What is this?
Xuan Fengqian looked at the half-finger-long bone whistle in his palm with a puzzled expression, completely unable to recall where the whistle came from.
She originally intended to ask Qi Yuan about the origin of the bone whistle, but unexpectedly, a weak male voice came from the bone whistle.
"who?"
Xuanfeng's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly as he cautiously surveyed his surroundings.
"Ah Qian, I have prepared a surprise for you."
A moment later, a deep, resonant, and magnetic voice suddenly came from the bone whistle.
Xuan Fengqian looked even more puzzled. Wasn't Leng Ye just out of Qingfeng Palace?
Furthermore, he has always been straightforward and doesn't understand any tricks or convoluted schemes, much less those fancy ways of coaxing people.
If I really have a surprise planned for him, I will explain it to her in person.
Thinking of this, Xuan Fengqian felt a sudden alarm bell ring in her heart, realizing that the bone whistle in her hand held a strange quality.
"A-Qian, what are you thinking about?" Just then, Leng Ye's voice came from the bone whistle again.
"Nothing. I'm just a little curious, what surprise have you prepared for me?"
Xuan Fengqian slowly closed her eyes, then gently placed the exquisite bone whistle to her ear, holding her breath and waiting for the familiar yet unfamiliar voice from within.
"I have hidden the surprise in Qingfeng Palace. If you can find it within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I will prepare another surprise for you."
"Let me change my clothes first."
Xuan Fengqian placed the bone whistle on the desk and went behind the screen. While changing out of the moon-white bodice that Leng Ye had torn to shreds, she complained in a low voice, "It's all your fault. You're always so rough. My favorite water-red bodice is now ripped to shreds by you."
As soon as she finished speaking, a male voice came from the bone whistle again, "Heh...you slut, have you no shame? All you do all day is seduce me? If you want it that much, once you find the surprise I've prepared for you, I will definitely satisfy you."
Judging from the sound alone, it was undoubtedly from Leng Ye.
The problem is, this morning, Leng Ye just said that moon white suits her skin tone very well.
He has never been a forgetful person; there's no way he would forget something so small.
Furthermore, it's impossible for Leng Ye to just openly call her shameless.
Based on this, Xuan Fengqian was basically able to conclude that the bone whistle did not belong to Leng Ye.
She originally intended to hand the bone whistle over to Laozi so that he could burn it to ashes with his Samadhi Fire.
But when she thought that the true owner of the bone whistle had already hidden the so-called "surprise" in Qingfeng Palace, in order to eliminate any future troubles, she immediately changed her mind and continued chatting casually.
"A-Qian, have you changed your clothes?"
"Um."
Xuanfeng responded in a low voice, and as soon as he stepped out from behind the screen, he clenched the bone whistle that was placed on the desk into his hand.
"This plain-colored ruqun suits you very well."
"You...can you see me?"
Xuan Fengqian felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by countless eyes, and in the blink of an eye, he broke out in goosebumps all over his body.
"After our love affair, you seem even more charming and alluring. I wish I could pull you into my arms right now and cherish you fiercely."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Fengqian felt even more terrified.
She wished she could throw the bone whistle far away, but she was also worried that evil spirits had already been lurking in Qingfeng Palace.
After a long silence, she finally forced herself to remain calm and asked, "Could you tell me where you hid the 'surprise'?"
"you guess."
"Can't you just tell me straight up?"
Xuan Fengqian stalled for time while looking around.
She thought to herself that ever since she changed into clean clothes, she had been clutching the bone whistle tightly in her hand, which meant that the reason the owner of the bone whistle could see her was definitely not because of the bone whistle.
Since it wasn't because of the bone whistle, there's only one possibility left—that person is currently lurking very close to her and happens to be able to see her.
After hesitating for a while, she finally fixed her gaze on the lush sycamore tree outside the window.
She walked briskly to the window and stared intently at the lush sycamore tree. After staring for a long time, she still couldn't detect the slightest hint of evil.
However, the dry well next to the sycamore tree, blocked by dense foliage, never sees sunlight and looks gloomy and eerie.
Could it be that the person is hiding in the dry well?
Xuan Fengqian's eyelids twitched wildly, and a sense of foreboding suddenly arose in him.
She had a feeling that the newcomer was no pushover and was likely someone she couldn't handle.
Thinking of this, she dared not be reckless anymore. She picked up the nine-section demon whip that Leng Ye had given her, carefully bypassed the dry well in the courtyard, and sped off towards the main gate.
