Reincarnated as the daughter of my mortal enemy, all I want is to ascend the throne.

White carrier pigeons circled in the sky, and an eagle swiftly swooped down, snatched a pigeon, and flew into the sky.

Hongyu casually caught the letter tube that the eagle threw down.

"It's finally here."

Looking at the smile on Li Yan's lips, Li Qingyan felt a chill run down her spine. After receiving the letter, Li Yan's expression changed repeatedly.

The emotion in his eyes was excitement, an excitement about war.

"Set off."

At Li Yan's command, most of the assassins in the courtyard disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only Cheng Yan sitting next to Li Qingyan.

Li Yan left Li Qingyan with the instruction to stay put, leaving her completely bewildered.

Only she, Chengyan, and the mother and son remained in the courtyard.

Li Qingyan wanted to follow, but no matter where she went, Cheng Yan would appear in front of her like a ghost.

While Cheng Yan's lightness skill wasn't as good as Hong Yu's, his tracking skills were top-notch. Li Qingyan's lips twitched slightly. "Flying forks. Where did Li Yan get these guys? Each one of them is more difficult to deal with than the last."

She had never seen any of the assassins Li Yan brought with her when she went out, and each of them possessed unique skills. She didn't even have the chance to use any system cheats.

This group of people are so sharp that even a flying fork is hard to hide from them.

So Li Qingyan looked at that woman; this woman was incredibly skilled at tracking Cheng Yan.

But that didn't stop her from being angry. "Old Deng is really something, actually having someone watch me."

Li Qingyan was so angry that her cheeks puffed up like white dumplings.

[Host, this is someone close to Li Yan. They've always been here, just not where you can see them.]

They all know you; they've known you since you were born.

The flying fork meant that this group of people had watched Li Qingyan grow up, which made Li Qingyan even angrier, as she had never noticed it before.

Just how much stuff and how many people has Old Deng hidden?

Suddenly, Li Qingyan had a token in her hand.

[Host, don't worry, this is the token of Warm Spring Pavilion. From today onwards, you are the master of that place.]

From now on, Nuanchunlou will be your information hub.

I've already renovated that place.

Seeing the "gift" in her hand, Li Qingyan felt a chill. Fei Cha, that scoundrel, never did anything good.

What wasn't something she exchanged for with points?

Sometimes they'll deduct extra points from her account for various reasons. Don't think she doesn't know; there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Li Qingyan's eyes darted around. "Give it to Old Deng. He's capable, and if there are no problems, this intelligence network will only grow larger. Then I can just kick him to the curb and it'll be mine."

"If there's a problem, my husband will be the one who suffers. Perfect, a win-win situation."

While leading his troops in battle outside, Li Yan suddenly sneezed. "Is that brat swearing?"

With a simple bend and turn, someone's throat was slit.

Kill ten people in ten steps, and stay in a thousand miles.

His martial arts skills are comparable to Yan Xu's.

It's a pity Li Qingyan didn't see it, otherwise she wouldn't have thought of having someone else be her martial arts instructor.

Feeling bored and unable to leave, Li Qingyan could only stare blankly at the sky.

The woman smiled slightly at Li Qingyan and handed her a piece of vegetable dumpling, which she had just made. Li Yan had mentioned before leaving that they could start a fire and cook, and smoke began to rise from the chimneys of other nearby houses.

Having not had anything hot for several days, Li Qingyan picked up a vegetable dumpling, took a bite, and looked at the little boy beside her. "I haven't asked you yet, what's your name?"

The little boy was a bit stunned. "Zhao Xuantong."

Li Qingyan nodded. "Nice name. My name is Li Qingyan."

The two little children sat under the eaves chatting.

Unlike the tranquility within the courtyard, every step in the alley outside was stained with blood.

Corpses were everywhere in the streets and alleys.

Li Yan, clad in full armor, led his men into the county government office.

"Arrest them all."

The county magistrate, who was trying to escape, was dragged to Li Yan by the neck by Hong Yu. Looking at Li Yan, he was still shouting, "You actually dared to break into the city and arrest an official of the imperial court. Just wait to be executed along with your entire family!"

"Is that so?" Li Yan held the sword to his neck. "I really didn't know that someone who wants to kill the entire city's people would dare to call himself an official of the imperial court."

With a powerful swing of the sword, the official's hat was cleaved in two mid-air. The magistrate, his hair disheveled like that of a madman, cried out, "You...you are His Majesty?"

The magistrate tried to kowtow, but Hongyu grabbed him and stuffed a rag into his mouth. Hongyu, with a look of disgust, threw him to the soldiers, "Take him to jail."

At this time, the capital was in chaos, and Yan Xu led five hundred White Tiger soldiers straight into the inner city.

The city guards tried to stop him, but Yan Xu, still on horseback, held up his token and shouted, "His Majesty has ordered the arrest of a wanted criminal. You must make way immediately!"

The soldiers behind them also shouted.

"His Majesty has ordered the arrest of the wanted criminal; you must all make way immediately."

