Chapter 529: Chapter 355: I Will Never Become You (Part 2)

She opened her eyes wide, fear like a giant hand, grasping her heart.

She,

had actually poisoned Rong Jing with her own hands.

Personally killed the person she had called Father Emperor for seventeen years.

On these hands, stained with the blood of an emperor.

Rong Miaoyan went weak all over, could only lean against the wall to stand.

She thought Rong Jing was a madman, but she herself seemed to be going insane too!

Why did he have to say such words to her—

She would never... No, she would, she would also become such a person, one day, she too would become like this!

At that moment, a slight tremor came from beneath their feet, and a loud rumble echoed from afar.

The palace gate,

was breached!

Gu Lan, Rong Heng, and Qin Zhenghu, they were coming.

Rong Miaoyan collapsed to the ground, clutching her heart, familiar, reassuring faces appeared before her eyes, and it seemed like there was a warm pillar in her heart, allowing her to gradually break free from the cursed terror.

She took deep breaths, her deathly pale face gradually turning red, tears rolling from her eyes.

After a long while, Rong Miaoyan lifted her head, looking directly into Rong Jing’s eyes, each word clear and cutting:

"No, I will never become someone like you."

Her expression was sorrowful, her voice low and calm: "Rong Jing, what do you think is the way of the ruler, you are not fit to be this emperor at all."

A fleeting smile passed through Rong Jing’s eyes, then his voice became even more mocking:

"Ning An, do you really think that just because I die, you can become the new ruler? Don’t forget, you are a woman, it’s Rong Heng who is rebelling, from now on, he’ll become the master of Dayan, while you will bear the crime of patricide, condemned by the new ruler."

He lazily reclined on the dragon throne, his face as white as new snow.

Blood choked in Rong Miaoyan’s throat, her expression grew heavier, yet her gaze was becoming more radiant.

To kill Rong Jing was not to betray Cheng Yu, but for her father’s revenge, for her mother’s peace of mind, and more so for the uncontrollable hatred etched into her heart;

Her wish was for the country’s prosperity, unity among the people, to protect this land and its beings with her own way.

These are two separate matters, one is her cause, the other is the path she must walk.

From the moment she stepped into this palace, she knew all of this, yet she nearly lost her mind due to killing Rong Jing.

She would not let hatred blind her eyes, nor would she let external affairs change her heart.

Rong Miaoyan calmed down completely, exhaled a long breath, and sat on the minister’s chair at the side of Qianyuan Hall.

Her black hair like clouds, the half embroidered with golden silk peony white robe draped on the ground, her breath steady, her every move still elegant and noble, stunningly beautiful beyond compare.

Rong Jing looked at her, a sarcastic smile hung on his lips, yet deep in his eyes, there was a trace of unnoticed relief.

To die at Ning An’s hand, he had no regret in his heart.

And the girl in front of him would not become another him, realizing this, Rong Jing leisurely closed his eyes, completely satisfied.

The dull pain in the heart surged up, but Rong Jing did not care.

Those pains were far from him, yet the bitterness in his throat was very familiar.

He realized that all his strength was being drained away bit by bit, and now, he might not even have the strength of a ten-year-old child.

"This is the Eight Sufferings Poison." Rong Miaoyan said.

The poison does not spread quickly, at least, Rong Jing could still live for a while.

"Eight Sufferings..."

Rong Jing was startled.

Life has eight sufferings: birth, old age, illness, death, parting from loved ones, meeting those you detest, seeking but never obtaining, five aggregates blazing.

It felt familiar because those pains were his entire life.

Rong Miaoyan looked at the dying emperor, slowly began, her voice elegant and cold, recounting her inner journey word by word.

"The emperor has been on the throne for more than ten years, yet during these ten years, have you ever counted how many loyal and brave men you wronged, how many people died because of you?

When you ascended the throne, you first forged a holy decree, leading to the annihilation of Pingnan Marquis Mansion, forcing Princess Consort Xiao to death, which was actually your way of removing dissidents, preventing Little Uncle Wu from usurping the throne, then you used Consort Jia, Princess Rui, and the princely heir to threaten Prince Rui, interfering in military affairs, causing the Southern Border army to have no constant general, no constant leader, which was the root cause of Prince Rui’s defeat against Wei Country.

Later, you promoted Lu Bingxin, attempting to use the Lu Family to balance the Su Family, to restrain Gu Lan with Rong Heng, yet upon realizing the accomplishments of the Gu Family and Rong Heng were too high, the first thought was not to be grateful for Dayan’s fortune for having such capable mentors and commanders, but to eliminate them like the Xiao family in the past, even at the cost of plunging Dayan into the flames of war.