The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

"I thought that the death of that bastard was the result of those people behind the scenes making their move again, but I never expected it to be a little trick of fake death played by you and your son."

Du Lingyue's cold and ruthless words were like a knife piercing my heart.

Du Yunyi clenched her fist and took a deep breath to calm herself down.

"Who are those people?"

Those were the people who caused the separation of my mother and child.

and……

Du Yunyi's eyes flickered slightly as she recalled what Su Qi had said about her previous life.

After the destruction of the Cloud Mist Immortal Sect, the Women's Kingdom was also destroyed not long after.

This inevitably raises suspicions that those behind the scenes have intervened again.

"I am also unaware of this. I only know that there is a hidden force outside that has been plotting to seize the treasures that my Women's Kingdom has protected for generations."

"Since they could smuggle into the Women's Kingdom through the teleportation array back then, why didn't they continue to do so later?" Du Hexi, hiding behind Du Yunxi, asked weakly.

"You're so stupid! Teleportation arrays all require a location. Back then, they could enter through the teleportation array, so they must have secretly sent the location item in some way. I remember that after that incident, His Majesty ordered strict screening of all incoming supplies, which must be because of that!"

Du Yunxi looked disgusted and raised her hand to hit her daughter's forehead hard. How could someone as smart as her give birth to such a stupid daughter?

Moreover, the strength of this temporary teleportation array is limited, and it cannot send in people with too high a cultivation level.

"Woo..."

Tears welled up in Du Hexi's eyes. She covered her head and hid next to Du Yunyi, muttering softly.

"I thought I was pretty smart, but it's because you always hit my head..."

"What are you muttering about?"

"No... I didn't say anything!" The coward quickly covered his mouth.

Du Lingyue remained silent, indicating her agreement.

"What exactly are we protecting that makes Your Majesty so inhuman, showing no regard for family ties?" Du Yunyi finally spoke.

Du Lingyue narrowed her eyes, her originally cloudy gaze turning sharp and fixed on him. An invisible pressure descended upon her shoulders, and the atmosphere in the hall gradually became tense.

Du Hexi, who was hiding behind Du Yunyi, opened her mouth wide. It was the first time she had ever heard someone dare to curse the Empress Dowager to her face for being inhuman.

This feels like something bad is about to happen!

She slunk away and hid behind her mother again.

Du Yunxi also became nervous. Although she also felt that her mother was somewhat inhumane, she didn't dare to say to her face that the other party was inhumane.

He shielded his timid daughter behind him and subtly moved two steps to the side to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

The atmosphere inside the hall grew increasingly cold; you could hear a pin drop. The timid man's heart pounded nervously.

Just as the mother and daughter couldn't help but swallow, the figure on the dragon throne let out a soft sigh.

“I know you harbor resentment towards me, but the life and death of the entire Women’s Kingdom rests on my shoulders. I must be extremely cautious and leave no room for any potential security risks. As for what we are protecting, that is not something you can know; only the successive emperors of the Women’s Kingdom can know it.”

"Understood, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave!"

Having received no answer, Du Yunyi knew there was no point in continuing to ask, so she bowed and turned to leave.

No one noticed that Du Lingyue's fingers trembled almost imperceptibly.

When she heard Du Yunyi refer to herself as "your subject" instead of "your son," she knew that this second daughter would probably never return.

At least, he won't come back before she passes away.

Even from the Cloud Misty Immortal Sect to the Daughter Kingdom, one only needs to cross a spatial portal, and the round trip takes less than a quarter of an hour.

He slowly closed his eyes and waved to the remaining two people.

"Go back!"

Du Yunxi and her daughter bowed and withdrew.

The eldest princess could hear the weariness in her mother's voice, but she couldn't offer any words of comfort to her younger sister.

Although she always complains about Du Hexi's clumsiness, if she put herself in Du Hexi's shoes, she would also turn on him if she were the one being treated so coldly.

