She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 522 - 521 Chu Qi, how long do you plan to watch the show?

Chapter 522: Chapter 521 Chu Qi, how long do you plan to watch the show?

Shouts, clashing blades, desperate pleas for mercy... they rose and fell, enveloping the entire coronation ceremony in a shroud of blood.

Xiao Pingfeng quickly realized that this chaos couldn’t solely be the work of the rebels and the Qin Family, Chu Kingdom must be involved as well.

Sun Hong was no match for him, but the delivery was extremely difficult; his broadsword, when swung, inflicted severe damage.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yan Wanqing standing dazed on the spot, while in front of her, Cong Ge had been stabbed in the abdomen by Qin Erya with a dagger...

"Crown Prince, this is not the time to be distracted, your opponent is me!"

The broadsword slashed towards him again.

But Xiao Pingfeng, disregarding everything else, charged towards Yan Wanqing. The blade just grazed past him, cutting off a strand of his hair.

"Wanwan!"

He pulled her to him, dodging Qin Erya’s lethal strike.

Yan Wanqing heard his voice and straightaway said, "My inner strength is gone, is Cong Ge still alive?"

Without inner strength and weakened, her movements were nothing more than flashy but ineffective gestures.

At that moment, she became a complete burden.

Hearing Yan Wanqing ask this,

Cong Ge, clutching his abdomen, fell to the ground, shaking his head at Xiao Pingfeng.

"She...she’s fine."

By now, Qin Erya, mad and blood-stained, approached, with several black-clad rebels behind her.

She tilted her head looking at Xiao Pingfeng, "Crown Prince, I give you a choice..."

Before she could finish, Xiao Pingfeng interrupted, "I make no choices."

"In that case, don’t blame me for being ruthless." She raised her boneless hand, "Kill that woman."

At that moment, Sun Hong also came forward with a broadsword, and Xiao Pingfeng and Yan Wanqing were temporarily trapped in the middle.

Seeing this, Cong Ge quickly took out a pill from his bosom and placed it between his lips, tasting the metallic flavor as he felt a temporary strength return to his body.

"Master, leave the young lady to me!" Cong Ge’s movements were exceedingly strange, his speed more than doubled from before.

The moment he spoke, he was already by Xiao Pingfeng’s side, stretching out his hand to catch Yan Wanqing.

Yan Wanqing quickly wrapped her arms around Cong Ge’s waist. Like duckweed in the storm, they clung to each other, and soon they stood in the middle of the circular platform, ascending the steps swiftly.

Behind them was a deep abyss, surrounded by the massive statues of the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise, as the black-clad men closed in relentlessly.

Qin Erya ascended the steps, while in the distance, Xiao Pingfeng was again surrounded, unable to escape.

Cong Ge, pulling Yan Wanqing, retreated step by step—no room to fall back!

"Yan Wanqing!" Qin Erya called out loudly.

Yan Wanqing, following the voice, could only see a blur of light.

"You’re at a dead end!" Qin Erya said with a light laugh, wiping her bloodstained dagger on her sleeve.

If Yan Wanqing could see clearly now, she would recognize that the dagger was the very one Qin Jun had used to take his own life!

"You went to great lengths to get all of Yan Family’s people out of the Capital City, why didn’t you leave yourself a way out?"

"...how do you know that I did not leave myself a way out?" Yan Wanqing stood there, her hair whipped about by the wind, she narrowed her eyes, brushed the hair from her lips, her expression serene, as though she had everything under control.

Doubt flickered in Qin Erya’s eyes: "Stop pretending, all your supporters in Capital City have already been exposed, what else could you have up your sleeve? Moreover, you’ve lost your inner strength and your maid is also gravely injured. Right now, you are nothing but a fish on the chopping block."

At those words, Yan Wanqing chuckled quietly.

"What are you laughing about?" Qin Erya said, furious and embarrassed.

"You laugh because you grew up with Qin Jun, but you’ve only learned a fraction of his scheming and methods," Yan Wanqing smiled slyly. "Qin Erya, you and Qin Huai choosing today to make your move is utter foolishness. I know you must have conspired with Chu Qi, reaching some agreement, but conspiring with a tiger for its skin is more than you can bear. Chu Qi’s appetite goes far beyond this."

"This isn’t your concern, right now you should be scared, after all, with just a wave of my hand, your life is over," Qin Erya snapped back, angered and embarrassed.

They indeed had negotiated terms with Chu Qi.

Ever since the last hunt ended, she had been secretly dealing with Chu Qi.

Choosing today, the inauguration ceremony, to make a move was also his proposition.

"Chu Qi can negotiate terms with you, he can negotiate with me, and he can even negotiate with the Crown Prince," Yan Wanqing’s smile grew as she listened to the clamor around her. "Qin Erya, you’ve turned Qin Jun’s scheming into stagnant water."

"You can’t hold onto the title of purging the enchantress to protect the monarch now. Look around at the people who took action, Qin Erya, you are now rebels!"

As rebels, what position do they have to call her an enchantress?

What reason do they have to still parade loyalty and patriotism as their slogan?!

Qin Erya’s face turned pale as she listened.

"You’ve been played by Chu Qi!"

Initially, they just needed to wait until after the coronation ceremony, engage Sun Hong and others in an honest confrontation with the new Emperor, and then she, Yan Wanqing, would be fixed onto the pillar of shame.

But they didn’t wait.

They chose this mindless act of rebellion called ’purging the monarch’s side’ and even chose the coronation ceremony to do it.

Who would believe it was without ill-intent if this news got out?

"Qin Erya, Qin Jun just wanted you to be Empress, but now you have ulterior motives, do you want to be Emperor now?"

Otherwise, where would today’s show of force have come from?

"Yes!" Qin Erya scoffed. "So what?"

"Since Qin State once had a precedent of an Empress, why can’t I, Qin Erya, hold that position? He’s just a soft man swayed by women. My grandfather served three Monarchs, was his teacher, and till his death, he wished to protect Dawei’s realm. But him?! His eyes have only you!" Her beautiful face twisted grotesquely.

"For you, this enchantress, he dares confront everyone! Why?" Qin Erya coldly scoffed. "If he doesn’t cherish my grandfather’s Dawei, then we Qin Family need him no longer! What’s wrong with changing the dynasty?"

Hearing her outrageous words, Yan Wanqing found it absurd.

This world, when did it become his, Qin Jun’s, to protect?

What were her father and brothers doing all these years in their campaigns?

"If sitting in the Capital City discussing war on paper and enjoying wealth and status can be counted as protecting the state, I have nothing to say."

She didn’t argue with a fool.

A murderous intent flashed in Qin Erya’s eyes. "No matter what, today you have only one way out—death!" She stepped closer aggressively.

Cong Ge held onto Yan Wanqing, "Miss."

She was about to speak but was grabbed by Yan Wanqing. "Cong Ge, how long have you been with me?"

Cong Ge’s eyes flickered. "... Since you were ten years old."

After hearing this, she sighed lightly. "It’s been that long."

The mountain wind wreaked havoc in the air.

Yan Wanqing closed her eyes tightly, feeling the turmoil outside, her stomach churning, and she could feel a slight burning sensation.

It was time.

It was time to make a break.

"Chu Qi, how much longer do you plan to watch the drama?" her clear voice suddenly rose.