Yuan Qi didn't understand one thing: Xuan Qing had just taken office as the Grand Preceptor and should have been making a name for himself, so why was he acting like a coward?
That's what she thought, so she asked the question.
Guangcheng Daojun hummed in agreement: "I've been his fellow disciple for decades, how could I not know him? He wouldn't do anything dangerous. He's cautious yet diligent. I clearly suspected he was my good-for-nothing junior brother, but I couldn't find a trace of him in him, not even in his primordial spirit. How much does he value his life? So, he would never come to Tanxi to cause trouble. The emperor is dead, so it doesn't matter to him who becomes emperor."
Guangcheng Daojun scoffed, "When I used a transformation talisman to turn into a eunuch and go to invite him, he was pretending to be sick."
Yuan Qi now understood. No wonder Kong Qing and Kong Ling died, and this person didn't seek revenge on her. It turned out he was cowardly and afraid that he would also be wiped out.
However, Xuanqing seems quite powerful now, wielding his whisk with unparalleled skill, and the spiritual power he unleashed has damaged many parts of the main hall.
Tanxi was also having a hard time fighting him.
With the help of Feng Aotian and Jiang Juncai, Tanxi was actually at a disadvantage.
The prince had several wounds on his body, and was covered in blood, looking as if he was about to collapse.
Tanxi simply abandoned the prince's body, and the prince's physical body swayed and fell to the ground.
Tanxi tried to escape, but Yuan Qi and the others guarded the door, their meaning clear: I won't interfere with you all, but Tanxi, you little scoundrel, don't even think about escaping from my grasp.
Tanxi formed hand seals, attempting to draw out the souls of everyone present so she could escape in the chaos.
But Xuanqing didn't give him that chance at all, relentlessly attacking Tanxi's head with his whisk several times.
Without the constraints of the Crown Prince's physical body, Tanxi became even more unrestrained, using the most vicious soul-absorbing technique. Xuanqing discovered that his soul was somewhat unstable, and was greatly alarmed. He also silently chanted incantations to fight against Tanxi.
Seeing that it was about time, Yuan Qi took out a resurrection grass from his Qiankun bag and used it to bind Tan Xi.
Tan Xi never expected that Yuan Qi had such a treasure. He beat his chest and stamped his feet in despair: "I miscalculated! I miscalculated!"
When Xuanqing saw Tanxi captured, he beat him mercilessly on the head and face until Tanxi's soul was almost transparent before he stopped.
"Tell me, where is the Crown Prince's soul?"
Knowing that he had done so much and had no chance of surviving, Tanxi laughed loudly for a while before actually exploding himself.
Xuan Qing was the closest and was blown away, landing with a thud at the emperor's feet.
Yuan Qi used a barrier to block the shockwave, and the four of them were unharmed, while the court officials in the room were thrown about on their backs.
The Soul-Suppressing Bottle naturally shattered into countless pieces.
Xuanqing got up from the ground and hurriedly searched for the Crown Prince's soul, reciting the soul-summoning incantation several times, but still could not find Xiao Yi's soul.
The emperor was extremely worried. Looking at his son's body on the ground, riddled with holes, and his soul nowhere to be found, he was completely bewildered. He was furious at Yuan Qi, who was watching the commotion at the door, but he couldn't vent his anger. He could only reprimand Jiang Zhengqing and Jiang Juncai.
Just as he was about to speak, he discovered that Yuan Qi and the others had vanished from the spot.
The other person left; they're not playing with him anymore.
The emperor, filled with worry and anger, asked Xuanqing, "Imperial Preceptor, where is the Crown Prince?"
Xuanqing calculated with his fingers and reassured the emperor: "Your Majesty, please calm down. His Highness the Crown Prince's soul is safe and sound, but it is trapped in a certain place, and I need to go and find it."
Jiang Juncai couldn't help; he didn't know how to search for souls, so he could only lead his men to follow Xuan Qing.
Xuanqing, along with several disciples with cultivation from Wuji Palace, searched the palace for three days and three nights, but they couldn't find Xiao Yi's soul. It was clear that without his soul, the body was about to begin to rot.
Xuanqing could only request permission from the emperor to visit the last and only place that had not yet been searched.
That's the bottom floor of the Treasure Pavilion, where a fragment of the Ghost Blade is hidden.
The emperor had no choice but to send Xuanqing to find it.
Xiao Yi's soul was indeed suppressed in the Ghost Blade box, which also contained many female evil ghosts.
As soon as Xuanqing entered the secret chamber, he heard the female ghost's lewd laughter.
Xuanqing silently recited "May you have boundless blessings," and rescued Xiao Yi, who had been subjected to inhuman torture, returning him to his physical body.
Fortunately, Xiao Yi was also a cultivator. Although he had suffered the darkest moment of his life during this period, he was not driven mad by the female ghost.
Regardless, Xiao Yi suffered immense emotional damage.
He recalled Yuan Qi's words about his fate, which could be summed up in two words: arduous and difficult. He would ascend the throne, but the process would be fraught with hardship.
He deeply understood the meaning of the word "rough and bumpy".
The fact that a dignified crown prince was violated by so many female ghosts is truly laughable.
He decided he would never tell anyone about it for the rest of his life.
Since that incident, the Crown Prince's personality has become much more gloomy, and he no longer likes to get close to women. He has no interest in any woman, let alone the Crown Princess.
In May, around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, almost three months had passed since the incident, and Jiang Bailu returned to her parents' home to visit relatives.
In Xiangyue Courtyard.
Xiangli Mingzhu held her daughter's hand and asked, "Has His Highness the Crown Prince really not summoned any concubines to his bedchamber for several months?"
Jiang Bailu hummed in response, tears streaming down her face, without saying a word.
There was no one else in the house, and the maids in the courtyard were far from the door, so no one could hear what the people inside were saying.
The news of Jiang Bailu's return quickly spread throughout the Jiang family.
Xiangli Mingzhu never expected that her legitimate daughter, who had married in such a grand manner, would come back crying time and time again. Unfortunately, her son-in-law was the crown prince, so she couldn't call him over to question and reprimand him in person.
The only thing I can do is coax my daughter who's crying her eyes out.
"Has the Crown Prince favored anyone else?"
She asked worriedly.
Jiang Bailu shook her head: "No, His Highness has been in a bad mood these days. I made His Highness's favorite food and sent it over. Sometimes His Highness would see me, but we could only say a few words. He seemed annoyed with me and would tell me to put down the food and leave quickly. Sometimes I couldn't even get into His Highness's door. Mother, am I very useless?"
Xiangli Mingzhu was furious: "This Crown Prince is really going too far! How dare he treat my daughter so coldly!"
She said this, but she didn't know how to give her daughter advice. She had many ways to fight in the inner quarters and she also had a lot of experience in winning over men's hearts.
But the man wouldn't budge, so she was at a loss.
"Xiao Qi has many ideas, why don't we go find Xiao Qi?"
Jiang Bailu hesitated: "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Seventh Sister is still so young. How can I possibly bring myself to talk to her about matters between men and women?"
Xiangli Mingzhu sighed, "Never mind all that, let Xiao Qi calculate whether your horoscopes are incompatible. I'm just wondering, you're not bad-looking, so why does the Crown Prince treat you so coldly?"
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