Chapter 68 The Beauty Kidnapped by the Queen 09

Like a cat that has fallen into the water and been caught by its owner.

Led by palace servants, the two arrived at the Cleansing Heart Pool, a stone surface carved from a gray-white rock slab. The water inside flowed like boiling water, forming countless eddies that constantly churned and leaped. On the stone seat next to the salt slab, the three characters "Cleansing Heart Pool" were carved.

The scenery here has an ancient and lonely feel, quite different from other parts of the palace.

Ning Yinxi clasped her hands together and said, "I beg the late Emperor to bless Princess Anxu, to help her clear her mind and attain enlightenment."

Jiang Yiqing also followed her example, putting her hands together in prayer, but she didn't know how to tell if she had successfully cleansed her heart.

“Princess, the water in this pool is like your heart. Its turbulent waves indicate that you are restless. When the water becomes a clear mirror without any ripples, you will have successfully cleansed your heart.”

"This...sounds pretty difficult," Jiang Yiqing said. If she could control her thoughts, would she even need to come here?

“Of course, I don’t want you to meditate,” Ning Yinxi said. “The water in the Cleansing Pool can help you eliminate distracting thoughts and eradicate evil causes. You can bathe in the pool and call me when you succeed. If you do not succeed after an hour, I will come to find you.”

"Aren't you coming with me?" Jiang Yiqing asked. It was her first time in the palace, and she was unfamiliar with the place and the people there, so she felt quite uncomfortable.

"Princess, this Cleansing Pool can only hold one person at a time. Unless the two people's hearts are completely aligned, how can they cleanse their hearts simultaneously?"

"Alright, thank you for coming all this way with me." Jiang Yiqing said, "Remember to come find me in an hour."

"good."

After Ning Yinxi left, the palace maid placed Jiang Yiqing's change of clothes beside her and also left.

Jiang Yiqing nervously dragged her dress and put on the bath set left behind by the palace maid, which was comparable to a modern bikini. Looking at the undulating water of the Heart-Cleansing Pool, she didn't know where to put her legs.

"No way, this isn't a bath at all. What's the difference between this and going on a boat trip and falling into the ocean during a storm?" Jiang Yiqing muttered, then asked the system, "Will we be okay if this continues? I'm not a very good swimmer, and I'm afraid I'll drown in here."

"Let's buy a swimming ring."

Jiang Yiqing nodded, took her swimming ring, and carefully entered the water while holding onto the rocks.

The rock was incredibly hard, and the bottom was slippery. The current was rapid, and Jiang Yiqing couldn't even stand steadily in the water. Fortunately, she had a swimming ring, which allowed her to release the weight from her lower body and float up.

"Is it really possible for someone to stay in this Cleansing Pool without any external help?" Jiang Yiqing asked.

"Most women in this world have spiritual roots, so their physiques are naturally stronger than yours. Host, the spiritual energy here is abundant. If you collect more fragments and make them into pills, in time you will be no less than them."

Although Jiang Yiqing boasted to Wan Qiyanjing that she was very powerful and not afraid of her at all, she was still quite unsure of herself. As a novice cultivator, how could she possibly compete with Wan Qiyanjing, who had become an immortal at the age of three?

"I understand now. How can I grow up as quickly as possible?"

"When you have time, go and visit the princess's residence. After all, the original owner was a princess, and even without spiritual roots, she must have some collections."

"That's so right!" If the system were a person, Jiang Yiqing would want to hug and kiss it. How could it be so smart!

As she thought this, the Cleansing Pool finally calmed down, the water temperature reaching around forty degrees Celsius. Jiang Yiqing relaxed her body, feeling the changes in the water flow, and suddenly felt that it was actually quite pleasant.

As Jiang Yiqing lay on the swimming ring, lost in thought, the water in the Cleansing Pool finally calmed down. Suddenly, a ray of golden light shone from above the pool, faintly illuminating Jiang Yiqing's brow.

She noticed something was wrong, opened her eyes, and the golden light had already seeped into her body.

At the same time, a sudden loud noise startled her. She looked towards the source of the sound and saw that the barrier above her had been torn open, and a woman dressed in black descended from the sky.

Upon seeing her face, Jiang Yiqing screamed in terror, as if she had been grabbed by a ghost: "Ah—!"

"Jiang Yiqing, I've found you."

"You still dare to come see me?" Jiang Yiqing was a little scared inside, after all, the other party's combat power was off the charts, he was a walking cheat code, but she still refused to admit defeat: "Didn't I tell you? If you keep bothering me, you'll be sorry."

"You took our nation's most precious treasure, and you think you can just walk away like that? Jiang Yiqing, I give you the chance to hand over the Extraordinary Bone Jade Pendant immediately." Wan Qiyan's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was already planning how to subdue her.

“I will give it to you!” Jiang Yiqing said. “I didn’t expect that thing to be so important. When I return to the Princess’s residence and gather some money, I will pay you back immediately.”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Wan Qiyan said, "Never mind, I'll get it myself."

As Wan Qiyan Jing spoke, she leaped into the pool, her posture resembling that of a mermaid. As she watched her swim towards her, Jiang Yiqing was struck by a fear that seemed to come from nowhere. The more she wanted to speak tough words, the more cowardly she actually became.

