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A tear of blood fell from Li Xun'an's eyes, and blood spurted from his ears.

Crimson blood gushed from his mouth and nose, and in an instant, Li Xun'an stopped breathing and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The bleeding from his seven orifices gradually stopped, and instead, live, wriggling maggots, as fierce as tigers, fell out.

"Ah, brother!"

Li Shanshan was pale as a ghost, kneeling on the ground and screaming shrilly.

Although the people present had no relation to Li Xun'an, the sudden and unnatural death of this seemingly normal person who had just been talking to them sent a chill down their spines.

A hand with distinct knuckles and a fair, jade-like complexion suddenly blocked Chu Xunzhen's view.

"Sister, don't look."

As Nangong Yue spoke, she steadily placed her hand in front of Chu Xunzhen.

Why?

"It's scary. Sister, don't look, you'll have nightmares."

Chu Xunzhen smiled, then suddenly moved closer to Nangong Yue and said, "Could it be that you're afraid? That's why you think I'm afraid?"

Nangong Yue was stunned, then shook her head and chuckled: "Sister, why would I be afraid of mere dead people? In the palace, the one thing that's never lacking is dead people."

Chu Xunzhen looked at Nangong Yue. Although he was a prince of high status, he was not in control of his own destiny and was in great danger.

"Your Highness, take the Second Princess back first and have the imperial physician treat her. Li Xun'an is dead, and the person behind him must have suffered a backlash. Li Shanshan is still alive, the formation still exists, and the princess will still obey her orders. Within three days, Xunzhen will surely return with a method to break the formation to save the princess."

Nangong Yue was taken aback and asked, "Is there any danger? That Gu Sect Master is so dangerous. If you go to see him, wouldn't you be asking a tiger for its skin? Why don't I instruct Anshun to inform Father, and Father can handle everything?"

"Alright," Chu Xunzhen nodded.

It would be best if she didn't have to go to the sect leader.

She didn't want her secret of using witchcraft on ordinary people to be exposed.

The rules of the Gu Sect are extremely strict.

If it's not discovered, that's fine, but if it is, she, as the Holy Maiden, will definitely be dealt with according to the sect rules.

"Thank you, sister. If it weren't for you today, we would probably have returned empty-handed again."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen realized that they had come here many times before, and although they had noticed the strangeness of the group, they were helpless against the Second Princess.

Chu Xunzhen followed Nangong Yue away. Before leaving, she saw Li Xun'an's finger, which left an unfinished character "Chu" on the ground.

楚?

Could it be Chu Wanrou?

She was a well-known "benevolent bodhisattva" in the capital, often distributing porridge, and most people in the capital knew her.

So, is Chu Wanrou involved in this matter?

Seeing that it was already noon, Chu Xunzhen hurried towards the Imperial Preceptor's Star Palace.

Outside, the sun was shining brightly, but inside the hall, it was pitch black and gloomy.

A chill seeped out from inside the hall.

"Miss, shall I accompany you inside?" Chunxi said.

Chu Xunzhen shook his head and said, "No. The Imperial Preceptor is capricious and dislikes outsiders visiting. You will wait for me outside the palace gates."

"But young lady, isn't it dangerous inside?"

Chunxi glanced at the Starry Palace and felt a chill run down her spine. She asked uneasily.

Chu Xunzhen shook his head and chuckled: "This is the palace; the Imperial Preceptor can't possibly kill me here."

"Yes, Miss. I will wait for you outside the palace gate now. If you do not come out by midnight tonight, I will go to His Highness for help." Chunxi said, and left.

Chu Xunzhen strode into the hall, her voice echoing within: "Is the Imperial Preceptor present?"

A sudden gust of cold wind swept in from behind, as if someone were standing behind Chu Xunzhen and blowing wind into her ear.

Swish!

Chu Xunzhen turned his head sharply, only to find no one behind him.

"Imperial Preceptor, this county princess has arrived. Didn't you send me?"

Chu Xunzhen looked around and walked to the center of the main hall.

In the center was a square platform.

On the high platform was a huge screen.

On the screen is carved a scene of a man being resurrected in front of the Bridge of Helplessness.

The scene was incredibly lifelike, yet chilling, because the resurrection of the dead came at the cost of another person's life, robbing him of his chance to live.

