Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 450 - 361: Here’s Your Opportunity_1

Chapter 450: Chapter 361: Here’s Your Opportunity_1

Li Xuan felt a throbbing pain in his chest, furrowing his brows, wondering what on earth was going on?

If Yu Hongshang had returned to her original form, where had these Yinsha come from?

Just then, Li Xuan had a feeling. When he opened his eyes, he found Sun Chuyun sitting in front of him, her hand resting on her chin, watching him intently.

Feeling helpless, Li Xuan shouted loudly, "Brother prison head, there’s a female prisoner intruding into my room, aren’t you going to do something about it?"

The few prison guards who came over all thought, "fuck, how did someone get into Li Xuan’s room? This is truly a failure to the trust bestowed upon us by the imperial uncle and a disgrace to the two hundred taels of patterned silver he gave us."

The few of them hurriedly opened the door, wanting to invite Sun Chuyun out.

Sun Chuyun, feeling helpless, could only return reluctantly to room No.4 of Tian across the corridor.

The prison guards weren’t as complacent this time, assigning a guard with a stool to keep watch in the corridor between the two cells.

Yet, when Li Xuan entered his meditative state again, Sun Chuyun walked out of the prison door, still ignoring everyone and coming to Li Xuan’s room. The prison guard, however, was staring fixedly into Room 4 of Tian without noticing anything out of the ordinary.

The guard only found it strange. What was he sitting here for? To keep an eye on the prisoner in Room 4 of Tian? But there seemed to be no prisoner in Room 4 of Tian today, wasn’t it empty inside?

So that was it. His task was to keep an eye on Room 4 of Tian! How dutiful he was.

Therefore, Li Xuan had no choice but to awaken from his meditation again, looking helplessly at Sun Chuyun.

He wondered what kind of cultivation technique this girl had practiced. It was just too mysterious and incredible, it felt even more suitable for thievery than Zidie. He estimated that even if she stole from various families, they might not know who did it.

Just as he was about to shout again, Sun Chuyun chuckled and said, "Brother Xuan, don’t bother calling for help. It won’t do any good. Unless the Pipa Bone is locked or the Zhenyuan Nail is inserted, there aren’t more than ten things in this world that could confine me."

Li Xuan thought, can’t I resist? Then he heard Sun Chuyun say, "Something seems wrong with you, brother Xuan. I can feel it. The Yinsha wrapped around you is incredibly dense, and all the grudge ghosts in this prison have started stirring. If I’m not mistaken, your physique and Shenpo must be very special."

Li Xuan’s expression suddenly became stern, momentarily dropping the idea of driving Sun Chuyun out: "My physique? Chuyun, what do you know?"

Sun Chuyun didn’t say a word, reaching out to grab Li Xuan’s hand. He hesitated for a moment but still let her take his wrist.

Sun Chuyun focused and sensed: "My knowledge and skills are limited, and I don’t quite understand either. But your Shenpo is exceptionally strong, which is certainly not natural. It should be due to some kind of incident that caused an external spirit to enter your body, augmenting your Shenpo.

So if you look closely, you’ll feel a slight incoordination inside your Shenpo - that’s due to not completely merging. Brother Xuan, you’re really amazing, you’ve actually merged a particularly powerful external spirit, so your spiritual base is ten times stronger than ordinary people. This must have happened long ago, right? The fusion is almost complete, and there’s barely any trace of it left."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan couldn’t help feeling surprised and confused.

What exactly was Sun Chuyun talking about? Was it related to him replacing the real ’Li Xuan’?

After that, his Shenpo did indeed become extraordinarily strong. But merge with an external spirit? The original owner didn’t have such a memory.

Or perhaps this external spirit was actually him?

"Your physique should be very prone to attracting spirits, brother Xuan. Of course, ordinary spirits couldn’t approach you, especially after your cultivation reached the Third Layer Realm. Only the particularly powerful, extremely special spirits, would consider you an excellent host."

Li Xuan thought of Yu Hongshang, he assumed that Yu Hongshang’s reason for attaching herself to him might not be solely because their birth dates coincided.

He also thought of the two ’Immortal Artifacts’ in his body - did they really enter his body because they had nowhere else to go?

Li Xuan then asked, "Yun, do you have a solution?"

When he needed help from Sun Chuyun, he called her ’Yun’ affectionately.

"How vast could my knowledge be? I haven’t even reached the Fourth Door yet, how could I have any solution?"

Sun Chuyun shook her head vigorously: "Had it not been for the special environment in Dali Temple that triggered your physiology, I wouldn’t have been able to discern anything. However, if my guess is correct, your unique physique is also related to your date of birth. The closer it is to your birth date, the more apparent this unique physiology will be.

Therefore, you were originally fine, but all these contributing factors combined to result in this situation."

Li Xuan’s eyes became even colder. The birth date of ’Li Xuan’ was approaching, it was on the Eve of New Year, at the Hour of Zi, at the juncture of the first day. Hence, New Year’s Eve was also his birthday.

"How should I put it? Brother Xuan, you know that in Buddhism, the human body is seen as a ’ship’ that journeys to the other shore, right?"

Then, Sun Chuyun laughed, "In other people’s ships, there’s only one cabin, enough for one person. But your ship has two, or even three cabins."

Li Xuan’s brow slightly furrowed, not due to Sun Chuyun’s words, but because the ’Taotie’ on his arm suddenly began to devour wildly.

