My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

"This is an order!" Ji Yunshuang said, "Now you take your men back. I will personally select the people who go out of the city to investigate."

Seeing Ji Yunshuang's stern face and the fact that it was an order, Lu Yinheng didn't say anything more and obeyed Ji Yunshuang's command.

The soldiers' temporary resting place was also near the refugee resettlement site. Ji Yunshuang needed to arrange for people to go out and investigate the situation outside, and she also needed to go and dispatch people.

Therefore, Ji Yunshuang ultimately returned with the others. This was because she had returned to the space in a very rushed manner, and the monsters they faced this time were particularly ferocious and difficult to deal with. They also needed a great deal of various supplies.

She also took out a lot of medicine for treating injuries, weapons and other supplies from her space.

There were too many things, so to make transportation easier, she simply moved a few carriages out of her spatial storage.

The soldiers of Zhou had long seen Ji Yunshuang conjure things out of thin air, so no one was surprised to see her produce so many things out of thin air.

Lu Yinheng consciously arranged for soldiers to drive the carriage.

And so, Ji Yunshuang drove the carriage back with the soldiers.

After the massive explosion, Ji Yunshuang disappeared without a trace. Everyone searched for a long time, but couldn't find her.

As time went on, people became increasingly pessimistic.

Although the people are still praying for Ji Yunshuang's safety, the Zhou soldiers are also silently telling themselves that Ji Yunshuang will definitely be alright.

But in their hearts, they knew that Ji Yunshuang was most likely dead; they just didn't want to accept the truth.

Ji Yunshuang returned with Lu Yinheng and the others, stunning everyone.

At first, many soldiers couldn't believe it was real.

It wasn't until Ji Yunshuang spoke and methodically arranged the new tasks that everyone snapped out of their shock.

I believe she is truly alive and alright.

A thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd.

"That's great! The master is still alive!"

"He's a divine magistrate!"

"Your Excellency is like a god; with divine protection, we have nothing to fear!"

……

The soldiers cheered and danced with joy, sharing their happiness. Some soldiers even shouted that Ji Yunshuang had ascended the throne and become empress, saying that she was the true Son of Heaven sent to earth.

People surrounded Liang Zhonglin and his group of soldiers, asking them how they found Ji Yunshuang. Liang Zhonglin and the other soldiers answered truthfully, saying that Lu Yinheng was the first to see Ji Yunshuang.

It is said that Lu Yinheng was the first to see Ji Yunshuang, and soldiers excitedly surrounded Lu Yinheng, asking him if he had seen Ji Yunshuang come down from the sky.

……

The soldiers were as happy as if it were New Year's Day.

After the soldiers finished cheering, Ji Yunshuang said, "The main purpose of this scouting trip out of the city is for you to find out the situation outside and report back. It's not for you to eliminate all the monsters. So, your safety is the most important thing on this trip."

"Yes!" the soldiers replied in unison.

Ji Yunshuang had the items unloaded from the carriage and distributed to the soldiers, explaining the usage of the various medicines and weapons.

Many of the medicines she distributed to the soldiers were life-saving measures for those who were seriously injured.

After all, they didn't bring many people with them when they went out to gather information. If they were attacked by these monsters in a relentless attack, their protective suits might get torn.

Everyone felt heartened as they received the weapons distributed by Ji Yunshuang. They were also full of confidence for the mission they were about to carry out.

The soldiers, carrying the medicine and weapons distributed by Ji Yunshuang, left the city from four directions to scout out the situation outside the city.

After making the arrangements, Ji Yunshuang decided to go out of the city first.

Although she had figured out that the hallucination Lu Yinheng mentioned had nothing to do with the witch, she was still worried that something might have happened to the witch, so she decided to go and check it out herself.

Moreover, although the interrogation of the priestess was not going well, she did not give up.

Before leaving, Ji Yunshuang inspected several refugee resettlement sites.

Although news came shortly after Ji Yunshuang returned that she was alright, many people still couldn't believe it.

Now that they had seen it with their own eyes, no one had any more doubts. And Ji Yunshuang was the true Son of Heaven; when the news of her ascension to the throne spread, she didn't need to arrange for anyone to spread it; the people spontaneously began to appeal for it.

Fan Hongmiao and other civil officials, including Di Jiao, had long since lost all faith in King Qi Jing. They all wanted to seize this opportunity to gain favor with Ji Yunshuang.

While Fan Hongmiao was making contacts and arrangements, Ji Yunshuang left the city and went to the place where the witch was imprisoned.

By this time, the effects of the medicine she had injected into the shrine maiden had worn off.

The priestess has woken up.

Upon seeing Ji Yunshuang, her eyes blazed with fury, and she slammed her fists against the wall while letting out a piercing scream.

Before changing into her protective suit, Ji Yunshuang made a slight alteration to the inside of her clothes.

Upon realizing that she was being attacked with sonic waves again, she subtly moved her fingers and activated the noise-canceling device inside her protective suit.

The priestess's cries did not cause her any harm.

She stood calmly to the side, observing the priestess.

When the witch realized that her cries were no longer hurting Ji Yunshuang as before, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she stopped attacking Ji Yunshuang with her voice.

Ji Yunshuang then slowly removed the noise-canceling device and looked at her, saying, "Tired of shouting? Want to shout some more? I'm not in a hurry, I'll wait for you to shout slowly."

The priestess realized her cries couldn't harm her, so she refused to waste her energy any longer. She was simply angry; how could she have so many tricks up her sleeve?

Their methods were varied and numerous, making it impossible for her to defend against them.

It seemed that no matter what she did, she had a way to deal with it. What angered her even more was not Ji Yunshuang's various methods, but the mysterious power emanating from her.

It gave her a power she both longed for and envied.

Her eyes were bloodshot as she stared intently at Ji Yunshuang and asked, "How come you're not dead? Where did you go? The Immortal Realm?"

Her question seemed abrupt, but Ji Yunshuang understood it perfectly.

This indirectly confirmed her guess that the witch and the insects shared information.

Ji Yunshuang's guess was indeed correct.

During the time the priestess was unconscious, she was unaware of what was happening outside. But when she awoke, all the insects' information reached her.

In addition to information, she also shared all the senses with the insects she had developed.

In other words, the insects' craving to devour Ji Yunshuang, and the pain they felt when they were killed, were all transmitted to the witch.

The information that each insect possessed, and the pain it felt at the moment of death, were continuously transmitted to her.

She was not afraid of the pain of a single worm dying, but the simultaneous entry of thousands upon thousands of worms into her body turned it into an immense torment.

What alarmed her even more was this change.

This was completely different from what she had seen in the ancient books of the Wu tribe.

Furthermore, the sacred insects that she had always controlled had now broken free of her control. This made her suspect that something had happened to cause this huge change.