Even in a famine, there's no panic; the eldest sister has stockpiled plenty of money and grain.

"Sister."

"White girl."

When Jiang Lu and Song Shi saw that Jiang Bai was covered in blood and had fainted, they thought she was seriously injured and rushed over.

Fortunately, Ming Yu helped Jiang Bai when she was unconscious, otherwise she might have crushed Jiang Songwen underneath her.

Jiang Songwen's eyes were red and swollen, and she held Jiang Bai's hand tightly with her small hands.

"excuse me."

Before Mingyu could recover from Jiang Bai's unusual behavior, Jiang Bai had already fainted.

He carried the person into the house, and Jia Thirty-Nine hurriedly followed him in.

Jiang Bai's face looked terrible. Jiang Songwen followed her onto the bed and sat on the inside of the bed, holding her hand.

"Young Master, I need to examine the young lady. Why don't you go to sleep first?"

Jiang Songwen shook his head repeatedly.

Jia Thirty-Nine was about to try to persuade him again, but Ming Yu, who had already figured something out, pressed down on his shoulder and shook his head at him.

"Awen, why don't you loosen your older sister's hand so that Sanjiu can examine her?"

Jiang Songwen didn't speak, but he released one of Jiang Bai's hands.

Jia Thirty-Nine quickly took Jiang Bai's pulse.

His brows furrowed tightly as he looked up at Jiang Songwen, intending to put his other hand down.

Jiang Songwen understood his look and switched Jiang Bai's hand to his other hand.

"Uncle Sanjiu, how is my sister?"

Apart from that one time, Jiang Lu had never seen Jiang Bai suffer such a serious injury again.

"The young lady's pulse is very erratic, it seems... it seems like she is about to die."

"what?"

"impossible."

Jiang Lu caught Song Shi, who was falling backward.

"Uncle Sanjiu, look again, how could my sister... how could she..."

She was not even twenty years old, and at such a young age, how could she possibly be on the verge of death?

"My skills are not yet proficient; I am not as good as Eleven."

Jia Thirty-Nine looked at Ming Yu.

He knew that Jia Shiyi had been taken by Prince An, Mingyu.

Ming Yu's expression changed slightly.

"I'll go back now and have someone bring him back."

He felt a little heavy in his heart.

The man had only been gone a short while, and probably hadn't even had time to gain her trust before she had to call him back.

All the planning was in vain.

But compared to that person, Jiang Bai's importance is self-evident.

Mingyu only stayed for less than a quarter of an hour before rushing back to Luzhou.

He first sent a message to the capital, ordering them to recall Jia Shiyi.

Just as the arrangements were made, his subordinates reported that the barbarians were attacking the city.

War is about to break out.

Meanwhile, the few who had withdrawn from the Wang family's assassins left Nan'an County under cover of night and headed towards the capital.

What arrived before them was the news that had been sent to the capital ahead of time.

Prince Xin's heir has been very busy lately, mainly because the emperor has suddenly fallen seriously ill for unknown reasons, and the crown prince and the second prince are making moves.

Upon receiving the message, he rubbed his temples vigorously.

Upon seeing the words written above, a look of "I knew it" appeared in his eyes.

Just as he was thinking about how to get the item from Jiang Bai, he heard a sudden commotion outside.

"what happened?"

He opened the door with a hint of displeasure and saw his personal guards rushing in.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is forcing the emperor to abdicate."

The news arrived quickly and urgently. The Prince Xin's heir swayed, saying in disbelief, "The Emperor is still alive? Has he gone mad?"

The guard looked troubled and reported, "According to the news from below, an hour ago, His Majesty suddenly ordered people to escort Consort Jia out of the palace. After Consort Jia left the palace, he... he set fire to the palace and died."

Prince Xin remained silent for a long time, then subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Suddenly, a thick, dark crack appeared in the pitch-black night sky, and the national destiny of the Qian Yuan Kingdom flowed outwards along the crack.

He gritted his teeth and finally couldn't help but curse, "These lunatics."

