Chapter 145: Chapter 17: The Imperial Concubine Has a System (Part 17)

Li Shuning could feel the orb struggling constantly, but how could the well-prepared Li Shuning let it escape?

If it were to escape, who knows when it could be found again, or what consequences it might bring? Such a thing must never happen.

Li Shuning’s spiritual power surged toward the orb, and the orb slowly developed some cracks.

Yun Zimo, standing by, noticed Li Shuning’s face was somewhat flushed, inexplicably worried whether Li Shuning could withstand it.

Fortunately, after some time, the orb suddenly turned into powder, and as it did, Li Shuning’s spiritual power also dispersed completely.

Previously, one could clearly sense a divine soul within the orb, but now, that divine soul had dissipated like smoke.

When Li Shuning’s spiritual power dispersed, some images appeared in her mind.

After carefully feeling them, she inexplicably sighed.

“Girl, what’s wrong?” Yun Zimo asked with some concern.

Li Shuning opened her eyes and looked at Yun Zimo: “Brother Zimo, I saw some images, about the origin of that orb and some things about the system.”

“That so-called system is actually just a crude cultivator who obtained an ancient treasure pearl and began to cultivate. The pearl seems to naturally guide him in cultivation. As long as his spiritual power is immersed in the pearl, he can know some cultivation methods; however, the cause of the pearl should be significant, as he had no heritage, and when he made breakthroughs, due to the pearl’s involvement, he attracted a heavenly tribulation.”

“That man was struck to death by the heavenly tribulation, yet his soul did not scatter but entered the pearl. Just at that time, Wen Xin returned to this world, and it’s unclear if there was any connection, as the pearl entered Wen Xin’s body.”

Yun Zimo pulled Li Shuning away from there, the fire was burning stronger, making it feel scorching just standing there.

The two returned to Qinzheng Hall, and Li Shuning continued: “The man’s divine soul shattered. To survive, he needed to absorb some energy. Under the influence of the pearl, he started assigning tasks to Wen Xin. As his divine soul grew stronger, he realized Wen Xin couldn’t bring him back to life until Wen Xin became pregnant.”

“When the Second Prince was born, the orb had already entered the Second Prince’s body. However, having stayed in Wen Xin’s body for a long time, there was still some connection, and it continued to control Wen Xin. If he could kill you, he could attain the throne, and after ascending, he could obtain dragon energy and the fortune of the world, thus masking fate. The reason he wanted to kill Wen Xin was that a certain connection within her was affecting his own development, causing the orb to be unstable, which is why I was able to destroy it just now.”

Both their hearts felt heavy. This world was not a cultivation world, the spiritual energy was thin. Both had been to the cultivation world before and could clearly feel it; the orb of unknown origin managed to control people’s minds through these matters.

In the plot, was it not true that the Emperor and Empress had both been killed? With such a cold and ruthless person existing, it seems the entire Dynasty would end with a bad outcome, wouldn’t it?

The sudden appearance of the Empress still aroused the courtiers’ suspicion. Didn’t they say the Empress had died?

However, the Emperor issued a decree, demoting the Wen Family, dismissing all officials in the family from their positions, and exiling the entire family from the Imperial City.

As for the Imperial Concubine being burned to death, it was publicly stated that the Imperial Concubine wanted the Second Prince to attain the position of Crown Prince and set fire to Fengling Palace. The Empress fled with the Crown Prince back to Jiangnan, and over the years managed to send back the message.

The Imperial Concubine, upon the exposure of her actions, was scared and set fire to the bedchamber with the Second Prince.

There were many loopholes in this explanation; at that time, the Imperial Concubine was favored, and even if scared, how could she possibly have burned herself to death with the Second Prince, especially since the Second Prince was already the Crown Prince. However, whatever hidden truths there are, who knows?

For years, the Wen Family, as the Empress’s family, was arrogant and had committed many mistakes. Given the Imperial Concubine’s death, the Wen Family was lightly punished and exiled from the Imperial City.

However, a month later, the Emperor received news that the entire Wen Family had been annihilated.

Over the years, the Wen Family was overly dominant, corrupt, and had harmed many people. Now knowing the Wen Family was expelled from the Imperial City, if not now, when would be the time for retaliation?

However, the Emperor told Li Shuning that the Wen Family was wealthy but lacked power, and someone with intentions had noticed and incited the events behind the scenes, leading to the complete annihilation of the Wen Family.

The matter came to a close for a while, and the Crown Prince was brought back.

Yun Zimo, on one hand, had people guide the Crown Prince, while on the other hand, he started circling around Li Shuning.

The whole court noticed that with the Empress’s return, the Emperor’s heart was once again wholly upon the Empress.

Li Shuning slowly began to accept Yun Zimo.

Once Yun Zimo was certain, he would fight for it wholeheartedly and unleashed his passion.

The two seemed to fall into a deep romance, falling in love in this Otherworld.

Imperial power moves people’s hearts.

The Crown Prince, raised by the Li Family for seven or eight years, still had a deep affection for his maternal family.

After being brought back, Yun Zimo held high standards for him, specifically finding several teachers for the Crown Prince’s education.

When the Crown Prince turned twelve, Yun Zimo began to have him handle some political affairs, thinking that once the Crown Prince could handle things independently, he would pass the throne to him, becoming the Supreme Emperor, and could travel and do various things with Li Shuning, living freely.

The Li Family had sent people to the Imperial City.

Seeing the Empress favored and the Crown Prince’s position secure, the Li Family seemed restless.

However, Li Shuning was very clear-headed, she was not the real Empress, but she and Yun Zimo both knew they came to this world to ensure its stable development. If the Li Family harbored any improper intentions, it might trigger turmoil again.

Before the Li Family could take any action, Li Shuning summoned her family directly.

Under Li Shuning’s deterrence, the Li family’s people were still somewhat unwilling and secretly approached the Crown Prince.

Li Shuning was quite annoyed, but Yun Zimo comforted her: “Don’t worry, my dear, the Crown Prince is grown now, and with years of guidance from famous teachers, if he still doesn’t know how to handle some things, hmph.”

Li Shuning’s face turned slightly red, clearly a rather reserved person, but after confirming their relationship, the words Yun Zimo said always made her blush.

When she was a student, her mind was entirely on her studies, and she hadn’t experienced romance.

Even after entering society, her focus was on her career. She genuinely hadn’t found someone she liked or maybe the timing just hadn’t been right. She was calm and shrewd in her profession.

However, in front of Yun Zimo, hearing him call her his dear made her feel shy and sweet.

Seeing Li Shuning’s blushing face, Yun Zimo could not resist kissing Li Shuning’s face, slowly, it was her little mouth…

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