The dragon meets water and changes into wind and clouds, the phoenix in anger kills heaven and earth.

  Brand the word "slave" on her cheek? Pan Yu Yang suddenly knelt in the great hall: "Your Majesty, you can't do this."

  Everyone in Panlong knows that only the ten most heinous criminals will be branded with the character 'slave' on their collarbone, representing their lowliness and lifelong servitude to do the dirtiest and most exhausting work. How can Yan'er bear this? Moreover, Empress Rong actually had Yan'er's face branded with the character 'slave', which not only ruined her appearance but also meant that wherever she went, she would be discriminated against and bullied.

  "Dear son-in-law." Empress Rong helped Pan Yueyang up: "The palace is delighted that you and our Lan'er are married, but you must remember that you now bear the great responsibility of the Panlong Kingdom! You cannot be too emotional in your dealings." Empress Rong saw how anxious Pan Yueyang was about Yan'er.

  "But, Your Majesty." Pan Yu Yang looked at Emperor Xuan, this useless emperor had become mute in front of Empress Rong.

  "General Pan, how could you?!" Empress Rong glared at Pan Yueyang sternly: "You also know who captured this girl. She encountered misfortune in Moon City and yet managed to survive unscathed. What happened between her and that bandit during the night, have you ever thought about it?"

  Her face stiffened as she knelt on the ground, and from the moment she returned, Pan Yu Yang had never asked herself if she trusted him. But this Rong Huang Hou was not so easy to deal with, her every sentence hitting the vital point. Indeed, an old ginger is still spicy: "Your servant obeys, thanks to Your Majesty, the Empress, and the Princess for sparing my life." Yan Er smiled calmly, then respectfully kowtowed three times.

  "Bring in the prisoner! Take down the woman who has been wronged!" Empress Rong did not allow Pan Yueyang to plead for mercy, and directly waved her hand: "This palace is tired, everyone withdraw."

  Pan Yu Yang clenched her fists, looking at Ou Ruolan. Ou Ruolan shook her head helplessly and looked pitifully at Pan Yu Yang. Xue Qing urged Pan Yu Yang to quickly leave and go see Yan Er.

  Baili Mubai received a flying letter from his master sister and rushed to the imperial city. It was all because he had been ignoring her after receiving a letter from his master brother, and now Yan'er was in danger again, but he was thousands of miles away. Baili Mubai exerted himself, leaping onto treetops, flying non-stop along the way with only his internal energy to rely on.

  "Pan Yueyang, don't let your face be branded with words." Xue Qing reminded Pan Yueyang in a low voice.

  "Who dares not listen to Empress Rong's words?" Pan Yu Yang could only anxiously think in her heart.

  "I'll go! You hurry up and clear the way, I'll think of a way to save Qian'er." Xue Qing directly rushed towards the back hall where palace maids who committed crimes in the palace were executed.

  "Empress Dowager." Orlene playfully pulled on Empress Laron's skirt.

  "Lan'er, you're already married and no longer a little girl, hurry back to the General's residence." Empress Rong urged Ou Ruolan.

  "Very well, Your Majesty, I bid you farewell." Ou Ruolan turned around and left, her mother, the Empress Dowager, was indeed her birth mother, but Ou Ruolan had never experienced much maternal love since childhood. The Empress Dowager was always closed off in the Buddhist temple, rarely returning to the palace, and as a child, she was raised by her wet nurse. Although the Emperor doted on her, she also wished to have her mother by her side like the elder princesses, but this expectation was unfortunately unfulfilled. The Empress Dowager always maintained a distant relationship with her, neither being intimate nor neglecting her, and this kind of mother-daughter relationship often left Ou Ruolan feeling melancholic.

  Xuan Di looked at Ou Ruolan leaving, smiled and stretched out his hand to hug Rong Huang Hou: "The beloved concubine is back by my side, it's great."

  When touched by the Emperor, Empress Rong felt somewhat uneasy and shook off Emperor Xuan's old hand: "Your Majesty, please be careful."

  "You still treat me with such indifference!" Emperor Jing's beard was twisted in anger.

  "You and I were just fleeting acquaintances." Empress Rong kept a distance from Emperor Jing, gazing at him with indifference. Over the years, this man had grown old, while she remained youthful.

  "Then why are you still my empress! You were my empress for a day, and you will be my empress for the rest of my life!" Emperor Jing looked at Empress Rong with excitement. In these six years, this woman's appearance had not changed in the slightest, still as cold and beautiful as ever.

  "Your Majesty, you are well aware of it." Empress Rong did not want to bring up past events.

  "Since I met you, my heart has only been filled with you. Your disciple Lan Fei passed away so long ago, and you've also helped raise Lan Er for her. Why can't you love me yet?" Emperor Jing's emotions were somewhat out of control as he brought up the past once again.

  "I and my fellow disciple were cultivators, if it wasn't for my fellow disciple unexpectedly meeting you, how would I be trapped in this imperial palace because of the oath from back then." Empress Rong walked closer to Emperor Jing's side, quietly reminding him of past events.

  "But Lan Fei has already passed away, she entrusted both me and Ruo Lan to you." Emperor Jing refused to give up.

  "So I came back to Panlong at the time of crisis, otherwise do you think I like being in this place?" Empress Rong really didn't understand if Emperor Jing's brain was infested with worms.

  "But every time I see you, my heart beats violently, Rong Er, I... I miss you." Zun Di suddenly grabbed the Empress Rong, ignoring her struggles, and forcibly kissed her.

  "Let go!" Empress Rong was furious, and with a swing of her arm, she flung Emperor Xuan away. Emperor Xuan sat on the ground, clutching his painful arm.

