Chapter 74 The Beauty Abducted by the Queen 15
She would swear on her life to protect her.
Before the Golden Sparrow Palace of the Di Kingdom, the Di Kingdom's Empress sat in charge, accompanied by several princesses.
Luo Li and Ming Lai clashed with the crowd and couldn't gain the upper hand for the time being.
Unwilling to return empty-handed, Luo Li said to Jiang Yuxiu, "Third Princess, Princess Anxu is currently in the Lord's hands. Aren't you most concerned about her? The Lord would like to invite you to the Qintai Palace for a meeting. Would you be willing?"
"Stop your mischief!" The eldest princess, Jiang Yuning, waved her long robe and said, "Jiang Yiqing has openly betrayed the country and rescued prisoners. Our Zhai Kingdom can no longer tolerate her!"
She looked at Jiang Yuxiu and said, "Third Princess, if you also stubbornly cling to her delusions, I will certainly not be able to forgive you!"
"Wasn't all of this your idea, Your Majesty?" Jiang Yuxiu sneered, "If you hadn't sent Yiqing to the battlefield without my knowledge, would she have fallen for Wanqi Yanjing's treacherous scheme? That strange bone pendant is the most filthy thing, the one with the most difficult-to-sever emotional ties. Wanqi Yanjing used magic to place it on Yiqing. All her actions were against her will. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"
Empress Jiang Xinchao looked at Jiang Yuxiu upon hearing this and said, "You said that the strange bone pendant was placed on Princess Anxu by Wanqi Yanjing. What do you mean by that?"
Jiang Yuxiu bowed to her and said, "Your Majesty, I searched day and night in the library and finally found the book that records this item. The strange bone pendant contains the power of the ancestors of the Qin Kingdom from past lives. It is a divine object that controls the cause and effect of love and fate. Anyone who touches it will surely be confused and their emotions will be swayed. It is no wonder that my sister fell into its trap and was abducted by Wanqi Yanjing! The root of the problem is that she should not have been sent to the battlefield. Wasn't that an undeserved disaster for her?"
"However, it is a fact that the Empress Dowager had already captured Wanqi Yanjing alive, and that Jiang Yiqing had mingled with that scoundrel from the Qin Kingdom and released him. This must not be tolerated!"
"I heard from the elders of the Cleansing Heart Pool that Jiang Yiqing gained the ancestor's approval in the Cleansing Heart Pool and even used the Golden Soul Jade Needle to repel Wanqi Yanjing. It seems that her original intention was not to betray the country. However, the effect of that Strange Bone Jade Pendant is too strange." The Empress said, "Therefore, her merits and demerits cancel each other out. Members of the Demonic Sect, you should release Princess Anxu immediately. As for detaining this Strange Bone Jade Pendant, it is a lesson that Wanqi Yanjing should receive for trespassing into the palace."
“Princess Anxu is now the Lord’s favorite concubine. Release her? How can you release her?” Minglai sneered.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuxiu's eyes widened in fury, and she exclaimed, "How dare Wanqi Yanjing do this!!! I will not forgive her!"
"Then please come with us, Third Princess," Luo Li said with a smile.
"Yuxiu, you cannot go." The Empress said resolutely, "Although Princess Anxu is in a difficult situation now, Wanqi Yanjing's magic power is extraordinary, and now she has also taken advantage of the power of the Demonic Sect. You are probably no match for her. I do not want to see you go and die in vain. The matter of rescuing Princess Anxu needs to be considered carefully."
“Your Majesty,” Jiang Yuxiu looked at the Empress, her eyes trembling, “do you know that she is my only imperial sister?”
"Your imperial sister is my own daughter." The Empress could not hide her fury: "Princess Anxu and you are not related by blood, do you understand?!"
"..." In this cold royal court, Jiang Yuxiu had never felt genuine care from her family. For her, that pure familial love came from Jiang Yiqing. So no matter what was said, no matter what the cost, she would swear on her life to protect her.
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"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Queen of Zhai Kingdom refused to hand over the Extraordinary Bone Jade Pendant. We were powerless and could not forcibly take it from them."
"We'll discuss this matter later." Wan Qiyan asked, "And what about Jiang Yuxiu? Is she really not coming to find her dear sister?"
“She promised to come, but the Empress has sent people to follow her closely, so she can’t leave for the time being.” Luo Li glanced at the bed behind the curtain and said, “There’s something I’m not sure if I should say.”
"Please feel free to speak."
"Jiang Yuxiu knelt before the Tianxing Terrace where the Grand Preceptor of the Zhai Kingdom resided for days, praying that the Grand Preceptor would come out of seclusion and lend her a helping hand."
"The Grand Preceptor of the Di Kingdom?" Wan Qiyan thought for a moment, seemingly having a vague recollection: "You mean the woman who descended to the mortal realm to cultivate and never returned to heaven?"
"Indeed, it is Jiang Xian."
"If she were to be born, she would indeed be a match for me. How could Jiang Yuxiu be willing to do this?"
Isn't she a princess? Every princess in the world considers herself extraordinary, yet she's willing to kneel before the Imperial Advisor for days on end—that's something not everyone can do.
"It seems your elder sister is truly devoted to you." Wan Qiyan felt a pang of jealousy for no reason. She reached out to grab the jade-like body on the bed, but found nothing.
Jiang Yiqing pulled back the curtain and walked out barefoot. Looking at them, she said, "Wanqi Yanjing, it was my fault for taking the Yigu Langhua Pendant, but I was tricked and it wasn't my intention. I think I owe you nothing after all this pretense between us."
After these days of intimacy, Wan Qiyan Jing had a moment when she truly felt that she would stay here forever. But now, looking into her emotionless, indifferent eyes, she knew she was wrong.
