Quan Ji returned to reality. The sky cleared and the clouds parted, everything around her was bright and clear, and the air was filled with a light morning fragrance.
It was still by the River of Acquaintances, and the lanterns on the river had not been burned and were slowly floating on the water.
It all felt like a dream, and now that I've woken up, none of it ever happened.
However, when Quan Ji opened her palm, the petals on it were still glowing.
She gripped it tightly again and put it into her spatial pouch.
Master Shenxuan...
I never expected that Peach Blossom Fairy's Chen Lang would be the very same Master Shen Xuan she had come to the Heart Dream Empire to find!
It's one thing for a perfectly normal grown man to fall in love with a demon, but in the end, he caused the demon to fight fires for him, developed an obsession that led to the deaths of so many people, and ultimately had to suffer the torment of the abyss for lifetimes to come!
Scumbag, pshaw!
Don't let her catch you, or she'll beat you up.
Just then, someone patted her on the shoulder. She instinctively wanted to throw the person over her shoulder, but when she saw that hand, she calmed down.
"Lan, did something happen to you?"
She looked at Jun Chenlan and asked.
Jun Chenlan shook his head in confusion: "What happened?"
Quan Ji frowned. Was it only women who were injured?
Just then, a man ran from the side and jumped into the River of Acquaintance.
"I will never have an affair again!!!"
"This is terrifying... There's a monster, waaaaaah!"
Quan Ji: "..."
She understood that the peach blossom demon's obsession depended on her strength.
With someone as strong as Jun Chenlan, sending him in would definitely be a piece of cake.
If her original energy hadn't been damaged, she probably wouldn't have encountered this situation.
Jun Chenlan looked at Quan Ji: "Last night..."
When asked about last night, Quan Ji felt sorry for him, but could only cough awkwardly twice.
"Lan, now is not the time to talk about this. We have more important things to do."
Although Jun Chenlan was displeased, since Quan Ji had spoken, then so be it.
"Then why did you come here in the middle of the night? And why didn't you come home all night?"
Quan Ji exhaled and showed Jun Chenlan the peach blossoms she had just put into her spatial pouch, explaining the matter of the peach blossom demon to him.
...
After listening, Jun Chenlan said righteously, "I am not a scumbag like Master Shenxuan."
Quan Ji: "What a coincidence, I also think he's a scumbag."
Jun Chenlan: "..."
Isn't the main point that he's not the kind of scumbag?
Quan Ji didn't linger. Her mind was filled with thoughts of finding Shen Xuan, figuring out what she wanted to know, understanding the whole story, and bringing the scumbag to justice.
"Let's go, to the enchanting temple."
Jun Chenlan felt a mix of emotions and was not in a good mood, but she would still follow Quan Ji's wishes.
...
The Temple of Heartbeats is located in the City of Love, which is behind the City of Acquaintance, and then behind the City of Understanding.
Therefore, Xiangzhi City is an inevitable route that cannot be bypassed.
The most troublesome thing is that flying is prohibited within the Xinmeng Empire. If you use an aerial mount to cross a city, it will be considered as starting a war.
The two had no choice but to get into the carriage.
The driver, a man with a full beard obscuring his face, asked in a gruff voice, "Where are you two going?"
Quan Ji stated directly: "Xiangzhi City."
The coachman's expression suddenly changed. "What are you two going to Xiangzhi City for? Xiangzhi City is the residential city of the original inhabitants of our Xinmeng Empire. Only original inhabitants with Xinmeng Empire identity tokens can enter."
Quan Ji narrowed her eyes, puzzled: "Why can't we enter? When did this happen?"
The driver instinctively wanted to say something, but immediately stopped, and finally responded:
"Five months ago, after Empress Fu Hua recovered from her serious illness, she gave this order."
Quan Ji and Jun Chenlan exchanged a glance, feeling something was off, yet it was exactly as Ruoqiu had described.
Quan Ji continued, "How can outsiders enter?"
The fact that the driver seemed to be hesitating meant there was a way.
"It's impossible for someone from out of town to..."
Before he could continue, Quan Ji immediately interrupted him.
"You hesitated just now."
The coachman's face was extremely grim. He continued, "I'm doing this for your own good! There is indeed a way... but... last time, an outsider infiltrated the group and was eventually discovered by the glamorous Empress. He was imprisoned... imprisoned in a death row cell, and his fate remains unknown to this day."
Quan Ji said, "Even if the two of us force our way in, Empress Fu Hua will be powerless against us."
The driver chuckled, "Those two said the same thing last time, but what happened in the end? It was the same thing..."
Before he could continue speaking, he felt an extreme sense of oppression. Two auras, each more suffocating than Empress Fu Hua's, were so powerful that they made him doubt himself.
The driver immediately turned around and sized up the two men.
Both are exceptionally beautiful and have outstanding presence. Rumor has it that the young leader of the Holy Glory Empire and the God of War of the Star Abyss Empire have recently arrived in the Heart Dream Empire. Could it be...?
"You...you two are probably the young lady and Marshal Jun?!"
The two nodded.
A light flashed before the driver's eyes, and his whole body trembled.
If it's one of these two...maybe it really works!
He fastened the reins, quickly turned around, entered the carriage, and knelt down to kowtow to the two men.
"This humble woman..."
Before he could continue speaking, he immediately changed his tune.
"We humble people beg Miss and Marshal Jun to help our Heart Dream Empire!"
"If this continues, the Heart Dream Empire will be finished sooner or later!!"
The coachman's voice was still incredibly rough and hoarse, as if the Xinmeng Empire, which didn't seem to be facing any major disasters, had really encountered something terrible.
Quan Ji and Jun Chenlan were both very puzzled and urged him to get up quickly.
He refused to get up, tears streaming down his face as he looked at the two of them: "Young Miss... Marshal Jun, if you two don't agree to my request in the coming days, I will not get up. I would rather jump off the carriage and die!"
Quan Ji's voice was cold and indifferent as she said crisply, "You want us to help the Xinmeng Empire, but how exactly do you mean to help? We don't even know what happened to the Xinmeng Empire."
All I know is that the current Xinmeng Empire is extremely strange, starting with Xinmeng Fish.
But the coachman in front of him looked grief-stricken: "We are sorry, but we cannot say... If we were to casually reveal even the slightest bit of information, the Empress would find out."
Princess Quan asked in confusion, "The Empress has been monitoring you?"
The driver nodded, then shook his head.
"It's a curse."
Quan Ji was slightly taken aback. Didn't the Xinmeng Empire list all curses as forbidden arts at the very beginning of its founding?
Even those who awaken curse-type abilities will have their powers revoked.
Jun Chenlan: "Tell me in detail."
Unable to provide further details, the driver suddenly had a flash of inspiration and made a very bold decision.
He grabbed Quan Ji's hand and pulled it towards his chest.
Quan Ji was taken aback at first, then her eyes widened in shock.
"A woman... a woman?!"
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