Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 221
Before evening, the sun was buried by thick dark clouds.

The branches swayed wildly in the rain, whipping pedestrians in the rainstorm.

Ji Gongyan doesn't hate rain.

He is a child born on a rainy day.The rain brought him a calmness and rationality that children of his age did not have.He knew that the day when he returned to the palace was just the faintest day in the world of mortals; Jun.

As the huge piercing rock slowly landed, Ji Gongyan looked down.The outside of the palace is suffering from wind and rain, but the lights inside the palace are dim, as if there is another world there.

As early as an hour ago, Zhou Tianzi reported through the fast horse that there was a huge stone passing by in the sky, so he specially prepared a grand dinner to welcome the prince back to the palace.

Ji Gongzhen left Chuanyunyan, and waiters came one after another, forming two long lines, leaving a path in the middle, leading directly to the palace where the banquet was held.

Chai Song and Yang Ni were temporarily arranged to rest in the guest room.

Surrounded by a group of waiters, Ji Gongzhen was sent directly to the banquet venue.Li Hongxi and Guo's father and son followed closely behind.

Stepping into the threshold of the royal palace, what Ji Gongyan faced were dazzlingly gorgeous flowers, gifts so numerous that they could bury people, and greetings so flattering as to make people sick.All this exists because a father who misses his son regards today as the most celebrated day in the whole country.To celebrate this day, Zhou Tianzi gathered all the prominent people in this palace.

The clash of toasts and the greetings of dignitaries and dignitaries made tonight unprecedentedly lively.

The sandalwood on the pedestal wafted out curls of green smoke, lingering around the people who were intoxicated, and Ji Gongzhen was already lost in it.

On the golden lacquered and carved dragon throne, Zhou Tianzi saw Ji Gongyan step into the hall, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

After a careful look, Zhou Tianzi said distressedly: "Boy, why have you lost weight? Could it be that those stinky Taoist priests treated you badly?"

Ji Gongzhen shook his head and said with a smile: "They are very good to the child. One sister even sacrificed her life to save the child's life!"

"Save your life?" Zhou Tianzi was startled suddenly, and immediately glared angrily, staring at Li Hongxi and Guo Shi and his son reproachfully, "Boy, tell Father, is it because they didn't take good care of the three of them?"

Li Hongxi and Guo's father and son couldn't help but bury their heads, their eyes wandered restlessly, and their foreheads were already dripping with cold sweat.

"It's none of their business. Isn't it good, baby?" Ji Gongyan took his father's arm and said affectionately: "Father, my boy saw a fairy just now!"

Zhou Tianzi was slightly taken aback, and asked with more interest: "What kind of god?"

Ji Gongzhen was about to speak, but she hesitated, looking at the crowd in the distance.

Xibo Jifu walked through the crowd, walked out slowly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to discuss with General Li."

Zhou Tianzi waved his hands impatiently, signaling them to leave quickly.

Li Hongxi was secretly happy, and hurriedly followed behind Xibo Jifu.

From Ji Gongyan's curious eyes, he saw the two whispering in whispers, and they came out of the crowd with unusually solemn expressions, as if they were going to discuss some important confidential matter.He rolled his eyes, and said to Zhou Tianzi: "My child wants to go to make it easier, and when I come back, I will tell my father what happened recently."

Zhou Tianzi nodded with a smile, turned around and walked back to the carved dragon throne.

At this time, Li Hongxi and Xibo Jifu each held up an umbrella and walked out of the palace, their backs had not gone far.

Ji Gongyan casually snatched an oiled paper umbrella from an eunuch, and quietly followed behind the two of them.He was glad that it was raining heavily now, and his deliberately light footsteps were mixed with the sound of the torrential rain, and no one could detect it.

Following the backs of the two of them all the way, Ji Gongyan came to a remote pavilion.

In the pavilion, Li Hongxi wiped the sweat from his forehead and panted, "Grand Master, thank you for coming to rescue, otherwise..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and he lowered his head and coughed.

Xibo Jifu's expression tightened, "General Li, are you injured?"

Li Hongxi breathed a sigh of relief, "Small injuries don't matter."

"Don't worry, speak slowly." Xibo Jifu said calmly.

Li Hongxi just wanted to tell all the things that happened in Kunlun Mountain, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only sigh: "I have encountered too many accidents these days, and my head is like a pot of mud. I can't even understand it myself."

Xibo Jifu said: "Then you should sleep first and tell me slowly tomorrow."

