My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

Mu Yuyan pursed her red lips, and her jade-like hand slowly brushed over the flowers and plants along the side of the green stone path in the Imperial Garden. Usually, at such times, her walks were very pleasant. After all, having grown up in this place, the rockeries, flower ponds, bamboo forests, and the birds and beasts of the Imperial Garden could always calm the restless mood of an emperor.

But at this moment!

For some reason, Mu Yuyan felt more and more irritated as she walked. Even her fingertips were pricked by the thorny leaves of the flowers a few times.

"What's going on? I have clearly taught that Princess Anqiu a lesson, but my heart is still not at ease... Could it be that my reliance on Master Gu has become so severe? He's been gone for only a day, and I'm so uneasy?"

Mu Yuyan furrowed her brows, absent-mindedly murmuring.

After a while, the sky turned dark, and a fine and cool rain fell on her face.

She snapped back to reality and chuckled bitterly.

Thinking of the past, how strong-willed Princess Jiaqing used to be...

Why does it seem like she has changed her character so much after getting married? If the courtiers knew about this, wouldn't their jaws drop?

"Where has Yexi gone?"

Mu Yuyan composed herself, raised her gaze, and asked softly.

"Your Majesty... Didn't you let Lady Liu go out on official business this morning?" The maid held an umbrella for her, feeling that the female Emperor was acting strangely today.

"Oh, right! I forgot..."

Knowing that Gu Lan couldn't just be sending someone off and must have entered the secret realm himself, she had sent Liu Yexi to tail him early in the morning.

Mu Yuyan supported her forehead with her jade-like hand, feeling a bit amused and helpless inside.

It seemed that the state affairs today were too complicated, leading to her restlessness.

"Let the concubine enter the palace to play the piano for me. It's been a long time since I've heard it. Other musicians' styles don't match up to the tune of 'Phoenix Seeking Phoenix.'"

The female Emperor gave a faint order and turned back to her sleeping palace.

A eunuch behind her promptly left the palace.

"Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" had already become popular in the imperial city because the female Emperor loved it, and the royal and noble families followed suit. This led to a significant rise in Xiao Fei'er's value, solidifying her position as the number one zither player in the capital!

However, all the noble followers were unaware that the person who composed this popular piece was, in fact, the Guardian Deity of Great Jing!

Also, he was the one beside the female Emperor!

...

Boom!

In the secret realm, the sky had already torn open, revealing the gray chaos beyond the space of the small world, a hazy void!

Heavenly flames, accompanied by meteorites, fell from the rift in space, igniting huge fires in the wilderness mountains.

The thick smoke crackled, resembling a funeral dirge for the end of the world.

Gu Lan glanced at the back and quickly locked onto Lin Tan'er and his little brother.

Fortunately, both of them were at the King Realm, and their cultivation was enough to handle such a situation.

"Hoo!"

Gu Lan took a deep breath, gripped the Primordial Sword with both hands, raised it high above his head, and the sword radiance crisscrossed for thousands of miles, poised to strike down the demonic soul.

However, the demonic soul wasn't foolish. After taking one sword, seeing Gu Lan's stance, his eyes suddenly changed!

He didn't dare to resist again.

Otherwise, if he took another hit from this sword qi, his body and soul might be annihilated, with no chance of revival!

"You really are strange, and I admit it... But trying to kill me won't be so easy!" The demonic soul gasped and said.

After taking the sword, his "dead puppet" body fell straight down. Below the dead puppet, a shadow like rotting flesh melted into the ground.

"Escape by Crafty Scheme?" Gu Lan felt slightly surprised. It wasn't because this move was powerful; after all, it was just a life-saving technique.

It was the fact that the method used was completely different from any human technique. Perhaps this was a unique skill inherent to the demonic soul?

After the black shadow of the demonic soul merged into the ground, he visibly relaxed.

Being both at the Emperor Realm, killing each other was not an easy task. With this peculiar technique, his life was probably safe...

"You crawl on the ground like a dog," Gu Lan raised his lips, speaking clearly and calmly.

"Kid, agitation doesn't work on me. Saying that just shows your helplessness... Hehehe!"

The demonic soul, after examining the Primordial Sword for a while and confirming that it didn't pose much threat to him, confidently said, securing his victory.

"Without a physical body, you probably won't be able to do anything to me," Gu Lan raised an eyebrow.

"A person of your caliber, who was once a great figure four thousand years ago, ends up in such a plight today. Don't you want to kill me?"

At these words, the demonic soul's face turned cold.

He knew that Gu Lan was deliberately provoking him.

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However!

He could tolerate other things.

As a figure who once dominated the world, the demonic sovereign from four thousand years ago, he couldn't tolerate being pushed into such a miserable state by someone like Gu Lan, a junior!

After breaking free from the seal with great difficulty, he was pierced by a spear and then struck by a sword!

Now, he might even be annihilated in the spatial rift!

For thousands of years, the demonic soul had never wanted to kill someone as desperately as he did now.

His hatred for Gu Lan might even surpass the grudges he held against his enemies from back then!

"Kid, since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!" The demonic soul's black shadow on the ground mumbled, "Come out, my children... It's time to feast!"

As the words fell, familiar gigantic figures floated out from the Endless Sea.

Although their bodies were ethereal with a faint black mist, they could still be recognized... these gigantic shadows were the demonic beasts that had fallen into the Endless Sea just now! It was their souls!

Seeing this scene, many human female cultivators were scared into a faint.

Among the demonic beasts, there were also waves of mournful cries!

"On the mainland, there's Beast Taming Art. What you're using seems to be a human technique... What exactly is your identity from four thousand years ago?"

Gu Lan's gaze was cold, and he asked sternly.