……

Qingyun Sect Bamboo Peak.

Since returning from his training, Su Qi noticed that Ruo Bingli hadn't had time to keep an eye on him anymore, as if she was busy preparing something.

This finally gave Su Qi the opportunity to secretly make some arrangements.

The next morning, a thunderous sound shattered the tranquility of Qingyun Sect.

"Qingyun Sect, hand over the murderer who killed my son!"

As Su Qi stepped out the door, he saw Ruo Bingli, who had come out first, looking up at the sky with a solemn expression.

Following her gaze, one could see an old man with white hair and beard standing in mid-air, radiating immense pressure as he continuously attacked the protective array of the Qingyun Sect, causing ripples to spread across its surface.

Behind him, countless disciples dressed in the uniforms of the Yansheng Sect hovered in the air on their swords, each forming hand seals and poised to strike.

As long as the old man gives the order, they will break through the protective formation of Qingyun Sect together.

"Who is this?"

Su Qilai asked Ruobingli, who was standing next to her.

"Supreme Elder Zhao Yan of the Ten Thousand Saints Sect!"

"That top expert from the Eastern Region?" Su Qi asked in surprise, then with suspicion, "If he wanted the murderer, shouldn't he have gone to the Cloud Mist Immortal Sect?"

After returning from his training, Su Qi pretended not to know that Ruo Bingli had been protecting him from the shadows and told her everything that had happened.

"Ruoxue..."

Ruo Bingli knew that she had no choice but to be honest now.

"Actually, while you were training, your master was protecting you in the shadows. During that time, he accidentally saw Sect Master Du of the Yunmiao Immortal Sect besieging the evil cultivators in the black market. When he found that they were no match for him, he stepped in to help them kill the leader of the black market."

Su Qi was surprised.

"So, you killed the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Saints Sect?"

Ruo Bingli nodded.

At this moment, Yue Chongshan finally stepped forward.

He was not a Nascent Soul cultivator and could not tread on the void; he could only fly up on his sword, facing Zhao Yan across the sect's protective formation.

"Senior Zhao, may I ask what brings the Myriad Saints Sect to such a large-scale mobilization?"

He adopted a very humble posture.

“Yesterday, my son Wuji suspected that his disciple Fang Ziling was colluding with people in the black market, so he disguised himself as a black market person and set up a plan near the Misty Swamp Forest to test her. However, he was misunderstood and thought that she was really a black market person, so he killed her on the spot.”

Zhao Yan was heartbroken and distorted the facts by adopting a victim's stance.

Wow...

Su Qi exclaimed inwardly, "Is this the legendary case of the villain accusing the victim first?"

"Is this really the case? I hope Senior Zhao will take heed of your condolences." Old Yue offered a polite word of comfort before asking with a puzzled look, "However, I have no idea what this matter has to do with my Qingyun Sect?"

“I tracked down and finally confirmed through the life tablet that the person who killed my son without any explanation was none other than Ruo Bingli, the sixth elder of your Qingyun Sect. I hope Sect Master Yue will not protect the murderer, but hand her over and give my Wansheng Sect an explanation.”

After speaking with great sorrow, Zhao Yan wiped away his tears and let out a cold snort.

"If Sect Master Yue is unwilling and thinks that my Wansheng Sect has no one to rely on, then don't blame me for taking action myself. At that time, the destruction of your Qingyun Sect will be your own fault."

After speaking, he flicked his long sleeves, and the disciples of the Myriad Saints Sect behind him shouted in unison, exuding great power.

Old Yue had never been under such pressure before, and his forehead was immediately covered in cold sweat.

But Lao Yue still knew that he was the sect leader of Qingyun Sect, not a lackey of Wansheng Sect.

It's impossible for them to just hand over the person whenever they say they'll.

But Lao Yue didn't refuse outright. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said respectfully.

"Please give me some time, senior, so that I can investigate what really happened. If the truth is as you say, I will give you an explanation."