So satisfying! The Great Demon King wiped out everyone equally!

At this moment, a maid rushed into the palace in a panic, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, something terrible has happened! His Highness the Crown Prince has appeared in the palace for some unknown reason, holding a sword and acting like a madman, killing anyone he encounters along the way, and he is heading towards Fengyi Palace right now."

Upon hearing this, the old emperor trembled with rage, coughed violently, and his eyes nearly bulged out. He roared, "You rebellious son! Is he planning a rebellion?"

Upon hearing this, the Empress turned pale, hurriedly got out of bed, and knelt down in front of the Emperor. She said urgently, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince could never do such a foolish thing. He is our son, and you have always trusted his character. He would never commit regicide or rebellion."

Just then, Eunuch Gao rushed in, his face full of terror: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Run! His Highness the Crown Prince has gone mad with rage and is already... already at Fengyi Palace."

In an instant, Canglan strode into the palace, long sword in hand. She was covered in blood, her sword dripping with blood, and she exuded a chilling killing intent.

He turned to the maids and eunuchs and shouted angrily, "Get out of here, and I'll spare your lives!"

The group of people were so frightened that they fled in panic. In an instant, only the Empress and the Emperor remained in the palace.

Cang Lan, knife in hand, approached step by step. The old emperor's eyes widened in fury, and he shouted, "You unfilial son, what are you trying to do?" The empress was also intimidated by Cang Lan's murderous aura, and her voice trembled, "Yun Zhou, what's wrong with you? I am your mother! How could you do such a rebellious thing? Quickly, put down your knife and kneel down before your father."

Cang Lan flung the Empress away, saying, "Look carefully, I am not Xiao Yunzhou." With that, Cang Lan transformed back into her original form.

The emperor and empress were both terrified, and they asked tremblingly, "What kind of monster are you? How did you manage to take the form of my son, Yunzhou? What do you want to do?"

"I am Zhao Linlang, daughter of Zhao Shibao. Xiao Yunzhou wiped out my entire Zhao family, and today, of course I'm here to wipe out his entire family!"

The old emperor glared at Cang Lanjue and said sternly, "You dare to murder the emperor, defying the world's will! Do you know that what awaits you is eternal damnation?"

"The emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people. You have committed such heinous crimes that you should pay with your lives. What? You think that killing someone to cover up your crimes is enough, but killing someone to cover up your crimes is an eternal damnation? How utterly ridiculous!"

"Pfft!" The old emperor was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Hey, where are you spraying?"

The Empress hurriedly stepped in front of the Emperor, pleading, "Please don't harm Your Majesty. It's all my fault for failing to raise my son properly. I will definitely have Yunzhou apologize to the Zhao family, rebuild their ancestral hall, and repair their tombstones. If you kill us, the Zhao family members cannot be brought back to life. Let's sit down..."

Canglan ignored the Empress's words, raised his knife and struck, instantly decapitating the Empress, whose blood splattered all over the old Emperor's face.

The old emperor's eyes widened in horror as he cried out in anguish, "Empress! Empress!"

Cang Lan looked at the old emperor, her tone icy: "As the emperor, you allowed Xiao Yunzhou to exterminate the entire Zhao family, causing them to suffer utter destruction. My father was so loyal to you, yet you are so heartless and ungrateful."

The old emperor stubbornly replied, "They died for their sovereign; their deaths were worthy of their cause."

Cang Lan slapped him across the face and revealed a wicked smile, "Still being stubborn even when you're about to die! Don't worry, your son Xiao Yunzhou will be going down to join you soon."

"And also, your most hated son, Prince Ning, will soon take your place."

"you you……"

"What do you mean, 'you'? Die!" With that, he chopped off the old emperor's head with a single stroke.

Afterwards, Canglan left the palace carrying the two heads. By this time, some informants in the palace had already spread the news of the Crown Prince's rebellion, and some ministers were already preparing to enter the palace. Everyone was in danger.

Canglan also arrived outside the Ning Prince's residence, tied a note with important information to an arrow, and shot it with all his might. The arrow flew through the wind and landed directly on the window of the Ning Prince's study.

"An assassin!" the guards of the Prince's mansion shouted instantly, and everyone hurriedly chased after the direction from which the arrow had been shot.

Hearing the commotion, Prince Ning was puzzled, but his gaze was drawn to the arrow on the window. He took the note off the arrow, unfolded it, and read: "The Crown Prince has rebelled and is plotting to assassinate the Emperor. Come quickly to the rescue. Capture Xiao Yunzhou, and you may ascend the throne."

Prince Ning's eyes narrowed, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he roared, "All of you, come back to me! Quickly gather your troops and enter the palace immediately!"

It turns out that Prince Ning was born from a night of passion when the old emperor forced himself on a palace maid who was cleaning the empress's palace while he was drunk. Because of his mother's lowly status, Prince Ning was disliked by the emperor from a young age.

Furthermore, his birth mother was a palace maid in the Empress's palace who not only seduced the Emperor but also became pregnant and gave birth to a child before the Empress, which was extremely disrespectful. Therefore, from birth, Prince Ning was separated from his birth mother by the Empress, and they were strictly forbidden from seeing each other.

From then on, the Empress naturally stopped caring about Prince Ning and left him entirely to be taught by his wet nurse. However, the palace maids and eunuchs were all opportunistic and, seeing the Empress's attitude, they also stopped paying attention to Prince Ning. His birth mother gradually died in this oppressive environment.

Later, after Xiao Yunzhou was born, the Empress focused all her energy on her own child, leaving Prince Ning to fend for himself.

Xiao Yunzhou was born as the Crown Prince and was loved by everyone, while Prince Ning could only struggle on his own. As he grew up, Prince Ning was exceptionally intelligent, but due to the emperor's suspicion, he was only given the title of Prince Ning and was no longer valued.

In the original text, before Xiao Yunzhou ascended the throne, rumors circulated that Prince Ning was more suitable to be emperor. Given Xiao Yunzhou's character, he naturally could not tolerate Prince Ning after his ascension and thus, on charges of treason, ordered Prince Ning to drink a cup of poisoned wine. In this way, Prince Ning, a talented individual who should have achieved great things, died unjustly.

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In the Crown Prince's residence, Xiao Yunzhou suddenly awoke from his dream, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, his heart pounding like a drum. In that dream, he had rebelled, killing his own father and mother with a swift stroke of his sword; the scene was so real, as if he were actually there.

Zhao Linglong, who was standing nearby, was awakened by Xiao Yunzhou's movements. Still sleepy, she murmured softly, "Yunzhou, were you having a nightmare?"

The next second, there were two muffled thuds, and two bloody heads were thrown onto the bed.

Zhao Linglong's eyes widened instantly, and she screamed in terror, "Assassins! Assassins!"

Xiao Yunzhou was also startled by this sudden turn of events, and the two quickly got off the bed. At this moment, Xiao Yunzhou's eyes were fixed on the two heads.

When he turned one of the heads over with trembling hands, he was shocked to see his mother's face, and the other was his father's face.

Xiao Yunzhou was struck dumb, collapsing to the ground with a thud, muttering, "What happened? What happened? It was clearly a dream just now... How could he do such a thing..." He fell into deep self-doubt.

"Hehe, now it's your turn!"

A sinister and terrifying sound came like a ghost. Xiao Yunzhou and Zhao Linglong turned around in fright and saw Cang Lan leap down from the roof beam.