"Order men to prepare horses, quickly."

At this rate, the cracks in this world will only grow wider, and eventually, everyone will die.

He never expected the emperor to suddenly do something like this.

If things had continued this way, he would have had a real chance to seize the throne, and once he obtained the Imperial Seal to suppress the nation's fate, he might have even become a wise and benevolent ruler.

Now things are really messed up. The emperor has died prematurely, the crown prince is forcing the emperor to abdicate, and the second prince is probably getting involved too.

He has no other thoughts at the moment, he just wants to get the Imperial Seal of the State as soon as possible and suppress the fortune of the Qian Yuan Kingdom.

It's infuriating that all his efforts to discover Jiang Bai's weakness have now been wasted.

"Have someone find a way to intercept Consort Jia, capture her, and prevent her from escaping."

The emperor's actions were undoubtedly related to that woman.

The Crown Prince of Xin harbored resentment in his heart. After making all the arrangements, he took advantage of the turmoil in the capital and fled towards Nan'an County.

The capital city is not far from Nan'an County, but news from the imperial city doesn't reach here so quickly.

However, when Ming Yu returned to Luzhou, he was met with a counterattack from the barbarians. He could no longer attend to Jiang Bai's affairs, and the grain that was supposed to be distributed to Jiang Bai was nowhere to be found.

Inside the Jiang family mansion, Jiang Lu was discussing something with Jiang Songwen.

"Awen, let go of my sister. Her clothes are all dirty. I need to change her clothes."

"No, no."

Jiang Songwen stubbornly shook his head.

No matter how many times Ren Jianglu told him, he refused to let go of Jiang Bai's hand.

But he's already over six years old, so it's not right to change Jiang Bai's clothes in front of him. Jiang Lu tried to persuade him for a while, but he wouldn't listen, so she couldn't help but get angry.

She was so busy arguing with Jiang Songwen that she didn't notice that Madam Song had quietly slipped out.

Song arrived at Jiang Anliang's room.

"You may all leave. I want to stay with him."

Her face held a hint of sadness, and her eyes were filled with confusion and helplessness.

The guards in black robes who were protecting Jiang Anliang looked at each other and bowed, saying, "Madam, we are here on the orders of the eldest young lady to protect the master without moving an inch."

Song was filled with anger: "Do you all have to listen in here when I'm having a private conversation with my husband?"

The guards in black felt awkward, but they dared not disobey Jiang Bai's orders.

The Song family also refused to budge an inch.

Fortunately, after a while, Song realized that her attitude was a bit off and softened her voice.

"You all go to the outer room, I'll leave the door open, is that alright?"

Since she had already said so much, the guards in black robes naturally couldn't insist any further and had no choice but to take their leave.

After everyone left, Madam Song went to the bedside and reached out to hold the hand of the person on the bed.

"Ensuring food security."

Unbeknownst to anyone, when she raised her hand, she also placed a key in Jiang Anliang's hand.

The person on the bed also opened their eyes.

"Jiang Bai was seriously injured for some reason. Take this opportunity to leave. The Imperial Seal is under the Princess's coffin."

She lowered her head, quickly repeated what she had said, then straightened up as if nothing had happened, tucked him in, and turned to leave.

The guards in black uniforms at the door did not notice her movements.

Song went out as if nothing had happened, but she stopped as soon as she reached the door.

Upon seeing the person outside the door, she took a step back in alarm.

Jiang Lu pursed her lips, her eyes filled with tears, and looked at her in disbelief, asking, "Mother, why?"

Beside her, Jiang Songwen supported Jiang Bai, who was still wearing the same blood-stained clothes. His face was as pale as a ghost, and his eyes were bloodshot with a hint of eeriness.

"Of course it's because they want to be emperors!"

Jiang Bai gave a mocking smile.

Jiang Lu swayed, finding it hard to accept.

The Song family inside had their secret discovered and could no longer remain silent.

Jiang Bai looked behind her and asked, "How long are you going to keep up this act, Father? Or rather... Prince Consort?"

