But after Li Shimin's expression softened, Wang Chong's brows furrowed even more deeply.

Clearly, judging from Li Shimin's feedback after he was struck on acupoints, Li Shimin's brain had been damaged by someone using mental energy.

After a long while, once he had calmed down, Li Shimin finally opened his eyes.

But a few breaths later, as if sensing something was wrong, Li Shimin's expression changed drastically.

"Wait, why can't I feel my own inner energy anymore?"

After speaking, Li Shimin quickly shifted his gaze and swept it across the bed.

"What about the He Shi Bi jade and the Evil Emperor's relic? Why have they also disappeared?"

Taking in Li Shimin's reaction, Wang Chong sighed and then recounted his own experience.

Upon learning of Wang Chong's ordeal, Li Shimin exclaimed in astonishment, "With your cultivation and strength, Elder Wang, how could you not even detect who was coming before being struck on acupoints?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Chong sighed and nodded in acknowledgment.

After a few moments of contemplation, Li Shimin asked, "Is it Chu Qinghe and his group?"

When Li Shimin asked him, Wang Chong shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. If those people had such strength, they wouldn't have let me sneak into the courtyard and steal the Evil Emperor's Relic so easily."

"The fact that the person who came must be so strong that even I couldn't detect them at all must be something like Song Que, Shi Zhixuan, or Ning Daoqi."

"As for that Chu Qinghe, I'm afraid he doesn't have the strength or qualifications."

Upon hearing what Wang Chong said, Li Shimin immediately thought of the Bad Commander.

"Could this be the punishment for the Grand Marshal's previous concealment of the truth from me?"

Once this thought appeared, it firmly occupied Li Shimin's mind.

However, considering the identity and strength of the Bad Commander, Li Shimin's face turned red, but he dared not show it at all.

If it were someone else, having their cultivation destroyed and having their hard-earned treasures taken away, even if they weren't so angry they vomited blood, they would probably be furious.

But Li Shimin was, after all, the current ruler of the Li Tang dynasty. After weighing the pros and cons, he could only forcefully suppress his anger.

Suddenly, footsteps came from outside.

Immediately afterwards, a soldier in black armor stood outside the door, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, the Immortal Master Cihang Jingzhai has entered the palace."

Upon hearing the announcement from the Xuanjia Army outside, a gentle smile appeared on Li Shimin's face.

After pondering for a moment, Li Shimin sighed and said, "When Feixuan arrives, tell her that I am in seclusion. After the seclusion ends, I will send someone to inform her."

"I will obey the imperial decree."

After he finished speaking, the Xuanjia soldiers outside the door quickly walked out.

Li Shimin took a deep breath, suppressing the lingering discomfort in his mind, and said, "I would trouble Elder Wang to summon Imperial Physician Zhou to come and treat me."

In response, Wang Chong helped Li Shimin lie down properly before turning and leaving.

When he was alone in the room, Li Shimin, lying on the bed, gradually clenched his fists. A flush appeared on his pale face, and his eyes were filled with a chilling killing intent. He said, word by word, in a voice that only he could hear, "General Bu Bu, one day I will repay you a hundredfold for what happened today."

After an incense stick has burned.

As Shi Feixuan was led by the eunuch to the courtyard, the Xuanjia soldiers who had just entered the courtyard suddenly stepped forward and blocked Shi Feixuan from entering.

For Shi Feixuan, who used to be able to freely enter and leave the palace, this action made her furrow her brows slightly, and her eyes, filled with a sense of compassion, fell on the soldier of the Xuanjia Army.

"May I ask what the general's intention is in doing this?"

Feeling the sight of Shi Feixuan's watery eyes, the Xuanjia soldier's heart trembled. Looking at the delicate nose and lips that were faintly visible beneath Shi Feixuan's white veil, which stirred endless imagination, the Xuanjia soldier had an irresistible urge to step forward and forcefully remove the woman's veil to admire her properly.

Fortunately, this soldier from the Xuanjia Army knew Li Shimin's attitude towards Shi Feixuan.

After forcibly suppressing his feelings, the Xuanjia Army soldier said in a deep voice, "I hope you will not take offense, Fairy Master. His Majesty is currently in seclusion and has instructed that he will send someone to inform you after he emerges from seclusion."

Upon learning that Li Shimin was in seclusion, Shi Feixuan pondered for a moment and then said to the Xuanjia Army soldier in front of her, "Since His Majesty the Emperor is in seclusion, it is inconvenient for Feixuan to disturb him. Farewell."

After speaking, Shi Feixuan nodded to the Xuanjia Army soldiers before slowly turning around.

As she walked, her long skirt swayed gently, and paired with Shi Feixuan's aloof and proud back view, anyone who saw her would find it hard to look away from that figure.

...

The hour of Xu (7-9 PM).

After bathing, Dongfang Bubai and the others stood quietly in the courtyard, rapidly refining the energy they had obtained from the Evil Emperor's Relic during the day by circulating their true essence or true qi within their bodies.

In contrast, Chu Qinghe was lazily lying on the roof of a house, rubbing Hua Hua with one hand while steadily refining the power of heaven and earth using the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will Technique".

Around the time when it was almost the end of the Xu hour, Chu Qinghe sensed that the true essence fluctuations belonging to Zhu Yuyan in the backyard suddenly became more intense.

Sensing this change, Chu Qinghe on the rooftop slowly opened his eyes.

"Finally finished."

After muttering something to himself, Chu Qinghe slowly sat up and then enveloped himself with the energy of the "Transferring Flowers and Jade" technique.

Immediately afterwards, while still sitting, it was as if an invisible support was pulling Chu Qinghe from the roof to the courtyard.

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