Eternal Life: My Millennia in the Jiaofang Division

"Well, I'm back."

Zhao Mu turned around and saw Zhou Yuniang, dressed in purple, standing pretty beside the table.

He smiled and asked: "I heard that you have been in seclusion for the past three months and have never expressed anything to the outside world, causing the entire government and the public to be in a state of confusion?"

"Seclusion is a lie, but ignoring those people outside is true."

Zhou Yuniang smiled and said: "After all, there are some things. It's not good to be too anxious to express one's thoughts, and some people have to let them dry out, so that they can be better used by me in the future."

"Besides, I want to ascend the throne and become emperor, but I can't say anything about it. It is truly justifiable for the Chu family to propose it themselves."

"hehe."

Zhao Mu chuckled: "I think there is someone in the court who is more anxious about this matter than you, right?"

"Of course, I don't have to do anything at all. I don't even have to use my own hands. Those people who were once under Chu Jinghong have already started to actively plan for me and force the Chu family to compromise."

Zhou Yuniang turned around and sat at the table, pouring a cup of tea for herself and Zhao Mu.

She smiled and said: "That's what happened in the court. Those people once served Chu Jinghong, but now that Chu Jinghong is dead, the entire southern region has to respect me."

"So if they want to keep their wealth and lives, they must take the initiative to serve as my pawns, even if they have the reputation of being a seller seeking glory, and even if I never give them any promises, they will not hesitate."

"Haha, then think about it, the Chu family must be depressed to death, right?"

Zhao Mu also sat at the table and said with a smile: "The people who were once regarded as slaves are now putting a knife on their own necks. I guess the Chu family must be eager to eat those people alive now, right?"

"It's just dog bite dog, not worthy of sympathy."

Zhou Yuniang took a sip of tea and said, "By the way, Taoist Priest, I have already investigated Honglian's secret. The emperor should be the one who poisoned her."

"It's him, is there any evidence?" Zhao Mu asked, raising his eyebrows slightly.

"Originally, he did it very secretly, and no one should have discovered it, but he probably didn't even expect that something happened on the night of the poisoning."

Zhou Yuniang explained: "I have sent people to investigate secretly in the past three months and found a witness from that night who had seen the emperor appear with his own eyes."

"The witness is not from Lieyang City, but came to the capital from other places for business. He stayed in an inn that night."

"According to that person, he was practicing in the guest room that night when he suddenly sensed strange fluctuations coming from the room next to him, so he used the Xuanguang Mirror to check the situation in that room."

"As a result, he saw a comatose woman. There was a black and white stone suspended above the woman's head, and there was a strange power wrapped around her body."

"Originally, he was going to go over to check, but before he could move, another man appeared in the room and took the woman away."

Zhou Yuniang paused and continued: "I asked the witness to question him carefully and showed him the image of the Emperor. He recognized at a glance that the man who appeared that night was the Emperor."

"Later, the people I arranged in the palace also confirmed that they found the remnants of the Red Lotus Leading Machine in the emperor's palace."

"So the person who poisoned me that night must be the emperor."

Zhao Mu thoughtfully said: "Well, he is indeed the most motivated to poison. After all, if he suddenly activates Honglian to hide the secret when you and Chu Jinghong are both injured, it will be a huge threat to you two."

"But this emperor is quite vicious. In order to deal with you and Chu Jinghong, he even let the whole city be buried with him. Is this kind of person worthy of the emperor?"

Zhao Mu suddenly looked stunned as he spoke: "Wait a minute, did you just say that the man saw the woman in the room with a black and white stone suspended above her head?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Zhou Yuniang was confused.

Black and white, could it be the Sansheng Stone?

Zhao Mu narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Have you ever asked the witness about that woman's appearance?"

"Of course I asked about it, and even used illusion to form the appearance of the woman. Taoist Priest, please take a look."

Zhou Yuniang opened her palms and saw a light shining in her palms.

In the light, the image of a woman with black and white stones floating on her head quickly condensed.

"It's indeed her!"

Zhao Mu took a breath: "I didn't expect that she would come to Lieyang City and fall into the hands of the emperor."

"Taoist priest knows this woman?" Zhou Yuniang asked in surprise.

"Well, a friend, but I haven't seen him for many years." Zhao Mu said.

"Since he is a friend of the Taoist priest, we will immediately go to the palace to find the emperor and force him to release him."

Zhou Yuniang stood up directly and said: "It's been a few months, and I don't know how that girl's condition is, but it's best not to have anything happen to her."

"There should be nothing wrong. I have a restraint on her body. If her life was in any danger or she was seriously injured, the restraint would have been triggered long ago."

"But we really can't let her stay in the hands of the emperor. Let's go to the palace for a walk."

Zhao Mu also stood up, and the two disappeared into the room almost simultaneously.

royal palace.

It was quiet in the emperor's palace.

The eunuchs and maids were ordered to stay outside, and no one was allowed to enter the palace.

At this time, in the secret room under the palace, spells on the walls were shining, completely sealing the entire secret room to prevent outsiders from entering.

On the bed in the secret room, Xiao Jinyun was still unconscious.

The Three Life Stone was still suspended above her head, and the power it exuded was entangled with the red lotus.

However, unlike a few months ago, Xiao Jinyun has undergone some changes.

In addition to the Three-Life Stone and the Red Lotus, there is another kind of power circling around her body.

This power is composed of runes, which act as a barrier to isolate Xiao Jinyun from the outside world and prevent people from touching her body.

If Zhao Mu were here, he would recognize that the runes surrounding Xiao Jinyun are the "Holy Hidden Dao Sutra".

At this time, under the bed, the emperor was sitting cross-legged on a cushion, staring at Xiao Jinyun.

No!

That's not right!

The emperor was not looking at Xiao Jinyun, but at the runes around Xiao Jinyun.

Of course, he couldn't recognize the "Holy Hidden Dao Sutra", but this didn't prevent him from perceiving the mysterious Dao rhyme contained in the runes.

The emperor's eyes were filled with excitement, and he murmured to himself: "My guess was right, these runes are exactly a Taoist technique."

"And the mystery of this technique is the only one I have ever seen in my life. The techniques collected in the palace treasury are simply not worth mentioning in front of this technique."

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that this woman of unknown origin would give me such a big surprise."

"I just don't know what kind of technique these runes are. If I understand it and practice it, can it solve my current predicament?"

The emperor was excited, and he couldn't wait to get up and get close to observe the runes carefully.