Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

When I was returning from my mission, I walked into an abandoned dojo one night and was about to take a rest. Suddenly, there was a demonic light inside, and dozens of bat-like evil spirits suddenly jumped out of it.

Although they reacted and rose up to resist, the evil spirit inside was extremely strong and full of traps. They were no match for the evil spirits as they were just starting out.

It didn't take long for all the rookies to die and get injured.

The front body was hit in the chest by a claw, and while the skin was torn apart, the whole person was sent flying hundreds of meters away.

Just when he was about to be killed by Xie Sui's extremely sharp fangs, a sword light fell from the sky and directly split Xie Sui, who was only one foot away from his predecessor, in half.

Until now, Lu Chen can still clearly recall the feeling of being enveloped by the strong feeling of death. One can imagine how thrilling it was at that time.

Just a little bit, the front body is cold.

That's right, the female sword fairy who descended from the sky saved her life.

Not only that, when he realized that his predecessor had been seriously injured and that evil spirits had invaded his internal organs, and when he was almost hopeless, he immediately took out a precious elixir and gave it to his predecessor without any hesitation, thus saving his life. The little life of the predecessor.

After feeding her predecessor the elixir, she stood up with her sword and rushed towards the evil spirits in the abandoned dojo. Then she killed all the evil spirits in the blink of an eye and rescued Xiao Yi and others.

So only the predecessor and Lu Chen, who inherited the memory of the predecessor, knew about this matter.

After Zhu Xie saved the people, the female sword fairy not only did not tell them her family background, but also did not even tell them her name. She did not expect them to repay her at all. After reminding them to be careful of evil spirits, she turned and left.

When he passed by his predecessor, he endured the severe pain of the wound and asked the female sword fairy for her name so that she could repay her life-saving grace later.

But the female swordswoman still didn't reveal anything.

Finally, when he saw that his predecessor's wound almost burst due to excitement, he said lightly: "If you insist on repaying the favor, then if you have the opportunity to become an official in the future, be a good official. Just think of it as accumulating some energy for my pursuit of Taoism." It’s a blessing.”

After saying these words, she drifted away and disappeared from her predecessor in the blink of an eye.

Afterwards, although everyone inquired many times, they could not find the place where the female sword immortal practiced Taoism.

I don’t know if she is meditating on the great path in a paradise far away from the world of mortals, or if she no longer walks around in the world of mortals for some other reason.

Thinking of this incident, Lu Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Of course I remember, she is our savior. If I forget, how can I stand in this world?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yi sighed inexplicably.

"Knew it……"

Lu Chen asked with some confusion: "Brother Ruoyu, why did you mention this? Have you found any news related to her?"

When he said this, a surge of excitement surged deep in his heart.

That was the last remaining obsession of the predecessor.

Xiao Yi did not speak immediately, but hesitated for a while before slowly speaking: "To be honest, I have found out the true identity of the female sword fairy, but..."

Hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes moved immediately.

"Brother Ruoyu, please speak frankly?"

Xiao Yi put down the tea cup and sighed quietly.

"Huaiyu, what if I told you that the female sword fairy has now degenerated into a shameless villain who is greedy for power, abandons her family and follows the Demon Queen in order to keep her high position, and intends to subvert His Majesty's orthodoxy..."

"impossible!"

Before Xiao Yi could finish speaking, Lu Chen interrupted firmly: "She is definitely not such a person."

But while he spoke so righteously, his heartbeat was gradually accelerating.

Like instinct, he smelled something unusual.

Xiao Yi had obviously expected Lu Chen's reaction at this time and was not surprised at all.

He looked at Lu Chen calmly and said softly: "Her surname is Gu, her given name is Si Miao, and her courtesy name is Xiyue. She is the eldest daughter of Gu Yanming, the contemporary head of the general family of Dingyuan Marquis in the Northern Hebei Province. She is also a demon. The fiancée of Zhao Feifan, the eldest son of the Zhao family where the queen lives."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel his heart beat wildly.

"Gu Simiao? The youngest general of the Zhu Kingdom in the history of Daxia?"

Xiao Yi nodded slightly.

"Yes, it's her."

Lu Chen's eyes suddenly widened, and in his eyes full of disbelief, an imperceptible excitement flashed quietly.

"sure?"

"determine."

Xiao Yi said in a deep voice: "This is reliable news that I only got a few days ago. I dare to guarantee with my life that it will never be wrong!"

Lu Chen clenched his fists fiercely after receiving an extremely positive reply from his close friend who had helped his predecessor many times.

The last obsession of my predecessor emerged crazily.

Of course, Lu Chen was no stranger to Gu Simiao, a famous and peerless figure who had already entered the Guiyi Realm at the age of only 25 years old.

Naturally, we also know that as the governor of Huangzhou in the imperial court, she commanded 70 Cang Ling troops, but she ignored the imperial order, ignored the Gu family and was "taken" to Luojing for resettlement (control). The Demon Queen was welcomed to Motian City for resettlement, which gave her a chance to breathe, thereby threatening the empress's orthodoxy.

But this matter had nothing to do with him after all, so he didn't care much.

but now……

This matter really has something to do with him!

