Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 735 - 363: The New Empress Dowager?

Chapter 735: Chapter 363: The New Empress Dowager?

Nanjin Country?

Upon hearing Xiao Lingqiu’s words, Jiang Shouzhong was a bit dumbfounded.

He glanced around the vast sea of sand, thinking he was dreaming, and pinched himself hard, still feeling it was unbelievable: "Are you sure this is Nanjin Country?"

Xiao Lingqiu was equally perplexed.

They entered the mysterious Immortal Realm from the Taoist Ancestor’s tomb chamber of Zhenxuan Mountain, had been escaping through various wondrous places, expecting to return the way they came, only to end up on the territory of Nanjin Country?

This was undoubtedly too absurd.

Xiao Lingqiu observed for a long time, recalled the map of Nanjin Country she had seen before, and finally said with certainty: "No mistake, this is indeed the land of Tongqiu in Nanjin Country, it definitely is."

Jiang Shouzhong’s brain completely couldn’t make sense of it.

Could there possibly be a teleportation gate here?

"What should we do? Should we go back and find another way?" Xiao Lingqiu asked the man.

Jiang Shouzhong replied with a bitter smile: "Can we go back?"

Xiao Lingqiu was silent.

Indeed, they came here almost in a straight line, with only forward progress, no retreat available.

Seeing the woman was very tired from carrying him all the way, Jiang Shouzhong softly said: "Put me down first, let’s plan together and see what we should do next."

"Okay."

Xiao Lingqiu put the man down, resting by sitting next to the cave entrance.

She tidied her hair, sticky with sweat, and tore off some of her skirt fabric to wrap around her feet.

Because she had no shoes, her feet had developed blisters on this journey. Her strong-willed nature made her endure the pain without telling the man.

Jiang Shouzhong saw her injured feet and sighed inwardly.

This woman’s temper is really strong.

Jiang Shouzhong suddenly curiously asked: "If we wanted to return to Dazhou, how long would it take?"

Xiao Lingqiu thought for a moment and provided an answer:

"If riding a horse, it would take about half a month without considering food and lodging, to reach the border of Dazhou. Following the waterway would be even farther, taking at least over two months."

Jiang Shouzhong was very surprised at those words: "That long?"

Xiao Lingqiu briefly explained the geographic distribution of Nanjin Country to him.

Most of Nanjin Country’s land is predominantly prairie, but its west and north are more desert and semi-desert areas.

At this time, they were in the northern desert area.

And the border connecting to Dazhou was in the south.

So to enter Dazhou, they would have to cross the entire territory of Nanjin Country.

This made the journey naturally very long.

"Damn!"

Jiang Shouzhong couldn’t help but curse, "Are you kidding me?"

What made Jiang Shouzhong more helpless was that back in Qingzhou, he had killed a prince of Nanjin Country named Wan Yan Wu Hai, ruining their plan.

So, he and the Nanjin Country’s royal family are considered enemies.

Going into the enemy’s home is simply seeking death.

Jiang Shouzhong was frustrated and angry, and Xiao Lingqiu also wanted to curse.

As an Empress Dowager of Yanrong, she was now stuck in Nanjin Country’s territory with a man from Dazhou, utterly absurd.

Moreover, Yanrong and Nanjin Country often had conflicts and ran into disputes.

If she were to fall into Nanjin Country’s hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Though she had regained her strength for now, her cultivation hadn’t fully recovered. From the moment she entered the "Immortal Realm," a mysterious force completely locked her cultivation ability.

Thankfully, back in the Mortal World, she could feel the force that locked her cultivation power was loosening.

Though these cultivation abilities came from Rama’s remains, once she could use them, she would at least have the strength of the Heaven Desolation Boundary.

Once recovered, there wouldn’t be much of a problem with self-defense.

Similarly, Jiang Shouzhong could faintly sense that his acupoint storage space was loosening.

The aura on the Zodiac Map also started to circulate slowly.

In a few days, Rat Rat and Niuniu should be able to be released.

In short, everything was moving in a good direction.

——

The Capital was in chaos.

No, to be precise, Dazhou was in chaos.

The sudden death of Emperor Zhou Chang left the entire court and populace at a loss, yet to recover from this abrupt change, the Shu King Zhou Kang had already led a powerful force into the Capital.

This previously neglected Second Prince wasted no time pulling out the late emperor’s decree, declaring himself the rightful successor and became the new emperor of Dazhou.

He also abolished the position of Crown Prince held by the Third Prince Zhou Yin.

This string of events swept in like a hurricane, leaving the court and public in an uproar, throwing all of Dazhou into unprecedented turmoil.

Such tyrannical acts naturally drew dissatisfaction from some officials, who angrily condemned him.

But Zhou Kang responded simply.

"Kill!"

For a time, inside and outside the Capital, through the Imperial Palace, blood flowed like rivers.

And immediately, more changes arose.

To eliminate threats, during Zhou Kang’s succession to the throne, he immediately sent people to the Qilin Camp stationed outside the Capital, attempting to seize military power by forging the late emperor’s edict and exploiting the information disparity.

The Qilin Camp was the Crown Prince’s private army, posing a significant threat.

As long as this army’s command was taken, Zhou Yin would have no power to resist.

However, the Qilin Camp’s general somehow learned the news in advance, and although unable to stop Zhou Kang from entering the Capital in time, also didn’t let him succeed in seizing command.

After killing the trusted aide sent by Zhou Kang to deliver the false decree, they launched a campaign to besiege the Capital, aiming to help the Crown Prince reclaim power.

More dramatically, a sudden uprising occurred in Chaozhou, near the Capital.

A rebel army rose up in response.

This rebel army supported a grandson of a past vassal king with the surname Zhou, under the banner of purging officials from the emperor’s side, advancing directly towards the Capital.

Additionally, rumors spread that ministers discontented with Zhou Kang and loyal to the late emperor had struck an agreement with foreign tribes like Loulan, planning to borrow troops and join forces with the Crown Prince’s private army against Zhou Kang.

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