Chapter 51051 The Demon's Traces
"Fourth brother, why are you standing outside and not coming in?"
The second prince looked at him with a smile and winked at the crown prince without saying a word.
Xie An was silent for a moment, then stepped over the threshold, looked at the strange atmosphere between the two of them, and pretended to know nothing.
"Royal brother, how come my friend is arranged in the attic backyard?"
"Um?"
The Second Prince looked as if he didn't understand what he was saying.
Xie An turned his head and looked at the prince.
The prince's forehead twitched. He knew without a doubt that it was the Second Prince who had ordered this arrangement.
He smiled faintly, his tone also doubtful. "I just learned about this matter. The eunuch must have misheard it. I have already ordered a new room to accommodate your friend."
Xie An remained silent, his gaze wandering between his two brothers. After a long pause, he suddenly blurted out a sentence that nearly wiped away the fake smiles on their faces.
"Brother, were you talking about Xie Wanmian just now?"
The Second Prince seemed helpless, sighed, and said, "Little Fourth, you're being suspicious again. My brother and I were just discussing the Xianle Ceremony."
"You've been cultivating immortality for years now. You don't need to get involved in the affairs of the Xuantian Kingdom. My brother and I will take care of it..."
Xie An asked him stubbornly, "It's related to Xie Wanmian, right?"
He wouldn't have heard it wrong.
The independent cultivators of Xuantian Kingdom were not deeply obsessed with cultivating immortals. If he had not lost his temper and leaked his aura, they would not have noticed him.
The Crown Prince pulled the Second Prince back.
"Xiao Si, you are the disciple of the Immortal Venerable. Practice diligently and don't ask about other matters. No matter what you hear at the welcoming banquet tonight, don't get excited. You must remember that you are the disciple of the Immortal Venerable Shuyu and a disciple of the Xuanyin Immortal Sect—"
"You are no longer the Fourth Prince of Xuantian Kingdom."
Ever since Xie An left home to become a disciple, the Xuantian Kingdom had nothing to do with him anymore.
This was Xie An's own choice.
The prince's face was a little cold, but he was not targeting anyone. Having been the prince for a long time, he knew very well what kind of attitude would make people retreat.
"I..." Xie An was speechless, his attention shifted to the welcoming banquet he mentioned, "What's wrong with the welcoming banquet?"
I had a bad feeling in my heart.
"Something happened in the palace?"
If it wasn't a very serious matter, he wouldn't have asked his master to step in.
Both of them kept silent.
*
That night, the chief eunuch beside Xuan Huang brought people to the attic and, together with the Crown Prince, respectfully invited Shi Hua to the palace for a banquet, to express their welcome and respect for the Immortal Lord.
Shi Hua would naturally not refuse.
According to the plot she learned from the system, she needs to go to the palace to trigger the subsequent plot, and then wait for Wei Shizhou to appear.
It is strange that since it was a welcoming banquet for the Immortal Master Shuyu, there were no important officials in the court at the table. Only Emperor Xuan and his two sons were present.
Xuan Huang was over fifty years old, and the methods practiced by casual cultivators could only strengthen the body but could not increase lifespan. It was for this reason that he knew that his life was coming to an end, and he had the idea of writing a book of succession.
"Immortal Venerable."
Xuan Huang suddenly stood up and bowed solemnly towards Shi Hua's seat. When he spoke again, his voice was quite hoarse.
"I hope the Immortal Lord will have mercy on my love for my daughter and save her life!"
Xuanhuang had only one daughter, the youngest, who had only been of marriageable age for a few days.
He really couldn't find any solution, so he could only pin his hopes on Shi Hua. With Shi Hua's skills, he would definitely be able to save the fifth princess.
Shi Hua helped him up from a distance: "Xuan Huang, please tell me in detail."
The incident happened about two years ago. A palace maid saw the fifth princess wandering around the harem barefoot in plain clothes in the middle of the night, so she went forward with a lantern to inquire about it. Unexpectedly, she was killed by the fifth princess. All the spiritual energy in her body was sucked away, and she almost lost her life. Fortunately, the noise alarmed the patrolling guards, and she survived.
Afterwards, the prince secretly investigated and found out that many palace servants had also seen the fifth princess come out in the middle of the night. However, it was too dark at the time and they couldn't see clearly. They all thought they were just blurry-eyed and no one took it to heart.
The Crown Prince sensed something was amiss and ordered everyone in the Fifth Princess's palace not to leave at night. He personally kept watch, but for several days, the Fifth Princess didn't emerge. The Emperor also sent for highly skilled cultivators to investigate, but to no avail. No one could see what was wrong, so they kept it a secret from the Fifth Princess.
Until a year ago, the fifth princess was wandering around in the middle of the night again and was caught by Emperor Xuan.
The girl's eyes were empty and lifeless as she wandered aimlessly, with many scratches on her white and tender feet.
Xuan Huang had traveled extensively in his early years and had seen many things. He keenly discovered that there was a faint demonic aura entwined with the Fifth Princess.
He didn't think his daughter would practice magic.
Ten thousand years ago, after the demons were sealed by the Immortal Master Shuyu, all rumors about the demons in the world almost disappeared. After Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, he ordered the Xuantian Kingdom not to spread any news about the demons, and anything related to magic should be burned.
Decades passed peacefully.
After several attempts, Xuan Huang finally confirmed that this demonic aura did not come from practicing magic, but was the breath of a demon cultivator!
But the demons are sealed in the Endless Realm, how can they appear in the world again?
The situation was serious, so Emperor Xuan replaced the palace maids around the Fifth Princess and protected her secretly, not wanting to alert the enemy without solid evidence.
Besides Emperor Xuan, the only ones who knew about this were the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.
