Chapter 1371: 1371: The Upset at the Grand Ceremony

Chapter 1371: Chapter 1371: The Upset at the Grand Ceremony

Just as Tang Qinghe’s master had said, everyone had been poisoned, and it was a highly sophisticated poison that no one had ever heard of.

This poison seemed to suppress true energy, rendering even Great Perfection cultivators barely stronger than ordinary people. Moreover, the poison was extremely covert; if one didn’t deliberately gather their true energy, it would go undetected.

Trusting Zhao Zichen’s character, everyone from the Cuiyan Sect, including Ye Fei, had also been poisoned.

The only ones unaffected were Ye Fei and Wang Yueryao, who didn’t cultivate true energy. However, despite having dual-cultivated with her grandson for so long, Wang Yueryao’s current strength, unsupported by the Earthly Force, was only equivalent to the early Soul Infant stage.

Among the many cultivators present, she could be considered utterly combat-ineffective.

Nevertheless, compared to the panic of others, the women of the Cuiyan Sect remained exceptionally calm. They had absolute confidence in their one and only man. With Ye Fei around, they feared nothing, not even if the sky were to fall.

“Zhao Zichen, what on earth do you mean by this?” After realizing that she and everyone else had been poisoned, the sexy and fiery Jiang Ruoyu was the first to demand an explanation.

Zhao Zichen stood up, about to say something, but her expression changed again, and she sat back down.

“Aunt, what’s wrong?” Zhao Anguo, standing beside her, quickly asked with concern.

Zhao Zichen’s face was somewhat pale, but her tone remained very calm, without a hint of panic, “I’ve been poisoned too.”

“Really?” Zhao Anguo asked in disbelief.

Zhao Zichen nodded, “I can’t gather any true energy at all. How about you? Have you been poisoned?”

“Hahaha…” Upon confirming Zhao Zichen’s words, Zhao Anguo, who had just been showing concern, suddenly burst into maniacal laughter. Then, the people from the General’s Mansion, led by Bu Jinghuo, also began to smile.

At this point, there was no need for further words. Even Zhao Zichen, who had shown no change in expression despite being poisoned, finally had an emotional fluctuation. She looked at Zhao Anguo in disbelief and asked, “Did you poison us?”

“As you can see!” Zhao Anguo was extremely smug. “If it were anyone else, would they have spared me and Bu Jinghuo and the others?”

At this moment, Jia Wendu, who had been looking gloomy, suddenly asked, “So, you were also the ones who poisoned and harmed Jia Shizhong before? The purpose was to lure all of us here!”

Now that Zhao Anguo and his group had completely taken control of the situation, they were in no hurry to take action.

Hearing this, they replied very arrogantly, “Of course. Didn’t you realize? The ones who got poisoned were exactly one from each alliance, which was the perfect way to bring you all here.”

Pausing for a moment, Zhao Anguo continued, “I was originally worried about how to give you clues, but I didn’t expect Tang Qinghe to be so amazing. Not only did she not get poisoned, but she also killed Bu Jingfeng and Zhai Xingzi. But this turned out even better. I didn’t even need to set up any clues, and today, she has also fallen into my hands.”

At this point, everyone finally understood everything.

No wonder they had felt something was off today. They had sensed a conspiracy, but they also knew that Zhao Zichen’s character would never allow her to resort to such means. It turned out that even she had been tricked, and the one who had tricked everyone was her beloved nephew. It made sense.

Without the participation of the Nuwa Palace’s high-level cultivators, their plan could not have gone so smoothly.

At the very least, poisoning everyone would have been much more difficult.

Although everyone understood, Zhao Anguo was extremely proud of what he considered the most successful scheme of his life.

He couldn’t resist boasting about it. He continued, “Speaking of which, I have to thank my dear aunt the most. She decided to hold a consort selection for me that gave me this great opportunity. And it was also because she toasted everyone for my sake that everyone, including herself, got poisoned. Otherwise, I believe many of you wouldn’t have drunk the wine, which would have made things much more troublesome.”

“So that’s why you were acting so strangely today. No matter how you behaved outside, you at least pretended to be well-behaved in front of me. But today, you were so brazenly staring at the people from the Cuiyan Sect right in front of me,” Zhao Zichen sighed lightly and then asked, “But do you plan to deal with me as well?”

“Absolutely, and you’re the first one I’m going to deal with! I’ve had enough of you over the years,” Zhao Anguo shouted, his gaze towards his aunt becoming lewd, “But I won’t kill you. I’ll just strip you of your cultivation and turn you into my sex slave, so you can experience what it’s like to be beneath me!”

Upon hearing these words, Zhao Zichen was naturally furious, her face turning pale with anger. Even the others couldn’t bear to listen. They were all well-informed people.

Who didn’t know how much Zhao Zichen doted on her nephew?

At most, she just disciplined him more strictly, all for his good. But they never expected him to harbor such resentment and even have such outrageous thoughts.

“My dear aunt, don’t be angry. Isn’t this the situation you wanted to see?” Zhao Anguo looked at the furious Zhao Zichen and chuckled, “Didn’t you always hope that I could take over your position and be a good emperor? Now I’ve exceeded your expectations. From today on, the entire True Emptiness Realm will be mine alone!”

“Daydreaming!” Ye Fei suddenly sneered coldly, “No matter what you say, you’re just a junior at the peak of Transformation of Spirit. Do you think those Great Perfection cultivators will forever obey you?”

“Nonsense! Not only is the young master at the peak of Transformation of Spirit, but even if he had no cultivation at all, we would still be eternally loyal to him. Stop trying to sow discord!” Bu Jinghuo and the others quickly shouted, both refuting Ye Fei and showing their loyalty to Zhao Anguo.

Not only Ye Fei, but everyone else was also very surprised.

Without Zhao Zichen, how could Zhao Anguo command the obedience of these Great Perfection cultivators?

Did he have someone powerful backing him? But this was not surprising. If he didn’t have some hidden cards, how would he dare to scheme against Zhao Zichen?

Zhao Anguo strode up to Ye Fei and said coldly, “I haven’t come for you yet, but you’ve already stepped forward. Do you know that my original top choice for queen was Song Xueqi? I didn’t expect you to ruin it and get to her first.”

Pausing for a moment, Zhao Anguo revealed a lecherous smile again, “But it doesn’t matter. Even though she’s already yours, I won’t mind. Besides, now it’s a buy-one-get-many deal. Today, you’ll be the only man I won’t kill. I’ll make you watch as your wife and these fellow disciples of yours become my playthings one by one!”