At the same time, my wife is myself.

"What test? We will definitely pass it."

Iyeas was very firm: "Even if you want us to die, we won't flinch!"

Qian Yuan chuckled: "I don't need you to die. What I want you to do is seek revenge."

He led the two men out of the dungeon. The sunlight outside was too bright for the two men who had been imprisoned for several days. It took them a long time to adjust their eyes before they could see the outside world clearly.

Breathing in the fresh air and seeing the vibrant trees outside, the two couldn't help but shed tears.

"We really did survive."

"who are you?!"

When the raiders broke in at night, they made no attempt to conceal their presence, which immediately attracted the attention of the wealthy merchant's guards.

Without Qianyuan lifting a finger, Leone and the others dealt with the guards and captured the wealthy merchant family of three, throwing them in front of Qianyuan.

Chapter 71 I'm Here to Be the Emperor (4k)

Aria was terrified. In the dark capital, when her own guards were easily killed and she and her parents were arrested, she could already imagine the tragic fate that awaited her.

But why don't these guys look like nobles from the capital?

When the faces of some of them matched the portraits on the wanted posters in the capital, her voice trembled: "You were part of the night raid!"

Night Raids are known in the capital for their specialties of killing those who have committed heinous crimes. They have killed many nobles and high-ranking officials, and a wealthy merchant like her would have no chance of survival.

"Please spare my daughter's life."

The wealthy businessman's father kowtowed to Qian Yuan, saying, "My daughter is still young. At least spare her life. She knows nothing."

Aria was crying incessantly, looking pitiful: "Please let me go, I'll do anything."

She saw that it seemed to be Qian Yuan who was giving the orders, so she crawled in front of Qian Yuan, her soft breasts pressed against his calves, her skirt disheveled, and her white thighs completely exposed.

To be fair, Arya is indeed quite beautiful. Her skin is smooth and delicate, a result of being pampered, and coupled with her tearful expression, it's easy to believe she's a fragile and innocent young girl.

Unfortunately, after seeing the horrific state of the dungeon, Qianyuan only felt disgusted by it.

He kicked Aria away: "Do you think we came here to settle scores and found nothing? The victim is right in front of you and you're still pretending."

Arya stared blankly at Iyeas and Sayo. This wasn't an act; she genuinely didn't recognize the two. To her, luring the lowly back to abuse them was as natural as eating bread. Who could remember the details of what bread looked like every time they ate it?

Having witnessed so many of the miserable state of the two men after she had abused them, she had long forgotten what they looked like.

Iyeas glared at Aria through gritted teeth. It was that innocent and naive face that had lured him and Sayo here, leading them into hell.

"You didn't expect that, did you? Lord Night Raid rescued us!"

After he spoke, Aria, who heard his voice, finally understood Iyeas. Her lips trembled as she knew that her secret had been exposed and that she had no chance of survival if she fell into the hands of Night Raid.

That otherwise decent face immediately twisted into a demonic contortion: "You're just a lowly commoner. Countless lowly commoners die every day in the capital. I don't know what you're so smug about. Even if you're lucky enough to latch onto Night Raid's stinking leg, you'll still die a horrible death."

"Hahahaha, do you think you'll get away with associating with these rats from the gutter? When General Esdeath returns, they'll all be dead!"

Aria, filled with despair, became somewhat hysterical. Qianyuan gestured to the two of them: "Go, and complete your revenge."

Iyeas punched Aria in the face, and Sayo grabbed her hair. As the three strongest people in the village, they had hunted dangerous species many times and planned to join the army to make a name for themselves. Even though Sayo was not a spoiled person, she was much stronger than Aria. If she hadn't been drugged and locked in the dungeon, Aria would not have been a match for her at all.

Arya's cold laughter quickly turned into a cry of pain, followed by a miserable wail. Her parents tried to help, but were easily dealt with by the two.

Soon after, Iyeas and Sayo came over covered in blood. They were too simple-minded. After venting their initial resentment, they couldn't bear to continue torturing Aria and decisively sent the family of three on their way.

They knelt before Qian Yuan: "My lord, our lives belong to you from this day forward."

Even when they heard Aria say that they were going against the capital, they did not hesitate at all. If the capital was protecting people like Aria, then the capital might as well rebel.

"You guys are great, and you have a lot of potential."

Qianyuan took some money from Chitong and handed it to the two of them: "Didn't you have a companion arriving today? Take him to relax first. I have some things to take care of. Just come back here before dark."

