I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 1365: Chapter 527: The Empress’s Widow Buff! I Belong to the Little Thief! (Part 2)

She even refused to attend the succession conference, only sending a piece of blank paper with sixteen characters written:

[A colossal entity, bloated and sluggish; in one night, it collapses, bringing disaster to the entire clan.]

This action undoubtedly slapped her clanspeople in the face. Enraged, her father canceled her successor status and publicly announced that each branch could participate in the election, with the most capable taking over the family.

Originally, this was purely a show, aiming to compel Jiang Yuchan to comply.

Little did he know that she cared nothing for this, directly leaving the family to travel.

This inadvertently gave Jiang Yi an opportunity. He first used despicable means to murder the patriarch, creating the illusion of an accidental death, then participated in the selection of successors under the guise of "inheriting the patriarch’s will," but was secretly eliminating dissidents.

By the time Jiang Yuchan returned from her travels, the entire Jiang Family had changed drastically...

Hearing this, Chen Mo couldn’t help but wonder, "Given that the Jiang Family values lineage, with strict hierarchies, how could such an insignificant branch overturn the main family in a short time?"

The Empress had a deep look in her eyes and said: "Because Jiang Yi is merely a puppet; someone else is orchestrating from behind the scenes."

Chen Mo was suddenly enlightened by these words, "Are you saying Wu Lie?!"

"Although there is no evidence, this is the only reasonable explanation. As soon as Jiang Yi assumed power, he immediately linked up with the Cabinet. Without someone pushing from behind, I certainly wouldn’t believe it." The Empress sneered, "Great Yuan was founded with the help of the Hidden Clan, but now it is bloated beyond control, and Wu Lie is not one to be restrained. Naturally, he would find a way to resolve this, and the best way is to support a puppet as the patriarch."

Thinking of Qi Lianshan, who always followed Wu Lie, and was also the heir of the Qi Family, Chen Mo couldn’t help but nod thoughtfully, "Is this the reason Your Highness chose to enter the palace? To seek revenge on Jiang Yi?"

"I want not only to make Jiang Yi pay but also to uproot all those aristocratic clans!" The Empress’s brow was shrouded in gloom as she said, "Only by truly controlling power can I accomplish all of this, so I abolished my cultivation and made Chu Yanli find a way to send me into the palace. At that time, Empress Xu had just died, and Wu Lie needed someone to act as the Crown Prince’s mother, and I happened to be able to help him balance the Jiang Family, making me undoubtedly the best candidate."

Chen Mo understood.

No wonder the Empress had such a noble status and was not lacking in talent, yet had no cultivation at all.

It turned out she wished to make Wu Lie lower his guard; otherwise, she might have followed the same path as Empress Xu.

"If it’s the case, why doesn’t Your Highness simply join hands with Her Majesty the Consort to completely overthrow Great Yuan’s regime?" Chen Mo asked.

The Empress shook her head and said, "Though Wu Lie deserves death, the people of Great Yuan are innocent. What I want to do is restructure the order and bring about a new day. This cannot be achieved overnight..."

The goals of the Imperial Consort, Empress, and Princess differ.

The Imperial Consort seeks to usurp national fortune and break through shackles; the Empress aims to set things right and comfort the people; whereas Chu Yanli’s intention is the purest—she just wants Wu Lie dead...

Today, they stand on the same front, and to some degree, it is thanks to Chen Mo. It’s no wonder Wu Lie is so keen to act against him, for he is the link connecting everything.

"So, you need not worry that I will be lenient toward the Jiang Family." The Empress’s face was a mask of frost, and she spoke icily: "Since they dare to act against you, they will definitely pay the price, including the Qi Family and Wan Qi Family—all will face reckoning!"

Speaking of this, the Empress thought of something and asked, "By the way, is there any news of Wu Lie this time?"

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Indeed there are some gains, Wu Lie sent Jiang Wangye to the Demon Suppression Department to seize the Array Map, meanwhile exposing Yuan Junfeng as an old hidden chess piece, which is enough to show the importance of the Eightfold Exorcism Array to him."

"Currently, Sun Chongli is leading efforts to break the array, and I believe there will soon be results."

"As for Wu Lie’s hiding place, it’s still uncertain, but some clues have been found..."

He took out a bronze round mirror from the Storage Ring, the surface like mercury, with faint clouds of mist swirling.

"Taixu Mysterious Light Mirror?" The Empress was stunned for a moment.

"This was seized from Jiang Wangye; he used this object to communicate with Wu Lie." Chen Mo explained: "According to Jiang Wangye, this mirror is divided into two halves, yin and yang, and through some Magic Technique, it can sense the location of the other mirror."

The Empress came back to her senses, nodded and said, "This is true, it is the Jiang Family’s heirloom treasure that can reflect mountains and rivers, and spy on heaven and earth. I didn’t expect Jiang Yi to even bring out this item. He really is generous..."

"The Control Technique you mentioned, I actually have it here, but the content is obscure; it cannot be grasped in a short time."

The Empress opened her delicate hand, golden light enveloping, and a Jade Scroll appeared out of nowhere.

"As long as there is a cultivation technique, everything else can be managed."

Chen Mo reached out to take it, sinking his mind into it.

A system prompt appeared before him:

[Cultivation Technique obtained: "Void Mirror Control Technique."]

[Would you like to learn it immediately?]

"Yes."

[Current Realm: "Void Mirror Control Technique" · Beginner (0/1000)]

"Add points!"

Without any hesitation, Chen Mo, who had wiped out the corpse tide in the Qingzhou Secret Realm earlier and gained a large amount of True Spirit, directly maxed the progress of this cultivation technique!

In an instant, a massive amount of information flooded into the Sea of Consciousness, but it was quickly digested by his powerful Divine Soul, establishing a bloodline connection with the precious mirror in front of him.

"Hmm???"

Under the Empress’s astonished gaze, Chen Mo formed a seal with one hand, causing ripples to spread across the mirror’s surface, while countless scenes of mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas flowed within, as if viewed from a thousand feet high above the entire Central State!