Chapter 179 [Alien] Mirror of the Heart
Mu Chi tried to pull his hand back, but Hua Jin refused to let go.
So when Zheng Hao lifted the curtain, he saw a mark on Hua Jinlian's face, staring at Mu Chi with dissatisfaction. The expression on Mu Chi's face was even more interesting, first angry, then embarrassed, and then ashamed and angry, and he simply closed his eyes.
"I'm sorry for being rude." Zheng Hao lowered the curtain.
Hua Jin was also angry. This was the first time Mu Chi hit him.
Both of them were angry, and neither of them gave in to the other, as both thought they were right.
Hua Jin held Mu Chi's hand tightly, and Mu Chi was helpless. He wanted to lose his temper, but his temper was nothing in front of Hua Jin now. It would be better for him to close his eyes and rest. If he ignored him, nothing would happen.
Hua Jin stared at Mu Chi's face, as if he wanted to stare a hole through him. He just stared like that, and Mu Chi didn't move, as if he didn't notice his burning gaze. This made him even angrier. He loosened his hand, leaned forward, cupped Mu Chi's face, and kissed him.
Mu Chi was startled by this action. He suddenly opened his eyes and thought Fang Caijin had let go and was no longer angry with him. He even wanted to have a good chat with him. Unexpectedly...
He pushed Hua Jin away, covered his lips, and slapped him.
This noise once again attracted Zheng Hao. He opened the curtain and saw the two men on edge, looking as if they were about to fight at any moment.
"Prince, what happened?"
"It's okay!" Mu Chi glared at Hua Jin, and suddenly noticed that the other party had something extra in his hand, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He replied, "How long will it take to get to the palace!"
"We're almost there. There's still some distance to go before the palace gate turns up next."
"Stop the car!" Mu Chi shouted.
The carriage stopped.
"Get out of the car!"
Hua Jin got out of the car in a huff, and glared at Zheng Hao with an extremely fierce look before leaving.
"Prince, this..."
"Don't worry about him, let's go." Mu Chi was so angry that his face turned red and his limbs were numb.
Hua Jin actually dared to kiss him openly, which was so treasonous. Was he his disciple?
Soon they arrived at the palace gate. Mu Chi calmed himself down and got off the carriage. He took out the sign of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, but the guards all looked embarrassed.
"Sir, it's not that we don't want you to come in. It's simply that His Majesty issued an order yesterday that no one is allowed to enter or leave the palace."
Zheng Hao stepped forward and said, "How dare you stop me, the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei? How many heads do you have!"
"I don't dare!"
As soon as they finished speaking, they all knelt on the ground.
Mu Chi looked at them and thought: The more they are not allowed to enter, the more problems there are. If what Dad thinks is true, then my brother is in great danger now.
He exchanged glances with Zheng Hao and walked in calmly.
"Prince, you can't do that!" They shouted from behind, but had no intention of stepping forward to stop him.
The Prince of Zhenbei and the Emperor were people they could not afford to offend. Since the Emperor had said that they were not allowed to enter the palace, they tried their best to stop him but failed. At least they would be given a lighter sentence. If they stopped the Prince from entering, then Zheng Hao would kill them with the sword in his hand.
Others wouldn't dare to kill people casually in the imperial city, but the prince of Zhenbei was used to being arrogant, and there was nothing he wouldn't dare to do.
When Mu Chi and Zheng Hao arrived at Fengyi Palace, they were led by palace servants to meet the Queen.
It should be said that outsiders are not allowed to see the concubines in private, even if they are sworn brothers and sisters. However, the emperor had no choice but to give in because the empress dowager's maternal family was from the Mu family, the empress was the adopted daughter of the Mu family, and the Mu family had produced two queens. Whether in terms of power or other aspects, Ye Hean had no choice but to give in.
As a result, the Mu family could enter the palace at will and without being summoned.
Mu Chi met the queen. On the way, Zheng Hao told him that the queen's name was Mu Nan. Mu Xiuwen looked down on this sister-in-law. He didn't like her before and he still doesn't like her now, so he always called her by her full name and didn't give her a good look.
"Brother, this is your first time visiting me." Mu Nan looked at Mu Chi meaningfully. "Could it be that you have encountered some difficulties?"
