Golden Ranking Appears, My Empress Turns Out to Be Wu Zhao

"Alright, the two of you stop arguing and keep watching the battlefield!"

"Our greatest enemies right now are the Heaven Gate and the Stitched Cloth Guard."

"Do not damage our unity because of this."

Jiang Yuyan waved her hand to interrupt their quarrel.

Zhang Liang and Sima Yi twitched at the corners of their mouths.

You're the human, and you're also the ghost!

The Heaven Gate and the Stitched Cloth Guard were clearly Jiang Yuyan's enemies.

As for the two of them, they had no grievances with those two forces.

Don't drag them into this.

And besides, the conflict between them was probably exactly what this Demon Consort wanted to see.

Zhang Liang and Sima Yi were among the top advisors in the world. How could they not understand what Jiang Yuyan was thinking?

Though their personalities and temperaments clashed, causing frequent arguments.

What truly united their thoughts was fear of this ruthless woman.

How to protect themselves in front of this terrifying woman was their foremost concern.

And coincidentally, the two had come to the same conclusion.

"The real battle is about to begin!"

At that moment, two terrifying auras erupted not far away.

Zhang Liang and Sima Yi's expressions changed dramatically.

Their bodies instinctively retreated backward.

It was the Land Immortal Realm.

Even if they hadn't reached the Mythical Realm, they were at least at the Great Perfection Heavenly Human Realm.

Even Jiang Yuyan's current aura was not as strong as the two combatants.

"Your Majesty, who are these two individuals?"

"Without a doubt, they are the true leaders of the Heaven Gate and the Stitched Cloth Guard."

"They are the true targets of my operation."

As she spoke, the two Heavenly Human Realm cultivators clashed violently in the skies above the city.

Each exchange between them sent shockwaves ripping through the surroundings, leaving devastation in their wake.

Ordinary civilians, even if hiding, would still be killed by the residual force.

Yet those two combatants seemed blind to the destruction below.

They continued their attacks relentlessly.

Their strikes grew even fiercer.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!

Thunderous explosions echoed above the city.

The battlefield expanded from the eastern district to other areas.

The damage from the battle between Land Immortals was simply catastrophic.

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"Branch Master, those two are utterly reckless, completely ignoring the lives of the civilians below!"

"If they dared act like this within the Ming Dynasty Territory, they would be killed miserably."

"Of course. If His Majesty knew someone dared harm the people of the Ming Dynasty, he would never show mercy."

"Not to mention mere Heavenly Human Realm cultivators, even Mythical or God Demon Realm cultivators would be executed on the spot."

"Compared to our Ming Dynasty, this Han Dynasty is sorely lacking."

"The common folk living under the Han Dynasty regime must be suffering terribly."

"Hmph, in all the world, only our Ming Emperor is worthy to lead the people of the Nine Provinces to a prosperous life."

"One where they need not live in constant fear, wondering when a powerful martial battle might put their lives at risk."

While the two Heavenly Human Realm cultivators fought fiercely in the skies.

In a hidden corner beneath the city.

Two mysterious figures conversed in hushed tones.

Their eyes, as they gazed at the Heavenly Human cultivators above, were filled with icy killing intent.

As if they were already looking at dead men.

From their conversation, it was clear, they were not from the Han Dynasty.

They had come from the Ming Dynasty.

They were members of the Azure Dragon Association under Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

One of them was a Branch Master of one of the 365 branches.

No one had expected that the Azure Dragon Association's influence had even infiltrated the Han Dynasty.

This alone proved how vast Zhu Houzhao's strategic network truly was.

Even the distant Han Dynasty had not been overlooked.

"Branch Master, should we stop them or kill them now?"

"Absolutely not. If we interfere and ruin His Majesty's greater plans, our deaths will not suffice to atone!"

"The burden we carry is the grand strategy His Majesty has laid out for dealing with the Han Dynasty."

"We must not lose the greater goal for the sake of a small gain."

"If we're exposed, we'll have no place to stand in the Han Dynasty from now on."

"Very well, but the vile deeds of these two forces over the years must be fully reported to His Majesty."

"In the future, when the Ming Dynasty moves against the Han Dynasty, they'll be the first to be eradicated."

"Indeed, I've already investigated everything."

"One of them is the Heaven Gate, whose Master is a God Demon Realm cultivator, Di Shitian."

"There's no need for us to handle them. Given the Empress's grudge against them, she will personally destroy them in the future."

"As for the other, the Stitched Cloth Guard, they have a complicated background. They are a branch of the Han Dynasty's ancient Black Robe Guard."

"Unfortunately, our branch lacks the manpower to trace the full origins of the Black Robe Guard."

"All we know is that they, alongside the Stitched Cloth Guard, were one of the two secret intelligence agencies established by the Han Dynasty's Han Dynasty Wu Emperor hundreds of years ago."

"One in the light, the Stitched Cloth Guard. One in the shadows, the Black Robe Guard."

"Sadly, the current Stitched Cloth Guard has long been corrupted by powerful officials and aristocratic families. They are no longer of much use."

"But the Black Robe Guard remains terrifyingly strong, an extremely dangerous presence."

"They are hidden in the shadows of the Han Dynasty, with unknown goals."

"Based on the Black Robe Guard's supposed duties, they should've already moved against the numerous rebel forces, warlords, and Yellow Turban Army that threaten the Han Dynasty."

"But they have yet to act. Their true intentions are obvious."

"At the very least, the purpose of the current Black Robe Guard has long been distorted."

"Whether they are still loyal to the Han Dynasty is a question without hope."

"In nearly every major city in the Han Dynasty, forces backed by the Stitched Cloth Guard exist in secret."

"Their wolfish ambitions are plain for all to see."

"Branch Master, just now I saw the Demon Consort Jiang Yuyan, along with Zhang Liang and Sima Yi from the Advisor Ranking."

"I didn't expect those three to be working together."

"This Jiang Yuyan is a female warlord indeed."

"Branch Master, since she poses such a threat, why not eliminate her now?"

"No need. Though she poses a threat to the Ming Dynasty, she's an even greater threat to the Han Dynasty and its various powers."

"In the near future, this woman will surely stir up immense chaos."

"Let the Han Imperial Court and warlords worry about her."

"The greater the internal chaos within the Han Dynasty, the greater our advantage."

"And the easier it will be for the Ming Dynasty to one day conquer them."

"We're leaving. Their battle is becoming more intense. If it continues, the entire city will be destroyed."

"This battle alone will ensure that the relationship between the Heaven Gate and the Stitched Cloth Guard deteriorates beyond repair."

"We'll relocate our base. This place is no longer safe to remain."