The ancient martial arts master traveled through time

There is no such thing as sympathy or tenderness for her, it only matters whether she likes it or not.

Lord Zheng hid in the crowd to reduce his presence. He hoped that the Ninth Prince would forget him and the Emperor would not see him, so that he could escape danger.

In this festive palace, Ruan Xiaojiu's eyes were cold and her face was cunning. She looked at the families of several rebellious ministers, thinking about how to seize their inheritance.

The family members huddled together, fearing the Emperor's wrath and the execution of their entire clan. Their faces were pale, their eyes filled with worry and fear. Ruan Xiaojiu approached them and said in a cold voice, "Your father has been captured for rebellion, causing great losses to the Qin State. If you wish to live, I think you should show some sign of loyalty."

Her gaze swept over each person, piercing their souls like a sharp blade. Ruan Xiaojiu knew that these people not only had some properties in Qin, but also had manors and shops abroad. Confiscating their property would not be enough to confiscate their foreign wealth, and she had no intention of letting go of that wealth.

Ruan Xiaojiu said, "This king is kind-hearted. Don't say that this king didn't give you a chance to live. One million, one million to buy each of your lives. Your father committed a heinous crime that would have resulted in the extermination of nine generations of his clan. Today, this king shows mercy and allows you to pay money to buy your lives. As long as each of you pays one million, you can go home and live a peaceful life. How about that? Isn't it a good deal? One million won't buy you any loss or deception, and it's not much for the families of you old officials."

As soon as these words came out, the family members were in an uproar and began to discuss quietly, "How can we have so much money? Isn't this just trying to force us to death? And she said it so righteously. Why does she have to pretend to be such a saint?"

Ruan Xiaojiu had good hearing and heard all their discussions, but she smiled and didn't care.

Lord Li's family did not see their father thrown into prison, so they did not participate in their discussion.

"I will only give you two days. When the time is up, I will kill one person per hour, and I will kill you with my own hands. So don't count on luck." Ruan Xiaojiu said, turning around. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a gust of wind from behind. Ruan Xiaojiu curled his lips, turned around, grabbed the man's neck, and said, "You want to die? I will grant you that."

After he finished speaking, the man's neck broke with a snap, and his body fell limply to the ground.

The one who made the sneak attack was Zhang Lei, the son of Lord Zhang. He was angry that Ruan Xiaojiu ordered his father to be beheaded and his son to be beaten, and finally asked for so much money before letting them go. How could their family afford so much money to buy their lives? He watched Ruan Xiaojiu turn around, and murderous thoughts rose in his heart. If Ruan Xiaojiu died, it would be fine. If she died, no one would force them to pay for their lives. Since the emperor did not execute the entire nine clans at that time, he naturally let them go and would not do such a despicable thing. But Ruan Xiaojiu actually came up with such a dirty trick to scare them. He wanted to kill her, but before he could get close, he was strangled to death by Ruan Xiaojiu. All this happened suddenly and ended too quickly. The Zhang family didn't even have a chance to react before they died.

Mrs. Zhang screamed, "Master." She ran over, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly, "Master! Zhang Lei, wake up, God save me." She cried heart-wrenchingly, hugged Master Zhang's body, called out, and refused to let go no matter what.

Ruan Xiaojiu listened to the irritating crying and suppressed her impatience. She ignored the two people on the ground and said coldly, "From now on, you will all be detained in this Golden Palace. Only one of your family members can leave to raise money. When the two days are up, I will kill them. Those who don't want to die should send someone to raise money as soon as possible. So you don't have much time. If you have time to grieve, you might as well hurry and get things done."

The only people who could leave the hall to raise money were naturally the young men who were force-fed medicine by Ruan Xiaojiu. How could Ruan Xiaojiu give them a chance to escape?

Ruan Guolong, perched on the platform, was so angry that his beard blew. He had assumed that Ruan Xiaojiu hadn't mentioned the confiscation of property because he wanted to let them go. He had thought Xiaojiu had grown sensible. After all, Qin was in dire need of talent, and relying solely on force to govern could sometimes backfire. While the older generation had made foolish mistakes, the younger generations were well-educated, talented, and virtuous, and could contribute greatly to Qin. Freeing them would also earn Jun'an a good reputation. Now, with Ruan Xiaojiu's disturbance, there was no turning back.

Ruan Jun'an didn't care. He supported Xiaojiu no matter what he did. It was all for his own good anyway, so he just watched.

At this moment, a loud noise arose, attracting everyone's attention. "Your Majesty, I beg you to save Yuyan! She's dying!" Feng Tangzhou fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly to Ruan Jun'an.

Ruan Jun'an looked at Feng Tangzhou below and asked, "What happened to her?

"Yuyan contracted some strange disease a few months ago. It keeps coming back. I really don't know what to do."

Seeing his father like this, Feng Liushang, who was standing next to him, also knelt before the emperor and begged, "Your Majesty, please ask an imperial physician to see my sister."

Ruan Jun'an waved his hand and said, "Go get the imperial physician."

"Yes."

The imperial physician quickly came to the hall and took Feng Yuyan's pulse. Feng Yuyan was gently held down by several people to prevent her from struggling. She looked extremely weak, with her skin alternating between red and white. Her eyes were dull and her brows were furrowed as if she was in great pain.

After a thorough examination, the imperial physicians shook their heads, returned to the emperor, knelt down and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, Miss Feng's condition is extremely strange. We are truly helpless and cannot find the cause..."

Guan Qian'an, who was standing behind Ruan Xiaojiu, looked at Feng Yuyan worriedly, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Did she break off the engagement with him because she knew she had a strange disease? Guan Qian couldn't help but wonder.

Ruan Jun'an frowned, "Even you can't see anything? Then you can at least relieve her pain first." Ruan Jun'an said helplessly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's okay." The imperial physician wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned to prepare the medicine.

All the members of the Feng family surrounded Feng Yuyan. The sounds of crying and calling filled the hall, and there was an atmosphere of sadness all around them.

Ruan Jun'an felt a little guilty for not being able to help, so he ordered, "Go and find famous doctors among the people. If anyone can cure Miss Feng's illness, I will reward him handsomely."

"Yes." The guard took the order and left.

Guan Qian'an felt very distressed when he saw Feng Yuyan's haggard face, but he had no right to go to her and could only watch and worry.