That's What Villains Are Like

Above the wall, the moonlight shines brightly.

The figure standing quietly seemed to have known that Emperor Xia would pass by.

The night wind blows, and the green hair scatters, covering up her flawless face that is almost like a fairy. But if you look closely, you will find that her body is filled with a hazy fairy mist, which is blurry, as if she is not in the same world as all living beings.

She was clearly there, but she seemed to be detached from the world.

It was Jiang Ruxian.

At this moment, her eyes looked over and fell on Emperor Xia, who seemed to have been waiting for her here for a long time.

But she didn't speak, just looked at her coldly and calmly.

"Your Majesty, please leave quickly."

"Let's stop this guy."

The four maids, Chunlan and Xia Zhu, felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy, and were extremely alert, and their bodies began to surge with mana fluctuations.

This indescribable and terrifying aura was like a towering mountain hanging high above their heads, ready to fall down at any time, making them dare not relax at all.

Especially Xia Zhu, she is one of the people who has witnessed Jiang Rushian's terror with her own eyes.

That day outside the deserted and ruined temple, the woman in white faced the encirclement and attack by three beings from the Seventh Realm. She just raised her hand and knocked them away easily, with no effort at all.

Her power makes people tremble and feel numb.

Xia Zhu never expected that Jiang Rushian would appear silently in the imperial capital, and even block Emperor Xia's path back to the palace.

Is this an attempt to assassinate His Majesty the Xia Emperor?

Compared to the nervousness and alertness of the four maids, Emperor Xia seemed unusually calm and calm at the moment.

After being surprised just now, she quickly recovered.

But she was still curious about how Jiang Rushian found herself and determined her identity.

You must know that she is still dressed as usual, with her hair tied up, a rather elegant brocade robe, a high crown and a belt, and a round ancient jade hanging from her waist. She is completely dressed like a rich man.

Looking around the imperial capital, no one would notice her if they didn't pay attention.

But now... it's not the time to think too much about this.

"Don't be nervous, she probably means no harm..."

Emperor Xia just waved his hand and told the four maids to calm down and not panic.

And she looked at Jiang Rushian calmly.

Jiang Ruxian didn't speak, his eyes fell on her face, as if he wanted to look at her carefully.

As a reborn person, she naturally knew that Emperor Xia in front of her was a woman.

In the timeline of her previous life, she would also become the only queen of Great Xia, and she would dominate the world and frighten the world.

But... in her eyes, there is no difference from ordinary mortals.

The night wind blew, and her black hair fluttered, making her eyes look colder and indifferent.

"How should I call you?"

"Jiang Lan's sister? Or something?"

Emperor Xia spoke with a smile on his lips, while various thoughts flashed through his mind.

In the imperial capital, as the lord of Daxia, she was innately invincible.

No matter how strong Jiang Ruxian is, it is not easy to assassinate her, and if there is a lot of movement here, it will soon attract the attention of others.

Jiang Ruxian is unlikely to be someone who would do such a stupid thing.

She would intercept him, she must have other motives...

Therefore, the slight tension in her heart was relieved a lot. She did not want to fight with Jiang Rushian, especially at this time.

When Xia Huang took the initiative to mention Jiang Lan's name, Jiang Rushian's cold eyes moved slightly.

The next moment, her figure disappeared out of thin air on the wall. When she reappeared, she was already in front of Emperor Xia, with the two of them only a few steps away.

However, the four maids were so oppressed by this majestic breath that they could not move or even breathe smoothly.

"Were you the one who secretly peeked outside the ruined temple that day?"

Jiang Ruxian did not answer, but looked directly at Emperor Xia, and spoke calmly, without any fluctuations in his tone. Even when facing the current Lord of Great Xia, he did not care at all.

Emperor Xia nodded bluntly, "It is indeed me."

"I also informed Jiang Lan of your existence in advance and asked him to make preparations."

She thought for a moment and then added.

Jiang Ruxian looked at her calmly.

She came to look for Emperor Xia, partly because of the prying eyes that appeared outside the ruined temple that day.

On the one hand, it was because of Jiang Lan.

At this moment, Emperor Xia's proactive admission was completely within her expectation.

In Guangyuan City that day, the only people she came into contact with were the female commander of Supervisor Tiansi and her companions.

It's just that she didn't expect that her own whereabouts would still be exposed after she had cut off the memories of two people. This could only mean that one of the two people had a secret hidden in her that she didn't know about.

"What is your purpose?" Jiang Rushian asked.

Emperor Xia shook his head slightly and said, "I already know the grudge between you and the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"But I have no interest in participating. I just hope that this Southern Hunting exercise can go on smoothly."

