Ling Xi sat on the seat of Your Majesty, her gaze fixed on the kneeling Merice. Her eyes were filled with coldness, and her voice was extremely cold.

"Merice, you are lucky because you kneeled down and escaped disaster. Otherwise, your fate would be the same as those treacherous ministers. You should thank me for sparing your life." Ling Xi's tone revealed a hint of arrogance.

Merice couldn't believe that Ling Xi was sitting on the throne of Your Majesty. In just half an hour, the Crimson Empire had changed hands.

Victor, who was kneeling beside her, quickly reminded Merice, "Quick, express your gratitude."

It was only then that Merice came back to her senses and said to Ling Xi, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life."

Ling Xi ignored her and turned to Victor, saying, "Your capital crime can be pardoned, but your lifetime sin is difficult to escape. You and your descendants will serve my empire until death. If you have any treacherous thoughts, your entire family will be executed."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life. I am willing to give everything I have." Victor quickly kowtowed.

Ling Xi had already killed many ministers. If she killed Victor as well, she would have to take care of many mundane matters on her own. These trivial matters would be enough to bother her for a while, so she decided to spare Victor's life.

"From today, the Crimson Empire is pronounced defunct, replaced by the Shuowang Empire, and I am the Empress of this country." Ling Xi said, her voice filled with authority.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, the Empress." Victor immediately prostrated himself, congratulating Ling Xi on becoming the new ruler, Your Majesty.

...

Elena sat in the room for half an hour and finally couldn't stay any longer. She stood up and walked out.

Today was her wedding day, and she, as the protagonist, was not informed to make an appearance. What were these people doing?

Then Elena left the room and saw her father and Merice kneeling on the ground. She felt puzzled and asked, "Father, as the ruler of a country, why are you kneeling here?"

"Quickly, kneel down and pay respects to Her Majesty, the Empress." Victor said.

"What? But Father is the ruler, Your Majesty." Elena looked at her father in confusion.

Then she looked at Ling Xi and said, "Ling Xi, you..."

Seeing this, Victor immediately stepped forward and slapped his daughter, "The name of Her Majesty the Empress is not something you can call. Kneel down and pay respect to Her Majesty."

Victor was afraid that Elena would say something wrong and provoke Ling Xi. The consequence would be beheading for his daughter.

"Forgive me, Your Majesty, for my stupidity." Victor quickly kneeled down and bowed to Ling Xi.

Elena was slapped by Victor and was stunned for a moment. She felt wronged and really didn't understand what was going on, why her father suddenly hit her, and why Ling Xi became the Empress.

Finally, under her father's gesture, Elena knelt down in front of Ling Xi, "Greetings, Your Majesty, please forgive my ignorance and lack of etiquette."

"The new dynasty has just been established, and I have already killed enough people. Let this matter end here." Ling Xi said calmly, without any trace of fluctuation in her tone.

"It is our honor that Her Majesty is merciful." Victor said, quickly kowtowing to Ling Xi.

Elena followed Victor's example and bowed to Ling Xi.

"Victor, go and announce to the whole country about the change of the country's name and the newly appointed ruler, Your Majesty. If anyone objects, they will be treated as rebels." Ling Xi waved her hand, signaling them to leave quickly.

"As you command." Victor and Elena stood up and left the palace.

After they left the palace, Elena immediately asked, "Father, what is going on?"

"Sigh~" Victor sighed, "This empire originally belonged to her. We are lucky to still be alive."

"What do you mean by 'originally belonged to her'?" Elena was puzzled, looking at her father.

"Don't talk about Her Majesty the Empress behind her back. From now on, our family must obey Her Majesty's orders and not disobey. Otherwise, the entire family will be executed." Victor warned Elena in a deep voice.

Victor's words shocked Elena. She looked at her father and noticed that his expression didn't seem like he was bluffing. She stopped asking and obediently nodded.

"Will Merice be okay? But... but I really like her... Can you..."

Victor shook his head and interrupted Elena, saying, "Don't daydream. It's already generous enough that Her Majesty spared our nine families. If we make trouble again, she will execute us all. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand," Elena nodded, feeling a wave of sadness in her heart.

When it came to the survival of their family, Elena could see things clearly.

...

In the palace, Merice was still kneeling there.

At this moment, Lixi slowly raised her hand and said to Merice, "You may rise."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Merice stood up, feeling somewhat uneasy. She had a vague suspicion that Lixi might want to kill her, so she didn't dare to let her guard down.

Lixi got up from her throne and walked towards Merice slowly, extending her right arm to lift Merice's chin lightly.