The origin of this old demon was indeed peculiar. His way of speaking resembled that of a human monarch, but he possessed techniques only demons would have...

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the demonic soul sneered, showing disdain.

"Beast Taming Art on the mainland? Hehe, talking about that... I hate it even more! Those guys initially learned Beast Taming Art from me! Four thousand years have passed, and it has become theirs?"

"But it doesn't matter; they've only learned to tame the bodies of the beasts, just their fur. Whereas I... I tame the souls of demonic beasts!"

After the demonic soul finished speaking, a wicked smile formed on his lips, and his eyes became ruthless.

The chanting from his mouth became even more bizarre!

On the Endless Sea, the undead spirits of those demonic beasts seemed to obey his command.

Flames ignited in the positions of their double pupils, and they silently roared, rushing towards Gu Lan!

The young cultivators standing behind Gu Lan were shocked beyond words.

It's important to note that even the weakest among those demonic beasts had reached the Emperor Realm. Just picking one at random would be enough to trample them into mud!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

In midair, Gu Lan raised his hand and brought down his sword.

Each green sword qi took away one of those gigantic demonic beast shadows, instantly dispelling all of them on the coastline.

"Old man, you don't really think these demonic beast shadows can do anything to me, do you?"

"Hehe, these few are indeed not worth mentioning!"

The demonic soul smirked maliciously, but the chanting from his mouth did not stop.

"However... what if I add the souls of all the demonic beasts that died in the Endless Sea over these years?"

Plop! Plop! Plop!...

With his eerie chant, on the Endless Sea, shadows rose, dense and numerous, almost forming a towering mountain range on the Endless Sea!

Gu Lan's pupils slightly contracted!

He wasn't afraid of these demonic beasts themselves; he could cut them down until he got tired. But if he had to kill them all, it would undoubtedly take a long time!

Gu Lan glanced around.

This fragmented small world probably couldn't last until then; it was already on the verge of falling into chaos...

Seeing the surging demonic beast souls charging towards him, Gu Lan felt somewhat helpless.

He didn't have area-of-effect skills, and even if he did, he couldn't use them casually at this moment. The secret realm's small world was already in jeopardy!

Gu Lan once again raised his sword.

However!

Ear-piercing roars of beasts resounded in his ears! Heavy footsteps on the ground were chaotic and varied.

Numerous gigantic figures, along with the tyrant beasts in the sky, were killing towards the Endless Sea!

Gu Lan's sword came to a halt, his gaze sharp!

On the coastline!

The surviving tyrant beast overlords, at this moment, spontaneously joined the battle against the demonic beast spirits, helping Gu Lan withstand this tide of demonic beasts that was enough to overwhelm him!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Even!

Amidst the roar of the beast king!

The small beasts fleeing in panic on the land, after a moment of hesitation, turned around, following the king, and rushed towards the Endless Sea without hesitation!

This scene.

Left countless people dumbfounded!

Weren't these the demonic beasts they had been killing these past few days?!!

At this critical moment, they actually united to resist the demonic beings together!

And what about themselves?

Some people who had just been blaming Gu Lan for not saving them moments ago now felt ashamed and regretful. The despairing will to survive suddenly surged within them!

"I'll help too!"

"Damn, whether we live or die, it's the same. It's better to die heroically with the Great Consecrator of Tianji Pavilion. At least I won't have lived in vain!"

"..."

...

Seeing this scene, the entire black shadowy figure of the demonic soul trembled!

"You lowly creatures!"

"Four thousand years ago, I should have exterminated you all. I spared your lives, and now you dare to turn against me at this moment!"

The demonic soul was furious!

The chanting that summoned the demonic beasts immediately stopped. Continuing like this would be useless.

Those tyrant beast overlords weren't just idling around; with just them, they could form an impenetrable defense against the demonic beast spirits!

"From the way you speak, it seems that you offended them severely back then. No wonder, at a time like this, they also want to kill you..."

Gu Lan smiled faintly. He knew that the tyrant beast overlords weren't joining forces with him out of a common enmity against the demonic beings. They had their own blood feuds!

From the beginning, as they lurked and patrolled the edge of the Endless Sea, sensing the furious anger when the demonic soul broke free, it was evident that the tyrant beasts held an intense hatred for it!

Unexpectedly, at this crucial moment, the tyrant beast overlords were quite reliable!

What did this mean?

It meant that those who commit many injustices will end up bringing about their own destruction!

"Now, by killing this demon, before the small world collapses, if I immediately open up a passage through space, maybe I can take Tan'er and Zhongren out..."

A thought crossed Gu Lan's mind. No longer disturbed, he slowly raised the Primordial Sword.

With one stroke, the demonic soul realized it and instantly dodged.

Boom!

The collapse of the small world intensified, becoming even more fragmented and shattered!

"Hmph! Even if those lowly creatures help you, what difference does it make? All of you will still die here, the same way!"

"Hehe, all of you stay here and accompany me!"

The demonic soul looked at the crumbling sky, and a light of resentment flashed in its blood-red eyes!

However, its joy was short-lived.

Just as the flaw in its split-second distraction appeared, Gu Lan's lips curled up.

A golden clock, hidden within his sleeve, had been accumulating power for a long time and now suddenly flew out!

Directly suppressing towards the demonic soul!

Waiting for that moment when you avoid the sword qi... Gu Lan chuckled. He had tried it so many times; how could he be foolish enough to waste his sword qi now?

He seized the opportunity presented by the demonic soul's current state!

Certainly, there was no escaping the Saint Dragon Clock!!

The demonic soul, watching the golden clock in the field of view rapidly expanding, the roaring dragon sound deafening in its ears, saw the frozen smile in Gu Lan's eyes!

The expression of shock became even more overwhelming!

Damn it, how... how is this also a piece of the Heaven Treasure!?