Wuxia: Ning Zhongze, who became a disciple of Mount Hua, is shrouded in blue silver.

The two commanders of the East and West Factories, along with Zhu Wushi, unanimously opposed this decision.

Unable to make a decision immediately, Zhu Houzhao paced back and forth in his study.

He is thinking about this seriously.

After much deliberation, Zhu Houzhao made a decision.

"Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect and Yue Buqun of the Huashan Sect plotted a rebellion. Commander Zhao has rendered meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion and must be rewarded!"

"The current Commander of the Northern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Liu Zhennian, is getting old; I hereby approve his retirement."

"The position of Northern Garrison Commander will be taken over by Commander Zhao."

Zhu Houzhao gave the order.

The other three disagreed with the result.

But they couldn't change it, because Zhu Houzhao was the emperor.

These are all experienced people who know that opposing at this time would be out of touch with reality.

They also understood Zhu Hou's true intentions in doing so.

Zhu Houzhao believed that the East and West Depots had too much power, and that the Dragon Guard Villa was no longer as powerful as the East and West Depots in the power struggle.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard was in an awkward position, about to become a subordinate agency of the Eastern Depot.

After the Embroidered Uniform Guard is absorbed by the Eastern Depot, the balance of power will be broken.

The emperor did not allow any party to have excessive power.

He decided to support the Embroidered Uniform Guard to maintain the existing power balance.

Zhu Wushi's martial arts skills were unmatched.

Zhao Qing is a child prodigy, and his appearance gave Zhu Houzhao a tool to check and balance Zhu Wushi.

Zhao Qing can be used to restrain Zhu Wushi.

Zhu Houzhao therefore decided to support the Embroidered Uniform Guard and promote Zhao Qing.

……

Mount Song.

The affairs of the Five Mountains Sect have been resolved.

The Five Mountains Sect has a total of over one thousand members.

At the conference, more than two thousand martial arts practitioners were killed by Zhao Qing, and their life essence was absorbed.

Zhao Qing showed no pity for the deaths of these people.

In the following days, Zhao Qing contacted the Sun Moon Cult.

The Sun Moon Sect was merged into the Five Mountains Sect.

Zhao Qing remained the leader of the Five Mountains Sect, but all affairs were handled by Ren Woxing.

Ren Woxing was happy to handle these matters.

Zhao Qing only asked him one thing: to develop steadily and expand his power.

Ren Woxing immediately agreed and promised to complete the mission.

Now Ren Woxing and Zhao Qing are working together, and they are father-in-law and son-in-law.

……

At the summit of Mount Song, on the Fengchan Platform.

Zhao Qing, Hua Wuque, Jiang Xiaoyu, and Huang Rong stood on the stage, gazing into the distance.

Hua Wuque asked, "Brother Zhao, what are your plans next?"

Zhao Qing replied, "I intend to enter the imperial court as an official."

Upon hearing this, Hua Wuque frowned deeply: "Brother Zhao, are you willing to be the court's lackey?"

Zhao Qing did not answer.

He never intended to be a lackey of the imperial court.

The system forced him to become an official in the imperial court.

He didn't want to get involved in the court struggles, but the system required him to become an official in the capital to trigger missions more easily.

There aren't many things that can trigger the system now.

Most of the bad deeds have already been triggered, so the rewards are minimal.

All that's left are things like disrupting the court and causing chaos in the world.

After entering the court as an official, actions such as plotting against loyal and virtuous officials should trigger the system multiple times.

Therefore, even if Zhu Houzhao did not promote him, he would still take the initiative to request a transfer to the capital.

Hua Wuque could tell that Zhao Qing didn't want to answer, and since it was none of his business, he didn't ask any further.

"Brother Zhao, I have a favor to ask of you."

Hua Wuque bowed to Zhao Qing.

Zhao Qing helped Hua Wuque up: "Brother Hua is a sworn brother of mine. I am very grateful for your help at the Five Mountains Gathering. Please speak frankly if you have anything to say."

Hua Wuque nodded and asked directly, "Brother Zhao, where is Jiang Qin?"

Hua Wuque failed to uncover Jiang Qin's true identity.

To verify whether Zhao Qing's words are true or false, we need to find Jiang Qin.

At least we can find out the real culprit who killed Jiang Feng and his wife from Jiang Qin's mouth.

If the real culprit is Yaoyue, then Zhao Qing's words are true.

Hua Wuque also inquired about this matter with the Tianji Pavilion.

