webnovelfull Chapter 249 has been returned.
Chapter 249 has been returned.
Leng Qingyi hadn't even realized what the system meant when she felt a wave of dizziness.
The thunder stopped abruptly, and the sky cleared up.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw the cold, desolate body he had used for three years.
The person opposite her was also staring at her in a daze.
"Ah Leng! We... have switched back."
The next moment, Leng Qingyi was embraced tightly by the man.
Before the atmosphere could even become romantic, a rumble of thunder began to rumble again in the clear sky.
"Holy crap, here we go again."
Leng Qingyi ruthlessly pushed away the agitated Zhong Liyuan.
Even if she hadn't been struck by lightning, she would have pushed him away anyway, since it was really strange for a dark-faced, frizzy man to be hugging her.
"Hahahaha, host, don't be afraid. I have brought your strongest battle body here. With your current body, you can withstand not only lightning from the ordinary world, but also several ascension lightning tribulations from the cultivation world."
Leng Qingyi sensed the changes in his body and found that, just as the system had said, his current body was even stronger than Zhong Liyuan's.
It can reach 50% of the physical strength it had before falling into this world.
He could easily withstand several bolts of lightning.
Seeing that lightning was striking again, Zhong Liyuan didn't have time to feel sad. He pushed A Leng away and quickly took a few steps back to avoid being affected by the lightning.
In the past, it was always Ah Leng who took the lead; now it's his turn to protect Ah Leng.
Unexpectedly, this time the lightning bolt didn't target him, but instead struck Leng Qing.
Leng Qing leaped away, leaving Zhong Liyuan with only a glimpse of her clothes.
"Take the children back with you, protect yourselves and the children, and I will come back to find you after I have resolved this matter."
Zhong Liyuan watched the departing figure walk away without looking back, and tightened his grip on the piece of clothing he had torn off.
For some reason, I feel a void in my heart.
His eyes turned icy cold as he looked at Lu Jinxian, who was lying charred on the ground.
He didn't know why Ah Leng was struck by lightning when she killed Zhong Lihe, nor did he know why she was struck by lightning again this time even though she hadn't killed Lu Jinxian.
She had no idea why she had swapped bodies with A Leng and why they had switched back.
But he knew who the culprit was who had caused their daughter to face countless crises in the four months since she was born.
I know who was the one who ultimately made Ah Leng leave.
After calming himself down and dealing with Nan Qiu's situation, Zhong Liyuan, along with Lu Jinxian and Lu Jinmin, embarked on their journey home.
Aleng told him to protect himself and the children, and that Aleng would come back for them.
All he had to do was listen to Ah Leng, guard their home, and wait for Ah Leng to return.
The Dongxia delegation brought back a lot of good news when they returned to the capital.
The two million taels of gold paid by Nanqiu as compensation was enough to support all the soldiers of Dongxia for two years.
Yuncheng has returned to the embrace of Dongxia.
Most importantly, their emperor actually brought back the culprit, the Crown Prince of Nanqiu, from Nanqiu to avenge the dead people and soldiers.
There is, however, bad news.
Their queen... is gone.
None of the officials knew what had happened, and even the envoys who had traveled with them to Nanqiu were unaware that their empress had disappeared.
The emperor stayed by the little princess's side almost every step of the way, and no one saw the empress.
Whenever someone mentions the Empress, the Emperor's expression turns incredibly gloomy.
After several such incidents, no one dared to mention the Empress again.
They always felt that the emperor had changed; in the past, if the emperor wanted to punish someone, he would at least make sure that the person died knowing why.
Now, if the emperor wants someone to die, he can do it directly without even giving a reason, making it impossible for anyone to guard against.
Leng Wuqin waited with great joy for his daughter and son-in-law to return the demon child in his hands.
Tragically, he discovered that only his son-in-law had returned; where was his daughter?
What about his daughter who's so big?
He dared to ask what others dared not ask, and after being asked so many times, Zhong Liyuan had no choice but to answer.
