Shocking! In this matriarchal society, every man wants to marry me!

Le Xingxi's thoughts were all on Zhongtian, and she always ignored her senior brother. The two had little interaction.

But since they live in the same temple, they're bound to run into each other eventually, and Le Xingxi always receives a warm smile from her fellow disciple.

But today, Le Xingxi is well aware that His Majesty is making an example of someone to warn others.

As the ruler of a nation, Your Majesty would never care about the affair of a mere monk in Wudao Temple. The reason why my senior brother is suffering such excruciating pain today is largely due to Le Xingxi.

His Majesty looked down at the kneeling Yue Xingxi, his tone tinged with disappointment, and asked, "Xingxi, you actually pleaded for them? Do you think they don't deserve to die?"

Of course he shouldn't have died!

Le Xingxi wanted to roar and refute, but he swallowed his words. His Majesty wouldn't listen to anything today and would only think they were making excuses.

Today, Yue Xingxi did not provoke His Majesty, so who did provoke His Majesty today?

Unable to get help from His Majesty, Le Xingxi stood up abruptly, wanting to rush over to save the person, even though the flames would burn his body and disfigure his face!

He wanted to go up and rescue his senior brother, but His Majesty frowned slightly, nodded to Master Li, and the other masters immediately stepped forward and hugged Le Congxi tightly, making Le Congxi unable to move at all.

Le Xingxi wanted to escape, and the wails of the two men gradually subsided. She closed her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I am not feeling well. May I go and rest?"

Forgive him, he just couldn't take it anymore!

He wanted to be a quail, hiding in his own world, ignoring the harm, so he wouldn't hear his senior's cries of pain, he could pretend nothing had happened, and he wouldn't care.

He wanted to leave, but His Majesty held Le Xingxi's arm tightly and said coldly, "You are not allowed to leave!"

Tears streamed down Le Xingxi's face. He was terrified. His steps were rooted to the spot, but he dared not look at the blazing fire.

However, His Majesty glanced at Le Xingxi and seemed quite dissatisfied.

His Majesty then stood behind Le Xingxi, cupped Le Xingxi's face in his hands, and forced Le Xingxi's gaze to fall on the faces of his senior brother and the farmer.

"Xingxi, look at their fate! They disregarded propriety and indulged in momentary pleasure; this is their retribution! Xingxi, what about you? If you do something wrong, what will be your retribution?"

Le Xingxi somewhat hated that his eyesight was too good; he could clearly see the flames raging on people. He also hated that his ears were too good; he could clearly hear His Majesty's threats to him.

At that moment, he felt an intense hatred for himself for not being blind or deaf.

He regretted it. Why did he have to associate with Zhongtian? His tone was full of pleading: "Your Majesty, I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me, please forgive me."

Jiang Yuxiao's eyes darted around, and she asked somewhat nervously, "Where's your lover? Why hasn't she shown up yet! If I put you on the fire too, do you think she'd show up?"

Le Xingxi nervously looked around, praying in his heart that Zhongtian would not appear.

Jiang Yuxiao whispered in Le Xingxi's ear, "Xingxi, do you think she will come? I've been too good to you, making you forget my identity as the emperor."

Suddenly, an angry voice boomed in Jiang Yuxiao's ear. "Doesn't Your Majesty think it's going too far to force my child like this?"

Le Xingxi immediately looked over, and there appeared General Le!

General Yue appeared at Wudao Temple, wearing a tattered suit of armor, a testament to her achievements in battle. The hole in her chest was caused by an enemy piercing her when she was protecting the late emperor on the battlefield.

General Yue was followed by Zhong Tian, ​​who seemed to have wandered into this place by mistake. He looked up at the scene with some surprise, as if he did not understand why such a situation had occurred.

Jiang Yuxiao let Le Xingxi go.

Le Xingxi collapsed to her knees on the ground, her body limp.

Jingtai immediately ran over and helped Le Xingxi up with heartache. Le Xingxi was like a puppet being manipulated at will, with only her eyes showing any semblance of humanity.

His gaze was fixed on the two people on the fire. His senior brother and the peasant woman had closed their eyes and were unconscious; they must have been dead.

Well, sometimes death is a good thing. After you die, you won't have to suffer like this anymore.

General Yue knelt on the ground, his expression sorrowful: "Your Majesty, my son is still quite ignorant. I will take Xingxi back with me. In a few days, I will bring Xingxi to the palace to apologize to Your Majesty!"

"...It's alright." Jiang Yu smiled and said to General Yue, "General Yue, Xingxi has been cultivating in the temple for quite some time now. His health has greatly improved. Cultivating in the temple would only make him impure."

"General Yue, let Xingxi return to secular life as soon as possible and send him to the palace. His brother in the palace misses him very much."

Le Xingxi suddenly raised her head.

Zhongtian secretly pinched his thigh hard with his hand to pretend that nothing had happened and act as if he were a complete stranger!

He had arrived long ago. Even though she rushed over and chopped down that scoundrel Jiang Yuxiao with a single blow, her remaining rationality made her give up. She knew that if she rushed out now, she wouldn't survive.

She bit her lip tightly, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth from the force. Zhongtian tasted the sweet and metallic taste of his own blood.

She finally met General Yue!

Without wasting words, Zhongtian hurriedly said, "The repeating crossbow is in my hands, and I can mass-produce it. Shunning Express has given me ample funds. I can help you with whatever you want to do. Please bring Xingxi out safely."

General Yue looked at Zhong Tian with an inscrutable expression.

"Xingxi is my son, and I will naturally bring him back safely!"

"Get out of here now! You're useless!"

Zhongtian felt that she was indeed a useless thing, and she was no match for feudal monarchy at all.

Not only could she not resist, but even General Yue could not resist.

Faced with His Majesty's request, General Yue raised his head and said humbly, "Your Majesty, I understand. This is Xingxi's good fortune, and it is also the good fortune of the entire General's Mansion!"

Le Xingxi's senior brother and the peasant woman whose name he did not know were carried down. Their bodies had been burned black. They were hastily collected and thrown into the back mountain.

His Majesty grasped Le Xingxi's hand, ignoring his trembling, and said gently, "Xingxi, prepare yourself and go to the palace. I have been looking forward to this day for a long time!"

His Majesty left satisfied.

Zhong Tian immediately stepped forward and grabbed Le Xingxi's hand, but Le Xingxi shook him off. The way he looked at Zhong Tian had never been so unfamiliar and indifferent before. His tone was as if he were talking to a stranger: "Come here, don't touch me!"