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The carefully crafted smile on Shu Jingwei's face shattered instantly upon hearing that clear, cold laugh, like porcelain glaze thrown onto ice.

Her upturned eyes still held a lingering allure, but the curve of her lips had frozen, and her entire face suddenly stiffened.

His eyes reflected an incredulous blankness.

But then, as if realizing that the person was mocking her, a wave of shame and indignation surged up, instantly burning her fair cheeks into an embarrassing purplish-red.

Her full breasts heaved violently, and the light armor she wore, specially made for looks but not for combat, trembled along with them.

As the supreme ruler, who has ever dared to sneer so openly in her face?

Especially when she condescended to recruit him with sincerity!

"You...!" Shu Jingwei hissed through gritted teeth, her voice shrill and distorted, like fingernails scraping against metal. "What do you mean?!"

Lin Ye didn't even lift an eyelid at her, as if her question was just a fly buzzing beside him.

Shu Jingwei watched as he lowered his head and gently wiped away the tears streaming down Xiao Douzi's face with her fingertips. The tenderness on her face was completely different from before.

Time seemed to stretch out in the eerie silence. Only Xiao Douzi's gradually fading sobs and the rustling of banners in the wind could be heard.

After a long while, Lin Ye slowly raised his eyelashes.

When his gaze shifted to Shu Jingwei, the last trace of warmth in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling blade piercing straight at Shu Jingwei.

"Shu Jingwei." He paused slightly, a cold smile curving his lips.

"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you... to the extreme."

Shu Jingwei's face turned pale instantly, her lips trembled, and she was about to reprimand him sternly when Lin Ye interrupted her with his next words.

"How did Old Ye die?" Lin Ye didn't give her a chance to roar, and continued speaking steadily.

"You should know better than anyone else in your heart. Just a moment ago, you were crying and wailing over his ghost, putting on that heart-wrenching, regretful act."

Lin Ye's eyes were filled with an intense, unyielding sarcasm. "He can turn around and fawn over me, promising me high-ranking positions and generous salaries."

"What? Seeing that the 'Empress's position' wasn't working for Old Ye anymore, you've switched to 'the gifts of a national hero' and 'ten thousand taels of gold'..."

His gaze deliberately swept slowly over the curves of her body, which undulated with anger and humiliation, and he let out a soft sneer.

"You think your faded beauty will work?"

Lin Ye spoke at a measured pace, yet every word felt like a whip soaked in salt water, lashing at Shu Jingwei.

The pain made Shu Jingwei tremble all over, and all the color drained from her face, leaving only a pale bluish-white complexion from the extreme humiliation.

"Do you think everyone is like Yao Jingyuan?" Lin Ye's gaze swept over Yao Jingyuan beside him, his contempt undisguised.

Yao Jingyuan was enjoying Shu Jingwei's disheveled state.

The moment the twisted pleasure that had unconsciously crept onto his face was caught by Lin Ye's gaze, that pleasure froze instantly. He instinctively lowered his head, almost shrinking into the cracks in the soil.

"Ye Fan, he..." Lin Ye's voice trailed off.

"If he hadn't done it to save me, you would have..." He stared at Shu Jingwei, enunciating each word clearly.

"In this lifetime, I could never even catch a glimpse of his clothes!"

"You keep saying you're heartbroken and full of regret. But is your regret for what you did, or for the fact that things were exposed and your position was threatened? Anyone with eyes can see that clearly."

Lin Ye's words were not loud.

But those words seemed to explode in Shu Jingwei's ears like thunder, and also fell heavily on the hearts of every citizen through the sky.

"Your repentance, your deep affection, are nothing but tools for you to preserve your throne." Lin Ye's eyes were filled with unfathomable disgust and disdain.

"Shu Jingwei, your heart is so cold, so filthy, it's disgusting!"

Shu Jingwei was so shocked by the scolding that she stood there stunned.

