Chapter 75: Crown Princess Arrives (1)
Pingshan Mass Grave.
Li Hua, with a dark expression, brought the female ghost into the imperial mausoleum and walked directly towards the most magnificent palace in the center. The path was heavily guarded, no different from a real imperial palace, as the former Crown Prince had awakened and a new order was about to be established.
The two arrived in front of the palace and were granted entry only after requesting the two zombie guards to report to the Crown Prince.
Inside the palace, the charmingly evil zombie Crown Prince was sitting on his throne, diligently reading a book about the history of the Xihui Dynasty.
“Your Highness!”
Li Hua brought the female ghost forward and respectfully knelt.
“General Li, you’ve returned. Where is my Crown Princess? Did she not meet the superficial standards?”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince questioned without lifting his head.
“No, the Crown Princess is excellent!”
Li Hua’s jaw twitched a few times before he spoke with difficulty.
“Oh? Is that so? How is she excellent? What was the evaluation from the Ze Feng Order?”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince put down the book and raised his head to ask with great interest.
“The Crown Princess received full marks in appearance, figure, skin, voice, and childbearing. I have served in the palace, filled with beauties, for many years, and I have never seen such an exaggerated evaluation.”
Li Hua calmed himself and replied.
“Full marks in everything? Even body fragrance is full marks?”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince asked in surprise.
“Yes!”
Li Hua quickly replied.
“Such a peerless beauty, let alone the imperial palace of the Daqi Kingdom, has rarely appeared in the long river of history of all the countries in Xi Continent. Whenever one appeared, they would occupy a place on the ‘”Sunken Fish List.”‘”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince couldn’t hide his joy and continued, “Only such a peerless beauty is qualified to be my companion and the future Empress of the Daqi Kingdom.”
“Then where is the Crown Princess? Invite her in!”
A moment later, the charmingly evil Crown Prince snapped back from his fantasy and commanded, “Invite her in!”
“Please forgive me, Your Highness. Your subordinate is incompetent and failed to bring the Crown Princess back.”
Li Hua immediately prostrated himself, and the female ghost named Fang Hui did not dare to be negligent, also prostrating herself on the ground, trembling all over.
“Li Hua, you should know very well that I have always been clear about rewards and punishments, the same for everyone. Give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise, you should understand the punishment for dereliction of duty.”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince’s face suddenly turned cold.
“Your Highness Crown Prince, we misjudged the Crown Princess’s strength. Her cultivation level is not in the Huashen Realm, but in the Shentong Realm. We couldn’t defeat her at all. Your subordinate barely managed to escape back with Fang Hui after exhausting all his strength. The others are probably all dead.”
Li Hua explained tremblingly on the ground.
“Shentong Realm? How old was she this year? Sixteen, right? You’re telling me she’s a Shentong Realm cultivator?”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince’s gaze became even colder.
“Your Highness, even if I had the guts of a bear and the gall of a leopard, I wouldn’t dare to deceive you. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Fang Hui.”
Li Hua kowtowed desperately.
“Your Highness, General Li is not lying! She suppressed all of us with just her spiritual sense, making us unable to lift our heads. Only cultivators comparable to you can achieve such strength.”
Fang Hui explained stammeringly, knowing that she was now on the same boat as Li Hua and absolutely could not hesitate.
“You two have already committed dereliction of duty. If you dare to deceive me again, it will be an additional crime. You should understand what that means, right?”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince reminded them.
“We dare not, we dare not!”
Li Hua and Fang Hui kowtowed repeatedly.
“A sixteen-year-old Shentong Realm powerhouse! I’ve never even heard of such a thing. If it’s true, she will be the most monstrous prodigy since the beginning of the Cultivation World! I wonder which noble family’s bloodline has been lost outside!”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince said with a solemn expression, a hint of respect finally appearing in his eyes.
“Reporting to Your Highness, according to your subordinate’s understanding, she is not from any cultivation noble family. Her parents are both ordinary people.”
Li Hua quickly explained.
“This is absolutely impossible. Cultivation is not like martial arts; it has very strict requirements for bloodlines. If neither parent carries a super-strong cultivation bloodline, her talent could not possibly be so monstrous.”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince made a very firm inference.
“But… Your Highness, what I said is the truth! Cheng Hong Ling’s background is well-known in Huang Tian Prefecture, and there’s nothing suspicious about it.”
Li Hua quickly reiterated.
“Really? I can’t see it, can I? Although it’s said that seeing is believing, one cannot completely trust their own eyes. Although I don’t know what’s going on, I can assert that her background is definitely not that simple.”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince still firmly believed in his bloodline theory.