To be honest, he instinctively felt that the person who could say those words to his predecessor was unlikely to be a complete villain.

There may be another hidden meaning to this matter.

But no matter what, you can take advantage of this opportunity.

After all, even the worst outcome would not be harmful to him.

Anyway, no matter what happens, you can make up for it after you become an immortal.

Since there are no worries, what is there to hesitate about?

"so…"

Xiao Yi continued: "Although it is a pity, people will always change. The female sword fairy who acted righteously has indeed degenerated into a villain who is greedy for power and will do whatever it takes. I know that Huaiyu, you will always have grudges. I have been thinking about this matter for a long time. If this matter does not go away, it may even affect Taoism due to lifelong regrets. But the matter has come to this, Huaiyu, you should think more openly and stop caring about what happened back then..."

"I still don't believe it."

Lu Chen suddenly raised his head and said with determination:

"As the saying goes, what you hear is false and what you see is true. You can't jump to conclusions about anything. But in my eyes, she has a benevolent heart. She shows kindness without seeking repayment. She must have righteousness in her heart and is definitely not unfaithful or unjust. , a villain who doesn’t care about the survival of the country and the safety of the people.”

Hearing what Lu Chen said, Xiao Yi couldn't help but frown.

"But, Huaiyu, she welcomed the Demon Queen and turned a blind eye to the movements of alien races..."

Lu Chen retorted directly: "Perhaps she is just like His Majesty back then, and has some unavoidable reasons?"

When he mentioned this, he, who was currently showing actor-level acting skills, couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

Recalling the shocking reversal when he was clearly sure of victory and the situation was great, the empress suddenly showed off her power and joined forces with the Holy King Cangming to beat the Queen Mother Zhao into panic and flee west, regaining the supreme power in one fell swoop, Lu Chen instinctively I feel a dull ache in the back of my heart.

This backstab was so brutal that it turned his Tianhu start into a hell start.

The difficulty of achieving system conditions increases exponentially.

Alas, it’s hard to look back on the past...

And when he heard him mention the past of the empress, Xiao Yi couldn't help but look a little weird.

"impossible."

He shook his head: "Gu Simiao's situation is different from His Majesty's. She has 70 soldiers, many masters under her command, and has military and political power in Huangzhou. There are no constraints. If she really wants to serve the imperial court, she will not accept it at all. The Demon Queen enters the wilderness, and what she does can only show that she has no regard for His Majesty in her heart, has no justice for her family and country, and is a complete traitor!"

"anyway."

Lu Chen slowly stood up and said without hesitation: "I never believe that the person who saved us without any intention of repaying us would be such a shameless villain."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the back room.

Looking at his determined back, Xiao Yi couldn't help but change his expression.

"Huaiyu, where are you going?"

As he said that, he stood up abruptly, and without waiting for Lu Chen's response, he shouted at him: "Then the Gu family will be executed in two days. You must not do anything stupid at this time! Moreover, you caused such a big disaster in Yuzhou. There are many people in the court who are sharpening their knives at this time, wanting to plunge you into the abyss of eternal damnation. If you are stupid again at this time, no matter how much your Majesty cares about the previous friendship. , I definitely can’t protect you!”

Hearing this, Lu Chen, who had just drank too much and felt urgent to urinate, wanted to go to the latrine to drain water, suddenly felt something in his heart.

The entire Gu family was slaughtered?

Yup!

Isn't this a good entry point?

Anyway, whether dozens of people from the Gu family died or not, it would have no impact on the overall situation.

If Gu Simiao really has the intention of treason, as long as he protects the Gu family until she makes a clear attempt to treason, when she sends troops to attack the pass where the imperial court has deployed heavy troops to defend it, he will take off this obstructive official uniform. hour.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen said without looking back: "Go to the toilet."

Xiao Yi: "..."

Early the next morning, Lu Chen, under Xiao Yu's obedient service, put on the seventh-grade court uniform given to him, came to Ziji City, stepped into the gate of Taiji Hall for the first time in a long time, and participated in today's court meeting.

From time to time, courtiers around him pointed at him, looking at him with ridicule, indifference, resentment, and gloating, all around him.

However, Lu Chen didn't seem to hear or notice, watching his eyes, nose and heart, and just waited quietly for the court meeting to begin.

Not long after, the figure of the empress appeared in the apse. Accompanied by a group of eunuchs and palace maids, she slowly walked to the dragon chair and sat down.

After a while, the formulaic morning rituals began, and all civil and military officials bowed to the empress.

The empress raised her hand to show her displeasure.

After the officials thanked them and stood up, a slightly wealthy eunuch stood up and shouted:

"If you have something to play, you will retreat if there is nothing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, before Lu Chen could get out of the queue, Jiang Xu, the headmaster of Tianzong Mansion, stood up and bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, I have the original play."

The empress looked at him expressionlessly: "Zong Zheng, please speak."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Xu bowed his hands towards the empress, and then said in a deep voice: "My lord, Jiang Xu, the headmaster of the Tianzong Mansion, implores your majesty to kill Lu Chen, a bold and treasonous traitor, so that the world can be rectified according to the laws of the world!"