"Oh? You want to go back to find your elder sister?" Wanqi Yanjing asked, "Do you really think you can go back?"
"Whether I can go back or not is up to me." Upon hearing the name Jiang Xian, Jiang Yiqing already had a guess in her mind, thinking that she and Wan Qiyanjing were not a good match.
They were just lovers who spent their time together; in this vast matriarchal world, there's no need to dwell on it.
"You dare?!" Wan Qiyan Jing reached out and cast a spell to restrain her.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yiqing was even faster. Using the teleportation technique she bought from the system, she turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared on the spot.
Jiang Yiqing was teleported to the side of the Heavenly Star Platform.
She saw the steps leading up to the front, where her elder sister was kneeling in the middle. Every quarter of an hour she knelt, she would move up one step. Her skirt was covered in dust, and her face was weathered. Only her eyes, when they saw her, shone like stars.
"Yi Qing?!" Jiang Yuxiu exclaimed in surprise.
“Royal sister…” Jiang Yiqing cried with grievance. She couldn’t help but throw herself into Jiang Yuxiu’s arms, and Jiang Yuxiu hugged her tightly.
"Yiqing, I know you've been wronged. It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of you," Jiang Yuxiu said gently, trying to comfort her.
"No, it's Yiqing's fault. I shouldn't have disobeyed my elder sister and caused her trouble. Why are you kneeling here now? Look, I'm back safe and sound. Let's go home."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuxiu firmly refused her, saying, "Yiqing, you are affected by that strange bone pendant. Only the Imperial Preceptor can help you purify yourself. If the Imperial Preceptor is unwilling, I will kneel here forever."
"Sister, you really... it's not worth it for someone like me," Jiang Yiqing said painfully.
Wanqi Yanjing would only humiliate her, while her elder sister would only cherish her. And what's laughable is that she was actually bewitched by Wanqi Yanjing.
She had shaken her elder sister's resolve, and if things went wrong, she might even implicate her. Jiang Yiqing felt deeply ashamed of herself for doing this.
“Nonsense.” Jiang Yuxiu interrupted her seriously, saying, “How could you not deserve it? You are my dearest sister.”
She reached out and stroked Jiang Yiqing's tear-streaked cheeks, deeply feeling that she had suffered a lot. Her voice softened again: "You still blame me for being useless, otherwise I would definitely have cut out Wan Qiyan Jing's heart and liver."
"..." Jiang Yiqing's face stiffened, thinking that those two should never cross paths, otherwise she would suffer.
“Elder sister, if you insist on seeing the Grand Preceptor, I will kneel down with you. You did this for me, and I cannot let you suffer here alone.” Jiang Yiqing said, kneeling down beside her.
“Yi Qing…” This time it was Jiang Yuxiu’s turn to feel sorry, but she knew in her heart that the great man would not let them go, so she said, “That’s good. If you are lucky enough to become her disciple, I will feel much more at ease.”
The two knelt on the steps, shoulder to shoulder. Just as she was about to kowtow, a white light flashed out from the Tianxing Platform, stopping them from their actions.
"The power of the ancestors of the Zhai Kingdom? This is making me feel like I'm shortening my lifespan." Jiang Xian sighed softly in the hall and stood up.
"Well, I've been alone for too long and it's getting a bit boring. I'll meet up with the younger generation again."
As Jiang Yiqing and Jiang Yuxiu were taken aback, they heard a soft and beautiful voice coming from inside the Tianxing Terrace—
"Please rise, ladies. I would like to meet you. Please come up and we can talk."
Jiang Yuxiu's face lit up with joy as she prepared to get up. Jiang Yiqing helped her up slowly and bought some medicine from the mall to treat her knee injury, worried that Jiang Yuxiu might hurt her knee from kneeling.
"Thank you, Imperial Preceptor," the two said in unison.
Upon entering Tianxing Terrace, Jiang Yiqing saw fairy-like palace maids preparing tea and snacks for them. Jiang Xian herself was an absolute beauty, dressed in a cool white veil, giving off an incredible feeling of touching a beautiful dream.
Noticing that she was looking at her, Jiang Xian asked, "Princess, have we met somewhere before?..."
In a dream. This was probably a slip of the tongue, so Jiang Yiqing quickly said, "It seems familiar, hence my rudeness."
Jiang Xian smiled and said, "It's alright."
"The sisterly bond between the Third Princess and the Princess has moved me deeply. Now that the Princess has returned, is there anything else you would like me to help you with? Please feel free to speak."
"I beg the Imperial Preceptor to cleanse my sister of all evil. If you do not mind my presumption, she is willing to become your disciple and cultivate." With that, Jiang Yuxiu asked Jiang Yiqing, "Yiqing, are you willing to follow the Imperial Preceptor to cultivate? The Imperial Preceptor is very powerful. Even if you do not have spiritual roots, she can still teach you many immortal techniques."
"I am more than willing. Everything is up to the Imperial Preceptor to decide," Jiang Yiqing said, glancing respectfully at Jiang Xian.
Jiang Yiqing began to doubt whether the events in her dream were real. How could such a wonderful person be involved with someone like Wan Qiyanjing?
"It's not really about her becoming my disciple," Jiang Xian said. "I can help her cultivate by my side and broaden her horizons."
"You're too modest," Jiang Yuxiu said. "I'm relieved that you've agreed. As for the effect of the strange bone pendant on Yi Qing, can it be eliminated?"
Jiang Xian looked at Jiang Yiqing's expression and said, "The princess is a person of firm will, but her worldly ties are hard to break. We need to determine whether she can truly be ruthless enough to sever them."
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