Upon hearing the words "Prince Consort," the person on the bed couldn't help but tremble his fingers, slowly opening his eyes with a bitter look in them.

Then Jiang Bai and the others saw his body making crackling sounds. Jiang Anliang's body was originally somewhat thin, but the person on the bed became taller and his face changed from ordinary to handsome and profound.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you. When did you regain your memories?"

She sighed softly from the bed and slowly sat up.

When Jiang Lu saw this scene, she felt as if she were soaking in bitter water. So her father was not her father, and her mother was not her mother. Who were these two people?

Jiang Bai released Jiang Songwen's hand, and almost as soon as she let go, she felt her soul become unstable.

The person on the bed shifted their gaze, as if they wanted to reach out, but quickly lowered their hand as they realized what was happening.

"Thanks to you, you set a taboo for me that I cannot kill people."

"As long as I don't kill anyone and don't harbor resentment, I will never be able to regain my memories."

"If I don't regain my memories, I won't know that after almost eighty years, you still haven't given up and still care about this world."

"Yu Ji".

As she finished speaking, Jiang Bai gave a self-deprecating smile. She never imagined that she would become the Princess Xuyang, whose family was wiped out and whose clan was exterminated.

What underworld, what ancient ghost—it's all just hypnosis inflicted on her by the person in front of her.

Using the art of life-extending, they sealed her in the mausoleum and then transferred her soul into the body of the young girl Jiang Bai. Taking advantage of the sealed memories, they put on a grand show for her.

If someone hadn't deliberately sent her to her death, causing her soul to become unstable after killing, and if she hadn't taken advantage of Mingyu's ability to temporarily suppress her soul and go on a killing spree in order to escape, she would never have remembered her sealed memories.

His purpose in doing all this was simply to seize the destiny of this world.

The reason she was sealed away is because she is the cornerstone of this world; if she dies, this world will collapse.

It was also because at the beginning of this world, she used a stone from the earth's core to make the Imperial Seal of the State.

Used to suppress the flow of fortune.

She sealed the Imperial Seal of the State, and no one in the world knows about it except her.

That's why he gave her the key, letting her follow the path he had designed and search step by step.

"Sigh, Jiang Bai, you're still so stubborn. Wouldn't it be better if you just obediently let me merge with you?"

Yu Ji stood up, and Song Shi stood beside her, like a blade of grass next to a big tree.

The space around Jiang Bai was also constantly changing.

The stars twinkled beneath her feet. With her eyes slightly lowered, she saw through the gaps below that the world was engulfed in war, and a lone rider desperately rushing towards Nan'an County.

"My world may be small, but each of them is a living, breathing person. If their luck runs out, they will all die."

Jiang Bai's expression was cold as he looked at the person in front of him.

To say he is a person is perhaps an understatement; he may not be a person at all.

She had no interest in saying anything more to him, and let her soul leave her body, revealing the true nature of her soul.

The Void Lightning that she had been so worried about did not appear. She wore a long, flowing dress and a crown, and her face was beautiful and alluring.

Yu Ji raised her hand and beckoned downwards, and a human soul flew up and merged into her body.

Jiang Bai could see it clearly; it was Ji Mo's soul.

"Since you're awake again this round, let's play!"

After saying that, the two of them started fighting.

This battle lasted for three whole months.

The war in the mortal realm had all ended when Jiang Bai finally descended from the Heavenly Palace. Drops of blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, but instead of feeling unwell, she smiled.

"Jiang Bai, I will come back."

A furious voice echoed from the heavens above.

Jiang Bai smiled smugly, raised his hand and waved it. A light screen enveloped the entire world, leaving Yu Ji helplessly furious outside the screen.

"Miss."

Jiang Bai turned to look at him. In her eyes, the little figure in front of her was no longer a little figure, but a large seal with a dragon head carved on top and a square shape carved below.

However, the dragon's head and mouth are empty, missing a dragon pearl.

"good."

Jiang Bai rubbed Jiang Songwen's head and squinted his eyes contentedly.

(End of the article)