Soul swap tyrant always wants to have a baby

Chapter 227 Southern Border Treasures

The first thing Leng Yi did upon seeing Leng Qingyi was to hand over the box she was holding.

"Master, I have safely brought back the Southern Autumn Treasure."

"You came and went quite quickly. Did anything happen on the way?"

"Leng San was in a hurry to finish his mission and come back, so we traveled faster."

“Master, this treasure from the Southern Frontier is indeed as extraordinary as Xuefei said.”

"Really? I'll take it and study it. You go down and tidy up and rest."

"Yes, Master."

Leng Qingyi returned to the Hall of Diligent Governance with the box in her hand and couldn't wait to open it and check its contents.

As soon as Leng Qingyi received the box, he sensed a familiar aura.

Upon opening the box, one is greeted by a strangely shaped purple stone emitting a faint glow and a medicinal fragrance.

In addition, Leng Qingyi also sensed that the stone contained abundant spiritual energy.

This is why others are not allowed to touch this stone; otherwise, it would have long been a target of fighting among Taoist practitioners.

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince of Nanqiu has arrived. Shall we summon him in now?"

Hearing Nie Yueming's summons from outside, Leng Qingyi tucked the box into her hand and placed it beside her.

"pass."

Lu Jinmin was escorted into the hall by two black-armored guards. Her appearance was completely different from that of the Fifth Prince of Nanqiu that she had seen before.

The Black Armor Guards were Leng Qingyi's personal guards, and were called the Black Armor Guards by everyone because of their black clothes and armor.

Lu Jinmin has been having a tough time lately, and the Black Armor Guards were quite unfriendly when they brought him here.

His clothes were disheveled and his hair was messy, and the half of his face that was exposed was visibly thin.

The unshaven face showed no trace of the once upright and noble person the owner used to be.

Forced to kneel on the ground by the black-armored guards, Leng Qingyi could see the resentment and malice on his face.

"You can all leave now, but remember to close the door behind you."

“Zhongli Yuan, you have treated me so cruelly, my elder brother, the Crown Prince, will never let you get away with this.”

"If anyone should be spared, it should be your father, the Emperor, not the Crown Prince.

Looking at the proud expression on Lu Jinmin's face, Leng Qingyi knew everything.

It seems that this Crown Prince of Nanqiu is indeed not simple. In just two years, he has become more feared by Lu Jinmin than his father.

"Besides, your Southern Autumn Crown Prince is nothing but an ignorant and incompetent wastrel. Who in the four kingdoms doesn't know that?"

"If it weren't for your maternal family, your brother's position as crown prince would probably have changed hands long ago."

“Nonsense, my brother was hiding his true abilities all along to deceive you.”

"You used to hide your talents? Then why don't you hide them now?"

"Trying to get information out of me?"

When Lu Jinmin met Leng Qingyi's cold eyes, his heart trembled. For some reason, this Emperor of Dongxia was even more oppressive than his brother.

"I might as well tell you, the batch of gunpowder given to Bei Dong was just my brother's first experiment."

"Your explosives are just a slight improvement on the gunpowder; they're still far from being as effective as my brother's."

With a cold, narrowed gaze, Leng Qing looked at Lu Jinmin, who was rambling on about his brother.

"Leng Si, take our Fifth Prince down there and give him a good beating. Remember, don't leave any marks."

Having dealt with many such matters, Leng Si knew what to do without Leng Qing giving any instructions.

If physical attacks are not feasible, then mental attacks will suffice; the key is to extract something from him.

After everyone left, Leng Qingyi opened the box again.

She felt like she'd seen that thing somewhere before.

Just as I was thinking, I suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps outside the hall.

A moment later, Nie Yueming's anxious voice was heard.

"Your Majesty, Consort Yi has gone through a miscarriage and is likely about to give birth."

Upon hearing this, Leng Qingyi picked up the mysterious stone, put it in her bosom, and hurried to Zhong Liyuan's courtyard.

"She was fine last night, how come she suddenly started having problems with the baby?"

The person who came to deliver the message was someone arranged by Prime Minister Leng for his daughter.

"Your Majesty, for some reason, many animals attacked Consort Yi in Zhongcui Palace today."

There were cats, dogs, mice, and all sorts of birds and snakes; even the fish in the pond wanted to frolic near the goddess.

"When the servants saw that something was wrong, they immediately called the Black Armor Guards and the Imperial Physician, but there were just too many animals. We couldn't protect Consort Yi, and she was knocked to the ground by several birds."

With a furrowed brow, Leng Qingyi used his lightness skill to arrive at Zhongcui Palace alone.

The scene before me was a mass of animal carcasses. The palace gates were tightly shut, and outside, many small animals were ramming against them, seemingly willing to die at the risk of being crushed.

Upon seeing this scene, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Leng Qing's eyes.

These animals are not right, but they are not controlled by drugs.

It's more like a systematic approach.

Leng Qing leaped over the palace gate, where black-armored guards and many eunuchs were killing birds that kept flying in from the sky.

The bodyguards protecting Zhongli Yuan were on the roof preventing birds from lifting the tiles and sneaking into the palace.

Leng Qingyi quickly went through a window and closed it tightly.

Zhongli Yuan lay on the bed in the palace, his head covered in cold sweat from the pain.

Suddenly, the maid standing beside Zhongli Yuan stared intently at Zhongli Yuan's stomach.

He grabbed the scissors from the table, which were meant to be used to cut the umbilical cord, and stabbed them into Zhong Liyuan's stomach.

The imperial physicians in the palace were busy administering acupuncture to Zhongli Yuan, while the other palace servants guarded the doors and windows and kept watch over the snakes, insects, and rodents that were crawling in from all directions.

For a moment, no one noticed the maid who had the scissors.