Mu Chi hadn't lived in Yandu for many years and had long forgotten the intrigues and deceptions here. He said directly, "Tell me about what happened last night."
Mu Nan narrowed his eyes, dismissed the servants, and said, "Did father ask you to come? Or did you want to come on your own?"
Mu Chi was puzzled. Why did Mu Nan talk so much? Aren’t they on the same team?
He didn't say anything. He thought that if it were Mu Xiuwen, he would definitely not answer her.
"Last night, His Majesty conferred a title on Consort Shu. There was no ceremony, and no arrangements were made at the palace. I'm really afraid this Consort Shu is some kind of monster." Mu Nan took a sip of tea. "You know His Majesty never takes concubines on his own initiative? It's because of you. But now he suddenly took someone in, and it's causing unrest in the harem. His Majesty doesn't come to the harem often, and it's hard for the sisters to see him once a month."
"But I heard that His Majesty often comes to the Empress's palace."
"Yes, he's afraid of the Queen Mother and the Mu family. Besides, I hold the only royal bloodline in my hands, so naturally he comes more often. Do you know what he says every time he comes?" Mu Nan suddenly clenched his fists. "He asked why it had to be my adopted daughter? She doesn't look like me at all. Did you know he called out your name when we slept together? Every day and every night is so hard for me."
"What does it have to do with me?" Mu Chi frowned.
"It seems that my brother doesn't know. I guess you've been hiding from His Majesty for many years, and there's still a lot you don't know." Mu Nan took a deep breath, "If you hadn't come today, I would have suspected that the Concubine Shu in the Yangxin Palace was you, my brother."
Mu Chi listened silently.
"I heard that Concubine Shu was unconscious when she was brought into the palace. Now, not only you and the Empress Dowager are keeping an eye on the Yangxin Palace, but also the Princess."
"Princess?"
"Although the Japanese concubine did not attend the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet due to illness, she also knows that the princess said you are not Mu Xiuwen. I find this ridiculous. If you are not Mu Xiuwen, who is Mu Xiuwen? She has always suspected that the concubine is her brother, and just now she came to ask me what His Majesty meant by not allowing her to enter or leave the palace."
Mu Chi suddenly stood up.
"Since that's the case, I'll be leaving first."
"Brother, take care."
Zheng Hao didn't understand why Mu Chi came out like this. Before he could ask a question, he heard Mu Chi say.
"Go to Changning Palace!"
Before the two of them had taken a few steps, they ran into the eunuchs serving the emperor.
"Your Highness, you rushed into the palace, and then hurried out of Fengyi Palace. Where are you going?" The old eunuch had a kind face, but he had come with bad intentions. "Your Majesty has asked me to take you to Shengchen Palace. Guard Zheng doesn't need to follow. The palace is safe, and your Highness will be safe. It's better not to break the rules and wait outside the palace."
Mu Chi's eyes darkened and he said, "Wait for me at the palace gate."
"yes."
After Zheng Hao left, Mu Chi followed the old eunuch to Shengchen Palace and met Ye Hean who was reviewing memorials.
"Your Majesty, I, Mu Xiuwen, pay my respects to you." Mu Chi knelt on one knee.
Ye Hean raised his eyes and took a look, and the old eunuch retreated.
"I remember Xiuwen said that I must abide by the duties of a minister. How could I enter the palace today without being summoned? Could it be that Xiuwen is deceiving me?"
"I dare not do that. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor."
Ye Hean put down the memorial and looked at Mu Chi with interest.
"Stand up and tell me why you came to the palace today."
Mu Chi stood up, and someone brought in a chair, forced him to sit down, and tied his hands and feet. "Your Majesty, I..."
Ye Hean made a quiet gesture.
Mu Chi closed his mouth, feeling uneasy. He saw Ye Hean stand up, pick up something he didn't know what it was, walk towards him, and go behind him.
Ye Hean bent down and placed the object in his hand in front of Mu Chi - it was a bronze mirror.
"You look like him, but who are you?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know what you are talking about."
"Ying'er is good in every way except for one thing: she likes, admires, cultivates, and writes. She said you're a cultivator. Where did you get the cultivator from? Did you slip through the net? Or were you rescued by them?"
"Were you responsible for the disappearances of various sects?"
