongyan's arms like the wind, calling out, "Mother!"

With a doting smile on his face, he gently stroked the top of his daughter's head.

Her smile was like a beautiful plum blossom blooming in winter.

If a group of heroes from the martial arts world were to see this peerless and beautiful smile, they would probably feel that they would have no regrets even if they could just kiss her.

Liuli looked up from Tongyan's arms and heard her ask with a puzzled look, "Mother, why hasn't Senior Brother Dingxia come back yet? I'm so bored."

Tong Yan sighed, looked north, and said, "It should be soon. These are turbulent times. I hope Xia'er is safe and sound and will return soon."

"Is Mother also worried about Senior Brother?"

"After all, I watched him grow up, how could I not worry?"

"But I saw how fiercely Mother treated my senior brother before, and even scolded him..."

Upon hearing this, Tong Yan frowned and said, "If a child is not taught properly, it is the master's fault. If he makes a mistake and I still don't teach him, then I will be harming him."

Liuli nodded, seemingly confused, and said, "Oh, I understand. Senior Brother Dingxia was scolded because he made a mistake."

Tong Yan nodded happily.

"What mistake did Senior Brother make?" Liuli asked curiously.

"..."

Tong Yan stopped talking at this point, only showing a look of disgust on her face, as if she was ashamed to speak.

Then he said to Liuli, "You don't need to ask about this. In short, my senior brother made a big mistake, which is why I punished him."

Liuli nodded and said, "Then I won't ask anymore."

Then, she turned around and threw herself into Tong Yan's arms, hugging him even tighter.

The wind was strong at the mountaintop, and Tong Yan turned to look at the misty, cloud-shrouded area.

This sudden change in circumstances is just like the political landscape of the martial arts world.

I heard that a woman entered the court and a young emperor took over.

The hen's crowing at dawn signifies a reversal of fortune.

It is unknown how the situation will develop in the future.

Thinking of the Marquis of Anguo, a woman who had entered the government, Tong Yan couldn't help but feel curious.

Just how charming and romantic was she?

It would be wonderful to see it in person.

Chapter 54 Traveling a Thousand Miles Just to Steal a Home

The sky was clear and cloudless.

Within the territory of the six prefectures of Huai'an, hundreds of miles away from the imperial city.

On the smooth official road leading to Lingnan.

A beautifully decorated, sturdy horse-drawn carriage was moving quietly along the dirt road.

This carriage was a four-horse carriage with wide shafts and shock-absorbing springs. It was something that only royalty and high-ranking officials could possess.

The pattern on the carriage curtains also indicates that the person sitting inside was a member of the royal family.

If any high-ranking officials or nobles in the capital were to see this carriage, they would surely find it extremely familiar.

This is because it is the phoenix-drawn golden palanquin that Princess Jiang Qianju, the eldest princess of the Great Zheng Dynasty, often used.

The person sitting in the carriage was none other than...

Who else could it be but Chi Junlin?

Of course, such a spacious carriage couldn't possibly contain only Chi Junlin himself.

Besides her, the carriage owner, Jiang Qianju, was also seated inside.

The two "maids" accompanying Jiang Qianju also looked somewhat familiar.

If any high-ranking officials were present, they would recognize that the two were actually "Empress" Yang Yurou and "Consort" Yu Xiao.

Chi Junlin's trip with these three people was certainly not for any official business.

It was obvious that Jiang Qianju was sullen all day in the palace, and she was talking about things like "Lingnan" and "lychee" in a coquettish way next to Chi Junlin.

So Chi Junlin made up his mind to take the three of them on this trip.

However, the journey was quite far, probably several hundred miles from the capital.

The purpose of the trip was also very clear.

It is Mengzhu Ridge and Jiuyi Mountain, which are among the Five Ridges.

However, Chi Junlin's trip with Jiang Qianju and the others wasn't entirely because he was bored.

Admittedly, after Chi Junlin's domineering rule, the entire imperial city appears peaceful and the government is efficient, and the court is stable.

