"Is Indestructible Vajra able to evolve into Immortal Golden Body?"
"It seems this system is far more powerful than I imagined. This isn't a system for gluttons, it should be renamed the Gluttonous System. What glutton eats heavy metals? Only the Gluttonous Beast eats everything!"
"As for defending against attacks below the stellar level.
That must be something like True Sun Fire in a fantasy world, or fusion in a sci-fi world. If I can truly condense an Immortal Golden Body of this level, I could probably let them hack at me for a hundred years with my eyes closed, and these Imperial Guards wouldn't be able to harm me in the slightest.
I never imagined gold could have this use.
However, it's not entirely incomprehensible. Theoretically, gold is only born from supernova explosions. Although the quantity isn't too small, in the grand scheme of the universe.
It's still a relatively rare element.
Many cultivation worlds seem to have the saying of refining Taiyi Golden Essence from gold for crafting weapons, or absorbing the special energy from gold to forge a golden body.
So, this system is barely acceptable..."
After muttering for a while, Ding Yun didn't delve deeper into the matter. Whatever the principle behind the system, since gold could be eaten, she would eat it.
She couldn't carry so much gold anyway.
Eating more would not only increase her reinforcement energy but also weaken the state of Wei. Why not?
So, Ding Yun quickly began to devour gold bricks on a large scale.
She didn't even need special equipment to cut them. Her own strength allowed her to treat gold bricks like putty. She'd tear off a piece, tear off another, and quickly eat and absorb them.
Those guards who hadn't completely left, still observing Ding Yun secretly from a distance, saw her devouring gold so frantically. Their faces immediately turned even paler, not from beauty, but from fear.
Not only was she indestructible and immensely strong, but she could also directly eat gold bricks. This person was clearly not human. Who wouldn't be afraid of a non-human entity?
Not to mention the loss of gold from the national treasury, they didn't dare to step forward and stop her. What kind of punishment would they face later?
The two sources of fear combined.
It was enough to scare them silly, leaving them ashen-faced.
However, compared to going forward and getting killed, they were more convinced that collective punishment would be lighter. Even if they didn't rush forward to attack Princess Anping, they shouldn't be sentenced to death.
So, after weighing the options, they remained still.
They also pinned their hopes on the person seeking reinforcements to bring more powerful weapons, ones that would be effective against Princess Anping.
...
Beside the ruins of the Qianqing Palace.
Nobles and imperial relatives who were nearby, as well as the Empress Dowager, and even the Imperial Noble Consort and the princes, all gathered here successively and learned what had happened.
Each of them was both horrified and enraged.
Some even clamored to dismember Princess Anping into a thousand pieces, grind her bones to dust, to destroy the state of Zhao, and slaughter all the imperial children of Zhao to quell their hatred.
At this moment, Consort De, her face filled with fury, suddenly turned and pushed the Imperial Noble Consort, shouting loudly:
"It's all your fault, all your fault...
The Emperor's death must be related to you. Yesterday, when the Emperor left me, he said he would simply arrange a palace for Princess Anping to live in later.
He showed no sign of anger.
And the Emperor rested in your Yuhua Palace last night, yet today he suddenly flew into a rage at court and wanted to have himself examined in front of all the officials. Do you dare say this has nothing to do with you? Do you dare say you didn't whisper in his ear, say something to him?
If the Emperor hadn't summoned that Princess Anping.
How could today's events have occurred?
And your Fourth Prince, if he hadn't said something to the Emperor about Princess Anping being pitiful, hoping the Emperor would treat her kindly, and if not, he could take care of her, how could the Emperor have been so enraged?
The Emperor's death, even if not directly caused by your hands, was indirectly caused by you.
I want you to pay with your life! Pay with your life for the Emperor!"
As she spoke, Consort De seemed to lose all control and moved to scuffle with the Imperial Noble Consort.
Although her words were somewhat far-fetched, most of what she said was true, and the idea of having Princess Anping examined in front of all officials was even proposed by the Imperial Noble Consort.
Therefore, the Imperial Noble Consort was inevitably feeling guilty at this moment.
She was so guilty that she didn't know how to retort.
As for why she did this?
After knowing that her son had said some things to the Wei Emperor about taking care of Princess Anping for him, she immediately felt that her son couldn't be blamed. It must have been that Princess Anping who was causing trouble in the middle.
For her son's sake, and to minimize the Wei Emperor's misunderstanding and prevent him from disliking her son, she certainly couldn't let Princess Anping continue to live.
So, under her clever persuasion, the Wei Emperor soon transferred all his dissatisfaction with his son to Princess Anping, even suspecting that the state of Zhao had done it deliberately.
It was just to sow discord between them and their father and son, and so on.
This led to what happened next.
With Consort De's accusation, not only did the Empress Dowager and the nobles look at the Imperial Noble Consort with some suspicion, but the Imperial Noble Consort herself also had some doubts. If she hadn't said those words last night, or if she hadn't suggested examining Princess Anping in front of all officials, would the Wei Emperor have died?
Would today's events have happened!
As she remained silent, Consort De couldn't help but reveal a smile. It was stable, everything was stable.
Regardless of whether the actions of the Imperial Noble Consort and her Fourth Prince were directly related to the Wei Emperor's death, as long as there was even a slight connection, they would have no chance of competing for the throne. The officials wouldn't agree, and the Empress Dowager wouldn't agree.
Perhaps the Empress Dowager would find them repulsive.
Not to mention that the officials might not agree.
And as long as the Fourth Prince, who currently had the most powerful family influence, was removed from the line of succession, then the Second Prince, born to her sister, would almost certainly inherit the throne. At that time, their Wang family would surely be able to secure their continued prosperity for another fifty years through this.
As for why Consort De did this?
If she had a son, and he was not young, she might have considered her son. But she didn't even have a son, so she could only do her best to help those closest to her by blood, the Second Prince.
Besides this, she had no other choice.
There would definitely be differences in treatment between imperial consorts who had merit with the new emperor and those who did not.
She didn't want to live with a group of other imperial consorts.
She had to find a way to get a separate palace.
"Enough, pull them apart!
Empress Dowager, now is not the time to consider these cause-and-effect relationships. The most important thing is to quickly execute Princess Anping and maintain order in the capital. If we can't kill Princess Anping, we will surely be mocked by the world.
The specific succession to the throne and other matters can be discussed slowly after Princess Anping is executed. The extent of the actions of the Imperial Noble Consort and the Fourth Prince can also be calculated then."
Wei Taiping, the Imperial Clan Official of the Wei state, felt a headache from the chaotic scene before him. However, although he was the clan head of the imperial family, the imperial family was different from ordinary families. The head of an ordinary family had absolute authority, while the head of the imperial family had to bow respectfully and even greet the Emperor and Empress Dowager.
Therefore, before doing anything.
He still had to inform the Empress Dowager and hope for her cooperation.
"This Empress Dowager knows. You handle the specifics as you see fit. Absolutely do not let that Anping..."
Before the Empress Dowager could finish speaking, the Imperial Guard who had survived the siege of Ding Yun and was sent to seek reinforcements rushed over, half-kneeling, and shouted loudly:
"Bad news, bad news! That Princess Anping is a monster, a monster! Not only is she incredibly strong, but she's also invulnerable, my lords! She could directly break the bronze pillars of the Qinghe Palace and wield them.
Even crossbow bolts left her unharmed!
Commander, we need reinforcements.
We need reinforcements that can deal with that demon. Ordinary reinforcements will be useless; they can't stop her."
"My lord, I'm really not lying. Everything I've said is true. I saw it with my own eyes. Princess Anping is truly not human! She's definitely not human!"