"I'm sorry, I failed to protect her."
Leng Wuqin seemed to realize something.
He only asked one question: "Is she still alive?"
"Alive."
Having received an affirmative answer, Leng Wuqin said nothing more, put down the crown prince, and turned to leave.
That figure looked twenty years older.
Looking at the weathered back of the father he had called out to for two years, Zhong Liyuan felt an even greater pang of sorrow.
He longed to abandon everything and go find her, but then he looked down at the child in his arms.
In the end, reason prevailed over emotion.
He cannot leave; the country needs him, and his two children need him.
A Leng told him to take good care of the child and wait for her to come back, and she said she would definitely come back.
Not long after Zhong Liyuan returned to the capital, Nan Qiu sent Lu Jinyou over.
Zhong Liyuan directly placed the person in the Cold Palace.
Then he personally led Lu Jinxian and Lu Jinmin to the village where they had been massacred by the Northern Dong people, and had them tortured to death in front of the souls of the villagers.
Nanqiu's reputation is completely ruined after such a disgraceful incident.
Many scholars left Nanqiu, and by the time Emperor Nanqiu discovered this, it was too late.
Zhongli Yuan helped those scholars obtain Dongxia household registration, and those famous scholars and Confucian masters have now become legitimate citizens of Dongxia.
Enraged, Emperor Nanqiu threatened and imprisoned the remaining literati who had not yet left Nanqiu or did not want to.
This move further enraged scholars across the land, and the relatives and friends of the scholars who had already come to Dongxia were also imprisoned.
Zhongli Yuan used this as a pretext to present a letter of state to the Emperor of Nanqiu, requesting that he release the prisoners and restore their freedom as soon as possible.
Emperor Nanqiu refused and continued to imprison them.
Zhongli Yuan sent official letters repeatedly, but Emperor Nanqiu ignored them all.
Dongxia released all this evidence and then openly launched a war against Nanqiu.
Zhong Liyuan didn't know exactly what had happened to cause his A Leng to leave, but this matter was inextricably linked to the Crown Prince of Nanqiu.
The entire country is rotten to the core if it can raise a prince like Nanqiu.
He wouldn't mind cleaning up this rotten country.
In the sixth year of Emperor Yuansheng's reign, Dongxia and Nanqiu went to war. The ninth princess of Nanqiu was sacrificed to the flag before the battle for poisoning the crown prince.
In the ninth year of Emperor Yuansheng's reign, the Southern Autumn Empire suffered a major defeat, and the Southern Autumn Emperor committed suicide in the palace.
The territory of Nanqiu was returned to Dongxia.
With the unification of the Three Kingdoms, the Eastern Xia Dynasty became stronger than ever before.
In order to protect itself, Xichun, the only remaining of the four kingdoms, voluntarily submitted a letter of credence, willing to become a vassal state of Dongxia.
Three years have passed, and there is still no news from Leng Qingyi.
The two children are already old enough to understand things. During the attack on Nanqiu, Zhongli Yuan personally led the expedition, and the two children were raised by the Prime Minister.
After Nanqiu was destroyed, Zhongli Yuan looked at the two faces that resembled his lover and could no longer suppress his desire to see her.
But the crown prince is still young and mischievous; he is simply not old enough to support a country.
In order to get rid of this mess as soon as possible, he went to find his lover who had disappeared for three years.
Zhongli Yuan took Zhongli Junluo from the Prime Minister's side and personally raised her.
Compared to the carefree and lawless life with his maternal grandfather, being with his father was like torture.
I sleep later than a dog and wake up earlier than a rooster every day, and the things I study are lengthy and complicated.
Not only should one learn the Six Arts of a Gentleman and the Way of Governing the Country, but also martial arts, pharmacology, weapons manufacturing, and so on.
He's only a three-year-old baby.
Fortunately, he discovered a brilliant move through continuous testing.
"If my mother were here, she certainly wouldn't treat me like this."