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Thereafter, Meng Fuyao walked out of the room casually, ignoring the screams of the Captain. She visited the homes of the officials who were close to the Iron Guards as per the list provided by the Ninth Princess, not doing much, simply knocking down their lanterns and burning half their houses, causing the officials to tear themselves away from their soft concubines and run out buck-naked into the streets, or entering their houses and collecting their silver and spreading them out in the streets for anyone to pick. After wreaking havoc in several houses, she visited the house of the General of the Amethyst Cape Knights and spread a bag of low-quality poison into his well. Once the poison touched the water, the water immediately turned white and started frothing. Much less humans, even a pig wouldn't drink the water after seeing it.

Discovering that there was something wrong with the water, the Amethyst Cape Knights immediately began investigating. At that moment, they noticed a figure flash over the high wall, and they immediately sent some men to give chase. However, the more they chased, the uneasier they felt; why were they headed towards the direction of the Iron Guards? Just as they were deliberating, the men that were sent from the Iron Guards to go after the murderer came thundering out.

Hence, they all collided with each other.

One side thought the other side had beaten the leg of their Captain and even committed arson and robbery, the other thought the other side had sent someone to poison their well and yet still claim victim. There was already several years of animosity between the two parties, and there was simply no room for calm negotiation to determine who was behind this. Moreover, adding on to the disheveled officials on the Iron Guards' side rushing over with their hair flying and their feet bare, accusing the Amethyst Cape Knights before determining anything, there could only be one result:

”Screw you, asking for a beating!”

Hence, they began exchanging blows.

10,000 Amethyst Cape Knights versus 10,000 Iron Guards began fighting each other once again, and the Eldest Imperial Princess and Third Prince immediately rushed over to quell the flames, yet this time was different from the previous. This time, officials whose houses were burnt and silver were robbed were involved; hence, they pestered the two royal members, demanding for justice. Third Prince maintained his composure and ignored the gripes of the Iron Guards and the officials, however, Eldest Imperial Princess naturally had a hot temper, and upon hearing the complaints of the leader of the Amethyst Cape Knights, her face immediately contorted in anger.

'Fine, I haven't even bullied anyone, yet they're already trying to bully me!'

Did they not know how powerful her Amethyst Cape Knights were? She had already tolerated getting her general killed the previous time, yet Third Prince still wasn't willing to let them off! Third Prince was still acting ignorant, as well as the uncanny timing of the events unfolding, making it look as if his men were the ones getting bullied?

Eldest Imperial Princess' eyes flashed with anger. Moreover, it was still uncertain as to who would inherit the throne, and His Majesty had already given her authority. Many people had whispered in her ear that perhaps His Majesty would make her the female leader, except that he had to remain impartial and see who would emerge victorious, to see who was most suited to become the emperor. She had been swayed by such words, yet she was still uncertain. However, now that the spark had been lit, she had decided.

Fine then! Let the Xuanji court open their mongrel eyes wide and witness her power and worth!

Now that Eldest Imperial Princess had decided, she let out a cold laugh and waved an arm. Her men immediately understood her order and sprinted away to pass the message.

Once the 50,000-strong Changyong Army started moving, the 10,000-strong Divine Knights had to move as well. Now that both forces were in motion, the leader of two troops of the Changyong Army, the Tang family, immediately announced that the capital was in danger and sent one troop to settle the Divine Knights in the capital, and the other to surround the Imperial Palace. However, the Divine Knights and the Yulin Army naturally did not care, and the Little Young Master of the Tang family smiled brightly as he took out a piece of paper and wrote several words, then ran to the inn where Meng Fuyao located the imperial stamp from the toilet where Lord Yuan Bao had been using it as a stepping stone. With a ”pa”-sound, a stamp was made!

A beautiful imperial edict appeared under the hands of the CEO of ”Fuyao Throne-Capturing Mercenary Private Limited”!

Tang Yizhong of the ”throne-capturing two-man group” carried the imperial edict and entered the chaos, adding fuel to the fire as he went along, adding a kick to someone and setting fire here and there.

This time, Dan City really was lit up in red—it was doused in flames.

Meng Fuyao didn't care at all about what she had instigated. To her, the Xuanji Royal Family were but a bunch of rubbish firewood, and anyone could ignite them with the slightest spark. She felt both delighted and worried at the same time; delighted because her natural energy was rising and was about to breakthrough, worried because the Ninth Princess had sent the message that His Majesty had been surprised after looking at the drawing, but after a long time, he continued to remain silent.

Meng Fuyao really couldn't fathom exactly what Feng Xuan was trying to play at, and eunuchs continued to invite reputable doctors to treat him, yet he still remained the same, unable to get anything out of his mouth.

After returning from the Ninth Princess' manor, Meng Fuyao had been plagued with worry. Hence, upon seeing a drinking house, she headed in, sitting in a corner with Zhangsun Wuji and taking a hard-earned break. A reading performance was ongoing, telling the story of ”The Deeds of the King of Han”. As Meng Fuyao listened, her mouth twitched slightly and she commented, ”Truly, the good deeds are not known yet the bad deeds spread thousands of miles.”

However, someone from the table beside her suddenly said, ”Nowhere is safe.”

Upon hearing, Meng Fuyao froze—had someone recognized her? She turned around to take a look only to see a young girl sitting at the table. Her hair was tied up strangely in three braids, separating her hair into three parts as it rested on her shoulder. Gold earrings adorned her earlobes, and she was using a blade of grass to poke at something inside a box on the table. Looking at her expression, it seemed like she was talking to the thing inside the box, not at Meng Fuyao.