Li Hongxi was about to go back to sleep when he suddenly remembered something.He reached into his clothes, and slowly took out the seven-color rice ears that Su Ji gave him, and handed them to Xi Bojifu.

"This is?" Xibo Jifu asked suspiciously.

"Su Ji asked me to give this to you." Li Hongxi explained: "He said that after you taste it, you may be able to remember some important things."

At this time, Ji Gongzhen was slightly taken aback, and after thinking about it, when he suddenly recalled the poem "Guan Ju" taught by Xibo Jifu, he couldn't remember who this poem was written for.Could it be that the things Grand Master Jifu forgot can only be remembered by eating those seven-colored ears of rice?

Xibo Jifu took the seven-colored ears of rice, held them up to his eyes, and looked suspiciously on his face.

"Are you afraid of being poisoned?" Li Hongxi asked.

"People's hearts are unpredictable, so we have to guard against it." Xibo Jifu put down the seven-colored ears of rice, and said solemnly: "I think this thing is absolutely extraordinary, and ordinary doctors probably won't recognize it."

Li Hongxi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead and said: "Grand Master! I think of a person. This person must know whether this straw is poisonous or not!"

Xibo Jifu slightly closed his eyes, "You mean... her?"

Li Hongxi touched his bald head, "Before she entered the palace, she was the witch doctor of Chaoge' Yan Wangchou Tang. She must know the strange flowers and plants that ordinary doctors don't know!"

There was a gleam of light in Xibo Jifu's eyes, but it dimmed again in an instant, "But she is now wearing a sinful body, and it might be inappropriate for us to keep in touch with her over and over again."

Li Hongxi said with a relieved smile, "Normally it's definitely not appropriate, but tonight everyone is busy welcoming the prince at the dinner party. It's most suitable for us to go now."

After pondering for a while, Xibo Jifu said: "It's not too late, let's go!"

Ji Gongxuan couldn't help being excited, and thought to herself that it was true that she followed, the grand master and General Li were indeed plotting something interesting.

However, looking back at the dimly lit palace, he became impatient.Calmness and reason told him that if the delay was too long, the father would be worried.

After struggling for a while, his irresistible curiosity overcame his reason, and he decided to follow up to see what happened.

In the pouring rain, Ji Gongyan silently followed the two of them to the southeast corner of the palace.

In front of him was a wall entwined by wrist-thick vines, and the vines were tightly attached to each other. If one didn't look carefully, it was difficult to find that the thick vines were entwined with a circle of rusty copper fences.

Xibo Jifu and Li Hongxi went straight in.

Ji Gongyu ran over quickly, but was blocked by a row of fences, and did not find the entrance, as if the two people just walked in directly.

Pushing aside the vines, Ji Gongyan peeped in through the narrow gap, and saw a house randomly built of wooden boards and earth bricks, surrounded by overgrown weeds.A strong stench hit his nostrils, so disgusting that he almost vomited.

The surrounding light was dim, and there was a dead silence.

Looking around in astonishment, Ji Gongyan felt a chill run down his spine, and a faint fear crawled into his heart - he remembered that he had been to this place before!

This house used to be a cold palace, and it was a famous "unclean place".In order to compete for favor, the concubines in the harem often fight to the death.Many concubines and maids who fell out of favor were dragged here at night, and some were even killed inside.

Ji Gongyan recalled that a court lady named "Xiao Mian" told him that if he wanted to know about Mrs. Fox, he had to come to this place alone at night to find her.But because of fear, he only came here once and never came here again.

Between the intertwined vines, Ji Gonglu found a gap that could barely accommodate her.

He looked back, but there was no one behind him.Going back alone now would be even more terrifying.He knew that the Grand Master and General Li must be inside, so he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, resisting the pain of being cut in his palm, and pushed the vines away with all his strength.The width of the iron gate was just enough for his little head to get in. He took a deep breath, and after a lot of effort, he finally got in.The gorgeous brocade robes all over his body have been dyed a dirty color by the damp soil.

He was about to call the two people inside when he suddenly heard a woman's faint voice from the house:

"My lords, long time no see."

Ji Gongyan took a breath, and the sudden fear lingered in his heart.The woman's voice was low and cold, as if it could penetrate a person's soul.Ji Gongzhen remembered that he heard the same voice last time, it was not an auditory hallucination.It is absolutely impossible for a living person to live in such a closed and terrifying house. Could it be that there is a female ghost inside?
Thinking of this, the hairs all over his body stood on end.The wind blows between the legs, and the pants are already soaked.

(End of this chapter)