"There is no conflict of interest between you and me."

She didn't expect someone like Jiang Rushian to be of use to her, and she wasn't sure she could control such a person.

Jiang Rushian still looked at Emperor Xia calmly, noncommittal to her answer.

"What's your relationship with Jiang Lan?" She asked the question that mattered most to her.

Emperor Xia was slightly shocked. She originally thought that Jiang Rushian intercepted her because she was worried that she would interfere with her after knowing the grudge between her and the Prime Minister's Mansion.

But she directly asked what her relationship was with Jiang Lan?

This made Emperor Xia a little confused. In fact, she and Jiang Lan were not very familiar with each other. At most, they had only met a few times and talked a lot...

Could it be that he revealed her whereabouts to Jiang Lan and made her suspect that she and Jiang Lan had a good relationship?

Or do you suspect that you and the Prime Minister's Office will join forces to deal with her and resolve the factors that are not conducive to Daxia?

Many thoughts flashed through my mind.

Emperor Xia seemed to have thought of something, and the smile on his lips became even stronger.

She looked at Jiang Ruxian and said bluntly, "I admire him very much. He and Prime Minister Jiang Lintian are not from the same family."

"Besides, I have a good personal relationship with him. Otherwise, why would I take the risk and send someone to reveal your whereabouts to him?"

"Watching you and the Prime Minister's Mansion fight to the death, wouldn't it be better for me?"

Jiang Ruxian's eyes were still cold and indifferent, but when he heard these words, he became obviously colder.

"lie."

She raised her hand to explore, and the void in front of her seemed to suddenly freeze.

The torrential and vast power suddenly swept away, like a roaring wave, the void became blurred, and then suddenly fell over in Emperor Xia's shocked and shocked eyes.

"you……"

Emperor Xia didn't even see Jiang Rushian's movements clearly before he noticed that the delicate white jade hand appeared in front of his neck.

Then, her whole body was caught uncontrollably, her feet were in the air, and she didn't even have the slightest resistance.

Her beautiful eyes were wide open, full of disbelief and disbelief.

Why couldn't she even feel the signs of Jiang Ruxian's attack, or even notice the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy?

"His Majesty……"

Seeing this sudden scene, Chunlan, Xia Zhu and others were so frightened that they turned pale and wanted to save them.

But just under Jiang Ruxian's gaze, he was suppressed and unable to move.

"Lying in front of me won't do you any good." Jiang Rushian still said calmly.

The Great Xia Southern Hunting Drill is about to take place, and Emperor Xia doesn't want to see her fighting with the Prime Minister's Mansion and ruining the overall situation.

This was her purpose in revealing her whereabouts to Jiang Lan.

Saying that it was because of Jiang Lan was just an excuse she used to fool herself.

"Ahem..."

Emperor Xia coughed several times, his brows glowed, and there was a jade-like light rising and falling.

The vague form of the true dragon god could be seen faintly flashing past, but under Jiang Ruxian's suppression, it only appeared for a moment and then disappeared.

As the Lord of Daxia, in the imperial capital, with the aura of the emperor to protect her body, she didn't even have a chance to mobilize the dragon's luck when facing Jiang Rushian?

This is definitely not something that ordinary Eight Realm beings can do.

"Nine realms?"

Emperor Xia was shocked in his heart, wondering what kind of monster and freak this was.

At such a close distance, if Jiang Rushian wanted to kill her, wouldn't he really be able to do it?

In the past, she had never considered her own safety in the imperial capital, but this time... it finally became a bit urgent.

"If you have the ability, then kill me. We will see if the world is in chaos next. Can Jiang Lan survive alone and be safe?"

"If something happens to me, do you think you can leave the imperial capital safely?" Emperor Xia said calmly, looking directly at Jiang Rushian.

Jiang Ruxian was silent for a moment after hearing this, and finally let go of his hand.

She took action just now, indeed because she was a little angry in her heart, not because Emperor Xia lied to obscure her, but because her words that seemed to consider Jiang Lan made her upset and uncomfortable.

"What is my relationship with Jiang Lan, and what does it have to do with you?"

"Since you have nothing to do with him anymore, why bother with his affairs? You just need to know that I will not harm him." Emperor Xia spoke coldly again.

She finally understood what was going on with the coldness she had just noticed.

As a woman, her intuition told her that Jiang Rushian intercepted her not because she was the Lord of Daxia, but because she was a woman, and also because she didn't know what the relationship between her and Jiang Lan was.

She really cares about this.

Emperor Xia didn't know where Jiang Rushian knew the secret of his daughter's identity.

After thinking about this, Emperor Xia felt inexplicably irritated. Could this guy think there was something between him and Jiang Lan?

