Counting on your fingers, the fifth marriage is coming

Chapter 200 Hunting and Counter-hunting (Part )

Xie Yujin's eyes blurred slightly, and then a huge shadow appeared behind him.

"This is not a place for you to run wild."

A huge firebird rushed over with a rolling heat wave. Seeing this, the opponent gathered all his strength and chanted a quick spell. He waved his hands vigorously, and a light flashed. There was a loud "boom" -

Ice and fire intertwined, and the impact of energy caused people and horses to fall to the ground and sand and rocks to fly.

After a period of chaos, the magicians who had attempted to assassinate Emperor Yue knew that they were no match for him, so they took the opportunity to escape, even though they were just a shadow, and disappeared into the imperial garden.

"His Majesty!"

The palace guards, palace maids and the stunned Xiu Nan all knelt down before the phantom.

Xie Yujin's eyes, which were usually calm, were now burning with blazing flames. Her eyes seemed to declare an extremely strong possessive desire, and any obstacles would be burned by this blazing gaze.

The shadowy figure glanced at everyone lightly, stretched out a hand, the wind blew, the hem of his clothes swayed gently in the wind, and the light that came through outlined a mysterious silhouette.

"No need to chase them, they have their own plans."

"Yes."

Xie Yujin's eyes swept across Nangong Yu and Gu Yue Jiarong vaguely.

Nangong Yu met Xu Shanshan, although he was not a real person, but he knew that this opportunity was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if he missed it, he would never have the chance to enter the palace again.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty - I am Nangong Yu, Your Majesty..."

He gathered strength in his muscles and rushed forward, pushing away the crowd blocking his way and running towards the shadow.

"Stop him!"

"Your Majesty, Xu Shanshan, you promised me, I'm here to find you - Your Majesty -"

His clothes were torn by the guards while he was running, and his hair was flying in disarray, but he didn't care. He had only one thought in his mind, and that was to rush out, break out of this desperate situation and find a chance to survive.

"Thank you, Master. Please keep him."

A few words fell from the sky, and the shadow turned into smoke and disappeared.

Nangong Yu's movements paused, his breathing became rapid and heavy, as if a bellows was pulling hard, but his heart finally settled down.

He sat limply on the ground and let people surround him. He was no longer afraid, but tilted his head and laughed, and his laughter became louder and louder.

"Ha ha……"

He raised his head and his eyes met Xie Yujin's downcast gaze, which was calm yet fierce and cold, making people dare not look at him, as if if they looked at him for one more moment, their soul would be swallowed by this coldness.

"I won."

Nangong Yu's eyes seemed to express these three words.

Gu Yuejiarong, who was not far away, was also shocked by Nangong Yu's crazy and desperate move at first. From confusion and shock to clarity, he suddenly said softly, "It's him."

That... the young prostitute who was once obsessed with "Xu Shanshan", but with his identity, how did he get into the group of handsome men?
"Tomorrow is the palace selection. The sorcerer who hid this time has been found. Xiunan, who brought unidentified objects, should have been punished according to palace rules, but Your Majesty was merciful and reduced the serious crime to a minor one. He was only expelled from the palace and disqualified from the palace selection."

"As for the rest of you, Yu Jin is here, wishing all of you handsome men to have a smooth journey and have your dreams come true."

Xie Yujin had a smile on her face, and there was no emotion in her eyes, but there was a creepy deterrent power.

The handsome men responded meekly but didn't dare to look up. They just wanted to end it all quickly and get back to normal.

——Later, the Empress Dowager summoned Xie Yujin. She slammed her palm on the table and said angrily: "Xie Yujin, you are so bold that you actually concealed such an important matter from me!"

After Xie Yujin finished her greetings, Fang said calmly, "Grand Empress Dowager, please speak frankly if you have anything to say."

The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes and said, "Now the whole people and the palace are saying that you are jealous and have eliminated all the men who have ever been engaged to Your Majesty, so that they can't even see Your Majesty. These men have now sued the Shengjing Zongzheng Temple, and the report has been reported to me!"

As soon as Xie Yujin heard it, she guessed who the Empress Dowager was talking about.

"The Queen Mother said they went to the Zongzheng Temple?"

"That's right. They accused you of abusing your power, cheating for personal gain, and excluding dissidents... If this matter comes to your majesty, I will see how you explain it."

Xie Yujin smiled softly: "Her Majesty already knows, but she doesn't blame me."

"Does she know that these four people are now holding her marriage contract in the folk and have filed a complaint with the Zongzheng Temple. Others think that His Majesty has abandoned her after having an affair with her. Moreover, they came to participate in the selection with the sincerity of offering their entire family as a dowry. This is a very serious matter."

The question from the Empress Dowager made Xie Yujin pale. He couldn't help but defend himself: "But they may not be sincere to Your Majesty. They just don't want Your Majesty to abandon them. They just regret it now..."

"In any case, this is a matter for His Majesty to decide. Master Xie, you have overstepped your bounds."

Xie Yujin didn't want to continue arguing with the Empress Dowager at this time. He had to deal with this matter before bringing it to His Majesty.

"I know."

After leaving Yanshou Palace, Xie Yujin's eyes were filled with gloom.

"Desperate...it seems like they are determined to get rid of this matter."

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Only after Xie Yujin left did Xu Shanshan walk out of the Empress Dowager's side hall.

The Empress Dowager tilted her head and said with a smile, "You know how to provoke a person. Aren't you afraid that he will do something desperate?"

Xu Shanshan picked a seat and sat down. She met the Empress Dowager's inquiring gaze and asked, "Do you know what the Xie family is planning to do over the years?"

The Empress Dowager thought for a moment and asked, "Sole power?"

"You underestimate their ambitions. Do you know who destroyed the prosperity of Jingguo for a hundred years?" Xu Shanshan seemed to not need her to answer, and continued slowly: "The betrayal of a loyal dog is far more deadly than the wolves and tigers outside."

The Empress Dowager was shocked. "How could the Xie family have such a rebellious idea? But they also have many relatives in the royal family. Moreover, Xie Yujin and you, no, are the unnamed disciples of the Grand Master. Everyone knows that he respects and honors the Grand Master. How could he betray her?"

"There were already signs of the seven kings' rebellion, and the Xie family was loyal to the emperor while they were plotting with them. The fiefdom they are in now was also arranged by the Xie family, who even instigated the emperor to deliberately conceal the secret from the temple. All this was done to destroy the fate of Jing Kingdom without anyone noticing."

The Empress Dowager looked at her deeply and asked, "You don't even know about this?"

Xu Shanshan was silent for a moment: "Someone has concealed the secret, and even I have fallen into a huge conspiracy. Even if I knew it at the time, I probably couldn't do anything."

During her time as the "Grand Master", she was subject to many constraints and was restricted in her actions, far from being as free as she is now.

"What about now?" she asked quickly.

"Do you know why I must expel and suppress the Mystic Masters until they no longer dare to walk on the bright road?"

"Why?"

"Everything in this world is determined by fate. The Xie family and the seven kings have joined forces to destroy not only the fate of the Jing Kingdom's royal family, but also the fate of Jing Kingdom. The magic skills of these magicians are closely related to the fate of the country and its destiny. As the saying goes, what goes up goes down. Jing Kingdom has been hit by frequent natural disasters and wars recently, and this is one of the reasons."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager felt a chill all over her body, and a chill from the bottom of her heart made her confused.

"I don't necessarily want to exterminate them all, but I have to risk the disapproval of the world, because I want the world to trust me as the supreme ruler, rebuild the lost royal power, and save the country from being destroyed."