"Does this arm look familiar? Does it resemble your sister's?" Lixi stared into Merice's eyes.

"You... you..." Merice's pupils contracted as she recalled Lixi's words from earlier. "You killed Iris!"

"No, I told you Iris died by suicide. And everything she had, I inherited. After all, it would be a waste to bury such good things with her, right?" Lixi's mouth curled up into a wicked smile, then added, "However, rest assured, your sister was willing to give me all of it. After all, we are good friends, the best kind..."

In the end, it was all your fault. Cruel punishments, endless pursuits, magic seals, and you even wanted to sever her tendons. It was all because of you that she had thoughts of suicide. I will avenge her for all of it.

Lixi glared at Merice with a malicious expression and punched her in the face, causing her entire pretty face to swell up.

Merice fell to the ground, blood flowing from the corner of her mouth, staining her white wedding dress, looking extremely miserable.

Merice covered her painful cheek, without crying or pleading. She felt that these were all punishments she deserved.

Seeing Merice not crying or pleading, Lixi immediately lost interest in playing with her.

She flicked her finger at the center of Merice's forehead, and Merice immediately fainted, lying on the ground.

"Take her away and let a physician treat her," Lixi commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty," two black-armored demons said as they carried Merice out.

A moment later, a black-armored demon entered the palace and reported, "A six-winged angel wielding a holy spear is heading this way. Your Majesty, what should we do?"

"Do not obstruct her. Let her in," Lixi coldly ordered.

"Lanzu, you came just in time. I was about to look for you, but I didn't expect you to come knocking on the door," Lixi said, changing into her silver-winged armor and sitting on her throne, calmly awaiting Lanzu. (Presented by Zhi Ming as a farewell gift to Iris)

As for Baixi, she probably discovered that she could fly and went out to play with Baiying and Yingling.

...

At this moment, Baixi was soaring through the sky like a untamed wild horse.

She had just discovered her ability to fly and was extremely happy. Since she advanced, she had never transformed into her beast form and had always taken care of her sister and aunt in her human form at home.

She returned to the rented courtyard and pushed open the door, only to see her sister and aunt sitting on the sofa playing with puzzles and building blocks. After all, they couldn't be as free as they were in the jungle and could only stay at home every day.

Baixi picked up Yingling and said with a smile, "Today, we can take off the bandages."

"Sister Baixi, will I become ugly if I remove the bandages? After all, I used a dagger to scratch my face," Yingling worriedly said.

"You won't, Yingling. You are still as beautiful as before." Baixi touched Yingling's head and began to unwrap the bandages.

Soon, the bandages were removed, revealing a smooth and fair skin.

Yingling's skin was fair and delicate, as fragile as porcelain, looking like a porcelain doll, very lovable.

"Am I... ugly?" Yingling asked timidly.

"You're not ugly. You're just as beautiful as before." Baiying handed over a small mirror and said, "Here, take a look."

Yingling took the mirror and looked at her face carefully. She saw that all the scars on her face had disappeared, and then she revealed a bright smile.

"Thank you, Sister Baixi," Yingling happily nestled in Baixi's arms.

"I'm just a healer. If you want to thank someone, thank your mother. The medicine and bandages she gave are valuable," Baixi smiled and touched Yingling's head.

"Sister..." Yingling murmured.

Why did Lingxi force me to ruin my appearance? And then she bought some medicine and bandages and asked Sister Baixi to help me dress the wounds. What does she want to do? Does she want to destroy my appearance, or does she want to use me to deal with my mother?

Is Lingxi really her biological sister? Yingling was filled with doubts.

Just as Yingling was contemplating, Baixi suddenly announced, "From now on, we can go out openly and freely."

"Hooray!" Baiying cheered excitedly, jumping up and down on the floor. "That's great!"

Yingling's face also showed excitement. Her eyes were full of anticipation, and she had already decided in her heart that she would look for her mother as soon as she left this place.

"Sister will show you the beautiful landscape of our country."

With that, Baixi took Yingling and Baiying out of the courtyard. She transformed into a flying dragon, carrying the two little girls in the sky, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the empire, and experiencing the joy and freedom of this moment.

At this moment, the whole nation saw a silver dragon carrying two beautiful little girls soaring in the sky.

Their faces were filled with radiant smiles, sweeping away past worries and troubles, and everyone became cheerful.

The people of the Crimson Empire were stunned by what they saw.

Some villagers, when they saw the silver dragon flying over their heads, couldn't help but kneel down and pray devoutly.