Seeing this, the fairy attendant at the gate asked with some puzzlement, "Your Highness, what has happened?"
Xuan Fengqian was about to send a fairy attendant to find the White Emperor when she inexplicably lost her voice.
Even more bizarrely, her voice came from the bone whistle: "Get out, and no matter what you hear, do not come in."
"yes."
The two celestial attendants responded respectfully. Although they had doubts in their hearts, they still left Qingfeng Hall in an orderly manner, and gently closed the wide-open door behind them.
Xuan Fengqian was a little anxious and casually threw away the bone whistle in her hand. She originally planned to escape from Qingfeng Palace first, but unexpectedly, the huge Qingfeng Palace seemed to be surrounded by countless layers of barriers. No matter how she used magic, she could not break through the barriers.
"Ah Qian, I forgot to tell you something. If you fail to find the surprise I have prepared for you within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you will be punished even more severely."
The bone whistle seemed to have grown legs, and with a "whoosh," it returned to Xuan Fengqian's hand, impossible to shake off.
Xuan Fengqian forced himself to remain calm and asked in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you?"
"Ha... You've forgotten even the person next to you in bed so quickly?"
"You are not Leng Ye."
Xuan Fengqian heard the faint echo coming from the bone whistle and was certain that the person was most likely hiding in the dry well.
If she were not pregnant, she might still have the courage to go and take a look.
But after she became pregnant, she had more and more concerns.
"Is it really that important whether it is or not? In the near future, I will be able to completely replace Leng Ye, become your man, become the new master of the Nine Netherworlds, and become the new master of the Six Realms."
"Fallen demon?"
Although Xuan Fengqian had forgotten nearly a hundred years of memories, he heard Qi Yuan tell him about Fu Chen's complete corruption.
At this moment, she was certain that Fu Chen had deliberately sent Leng Ye away in order to harm her.
What frustrated her was that her magical abilities were mediocre, so how could she be a match for him?
"Tsk... It's only been a few days, and even the way you address me has become so unfamiliar? Call me 'husband' and let me hear it."
"Fuchen, how could you become so terrifying?"
Xuan Fengqian gripped the nine-section demon whip tightly with both hands, feeling utterly helpless.
"Wasn't it all because you forced me into this step by step? If you hadn't tried to kill me, would I have even set my sights on the Ghost Eye? Now, I have become one with the evil thing in the Ghost Eye. It has devoured all my goodness, and its mysterious power will also be at my disposal."
"Do you know that you're trying to negotiate with a tiger? You might end up suffering the consequences."
"Princess, you'd better mind your own business. If you can't find the surprise I'm going to give you within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you're in big trouble."
Xuan Fengqian's brow twitched, and she asked in a cold voice, "Fuchen, what exactly do you want to do?"
"I just wanted to play with you, is that so wrong? Do you remember how you toyed with my feelings back then?" Fu Chen's voice was laced with a sinister aura.
If he had previously harbored even a sliver of pity for Xuan Fengqian...
Now, due to the backlash from the Ghost Eye, he has completely gone mad.
"Princess, time is running out. If you can't find the 'surprise' I've carefully prepared for you, I'll strangle that innocent little girl Qi Yuan right in front of you."
As soon as Fu Chen finished speaking, Qi Yuan's wailing came from the dry well.
"Princess, you must leave quickly!"
“If it weren’t for my mistake, the fallen demon would have perished in the black iron cage long ago. It’s all my fault.”
"Ah! Princess, don't worry about me."
...
Xuan Fengqian listened to Qi Yuan's mournful cries and was extremely anxious.
Just as she was about to pull Qi Yuan along, Qi Yuan's voice suddenly rang out from outside the main gate, "Your Highness, the Old Man of the Moon just gave me a pill, saying that if I take it, even during pregnancy, I can indulge in bedroom pleasures without restraint. Do you want to try it?"
"Qi Yuan..."
Xuan Fengqian suddenly turned around and looked at Qi Yuan, who had crashed into the barrier at the main gate and was in pain with tears streaming down her face. Only then did she realize that she had almost fallen into Fu Chen's trap.
Fu Chen also noticed Qi Yuan's sudden appearance and cursed under his breath, "Damn woman! One day, I'll skin her alive!"
Xuanfeng's shallow eyes flickered slightly as she suddenly realized that Fuchen's power was not as strong as she had imagined.
If he could truly bypass the numerous guards on the Nine Heavens and enter Qingfeng Palace openly, why would he need to pretend to be Leng Ye and Qi Yuan to deceive her?
