Her heart pounded wildly, and her hand slowly pressed on the doorknob.

A crisp "click" echoed long and deep in the darkness.

The room was completely dark.

Bi Xie could only grope her way forward in the dark. She didn't know how long she had walked when her forehead suddenly bumped into something cold and hard. Her heart skipped a beat. She took a few deep breaths and tremblingly reached out to touch it. The instant she touched it, she felt a bone-chilling coldness assault her. The exorcism incantation almost slipped out of her mouth: "By the majestic sun, I bestow this talisman to sweep away all misfortune..."

After she finished reading, she was slightly taken aback.

The yin energy did not approach the body again. Bi Xie circled the thing and finally confirmed that it was a coffin.

Why are there two coffins in the castle?

Who is in this coffin?

"Bi Xie, do you want to end the mission?" The ghost cultivator's voice suddenly rang out again, seemingly close at hand, yet it seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to discern his exact location.

This time, Bi Xie replied without hesitation, "Want to? Stop teasing me. Where are you?"

"I wasn't teasing you," he said in a clear, cold voice, yet it seemed to carry a hidden meaning.

Bi Xie suddenly felt incredibly wronged. She bit her lip and glared at the dark air. "Then dare you say you've never slept with me?" She wasn't sure if she had before, but ever since he took Ji Gui's body and slept with her on the day she married Ji Gui, his shadow had appeared in every subsequent plane.

Is it really such a coincidence? The villainous bosses in every dimension are allergic to mushrooms? The villainous bosses in every dimension didn't have a heartbeat when they first met her, and only started to hear their heartbeats after they fell in love with her?

She wasn't stupid; she just initially thought her guess was too absurd.

There was a long silence on the other end. After a long while, Bi Xie heard the other person's slightly hoarse voice say, "Slept with."

The answer was as expected, but she didn't expect him to be so...honest. A flush rose to Bi Xie's face, feeling both ashamed and aggrieved. She was currently wearing the short-sleeved tracksuit she had worn when she fell off the cliff in the real world. The dark and damp space made her shiver with cold and anger. She gave a cold smirk and asked, "How many times?"

"What?" The clear, jade-like voice carried a hint of stunned silence and confusion.

Bi Xie was so angry he almost vomited blood: "How many times have you slept with me? Don't tell me you don't remember!"

Then there was silence again.

Bi Xie gritted his teeth: "Speak! Stop playing dead."

"I can't remember," a faint voice finally came after a long while, as if he had been thinking seriously. Just as Bi Xie was about to cry in anger, his voice softened, and seemed to carry a kind of pleasant smile. He sighed and whispered in her ear, "But the first time I remember was at Xuanhuo Peak."

As expected, it was he who possessed Ji Gui's body that night.

Bi Xie was still angry. She admitted that after learning that the big boss of each world was Zang, who was also a ghost cultivator, she developed feelings for him. She had once regarded these worlds as illusions, but when she was conquering each villain boss, the feelings she put in were not all acting. She would also fall in love and look forward to a relationship that would last a lifetime.

"Bi Xie, I've slept with you, so I can take responsibility for you." Isn't there a saying that goes, "What's done is done"? He and she had done it many times; she must have liked it, because she didn't refuse.

When Bi Xie heard him refer to himself as "I" again, his eyes reddened and he angrily said, "I don't need it, I'll just pretend I was chewed by a dog!"

"Tell me, how can I end this mission?" All she wanted now was to return to reality and never see this annoying guy again.

Before the ghost cultivator could reply, Bi Xie suddenly felt himself being lifted up. Everything before his eyes rippled like a mirage, then vanished into nothingness. In his ears was the cold, stern voice of the Imperial Guard, "Go easy on her. Don't hurt Princess Jin. Before Prince Jin returns, take Princess Jin to the Heavenly Prison..."

Heavenly Prison?

Bi Xie suddenly opened her eyes and saw several unfriendly-looking old women supporting her as they walked towards the door.

"Guard Lin..." As they passed each other, Bi Xie frowned and glanced at him, but he dodged away. "Your Highness, I am only following His Majesty's orders. Everything in the prison has been arranged. His Majesty will not harm you, but you will have to endure this for a while."

Bi Xie was led to a carriage, where several fierce-looking old women forced her inside. Her body felt limp, yet she still stubbornly turned to look at the Imperial Guard, "Where is Si Jin?" Si Jin wouldn't let her be taken away like this. Remembering Ru Hua's words, her face turned cold. "What has His Majesty done to Si Jin?"

“His Majesty won’t do anything to Prince Jin,” Lin Jinwei sighed softly. “Princess Consort, you should cooperate. Once Prince Jin has come to his senses, His Majesty will release you.”

As expected, it's related to Si Jin. What exactly did the old emperor of Ye Xi Kingdom talk to Si Jin about?

She was forcefully shoved into the carriage by several maids, and gradually calmed down. Now that the Crown Prince was dead and she had lost her child, why was the old emperor suddenly locking her up? She could only think of two reasons: one was to interrogate her about the true cause of the Crown Prince's death, and the other was to use her to threaten Si Jin.

The emperor must have had feelings for the crown prince, otherwise he wouldn't have hesitated to depose him.

But the Crown Prince is dead and there is no way to bring him back. The old emperor only has Si Jin as his son. The imperial physicians must have told him that the poison Si Jin was poisoned with was extremely dangerous. What is the old emperor most worried about and what does he most want to do now that he has his most valued son?

Naturally, the goal was to ensure that Si Jin had children as soon as possible before the poison took effect.

Lin Jinwei knew that Xu Xie was very clever, and he was on guard against her escaping the whole way. However, the journey to the prison was unusually calm. Xu Xie did not make any moves, and even when she got off the carriage, she was so weak that she needed the help of the old women.

He secretly thought he had been too cautious. General Xu was renowned on the battlefield, but now she was just a weak woman who had just lost her child.

The prison cell was cramped and dark, with poor air circulation and a pungent, unpleasant smell.

Bi Xie's cell had clearly been cleaned; the straw on the floor was clean, and the bed was covered not with a simple straw mat, but with brand-new bedding. There were also several plates of snacks on the small table in the cell.

Lin Jinwei: "I'm sorry for the trouble, Your Highness. I will bring you some food later. If Your Highness wants anything to eat, you can tell me."

"Everything is fine." There was only one small window in the cell that let in some air. The air was stuffy, hot, and smelly. She was covered in sweat and leaned against the wall to keep her balance. She looked at Lin Jinwei and said, "Tell Si Jin that everything is fine."

Lin Jinwei's expression stiffened, and after a moment of silence, he said, "This humble servant will certainly convey the Princess's words."

At the Prince Jin's residence, Si Jin went completely mad the moment he saw Bi Xie disappear.

The women the emperor sent to his room for his pleasure, any who dared to cross the line and get close were killed by him.

A blood-soaked ground, the jade-like youth's eyes were bloodshot, his black hair was wet, and his clean white clothes were soaked with blood, clinging tightly to his taut abdominal muscles. Looking at the bright red liquid, a strong desire and violence suddenly surged within him...