From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever dared to say that about her!

It took her a long time to react. She was so angry that she trembled all over. She pointed her finger at Lin Ye and her voice was so sharp that it cracked.

"How dare you—!!!"

"I am the Emperor! My appreciation of you is an immense honor! How dare you be so rebellious! You deserve to die a thousand deaths! I will have you torn to pieces and your entire family executed!!!"

"The Emperor?" Lin Ye scoffed, his lips curling into a mocking smile.

"An emperor who condones treacherous officials, poisons virtuous people, ruins national policies, and treats the common people like dirt—does he even deserve to be called a ruler? Shu Jingwei, look at this world!"

He suddenly raised his hand, his index finger pointing like a sword towards the sky.

"Look at the voice of the people! Look at this boiling public opinion! Your country, your throne, are rotten to the core! You still dream of a thousand generations to come? How laughable!"

"You...you..." Shu Jingwei was speechless, her chest heaving violently, feeling so suffocated that she felt like she was about to explode.

My vision blurred, and a metallic taste rose in my throat.

Lin Ye's every word was like the sharpest knife, stripping away her precarious facade and revealing her ugly and despicable nature.

"And you," Lin Ye's cold gaze turned to Yao Jingyuan, who was standing to the side with his head down but was still secretly glancing at them out of the corner of his eye.

"Are you enjoying watching the show from the sidelines?"

Yao Jingyuan's gloating expression froze instantly. Meeting Lin Ye's cold gaze, a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

"Don't rush." ​​Lin Ye slowly tugged at the corners of his mouth, but there was no warmth in that smile.

"Ye Fan's blood feud, Xiao Douzi's suffering... these are all debts."

Lin Ye slowed down his speech, and his gaze finally settled on Shu Jingwei's deathly pale face.

"I'll settle the score with you slowly! As for your so-called high-ranking positions, generous salaries, gold, and 'beautiful women'..."

He paused, then clearly uttered the last few words, as if spitting out something extremely filthy.

"It disgusts me."

"Aaaaah—! Kill him! Kill him!!"

Shu Jingwei went completely insane, her reason consumed by endless rage.

She no longer cared about recruiting or appeasing public opinion; at this moment, all she wanted was to tear the man in front of her to pieces!

"Imperial Guards! Imperial Guards! Charge! Seize this traitor! I will have him executed by slow slicing! And exterminate his entire family!" She was disheveled, looking like a madwoman, pointing at Lin Ye and roaring fiercely.

However, a noticeable commotion and hesitation arose among the Imperial Guards and Royal Guards behind her.

The soldiers looked at each other, their hands gripping their weapons trembling.

The incident just now, where Ye Fan's soul was exposed, and the roars of the people in the sky...

All of this was like a series of heavy hammer blows, striking their conscience.

To kill Lord Ye's closest friend for the sake of such an emperor...

Many soldiers lowered their heads, their feet seemingly rooted to the ground, unable to move an inch.

Seeing this, Shu Jingwei's anger flared even more. She turned abruptly and roared at the hesitant soldiers, "Are you deaf?! Didn't you hear my orders?!"

"All of you, get out of here! Anyone who disobeys will be punished for treason, and their entire family will be executed! Your entire families are all recorded, and they are all in my hands!"

The last sentence, like a poisoned ice blade, pierced the heart of every soldier.

They may disregard their own lives, but their families... their parents, wives, and children... are still under the emperor's control.

The soldiers' faces revealed painful struggle, as well as the hatred that was hidden beneath and gradually emerging from the ground.

Their hands, gripping their weapons, were so tight that their knuckles turned white, but under the threat of their families' lives, they finally began to slowly and heavily move towards Lin Ye.

The clattering sound of metal armor scraping against each other was particularly jarring in the deathly silence of the mountains, each step pounding on people's hearts.

Under the sky, the hearts of millions of people in the Great Flame Kingdom instantly leaped into their throats!