Xuan Huang: "The demon is hiding very deeply. It seems that they sensed my temptation and have not appeared since then. Xiao Wu is living a normal life. The demons can sense the surroundings. I dare not gamble with Xiao Wu's life. I can only wait for the Immortal Music Ceremony to arrive so that I can legitimately invite the Immortal Venerable to come."
Once the demon realizes that he has been exposed, he will surely perish together with the fifth princess.
Xie An had been away from home for many years, and when he occasionally wrote back home, the letters were only a few words. He had no idea that such a big thing had happened at home. Why didn't he tell him?
It happened two years ago... At that time, he went into seclusion after coming out of the secret realm.
Xie An suddenly felt powerless.
The prince was right. He was the one who took the initiative to become an apprentice. The life span of an immortal cultivator is long. Perhaps one day, when he looks back, his relatives will have long disappeared from the world.
Cultivating immortality is destined to be a lonely road.
Shi Hua glanced at him and said, "I will stay in the palace tonight."
Xuan Huang was grateful: "Thank you, Immortal Venerable!"
Emperor Xuanhuang asked the Crown Prince to take care of the accommodation arrangements.
When he was saying goodbye to Shi Hua, he suddenly saw the young man beside Qin Xiyan, and his pupils shrank slightly.
Xuan Huang stood to the right of Shi Hua and could only see Xie Wanmian's profile, but it was this profile that evoked memories that had been buried for many years.
The face looked very similar to the woman in his memory, but her eyebrows and eyes looked more like him.
Could it be...
"Father."
The second prince suddenly appeared behind him and reminded him softly.
Xuan Huang suddenly became distracted, forced a smile and continued to see Shi Hua off.
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince both noticed that something was wrong with him. Now it was confirmed that Xie Wanmian was his illegitimate son!
Now that the identity is confirmed, then...
The second prince narrowed his eyes slightly.
Looking at the young man walking behind Shi Hua, his Xiao Si smiled and talked to him, not caring how cold his attitude was.
laugh.
*
It’s the end of the Chou hour and the night is getting darker.
Shi Hua received the news from there, passed the message to Xie An and others, and hid in the dark to prepare for a blockade.
[What Xuan Huang said is correct. There is indeed a demon cultivator within the Fifth Princess, but it is just a remnant soul, using the Fifth Princess' body to regain strength.]
The news of Shi Hua entering the palace was kept secret from the outside world, in order to prevent the evil cultivator from getting wind of it and running away.
A remnant soul is nothing to be afraid of.
What she cared more about was how this remnant soul escaped.
Ten thousand years ago, she used up all her skills to seal the demons, leaving no room for omission. This residual soul might be the same as the one beside Wei Shizhou.
You will know when you see the remaining soul.
Shi Hua rubbed the gold powder on his fingertips. When the wind blew, the gold powder turned into golden light and scattered.
This is the Jinchen Formation she developed a thousand years ago, specifically for dealing with demonic souls.
Shi Hua was about to take action when she suddenly felt her soul fluctuate. She had previously shed a wisp of her soul, and this was a spiritual induction. Was her soul nearby?!
The spiritual consciousness expanded rapidly.
A few breaths covered the entire palace.
No.
Is the induction wrong?
The connection between the spirit and soul was very weak and only lasted for a moment, but it was definitely correct. That was her own spirit and soul, how could the connection be wrong?
Wei Shizhou must be hiding in the palace.
It seems that he left the secret realm early.
"System, I sense the presence of a spirit nearby. Please carefully check the surroundings over the next few days."
This is not the first time that the plot has changed.
The system faced it calmly: [Rest assured, Immortal Venerable, I will pay close attention to the surroundings! ]
Let’s put Wei Shizhou’s matter aside for now.
Shi Hua had already seen a white shadow not far away, slowly walking towards him.
She lowered her eyes and saw that her feet were indeed covered with scars, some old and some new.
"Fifth Princess."
The other party stopped five steps away.
He stared at her with lifeless eyes and asked blankly, "Who... are you?"
Shi Hua raised the corners of her lips in a faint smile: "I'm new to the palace. Where are you going, Princess? Why are you out so late?"
"I... want to go over there."
The direction the finger pointed to was the pavilion in the lake.
Shi Hua's smile remained unchanged. "It's very cold by the lake. Princess, please come during the day. I'll take you back."
The fifth princess nodded blankly: "...Okay."
She stretched out her arms.
Shi Hua took a look and asked: "Princess, what's this?"
"My feet hurt, help me."
"good."
One step, two steps, three steps...
Shi Hua stopped moving.
The fifth princess tilted her head in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"I just remembered I found a new and interesting gadget outside the palace. Princess, would you like to see it?"
The Fifth Princess stared at her with her hollow eyes. It was late at night and the dew was heavy, and she was wearing thin clothes, so her lips had almost lost their color.
He licked the corner of his mouth subconsciously.
The corners of his lips curved.
"Okay, let's see. What is it?"
Shi Hua raised his fist and took another step forward.
The two were only one step apart.
The fifth princess suddenly grinned and made a strange sound from her throat, like the roar of a trapped beast.
Black demonic energy burst out instantly and rushed towards her madly, trying to wrap her up.
Shi Hua looked at "it" calmly, and slowly opened his palm. The gold powder suddenly flew onto its newly revealed face.
“Ahhhhhh!”
Sharp screams echoed throughout the palace.
Its face was distorted with pain, and it was about to shrink back into the body of the fifth princess.
A slender hand suddenly grabbed it.
The demon soul was shocked: "You can touch me?!"
The hand pulled outward.
The soul suddenly felt a sharp tearing pain.
When it came to its senses, it was already meeting Shi Hua's cold eyes.
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