Chapter 156 Ning Fengzhi: Demanding Justice from Heaven!
'New Emperor' Qian Renxue Launches a Great Purge!
Gu Rong was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand.
"Let him die, he's been in poor health anyway. Xue Qinghe's succession is a matter of course, but what does this have to do with us? Why is it so urgent?"
Ning Fengzhi raised his head, his eyes filled with a trace of confusion and pain, and continued:
"The letter says... Shrek Academy colluded with foreign enemies, intending to rebel and assassinate the late emperor. The Crown Prince's Guard has captured all the Shrek members and imprisoned them in the Heavenly Prison to await their fate."
"And Rongrong... is among them."
"What did you say?!"
Boom—!
A terrifying surge of soul power instantly erupted from Gu Rong, shaking the entire hall.
Before Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin could react, Gu Rong flashed and snatched the letter from Ning Fengzhi's hand.
Gu Rong didn't even look at it closely, only glancing at the glaring word "rebellion," and anger instantly overwhelmed his reason.
"Rip—!"
The letter representing the highest order of the Heaven Dou Empire instantly turned into countless fragments in Gu Rong's hand, falling like snowflakes.
"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!!"
Gu Rong was furious, his withered hand slamming heavily on the table made of ten-thousand-year-old sandalwood, shattering it to pieces:
"How could Rongrong possibly participate in this so-called rebellion?!"
"She is the little princess of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the future heir to the sect leader! What doesn't she have? Why would she need to engage in treason?"
Gu Rong trembled with rage, pointing in the direction of Heaven Dou City and cursing:
"Furthermore, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has always been the Heaven Dou Empire's greatest supporter! Feng Zhi, you are Xue Qinghe's teacher, always wholeheartedly assisting him!"
"If we wanted to rebel, the Heaven Dou Empire would have changed hands long ago. Why wait until today? Why resort to this sneaky assassination?"
"This is clearly a frame-up! A trap!"
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who had been silent all along, opened his eyes. Two sharp swords seemed to shoot out from his eyes, their cold light chilling.
"Old Bones is right."
Chen Xin's voice was icy, like ten thousand years of ice:
"Although Rongrong is a bit spoiled at times, she is never ambiguous when it comes to matters of principle. Moreover, I have met those Shrek kids. Although they are exceptionally talented and somewhat arrogant, they are by no means evil."
At this point, Chen Xin turned to look at Ning Fengzhi, his brows furrowed:
"Fengzhi, this matter is strange. Xue Qinghe usually treats you with great respect and addresses Rongrong as his brother."
"Now that he's just ascended the throne, instead of consolidating the court, he immediately targeted Shrek Academy and Rongrong, even accusing us of 'rebellion'..."
"This doesn't seem like something that gentle and refined Crown Prince would do."
Ning Fengzhi looked at the scraps of paper scattered on the ground, the shock in his eyes gradually fading.
In its place was a profound and unfathomable solemnity and wisdom.
Ning Fengzhi slowly stood up, walked to the entrance of the main hall, and gazed in the direction of Heaven Dou City.
His mind recalled the various scenes previously exposed by the Heavenly Curtain, and the cold, resolute words in the letter just now.
"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, you're right."
Ning Fengzhi's voice regained its composure, but beneath that composure lay an impending thunderbolt:
"Xue Qinghe... has changed."
"Or rather, we never truly saw this 'Crown Prince' clearly."
"The Heavenly Curtain once predicted that the Spirit Hall would overthrow the two great empires..."
"Now that Emperor Xue Ye has died suddenly, and Xue Qinghe has ruthlessly purged Shrek Academy, even going so far as to break ties with my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School..."
Ning Fengzhi suddenly turned around, a resolute glint in his eyes:
"This shows that the heavens of Heaven Dou City have completely changed."
"No matter who he is, Xue Qinghe or anyone else, since he dared to touch my daughter..."
Ning Fengzhi heavily tapped the ground with his scepter, seven layers of precious light faintly flowing, and an aura of domineering power belonging to the sect master of the three upper sects arose spontaneously:
"Issue my sect master's order!"
"Summon all Soul Saint and above experts of the sect, set off immediately, and follow me to Heaven Dou City!"
"I want to ask this new emperor face to face who gave him the audacity to touch my daughter, Ning Fengzhi!"
"If Rongrong loses even a single hair..."
Gu Rong sinisterly took over the conversation, the huge bone dragon phantom behind him appearing and disappearing, exuding murderous intent:
"I will tear down his palace and turn Heaven Dou City upside down!"
"Immediately dispatch troops to punish Tiandou and demand justice!"
Inside the magnificent Tiandou Imperial Palace, a suffocating stench of blood permeated the air.
Although the bloodstains on the ground had been hastily wiped away, the chilling atmosphere lingered.
After dealing with the "minor incident" at Shrek Academy, Qian Renxue didn't rest.
She dismissed her attendants and stood alone before the throne, a symbol of supreme power.
With a strange spiritual fluctuation, the exquisite beauty and divine aura that originally belonged to Qian Renxue returned to her body. The illusion vanished swiftly.
A faint golden light swirled, and the head soul bone within the Angel Suit, possessing the divine skill of disguise, quietly activated.
Light and shadow rearranged, bones subtly adjusted.
In the blink of an eye, the revered, gentle, and refined new emperor, "Xue Qinghe," reappeared in the empty hall.
Although she had laid her cards on the table before the Shrek Academy members, she needed to maintain this facade of "Xue Qinghe" for a while longer before fully controlling the empire.
After all, this face was most effective at appeasing the ignorant masses and the unsuspecting lower-ranking nobles.
"Issue the orders."
"Xue Qinghe," seated on her throne, her voice as cold as ice, issued commands to the empty shadows:
"Commander of the Imperial Guard, Golong, has colluded with the Shrek Academy rebels, plotting a rebellion. He is immediately dismissed, investigated, and imprisoned. His three lieutenants are all to be executed."
"Minister of Finance Thomas has embezzled the national treasury; the evidence is irrefutable. He is to be given a cup of poisoned wine."
His position will be filled by a candidate recommended by Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall.
"As for those old fellows in the royal family who have always been critical of me..."
A ruthless glint flashed in Xue Qinghe's eyes as he lightly tapped the armrest with his fingers:
"Let them 'die of illness' tonight, and say that they were... overcome with grief and followed the late emperor."
As a series of ruthless orders were issued, the Spirit Hall assassins and their bribed accomplices, hidden in the shadows, swiftly sprang into action.
That night, a silent storm of bloodshed swept through the elite circles of Heaven Dou City.
Those who remained loyal to Emperor Xue Ye and the legitimate Heaven Dou royal family were either framed and imprisoned or mysteriously killed in their homes within a few hours.
In their place came new faces who had already pledged allegiance to the Spirit Hall.
Like greedy hyenas, they rapidly seized control of key departments such as the military, finance, and administration.
Under Xue Qinghe's thunderous methods, this vast empire, which had stood for a thousand years, was being hollowed out at an alarming rate, replaced with the blood and bones of the Spirit Hall.
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