“Then Your Highness, what should we do now? She…”
Li Hua asked cautiously.
“What should we do? A sixteen-year-old Huashen Realm genius, and a peerless beauty at that, then she can only be this Prince’s Crown Princess.”
The charmingly evil Crown Prince said with a firm tone.
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Meanwhile, on the other side, Qi Huang had followed her main body to the edge of Pingshan Mass Grave. She looked around and saw the visible Yin Energy advancing like a tide, its speed not inferior to that of an ordinary person running. Wherever it passed, both animals and plants were eroded and decomposed into ashes. Furthermore, the Yin Energy was filled with ghostly figures, and various terrifying sounds rose and fell, resembling hell.
“Wow, so much cat food!”
Qi Huang’s eyes lit up, wishing she could rush down and get it for free.
“You’ve seen it too. The situation is very serious now. I’ve thought about it, we are few and weak, and forcefully blocking it is useless. The only way is to directly find the evil source. If it can be eliminated, that’s best. If not, then we’ll have to rely on your acting skills to scare him into retreating. Of course, the prerequisite is that your spiritual sense must be stronger than his.”
Cheng Hong Ling stated her plan.
“You’ve always objected to my acting. Why are you so open-minded this time? Do you suddenly think acting is also a skilled profession?”
Qi Huang asked curiously.
“Yes, but you have no skill. If there were any other methods, I wouldn’t agree.”
Cheng Hong Ling immediately spoke a harsh truth.
“No way? I think I’m already acting very well!”
Qi Huang muttered in dissatisfaction.
“Enough talk, let’s go!”
Cheng Hong Ling urged.
“Wait, you can’t go in. If you go in too, and we encounter danger, neither of us will be able to escape.”
Qi Huang immediately stopped her. What a joke, she didn’t want to waste this self-service meal, and if she couldn’t scare the evil source, she would have to ask Yaoyao for help, and these were things her main body couldn’t see.
“Are you really sure you can go in alone? This time the danger level is different from before. Those evil spirits won’t show mercy.”
Cheng Hong Ling said with concern.
“It is precisely because it is dangerous that you should stay behind, right? If I can’t handle the opponent, you going there won’t be of any use.”
Qi Huang said tactfully.
Cheng Hong Ling was speechless and could only stay behind to cover the retreat.
Qi Huang flew towards the mass grave. Although her own strength was only at the sixth level of the Juling Realm and she couldn’t resist the terrifying Yin Energy with True Qi alone, her Shentong Realm spiritual sense was omnipotent.
Qi Huang wrapped her entire body with her spiritual sense and calmly entered the Yin Energy. The first thing she needed to do was to capture an evil spirit to lead the way. As for collecting cat food, that would have to wait until the current crisis was resolved. She understood what was more important.
“Hehe, so much self-service, my sisters and I have hope in transforming.”
Yaoyao couldn’t manage that much, so she detached herself from Qi Huang, transformed into a cat-eared girl, and began capturing evil spirits everywhere.
“Can’t you say hello before leaving?”
Qi Huang complained with her arms crossed, as she was only left with her undergarments, which could be described as barely clothed.
Yaoyao completely ignored her and busied herself capturing the low-level evil spirits.
“Yaoyao, can you help me deal with that evil source first? Otherwise, with the current speed of the spread of Yin Energy, it will soon reach large towns, and then ordinary people will surely suffer heavy casualties.”
Qi Huang took out a set of clothes from her storage ring, put them on, and pleaded.
“What does the life and death of humans have to do with me?”
Yaoyao replied indifferently.
“What about my life and death? If I die, where will you find such a competent cat owner?”
Qi Huang said shamelessly.
“Competent? Competent, you deadhead! Ever since we followed you, we’ve been living hand to month. If this is considered competent, then that old man surnamed Qin from your HongHua Sect is also a competent Sect Leader.”
Yaoyao was instantly angered.
“Uh… Don’t insult me! Am I really that bad? He’s so useless.”
Qi Huang was instantly anxious.
“You’re worse than him!”
Yaoyao rolled her eyes.
“Fine! I’ll give you the storage ring, and you stay here. I’ll go find the evil source myself. If I die, don’t be sad, and find a more responsible cat owner.”
Qi Huang couldn’t force her hand any longer, so she left the ring and walked inside, looking back repeatedly. She hadn’t forgotten that soul bonds could be broken, so even with her main body providing support, this trip was extremely perilous.
“Who would be sad for a guy like you! You’re so self-indulgent!”
Yaoyao mocked, watching Qi Huang’s retreating figure.
Qi Huang searched for a moment in the Yin Energy, and soon captured a vengeful soul, then forced him to lead her to the mass grave!