Although the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion possesses extensive intelligence, it is not omniscient.

They were unaware of Jiang Qin's whereabouts or the truth about Jiang Feng and his wife back then.

The people of Tianji Pavilion cannot monitor Yaoyue indefinitely.

Yaoyue is a peak Grandmaster-level expert, ranked seventh on the Grandmaster Ranking. Her insight is extremely strong, and no one can escape her.

Zhao Qing did not directly reveal Jiang Qin's identity, but instead provided clues.

"Jiang Qin seized Jiang Feng's family fortune, imitated Jiang Feng, and eventually became a great hero."

Hua Wuque pondered repeatedly but could not guess the answer.

Jiang Xiaoyu immediately guessed and asked Zhao Qing if he was referring to Jiang Biehe, the great hero of Jiangnan.

Zhao Qing nodded in confirmation and reminded Hua Wuque that he must be cautious if he wanted to take revenge.

Jiang Biehe ranks fourth on the list of innate masters, and his martial arts skills are very strong.

He must have mastered Yan Nantian's Wedding Dress Divine Skill.

Hua Wuque nodded and said, "Thank you for telling me. In that case, I'll be leaving."

"No need to see me out."

Zhao Qing nodded in response.

Hua Wuque and Jiang Xiaoyu left immediately; they must be going to seek revenge on Jiang Biehe.

Zhao Qing turned to Huang Rong and asked, "Do you still want to follow me?"

"I'll keep an eye on you and see what other vicious tricks you have up your sleeve."

Huang Rong nodded.

Zhao Qing smiled and said, "Whatever you say, but would you consider becoming my concubine?"

"When I become emperor, you will be a concubine."

Huang Rong immediately replied, "Who cares? If you want to marry me, you must have a proper marriage ceremony."

"So, if Mr. Zhao were to propose marriage, would Miss Huang agree?"

Zhao Qing asked directly.

Huang Rong turned her head away shyly: "Who would want to marry a villain like you!"

Huang Rong's tone and attitude made Zhao Qing see through her insincerity.

However, it wasn't explicitly stated.

Zhao Qing is determined to get Huang Rong; it's only a matter of time.

He has no shortage of women around him, so he's not in a hurry and can take his time.

Zhao Qing was very patient with Huang Rong.

……

Two days later, a junior officer from the Embroidered Uniform Guard was sent from Songshan.

The junior officer informed Zhao Qing to immediately go to the capital to take up his post.

Zhao Qing had already planned to become an official in the court, so he immediately asked Ning Zhongze, Ren Yingying, and Huang Rong to pack their luggage and prepare to go to the capital.

"Master's wife, are you all packed?"

Zhao Qing entered Ning Zhongze's room and asked.

"It's all packed up, but Zhao Qing, Ling Shan..."

Ning Zhongze was clearly worried about Yue Lingshan.

What happened before was a huge blow to her.

The fact that she can still stay conscious shows that she is very strong.

After thinking about it, Zhao Qing felt that it was not appropriate to leave Yue Lingshan on Mount Song.

Moreover, he liked Yue Lingshan.

Zhao Qing said, "I'll go and try to persuade my senior sister."

After saying that, Zhao Qing went directly to Yue Lingshan's room.

He pushed the door open and went in.

Yue Lingshan lay in bed, in great pain.

"Senior sister."

Zhao Qing sat down and called to her.

Yue Lingshan turned her head and sneered: "Don't call me Senior Sister, I'm not worthy."

"Senior sister, you hate me, but this is not my fault."

"Even without me, Master would still castrate himself, Master's wife would still change her mind, and Master would still get into trouble."

"My existence caused this person to become me, and there is no right or wrong in this."

"I admit I was wrong, but my master also bears responsibility. The matter is over, so let's put it behind us completely."

Life goes on, and the future will only get better.

Zhao Qing said seriously to Yue Lingshan.

He was right.

He and Yue Buqun were equally bad; neither could blame the other, and neither had wronged the other.

In the end, Yue Buqun was outmatched and lost to Zhao Qing.

As the saying goes, the murderer of one's father must be avenged.

It is a fact that Zhao Qing killed Yue Lingshan's father.

However, Yue Lingshan did not hold a grudge.

But what happened that day was so absurd that it was a huge blow to her.

More importantly, Zhao Qing used to be pursuing her.

As a result, she immediately reunited with her mother, which was the most unacceptable fact for her!