northernbook Chapter 365 Fly away
Chapter 365 Fly away
"Yun Zhen is sick too?" Ji Anni's heart sank and she suddenly had a bad premonition.
Could it be that Yun Zhen, like Prince Ming, also suddenly fell ill due to the influence of Taoist Yuan Rong's magic?
But Yun Zhen...isn't a monster? He is a Taoist priest, just like Taoist Yuan Rong. If he is a Taoist priest, why is he afraid of Taoist Yuan Rong's magic?
Recalling that, Yun Zhen did break through the third seal set by the Ghost King in the Ghost King's cave. But even Taoist Yuan Rong couldn't break that seal...
For this reason, Ji Anni had asked Yun Zhen directly, but Yun Zhen said sincerely that he was not a monster. Ji Anni didn't want to doubt him, but combined with this incident, she had to think that he was hiding something.
Ji Anni stood up silently and left the room with a serious expression.
"Mother..." Prince Ming saw Ji Anni turn around and leave silently, and followed her back with a worried look.
Ji Anni, who was lost in thought, did not hear Prince Ming's call. She came to the door, gently closed it, leaned against the wall, and called softly in a voice that Prince Ming could not hear: "Yun Zhen... Can you hear me?"
The small black stone on my chest gradually felt warm, as if an electrical appliance was working.
Ji Anni repeated the low call several times softly, and finally heard Yun Zhen's familiar voice.
"My queen, what's wrong? I heard you've returned to the palace. Are you not injured?" Yun Zhen always spoke slowly and politely, but now, his slow speech revealed a strong sense of sickness, as if he had to take a deep breath after each word. Although Yun Zhen had tried his best to hide his weakness, Ji Anni was sensitive enough to see through his disguise.
Ji Anni said: "The emperor and I have returned to the palace safely. Thank you for sending the Cang Gui. It helped us a lot..."
The reason why Yun Zhen knew about Ji Anni's return to the palace so quickly was because Cang Gui informed him.
Yun Zhen said: "Your Majesty, it is a blessing in disguise that you and the Emperor have returned safely."
"Yun Zhen, I heard that you seemed to be sick..." Ji Anni interrupted Yun Zhen abruptly, wanting to find out what the other party was hiding.
But having said this, Ji Anni couldn't think of any more questions. She paused and said, "... you should have a good rest and take care of yourself."
Yun Zhen has a father and a mother, both of whom are human, so he can't be a monster.
I can't doubt Yun Zhen. Even if he is hiding something, there must be a reason why he can't explain it to me. If I press him, it will make him feel embarrassed.
For this reason, Ji Anni was unable to ask about the doubts in her heart. She cut off the connection with Yun Zhen in her mind and returned to Prince Ming's room.
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At the same time, in the Xianke Pavilion, Yun Zhen was half lying on the bed. The doors and windows of his room were tightly closed, as if he didn't want anyone to know that he was in the room, and he didn't want anyone to visit him.
He was wearing a single white garment, which was already soaked with a layer of cold sweat. He had been lying in bed since last night, and his symptoms were very similar to those of Prince Ming. However, because he had practiced more deeply, he was still conscious, and did not fall into a coma like Prince Ming. Due to the influence of Taoist Yuan Rong's magic power, he was weak all over and did not even have the strength to speak, let alone walk.
Last night, after feeling the pressure of Taoist Yuan Rong's powerful magic, he had a premonition that Prince Ming would have symptoms more severe than his own, so he hurried to Wenhua Courtyard to visit him.
After arriving at Wenhua Courtyard, he found that Prince Ming had already been unconscious in bed, surrounded by a group of useless imperial doctors and palace maids. Yun Zhen used his magic power to seal several acupuncture points of Prince Ming to prevent the evil spirit in Prince Ming's body from being stimulated, and then dismissed the palace maids who were waiting beside him. At this time, Yun Zhen had reached his limit. He hurried back to the Xianke Pavilion and locked himself in the room, and has been locked there ever since.
Now that the heavy rain has stopped, Yun Zhen and Prince Ming have gradually recovered. In about half an hour, they will be able to get out of bed and walk around.
Yun Zhen originally thought that no one knew about his illness, but from the few words that Ji Anni had just transmitted through the stone, he could hear a hint of doubt in Ji Anni's mind.
Yun Zhen knew what Ji Anni wanted to ask, but he couldn't tell her the truth because this was a secret that belonged only to Yun Zhen, and after Bao Er died, he was no longer willing to tell this secret to anyone.
He leaned quietly against the bed, clearing his mind and not letting himself be overwhelmed by the painful memories that suddenly came to his mind.
I lowered my head inadvertently and caught a glimpse of my right hand hanging on the quilt.
Under the cover of the cuffs, the right hand was vaguely visible. There was no flesh and blood on the hand, only a piece of black rotten bone.
