Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 185: The Demon Concubine

"If Bao'er is bewitched by Yuan Rong and wants to take me away...even if I die, it won't do them any good." Yun Zhen frowned, recalling the situation when he met Bao'er just now.

If Bao'er hadn't received some guidance from a master, how could she have such great magical power to create a huge black vortex in the night sky? The person who bewitched Bao'er was most likely Taoist Yuan Rong who summoned Bao'er's soul back to the world. But he had no grudges against Yuan Rong, so why did the other party put him to death? Yun Zhen was puzzled.

Liuguang guessed, "Yuan Rong obeys the Queen Mother. Did you offend the Queen Mother at some point, so the Queen Mother wants to kill you? Otherwise, don't you think the way the Queen Mother dealt with the matter between you and Baoer was too cruel?"

Even though Yun Zhen and Bao Er committed unforgivable crimes, the Queen Mother concealed it from the Emperor and, within just a few hours, joined forces with the Prime Minister and the Chief of Internal Affairs to make the decision to behead Yun Zhen.

The speed, cruelty and determination of the attitude are really unbelievable.

If Zhao Ji had not broken into the execution ground that day, Yun Zhen would have surely turned into a wronged soul under the blade, right?

The Queen Mother has been in charge of the harem for three years. Although she has strong methods and strict requirements, she has never taken human life lightly or killed innocent people. This time, she was too ruthless and merciless in dealing with Yun Zhen. Even if Yun Zhen's crime is unforgivable, she should have considered the feelings of his powerful father. What made the Queen Mother behead Yun Zhen at the cost of offending the powerful?

Thinking of this, Liuguang was stuck in a dead end and couldn't find the answer.

Forget it, he sighed softly, not wanting to think about it anymore, and turned to ask another question: "By the way, Yun Zhen, if Bao Er was really bewitched by Yuan Rong and wanted to take you to the underworld, why didn't she succeed? Didn't you say that after Bao Er touched you, your eyes went black and you lost consciousness? Then how did you wake up later?"

When asked this by Liuguang, Yun Zhen subconsciously touched his lips, and it seemed as if the soft touch of that time was still on his lips.

Lian Yunzhen himself couldn't tell whether it was Baoer's kiss or Zhaoji's kiss...

"What's wrong?" Liuguang saw Yun Zhen was silent and asked anxiously, "How did you wake up?"

Yun Zhen talked about everything in front of Liu Guang. Even these private matters, he spoke honestly: "It seemed that I was kissed by someone suddenly, and my consciousness gradually came back... I thought the person who kissed me was Bao Er, but who would have thought..."

Unexpectedly, when he regained consciousness, he found that the person he was holding tightly in his arms was not BoA, but SoJi.

Yun Zhen didn't finish his words, but Liuguang had already guessed the situation completely from that half sentence.

At that time, only Yun Zhen and Zhao Ji were present. Who else could it be but Zhao Ji who woke Yun Zhen up with a kiss?

Liuguang touched his chin and thought: "How strange, could it be that Zhao Ji also has magical powers? She only needed a kiss to wake you up from Baoer's bondage?"

"Magic power..." Yun Zhen repeated the two words in Liuguang's words, and frowned thoughtfully.

Suddenly I felt that something was wrong. There was indeed a very strange aura emanating from Zhao Ji.

Yun Zhen had felt the spiritual energy when he first met Zhao Ji in Xianghonglou, but Yun Zhen was seriously injured at the time, and his ability to sense spiritual energy was weakened. After recuperating for more than half a month, Yun Zhen, whose power gradually recovered, finally realized that the wonderful spiritual energy in Zhao Ji... was indeed a little unusual...

"Why are you always in a daze? What are you thinking about?" Liuguang kept waving his hands in front of Yun Zhen's eyes.

Yun Zhen said softly: "I was thinking... maybe Zhao Ji doesn't have any magical power at all, but..."

He stopped talking again. Liuguang, who was left in suspense, pouted unhappily and pushed Yunzhen's shoulder to ask, "Are you hiding something from me? What secrets does Zhaoji have?"

Although they were good friends who could talk about anything, Yun Zhen still chose to remain silent in response to Liuguang's question.

Just like he didn't tell Baoer about the relationship between Ji Anni and Zhao Ji, he didn't want to tell Liuguang about Ji Anni's existence. The more he knew, the more dangerous it was. If the matter of pretending to be a concubine and entering the palace was traced, he might be convicted of deceiving the emperor.

What's more... Soji is very likely...

Thinking of this, Yun Zhen's eyes dimmed even more. Because he had realized that the unusual spiritual power in Zhao Ji was most likely a hidden demonic power. Although the demonic power was very small and weak, insignificant, and not enough to harm people, if this matter was exposed, not only would Zhao Ji be convicted as a "demon concubine", but he himself would also become the culprit who brought the demon into the palace.

"Xiao Zhen..." Liuguang called softly. Seeing Yun Zhen's increasingly serious expression, he could not help but become worried. There were not many things that could make Yun Zhen look so serious. It must be a matter of life and death, right? But since Yun Zhen was unwilling to let him share his worries, he could only change the subject and discuss something else with him.

"Xiaozhen, will you return to the palace in the future?" This is the question that Liuguang is most concerned about now.

Yun Zhen and Concubine Baogui committed an unforgivable mistake. Although the Queen Mother spared Yun Zhen the death penalty, he still could not escape the punishment of life imprisonment.

The Queen Mother gave Yun Zhen two choices. One was to leave the palace and never step into the palace again; the other was to continue to stay in the palace as the Imperial Master, but he had to accept castration.

Liuguang believes that Yunzhen entered the palace to follow Baoer. Now that Baoer is dead, Yunzhen has no reason to stay in the palace and should choose to leave.

Unexpectedly, Yun Zhen replied: "I want to go back..."

"What?" Liuguang almost fainted, as if he was struck by lightning.

Yun Zhen said calmly: "I have to go back... because I still have a promise that I haven't fulfilled..."

A promise made to Ji Anni.

Since he had broken the promise he made with Baoer ten years ago, he would never allow himself to break a second promise with Ji Anni.

Liuguang had no idea what the agreement was. When he heard Yun Zhen say that he still wanted to go back to the palace, he was so surprised that he wanted to pry open Yun Zhen's head to see what he was thinking.

He shouted excitedly: "Xiao Zhen, are you hurting yourself? Bao Er is dead, do you not even want to be a man anymore?"

Yun Zhen didn't reply, but there was a hint of tacit agreement in his tone.

Seeing this, Liuguang became even more agitated. He stood up, grabbed Yunzhen's shoulders and shook him, shouting, "Think carefully! You don't really want to be castrated, do you?"

Yun Zhen stared at the ground with dull eyes and said softly, "I absolutely cannot leave the palace now, because I can feel that the evil spirit in the palace is getting stronger and stronger..."

"Even if there really is a monster in the palace, there is Taoist Priest Yuan Rong here. Can't we just let him get rid of it?"

"No..." Yun Zhen shook his head gently. He couldn't leave the palace, nor could he leave Ji Anni, because he had promised her.

"If you enter the palace again, you'll be a eunuch!" Liuguang was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

Yun Zhen continued calmly and slowly, "Since Bao'er is dead, it doesn't matter whether I am a man or not..."

Hearing such an answer, Liuguang wanted to slap him to wake him up.

"Are you crazy? Now is not the time for you to act impulsively!" Liuguang pushed Yun Zhen away angrily and sat back on the chair with a thump. Yun Zhen, Yun Zhen, what on earth are you thinking about?