"Shall we meet here?"

Iyeas hesitated for a moment, "Won't it be a bit unsafe then? There might be guards coming to check."

"That's why I'm telling you to come back after dark."

Qianyuan said, "The problems were all solved then."

"Yes."

Iyeas had no more doubts and left with Sayo. Since Chien said there was no problem, he would trust Chien without reservation.

After the two of them left, Qianyuan set off for the palace, but Leone called out to him, "Qianyuan, wait a moment."

"I feel this is a bit too fast."

Leone felt something was off. "May I ask, are you really one of the Revolutionary Army? I've never heard of a master like you in the Revolutionary Army."

If he were a member of the Revolutionary Army, shouldn't they be able to easily sweep through the enemy lines? Why would the Revolutionary Army bother developing for so many years?

"No."

Qianyuan answered decisively, "I do not belong to any faction; I am a free person."

"So he was a master who lived in seclusion among the common people."

Leone's expression relaxed a little. "So, do you want to join the Revolutionary Army?"

"Should I join the revolutionary army?"

Qian Yuan looked at her with a half-smile, "Why shouldn't the revolutionaries be the ones to rely on me?"

"This……"

Leone finally understood where the unease in his heart came from. Chiyori had captured the palace, but whose victory was it? He wasn't a member of the Revolutionary Army!

"Do you want to compete with the revolutionary army for control of the empire?"

She didn't really want to see Chiyori become an enemy of the Revolutionary Army. Chiyori's personality suited her well, she was Akame's friend, and she was so strong.

Since both sides are dissatisfied with the darkness of the empire, joining forces is the best option.

"I don't want you to be enemies."

Leone frowned. "We should all be like-minded comrades, so why can't we work together to make the empire more prosperous?"

"It's simple. Because I'm strong enough to kill them all, they have no right to negotiate with me."

"But they don't think I have the strength to give up the supreme power that is about to be in my hands."

"Therefore, we believe a war is inevitable."

"But don't worry, my strength is overwhelming, so there won't be many casualties, and the battle will end quickly."

Leone had a hard time grasping the reality of this, but she also knew that since Chiyori had put it that way, there would definitely be a conflict between them and the Revolutionary Army.

"Sigh, it's all for the good of the empire."

"But only I can make the empire better."

Qianyuan shook his finger, explaining patiently because Leone was a giant O-shaped beast-eared girl:

"When do you think the empire started to rot?"

Leone recalled the past: "It started when the ministers took power."

Yes, it's astonishing that this empire, which stood for a thousand years, only began to decay a little over a decade ago.

Moreover, this can also be seen from other aspects. For example, among the ministers who are loyal to the country, there are actually many ministers who know that opposing a minister will lead to death, but still oppose him.

The village where the protagonist Tatsumi lives is not far from the capital. The villagers are very simple and honest. The group even plans to go to the capital to join the army and make a name for themselves.

Even General Bud, a conservative general who protects the royal family and never interferes in politics, could not stand the minister's actions. In the early stages, he used his authority to protect officials of conscience, but later he could no longer tolerate it and decided to personally eliminate the root cause of the disturbance to the country's peace, Minister Ernest, after annihilating the rebels.

Of course, he died before that.

Such things could not happen in a country that is rotten to the core. In the prequel comic, it is clearly mentioned that the previous emperor was a good person, which can only mean that the people in this world are indeed simple and honest.

"It all started when Minister Ernest killed the previous emperor, manipulated the selection of the king, and put the current emperor on the throne."

"The current emperor is too weak to stand up to his ministers. He doesn't even know the truth about his parents' deaths, yet he trusts his ministers too much."

The shocking revelation revealed by Chiyuki left Leone speechless: the previous emperor had actually been killed by Minister Ernest.

Although such conspiracy theories had existed before, she had always been skeptical. But when it came from someone as powerful as Qian Yuan, it was very convincing.

Chiyuki looked directly at Leone, then turned her gaze to the other members of Night Raid: "How can you be sure that after killing the minister, there won't be a second minister within the Revolutionary Army? After all, before his ambitions were revealed, no one knew he was so ruthless."

No one could answer that the members of Night Raid were not so naive as to believe that the Revolutionary Army was entirely bright and without any darkness.

Qian Yuan continued, "It will be different when I take the throne, because I can crush ministers with one hand. Even if there are ten thousand of these useless people, they cannot deceive my rule."

