The Empress’s Blind Consort: Invincible in Secret

Vol2 – Chapter 15 – All gifts have a price

"With this sword, at the peak of Immortal Grade, infinitely close to Emperor Grade Sword Sense, I will help you find release."

Meng Qingzhou thrust his sword forward, appearing utterly ordinary, without causing the slightest ripple.

Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, the sword moved extremely slowly, like a crawling turtle.

Yet, the Hidden Sword Lord neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, he widened his eyes, as if witnessing the world's only treasure, his breathing becoming heavy, and a rare, satisfied smile appearing on his face.

The sword tip lightly touched the Hidden Sword Lord's forehead and then stopped.

"Good, very good." The Hidden Sword Lord's body began to crumble, turning into streams of dust, flowing into the river of time. His flesh and soul disintegrated into particles so fine that they couldn't remain in the mortal world, only merging into the river of time.

"I finally witnessed your true strength." The Hidden Sword Lord smiled calmly.

Meng Qingzhou's lips moved slightly, transmitting his voice:

"My name is not Meng Qin, that's a fake name. My real name is Meng Qingzhou. Senior, you have earned my respect and are worthy of my confession. Farewell."

"What!?"

In his final moments, the Hidden Sword Lord's eyes widened in disbelief.

Meng Qingzhou?

The Emperor of Great Jin!!

"So you are the damn..." The Hidden Sword Lord began to curse, his expression as if he had swallowed a pound of excrement.

He actually wanted to say: So you are the damn man behind the Empress!

The true order from the Second Young Master of the Ji family was: 'At all costs, kill the Emperor of Great Jin and end Great Jin's path to unification.'

As long as he completed this task, the Hidden Sword Lord would gain the trust of the Second Young Master of the Ji family and could begin the next step of the salvation plan.

But over the past month, despite the seven major forces exhausting all means, they couldn't find the Emperor of Great Jin, as if he had vanished from the world.

In the end, as death loomed, he suddenly realized that the person he had been desperately searching for was right in front of him all along!

Before he could finish his sentence, a gust of wind blew, and the Hidden Sword Lord completely disappeared.

"Why did Senior curse me out of nowhere?" Meng Qingzhou was puzzled.

The three Old Ancestors of the Morning Glow Realm exchanged glances, nodded, and said:

"This battle, you have won."

"We will honor the Hidden Sword's agreement. Within three days, the seven major forces will transfer a total of 300,000 cultivators, excluding those above the Moon Shine Realm and below the Cloud Ascension Realm, along with over ten Emperor Grade Spiritual Treasures and all resources, to the Great Jin Dynasty."

Meng Qingzhou was taken aback.

Even though he had already believed in the integrity of these seniors, he was still shocked by the exaggerated numbers.

One must know that the registered cultivators of the Great Jin Dynasty barely exceeded a million, half of whom were from the ninth to the first grade, just starting on the path of cultivation.

Adding over ten Emperor Grade Spiritual Treasures and countless other resources, it was almost equivalent to another Great Jin Dynasty.

In other words, Meng Qingzhou alone had earned another Great Jin for the dynasty.

"Too exaggerated."

"My original intention was to use this merit to leave the Great Jin court. I hope it doesn't backfire, making the court officials and the Empress reluctant to let me go."

Meng Qingzhou felt a slight headache, but to maintain his persona, he had to feign indifference: "I hope you will keep your promise and not let the Hidden Sword Senior's sacrifice be in vain."

The three Morning Glow Old Ancestors nodded:

"Rest assured, the Hidden Sword sacrificed himself to fulfill your ambition. We understand and hope that Meng Xiaoyou will always follow the path of salvation and not let the Hidden Sword down."

Hearing this, Meng Qingzhou's mouth twitched.

What the hell! Is this shit pot stuck on me for good?

He wanted to explain, but how could he? Deny it outright and say he helped the Empress to exploit the Mandate of Heaven protagonist?

Or say he didn't want to be an official, let alone serve the Empress?

Would the crafty and ruthless Empress take revenge later...

Left with no choice, Meng Qingzhou could only remain silent.

"By the way, may I ask, why can't the seven major forces' cultivators above the Moon Shine Realm be incorporated into Great Jin?" Meng Qingzhou asked.

The three Morning Glow Old Ancestors replied: "Although Great Jin is strong, it cannot completely control all Moon Shine cultivators. They are uncontrollable factors. Coupled with the recent defeat and the previous hostility between us, it could easily cause conflicts, bringing disaster to Great Jin."

Meng Qingzhou stood in awe and said:

"Senior's considerations are thorough!"

He hadn't thought that these pioneers for the people would consider this far, genuinely thinking for Great Jin.

They truly hoped that Great Jin could walk a unique path.

"By the way, Meng Xiaoyou, please help release Old Ancestor Taotie and the others." The three Morning Glow Old Ancestors pointed to the distance, all looking helpless, and said: "I can barely hear their screams anymore."

Meng Qingzhou slapped his forehead, remembering that the Empress had been furious earlier, continuously beating the five Morning Glow Great Beings.

"Your Majesty."

Meng Qingzhou bowed and said: "The battle is over. Please release Old Ancestor Taotie and the other seniors."

The Void Dark Realm, like a pitch-black world, shrouded the earth.

It was Qiong's signature divine skill, but Meng Qingzhou couldn't see it. Otherwise, he would have noticed.

A tear opened in the Void Dark Realm.

A fair jade hand grabbed the bruised and battered Old Ancestor Taotie, throwing him out. Then, the former priests of the Shaman God Sect and the two Old Ancestors of Great Qian were thrown out as well.

Qiong then leisurely snapped her fingers, dispersing the Void Dark Realm. Her delicate hand grabbed a pile of parts, casually tearing open the space barrier, and threw the 'Emperor Grade Blood Puppet' parts into an alternate space to destroy the evidence.

"Born of the same root, why the rush to harm each other, why the rush!" Old Ancestor Taotie trembled with anger, glaring at Qiong.

"Hmm?" Qiong glanced back, threateningly raising her fist, with the other hand placing a finger to her lips—shh!

"Shameless!" Old Ancestor Taotie fumed.

But when Old Ancestor Taotie and the two Old Ancestors of Great Qian learned of the Hidden Sword Lord's death, they all fell silent.

They learned everything from the three Morning Glow Old Ancestors.

"Rest assured." The two Old Ancestors of Great Qian spoke in turn:

"The King of Great Qian barely survived, but he is no longer the Emperor. We will abolish his throne and cede all of Great Qian's assets."

Old Ancestor Taotie also nodded, saying:

"I still have a lot of life left. The Five Spirit Clan won't dare disobey me. Meng Xiaoyou, rest assured."

The former priest of the Shaman God Sect, with a cold expression, promised: "I will keep my word, but I hope you won't disappoint us, or else..."

The Old Ancestors of the seven major forces left, taking their descendants with them. Before leaving, they left Meng Qingzhou with a message:

"The gifts of fate have long been priced in secret. We are ceding the seven major forces to Great Jin, but we will always watch Great Jin. If your path of salvation does not satisfy us, someone will come to reclaim everything with interest."

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