The difference in strength was obvious. If she hadn't plotted against Wanqi Yanjing, and if she hadn't taken her seriously and hadn't been on guard against her, she wouldn't have been able to escape from the Qin Kingdom's palace.

"System, what are the chances of me beating her now? Use all the remaining star coins."

"The remaining amount is not enough, host. You need to gather 5000 coins to have a chance to catch her off guard and ambush her."

"If I had known, I would have made money faster. How did Wan Qiyanjing arrive so quickly!"

As she watched her get closer and closer, Jiang Yiqing hurriedly paddled forward, but her rudimentary skills were useless in the now turbulent water.

Wan Qiyan Jing smiled knowingly, concealing her furious expression. She came up behind Jiang Yiqing and pulled her out of the swimming ring. Looking at her hair sticking to her ears and back, her face was pale and her skin was flawless. The pure contrast between black and white stirred something within her.

Jiang Yiqing closed her eyes, trembling like a cat caught by its owner after falling into the water. She looked pitiful, but Wan Qiyanjing would not be fooled by this pitiful facade again.

"I'll return your things to you..." Jiang Yiqing stammered, "I'll return your things exactly as they were, and from now on we'll be even, okay?"

“Then pay it back now,” Wan Qiyanjing said.

"...We'll have to wait." I should have grabbed some fragments in the Imperial Garden earlier, but it's uncertain whether that will be enough to pay for the flying carriage.

"Are you playing with me?" Wan Qiyan Jing reached out and began to grope her body.

"I'm naked, don't touch me!" Jiang Yiqing felt she had been sexually assaulted and protested vehemently.

"How will we know if you hid it if we don't look for it?"

"You...you..." Jiang Yiqing said, unable to hide her shame, "You've gone too far."

"Excessive? No one has ever been able to plot against me in my life, and their end is usually terrible." Wan Qiyan Jing indeed couldn't find the Strange Bone Jade Pendant on her, assuming it was somewhere else, his face as cold as ice.

"How could I possibly be a concubine for the rest of my life?!" Jiang Yiqing said, "Have you ever considered my feelings? Have you ever treated me like a human being? You forced me into this situation. I told you I'd return the things to you, and we'd be even. Is that so hard to say?!"

"In the future, when I conquer the Three Kingdoms and unify the world, if you obey my every command, why worry about not becoming Empress? Wouldn't that be much better than being a spineless princess?" Wanqi Yanjing looked at her like a hunter eyeing its prey: "I've taken a liking to you, you biting cat. Your body is mine, where else do you think you're going? Do I need to help you recall how I conquered you? Or are you going to turn your back on me after you've had your fun, my beloved?"

"It was just a fleeting moment of pleasure, and you're taking it seriously? If you force me to go back with you, I'll still plot against you one day, and I might even destroy you!" Jiang Yiqing shouted, throwing caution to the wind.

"You can try." Wan Qiyan Jing ambiguously sketched his arrogant and beautiful face, pinched Jiang Yiqing's chin, forcing her to show a somewhat soft expression, and his angry eyes produced a unique charm: "I'll tell you by the way, from now on you only need to lie in the Jiaolan Palace and wait to be favored by me. Your mouth only needs to utter sweet moans day and night. If my beloved concubine can't even learn this, I will teach you properly."

She reached out to touch Jiang Yiqing's lips, but aside from the fact that the scene was the same, Jiang Yiqing realized that things were completely different from before. How did she end up provoking such a madwoman? Heaven, please stop playing tricks on her!

Jiang Yiqing grasped her hand and said with a dry laugh, "Calm down and think about it carefully. I haven't done anything wrong. I just want to restore my previous life. The world is so big, what can't you get, Empress? Broaden your horizons and don't put all your eggs in one basket."

"I'll hang myself. I think you'll be the one who's going to die soon." Wan Qiyan's eyes reddened slightly. He then put his arm around Jiang Yiqing's waist and whispered, "My beloved concubine has such fair skin and delicate bones that I've become addicted to her. It's only been a few days, and I can't wait a moment longer. How about we make love to my beloved concubine right here in the Cleansing Pool of this Di Kingdom?"

Jiang Yiqing blushed from head to toe after hearing her words. She retorted, "Did you just escape from a restricted novel? Can't you be normal for once? Sister, I'm begging you."

"It doesn't matter, the louder you scream, the more excited I get." Wan Qiyan leaned down and pressed her against the pool wall, looking at her: "But you will never have another chance to run away from me."

"This is the effect of the Extraordinary Bone Jade Pendant! It's all your illusion. We were just strangers who met by chance, how did we become so entangled?! If this continues, you will surely be harmed by it! Your Majesty, why can't you see through all of this clearly?"

"...These lips are so sweet." Wan Qiyan leaned forward and planted a deep kiss on Jiang Yiqing's pink lips.

"It's over." Jiang Yiqing thought to herself. "I can't reason with her no matter what I do. It seems I'll have to resort to force!"

As she was thinking this, the golden light that had previously entered her body suddenly burst forth from between her eyebrows, flying out like a golden needle. It struck Wan Qiyanjing's brow, causing her to release Jiang Yiqing and retreat repeatedly until she was backed against the other side of the pool wall.

A drop of blood fell from between her brows and into the Cleansing Pool, spreading outwards.