Although he could still control this hand to raise and clench it, and move it nimbly as usual, he dared not admit that this skeletal hand was a part of his body. Last night, when the condition was serious, not only the hand, but also the shoulder and collarbone lost their flesh and blood, turning into a terrible black skeleton. With unspeakable pain, Yun Zhen finally endured the torment of the flesh and blood disappearing bit by bit until the rain stopped and the sky cleared.
This is punishment, and anyone who does something wrong will be punished.
Yun Zhen didn't blame anyone else. If he had to blame anyone, it was only himself. He blamed himself for having hatred. It was that hatred that harmed him so much and turned him into a monster.
When Ji Anni asked him if he was a monster, he said he was not. He was not lying, because he was really not a monster, but he had another name - Devil.
That is, the sons of human beings who sold their bodies and minds to the King of Ghosts.
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On the other hand, the Anti-Imperialist Association was retreating in an orderly manner towards its southern headquarters. Most of its members had successfully shaken off the pursuit of the reinforcements and reached a safe area. Although the other part was still being chased by the reinforcements, they were running around like mice, and it was difficult for the reinforcements to catch them.
At this time, a small anti-imperialist team of ten people was disguising themselves as medicinal herb merchants and heading south along a path in the suburbs.
They were carrying two boxes, one of which was full of medicinal herbs, and the other contained a beautiful girl.
The girl's hands and feet were tied with ropes, and her mouth was stuffed with rags. She could neither move nor speak. She was exhausted and had no ability to resist - she was the distressed Princess Tianning.
As they walked, the team left the main road and headed towards a remote area deep in the woods.
Under a tall, thousand-year-old pine tree, a masked man has been waiting here for a long time.
A small leader in the team escorting the princess came forward and briefly reported the situation to the masked man, saying that the princess was in the box and what should be done with it.
The masked man asked them to release Tianning and untied Tianning.
Tian Ning's wrists and ankles were all bloody from the rough ropes. Even though he was untied, his limbs were numb and he could not move. He could not escape. Even if he wanted to escape, the roads in front, behind, left and right were blocked, so he could not fly away. Tian Ning had been locked in the black box for most of the day, and was so frightened that his eyes became blank after he saw the light of day again.
"You...what do you want to do? Do you want to kill me?" Tian Ning half-prostrated himself on the ground weakly, barely raising his upper body and looking towards the mysterious masked man under the ancient pine tree.
The masked man slowly walked towards her and squatted beside her.
Tianning thought he wanted to beat him, and he backed away trembling like a frightened animal.
The masked man grabbed her shoulders, pulled her back to his side, and said, "Don't be afraid. If we wanted to kill you, we would have done it a long time ago."
His voice was very pleasant, not like that of a wicked person. Although the mask made his voice sound very deep, it was still possible to tell that he was a young man under 30.
He took out a heavy small bag from his sleeve pocket, pried open Tianning's clenched right hand, and stuffed the small bag into Tianning's hand.
Based on the feel of his hand, Tian Ning judged that the small bag contained coins, jewelry or something like that.
Tian Ning was even more confused as to why the other party not only did not kill him, but also gave him all these valuables.
At this time, the masked man said again: "Princess, take this money and go as far as you can, and never come back."
It turned out that the other party's purpose was to keep him away from the palace. The purse in his hand suddenly seemed to turn into a ball of scorching flames, burning Tian Ning so much that he hurriedly threw it away.
"Why... why did you ask me to leave? What do you want to do? I... I am a princess of the Celestial Empire. You traitors dare to disrespect me. I... I..." Princess Tianning could no longer show the arrogant demeanor she had when she lectured people in the palace. Although she spoke with confidence, her body was shaking uncontrollably. Anyone could see that she was already scared out of her wits.
"Princess, I call you princess because I respect you, but look at yourself now, do you still look like a princess?" The masked man was very polite to Tianning. He did not get angry even when he was called a "traitor". Instead, he calmly pointed at the tattered clothes covered with mud on Princess Tianning's body.
"Mother... Mother will not let you go." Princess Tianning glared at the masked man fiercely. That resentful look was the last weapon she could use at this moment.
The masked man picked up the purse that Princess Tianning had just thrown away, stuffed it back into her hands, and said solemnly, "Princess, since I have decided to let you live, don't force me to kill you. You must believe that it is as easy for me to kill you as to crush an ant. Before you get close to the palace, you have already been killed by me. Therefore, I advise you not to even think about returning to the palace. Take the money and run away. Forget that you are a princess and live as an ordinary girl."
"No, don't..." Princess Tianning kept shaking her head, tears streaming down her face.
She knew that it was impossible for her to survive alone. The other party seemed to have given her a chance to live, but it seemed as if he just wanted to torture her to death slowly.