"His Majesty has ordered the arrest of the wanted criminal; you must all make way immediately."

No one dared to stop them along the way.

After entering the city, the 500-strong White Tiger Army quickly split into two groups, one rushing towards the Zhou family mansion, the mother of the Empress Dowager, and the other towards the Xun Prince's mansion.

Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, everyone from both residences had been captured. They weren't even sent to prison, but directly to the White Tiger Army camp.

The White Tiger Army was unstoppable when it set out, and no one dared to stop it.

These men moved swiftly, arriving and departing just as quickly; some officials hadn't even received the news. The White Tiger Army had already returned to their camp.

The White Tiger Army stormed the imperial city, and no one dared to question them.

They had followed Li Yan since before the establishment of Daewoo, and only obeyed Li Yan's orders; it could be said that they only recognized Li Yan.

The King of Xun and the people of the Zhou family were taken to the military camp, but no one dared to rescue them.

Who dares to enter the White Tiger Camp?

Anyone who trespasses into the White Tiger Camp without Li Yan's written order shall be killed on the spot.

Even the retired emperor was no exception.

Li Yan quelled the scoundrels in the city and then opened the city's granaries to rescue people.

However, the disaster relief grain and money were still nowhere to be found, so an imperial edict was issued to borrow grain from nearby cities.

When the people on the mountain heard that the city had been pacified, they also went down the mountain and returned home overnight after being persuaded by Tao Jiannan.

Otherwise, we'd be wiped out by bandits.

"Li Yan... Li Yan..."

Li Qingyan couldn't wait any longer and forced Chengyan to take her out.

Li Yan took a step back; he was still covered in blood and didn't want to frighten Li Qingyan.

But Li Qingyan was not afraid at all. Panting, she leaned on her knees and said, "Lord Zhao Duo and Lord Liu Sili are not dead yet. They are... in the secret room of the government office. Search quickly."

This is what Zhao Xuantong told her; that little guy looks unremarkable, but he's exceptionally clever.

Upon hearing Li Qingyan's words, Hongyu quickly led her people to search the secret room in the government office. It took Hongyu more than half an hour to unlock the entrance to the secret room.

The place where people were imprisoned was even more secluded than the place where letters were kept.

Zhao Duo and Liu Sili were already in their forties, but after all this commotion, they looked neither human nor ghost, and appeared to be in their fifties.

Doctor Liu followed to look after the two ministers, who would need some time to regain their senses.

With the capital under control, Li Yan wasn't in a hurry; he figured it would be fun to let some people get anxious.

His subjects have been persecuted to this extent; there must be an explanation.

The scheming look in Li Yan's eyes sent a chill down Li Qingyan's spine. She had fought Li Yan for three lifetimes, and had died each time because of his schemes.

"Old Deng, just wait until the day I kick you off the throne."

The grain was distributed, and the people received food, but they hid from the soldiers and officials. They had extreme distrust of Li Yan and his ilk.

Hong Yan followed behind Li Yan, saying, "Your Majesty cannot blame the people; they were all nearly killed."

Li Yan shook his head, his voice heavy, "It is my incompetence."

Hong Yan was stunned by those words. A loud rumbling sound came from the sky, and the rain poured down.

Hong Yan frowned. "Why is it raining again?"

This is not a good thing. The floods just happened, and if the rain continues... who knows what will happen.

Why are the people of the seven southern counties suffering so much?

"Should we burn down Li Yan's fox den?" Li Qingyan was still thinking about the fox den that Hong Yan had mentioned, where many young girls had gone in and never come out.

Li Yan sat with her on the steps, watching the raindrops fall on the banana leaves.

"Yes, let's go together after this rain stops."

However, the rain lasted for three days and showed no sign of stopping.

"Lord Zhao, Lord Zhao, you can't leave, come back quickly!" Doctor Liu stomped his feet in anger. This man hadn't even recovered enough to speak properly before running out.

Doctors dislike patients who don't cherish themselves.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

Li Qingyan heard the noise first and rushed out. She saw Zhao Duo, who was soaking wet. "Lord Zhao, come in quickly."

"Your Highness, where is His Majesty?"

Zhao Duo looked flustered and rushed in the direction Li Qingyan pointed. Li Qingyan followed, completely bewildered, but how could her short legs outrun an adult man?

Upon arriving at the entrance, Zhao Duo was seen kneeling on the ground. "Your Majesty, the magistrates of the seven southern counties have not repaired the dikes at all. This rain has lasted too long, and the dikes may break at any time."

After saying that, he collapsed from exhaustion.

Doctor Liu, who had caught up with them, stamped his foot and hurriedly called for people to carry the person away, saying, "This person is courting death! This person is courting death!"

"This person is completely unable to get out of bed."

Doctor Liu hurriedly followed behind.

The courtyard was in chaos for a moment.

"Hongyu and Chengyan led people to repair the dike. If there weren't enough soldiers, then let the civilians help as well."

Seeing Li Yan's rapid speech, Li Qingyan knew that something big was about to happen.