Chapter 447 Siege

Chapter 447: The Siege

"Is it true that in this vast world, you would die without planting forbidden flowers? You have the skills to plant, can't you grow food instead? Your reasons may sound noble, but have you considered how despicable your actions truly are?" Liu Yingying arrived, her eyes blazing with anger as she took in the scene. "I thought the people of Xiyue hated this 'One Branch of Spring,' but I never expected some would treasure it like a gem. It's truly detestable!"

"Has Wen Xu died?" Bai Cangming walked over, as if he were part of Xiaoyue's group, and asked indifferently.

"Why did you use Wen Xu?" Xiaoyue looked at Bai Cangming, her eyes filled with rage. "His martial arts were nothing special, his medical skills were just average, and he was incredibly naive!"

"You're the one who ruined him, Xiaoyue. If it weren't for you, how could he have ended up like this? Imperial Doctor Wen has always wanted to bring down the Great Wei Empire. His son was so useless, what was the point of keeping him? Better to use him as a pawn!" Bai Cangming said.

Ruo Xi Baby looked at Bai Cangming, then at the group of flower farmers, and shook her head.

He was not the Seven Colors Palace master she had imagined in her previous life. She couldn't be sure if this was the same person. She had fought that person before, and that person was a woman. If calculated, that person should be over a thousand years old by now.

No matter how old one gets, a man doesn't turn into a woman.

So, Ruo Xi Baby felt there was something fishy about this.

"Wen Xu was innocent!" Xiao Yin simply said.

"Your Majesty, after all the Wen family has done, you still claim they're innocent? It seems you're not much of a tyrant after all!" Bai Cangming remarked.

"Hmph, my uncle was never the tyrant you make him out to be. It's just you all spreading rumors!" Ruo Xi Baby looked at Bai Cangming, feeling it was such a pity. "With such a good identity and high status, yet you choose to be a traitor. What a waste!"

"Xier, do you know that in this world, everyone strives to climb to the top? If you can control the world, achieve immortality, and cultivate to become an immortal, then you would be the ultimate winner!" Bai Cangming now resembled an amusing old man, chattering away.

"Bai Cangming, what nonsense are you spouting? The world operates by its own rules. If everyone sought immortality, would there even be enough space for people?" Liu Yingying retorted.

"Hmph, you little girl, your Liu family has always been Xiao Yin's staunch supporters. If it weren't for the Imperial Tutor, perhaps the Great Wei Empire would no longer exist. So, why didn't you marry into the palace and become Xiao Yin's empress?" Bai Cangming asked.

"Bai Cangming, what nonsense are you spouting? My life is my own business. What gives you the right to interfere?" Liu Yingying was furious and immediately lashed out with her whip.

However, the next moment, a burst of energy sent her body flying.

"Yingying!" Xiaoyue rushed over.

"Auntie!" Ruo Xi Baby also cried out anxiously. She turned to look at Bai Cangming, her big eyes narrowing. "Bai Cangming, it seems it's time for a confrontation!"

"Very well, then!" Bai Cangming looked at Ruo Xi Baby with great interest.

Jing En stepped forward, looking at Bai Cangming, and said, "Master, let your disciple fight for you!"

"Alright!" Ruo Xi Baby nodded, then with a flick of her small hand, a nearly invisible light shot toward Jing En.

Bai Cangming's eyes sparkled as he watched Ruo Xi Baby's technique.

"A Talisman Master, and you've cultivated to the ultimate level. It seems you're not far from immortality!" Bai Cangming grew even more excited. "If I can absorb your essence, I might truly achieve immortality!"

"Indeed!" Ruo Xi Baby didn't hide her strength at all. She looked at Bai Cangming and grinned, revealing her teeth. "Let's begin!"

Her childish voice melted the hearts of everyone, including Xiao Yin and Xiaoyue. Ci Xin held the little girl, utterly smitten.

"Jing En, just destroy his dantian!" Ci Xin instructed.

"Understood!" Jing En nodded, then charged forward.

Both were masters, their strength formidable. They fought from one end of the village to the other and back, battling for what seemed like an eternity.

Meanwhile, the villagers remained kneeling, not daring to move. They had heard that the Xiyue palace was in turmoil. The young boy before them was the future emperor, and his soldiers had already raided their homes.

In front of them were various flowers, plants, poisons, as well as forbidden weapons and gu insects. Many of the commoners had already been terrified because of the young prince's ruthless methods. Those who tried to argue had their tongues ripped out, and those who tried to flee had their limbs broken. Now, they dared not move at all.

"Thud!"

With a dull thud, a monk fell in front of the crowd.

Ruo Xi Baby woke up, took a look at the monk, and rubbed her eyes. Seeing that her uncle and Imperial Tutor Ci Xin had already joined the fight, she reached into her dimensional space and pulled out a little ginseng. She plucked a tiny root from the little ginseng and gave it to Jing En.

The little ginseng, nourished and refined by the baby, had become a premium item that could instantly replenish vitality. With just this tiny root and some meditation, Jing En quickly recovered.

Bai Cangming's techniques were strange and unpredictable. Even with Xiao Yin and Imperial Tutor Ci Xin teaming up, they could only manage to fight him to a slight standstill.

"Brother!" Ruo Xi Baby called out to Mo Jingyu.

Elder Brother Jingyu immediately reached out to hold her, but Ruo Xi Baby didn't let him. Instead, she extended her small hand and gave him a talisman.

The talisman vanished into Jingyu's palm the moment it touched him.

"I've got your back!" Ruo Xi Baby looked at Elder Brother Jingyu, bared her teeth in a smile, and nodded. "Go!"

Mo Jingyu nodded and sprang into action.

"Nurse Jin, you hold Xier, I'm going too!" Xiaoyue couldn't wait any longer. She shook her head and said, "I know Bai Cangming's tricks. Going head-to-head with him is useless!"

Jing En, now fully recovered, also joined the fight. Down below, Eunuch Gao, Dong Ju, and Baiyu protected the Little Princess, while Baiyu commanded the soldiers to tie up the commoners.

"Take them to the Western Yue court and let the court decide their fate!" Baiyu said.

Despite the commoners' desperate wailing and crying, it was futile. The things they had cultivated were highly toxic. If they were to flood the market, it would surely bring disaster to the world.

"All of you ganging up on me alone, how very ungraceful! Emperor of Great Wei, Imperial Tutor Ci Xin, you are a revered Imperial Tutor, after all!" Bai Cangming, injured and fallen, looked at the crowd surrounding him and spoke.