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Reborn Into a Doomed Villain Clan, I Realized Too Late My System Was in English (Web Novel) - Chapter 681: Yu Feiyan’s Revenge
Chapter 681: Yu Feiyan’s Revenge
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Yu Zidi’s death marked the end of the struggle for the throne.Those Imperial Court officials who had supported him throughout the succession battle were swiftly apprehended.
Some attempted to flee.
Others desperately pleaded for mercy.
A few even tried to distance themselves from Yu Zidi, claiming they had merely obeyed his orders.
None of it mattered.
Every official who had willingly participated in Yu Zidi’s conspiracies was dragged away under heavy guard.
Soon afterward, the palace guards escorted another group into the square.
The Empress.
The Imperial Consorts.
The various Queens.
The women who had once ruled the Inner Palace with unquestionable authority.
Now, every one of them wore pale faces.
Their luxurious robes were stained with dust.
Their elegant hairstyles had long since fallen into disarray.
Gone was the arrogance that had once made countless palace maids tremble, only fear remained.
Especially after seeing Yu Zidi’s headless corpse lying upon the bloodstained ground.
Several of the younger consorts immediately collapsed onto the floor.
Some covered their mouths to stop themselves from screaming.
Others burst into tears.
Even the once dignified Empress struggled to maintain her composure.
Her face had turned deathly white.
Only Yu Zidi’s mother reacted differently.
Rather than despair, hatred completely consumed her.
Her bloodshot eyes locked onto Yu Feiyan.
"You little bitch!"
She struggled violently against the guards restraining her.
"If it weren’t for you, my son would have become Emperor!"
"You killed him! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!"
Her shrill screams echoed throughout the Imperial Palace.
Yu Feiyan simply looked at her quietly.
There wasn’t the slightest ripple in her beautiful eyes, only coldness.
"When you bullied my mother..."
"When you had your servants harass her day after day..."
"When you forced her into despair..."
"When you finally drove her to her death..."
Her voice became colder.
"Did you ever think this day would come?"
The Imperial Consorts’ expressions immediately changed.
Many subconsciously lowered their heads, especially those who had bullied Yu Feiyan’s mother.
When they discovered that the Emperor had fathered an illegitimate daughter with a woman of no background, they repeatedly sent people to harass her mother and make her life miserable.
The Inner Palace would never accept her existence.
The Empress viewed her as a stain upon her authority.
The jealous consorts regarded her as a threat, unable to tolerate another woman receiving the Emperor’s affection.
They directed all of their malice toward the defenseless woman.
By the time the Emperor discovered what had happened, Yu Feiyan’s mother was already dead.
Yu Feiyan slowly closed her eyes.
When she opened them again, they had become even calmer.
Her gaze swept across every woman before her.
"When Father Emperor finally brought me back to the palace and all of you bullied me... Did any of you think this day would come?"
A bitter smile appeared on her face.
Although she had entered the palace, she had never truly belonged there.
Without the late Emperor’s protection, she would have died countless times.
The palace maids mocked her.
The eunuchs ignored her.
The imperial princes and princesses ridiculed her.
The consorts constantly found excuses to punish her.
At times, she wasn’t even treated as well as an ordinary servant.
Every day was spent enduring humiliation.
Every day was spent struggling to survive.
If not for the late Emperor’s favor, which deterred them from going too far, she would never have lived long enough to stand here today.
She had never forgotten any of it nor had they ever allowed her to forget.
At that moment, Qin Lingxiao slowly walked to Yu Feiyan’s side.
She glanced indifferently at the kneeling women before looking toward her disciple.
"I have fulfilled my side of our agreement."
Her calm voice carried no emotion.
"You may deal with them however you wish."
After saying those words, Qin Lingxiao quietly stepped back.
However, her eyes remained on Bai Zihan.
She had secured control over the Desolate Heaven Empire, but if the Bai Clan chose to intervene, holding onto the throne would become extremely difficult.
Fortunately, Bai Zihan didn’t seem to have any intention of interfering.
Initially, Bai Zihan had no desire to see a puppet Emperor controlled by a foreign force.
That was, until he learned Qin Lingxiao’s true objective.
He understood very well that Qin Lingxiao sought the throne only to search for the True God’s Legacy.
Perhaps she also intended to prevent other factions from the Central Glorious Continent from entering the Eastern Continent.
Either objective benefited Bai Zihan as well.
Therefore, he had no intention of preventing Yu Feiyan from ascending the throne.
Besides, the old Imperial Family and nearly all of their supporters were already gone.
The only remaining members of the former Emperor’s household were the women of the Inner Palace, and their lives now rested entirely in Yu Feiyan’s hands.
