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  "This poison, I don't even know its name, but I've given it a nice-sounding one - 'Drunken Emperor'. Don't worry, when the medicine takes effect, people won't feel anything, they'll just feel like sleeping, and once they sleep, they won't wake up again. Although I didn't intend to harm innocent people, this emperor is absolutely unforgivable, and those related to him, I won't let them off either, so it's only fitting that everyone accompanies this dog emperor." Murong Qingliang said with a faint smile, his expression very kind, as if he was talking about something warm and fuzzy.

  Murong Feng let out a soft sigh in his heart. When one person remains calm in the face of an unpeaceful situation, it's definitely not a good thing. How could Murong Qinglang swallow this grievance? Now that things have come to this pass, he must have been planning for a long time. But even if he didn't care about others, he couldn't possibly not care about the baby in Chun Tao's womb, could he?

  Murong Qingliang forced his way to the emperor, with a triumphant smile on his face, and said coldly: "Your Majesty, how can I let you die so comfortably? I have already set up explosives outside, which were originally requested from the military department for building my wife's tomb. At that time, I hastily buried my wife just to get the chance to use this explosive on you. However, before blowing you all up, I want to cut you into a thousand pieces and let your blood flow drop by drop before you die!"

  A sword thrust over, a dagger with a cold light was handed out.

  Almost at the same time, blood spurted out!

  Everyone's exclamation was stuck in their throat, unable to be spat out. Everyone stared blankly, more surprised than when they had just found out they were poisoned, not with fear, but with unexpectedness, extreme unexpectedness.

  Chun Tao fell to the ground, and Murong Xue covered her shoulder.

  Simar stood aghast on the spot, even forgetting to draw his sword, which was deeply lodged in Chun Tao's chest, with blood gushing out; while Murong Qingliang looked at his daughter with a sorrowful face, the sharp dagger had pierced into her right shoulder, and the blood wouldn't stop flowing.

  Sorrow, only sorrow in my mind. Murong Feng suddenly felt like crying, why must it be this way, why did love have to become so fragile in the face of reality?! Poor Murong Xue, how would she face this, how would she face this sudden change? And Chun Tao, what wrong had she committed?

  "Why must it be like this?" Murong Feng couldn't help but shed tears, staring at the man who was supposed to be his father. No matter what, this man was his father in this lifetime, even if only in name. He had to call him "father". "Why must you do things this way? Can Mother rest in peace with you acting like this? Why? Tell me, why must it be like this? Why must it be so?! ——"

  "Father——" Sima Rui looked at his own father, but saw a hint of tears in the eyes of his mother sitting on the other side. Perhaps she had seen her own sorrow, and maybe the current situation of Murong Xue would be her future outcome.

  No one expected that at the moment when Sima Qiang's sword was about to strike, Murong Qingliang suddenly pushed out his concubine Chun Tao, disregarding her pregnancy, and let her block the sword for him.

  However, the Emperor also at the same time pulled over Mu Yong Xue, who was closest to him, and had her block the sharp dagger handed over by Mu Yong Qing Liang.

  Chun Tao lay in a pool of blood, looking at Sima Qiang and said with great effort: "The baby in my belly is already full-term, please, help me take it out."

  Murong Feng gazed at Chun Tao in astonishment, seeing the deep tears in her eyes.

  "You despicable person! ——” Murong Qingliang kicked out with one foot, Chun Tao had nowhere to dodge, a mournful cry, fresh blood flowed from her legs, quickly dyeing her clothes red. "The bastard in your belly is just a tool for me to use, you actually want to give birth to it, I originally wanted you to die cleanly and without a trace, but you humiliated yourself, don't blame me."

  Chun Tao looked at Sima Qiang, the only man in this room who could move freely, and begged: "Please, kill me, take out the child in my belly, he is not a hybrid, he is the child of me and the one I love, it was Murong Qinglang who killed him. For the sake of the child in my belly, I agreed to help him put on an act, diverting all of your attention, making you think he had really changed his nature, so that he could complete his plan smoothly."

  Simar stared blankly at her.

  "Please." Chun Tao's sorrowful eyes stared tightly at Sima Qiang, her face covered in tears and blood. "Please, kill me now, take out my child, let him live, I will repay you in the next life!"

  Murong Feng closed his eyes and said softly, "Simarong Qiang, agree to her request. Regardless of whether she is noble or humble, whose child it is, the child is innocent. She can't survive now, take out her child and let her go in peace."

  "But I would have killed her, she was innocent, I couldn't bring myself to do it." Sima Qiang looked helpless, staring at the sword stuck in Chun Tao's body.

  Spring Peach suddenly pulled out a sword by herself, trembling slightly as she pointed it at her own abdomen, closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and slashed down fiercely.

  Murong Feng's eyes widened in shock. He had only seen people committing harakiri on TV before, and he never thought he would witness the real thing. The power of motherhood was truly shocking!

  For a moment, everyone was stunned and speechless on the spot.

  But Chun Tao's strength was insufficient, the sword had only gone halfway before it could no longer move forward, his forehead was covered in sweat, he didn't know whether it was pain or urgency, his breathing was getting weaker and weaker.

  "It's me." It was Lihui's voice, no one knew when she came, only to see her sword flashing by, blood flying up, and a faint cry of a child's weak voice came.

  Chun Tao gave a miserable smile, didn't even have time to glance at the child, said "thank you", then turned her head away, with tears still in the corners of her eyes, and quietly left.

  Li Fei picked up the child and stared at Murong Qingliang, just about to speak.

  "Xiao Xue, don't blame your father for being heartless." Murong Qingliang suddenly looked at his little daughter and said softly, "Now, you are just exchanging the emperor's treatment of you."

  Murong Xue seemed to have not heard her father's words, she just stared blankly at the Emperor, with a face full of shock and disbelief. She couldn't believe that the Emperor, who had just been speaking sweet nothings to her, would suddenly use her as a shield to protect himself! Although she knew the Emperor was not a sentimental person, nor someone who could be trusted, she had never thought he would treat her like this.

  Isn't it true that Your Majesty had her accompany you for a reason?!

  "Your Majesty, is this all Snow is good for?" Murong Xue smiled lightly and said faintly, "It's hard to bear in Your Majesty's heart. You said you wanted to protect Snow for a lifetime, but now she's only worthy of being used by you to protect yourself? Did Snow betray her parents, defy the rules, and pay with love, only to get such a result?"