Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 675 - 555 Hongxian Qian (Seeking Monthly Pass) _1

Chapter 675: Chapter 555 Hongxian Qian (Seeking Monthly Pass) _1

At the moment Li Xuan was battling Saintess White Lotus in the sky above Beijing, Yu Hongshang was sitting on the throne in the Wenhua Palace of the Forbidden City.

She held a large seal in her hand, surrounded by a Yin-Yang fish diagram.

On that seal were only six words — ’The Treasure of the Emperor of Jin’!

This was the seal of the Jin Dynasty, the symbol of the authority of the emperor. It was originally cast during the Taizu era. However, because of the Jingling Emperor’s disappearance during the Jingnan Incident, the original ’Treasure of the Emperor of Jin’ was lost.

The current seal was cast by several master refiners convened by Emperor Tai of the Jin Dynasty.

Before Jingtai Emperor went into seclusion, he intentionally left this item to her.

This was against the rules, but Jingtai Emperor had full trust in his eldest daughter.

It was only with this treasure in hand that Yu Hongshang could call on the protection of the nation’s fortune and Dragon Qi to the greatest extent.

Furthermore, the throne that Yu Hongshang was sitting on was one of the central nodes of the ’Jiuding Wulong Hunyuan Great Array’.

Since the Wenhua Palace was the place where the Crown Prince administered government affairs, and the Crown Prince was the regent of the court, a central node of the ’Jiuding Wulong Hunyuan Great Array’ was set up specially in Wenhua Palace.

Under the circumstance where the main controlling array in Qianqing Palace was not activated, this place was the master controller of the entire ’Jiuding Wulong Hunyuan Great Array’.

It was with the help of this throne that Yu Hongshang expelled all demons, ghosts, and monsters, including Saintess White Lotus, from Beijing.

Her tightly furrowed brows slowly loosened,

After Li Xuan’s appearance, the scene where he used the Liuli Haoqi to gather the power of 70,000 scholars to suppress Saintess White Lotus gave Yu Hongshang relief, making her feel grateful.

Although the court had the power to suppress White Lotus, every method required a high price to pay.

The last thing Yu Hongshang wanted was her father being forced to leave his seclusion.

Now was undoubtedly the ideal situation. With Li Xuan’s presence, the Reincarnation Divine Sound could no longer invade Beijing.

She could therefore shift her focus, directing the power of the ’Jiuding Wulong Hunyuan Great Array’ towards Tiandi Altar to aid Shaobao Yu in resisting enemies.

At this moment, Yu Hongshang suddenly felt a slight disturbance in her soul and looked forward with a frown.

Before her eyes, including the head eunuch of the Duzhi Bureau, Wang Chuanhua, almost all eunuchs and palace maids fainted on the ground without warning.

This situation also spread to the imperial forbidden army ahead.

Outside the Wenhua Palace, hundreds of guards and forbidden army soldiers who were on duty fell forward without warning.

At this time, two figures also appeared at the entrance of the hall.

Yu Hongshang’s face immediately turned cold as ice as she watched the man walking in front.

He was a man in his 20s with a handsome face and long hair reaching his shoulders. He was dressed in a wide robe with long sleeves. His hands were folded behind his back, radiating the aura of a master.

Another man was also about twenty years old. He was dressed like a noble young master. Although his facial features were also handsome, his demeanor was far inferior to the one in front, making him seem slick.

When this man came in, he was full of trepidation, but when he saw Yu Hongshang, his eyes became passionate.

Yu Hongshang’s eyes instantly turned stern: "Are you the Demon Master Ban Ruyi? How did you get in?"

The core of the ’Jiuding Wulong Hunyuan Great Array’ is the Forbidden City, the area with the strongest defenses within Beijing.

Theoretically speaking, no one should be able to come up to her without her noticing.

There is only one explanation. Someone inside the palace must have assisted them, allowing them to sneak into this Wenhua palace without her noticing.

Moreover, the person who helped them holds a high power within the palace.

In Yu Hongshang’s mind, the image of Empress Sun emerged immediately.

At this time, several people in the palace, such as Empress Wang, chief butler Qian Long, or the commander of the Xiuyiwei, have such power.

However, this Demon Master, Ban Ruyi, was associated with the Queen’s brother Sun Jizong when he was in Dali temple.

"Indeed, it is Ban."

Ban Ruyi laughed lightly and walked to a spot a hundred paces in front of Yu Hongshang and stopped.

It’s not that he didn’t want to continue forward, but at this time, Yu Hongshang had already activated a part of the ’Jiuding Wulong Hunyuan Great Array’s power, pressing down on them like a mountain.

Demon Master Ban Ruyi was fine as his Gang Qi surged around him. Behind him, a bright red magic mirror appeared, absorbing and dissolving this force that was on the verge of hitting him as though it was a spring breeze.

But the young noble behind him couldn’t help showing a painful expression on his face.

If it weren’t for Demon Master Ban Ruyi’s timely rescue, Yu Hongshang could have crushed him to dust with one blow.

As Ban Ruyi protected the young noble with his mana, he also shook his head: "Princess, how can you be so ruthless to Prince Consort?"

"Prince Consort?" Yu Hongshang was stunned and confused.

You should know that there are only nine princesses in the court. Because several family banquets are held in the palace every year, Yu Hongshang recognizes all the Prince Consorts of these princesses. Among them, there is no such person.

