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Chapter 1710: The Road to Godhood - Prequel (42)

He Chao was confused. It was clearly Mu Xiucheng who was rebelling, so how did Dai Ke get involved?

But Mu Qingtian had no decree, and he didn't know how to arrange it.

Mu Qingtian moved his fingers lazily: "No need to stop me."

These four short words not only stunned the guards, but also puzzled He Chao: "Your Majesty, Mu Xiucheng obviously wants to rebel, why are you doing this?"

Mu Qingtian said in an ambiguous tone: "I just want to see if she is willing to kill me."

The black army rushed to the outside of the imperial study without any hindrance, surrounding the place tightly. The masked man in golden armor shouted, "Mu Qingtian, you made me exile to the northern border, come out and die!"

This sentence was like throwing a stone into a cliff, without making any sound.

Dai Ke, hiding in the dark, had a frown on his face and his fingers curled up nervously.

She never showed up and rebelled in the name of Mu Xiucheng because she was afraid that Mu Qingtian, the old fox, would have some tricks up his sleeve.

However, the army entered the palace unimpeded without any obstruction, so smoothly that Dai Ke was worried again.

Fearing an accident, Dai Ke froze in place, ready to respond to any situation.

In sight, Mu Qingtian walked out of the room and faced the unstoppable army.

"Dai Ke, come out and see me!"

When her name was called, Dai Ke's heart seemed to be stabbed by a sharp knife, and he curled up in shock. How did he know?

Dai Ke was breathing heavily. She wasn't sure at the moment whether Mu Qingtian knew her plan or was just testing her.

With a fluke, he heard Mu Qingtian say again: "You have been dormant for ten years, your courage is commendable, and now you are about to welcome victory, don't you even have the courage to meet me?"

Dai Ke was completely sure that Mu Qingtian knew her plan.

Dai Ke walked out and the army made way for her.

Standing in front of Mu Qingtian, facing his expected look, Dai Ke's brows were heavy: "How do you know it was me?"

Dai Ke used Mu Xiucheng's name to rebel in order to make Mu Xiucheng bear all the blame for seeking power and usurping the throne. Then she hid behind the scenes and controlled the puppet to become the behind-the-scenes ruler of Jinze Kingdom.

She had waited for this moment for too long, and she thought her plan was perfect, at least no one except Mu Qingtian could detect her disguise. But no matter how perfect the plan was, it could not withstand the slightest impurity caused by being discovered.

Mu Qingtian looked at Dai Ke with admiration: "You are capable of deceiving me and doing things right under my nose."

Now that they were all discovered, Dai Ke had nothing to hide: "I thought you called me out because you wanted to call me an ungrateful person."

After all, if it weren’t for Mu Qingtian, she really wouldn’t be able to do this.

Mu Qingtian put his hands behind his back, as if he was negotiating with an acquaintance, and his posture was so relaxed that he didn't look like he was being forced to abdicate: "I said, if you have the ability, you can take my life at any time."

But at that time, Mu Qingtian did not expect that Dai Ke could lead his troops to rebel.

He also underestimated Dai Ke.

"I asked you to come out because I wanted to ask you a question."

Dai Ke looked at Mu Qingtian warily: "Speak."

"Do you want to rebel because you hate me, or is it purely for power?"

Mu Qingtian asked this question, seemingly relaxed, but in fact his back was tense, for he was afraid that Dai Ke would answer the former question.

"Of course it's for power. Even our first meeting was planned by me. As for hating you, that's not the case."

She even had to thank Mu Qingtian.

Mu Qingtian breathed a sigh of relief and touched the fake token in his hand: "I designed Chu Xia, but I didn't expect that I was actually Chu Xia. I couldn't even tell that it was fake."

"You want to kill me?" Mu Qingtian's eyes fell on the dagger in Dai Ke's hand.

Dai Ke said in a cold and resolute voice: "You must die!"

How can the rebellion be considered successful if Mu Qingtian is not dead?

Moreover, Mu Qingtian was originally a chess piece of hers. Now that the game is over and the new chessboard is replaced, the chess pieces naturally have to be replaced as well.

Mu Qingtian smiled bitterly and closed his eyes: "I'm afraid of pain, so I'll be gentle - ugh!"

He opened his eyes and looked at Dai Ke who was so close to him. His gaze fell on the dagger that pierced his chest, his eyes full of sorrow: "Can't you be... gentle to me?"

Dai Ke's eyes, as if he was looking at a useless chess piece, gradually overlapped with Mu Qingtian's in the past: "I think... I still have to call you Master, but the disciple has grown up, and it's time for you to leave."

Mu Qingtian's eyes were struggling, with a moment of clarity and panic in them. He reached out to grab Dai Ke, but lost his strength and fell to the ground.

The moment he fell, a ray of golden light burst out from his body and shot straight into the sky.

Dai Ke looked at the people around him in confusion. The others seemed not to have seen the golden light and were silently waiting for Dai Ke's next instruction.

He Chao stood at the door, watching Mu Qingtian die like this, and sighed: "Tsk, I won, but not completely."

When He Chao knew that Mu Qingtian liked Dai Ke, he thought that he would lose in love one day. As a result, his words came true. Although Mu Qingtian won the throne and became the winner among all the princes, he still died in love and ended up with a miserable end.

Seeing Dai Ke looking at him, He Chao took a half step back: "If you kill Mu Qingtian, there's no need to kill me. You know, I'm a fence-sitter."

He Chao indeed cannot be considered a loyal person. He has always been loyal to Mu Qingtian only because Mu Qingtian can bring him more benefits.

Dai Ke turned to the others and ordered, "Proceed as planned!"

"Yes!"

Mu Qingtian's body was taken away, and the rest of the people went their separate ways to deal with the aftermath.

Seeing Dai Ke was about to leave, He Chao stopped her and said, "Actually, he has a way out."

Dai Ketong stepped down and turned around: "What do you mean?"

"He received the news when you broke into the palace. In this quarter of an hour, he had countless opportunities to escape. With his ability, it won't be difficult for him to make a comeback."

But Mu Qingtian still chose to stay, just to ask a question that was irrelevant to Dai Ke.

Dai Ke seemed impatient: "If you can speak, then understand. If you can't, then shut up."

He Chao looked at Dai Ke who didn't notice anything, then looked at the pool of blood on the ground and said, "Forget it. Missed is missed. There's no point in saying more."

Dai Ke looked at He Chao in confusion, then turned around to deal with the remaining mess.

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In the 479th year of Jinze, the Northern King Mu Xiucheng rebelled and Emperor Mu Qingtian died at his hands.

When the retired emperor learned of this, he was heartbroken, his serious illness relapsed, and he died soon after.

Concubine Wen Yu was made a queen dowager and moved to Jing'an. The rebellion in Jinze had no significant impact on the court or the people, except for the replacement of the emperor.

It’s just that after dinner, people always talk about Mu Xiucheng’s rebellion in private.

But these had no effect on Dai Ke.

In the imperial study, the disguised puppet "Mu Xiucheng" stood respectfully, while Dai Ke began to deal with the busy government affairs.

For three consecutive months, Dai Ke dealt with the remnants of Mu Qingtian in the court and replaced them all with her people.