I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

A quarter of an hour later, Gray Eagle, who was trying to protect Canglang and escape, was shot through the chest by Wei Hongying and died with his eyes wide open.

Canglang was also caught up by Su Chen, who had used cheat codes, and cleaved him in two from behind with a single halberd strike.

On the battlefield, a series of thunderous roars erupted.

"We won! We won!"

"Our Great Zhou has won!"

On the city wall of Qingling Pass, Qin Li breathed a long sigh of relief.

We've finally won; it's all over now.

This also served as a reminder to Qin Li that no matter how high one's martial arts skills are, they are actually of little use.

In this world, the pursuit of supreme power always comes first.

As long as one has enough power and status, even a grandmaster will have to be a subordinate.

Of course, martial arts skills are not entirely unnecessary; they are embellishments, supporting elements.

Having made up his mind, Qin Li was about to stand up, holding onto the chair handles.

Now that the war is over, he should go back.

As agreed, the Empress was to withdraw her troops beyond Xuanque Pass.

He wanted to go back and reorganize the army to gradually recover the fallen cities.

Once all the cities have been recovered, he can return to the capital in triumph.

I believe that once he returns, he will be made the Crown Prince!

He was one step closer to the throne.

But as soon as Qin Li stood up, he felt a strong wave of dizziness and couldn't stand steadily. He could only barely stand by holding onto the chair armrests.

Moreover, as time went on, the dizziness became more and more intense, and it felt like I was about to faint at any moment.

Zhou Biao and the others, who were standing not far behind, immediately noticed the unusual behavior of their eldest prince and were about to rush over to check on him.

But as soon as they stepped forward, the Ironclad Pagoda soldiers drew their swords and threatened them, forbidding them from taking even half a step forward.

"No, why are you people so rigid!"

"We pose no threat to Your Majesty."

"We just wanted to take a look at our Crown Prince."

"How about this, I'll go alone!"

"You can rest assured that I'll go alone."

Zhou Biao couldn't help but say.

He can go alone; these Ironclad Pagoda soldiers should feel at ease.

His martial arts skills were only at a mid-level, posing no threat to the Empress.

But as soon as Zhou Biao stepped forward, he was stopped by Tie Futu and forbidden to go forward.

Zhou Biao and the others immediately panicked and almost drew their knives as well.

If anything were to happen to Qin Li, they would risk their lives to take a few of them down with them.

Shaking his head vigorously, Qin Li managed to look at the Empress, who sat motionless in her chair, staring straight ahead. "Was this your doing? The tea was poisoned!"

The Empress gently stroked her cheek with her snow-white fingers and laughed, "How could the Crown Prince be so careless? Daring to ask for tea even in enemy territory, blame yourself for being too bold and too careless."

"Grass!"

"Brothers, let's fight them!"

Upon hearing that the tea was poisoned, Zhou Biao immediately flew into a rage and drew his knife first.

Upon seeing this, the brothers around him also drew their swords.

For a moment, tensions rose on the city wall, and a fight seemed imminent.

Qin Li raised his hand in time to stop Zhou Biao and the others.

A direct confrontation now would only lead to certain death.

"Your Highness?"

Seeing that Qin Li wouldn't let them move, Zhou Biao and the others became extremely anxious, their eyes turning red.

"I'm fine..."

Holding onto the armrests, Qin Li forced himself to sit down again, squinted at the Empress, and said, "What benefit would this bring to Your Majesty?"

"If I die here today, Wang Hu's army outside the city will surely attack! It will be a fight to the death!"

"Now that Fang Yuan has poisoned the water source at Qingling Pass, many of my Great Zhou people have died, but you are suffering just as much, aren't you?"

"Besides, our army already possesses a secret weapon to counter the Iron Pagoda; you might not be able to defeat them in a real battle!"

The Empress turned her head, her smile widening. "Hahaha, is the First Prince threatening me?"

With a terrible headache, Qin Li reached out and patted his head hard.

What kind of poison was put in the tea, and why is it so potent?

As the only disciple of the Snake Elder, Qin Li has consumed many pills personally developed by the Snake Elder over the years.

There are pills for strengthening the body's foundation, pills for improving health, and even pills for detoxification.

Logically speaking, ordinary poisons should have no effect on Qin Li.

For some reason, Qin Li now had a terrible headache, and as time went on, his whole body felt incredibly hot, as if something was about to burst out of his abdomen.

This feeling is strangely familiar!

But before he could figure it out, the Empress suddenly stood up.

She grabbed Qin Li's arm and put it on her shoulder, helping him to walk into the city gate!

Before entering, the Empress turned back and gave the order: "Everyone, step back twenty feet, close your ears and eyes. No one is allowed to approach without my decree!"

"yes!"

Upon receiving the order, the Ironclad Pagoda soldiers threatened Zhou Biao and the others with their knives and forced them to retreat.

Zhou Biao and the others originally did not want to retreat, but suddenly they saw Qin Li gently waving his hand at their side.

Their faces immediately lit up with joy. The fact that Qin Li could still secretly wave at them meant that Qin Li was alright.

However, they still pretended to be resentful and angry, and reluctantly backed away.

After retreating twenty paces, everyone turned their backs to the city tower, covered their ears with their hands, and quietly waited for time to pass.

……

Inside the city gate tower was the Empress's command post at Qingling Pass.

Behind the large dragon throne is a screen, and behind the screen is a small couch, which is where the empress usually takes a nap.

After bypassing the screen behind the dragon throne, the Empress intended to throw the unconscious Qin Li onto the soft couch.

Unexpectedly, Qin Li was too heavy and pulled her down onto the soft couch.

It took the Empress a great deal of effort to get up from under Qin Li, and she quickly straightened her collar.

Unable to resist, he kicked Qin Li in the butt, cursing him under his breath as shameless.

After kicking him, the Empress's lips unconsciously curled up as she looked at Qin Li's profile.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't seize it. Now, haven't you fallen into my hands?"

"Qin Li, didn't you boast about how powerful you were? Why aren't you powerful now? Get up and show me how powerful you are."

"You want me to have your children, ten or eight at a time? Do you think I'm a stallion?!"

"I really want to tear your mouth apart!"

Still not satisfied, the Empress raised her foot and kicked Qin Li's buttocks a few more times.

As she continued kicking, the Empress slowly realized something was wrong.

She quickly bent down, stretched out her finger, and checked Qin Li's breath.

That shouldn't be the case. It wasn't some strong sleeping potion, so how come he's completely passed out and unresponsive? Qin Li should be half-conscious and half-awake right now!

But as soon as her fingers touched Qin Li's nose, the Empress found herself unable to move. Qin Li suddenly opened his eyes, and one of his hands gripped her wrist like an iron clamp, rendering her immobile.

"you……!"

The Empress's eyes widened involuntarily. "You're not poisoned?"

Qin Li suddenly reached out and pulled her, causing the Empress's delicate body to stagger forward and fall into Qin Li's arms.

With his other hand gently stroking the empress's stunningly beautiful face, Qin Li's lips curled slightly:

"I've been poisoned, but only now do I realize what kind of poison I've been given. It has a nice-sounding name in the martial arts world: 'Hehuan San' (Aphrodisiac Powder)!"