This is simply ridiculous.

Why do you care so much about these trivial things when you obviously have such terrifying talent and strength?

"..."

Jiang Ruxian's eyes became even colder and indifferent after hearing Emperor Xia's words, and the chill in the air became even worse.

In the past few days since arriving in the imperial capital, she had already figured out Jiang Lan's habits and whereabouts during this period.

She didn't expect to be able to easily resolve Jiang Lan's dislike of her, but at least she needed to know what he wanted to do and what he needed, so that she could have a chance to make up for the harm she had caused to him.

Maybe one day in the future, he will be relieved...

This can be regarded as some compensation for the paranoid things she did in her previous life. As for getting back together, she actually doesn't expect it, nor does she feel there is any hope.

Therefore, she has seen everything going on in the imperial capital these days.

In fact, Jiang Rushian had already noticed her when Emperor Xia left the palace in disguise.

Perhaps others could not see the identity of Emperor Xia, but in her eyes, the rich aura of the Emperor lingering around him was bright and dazzling in the darkness, as bright and dazzling as the sun, and it was impossible to ignore it.

Just because Emperor Xia sent someone to spy secretly outside the deserted and ruined temple that day, she was planning to give Emperor Xia a slap in the face to stop him from meddling in his own business.

As long as it doesn't hinder her, she won't interfere in Daxia's affairs, and she doesn't care who makes the decision in this world.

Therefore, Jiang Rushian followed Emperor Xia and saw her all the way to Yuxianfang. After seeing her arrive there, she specifically asked her maid to ask about Jiang Lan's movements in the past few days and asked him if he had been to Yuxianfang.

Finally, when he learned that Jiang Lan had not appeared, he left and returned to the palace with some regret.

Jiang Ruxian saw such a scene, but felt irritable in his heart.

As the lord of the Great Xia, the Emperor of Xia didn't just stay in the palace and deal with affairs, but did he think about going out of the palace incognito in the middle of the night and having a private meeting with other men?

Although she understood that there might be some kind of deal between Emperor Xia and Jiang Lan...

But she still couldn't help it.

To put it bluntly, she would attack Emperor Xia mostly because she was in a bad mood. If Emperor Xia was a man, she actually didn't care.

Emperor Xia could clearly see at this moment that the character of Jiang Rushian in front of him was definitely a bit paranoid. Could it be that she planned to beat up and intimidate all the women who had anything to do with Jiang Lan?

It was bad luck for her to go to Chunchun tonight.

"There is a Dragon Transformation Pond deep in the palace. It contains many auras of creation and has miraculous effects on healing. I originally planned to find Jiang Lan tonight and ask him to tell the Prime Minister so that I could open the Dragon Transformation Pond for him openly. , let him go to heal..."

"Otherwise, I don't know how long it will take for his injury to heal."

"He helps me secretly, and I will naturally not treat him badly. If you care about his relationship with me, then you can go to him and ask. Why stop me here in the middle of the night."

"This move is a bit too despicable. I just wonder how he would feel if he knew about it?"

Emperor Xia straightened out his wrinkled collar and spoke softly.

Originally, she was reluctant to leave Hualong Pond, but in order to stabilize Jiang Rushian in front of her, she could only say this.

Hearing these words, Jiang Rushian frowned slightly.

She looked deeply at Emperor Xia and said calmly, "You don't have to anger me like this. As long as you don't take advantage of Jiang Lan, whatever you do has nothing to do with me."

"hope so."

Emperor Xia suppressed the anger in his heart and responded with the same calm expression.

Jiang Ruxian was clearly threatening her.

As the Lord of Great Xia, it was impossible for her not to be resentful and angry when she was threatened like this in the imperial capital.

However, the patience and dormant mentality she had developed over a long period of time still made her face look calm and unconcerned.

When Jiang Ruxian heard the words, he stopped talking and disappeared silently in front of Emperor Xia's eyes.

In the wall alley, the mist was still there and the moon was shining brightly. Everything just now seemed to be just an illusion.

"How unreasonable..."

The dull look on Emperor Xia's face finally lost its strength, and his eyes were full of coldness and anger.

"Our failure to protect him has caused His Majesty to suffer humiliation."

Four maids, including Chunlan and Xia Zhu, all knelt down behind her. Their faces were pale, their backs and skirts were tightly pressed together, and the cold sweat from earlier still remained.

Xia Huang's jade hands were squeezing loudly, and even Jiang Lintian, the prime minister, did not dare to threaten her so unscrupulously.

The majestic Lord of Great Xia was so cowardly and aggrieved. It was up to Jiang Lan to make Jiang Ruxian restrain himself.