Seeing a dark figure sitting behind the screen, Chu Xunzhen's cold voice rang out: "The Imperial Advisor is quite arrogant. Even if you are the Imperial Advisor, why don't you utter a sound when this county princess arrives?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xunzhen strode forward and looked behind the screen.

But the next moment, he froze.

Behind the screen was Li Shanshan, her face completely disfigured, her hands and feet severed, and her eyes gouged out.

"How could that be?"

Wasn't this woman perfectly fine just now?

Only a quarter of an hour has passed. Even if Nangong Yue had sent her to the palace, it was impossible for her to have ended up in such a miserable state so quickly.

"Who are you?"

Just as Chu Xunzhen finished asking his question, the Imperial Preceptor walked out from the back hall.

"Greetings, County Princess."

"Imperial Preceptor, who is this woman? Why has she been injured like this?" Chu Xunzhen asked.

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Advisor smiled faintly and remained silent.

Chu Xunzhen looked over and found that although the woman resembled Li Shanshan, her age didn't match. This person must be Li Shanshan's mother or a relative.

"The county princess has come, seeking to defy fate?"

The Grand Preceptor's voice rang out, and his face looked even younger than Nangong Yue and the others.

"On the day I was born, you predicted I would be a jinx, causing my parents to reject me. Imperial Advisor, do you know how terribly you've ruined me?"

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Advisor chuckled lightly: "This is your fate. If you wish to change it, I do have a method. I only wonder if the County Princess is willing?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen asked in confusion, "What method?"

"Drink the talismanic water I've prepared for you to wash away the filth from your body, and then your national master will create a new life for you."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen raised an eyebrow, and after a long while, suddenly smiled.

"Then please ask the Imperial Preceptor to prepare the talisman water."

The Imperial Preceptor nodded and said, "After you finish drinking the talisman water, go to the bathing pool at the back and bathe in the holy water. After bathing, you may leave."

Chu Xunzhen was led into the inner room by the Imperial Preceptor.

Nangong Yue had just returned to the palace and happened to arrive at the gate of Xingluo Palace.

He was leading Li Shanshan, about to enter the Star Luo Palace, when suddenly someone blocked their way, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness. The Imperial Preceptor is seeing distinguished guests and not outsiders."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yue smiled: "What if Your Highness insists on going in?"

"Your Highness is joking. If Your Highness insists on going in, I dare not stop you, but can only inform the Imperial Advisor."

"Who is this distinguished guest?" Nangong Yue suddenly asked.

Nangong Yue glanced at the trembling Li Shanshan and suddenly felt uneasy.

"Princess Huai Ren".

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yue's expression changed, and she kicked the gatekeeper unconscious.

Who is the Imperial Advisor? No one knows better than him.

"Damn it! If you dare lay a hand on my sister, I, the prince, will take your life!"

Nangong Yue roared, threw Li Shanshan to Anshun, and rushed into the hall.

At this moment, Chu Xunzhen also accepted the talisman water sent by the Imperial Preceptor.

"Miss Chu, please drink the talisman water." The Grand Preceptor's voice was indifferent, his eyes and brows extremely cold, as if nothing in the world could catch his eye.

Chu Xunzhen drank the talisman water and then turned the porcelain bowl upside down.

The Imperial Advisor glanced at it, a slight smile playing on his lips, and turned to leave.

"Miss Chu needs to bathe in the sacred pool until tomorrow. Should we instruct the waiting maid to come and fetch her tomorrow?"

"Of course." Chu Xunzhen wrote a letter and handed it to a maid in the Imperial Preceptor's Palace, asking them to deliver it to Chunxi so she could go back first.

Chu Xunzhen walked into the inner room and saw the bathtub.

The bathhouse is tens of meters long and wide.

The rising steam made the bath resemble a celestial palace, exuding an ethereal aura.

In the bath, water splashes up like springs bursting open.

Chu Xunzhen stared intently, but could not see clearly what was happening inside the pool.

"What exactly does the Imperial Advisor want to do?"

The mini white creature inside Chu Xunzhen's body had just completely absorbed the bewitching drug that had flowed into his body.

The Imperial Advisor is going to drug her?

With a splash, Chu Xunzhen jumped into the pool and closed her eyes.

She had thought the killing move was in the talisman water earlier, but now she realized that wasn't the case; it was in the pool.

Chu Xunzhen's expression changed as he watched the creature swimming towards him from the depths of the water.

What is this?