Chapter 341 Palace Intrigue, Nothing More Than This (Part 2)
Qi Huang was not flustered at all, because the spiritual sense strength was only at the early Guiyi Realm. For ordinary people, it was indeed a master, but for her, it was like an ant.
Because she didn’t know the opponent’s purpose, Qi Huang didn’t rush to attack. Instead, she pretended to be restrained, sitting rigidly on the bed with her limbs stiff, only her eyeballs moving around.
“Haha, I didn’t expect there to be such a good thing in the world, someone actually paid money to ask this Immortal Elder to be intimate with you.”
The figure revealed itself. It was a middle-aged man who looked refined, but looking at his white hair tied up, he must be quite old.
Qi Huang thought for a moment, and the answer was obvious. The opponent must want to ruin her chastity through the man in front of her, thereby eliminating her as a threat.
‘What a vicious plan. As long as I’m not a virgin, even if my bloodline is heaven-defying, that dog emperor wouldn’t be able to face the public to take me into the harem, or he would be ridiculed by the world.’
Qi Huang sighed, and then thought with some disdain: “It’s just a pity that in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trickery is pale and powerless.”
“They say Cheng Hong Ling is overwhelmingly beautiful, this Immortal Elder is going to have a feast for the eyes tonight.”
The middle-aged man walked over with a lewd expression, and did not look like a cultivator at all.
“Little darling, I know you’re scared, but don’t be afraid. Before long, I’ll let you feel what it’s like to be so happy you could fly, and unable to stop.”
The middle-aged man laughed triumphantly, his hands reaching lewdly towards Qi Huang’s chest.
“I’m afraid you won’t have this opportunity.”
Qi Huang spoke coldly.
“Wh… What?”
The middle-aged cultivator was shocked. He raised his hand to draw his weapon, but suddenly found that his arm was as heavy as a thousand catties and could not be lifted. He was surprised and terrified, and his first thought was to escape, but his legs were also the same.
With a thought from Qi Huang, the middle-aged man was immediately sent flying out of the window like a rocket, and then exploded into a cloud of blood mist in the air, blooming like fireworks, not even a fingernail-sized piece of flesh and blood fell.
“How is this possible? Didn’t you lose your cultivation? And what’s with such powerful spiritual sense?”
The middle-aged man’s life soul emerged from his body, shouting questions hysterically as he desperately fled.
Qi Huang’s spiritual sense followed closely behind, grabbed the opponent’s life soul, and directly crushed it.
Although a person’s soul is not composed of flesh and blood, it also has a fixed form. Once destroyed, they will also die.
“Palace intrigue, nothing more than this! Come on, I’ll see how many more nasty tricks you have.”
Qi Huang sneered coldly, then slowly closed her beautiful eyes.
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In the eastern district of the Imperial Capital stands a vast mansion. The gates are majestic, and the walls are high. It is equipped with pavilions and towers, and every room is luxuriously decorated. Servants shuttle through it in an orderly manner, each performing their duties. In terms of layout, it is not much less than the Imperial Palace.
Land is extremely valuable in the Imperial Capital. To own such a large mansion here, the owner must be either rich or noble!
This is indeed the case. The owner of this mansion is Kang Wang, the second brother of Lin Tu, and also the biggest competitor for the throne before his ascension. It is precisely for this reason that he was placed under his watch for surveillance.
At this moment, a beautiful girl dressed as an Imperial Concubine was talking with Kang Wang and his wife.
“Hua’er, the first selection is about to begin soon. Why did you run to your aunt’s place instead of staying obediently in the palace?”
Kang Wang Fei blamed her with a doting expression.
“Auntie, I haven’t seen you for a few days, I really miss you!”
The girl pouted and said.
“What? You only miss your aunt, not this king?”
Kang Wang Lin Kang, who was beside her, said with a hint of jealousy.
“Of course I miss you, Uncle! You are the best to Hua’er.”
The girl quickly explained.
“Heh heh, you’re just sweet-mouthed.”
Lin Kang shook his head helplessly, then said, “Speak up, what do you want to eat? I’ll have the servants get it for you.”
“Uh, it’s a bit too sentimental for us nieces to only talk about food.”
The girl named Hua’er puckered her lips.
“Is that so? Then let’s not talk about food. Let’s chat about family affairs to strengthen our bond.”
