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In the underground prison of Ice God Island, Qian Renxue curled up alone in her cold cell. She remained motionless, unsure of how long it had been or if she would ever escape.
"Xue'er."
Suddenly, Qian daoliu's voice echoed in her mind.
The next moment, she felt dizzy and found herself in her spiritual world, where Qian daoliu appeared before her.
This was the final soul skill Qian daoliu had performed before his death, the Angel's Legacy.
Qian Renxue stared incredulously at her grandfather's figure. "Grandfather, how are you here?"
Qian daoliu said, "Xue'er, to keep it brief, I am already dead."
"What!?"
Qian Renxue felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
Choking up, she asked, "Grandfather, how could this happen? How did you die? Is it because of me?"
Qian daoliu shook his head. "It was Bibi Dong, that venomous woman. She poisoned me, catching me off guard."
"Bibi Dong!"
Qian Renxue's heart grew heavier.
"Grandfather, rest assured, once I escape, I will sacrifice that witch to the heavens to honor your spirit."
Qian Renxue clenched her fists.
But Qian daoliu gently shook his head. "Child, don't be hasty. What I'm about to tell you is crucial, so you must remember it!"
Under Qian daoliu's admonition, Qian Renxue tried to stay calm and nodded, indicating she would listen carefully.
Qian daoliu gazed at Qian Renxue and said word by word, "Xue'er, in the future, you will encounter a sect called the Eternal Life Sect. An elder from this sect will ask if you wish to join. You must treat this elder with utmost respect and show allegiance to the Eternal Life Sect. Remember, do not resist!"
"Eternal Life Sect?"
Qian Renxue felt puzzled.
But she knew her grandfather wouldn't harm her.
Taking a deep breath, she solemnly nodded. "I will remember your words, Grandfather."
Qian daoliu sighed with relief.
He nodded kindly. "Xue'er, you are my pride and the hope of our family. You must take care."
Afterward, Qian daoliu's will gradually dissipated.
At that moment, a powerful force surged within Qian Renxue's body.
The sealed power was now unleashed, making her feel unprecedented strength.
"Grandfather!"
Qian Renxue wept, her grandfather's death causing immense grief.
After crying for a long time, she composed herself, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Bibi Dong, I will not spare you!" Qian Renxue's voice was icy cold.
Without hesitation, she stood up, ready to leave the place that imprisoned her.
She vowed to avenge her grandfather!
However, when Qian Renxue struck the door of her cell with all her might, she found the door remained undamaged.
Despite unleashing her full power, she couldn't escape!
"What is going on?"
Qian Renxue was stunned.
The barrier here was incredibly strong!
She struck again!
"Buzz—" The formation slightly trembled but remained intact.
She felt a wave of helplessness wash over her.
But Qian Renxue didn't despair.
She knew she had to find another way to break through this barrier.
She calmed down, thinking of a strategy to cope.
At the same time.
Ten thousand years later, at the Shui family.
In the Shui Clan Hall, Shui Yanjun sat steadily at his desk.
Since he began independently handling family affairs per the clan leader's orders, his days had become increasingly busy.
"I wonder where the clan leader has gone?"
Shui Yanjun was puzzled. He hadn't seen the clan leader for several days.
However, the clan leader was immensely powerful.
Worrying about the clan leader's safety was indeed unnecessary.
The clan leader surely had more important matters to attend to.
After all, dealing with the Dou Ling Empire's issues was enough for him.
Thinking about the Dou Ling Empire...
Shui Yanjun's eyes gleamed with a hint of mockery.
To counter the Shui family, the emperor of the Dou Ling Empire was lavishly spending money, using infrastructure projects, welfare improvements, and tax exemptions to win the people's hearts.
These measures made many citizens grateful, even praising him as the most enlightened ruler on the continent.
If the Shui family were to act against him, it would undoubtedly incite public outrage.
However, the Shui Clan Leader had devised a solution.
Fight fire with fire—dig up dirt on the Dou Ling Emperor.
Shui Yanjun quickly got to work.
What he found was shocking.
As the saying goes, "The wool comes from the sheep."
It turned out that the money spent on benefiting the people was extorted from the very citizens by the Dou Ling Emperor.
Three years ago, there was a shocking case in Dou Ling Nation!
A local official had gathered orphans, selling the boys as mining slaves to other countries and the girls as maidservants.
Moreover, some orphans were killed, their bodies used to make soul tools, extract soul bones, drain soul power, and even sell their soul blood at high prices on black markets in various countries.
As demand grew, not only orphans but also many ordinary citizens, hospital patients, and new recruits were victimized.
The scale of this atrocity was horrifying. To quell public anger, the Dou Ling Emperor personally investigated and executed over a hundred officials, barely pacifying the populace.
But according to the information and evidence Shui Yanjun uncovered, the Dou Ling Emperor was the mastermind behind this monstrous crime!
Most of the punished officials were innocent.
This means the Dou Ling Emperor not only avoided blame but also used the incident to purge distrusted subordinates, gaining popular support through ruthless means.
Now, this lucrative business had gone entirely underground, expanding in scale.
The annual profits it brought to the emperor were immense.
This financial confidence allowed the Dou Ling Emperor to spend freely, as the money was a drop in the bucket for him.
And this was just the tip of the iceberg of the Dou Ling Emperor's tyrannical rule.
Through Shui Yanjun's investigation, extortionate taxes, arbitrary labor levies, embezzlement, execution without trial, and extrajudicial punishments were uncovered.
Cases directly involving the emperor numbered in the thousands!
Including the entire royal family, it would likely be in the tens of thousands.
Even Shui Yanjun felt immense anger.
Bones piled up, forming towers!
The Dou Ling Emperor sat on a throne built from this mountain of corpses and sea of blood!
Once these atrocities were exposed, Shui Yanjun immediately had people disseminate the dirt.
The dirt and evidence spread rapidly throughout the Dou Ling Empire, from one person to ten, and ten to hundreds...
In no time, fury among the people and the gods erupted!
Now, most of the Dou Ling Empire was in an uproar!
Many citizens openly cursed the emperor's hypocrisy and brutality.
Even long-oppressed border regions experienced riots that couldn't be suppressed.
Some enemy nations secretly fanned the flames.
The Dou Ling Empire was on the brink of rebellion.
Perhaps without intervention, it would soon fall.
Of course, as the mastermind, it was still necessary for him to personally act on behalf of the Shui Clan Leader to conquer the Dou Ling Empire.
No rush.
Let the chaos unfold a bit more!
Shui Yanjun's face showed satisfaction.
Once the Dou Ling Empire's royal authority and prestige were in shambles, the Shui family would raise the banner of rebellion, naturally gaining popular support.
At that time, the Shui family would easily overthrow the unruly emperor.
Thinking of this, Shui Yanjun admired Shui Wuyou even more.
Not only was he immensely powerful, but he was also wise and resourceful.
He would undoubtedly lead the Shui family to glory!
(End of the chapter)