  "You..." Emperor Jing sighed and stopped talking, but this woman's martial arts skills were not to be underestimated, he thought it was impossible to force her.

  "Remember, I'm still a maiden, don't be rude!" Empress Rong looked at Emperor Jing who was sitting on the ground and refused to get up, finding it somewhat amusing.

  "Hey, your cultivation has meaning! Many things in the world are beautiful." Emperor Jing patted his butt and stood up. In this life, what he couldn't figure out most was Rong'er, and it was also because he couldn't figure her out that he always stirred up his male desire to conquer.

  "You're in such high spirits now, why don't you listen to why I returned to the palace." Empress Rong reminded Emperor Jing.

  After being reminded by Rong Huang, Emperor Jing asked suspiciously: "Yes, why did you say that returning to the palace would be a return? This time, there is no major event in Panlong Country." If Emperor Jing hadn't coincidentally met Lan Fei - Rong Huang's junior sister, how could he have stably ascended to the throne with the joint support of these two sisters? Since Lan Fei's death, Rong Er had entered the palace as the empress, and at that time, very few people knew that Rong was not born to Rong Huang, which is also the ability of these two sisters.

  This Ru'er can pinch and calculate, many things she silently assists herself, in fact she is also for the sake of her promise to Lan Fei back then, Jing Emperor understands it clearly.

  "The dragon meets water and changes its fortune, the phoenix's anger fills the space between heaven and earth." The Empress looked at Emperor Jing with a serious expression.

  "What do you mean? A great change in the heavens and earth?" Emperor Jing looked at Rong'er with concern, Rong'er's divination had always been accurate, no wonder she suddenly returned to the palace, this was a big deal: "Then what about the fate of Panlong Country?"

  "I have dealt with that woman today, hoping to avoid a disaster." Empress Rong felt a little soft-hearted towards Yan'er's punishment, after all, she was a cultivator herself, and all living beings in the world were created by the heavens, why harm others' cultivation, it could only be avoided as much as possible.

  "That woman can't be..." Zun Di dared not think that this was Pan Yueyang's concubine, could it be that Pan Yueyang wanted to rebel against him?

  "Heaven's secret cannot be revealed." Empress Rong said no more and stretched out her hand to issue an edict expelling the guests.

  "Alright." Jingdi reluctantly took a last look at Rong Huanghou.

  Watching Xuan Emperor leave the room, Rong Huang Hou sighed: "Yan'er, I'm sorry for you. You were born with a noble fate, but your killing aura is too heavy. If you ascend to the throne, you will inevitably kill countless people. I can only help you this far."

  Xue Qing looked around and saw no one passing by, so she flew into the inner room. All she saw was Yan Er's face bound to a crossbeam with a rope as thick as a thumb.

  "Face!" Xue Qing slapped her face hard.

  A tired-looking face lifted its eyes with effort: "Xue... Xue Qing jie jie..."

  "Shh... don't speak, I'm here to save you. Yu Yang has taken care of the people outside, so don't make a sound later." Xue Qing reached out and untied the ropes binding Fan Er's body.

  Her face was able to escape, thinking Snow Qing wanted to take her out, and rushed to the door about to leave.

  "What's the matter?" Xue Qing pulled Yan Er back, flipped her over and pressed a few acupoints on her body: "Yan Er, I've pressed the main points on your body, so you won't be able to withstand the impact of falling down for a while."

  "Xue Qing sister, didn't you say you came to save me? Why aren't you leaving again?" Yan Er did not know what Xue Qing had in mind.

  "Silly sister, the people under Rong Huanghou are not to be trifled with. Even if we can escape, the entire General's Manor will be implicated. For now, we mustn't let you be branded as a slave. Listen to me, no matter what happens later, don't make a sound!" Xue Qing somehow found another rope and tightly bound Cang Er up.

  Her body couldn't move, she could only stare blankly as Xue Qing tied her up: "Remember not to make a sound." Xue Qing reminded her again with concern.

  Xue Qing suddenly stopped her movements, and due to her martial arts background, she easily heard the approaching people outside the door: "Yan Er, they've arrived." With that, Xue Qing sprang into action, carrying Yan Er as she leapt onto the roof beam, securely tying Yan Er to the beam. She then pulled down some ropes, making Yan Er's body lean against the beam. Since Yan Er was very slender, the width of the beam completely concealed her figure. The rope above also tied another section of the beam, so even if something unexpected happened and Yan Er's body fell, she would be suspended in mid-air by the rope and wouldn't fall to the ground.

  Her face revealed Xue Qing's intentions, and she shook her head vigorously: "No, Sister Xue Qing, it can't be done!"

  "Shut up!" Xue Qing bellowed, willing to sacrifice herself for Yue Yang.

  She flew down from the beam, and Xue Qing quickly put on the cloak that Rong Huang Hou had given to Yan Er. She then grabbed some mud and dust from the ground and smeared it randomly on her face. With a burst of internal energy, the rope wrapped around her body like a snake. Xue Qing tied two knots behind her back and grasped them tightly in her hand.

  The door was pushed open, and a dozen or so women came in. They didn't say anything, just looked at Xue Qing, then at the cloak on her body. Suddenly, one of the leading women shouted: "Check her body!"

  Another woman walked over and took a casual look at Xue Qing. It was dark and gloomy in winter, but she nodded: "No problem."

  The leading woman sneered and picked up the iron scoop in her hand, waving it in front of Xue Qing. The face on the beam didn't dare to make a sound, shaking its head constantly.

  "It will be even more beautiful when it turns red later."