"Yes, it was me. To thank them for coming to capture the great demon in the city, I specially invited them into the palace. However, there is a magic circle in the palace that can seal the cultivation of any cultivator, no matter how high their cultivation level is." He walked in front of Mu Chi, "You will never know what this magic circle is. But since you are about to die, I will tell you. It is the Illuminating Heart Array."
"What……"
The Illuminating Heart Array, as its name suggests, illuminates one's true nature. It's an ancient formation. Legend has it that it requires the golden elixirs of a hundred cultivators to activate. This array allows one to see one's true nature, to see the person one desires. Even if that person is thousands of miles away, or has been dead for centuries or millennia, as long as they haven't been exterminated from the Three Realms, one can still see them. But I've never heard of it granting immortality.
"We're still short of one person. I originally wanted Ying'er to take over, but I didn't expect you to come to me. But you didn't lose out either. After all, you got to be the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei for two days. How impressive."
As soon as Ye Hean finished speaking, Mu Chi was sucked into the mirror. He looked in the mirror, but his face was not visible, but another space.
Mu Chi landed safely. He looked at the overgrown weeds around him when suddenly someone grabbed him from behind.
"Master." Hua Jin held his hand.
"Xiao Jin?" Mu Chi instinctively shook his hand away, but he couldn't get it away. He shook his head, as if he had forgotten something.
"Disciple will take you out." Hua Jin pulled him into the depths of the jungle, but there was a different world there.
There was a town here, and it was bustling with activity. Mu Chi was stunned for a moment as he walked forward, and when he turned back to look for Hua Jin, he found that he had disappeared.
He felt strange.
"Xiao Jin?"
"Xiao Jin?"
"Master!" A child, about eight or nine years old, ran towards him. "Master, come quickly! There are rabbits for sale over there! Such cute rabbits!"
It is the Huajin of childhood.
Mu Chi stared at him in a daze. Hua Jin was really cute and well-behaved at that moment. He would look at Mu Chi expectantly, wanting Mu Chi to buy him something.
"Master, I want a little rabbit," Hua Jin said again when Mu Chi didn't say anything, "I want a little rabbit for my birthday gift."
Mu Chi's eyes gradually became empty. He smiled knowingly and touched Hua Jin's head.
"good."
Hua Jin pulled him to the rabbit stall. He paid and Hua Jin picked up three little rabbits.
The little rabbit is very well-behaved and very cute.
"Wow."
It was obvious that Hua Jin really liked rabbits. Hua Jin was happy, and Mu Chi was happy too.
On the way back to the Hidden Valley, Hua Jin asked Mu Chi:
"When is Master's birthday? Why have I never seen Master celebrate his birthday?"
"Master is an adult, but it's his birthday."
"But I want to give Master many birthday gifts." Hua Jin looked up at Mu Chi and saw his smiling face.
"Master, don't want that. Master wants you to be happy, and wants A Si and A Ye to be happy too."
"Hmm...Okay, I will. As long as Master wants it, I will agree."
Soon the two returned to Yinyou Valley. Hua Jin raised the three little rabbits on the west mountain and visited them every day.
Mu Chi sat there, watching Hua Jin playing with the rabbit, and he laughed too.
"Master." Ye Musi walked towards him with his small body and stretched out his hands for him to hug.
Mu Chi picked him up, and Hua Jin also brought a rabbit.
"Junior brother, look, isn't this rabbit cute? Doesn't it look like Master?"
Ye Musi nodded.
"Junior brother, you are so cute. Let me hold you." Hua Jin said as he was about to hold Ye Musi. He was five years older than Ye Musi, and he was extremely well-developed. He was tall and strong, so he was more than capable of holding a two or three-year-old child.
Ye Musi also stretched out his hand for him to hold.
Mu Chi thought this was great. His disciples lived in harmony and the world was at peace. This was the life he had always dreamed of.
But reality often doesn't live up to expectations. Disciples don't follow their teachers, and rebellious disciples bully their teachers...
"Stay...stay..."
A demonic voice sounded in Mu Chi's ears.
"Stay...stay..."
"Who!" Mu Chi turned around to look for someone, but he saw no one, and everything in front of him gradually disappeared. "Who is it!"
"Stay...stay...Mu Chi..."
The surroundings became chaotic, as if everything that had just happened was fake.
"It's so beautiful here... why bother facing the cruelty of reality... Mu Chi... you're tired... stay..."
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