Chi Junlin spends his days there, gazing around like an eagle and a wolf, and his neck gets sore from all that.

However, for Chi Junlin, there are two more unstable factors that he needs to resolve personally.

One of them was the Lou family of Xiangdi, who had always opposed the Dazheng court.

As previously mentioned, the Lou family, as descendants of the royal family of the Southern Kingdom, were not content with their status as marquises and governors of a region during the Dazheng era.

They have been plotting to overthrow the imperial court for a long time.

This matter seems simple to resolve; it's like dealing with the Fu family – just order the extermination of three generations, or if that doesn't work, execute nine generations, or send troops to kill them all locally.

However, the actual situation of the Lou family was far more complicated than imagined.

One important point is that the Lou family itself is only a superficial force; what actually poses a threat to the imperial court are those powerful and uncontrollable Jianghu organizations.

Because the Lou family itself had intricate connections with the martial arts sects of the Southern Kingdom, the power of these Jianghu organizations actually represented the forces of various clans opposing the Great Zheng Dynasty.

This force is inexhaustible; it will only multiply with each killing.

Therefore, the best solution is to dismantle the Lou clan at its source and control this power from within as much as possible, ideally making it available to the Red Emperor.

This matter requires someone who can make decisions and has sufficient authority to do it.

Looking closely at the court, among all the officials, it seems that apart from Chi Junlin, only Yuan Zhaoji is capable of accomplishing this task.

Chi Junlin was naturally unwilling to let his precious Zhaoji go to the tiger's den.

So after much thought, only Chi Junlin could personally do this.

In addition, setting aside the Lou family, the Ding shrimp is also a significant destabilizing factor.

To others, it might seem ridiculous to put Ding Xia and Lou Shi on the same scale.

But only Chi Junlin in this world knows just how troublesome Ding Xia really is.

Don't think of Ding Xia as just a jackhammer who's born to attract women.

More importantly, this guy has superpowers and is a chosen one.

Before his harem was completely emptied, he was like an unkillable cockroach, able to roam freely all over the world.

If left unchecked, and he takes all those righteous sword masters and demonic saintesses into his harem... it's hard to say whether he might collude with those inside and outside the righteous path and cause a huge uproar for Chi Junlin.

Therefore, Chi Junlin will definitely take him seriously.

Ideally, we should take advantage of all his concubines before he even matures.

Just like Jiang Qianju and Yuan Zhaoji, they were taken into Chi Junlin's harem and put to use.

Their first objective was to steal Ding Xia's hometown.

That is, the peerless Sword Harmony Sect Master, and her cold and beautiful master's wife, with a youthful face.

Now, let's return to the topic of this trip.

The people Chi Junlin brought out were also carefully chosen.

For example, Jiang Qianju is someone who must be brought along. Because Chi Junlin likes her very much.

Then Yang Yuruo also had to be brought along, because Chi Junlin liked her very much.

Then Yu Xiao, naturally, had to be brought along as well. Because Chi Junlin still liked her very much.

As for the other women, Chi Junlin didn't dislike them either.

For example, I would actually like to bring Yuan Zhaoji along.

However, for the imperial court, Yuan Zhaoji was far too important.

Without her, the current court can barely function. Because the emperor is basically just a figurehead.

Therefore, Chi Junlin had no choice but to reluctantly leave Yuan Zhaoji in the palace.

In the current imperial city, there is the literary beauty Yuan Zhaoji and the martial hero Chi Junbao.

The "emperor" is also his little fangirl.

Even without Chi Junlin, the court officials couldn't cause any trouble.

Therefore, for this trip, Crimson King only brought five hundred personal guards and Crimson Blood Cavalry to guard against unexpected situations.

Given the current situation in Kyushu, five hundred cavalrymen are more than enough to handle any unforeseen circumstances.

However, after setting out, Jiang Qianju didn't like having a large group of cavalry following behind the carriage.