Of course, she also knew that she was too careless tonight.

If Jiang Ruxian's true strength had been known earlier, she would not have been able to approach him so easily.

But in the imperial capital, there is such an elusive and terrifying existence that makes her feel like a light on her back.

Could Jiang Rushian step into the palace silently and take her life?

"We must find a way to restrain this person."

"When you return to the palace tonight, you must carry the Xia Yu sword with you..."

The Xia Yu Sword is a divine sword forged by the founding emperor of the Xia Dynasty at great cost.

Just tens of millions of the copper from Shoushan was used, and it was the Imperial Sword of the Holy Dao, containing infinite power.

In the past, it had been enshrined deep in the palace, and only the monarch of Daxia could pull it out.

Emperor Xia always thought that no one in the imperial capital could be her opponent, but tonight Jiang Rushian taught her a solid lesson.

As long as the opponent is far stronger than her, he can easily suppress her before she can use her dragon luck.

After this incident, the number of guards around Emperor Xia outside the Qianyuan Mansion the next day was several times greater than before.

This made all the immortal sects who were watching the ceremony somewhat confused as to what it meant, and started to speculate one after another.

However, except for Emperor Xia and the four personal maids around her, no one knew what happened last night.

In the center of the square, a huge crystal clear mirror sits.

The divine light shines brightly, and the rays of light shine on it. Some areas are even covered in mist, covering the buildings and pavilions in them.

After several days of fighting, some Tianzi areas in Qianyuan Mansion have been occupied by some young geniuses from great religions.

There is a true disciple in almost every area, and young disciples from various princes, nobles, and aristocratic families also show their impressive skills.

The elders who came to watch the ceremony also nodded secretly, and glanced at some of the young disciples, feeling very satisfied.

The most eye-catching among them are Xiao Teng, the third son of Xiao He, the king of Zhenbei, and Xia Jie, the third son of Prince Wu Xuan.

In addition to occupying the Tianzi area, they also competed for many opportunities and treasures in Qianyuan Mansion, which can be said to be a remarkable achievement.

The King of Zhenbei, Xiao He, was very happy with his face glowing red, and many of his fellow ministers around him also congratulated him one after another.

In addition, the disciples from Yijian Palace around Xiao Teng also performed very well.

Among them, Ye Ming deliberately showed off his strength to see if he could attract the attention and respect of Emperor Xia.

The other disciples of the Immortal Sect are deliberately looking for opportunities and not to waste any chance of becoming stronger.

In comparison, the desire to compete for fame is not as ardent as that of the young disciples of the major families in the imperial capital.

The Prime Minister's Mansion seemed a little deserted.

The performance of the young disciples brought by the disciples was mediocre, either because they were not accepted or because they had no intention of competing. Many princes and nobles who paid close attention to the Prime Minister's Mansion shook their heads secretly.

As for the forces attached to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the young geniuses sent here all acted independently and did not gather together. They seemed to have been instructed not to pay too much attention to this matter.

During this period, the Prime Minister's Mansion was indeed a bit low-key and quiet.

But even so, no one dared to look down upon the Prime Minister's Mansion. They were just thinking that the Prime Minister's Mansion might not care much about this appetizer and looked down upon the opportunities involved.

Of course, many people are also speculating whether it is because Jiang Lan, the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, has too low cultivation strength.

Therefore, knowing that his performance was not as good as other geniuses of his generation, he had no intention of participating in the Qianyuan Mansion that was launched this time.

Various discussions and speculations began to spread among major teahouses and stalls.

"Then Jiang Lan has so many secrets, how could he show off at this time..."

"It's not easy to cover up in public."

"Being without him is also a good thing for me."

In the Qianyuan Mansion, in a dojo built of bluestone, Ye Ming, Xiao Teng and others worked together to break the restrictions here and were exploring opportunities here.

Regarding the speculations of several disciples from Yijian Palace about why Jiang Lan did not participate, he shook his head slightly in his mind.

Ye Ming wished that Jiang Lan would not appear here, so that he would have less worries and worries.

Of course, only Emperor Xia knew that Jiang Lan did not appear in Qianyuan Mansion, probably because of his injury.

If an ordinary person digs out his heart, he will definitely die.

Although Jiang Lan has a fairy fetus, after his heart was dug out, even if he can quickly receive treatment and recuperation, he probably won't be alive and kicking for a long time.

As for the so-called false reputation, he might not even care.

After all, his previous reputation wasn't much better.

However, although Emperor Xia thought so, he heard the news that Jiang Lan appeared in Yuxianfang the next day.

Regarding Jiang Ruxian, she decided to have a good talk with Jiang Lan.

