First annul the engagement, then sever ties with the empress; the empress reigns supreme.

The woman he loved was being slandered like this, and Qin Yue exuded murderous intent.

Gu Junxi also harbored murderous intent because of Gu Yuanbai's slander.

Qin Yue moved his hand, about to attack Gu Yuanbai again. But Ning Hanshuang snatched the sword from Qin Yue's hand and held it to Gu Yuanbai's neck.

"Gu Yuanbai, you beast. No matter how much you hate me, I was once your lawfully wedded wife and the mother of your children. Did you ever think of your children when you said that?"

Gu Junxi's heart skipped a beat, and her gaze towards Gu Yuanbai tightened.

She knew that Gu Yuanbai didn't like her, but he was still nice to Gu Lichuan and the others.

She also wanted to hear what Gu Yuanbai's attitude was towards Gu Lichuan and the others.

"Heh, why should I care about them? The blood of my enemies flows in their veins. If I'm nice to them, am I just waiting for them to come and take revenge on me?"

"What do you mean by that?" Ning Hanshuang stared wide-eyed at Gu Yuanbai, completely bewildered.

It's absolutely true; all the children were born to her and Gu Yuanbai. How could the children have the blood of Gu Yuanbai's enemy flowing in their veins?

Ning Hanshuang's confusion greatly amused Gu Yuanbai. Gu Yuanbai laughed even more unrestrainedly: "Ning Hanshuang, are you stupid? Don't you understand? Aren't all the children you give birth to carrying the blood of the Ning family?"

"You mean... the Ning family has a grudge against you?" Ning Hanshuang seemed to understand something. She sheathed her longsword and grabbed Gu Yuanbai's collar. "You were the traitor in the Battle of Luoyan City back then. You're the one who caused the entire Ning family to be slaughtered?"

"Haha, Ning Hanshuang, you've finally realized it. But so what? Everyone in the Ning family except you and your sister is dead. Your Ning family line is extinct." Gu Yuanbai was like a wild horse, venting his emotions wantonly. As he said this, it was as if he was showing off his masterpiece.

But when it landed on Ning Hanshuang's head, it felt like a direct hit to the head.

The man she shared a bed with was the culprit who wiped out her entire family.

"Why? Gu Yuanbai, why did you do this?"

Ning Hanshuang's eyes were bloodshot with rage, and her lips were almost bleeding from being bitten. She wanted nothing more than to devour Gu Yuanbai's blood, but she also desperately wanted the truth.

“Our Ning family has treated you well, and my father even took you to the battlefield and promoted you personally. What exactly do you have to complain about?”

"What's your grievance?" Gu Yuanbai's smile vanished as he spoke of his self-righteous grievances: "What promotion? They just treat me like a dog that your Ning family can beat and scold at will. All I wanted was to make a name for myself, and he publicly accused me of being too ambitious. If he weren't ambitious, what kind of general would he be, and what kind of battle would he be fighting?"

"They want to have their cake and eat it too, they just think I'm stealing the limelight from their sons. If they want to exploit me and not let me stand out, then they might as well all die."

"You beast! In the Battle of Changdu River, nearly 20,000 people died because of your greed and recklessness. If it weren't for your father taking the blame for you, you would have been punished long ago. Yet you twist the truth and say that your father is hindering your future." Ning Hanshuang slapped Gu Yuanbai across the face.

As soon as Gu Yuanbai opened his mouth, Ning Hanshuang already knew which matter he was referring to.

Not long after she became pregnant with her twin daughters, Gu Yuanbai went to the military camp with his father. Just then, the Yan Kingdom invaded, and his father entrusted Gu Yuanbai with an important mission. However, Gu Yuanbai himself committed a major taboo in the army and was temporarily sent back.

Her father took full responsibility for everything and wrote a letter to her, explaining both the good and the bad, asking her to persuade Gu Yuanbai to change his mind, fearing that Gu Yuanbai might have developed a rift with the Ning family.

She did talk to Gu Yuanbai about this, and Gu Yuanbai clearly showed understanding at the time.

She never expected that this hypocritical person was just deceiving her.

That hatred had already taken root in his heart.

The slap left Ning Hanshuang's hand numb, but it couldn't relieve even a fraction of the hatred and pain in her heart.

She suddenly understood.

"No wonder you forbade me from associating with Haitang, no wonder you were so cruel to Xixi and Lili. It turns out you've been using Li Chuan and his two brothers all along. You're really terrifying."

Gu Yuanbai was slapped so hard by Ning Hanshuang that he turned his head to the side. When he came back, in addition to five finger marks on his face, blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth.

He spat out the remaining blood in his mouth with a "pui" sound: "If only I had been more ruthless. When Gu Junxi was trapped in the villa that day, I should have killed her first and then set that fire. That way, I wouldn't be in this situation now. It's true that one wrong step can lead to complete ruin."

Gu Yuanbai's resentful gaze swept over Gu Junxi again.

He admitted it himself.

The fire that suddenly broke out when Gu Junxi was tricked into going to the villa and locked up by Gu Konghao and the others was set by him.

In other words, a fire cannot start out of nowhere.

Gu Yuanbai's answer was expected; he didn't love any of his mother's children. Gu Junxi took a breath; she already knew the answer.

But when she unexpectedly learned that the person who wanted to burn her alive was her own biological father, she still felt a bit heartbroken.

"Gu Yuanbai, you are not worthy of being a human being, much less a father. I will kill you." Having obtained the answer she wanted, Ning Hanshuang raised her sword once more.

His own parents and relatives were murdered by Gu Yuanbai, and he even harmed the child he bore with him. What kind of demon is this? Killing him wouldn't be enough to quell the hatred in his heart.

However, what she hated most was that she had let the wolf into her house.

How could she have married such a beast?

As the sword came piercing through, Gu Yuanbai neither dodged nor evaded. He faced the sword head-on, ready to die: "Kill me. I'll give my life for the entire Ning family. It's not a loss."

Demons, they really know how to destroy the soul.

Upon hearing this, Ning Hanshuang felt even more guilty, and her hand holding the sword trembled.

"Mother! Wait!" Gu Junxi grabbed Ning Hanshuang's wrist, stopping her.

Ning Hanshuang turned around in surprise, mistakenly thinking that Gu Junxi was reluctant to let Gu Yuanbai die.

After all, Gu Yuanbai is indeed Gu Junxi's biological father.

“Xixi…you…”

“Mother, please believe me. I will always stand by your side.” Gu Junxi stated her position: “But Gu Yuanbai is still useful to me, so we can’t let him die for the time being.”

Ning Hanshuang gazed at Gu Junxi's earnest face, tilting the sword pointing at Gu Yuanbai slightly. In this world, she could distrust anyone, but she would never distrust Gu Junxi.

She will never forget that it was Gu Junxi who led her out of the quagmire of the Gu family, and it was Gu Junxi who told her the truth little by little.

"Gu Junxi, I know what you're up to. You just want to know who I gave Su Li to back then." Gu Yuanbai was indeed cunning and shrewd; he saw through Gu Junxi's intentions as soon as she opened her mouth.

Of course, it's also possible that Gu Yuanbai felt guilty.

Gu Junxi suddenly turned her head to look at Gu Yuanbai.

If Gu Yuanbai could say that, it means that Gu Yuanbai must know who is controlling Su Li behind the scenes.

She pursed her lips, about to speak, when she saw Gu Yuanbai give her a sinister smile.

not good!

An idea arose.