Ten Thousand Times Return: My Senior Sister Plucked Me At The Start

At the mention of the Emperor's death, Shi Man burst into tears again. Tears streamed down her cheeks and soaked her clothes.

It was Zhao Mu's first time seeing someone cry so much.

He didn't like women crying, but he was more curious about how much this woman could shed.

Other women were made of water, but this Empress was probably made of tears.

Although she was crying uncontrollably, Shi Man didn't dare to waste Zhao Mu's time. She told him what happened to the Emperor of Zhou Nation.

The Emperor, Zhou Qiyu, was killed by Shi Man.

Strictly speaking, she didn't kill the Emperor, but Zhou Qiyu, who had turned into a zombie puppet.

Not long ago, Wang Xian from the evil sect used a secret Corpse Poison to turn the Emperor into a zombie.

Wang Xian's methods were very discreet. Initially, he wanted to control the Emperor completely without being discovered by outsiders. He wanted to turn the Emperor into a puppet that would only listen to his orders. From there, he could sit behind the scenes and use the Emperor to further strengthen his control over the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Everyone in the Imperial Palace had been deceived.

But Shi Man was an exception.

Shi Man was also a cultivator. Although she was only at the Qi Refinement Realm, she had a special physique. She was born with a pair of Yin Yang Eyes that could see through ghosts and evil creatures.

When she saw the Emperor, Shi Man immediately knew that he was dead and was only a soulless zombie.

It was also at this time that Shi Man wrote a letter to Shi Rui, asking for her sister's help.

After all, her cultivation was very low. She was wary of Wang Xian from the evil sect and didn't dare to expose her abilities. Otherwise, she would have been eliminated as well.

Then, there was what happened today. Shi Rui returned to the palace, saw through Wang Xian's evil plan, and started the battle.

Just as Zhao Mu and Wang Xian were fighting in the Imperial Garden, other fights were happening in other parts of the palace.

Emperor Zhou Qiyu was controlled by the evil sect and was about to activate the ancient array of the royal family buried under the palace.

This array had existed for tens of thousands of years and was the trump card of the royal family. Once the array was activated, the Emperor could trap all enemies with the power of the array. He could even open up a Heavenly Prison deep underground and teleport all enemies directly to the Heavenly Prison. Once trapped, even Nascent Soul Realm experts couldn't escape.

When Wang Xian sensed that Zhao Mu's strength wasn't easy to deal with, he had the intention to imprison Zhao Mu. Therefore, he secretly manipulated Emperor Zhou Qiyu to activate the array.

However, Shi Man had been secretly watching the Emperor's actions. When the Emperor was preparing to activate the array, she risked her life and rushed out. Using a magic dagger stained with black dog's blood, she pierced through the back of the Emperor's head.

Only then was the activation of the grand formation stopped.

When Zhao Mu heard this, he was also secretly shocked.

If it wasn't for Shi Man who made Wang Xian activate the Royal Family's array secretly, he would have been in a much more dangerous situation.

It was as if Shi Man had helped him.

This Empress is really brave and resourceful.

"Aren't you afraid of being cursed by the people of the Zhou Nation by taking on the name of regicide?" Zhao Mu asked.

Shi Man said, "The situation was critical at that time. I knew that my sister was also in the Imperial Garden. I couldn't let the evil man's evil plan succeed. Therefore, even if I had to bear the name of regicide, I had to do it. Moreover … although I married into the royal family early on and became the Empress, I have no feelings for the Emperor. The Emperor has been addicted to refining all kinds of Elixir of Immortality since he was young. He eats elixir pills like rice every day and has long damaged his brain."

As he spoke, Zhao Mu realized that Shi Man was sitting closer to him. Her shoulder was almost touching Zhao Mu's.

Upon closer look, Shi Man's earlobes were red and her neck was sweating. Her eyes kept wandering around Zhao Mu.

It felt like …

She seemed to be thirsty …

However, Zhao Mu wasn't too surprised.

His Scarlet Sun Sacred Body was indeed a piece of delicious cake for women.

Anyone who saw it would want to have a taste of it.

"Empress, please conduct yourself with dignity," Zhao Mu reminded her kindly.

If he didn't remind her to pay attention to her image, she would probably drool.

Only then did Shi Man restrain herself. However, she still couldn't bear to look away from Zhao Mu.

"Immortal Master, you've saved my sister and the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. If you have any needs, just let me know. I'll do my best to satisfy you." Shi Man bit her red lips and looked charming.

If Zhao Mu was a hothead, he would probably be mesmerized by her.

However, Zhao Mu was experienced. Shi Man's little trick wasn't enough to charm Zhao Mu.

However, Shi Man didn't seem to be doing it on purpose. It was more like an instinctive reaction.

She must have been thirsty for too long.

Zhao Mu said plainly, "If I want to annex the Great Zhou Dynasty in the name of Zhao Country and turn Great Zhou into Zhao Country's territory, will you help me?"

As soon as he said that, Shi Man shuddered and regained her clarity of mind.

She woke up.

She looked at Zhao Mu in disbelief. "Immortal Master, are you serious?"

Given Zhao Mu's strength, if he wanted to help Zhao Country attack Great Zhou, Great Zhou wouldn't be able to resist.

Once the war started, blood would flow like rivers and the people would be plunged into misery and suffering.

"I've already banished the previous Emperor of Zhao Country. The current Emperor is my father. Do you think I'm serious?" Zhao Mu looked at Shi Man with a dignified gaze.

Shi Man fell silent.

She quickly calculated the situation in her mind. Great Zhou Country had suffered great losses. Although a starving camel was still bigger than a horse, it would still be easy to deal with a small Zhao Country. However, Zhao Mu was too strong.

Wang Xian, a person of the evil path, could play Great Zhou Country in the palm of his hand. However, Zhao Mu killed Wang Xian with thunderous means. His strength was definitely above Wang Xian's.

He didn't even need to help Zhao Country attack Great Zhou Country. He just needed to start a small massacre and the Great Zhou Country's royal family would be wiped out.

It wasn't a joke for a powerful cultivator to fight a country alone.

When an expert was angry, corpses would be strewn everywhere.

The Zhou Nation definitely could not afford such an outcome.

Now that the Emperor was dead, according to the tradition of the Zhou Kingdom, before a new ruler was appointed, she, as the Empress, had the right to rule the world. If she had enough support, she could even ascend the throne in the name of the Empress and become the ruler of the Zhou Kingdom.

She had to be responsible for her people.

At this moment, submitting might be the only way to survive.

"Immortal Master, if the State of Zhou surrenders to the State of Zhao, how will you deal with the royal family and citizens of the State of Zhou?"

"The royal family will confer titles to the nobles, and the commoners will be on equal footing with the State of Zhao. From now on, they will all be citizens of the State of Zhao."

What Zhao Mu wanted was a complete Zhou Kingdom. If he could take over Zhou Kingdom without any bloodshed, that would be the best outcome.

Shi Man stood up and bowed, "Immortal Master, please give me one day. I will think of a way to convince the royal family members. After one day, no matter what the result is, I will report to Immortal Master."

Zhao Mu nodded. "If you succeed in persuading the Zhou Empire to surrender, all the military power of the Zhou Empire will be handed over to you. Other than me, you don't have to submit to anyone else. You only have to listen to my orders."