"His surname is Liang and his first name is Long. He is a nephew of Great General Liang Heng and holds the position of Qianhu in the Weisuo Institute. He is handsome and young with potential. He is just suitable to be your husband, Princess."

Ban Ruyi looked at Yu Hongshang, a mocking expression in her eyes: "Ms. Ban came here for the marriage of Princess Yucheng and Liang’s son."

"How dare you!"

Yu Hongshang’s pupils dilated with rage, and she reached out to seize the Extreme Yin and Yang Power, turning it into a giant hand that reached out to grab Liang Long.

Both of the people before her thoroughly disgusted her, and Yu Hongshang felt that even a glance at them was a stain on her eyes.

That Demon Master Ban Ruyi had several incarnations, which were rather difficult to deal with.

On the other hand, Liang Long could be easily killed with a single slap.

Yu Hongshang was also confused, wondering if the two of them were mad. Did they suddenly stand in front of her and say that this Liang family member could become her husband? Hadn’t they embarked on a suicide mission?

"I forgot to mention that Prince Xiang, the current Dazongzheng, also shares this idea. On his list of prospective husbands for the princess, the name at the top is none other than Liang Qianhu."

While speaking, Ban Ruyi took out a golden immortal talisman.

As this talisman unfolded, a solid, translucent barrier emerged in the surroundings of the two, fending off Yu Hongshang’s onslaught.

Ban Ruyi then pulled out a pink orb: "Does the princess know what this is?"

Yu Hongshang was taken aback, appearing somewhat perplexed. She then listened as Ban Ruyi casually explained, "This object is called ’Hongxian Qian.’ The name is pleasant to the ear, yet it is an evil object made by extracting the Red Cores from seventy-two young girls. Obviously, it does not befit a princess like yourself. However—"

As a ball of demon fire appeared in the palm of Ban Ruyi’s hand, the pink orb was instantly refined, turning into a puff of pink smoke that drifted towards Yu Hongshang.

Yu Hongshang furrowed her brows and immediately summoned the Jiyang True Fire, intending to burn the little smoke into ashes.

However, she was shocked to find that both her Jiyang True Fire and Ultimate Ice Power were powerless against this substance.

In fact, even her defences originating from the ’Jiuding Wulong Hunyuan Great Array’ proved futile as the blood cloud pierced through and ignored her Zhenyuan Gangqi. It directly entered her body.

"This object can make you fall uncontrollably in love and hard to detach afterward," Ban Ruyi said, standing with his hands behind his back and watching this scene with satisfaction.

"There is no need to be surprised, Princess. The guiding spirit for the creation of ’Hongxian Qian’ is your own refined blood. You are probably unaware that when Monk Zhenru was planning to turn you into a Drought Demon, he obtained the array diagrams from me.

In order for you to become a perfect Drought Demon, Zhenru even took your blood essence and handed it to me for customization—"

By now, Liang Long’s face was flushed with excitement and anticipation.

However, the Demon Master Ban Ruyi was taken aback by what happened next.

Aside from the flush on her beautiful face, the Yu Hongshang on the throne had not changed at all.

She remained expressionless, her eyes as calm, wise, icy cold, and full of killing intent as ever.

In contrast, the power of the immortal talisman he was using, made by an Extreme Heavenly Level being, was reaching its limit.

"You’ve said so much, haven’t you had enough? You dare to have designs on me? You two display remarkable audacity!"

The instant the translucent barrier failed, Yu Hongshang punched out, breaking Ban Ruyi’s defenses and reducing Liang Long to blood and flesh.

"Immortal Treasure Yin Yang Snake Arms?" The Demon Master Ban Ruyi was surprised. He looked at the pair of armors on Yu Hongshang’s arms and was baffled.

When did Yu Hongshang get an Immortal Treasure?

As far as he knew, the Jin royal family didnt have any immortal tools that suited Yu Hongshang.

That’s why he had dared to appear in this place.

The Extreme Yin and Yang Power in Yu Hongshang was extremely strong, and either one of them could fight across levels. However, when these two powers mixed, they caused Yin-yang Counterflow, which was her greatest weakness.

But with this pair of Yin Yang Snake Arms, Yu Hongshang’s spiritual prowess gave her the feeling of being a normal heavenly level practitioner.

Without hesitation, the Demon Master Ban Ruyi turned into a black light intending to rush out of the hall.

However, a mocking expression appeared on Yu Hongshang’s face: "Do you think you can escape? Who gave you the courage to provoke me in Wenhua Palace?"

Boom!

At that moment, five golden dragons appeared in the hall. They surrounded the Demon Master Ban Ruyi, immobilized him.

What followed was a formidable punch from Yu Hongshang. The punch bore Jiyang True Fire, reducing more than half of the Demon Master Ban Ruyi’s body to ashes.

Her second punch shattered the remaining part of Ban Ruyi’s body into ice shards.

Yu Hongshang showed no joy, but instead shook her head slightly, thinking that this was a mere avatar of Ban Ruyi.

What followed made Yu Hongshang frown. She felt an increasing sense of unbearable heat in her chest and abdomen.

This caused Yu Hongshang to unwittingly clench her jade legs, and her breathing started to get hot.

She had resisted the effect of ’Hongxian Qian’ earlier by relying on the ’conjoined heart’ she and Li Xuan had taken together a while ago. But this decoction could only delay the effects of ’Hongxian Qian,’ it couldn’t eliminate it.

Unable to help herself, Yu Hongshang bit her lips and slowly lifted her head to look in the direction of Li Xuan.