After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

Cang Yao's escape light landed outside the capital city of Tushan.

The demon soldiers guarding the city felt a gust of wind sweep over their heads. When they looked up, the sky was empty and there was nothing there.

She walked slowly along the main street.

Compared to Chang'an, the capital of Tushan had a more rugged feel, characteristic of demon dynasties, with many fox totems carved on the stone buildings lining the streets.

Contrary to rumors, the atmosphere on the street did not seem oppressive.

I'd only walked half a street, but I'd already heard all the information I wanted to gather.

Because many people are discussing it.

"His Highness Yao committed suicide. It is said that he severed his heart meridian in front of His Majesty, and even his nascent soul was shattered."

"The Imperial Advisor has fled with serious injuries, and no one knows where he has gone."

Cang Yao pieced together the fragmented information she had heard and quickly pieced together the sequence of events.

Tu Shan Lie broke free of the restrictions and used a secret technique, causing his cultivation to surge to the mid-stage of the Mahayana realm, where he fought against the Tu Shan National Preceptor.

The Imperial Advisor was severely wounded and forced to retreat, and the First Prince Tu Shan Yao committed suicide in the main hall.

Tu Shan Lie was seriously injured and passed the throne to Tu Shan Ruoshui.

Tu Shan Ruoshui became the first new ruler of the Tu Shan Dynasty.

His first decree after taking office was to vindicate Jiang Yan, and the second was to lift all restrictions on the Jiang family.

After hearing this, Cang Yao's lips curled up slightly. This little fox knows how to behave.

In fact, once she understood this, she could go back. The Jiang family was safe, Tu Shan Ruoshui was safe, and the two things that Jiang Yan was most worried about had been resolved.

But she still wanted to see Tu Shan Ruoshui with her own eyes. Since she was already here, she had to meet her childhood sweetheart.

Inside the main hall of the palace, Ruoshui was hunched over her desk reviewing official documents.

There were three stacks of folded paper in front of her, the tallest of which almost blocked her view.

Holding a vermilion pen in his hand, he would annotate each word one by one, rubbing his wrist after annotating a few books, and then continuing to annotate.

I used to think my father looked incredibly powerful sitting in this position, but now that I'm in it myself, I realize this position is no human job.

But what troubled her most wasn't the folding paper, but the fact that the Imperial Advisor was gone.

With Tu Shan Lie's cultivation completely destroyed and the Grand Preceptor seriously injured and forced to flee, the Tu Shan Dynasty now openly lacks a Mahayana cultivator capable of maintaining order.

Once other dynasties sense the true strength and weakness of the Tushan Dynasty, surrounded by wolves, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Just then, the light at the entrance of the palace dimmed.

A strange woman walked in, her black hair cascading down her back, her peach-blossom eyes slightly upturned at the corners.

Tu Shan Ruoshui's hair stood on end in that instant, and the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox within her body was automatically activated, with nine phantom fox tails suddenly unfolding behind her.

But it only lasted for less than three breaths.

A powerful pressure emanated from the woman.

The nine phantom fox tails were forcibly pressed back into her body. Ruoshui felt like an ant being pressed onto a chopping board, and even breathing became difficult.

She decisively dropped all defensive stances and quickly put on a sweet smile.

"May I ask, senior, what brings you here?"

Cang Yao stopped and looked at the standard "if you can't beat them, just admit defeat" expression on her face, and couldn't help but laugh.

She is pragmatic, not reckless, and indeed good-looking, with fox ears and clear fox eyes that exude a lively spirit.

Well, she's barely a good match for my Lin Chu.

However, we still need to have the right attitude.

Cang Yao withdrew her oppressive aura and slowly said, "My name is Cang Yao, and I am Jiang Yan's wife."

Tu Shan Ruoshui's smile froze.

The respectful expression that had been maintained vanished upon hearing the words "Jiang Yan's wife," and the fox ears perked up instantly.

Forget about seniors and intimidation.

"Who do you think you are?" She took a step forward, her neck stiff, her fox tail swishing behind her. "Everyone in the capital knows I've known him since I was six, we grew up together as childhood sweethearts. You're his wife, how come I don't know?"

Cang Yao opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know where to begin.

I can't exactly say I was his wife in a past life, can I? A moment of silence followed.

"...I've known him for much longer than you have," Cang Yao snorted.

Tu Shan Ruoshui snorted, "I've known him since I was six. Do you think you knew him in a past life?"

Cang Yao smiled slightly.

"That's true."

Ruoshui was stunned.

Holy crap, that's some serious nonsense.

Although she didn't believe in the nonsense about knowing someone in a past life, she could tell that this woman's relationship with Jiang Yan was definitely not ordinary.

Her aura was even more terrifying than when she faced her father's mid-stage Mahayana power.

There's no need for someone like that to travel all this way to make up lies for her.

Tu Shan Ruoshui gritted her teeth and said, "You, Jiang Yan, are always flirting with other women outside."

Although I don't care too much about these things, my father's harem has more than just my mother.

But anyone would be angry if someone cornered them in the main hall and declared that they were the rightful wife.

Then Tu Shan Ruoshui suddenly remembered something, and a smile returned to her face.

"Since you say you're Jiang Yan's wife," she said, pulling out a necklace from her collar and gently tracing the antique pendant with her fingertips, "do his parents know?"

"It's a family heirloom of the Jiang family, passed down only to the eldest daughter-in-law."

Tu Shan Ruoshui tucked the necklace back into her collar, patted her chest to make it stick to her inner garment, and smiled with her eyes crinkling. "Let me formally introduce myself. You can call me Jiang Ruoshui."

Cang Yao's smiling face froze the moment she saw the necklace.

Lin Chu's parents in this life.

She genuinely hadn't thought of that at all.

This little girl, didn't she just come out of the forbidden area? How come she acted so quickly?

Cang Yao gritted her teeth; this girl was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

The situation has reversed.

This time, it was Ruoshui who smiled.

Cang Yao took a deep breath to suppress the soreness.

She silently repeated to herself, "As the first wife, I must be magnanimous, live a long life, and not argue with little girls."

Strangely enough, despite their sharp words, there was no real animosity between them.

Tu Shan Ruoshui gradually lowered her guard, came out from behind the imperial desk to invite her to sit down, and had tea served.

Cang Yao put down her teacup and looked at Ruoshui's somewhat haggard face, which was covered in pleats. She had to admit that Ruoshui was a good girl. She was pretty and bold, and she didn't back down even when she was being so overwhelmed by her.

However, she shouldn't even think about taking her place.

This girl looks harmless, but she's anything but innocent at heart.

Cang Yao briefly explained Jiang Yan's situation, and added at the end, "He asked me to check on your safety."

Ruoshui held the teacup, a smile playing on her lips, her fox tail swaying contentedly behind her.

Hmph, at least he still has a conscience.

However, I still need to clean up the mess left by Tu Shanyao before I can go find him.

Thinking of this, her fox ears drooped again, and she sighed.

Cang Yao put down her teacup and stood up.

"I've delivered my message, it's time for me to go."

Tu Shan Ruoshui escorted her to the palace entrance, watching her figure disappear into the clouds.

Then he turned around and sat back down behind his desk, picked up his pen and continued to review official documents.

However, the pressure applied when writing was much heavier than before, causing several small holes to appear in the folds.

……

At this time, in Chang'an City.

Jiang Yan was also reviewing official documents about expanding the city in the city lord's mansion when a guard came in to report that a cultivator from the Lingxu Sword Sect was requesting an audience.

He put down his pen, and the first image that popped into his mind was Zhou Caiwei.

Thinking of this, he could no longer sit still and strode out of the hall.