Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 679 - 558 - Within the Palace_1

Chapter 679: Chapter 558 - Within the Palace_1

By the time Li Xuan arrived at the Guozi Bureau, his mount was still unconscious, though the Jade Qilin’s breath and injuries had stabilized.

However, what was strange was that this time, Jiang Yunqi didn’t personally take action, but instead sent one of his female disciples to heal the Jade Qilin.

Li Xuan knew that this female physician was not only a gynecological skilled hand, but she also had unique mastery in treating both internal and external injuries.

He was quietly puzzled, but did not dwell on it.

Next, Li Xuan went to see Ao Shuying, expressing concern for her shattered right arm.

What relieved him slightly was that at this point, Ao Shuying’s arm was gradually recovering.

"There’s nothing to worry about, this arm will heal in a matter of two or three days at most," Ao Shuying nonchalantly said as she waved her sleeve, explaining further, "the reason our injuries are hard to heal this time is because we were harmed by the ’Book of Jinque’.

Luckily, this time it was just a replica of the Book of Jinque, otherwise it would’ve spelled big trouble. The Book of Jinque is a divine treasure that contains real heavenly laws, a powerful Rule of Extreme Heaven."

A strong look of doubt shone in Ao Shuying’s eyes. "Now the question is Li Xuan, it’s strange. The Jinque Palace ignored the huge demon that wanted to destroy the Tiandi Altar, but aimed at ordinary people like you who haven’t reached the heavenly level, have they gone mad?

There are only two possibilities, one: you have violated the Heavenly Law and two: your existence threatens the balance of this world, but both are impossible. The one-armed person is the one who is defying the providence. The establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty is unprecedented. How can it have only three hundred years of fate?

I want to step up to assemble the gods in the world, and also the court of the Great Jin Dynasty, to ask Jinque Palace for justice. They must give an explanation for this matter."

"Jinque Palace?" Li Xuan furrowed his brows, simultaneously looking at the golden book sealed by the Wenshan Seal within his sleeve.

A hint of coldness appeared in his eyes, but then he became a bit worried looking at Ao Shuying: "Will this affect you, my lord?"

He thought getting himself in trouble with the Jinque Palace would be nothing more than dealing with whatever comes his way. But if he got Ao Shuying and the East Sea Dragon Clan involved, he would feel somewhat disconcerted.

Ao Shuying scoffed, "The reason we dragons obey the laws of Jinque Palace is because of an oath to the Heavenly Court made a long time ago. And Jinque Palace inherits the Heavenly Court; the Book of Jinque was formed from ’Heaven, Earth, and Human’- three books recorded the heavenly rules and laws a long time ago.

The power of Jinque Palace comes from heavenly laws and is restricted by the same. But if they break their own rules and fail to keep the Heavenly Law, then they are nothing."

Li Xuan thought to himself, so that’s how it is. He made up his mind: "Let’s decide on that then. I will do my best to push the court. for the various gods in the world, I would have to trouble Shuying. I will also invite the two Duchenghuangs to help."

Li Xuan knew he couldn’t rely on Ao Shuying alone for such a matter.

For him, this issue was a piece of cake. Among the two Duchenghuangs, the one from Nanjing owes him a few favors while the other is his mentor.

Just these two on their own can rally hundreds of Chenghuangs across the country to put pressure on Jinque Palace.

There will be no problems with the court either. The woman, who had opposed him at a critical moment when he was suppressing the White Lotus, what was her aim? Furthermore, how dare she further the Jade Qilin, an animal viewed as sacred by the Confucians? What in the world was she trying to achieve?

After checking on the two injured individuals and having instructed Qianqian to take care of his mount, Li Xuan hurriedly rushed towards the palace. With the matter involving the green hat, there was no way he could not be anxious.

When Li Xuan hurried into the palace to find Yu Hongchang in Wenhua Palace, he was surprised to find nobody there. All the Forbidden Army guards and even the palace maids were nowhere to be seen.

Li Xuan looked around and, filled with confusion, entered the palace.