According to her calculations, the dust should only be able to hide in the dry well.
Only in this way would he need to painstakingly lure her to the dry well.
Realizing this, Xuanfeng Qian appeared much calmer.
At this moment, she stopped looking for the so-called "surprise" and instead lay lazily on the deck chair in the yard, waiting for Leng Ye to return.
Furthermore, even if Leng Ye doesn't make it back in time, Qi Yuan will still go to Lu Hua Palace to ask for reinforcements since she has already discovered that Qingfeng Palace is sealed off by the barrier.
Therefore, she only needs to endure for half an hour at most to escape unscathed.
“Princess, I’ll give you another quarter of an hour. If you can’t find the ‘surprise’ I gave you, I’ll go to the Demon Realm and kill Zhi Mo. Then I’ll frame you for it. Guess what Leng Ye will think? Although I can’t move freely in the Immortal Realm, it doesn’t mean I can’t freely enter and leave the Nine Netherworld.”
"Shameless."
Xuanfeng knew that Leng Ye would never feel the slightest dislike for her because of Fuchen's framing, but she really didn't want to gamble with Zhimo's life.
Left with no other choice, she got up and walked towards the sycamore tree. "The 'surprise' you mentioned should be hidden in this sycamore tree, right?"
"That's right, but you have to take this 'surprise' yourself."
"I'm afraid it's not a pleasant surprise, but a shock, isn't it?"
Xuanfeng Qianxin thought to himself, since Fuchen couldn't climb out of the ancient well, he would definitely try to lure him closer to it.
The most direct way would be to hide something in the sycamore tree that would frighten her, causing her to fall into the well out of fear.
After figuring out Fuchen's motives, she took a deep breath, stood under the sycamore tree, and tilted her head slightly to look at the hideous human head hanging under the dense foliage.
"Lord Lanling!"
Xuan Fengqian stared in astonishment at the bald head on the treetop, and angrily questioned Fu Chen, "How could you kill innocent people indiscriminately?"
Fu Chen originally thought that Xuan Feng was afraid of ghosts, and that he would surely flee in panic upon seeing the bald human head on the tree.
Every inch of ground under the sycamore tree was covered with a thin layer of oil, and one could easily fall into the well if one wasn't careful.
To his surprise, Xuan Fengqian appeared so calm.
After a moment of contemplation, he gritted his teeth and said, "You may escape for a while, but you can't escape forever."
Xuan Feng lowered his eyes to look at the thin layer of oil that was almost the same color as the ground, then looked up at the head of Lanling Xingjun on the tree branch. He suddenly spoke, and said with particular certainty, "You didn't kill Lanling Xingjun, and you didn't spill the oil either."
"Oh? How do you know?"
"Since the Blood Demon appeared in the Nine Heavens, the Immortal Realm has strengthened its defenses. Right now, you are being devoured by the Ghost Eye, and the evil aura around you can no longer be concealed. Logically speaking, as long as you dare to show yourself in the Immortal Realm, you will inevitably be noticed by all the immortals. Under these circumstances, you have no chance to kill anyone in the Immortal Realm."
"So what?"
Fu Chen was furious that Xuan Fengqian could still analyze everything so clearly even after losing a hundred years of memories.
Xuan Fengqian casually tossed the bone whistle into the dry well and said, word by word, "What else can we do? Naturally, we'll wipe you and your accomplices out of the water."
The next moment, she turned around abruptly, intending to get away from the dry well, but she noticed that footprints that did not belong to her suddenly appeared on the thin layer of oil on the ground.
Realizing that there were vicious people lurking around her, she cast an invisibility spell, held her breath, and lay in hiding in the shadows, quietly observing the movements around her.
After waiting for a while, seeing that there were still only a few scattered footprints on the ground, she simply took off her shoes and threw them towards the dry well.
Just then, Wanxia, who was wearing an invisibility cloak, heard the noise and hurriedly ran towards the dry well.
Xuan Feng glanced at her irregularly shaped footprints, aimed at the location, and while tearing off the invisibility cloak from her body, he swiftly threw her into the dry well. "You reap what you sow."
"Princess Xiantian, you will die a horrible death!"
Wanxia clung desperately to the well opening with both hands, her dark eyes fixed on Xuanfeng Qian.
"You should worry about yourself first."
Xuan Fengqian looked speechlessly at Wan Xia, who was facing death but still showed no remorse, and said coldly, "Now that you have lost your usefulness, Fu Chen will not let you go easily. Farewell."
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