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The true face of the Empress Dowager was exactly the person that Xuan Yuan Old King and Xia Yingba had in mind.
A person who should have died more than a decade ago.
Nalan Mingqing, who was in a wheelchair, suddenly stood up, looking down at the suffering Empress Dowager.
"Nie Jing'er, did you ever think you would end up like this?" Nalan Mingqing said as he slowly rose to his feet. Although his face was still somewhat pale, the chilling murderous intent in his eyes made Nie Jing'er, who was kneeling on the ground, shiver violently.
Nie Jing'er, the only woman Xuan Yuan Old King had ever liked after the mother of Xuan Yuan Ling.
Unfortunately, Nie Jing'er became arrogant due to her favored status and caused chaos within the Xuanyuan Family in just half a year. Xuanyuan Jinzhi had a falling out with the Xuanyuan Family, and Nie Jing'er could not escape her involvement.
Later, Nie Jing'er even attempted to harm Xuan Yuan Ling, the only heir of the Xuanyuan Family. At the last moment, she was discovered by Xuan Yuan Old King and Xia Yingba, who cast her down a bottomless cliff.
After falling from the cliff, Nie Jing'er drifted to a cold pool below and was found by Nalan Mingqing. After her injuries healed, greed took over, and she wanted to swallow Water Valley whole. However, Nalan Mingqing was not easy to deal with; he had already fed her Seventeen Powder. As long as Nie Jing'er did not die, she would be controlled by Nalan Mingqing for life.
Seeing Nalan Mingqing stand up was terrifying enough; watching him approach step by step filled Nie Jing'er with an apocalyptic sense of dread.
"Young Master Nalan... I-I really won't dare anymore; please spare me..." Nie Jing'er said while shrinking back.
She had witnessed Nalan Mingqing's ruthlessness firsthand and knew very well that this man could do anything.
Nalan Mingqing maintained a gentle and harmless smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with boundless darkness.
"Why are you so afraid of me? Don’t you know that your fear is what makes me want to continue playing with you? If you’re so scared of me, isn’t that boring? Listen to me; pull yourself together and go out to continue pretending to be the Empress Dowager of your Vast Empire. If you cause any more trouble... heh..."
As Nalan Mingqing finished speaking, he suddenly chuckled softly. That laughter carried an inexplicable chill that made all the hairs on Nie Jing'er's body stand on end.
"Y-yes, Young Master Nalan. I will go out and continue pretending to be your Empress Dowager. I will definitely obey..." Nie Jing'er gritted her teeth against the intense pain in her body and crawled out step by step.
Nalan Mingqing flicked his fingers as if dismissing a beggar and tossed a brown pill in front of her.
Nie Jing'er saw it as her last straw for survival; she picked up the pill without wiping it off and immediately put it in her mouth.
For her now, every moment wasted meant immense and unbearable pain.
"Get lost."
Nalan Mingqing spoke in a light tone, yet it seemed to carry a sharp edge, causing Nie Jing'er to tremble even more violently as she desperately crawled out of the hall.
The vast hall was left with only Nalan Mingqing.
He returned to his wheelchair, lowered his head, hiding all expressions on his face in the darkness. After a long while, he let out a low, deep laugh from his throat.
This laughter was dark and terrifying, sending chills down one's spine.
After laughing enough, Nalan Mingqing slowly turned his head to look at the screen beside him.
There was a person tied up there.
The true Empress Dowager of the Vast Empire.
The Empress Dowager was already on the brink of starvation. For so many days, since Nalan Mingqing found Nie Jing'er to impersonate the Empress Dowager, he had only given her a bowl of thin porridge each day. It had been half a month; the Empress Dowager, being elderly and accustomed to a life of luxury, could hardly endure such torment. Her health had deteriorated day by day.
Nalan Mingqing raised his hand and released the acupoints on the Empress Dowager's body from afar.
"Cough cough!" The Empress Dowager coughed violently, her face pale and devoid of color.
"You, Nalan Mingqing, traitor! What do you want? You captured the daughter of National Master Xuanyuan Jinzhi to threaten him and hold the emperor hostage, and now you have your sights set on Xia Huxin. What do you truly want?"
The Empress Dowager spoke sharply. Although she was on the verge of death, as the Empress Dowager of the Vast Dynasty for decades, she never forgot to maintain her regal demeanor.
"Do you still think you are the high and mighty Empress Dowager? The entire Tibetan Han Dynasty is about to change dynasties. This young master keeps you alive just so you can witness the fall of the Vast Continent. Do you really believe you still hold any value?"
Nalan Mingqing revealed the truth, causing the Empress Dowager's expression to worsen.
"You madman! Do you think it is so easy to overturn a century-old foundation of the Vast Continent? You wish!"
The Empress Dowager used her last bit of strength to resist against Nalan Mingqing.
Nalan Mingqing smiled faintly. He was never one to flaunt himself, but the dangerous aura hidden deep within him surpassed any arrogance.
"Don't believe me? Then just wait and see! You old woman surely don't expect your son or that Xia Yingba to come save you? They have long fallen into my trap; no one can escape... However, I now have another interesting target in mind: Xia Huxin. Perhaps... she will be the only one who plays with me until the end."
The words of Nalan Mingqing left the Empress Dowager frozen in shock.
Huxin is her most beloved girl, treated like a biological granddaughter. That girl has always been carefree and oblivious; how could she attract the attention of Nalan Mingqing?
Could it be that the girl has changed her nature?
The Empress Dowager couldn't help but recall a dream from many years ago.
For all these years, her indulgence towards Huxin had another reason: after Huxin was born, the Empress Dowager had a dream.
In the dream, an elderly man with white hair and a youthful face told her to treat Xiahou Weiyi's daughter, Xia Huxin, well, for that girl would be a great benefactor to the Tibetan Han Dynasty in the future.
The dream was strange and mysterious, and the Empress Dowager always kept it in mind. As Huxin grew day by day, the Empress Dowager grew fonder of her. Over the following years, as the Tibetan Han Dynasty thrived, the Empress Dowager's affection for Huxin became even more evident.
Now that the Vast Empire is on the brink of disaster, could it really depend on a little girl to save it?
The Empress Dowager became increasingly confused. Now that she was struggling to protect herself, she had no ability to even see that girl. The current Nalan Mingqing was nothing short of a devil, capable of anything. The Empress Dowager had no idea what he would do next.
At that moment, Nalan Mingqing suddenly stood up from his wheelchair, looked up at the beam above him, and then coldly sneered,
"You've been up there listening for so long; don't you understand one principle? The more you know, the quicker you die! Do you really think this is your backyard? You can come and go as you please!"
After speaking, Nalan Mingqing swiftly launched silver needles from his sleeve, each as thin as a hair, shooting straight towards the shadow behind the beam.
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