Having just experienced Qianyuan's strength, the Night Raid members all found it very convincing. Yes, if Qianyuan were the emperor, the country would definitely not be so corrupt.

Even Esdeath, who was the biggest obstacle to their overthrow of the empire's rule, was someone the Night Raid members felt would be much better off if she were in power; she might not even be corrupt.

Brand was troubled: "Does this mean we have to betray the Revolutionary Army?"

"That's not enough."

Qianyuan said, "The revolutionary army will eventually submit to me. At that time, you will still be colleagues. Of course, I don't need your help, so you can just stand by and watch."

"What kind of talk is this? Does that make us look like opportunists?"

Leone punched Qianyuan, "We Night Raid were founded to eliminate the dark side of the Empire and to help everyone live a better life, not as a tool for factional strife."

"If you kill the minister, then you're our partner!"

"But conversely, if you are just like the minister and continue to oppress the people after replacing him, then even if we can't defeat you, we will never work for you and will find an opportunity to assassinate you!"

"That's right!"

Akame wholeheartedly agreed, poking Chiyori with the hilt of Murasame's sword, "Assassinate you!"

As Chiyo's guarantor and the backbone of Night Raid, Akame's statement reassured the Night Raid members, and Chiyo wouldn't be angry with Akame either, making her an excellent bridge.

Qianyuan grasped Chitong's hand: "Alright, if that day ever comes, you're welcome to come and assassinate me."

In private, through telepathic communication, Qianyuan said, "Now you're poking me, but tonight it'll be my turn to poke you. Let's see who dies first."

Akame rarely showed any emotion, her face revealing nothing, but in their telepathic communication, she angrily rebuked Chien: "You scoundrel!"

After everything was settled, the atmosphere relaxed. Night Raid had decided to help Chiyuki kill the minister. Of course, they might not need to help with that, but they would help with the subsequent stability maintenance work. They would also not accept any orders from the Revolutionary Army targeting Chiyuki. Similarly, they would not help Chiyuki assassinate members of the Revolutionary Army unless those people were corrupt and degenerate.

They are the knife that removes the rotten flesh, not involved in factional strife.

Qianyuan naturally had no objection to this, so the group headed towards the palace.

…………

At this moment, a meeting was being held in the palace. The young emperor sat on the throne, bewildered, while ministers, who were fatter than pigs, stood at the front, eating meat with gusto as if no one else was around. No one dared to say a word against it.

The young emperor said to his ministers, "Minister, I've heard that rebels have infiltrated the capital. Are they really this arrogant now?"

The minister chewed on a piece of meat and said, "Those are all minor issues. We can leave them to the city garrison. Besides, General Esdeath will be back soon. Once she returns, all those rebels will die."

The young emperor immediately perked up: "Yes, and there's also my beloved Esdeath. She'll definitely wipe out all the rebels."

The minister echoed, "Yes, so Your Majesty, you can just relax and enjoy yourself without any worries."

Just as the young emperor was enjoying himself, a commotion suddenly arose outside the palace. The guards who were waiting gathered together as if facing a formidable enemy, as if confronting something. Just as the young emperor was about to ask his ministers what was going on, he saw the guards kneeling on the ground, as if welcoming some important figure.

Qianyuan walked in, holding the Mimicry of Eden's Star. Considering that the palace would still need security in the future, he didn't kill the guards. As for whether they had committed any evil deeds and whether they should be executed, he left that to the Night Raid members to judge. He was here to become emperor, not to do menial tasks.

Upon seeing Qian Yuan, the young emperor mustered his courage and asked, "Who are you?"

Qianyuan glanced at him: "Oh, you're the little guy whose parents were killed by Minister Ernest, yet you obey him every word."

"what?"

The young emperor was stunned. "The ministers killed my father and mother?"

Minister Ernest's eyes flashed with malice: "Your Majesty, you can't believe this... Waaah!"

He was just about to say something using the emperor's trust when his tongue fell off, and blood filled his mouth.

Minister Ernest then realized that the minister who had just been at the shop entrance had appeared directly behind him and cut off his tongue.

when?

He didn't see Qianyuan's actions clearly at all, and didn't even know what the weapon that cut off his tongue was.

"You're so fat it's disgusting."

Chiyuki said with great disdain, "But under that thick layer of fat is muscle. I get it. A master from the Imperial Fist Temple."

There are two versions of the Minister: a manga and an anime. In the manga, the Minister is a master of the Imperial Fist Temple who can suppress Leone, who possesses an Imperial Arms, solely through physical combat.