The Artifact Spirit of the armguard, the golden-colored ferocious Taotie beast, began to materialize beside him, opening its gaping mouth wide, absorbing the surrounding Karma of Yin.

Sun Chuyun didn’t notice any of this: "Xuan, if you’re really worried, then go find someone to check it for you. But it must be Master Zhang or the Master of Wudang, or the Longmen Master... people like them. Those so-called eminent monks, enlightened beings below the heavenly level, their perceptual abilities are not even as good as mine, they probably won’t see what’s really going on.

If you don’t care, then it doesn’t matter. Xuan, your Haoqi cultivation has already reached The Third Gate, this kind of physique will have a very limited impact on you. When you reach The Fourth Gate, no one can get on your "boat".

Just at this moment, Sun Chuyun suddenly seemed uneasy. Then, like a disturbed cat, she elegantly returned to her cell.

Li Xuan also sensed something and looked towards the door of the cell.

Soon after, he saw a young man wearing a nine-beams crown and a dark-colored five-designed dragon robe, with Xi Huaien and a large group of attendants, appearing at the cell’s entrance.

Li Xuan frowned, then bowed solemnly: "Li Xuan of the Liudao Division, greets the Crown Prince!"

According to the Jin Dynasty customs, the Emperor’s crown has twelve beams and wears nine Chapters on his robe, the Prince’s crown has nine beams and wears five Chapters. The dress and badge of the Crown Prince are the same as the Prince’s, but the color of attire is the same as the emperor’s, which is dark.

But Li Xuan was a bit puzzled, what is this Crown Prince doing in the Dali Temple?

Sun Chuyun, on the other hand, waved at the Crown Prince with a smile: "Your Highness, have you come to see me?"

According to family seniority, the crown prince Yu Jianshen is her cousin.

"Minister Li, your courtesy is not required."

Yu Jianshen, the Crown Prince, ignored Sun Chuyun. Once the cell door was opened, he entered Li Xuan’s cell first. Xi Huaien and several attendants stood with their backs to the cell, each of them staring vigilantly all around.

Two skillful spellcasters also put up a layer of spiritual barrier to cover this cell.

Someone else took out a magical instrument and swept it in the direction of the cell and Li Xuan, which seemed to be a modern means of preventing eavesdropping and could detect if anyone was listening or recording using secret techniques, talismans, or magical instruments.

"I’m currently in a dangerous situation, and I sneaked out of the palace today. Therefore, I have to be extra cautious. I hope Minister Li can understand."

Yu Jianshen sat down on a wooden table in the cell, then looked at Li Xuan earnestly: "Minister Li, please sit."

Li Xuan didn’t refuse, he sat across from Yu Jianshen with poise, at the same time he said meaningfully: "I am surprised that the Crown Prince had the time to visit me in prison," he slowly said.

"It’s because you have the qualification; you’re an unparalleled statesman. It’s my duty to treat you with the distinction due to a statesman."

Yu Jianshen chuckled, ignoring the sarcasm in Li Xuan’s words: "I’ve heard about your deeds, Minister Li, even before you entered the capital. After the East Palace murder case, I have admired your talents and characters even more.

Today, I risked coming to the Dali Temple to ask Earl Jingan personally if you are willing to serve me and be my right-hand man."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan’s eyes became focused: "So, the Ducha Court being set on fire today was to send me here, right?"

"Minister Li, I don’t know if you will believe me, but I swear that I had nothing to do with Earl Huichang’s plot."

Yu Jianshen’s expression turned solemn: "But I can guess a bit about what Earl Huichang is planning to do next. Now that you are in the Dali Temple’s prison, you are like a tiger in a trap, entirely at their mercy. Right now, there is only one way for you to escape this predicament."

"Is the way...to serve the Crown Prince?" Li Xuan asked. He believed that Yu Jianshen had not partaken in the schemes of Earl Huichang and Sun Jizong, but that didn’t mean he didn’t know about it.

"I’ve said it before, you’re a statesman!" Yu Jianshen, surprisingly, stood up and bowed slightly to Li Xuan. "If you agree to be my right-hand man, not only can this disaster be resolved, but I will also treat you as a valuable statesman."

Li Xuan looked at him for a while, then shook his head slightly: "Your Highness, you’re being too serious! I, Li Xuan, and my Li family have always been loyal to the royal family. When you ascend to the throne in the future, I will naturally be your subject."

Yu Jianshen was stunned, then he let out a wry smile, understanding Li Xuan’s intentions.

He sighed softly, "I had prepared a banquet and brought it along, it seems I won’t have the opportunity to enjoy it and converse with Earl Jingan."

After saying this, he looked at Li Xuan intently, trying to find signs of wavering in his expression. But in the end, he found nothing and left the cell with a disappointed look on his face.

But at this moment, Li Xuan spoke again: "In consideration of Miss Sun, I could give Earl Huichang and the Empress Dowager a chance to make amends. They just need to give me an explanation about today’s events, and I can forget everything that happened before."

Yu Jianshen frowned but left the cell without saying a word.

Li Xuan looked coldly at the knife in his hand.

Because he hadn’t been convicted yet, nothing from his person had been confiscated, so the ’Bixue Leique Sword’ was still in his possession.

He thought to himself that he could never reconcile with Earl Huichang, the Empress Dowager, and this Crown Prince.