It's not that I'm curious about the "grievances" between Jiang Lan and Jiang Rushian, I just don't want to cause trouble for myself for no reason.

In addition, she felt that the only person in the imperial capital who could restrain Jiang Rushian was Jiang Lan.

That night, Emperor Xia was a little surprised when he saw Jiang Lan at his old place.

Compared with usual, Jiang Lan's complexion was a little pale, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, and he looked sickly.

This is very similar to his earliest appearance, so many people are not surprised when they see it.

It's just that he looks like this, and he still wants to be arty, listening to music and dancing, Emperor Xia doesn't know what to say about him.

In the box, all the dancers retired respectfully.

"What's going on?"

Jiang Lan slowly straightened up on the couch and greeted Emperor Xia casually.

When she knew that Emperor Xia had sent many more guards, Jiang Lan vaguely guessed that she might be in trouble by Jiang Rushian.

So he guessed that Emperor Xia might come looking for him, so he left the Prime Minister's Mansion and came to Yuxianfang to wait for her early.

Sure enough, as soon as Emperor Xia came over, he felt full of complaints.

"Thanks to you, I got into trouble for no reason." Emperor Xia said calmly.

"Curiosity killed the cat. Sometimes, if you are less curious, you won't have so much trouble."

"You can't control yourself, can you blame me?" Jiang Lan said with a casual smile.

He naturally knew that Emperor Xia sent people to secretly follow and spy on him that day. For the sake of the follow-up plan, he naturally pretended not to see it.

In the name of healing and recuperating in the Prime Minister's Mansion these days, he studied the Fruit of the Age, and was even more certain that Jiang Ruxian had the aura of Time Fragments on his body...

It seemed that it was no accident that she left Wugui Island early and set foot in Zhongtian State.

Already possessing unparalleled terrifying talent and strength, coupled with the rebirth of foresight, Jiang Rushian will only become more terrifying in this life. Whoever is her enemy will never know how he will die.

"She almost killed me." Emperor Xia said expressionlessly.

Jiang Lan showed a surprised look, then shook his head slightly and said, "She and I have nothing to do with each other for a long time. It's useless for you to tell me."

"I thought you came to me because of something big, but if it's something related to her, then I can only say that you've come to the wrong person."

Emperor Xia's eyes showed coldness as he said, "Jiang Lan..."

Jiang Lan looked at her and said seriously, "I really can't help you."

Emperor Xia took a deep breath, calmed down, and said calmly, "Young Master Jiang is really a noble man who forgets things. What did you say that day in this painting boat?"

Jiang Lan sighed and said, "Let's just talk about it. If it's something else, I can help you, but I really can't help you with this matter."

"I don't want to have anything to do with her anymore."

Emperor Xia was silent for a moment. Seeing that Jiang Lan looked serious and was not fooling him, he felt a little helpless.

He refused so bluntly, so what else could she do?

But being targeted and resented by Jiang Rushian really gave her a headache...

"Do you really hate her that much? Dislike her?" Emperor Xia changed the subject and asked casually.

"Being less curious would be a good thing for you."

Jiang Lan seemed to smile, and then said, "You know that if you get too close to me, you will be targeted by her, but you still ask so many questions? I really admire you."

"Mind your own business." Emperor Xia snorted coldly.

"It's not that I hate her, I just don't want to have anything to do with her anymore. Thanks to her, I am now riddled with holes." Jiang Lan said calmly.

"Thanks to you, I can't sleep or eat well now, so I need to be careful day and night..." Emperor Xia snorted again, thinking of the scene when Jiang Ruxian threatened him face to face that night.

"You don't have to be so cautious. Although she is a little paranoid, she has a good heart, and she is not someone who kills innocent people indiscriminately." Jiang Lan looked at her and said.

"Then I was almost killed by her, so I guess I must be a very evil person?" Emperor Xia mocked.

Jiang Lan didn't know why she was so resentful. Jiang Rushian couldn't ignore the overall situation when he came to trouble her.

Thinking about it, he did suffer a big loss at the hands of Jiang Rushian.

"Feel sorry……"

"This incident did happen because of me."

After thinking for a while, Jiang Lan looked at her with a serious tone.

Emperor Xia didn't expect that he would suddenly apologize.

There was silence for a moment.

"The winner of the Qianyuan Mansion competition will get a chance to enter the Hualong Pond." She said suddenly.

Jiang Lan was slightly surprised and asked, "Why don't I know this news?"

Hualong Pond is an important place for the royal family. It contains many spiritual charms and has miraculous effects on healing.

"You will naturally know tomorrow." Emperor Xia said calmly.