dognovel Chapter 343 Needle
Chapter 343 Needle
"My life was relatively good before, and it was only in the past two years that I was imprisoned by the Emperor. One day, Yan'er came to me covered in wounds and revealed the truth. Unexpectedly, the palace servants around him immediately reported it to the Emperor, and my imprisonment began.
Only then did I realize I had been imprisoned by him. I just hated myself for being so blind. Yan'er had been tortured for so many years, yet I hadn't noticed a thing! It was because he always had spies around him. Those palace maids who were loyal to him and Siyu were all killed or sent away one after another..."
Lu Xuan's face was gloomy, and the hatred in his eyes was like the rolling thunder in the endless darkness, wrapped in violent winds and rainstorms, making people feel daunted.
"He's the prince's father after all. Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs. Yet, to please Ji Jiaru, he's disregarding the prince's life and death! Such a beast is unworthy of being a father. How can he be worthy of the responsibility of governing the country?!"
Lu Xuan was so angry that he said whatever came to his mind.
Thinking that they were in Kunning Palace at the moment, Jiang Xing quickly covered her mouth.
It's always better to be careful.
"Mother, the prince and Ah Xuan went to the Eastern Palace before. We have already discovered what you mentioned. We found a secret passage in Yan'er's bedroom that exuded countless evil spirits. However, before we could go down, it was discovered. Soon after, the emperor's men arrived and said that you were seriously ill..."
The Queen Mother looked furious. "I knew they would use my life to divert attention or threaten you. But you must not be affected by this. Even if my soul is shattered, I am not afraid! The Liang Empire has fallen into the hands of such a foolish ruler. It is truly a disgrace to your father's lifelong reputation!"
"When Siyu was still the Crown Princess, she diligently assisted him every day. Even though she had the talent to govern the country, she was content to take care of the harem for him. She was both virtuous and talented, virtuous and respectful, and frugal. That was the true mother of the country, a role model for the whole country! But now, Ji Jiaru, she is a foxy woman who seduces the master, has low morals, is narrow-minded, and only cares about herself! Such a despicable queen has caused so many troubles in the harem, and he still protects her everywhere. It's really ridiculous!"
Jiang Xing pursed his thin lips, hatred surging in his eyes.
"The secret passage with evil spirits we discovered in Yan'er's bedroom, I wonder, with so much evil spirit inside, could it be the traces left behind by the Emperor who killed his sister-in-law there? It's just that we were in a hurry that day and were hastily led away. As soon as we entered the East Palace, all kinds of accidents followed one after another. I really don't know how many secrets are hidden in there..."
Suddenly, the Queen Mother was startled, and a halo flashed in her eyes. "Yes, you found the secret passage?! I had my suspicions about the East Palace before. Besides the traces of Si Yu, I'm afraid..."
Before the Queen Mother finished her words, the barrier began to shake violently.
Lu Xuan's expression tensed, "Huai Ling discovered me!"
She looked at the Queen Mother anxiously, "Mother, to cut to the chase, is there anything important you haven't told us?"
The Queen Mother was frightened for a moment, and her previous excitement and anger turned into confusion in an instant.
She hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I remember there's something more important I haven't said yet. I, I'll think about it..."
As if she was extremely remorseful, she breathed heavily and paced anxiously in the tree hole.
After a few rounds, her mouth flattened and two lines of hot tears fell, with a bit of grievance, "Aijia doesn't remember..."
The long needle outside the tree hole had already penetrated the outer bark and hit the silver shield, making a sharp "ding ding" sound. Lu Xuan immediately made a hand gesture and said, "Mother, it's too late. I must take you to reincarnation quickly, otherwise you won't be able to leave!"
The Queen Mother was horrified when she recalled how Lu Xuan had summoned her soul and how she had almost been killed by a long needle with mysterious magic in a hidden corner.
Looking at the reincarnation passage that appeared before him, he looked deeply at Jiang Xing and said, "Yunce, you must protect yourself and then look after your mother. Don't let the emperor down, let down your father and mother..."
"Let's go quickly, mother!" Lu Xuan kept urging.