However, no sooner had he taken ten steps after entering the gate than the palace door abruptly closed behind him.

"Shang?"

Li Xuan looked surprisingly towards Yu Hongchang who was sitting on her throne, realizing that something was not right with her at the moment.

Yu Hongshang was not only exquisitely beautiful as if she were on fire, but her breath was also incredibly hot. Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed, her feet were together, and her hands were tightly gripping the armrest, as if she were desperately enduring something.

Li Xuan was taken aback, "Shang, what’s wrong with you?"

Just as he was about to ask what was happening, Yu Hongshang had already pounced on him.

Li Xuan was caught off guard and was forcibly pushed down onto the ground by her.

He was greatly taken aback. He wondered what got into Yu Hongshang today. Why was she so aggressive?

But then he noticed the abnormal lust in Yu Hongshang’s eyes, and her body was burning hot as if it were on fire.

Li Xuan immediately realized what was going on — a wave of extreme cold and rage shot through his mind.

"Calm down, Shang."

Li Xuan used his Ice-Thunder Style to forcibly free himself from Yu Hongshang’s control. Then he placed his hand on her shoulder, channeled his Cold Power into her, and helped her regain her clarity.

At the same time, Li Xuan searched for the source of Yu Hongshang’s uncontrollable lust with his Divine Sense, in an attempt to eliminate it.

"It’s useless. He was extremely malevolent. He used a Gate of Fa similar to an ancient curse called ’Hongxian Qian.’ Its core was based on my lifeblood and Divine Sense, which Monk Zhenru had taken away from me."

After regaining some clarity, Yu Hongshang said with a bitter smile, "To break this curse, my Primordial Spirit must be shattered, or the person who cast the curse must be killed immediately. That’s the difficulty of ancient curses."

Li Xuan’s fury was uncontrollable, and his murderous intent was endless, "Who was it? Who cast the curse on you?"

"The Demon Master, Ban Ruyi," Even though Yu Hongshang looked seductive, her eyes also reflected a cold glint.

"Ban Ruyi? The Dowager Empress?" At the first mention of the name, Li Xuan instantly remembered a battle at the Dali Temple years ago.

"I thought it was her at first too, but now it doesn’t seem so. It might not have been the Dowager Empress." Yu Hongshang let out a bitter laugh and then took out a token, "Ban Ruyi came in with the nephew of Liang Heng, claiming to marry me. After I killed Ban Ruyi’s clone, I found this token among her belongings."

At a glance, Li Xuan was greatly surprised, "Is this the token of the head of the inner Jishi Bureau?"

"This is the token of the head of the inner Jishi Bureau, belonging to Princess Changning, Yu Yunhuang. Ban Ruyi used this to bypass the magic prohibition and come here."

Yu Hongshang slightly furrowed her brows, "But Yu Yunhuang is the daughter of Prince Xiang, the Grand Minister of Rites. Ever since there was talk at the Court about the son of Prince Xiang succeeding to the throne, the Dowager Empress has distanced herself from Yunhuang. To my knowledge, Yunhuang hasn’t entered the Dowager Empress’s Palace of Longevity in five months. Therefore, this could have been Prince Xiang’s doing."

Li Xuan frowned and let out a cold laugh.

No matter who did this, he would settle the scores. He, Li Xuan, was not as merciful as Emperor Jingtai.

In the past, he turned a blind eye to their actions for the sake of the overall situation and the peace of the Court. But now, these people were targeting Yu Hongshang. Did they think he, Li Xuan, was easy to bully?

"No matter who it is, I’ll take them all down!"

"We’ll talk about that later." At this point, Yu Hongshang again grabbed Li Xuan’s collar pulling him closer to her. She breathed out softly, "Xuan, what should I do now?"

Li Xuan was taken aback. Looking at Yu Hongshang, whose eyes were full of charm and who was struggling to suppress her lustful desires, he could no longer hold back.

At this moment, Yu Hongshang brought to mind a line of poetry — Her beauty eclipses the past and present, her face puts the lotus to shame.