Guan Zhiyue, leading Bilian, finally arrived at Zhanxing Temple after many twists and turns. This palace was now Shanliuxian's territory.
This is the front yard. This is Guan Zhiyue's first time here in her physical form, but theoretically this is her second time here.
Although the trip was somewhat tragic, at least we made it here.
Upon entering the palace, I felt a chilling and eerie atmosphere everywhere. I hadn't felt this way when I first came, even though it was nighttime.
Why do I have this feeling today? I always feel like something is watching me from the darkness.
Bilian rushed forward and grabbed Guan Zhiyue's arm, saying cautiously, "Your Highness, what kind of place is this? It's so scary! Let's leave, this is too terrifying!"
The palace was filled with white sails, all fluttering in the wind, making them whistle and clatter.
"What's there to be afraid of? If you're upright, you have nothing to fear. If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear. Besides, it's broad daylight."
"It's in our Imperial Preceptor's palace again, what's there to be afraid of?" Guan Zhiyue gritted her teeth and said, pretending to be calm, but in reality she was panicking.
Suddenly, a breeze blew by, and from a room not far away came a heart-wrenching meow from a cat.
Meow~~~
"Ah!!!! There's a ghost!" Guan Zhiyue and Bilian hugged each other and stomped their feet, as if screaming loudly would keep the thing away from them.
After a while, with only Bilian's shouts in her ears, Guan Zhiyue opened her eyes, looked at the spot where she had been standing, patted Bilian's back, and said, "Bilian, stop shouting, it's alright."
Bilian stopped howling in Guan Zhiyue's arms, looked up and surveyed her surroundings. Seeing that nothing was amiss and everything was the same as before, she felt slightly relieved. Then, she said nervously, "Your Majesty, let's go. This place is too terrifying."
"Let's have someone else come, or we can go back and call Prince Xiaoyao to come along, okay?"
Guan Zhiyue released Bilian, looked around, and then walked towards the back, feeling increasingly cold and terrifying as she went.
How long has it been since this place was cleaned? There's a thick layer of dust everywhere, and even cobwebs have formed in the nooks and crannies. Could it be that the Imperial Advisor has kicked the bucket?
After the two arrived at a relatively clean courtyard, Guan Zhiyue called out softly, "Grand Preceptor, Grand Preceptor."
"Have you finished your seclusion?"
"Grand Preceptor, Grand Preceptor, where are you?"
"The Imperial Advisor?"
Guan Zhiyue walked and called out, and finally found the current imperial advisor, Shan Liuxian, in the room she had been to before.
Inside the room, amidst the swirling smoke of tea, was a fair and radiant face, a pair of dark and bright almond-shaped eyes, a rosy and delicate mouth, a streamlined jawline, a pointed and straight nose, a typical oval face, and a head of silver hair, all while wearing a deep purple Taoist robe.
Hanging from the crook of her right arm was a beautiful whisk, its top shaped like a lotus bud, its handle made of iron, and decorated with some rather strange patterns, but Guan Zhiyue found it quite beautiful.
On the small table in front of him was a feather fan, just like the one used by Zhuge Liang.
"Grand Preceptor, are you still in seclusion, or have you already finished?" Guan Zhiyue waved her hand in front of Shan Liuxian's eyes, and seeing no reaction, she sat down opposite him.
"Your Majesty, you've arrived!" Shan Liuxian suddenly spoke, startling Guan Zhiyue, who had just sat down, causing her to straighten her legs.
"Holy crap, Imperial Advisor, this is too scary!" Guan Zhiyue exclaimed, staring at the man who had just opened his eyes.
This man is handsome, but he's prone to acting strangely and spooky. People who aren't mentally strong would probably be scared half to death by him.
"Have you finished your seclusion or not? It's so desolate outside, why don't you have someone clean it up?" Guan Zhiyue asked the man opposite her.
Unexpectedly, when Shan Liuxian looked at the woman opposite him, a gentle smile appeared on his lips.
"Your Majesty is different from when we first met. I didn't expect you to have become even more beautiful now," said Shanliuxian.
"Alright, enough of this nonsense. Do you know why I'm here?" Guan Zhiyue didn't dare look into his eyes, because they were filled with stars, and she was afraid that she would be drawn into them at first glance.
"I know that, of course. He is just a new student!"
“What does ‘new student’ mean?” Guan Zhiyue asked.
"I foresaw that His Majesty would face a calamity, so I left the pass ahead of schedule and have been waiting here for Your Majesty for quite some time. Please ask whatever you wish to ask!"
Guan Zhiyue quickly asked, "What do you mean by 'new life'? Does the Emperor intend to be like me?"
"You must, you must. His Majesty doesn't have that opportunity yet. But at the moment, His Majesty should be peacefully coexisting with the lotus roots that Your Majesty has just planted."
Guan Zhiyue was confused again. What did this have to do with her lotus roots? Her own lotus roots were somehow connected to the Emperor.
"What's the meaning?"
Shan Liuxian closed his eyes, extended his right hand, and began to calculate. After a series of operations, he opened his eyes, looked at Guan Zhiyue, and said, "New life! The newly cultivated pond at the entrance of the Empress's Cold Palace is a new life, the lotus roots are also newly planted, and the Emperor's doll is also a new life. Thus, the Emperor is a new life."
"Wait, the Emperor's puppet?"
"What does this mean? How did the Emperor's doll end up in my lotus pond? He was lying peacefully on his dragon bed in Chengqian Palace, how did he end up in my lotus pond?"
"Has Your Majesty ever heard of 'Nightmare Magic'?"
Guan Zhiyue scratched her head, not knowing what to do. Bilian, who was standing next to her, was so frightened that she sat down on the ground with a thud. She looked at Guan Zhiyue in a panic and said, "Your Majesty, that nightmare magic is a harmful thing!"
"Grand Preceptor, are the dolls you're talking about tiny figures made of cloth, with the birth date and time of the cursed person sewn on them? And with embroidery needles inserted into their hair, especially around their heart?"
Shan Liuxian nodded, indicating her agreement with Bilian's statement, and then looked at Guan Zhiyue, "What, Your Highness doesn't know? That thing is currently in the pool outside your Cold Palace."
"Grand Preceptor, this was not done by our Empress. Someone must be trying to harm her. Please, Grand Preceptor, do not speak recklessly."
Before Guan Zhiyue could react, Bilian, who was standing to the side, began to kowtow to Shan Liuxian.
Even if Guan Zhiyue were stupid, she would know at this moment that someone was trying to harm her. Who was it that was so vicious!
"Since the Imperial Advisor knows this, then if the Imperial Advisor removes this thing, shouldn't the Emperor wake up?" Guan Zhiyue asked.
Shanliu Xian said, "Yes, Your Majesty is right."
Guan Zhiyue said, "In that case, please ask the Imperial Advisor to come out of the temple and rescue the Emperor."
Unexpectedly, Shanliuxian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. Let me make some preparations before we go together to rescue His Majesty."
Shan Liuxian got up and left the room. Bilian, who was standing nearby, quickly ran over and grabbed Guan Zhiyue's hand. "Your Majesty, it seems that our Cold Palace has been framed this time."
Guan Zhiyue took a deep breath. How could she not know? But who was this person? And why would they want to harm her like this?
Is that thing really that evil? And how should I deal with it?
At this moment, Guan Zhiyue's mind was in complete turmoil, and she couldn't find a single clue.
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