Looking at Jiang Xing and her reluctantly, the Queen Mother nodded. The voice became farther and farther away in the cave, and finally quickly died away in the air.
The moment her soul dissipated, the barrier in front of her was quickly broken by the long needle.
It was already in the tree hole, so although the sound made by the long needle was small, it was still a bit harsh.
Worried that he would soon attract the guards outside, Lu Xuan immediately took out the immobilization talisman and the talisman's magic power quickly went towards the long needle.
In the blink of an eye, the sound of the long needle scraping against the silver shield stopped.
Jiang Xing immediately opened the silver shield and the two of them had to leave this place quickly.
But unexpectedly, at this moment, the silver shield could not be opened at all!
"Axuan, this cave entrance can't be opened!"
A familiar aura quickly wrapped around the tree wall. Lu Xuan's heart sank at first. He reached out and touched the silver shield, then he breathed a sigh of relief, a cold smile on his lips.
"We were careless. This is a tree. The Huai Spirit is wood, so it can naturally be controlled."
Before Jiang Xing understood what she said, something behind him suddenly grabbed him.
Jiang Xing reached out and touched it, and it turned out to be a tree root!
"Tree roots are starting to grow in this tree hole!" His voice changed and became a little hoarse with nervousness.
A fierce gleam flashed across Lu Xuan's eyes, and then he smiled faintly, "It received orders from Jiang Yuanfeng. It wants to trap us inside and use the roots of these trees to entangle us to death. But don't you think that I, the dignified leader of the Shenji Sect, am not so easy to deal with!"
After he finished speaking, Lu Xuan did not cast the spell, but immediately bit his finger.
The bloody soul-imprisoning talismans seeped into the tree wall. Under the spell, the talisman was only half drawn when a childish cry was immediately heard.
"Ouch, it hurts, it hurts so much..."
Jiang Xing was startled. "Who's talking? Why does it sound like a child?"
Lu Xuan's eyes were cold, "Who else could it be? Huai Ling, a hundred-year-old kid who wants to kill us!"
"Master, Master, I was wrong. I didn't know it was you. Please let me go. I didn't want to harm you. It was the master who cursed me before. He sent me here..."
Huai Ling's voice was tender, pleasing, and even a little cute when it rang out in the tree hole, causing Lu Xuan to soften his heart for a moment.
But she didn't stop, "Of course this sect master knows that he asked you to come, and you have to bear the pain. If you did something wrong, how can you not be punished?!
"I trapped you in the Su Mansion because I wanted you to cultivate peacefully there. Why did you leave with a stranger when he showed up? And why did you join him in dealing with me?"
The green mist seemed a little aggrieved and instantly shrank into a round ball.
"My Lord, I can go wherever I want. I think that's fine. After all, I've been in the Su Mansion for hundreds of years..."
Lu Xuan was even more angry. "It takes hundreds of years to develop spiritual awareness, and you're leaving with him so soon. Don't you want to continue cultivating?"
"No, no, no, of course not... I just want to go out and have some fun..."
Listening to the aggrieved and self-blaming voice, Jiang Xing's expression was a little strange.
A child of several hundred years old?
He really couldn't imagine how horrible it would be...
In a matter of seconds, Lu Xuan had completed the Soul Prison Talisman. She clapped her hands, "Since you don't cherish your true form, don't strive for diligent improvement, and instead follow the sect's traitors to commit evil in the world, then I, the sect master, will send you on your way!"
"Traitor to the sect?!" Huai Ling was startled at first, but then she found herself pinned to the tree by Lu Xuan, unable to move. She was so frightened that she quickly begged for mercy, "I was wrong. Please let me go, Sect Master. I won't dare to do that again. I will definitely practice hard in the future..."
This scene was like a truant child being caught by his parents, which made Lu Xuan angry. "Besides eavesdropping and killing the Sect Master, what else did he ask you to do?"
All the roots that had grown earlier had receded, and the tree walls were a little moist, which were Huai Ling's tears.
He said with some grievance, "He, he asked me to kill you, but, but I didn't want to kill you just now..."