This is openly contradicting the Emperor.
General Xie didn't dare to look at the Emperor's expression from beginning to end. He watched the Emperor leave the Jingzhao Yin's residence, get into the imperial carriage, and leave before following him into the residence.
"General Xie, let me go with you to see Lingqin."
But the wise king called out to General Xie.
General Xie looked at Yuwen Xian, feeling somewhat embarrassed, but ultimately said nothing and simply nodded.
The capital city was in complete disarray. Lord Li, his face filled with grief, personally picked up Li Junru's body parts...
Lord Huo looked at all this and sighed.
Qingshui Pavilion.
Yuwen Xian used his light-footed skill to escort Xie Lingqin back to her room, then rolled up her sleeves and personally applied medicine and bandaged her wound.
Seeing the bloody gash on that delicate, fair skin, Yuwen Yao's face seemed to be frosted over, exuding a cold and indifferent aura.
"Did you inflict this wound yourself?" Yuwen Yao asked.
"Yes, otherwise the Emperor would not have let me off so easily. There were so many people there, and my wound was clearly caused by that small, sharp blade in the Holy Maiden's hand. That's why the Emperor didn't say anything, but instead ordered someone to send the Holy Maiden directly to the Imperial Hospital."
What happened then?
Yuwen Yao washed his hands and looked at her, his face clearly showing lingering fear.
Xie Lingqin shook her head, looking confused. "Actually, I'm not quite sure either. I was prepared, just like you said before, to pretend to faint. That way, things couldn't proceed. But just as I was watching the Holy Maiden muttering to herself, thinking of doing the same thing, I suddenly saw her face contort in horror. She looked at the incense burner as if she were seeing some kind of terrifying monster. Then, blood flowed from her nose and mouth, and a Gu worm crawled out from her fingertip. She was clearly delirious. I was afraid that others would think I had done something, so I grabbed her blade and stabbed myself. When Li Qingyu noticed something was wrong and came over, she was also knocked unconscious by the Holy Maiden's internal energy."
After Xie Lingqin finished speaking, her face turned cold. "However, I heard the sound of Li Junru's body exploding, it must have been..."
"It must have been that the Holy Maiden used some method to save her own life, by switching the flowers and grafting the tree, so she managed to save her life, while Li Junru truly died without a complete corpse."
Yuwen Yao continued Xie Lingqin's words, his tone somber.
Xie Lingqin nodded. "Indeed, this Holy Maiden is ruthless."
"You rest first, I'll go back to the manor to take a bath," Yuwen Yao said again.
Before Xie Lingqin could react, Yuwen Yao had already swiftly slipped away through the window.
A bath?
Xie Lingqin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.
...
Meanwhile, at the Imperial Hospital...
The Emperor looked at the Holy Maiden who had already awakened.
"So, you didn't know what happened at the time?"
"Your Majesty, I managed to switch the Gu worm that was supposed to burrow into Xie Lingqin's body with Li Junru's, thus saving me from disaster. As for injuring Xie Lingqin and stunning Li Qingyu, I truly don't remember. However, that moment was truly terrifying. Before my eyes, I saw the General's wife and... her face..."
The dignified and self-important Holy Maiden was now holding her face in her hands, her brows drooping, and a rare look of fear in her eyes.
"Could it be Xie Lingqin's blood..."
The emperor's face was grim, and his expression was filled with doubt.
The Holy Maiden met the Emperor's gaze and shook her head. "Your Majesty, this is impossible. If there's something wrong with Xie Lingqin's blood, then it should be the talisman that's the problem. The Gu worm hasn't even come into contact with Xie Lingqin's blood yet, so it has nothing to do with her..."
The Emperor, with his hands behind his back, paced back and forth, looking at the Holy Maiden. After a long while, his sharp eyes narrowed. "Could it be... someone is interfering with your spell from afar?"
Upon hearing this, the Holy Maiden was startled, "Who in the whole world has such ability?"
The Emperor tightened his grip, his expression dark and complex. "Yun Yishang."
The Holy Maiden was horrified. "But she died back then, and..."
The Holy Maiden seemed to recall a taboo, immediately stopping her speech and frowning in thought. "If it wasn't her, then who else could be so powerful? After all, my family has been filled with spiritual energy since ancient times, the only one capable of contending with it. Could it be..." The Holy Maiden's expression changed, "Could it be that there's someone who slipped through the net, or is there someone else in this world who..."
---Aside---
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