The group finished their breakfast.
Li Xingran, however, received a message from Fan Zuan.
They were informed that there was unusual activity in the palace and were urged to return as soon as possible.
[Father, Third Uncle says there's something unusual happening in the capital city; we need to go back immediately.]
Upon hearing this, Li Ting made up an excuse to let Xia Deqing go ahead and get busy.
The three of them isolated themselves from the noise of the outside world.
Let's read the message Fan Zuan sent on the Xianwang website.
“Brother, when we attacked Huangfu Chuxiong last time, I left a trace of immortal energy in that cloud of blood mist as I fled.”
"Today I felt that ethereal aura in the capital, right here in the palace."
"Moreover, I can sense that there seems to be an even more powerful force controlling that cloud of blood mist."
After reading it, Xiao Sheng pondered, "Could there be any secrets in the palace?"
impossible.
Since he began practicing immortal arts, he has been able to see through the entire palace, and any hidden area is within his sight.
Then there is only one possibility.
The evil power that Li Xingran mentioned, which even the King of Hell could not detect.
The demon's soul is most likely attached to someone in the palace.
Xiao Sheng shared his thoughts.
But then they saw that Li Xingran had already written down the names of everyone in the palace who might be possessed.
The two people who could pose a threat to Xiao Sheng and the people were Consort Chen and Xiao Ding.
In recent years, Xiao Ding has lived a secluded life.
Those who served him were all people who had previously been by his side.
Because he didn't cause any trouble, Xiao Sheng had Linghu Yao inspect him every few days.
No abnormalities were found.
However, Linghu Yao, with his mortal eyes, could only detect ordinary situations.
When a demonic soul enters a body, even the King of Hell cannot determine whose body it has entered, let alone Linghu Yao.
Li Xingran crossed out Consort Chen's name, leaving only Xiao Ding's name.
The three looked at Xiao Ding's name; this time, he had courted his own death.
The air was quiet for a moment.
"Grand Tutor, Xingran, let's go back immediately!" Xiao Sheng suggested.
Li Xingran didn't reply, but said to Li Ting, "Father, bring out your map."
Upon hearing this, Li Ting took out a map.
Li Xingran pointed to the extra piece of land on the map, "Let's go take a look here. I have a feeling that there's a secret about this place."
"Okay!" Xiao Sheng agreed without hesitation.
"Ruan Ruan, what do we need to pay attention to?" Li Ting was extremely meticulous.
"Block your sense of smell and hearing. Put on a gas mask."
The gas mask had been modified by Fan Zuan and was no longer the bulky kind.
It's just a mask.
Li Xingran took out five high-grade spirit stones that shimmered with golden light, and also took out three talismans.
The talisman appeared automatically in her brocade pouch after she entered the Nascent Soul stage.
This talisman is a puppet talisman.
When facing mortal danger, leave a trace of divine consciousness on the talisman to draw aggro, and then give your true body time to escape.
After teaching the two how to use it, Li Xingran was still worried, so she took out two more pieces of clothing as thin as cicada wings and had Li Ting and Xiao Sheng put them on.
"These clothes can protect you from a fatal blow. If you find you can't win, just run away."
Finally, he gave Xiao Sheng a defensive magic artifact.
"Here, take this. It can protect you."
Xiao Sheng was overjoyed.
“Father, you and Mother are of one mind. If you encounter danger, as long as you think of Mother, you can return to her side.”
"Please remember, safety is the most important thing. As long as we're alive, we can always fight again. Don't fight recklessly."
"Yes!" Li Ting and Xiao Sheng both nodded.
"Then let's set off! I'll lead the way."
Xiao Sheng hurriedly left a letter for Xia Deqing, explaining that he was going to inspect other places and would return to the capital after the inspection.
He praised Governor Xia Deqing for doing a good job, saying that with Xia Deqing in Xinyue Province, he felt at ease.
In addition, there were several rewards, including tonics for prolonging life.
Li Xingran now had a flying boat in her hands.
The three of them flashed and appeared in an open area outside Zhudan City.
The flying boat in Li Xingran's hand instantly grew larger.
In another flash, the three of them boarded the flying boat.
Li Xingran started the flying boat and soared straight into the sky.
In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they arrived above the extra piece of land on the map.
All three of them looked down at the ground beneath their feet.
This land is gloomy and dark.
Everywhere was shrouded in a dark red mist.
Li Xingran released her divine sense to investigate and discovered that there was actually a human presence.
What kind of place is this? Is it a place where humans and demons coexist?
We need to go and catch two of them to ask them questions.
"If only we could catch two people and question them," Li Xingran murmured.
Without saying a word, Li Ting leaped down and grabbed two people, bringing them aboard the flying boat.
When Xiao Sheng saw the two of them, he was greatly surprised.
Isn't that Yingyue, the female official who served Zhao Yunwan? Wasn't she dead? And isn't this man Zheng Duoyu's godson, Xiaodouzi?
How did they get here?
Xiao Sheng told Li Xingran about the two people's identities.
"It seems that although Zhao Yunwan ostensibly executed those people, she actually sent them here."
"This place may be where the evil spirits that the Huangfu family has been relying on for power are kept, which are the gods in their eyes."
Li Xingran expressed her thoughts.
It must be said that the Huangfu family is not very good at governing the country, but they are first-rate at using such methods.
"Brother Emperor, you are now in the late Nascent Soul stage, you can try to investigate the level of danger below. Then we can go down."
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