The reality of their situation gradually sank in.
The women who had once stood at the very pinnacle of the Inner Palace finally realized there was no one left to protect them.
Their authority and status were gone.
They were nothing more than remnants of the previous Emperor’s reign.
Now, the fate of their lives rested entirely in Yu Feiyan’s hands.
The arrogance that had accompanied them for decades completely disappeared.
One after another, they fell to their knees.
"Your Highness!"
A middle-aged consort suddenly crawled forward.
Tears streamed down her face.
"I-I was forced!"
She repeatedly kowtowed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"It was all the Empress’ orders! I never wanted to harm you or your mother!"
"If I disobeyed her, she would have punished me. I had no choice!"
She cried desperately.
"I beg Your Highness to spare my life!"
The moment someone took the lead, the others immediately followed.
"That’s right!"
"It was the Empress!"
"Everything was her idea!"
"We merely obeyed her commands!"
Several Imperial Consorts hurriedly pointed toward the kneeling Empress.
Their faces were filled with panic.
One elderly Queen wiped away her tears before speaking.
"Your Highness, I never participated. I never once harmed either you or your mother."
She hurriedly continued,
"I can swear a Heavenly Oath. If I have ever personally ordered anyone to harm you, may the heavens strike me down!"
Hearing this, several other women immediately echoed her words.
"We never bullied you!"
"We never sent anyone after your mother!"
"I even secretly sent food to your palace once."
One excuse after another filled the Imperial Palace.
Some blamed the Empress.
Some blamed Yu Zidi’s mother.
Some claimed they had merely obeyed orders.
Others insisted they had never participated at all.
Several women cried so hard that their voices became hoarse.
Their elegant makeup had long since been ruined by tears.
Their appearance no longer resembled the noble women who had once ruled over the Inner Palace.
The Empress looked around in disbelief.
"You..."
"You dare betray me?!"
Her voice trembled with anger.
"You all followed my orders! You all enjoyed humiliating that lowly woman!"
"And now you’re putting all the blame on me?!"
One of the younger consorts immediately shouted back.
"You were the one who ordered us! You threatened anyone who refused!"
Another Queen also hurriedly nodded.
"That’s right!"
"If we didn’t obey, you would have targeted us instead! It wasn’t our fault!"
The women had begun accusing one another.
Yu Feiyan quietly watched the chaotic scene before her.
The women who had once looked down upon everyone else...
The women who had ruled the Inner Palace with absolute authority...
Were now kneeling in the dirt, crying, screaming, and desperately pushing the blame onto one another.
Yu Feiyan’s beautiful eyes remained completely indifferent.
Not the slightest ripple of sympathy appeared within them.
She didn’t know whether they were telling the truth or simply fabricating excuses nor did she care.
In Yu Feiyan’s eyes, every single one of them belonged to the same detestable Imperial Family.
The very family that had destroyed her childhood.
The very people who had driven her mother to her death.
The very people who had forced her to survive each day like a servant instead of a princess.
The reason she had agreed to become Qin Lingxiao’s disciple and help her...
The reason she had followed every instruction without complaint...
Was never solely because Qin Lingxiao was powerful.
It was because Qin Lingxiao had promised her revenge.
Today, that promise had finally been fulfilled.
Yu Feiyan slowly raised her hand.
Spiritual Qi quietly gathered around her slender fingers.
A terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the kneeling women.
The expressions of the Empress and the Imperial Consorts changed drastically.
They finally realized what Yu Feiyan intended to do.
"N-No!"
"Your Highness!"
"Please spare us!"
"We’re innocent!"
"We truly didn’t do anything!"
The entire square erupted into desperate cries.
Yu Feiyan’s expression never changed as her cold voice echoed throughout the Imperial Palace.
"You all disgust me!"
Boom!
Spirit-Severing Realm Spiritual Qi erupted from her body like a tidal wave.
Brilliant rays of light swept across the palace square.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
Blood blossomed across the stone floor.
The Empress widened her eyes in disbelief before collapsing backward.
Yu Zidi’s mother froze with hatred still etched across her face before her body slowly fell lifelessly to the ground.
The remaining Imperial Consorts and Queens followed one after another.
Within only a few breaths, every woman of the former Emperor’s Inner Palace lay motionless.
Not a single one survived.
Yu Feiyan slowly lowered her hand.
She quietly looked at the bodies scattered before her.
The hatred that had weighed upon her heart for so many years had finally been avenged.
Yet instead of joy, she felt only an unfamiliar emptiness.
The people she had hated the most were gone.
Her mother, however, would never return.
"Mother, your daughter has finally avenged you. Please, rest in peace!"
