Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

"it is good!"

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yue immediately stood up and cheered.

"Shen Lang is right. At a time like this, it's better to kill the innocent than to let the guilty go free."

Moreover, Chu Youwei comes from the Xuanyu Sect, and no one can guarantee that Qi Yinshang wasn't behind it all.

Even if Qi Yinshang was completely unaware of this matter, he should still bear the blame for failing to properly discipline his children.

As for Bai Tianyu, I had long heard that he was dissatisfied with Shen Lang, and had said more than once in private that he wanted to kill Shen Lang.

Given his personality, it's not impossible that he would collude with Qi Yinshang to persecute Shen Lang, causing internal strife in Blackwater City.

Therefore, Shen Lang handled this matter to my great satisfaction. I wonder if any of you have any further thoughts on this matter? Please feel free to raise them.”

Qingxuan Daoist nun was so angry that her face turned purple. Anyone with eyes could see that Jiang Yue was determined to protect Shen Lang, and there was no point in her saying anything more.

But Murong Wei couldn't help but say, "Heavenly Venerable, your handling of matters without careful investigation makes me seriously doubt whether you are worthy of the position of Heavenly Venerable."

"Oh, it seems you have some reservations about my becoming the leader of the Northern Martial Alliance?"

"Hmph, Heavenly Venerable, don't forget that without the support of my Great Yan Kingdom, would you be where you are today? And would Blackwater City even exist today?"

Jiang Yue's face darkened: "Murong Wei, what do you mean by that? Are you planning to turn against me right now?"

Murong Wei was not afraid at all: "Turning against you? Hmph, Jiang Yue, you think too highly of yourself. In the end, you and your mother are just two dogs that my Great Yan keeps when we have nothing better to do. Without my Great Yan, you and your mother would probably still be begging on the streets."

"presumptuous!"

A powerful surge of true energy emanated from Jiang Yue, directly locking onto Murong Wei.

In an instant, Murong Wei's body was lifted into the air uncontrollably.

But he wasn't afraid at all: "Think it through. If you kill me, what will you and Blackwater City face? Wherever my 100,000 iron cavalry pass, not a blade of grass will survive!"

"Then I will wait and see."

Jiang Yue ignored his continued nonsense and slowly clenched her open palm.

"Uh~"

A suffocating pain welled up from within, causing Murong Wei to groan involuntarily.

"Celestial Venerable, please calm your anger!"

Suddenly, Tuoba Ying knelt down and pleaded for Murong Wei.

“Your Majesty, Murong Wei is, after all, a prince of the Great Yan Kingdom. If he is executed in this way, Great Yan will surely retaliate.”

"Give me the answer: Blackwater City is facing attacks from both the Great Yan and Chu armies simultaneously. How much chance do they have of surviving this desperate situation?"

Jiang Yue lowered her eyes and remained silent for a long while before finally letting go of his hand.

"call……"

The moment Murong Wei landed, he felt his heart pounding. He greedily inhaled the fresh air and couldn't help but cough a few times.

"Out of respect for Tuoba Ying, we'll spare your life a little longer."

Jiang Yue ignored Murong Wei and turned her gaze to Shen Lang: "What do you think we should do now?"

Shen Lang shook his head and looked at Murong Wei, saying, "What a pity, Heavenly Venerable, you should have executed him directly just now."

"What did you say?" Murong Wei looked at Shen Lang in disbelief. "Do you know my identity? How dare you kill me?"

Tuoba Ying hurriedly said, "Shen Lang, I won't stop you from causing trouble for anyone else, but you absolutely cannot provoke this Fifth Prince of Great Yan."

Shen Lang sneered: "Just because he is the fifth prince of Great Yan, he should be eliminated even more quickly."

"I ask you this: if he were to die at the hands of the court's henchmen, what would the Great Yan royal family do upon learning of it?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Wei, without blushing or panting, stared at Shen Lang in utter shock.

"You mean, frame the Great Chu court? But will they believe it?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue's eyes were filled with murderous intent when she looked at Murong Wei again.

That one glance sent chills down Murong Wei's spine.

He was so confident before because of his special status, and he thought that Jiang Yue and her daughter wouldn't dare to do anything to him.

But now, if Jiang Yue really believes Shen Lang's words, then he might really be going to die here.

No, I absolutely cannot die here. My ambition is not yet complete; how can I die at the hands of a madwoman?

So, he suppressed his discomfort, stood up, cupped his hands to Jiang Yue, and said, "Heavenly Venerable One, I apologize for my rudeness just now."

The Great Yan royal family has always supported the Heavenly Venerable. We humbly request that Your Majesty be magnanimous and not blame this humble prince.

A true man can bend and stretch; let's just bear with it for now.

Unfortunately, Shen Lang had no intention of giving him a chance to breathe.

"Murong Wei, I want to know what your relationship is with Chu Youwei?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing. I've just seen you and Chu Youwei appearing together these past few days, and you seem to have a very close relationship. I was just curious and asked."

"This is Xiao Wang's private matter; you're meddling too much."

Seeing Murong Wei's eyes darting back and forth, Jiang Yue had already guessed the gist of it. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly and continued listening to Shen Lang.

Shen Lang said, "If it were before, I wouldn't care at all about your relationship with Chu Youwei, but it's different now."

"Chu Youwei is a henchman of the imperial court, infiltrated into my Blackwater City. I have an obligation to thoroughly investigate everything and everyone related to her."

Murong Wei's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Looking at Bai Tianyu and Qi Yinshang lying on the ground, still warm, and then at Shen Lang's ashen face, an inexplicable aura of death instantly enveloped them.

"I have no relation to her. We only had some interaction because I was close to the Zixia Sect!"

Almost instinctively, he immediately decided to sever ties with Chu Youwei.

Murong Wei had a premonition that if Shen Lang found out about his relationship with Chu Youwei, he would definitely not let him off the hook.

"Oh, really?"

Shen Lang looked at Murong Wei with a half-smile.

"So, the fact that Chu Youwei is a spy for the imperial court has nothing to do with you?"

"Of course," Murong Wei said, forcing a smile. "You don't actually think I would collude with the Great Chu court, do you? After all, I am a member of the Great Yan royal family."

Shen Lang snorted coldly: "Since it's unrelated, then may I ask whose child is Chu Youwei carrying?"

"What did you say?"

Qingxuan Daoist nun and Murong Wei were both stunned, staring at Shen Lang in disbelief.

Shen Lang turned his gaze to Daoist Qingxuan: "Sect Master Qingxuan, Chu Youwei is, after all, your disciple's wife. You wouldn't be unaware that she is two months pregnant, would you?"

"I……"

The nun Qingxuan was speechless for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Murong Wei.

Murong Wei glared and shouted, "What child? I don't know anything about him, and it's none of my business!"

"That's strange, whose child could this be?"

Just as Qingxuan Daoist was about to say something, she suddenly felt a churning in her stomach and couldn't help but cover her mouth and gag.

Upon seeing this, both Jiang Yue and Shen Lang widened their eyes in surprise.

Good guy, really good guy.

I never expected to hear such a juicy juicy story at a time like this.

Shen Lang immediately gave Jiang Yue a look.

Jiang Yue understood and immediately ordered, "Someone, please have the physician examine and treat Emperor Qingxuan."

"No need, it's nothing serious, I just caught a cold recently."

Clearly, Qingxuan Daoist nun seemed to have anticipated something and hurriedly stopped Jiang Yue from treating her.

At the same time, he glanced out of the corner of his eye at the bewildered Murong Wei.