Lin Kang casually said.
“No, no, no. How can we strengthen our bond if we don’t eat enough? So we have to talk about food, and we also have to strengthen our bond.”
Hua’er was a little anxious.
Kang Wang and Kang Wang Fei looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Not long after, the servants brought up a table full of delicacies.
“Auntie, Uncle, you don’t know, the food in the palace is really extremely unpalatable. I’ve lost several pounds in more than half a month.”
Hua’er complained vaguely while gobbling down the food.
“I can’t tell.”
Kang Wang Fei taunted her without any mercy.
“Hmph!”
Hua’er let out a cute hmph, then continued to eat with her head down. After a moment, she took a break and said, “Uncle, why does today’s food smell so fragrant? Did you ask the chef to add some secret spices?”
“No! The chef is still the same chef, and the ingredients are still the same as before.”
Kang Wang shook his head.
“Impossible, there’s clearly a very pleasant fragrance.”
Hua’er sniffed for a long time with her little nose.
Kang Wang and Kang Wang Fei looked at each other. After a moment, he suddenly realized and said, “The fragrance you’re talking about should be emanating from your aunt, not from the food.”
“Really?”
Hua’er leaned her head over suspiciously and sniffed, her face immediately showing surprise: “It really is emanating from Auntie. What kind of powder did you use? Why does it smell so good? I’ve never smelled it before.”
“Uh! This powder was brought out for me by your uncle from the palace. It contains rare Golden Life Flower powder.”
Kang Wang Fei said a bit shyly, a faint blush appearing on her face.
“Golden Life Flower? What is that?”
Hua’er asked suspiciously.
“It’s a kind of flower, anyway, it’s very precious.”
Kang Wang explained, then suddenly thought of something and continued: “Oh right, Cheng Hong Ling of the HongHua Sect took the seeds of the Golden Life Flower, and was also blessed with Bamboo Water. I heard that her clone has entered the Shangyi Bureau. Did you see her? She should have this fragrance on her too, and even stronger.”
“I did see her, but she doesn’t have this fragrance on her?”
Hua’er replied doubtfully.
“Impossible. Although I am not a cultivator, I have many friends in the cultivation world and know that the source of the clone’s flesh and blood is the main body. She must also carry the fragrance of the Golden Life Flower.”
Kang Wang said with great certainty.
“Uncle, you know my nose well, how can I smell it wrong? She really doesn’t have this fragrance on her.”
Hua’er reiterated.
“Really? But this is impossible!”
Kang Wang was stunned, then frowned deeply.
“What’s wrong? Your Highness!”
Kang Wang Fei asked after a moment of silence.
“My beloved concubine, that Imperial Concubine encountered bad weather on the way to the palace and almost had an accident. Have you heard about this?”
Kang Wang asked instead of answering.
“I’ve heard. A few days ago, the inner palace posted notices everywhere, not only in the Imperial Palace but also in the streets and alleys of the Imperial Capital.”
Kang Wang Fei replied.
“I was just thinking, what if that Imperial Concubine really had an accident?”
Kang Wang mused.
“An accident really happened? Then who is in the Shangyi Bureau now? Your Highness, you might be overthinking.”
Kang Wang Fei said reflexively.
“The problem is that she doesn’t have the fragrance of the Jinming Flower on her! If the situation is true, then this person is definitely not the real Imperial Concubine.”
Kang Wang’s expression gradually became serious.
“Not the Imperial Concubine? Then why would she impersonate someone? Doesn’t she know that doing so is a crime of deceiving the emperor? Moreover, the palace guards are strictly guarded, how could they let a fake Imperial Concubine in?”
Kang Wang Fei asked repeatedly.
Kang Wang fell into thought again. After a long time, his frown gradually relaxed, and then he let out a cold snort: “Hmph! I seem to understand what’s going on!”
“Your Highness, what’s going on?”
Kang Wang Fei quickly asked.
“I can’t be completely sure yet. The most important thing now is to figure out if she is the real Imperial Concubine.”
Kang Wang said very cautiously, then a sinister smile appeared on his face: “If she is indeed fake, on the first day of the lunar month, I will let the world watch a good show! Lin Tu has been too complacent these Hyears, it’s time for me to find something for him to do!”
