68: Drink another bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup

Chapter 68: Another Bowl of White Fungus and Lotus Seed Soup

Pei Xuanji sat by the hot spring, feeling both her feet ache, but that guy still showed no sign of movement.

"Not done yet?"

In the hot spring.

Li Yunshu gathered Qi in his Dantian, stubbornly saying,

"How about we try a different method? It might be faster."

Hmph—

Pei Xuanji snorted coldly, adding more force to her feet.

Boom!

Outside the Formation, a rumble echoed.

Both of them looked up simultaneously at the large Formation in the sky.

Li Yunshu's heart tightened.

"Someone outside is starting to break the Formation."

Pei Xuanji couldn't sense the strength of the people breaking the Formation outside, so she couldn't determine how long it would take for the Formation to be breached.

She could only urge him,

"If you don't hurry, we'll both die here."

Li Yunshu felt the muscles in his back tense and immediately said,

"Done."

"What?"

Before the Empress could react, Li Yunshu pulled her into the water.

Li Yunshu didn't give the Empress any chance to react, directly pushing her head underwater.

Soon, he felt as if his entire body was enveloped by a cloud.

He couldn't help but shiver all over.

After several breaths.

Splash!

Pei Xuanji surfaced, stumbling as she grabbed the edge of the hot spring pool.

Cough, cough, cough—

She couldn't say a word, only coughing violently.

Only Li Yunshu noticed that the runes on the Empress's body were shrinking little by little.

Pei Xuanji felt a trace of spiritual power recover within her, and immediately took another Medicinal Pill to suppress the Seal.

As the Medicinal Pill was refined, the runes on her body slowly began to retract to her back.

At this moment, she only regretted that she was not familiar with the Dao of Alchemy, and the Medicinal Pills she had to suppress the Seal were too ineffective.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been forced to this point, being made to drink water against her will by this guy.

In the hot spring, Li Yunshu pulled up his trousers and retreated step by step.

Because he could feel that the Empress's cultivation was rising steadily.

Clearly, the combined effect of Pure Yang Qi, the Medicinal Pill, and the hot spring had once again suppressed the Seal on the Empress's back.

He retreated to the edge of the hot spring pool, when Pei Xuanji suddenly looked up.

At this moment, Li Yunshu knew that the Empress was back.

Pei Xuanji leaped into the air, and as she turned, a Dragon robe was already neatly worn on her body.

Just then, the Formation shattered with a roar.

Li Yunshu looked up and saw countless people gathered in the sky.

And the leader was an old monk holding a staff.

Li Yunshu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If he and the Empress had delayed any longer, they would have been socially dead, if not physically.

The moment they saw Pei Xuanji, everyone in the sky took a step back in unison, only the old monk in the sky remained unmoved.

When they saw the tragic state of the imperial palace, they felt a chill run down their spines.

Throughout the entire imperial palace, blood was everywhere, with only Li Yunshu and Pei Xuanji remaining.

"The Empress Dowager has passed away!"

Soon, someone in the imperial palace found Yu Linglong's body, broken in two.

"What about His Majesty?"

Yu Linglong had died in the imperial palace, and not seeing Taishuchang, they already had a guess in their hearts.

Of course, this blame naturally fell on Pei Xuanji.

At this moment, everyone regarded Pei Xuanji as the peerless Devil Head who had massacred the Western Zhou imperial palace.

Among the officials, an old man stepped forward.

He trembled as he pointed his finger, questioning,

"Pei Xuanji, aren't you afraid of divine retribution!"

Bang!

Pei Xuanji merely glanced at the old man, who instantly turned into a bloody mist.

The officials nearby couldn't avoid it and were splattered with blood.

The Empress's gaze swept coldly over everyone present.

"Today, what if I slaughter this city?"

Having consumed the white fungus and lotus seed soup while conscious.

Her resentment was heavier than anyone else's right now, and yet someone was still seeking death.

Wenren Jin's gaze was fixed on Pei Xuanji; he had held onto a last shred of hope.

That was, the Great Chu Empress at this moment had been taken over by the Empress Dowager through Possession.

Otherwise—the consequences Western Zhou would face were simply unimaginable to him.

The moment he saw Li Yunshu, he had already roughly guessed the whole story.

The Empress Dowager had likely used Li Yunshu to lure Pei Xuanji to the imperial palace, then intended to use the great Formation to possess her.

He just didn't know if this plan had succeeded.

But the moment Pei Xuanji killed the Western Zhou minister, his last hope was shattered.

This couldn't be the Empress Dowager; it was clearly the Great Chu Empress herself.

"Amitabha." The old monk uttered a Buddhist chant, his staff tapping in the air, "Benefactress Pei, you have committed a monstrous sin of killing."

Pei Xuanji gently wiped her thumb across the corner of her mouth, then coldly glanced at the old monk.

"Get lost!"

Li Yunshu's lips curled slightly. Indeed, once her cultivation recovered, the Empress bowed to no one.

He leaned against the hot spring, and even though powerful enemies surrounded them, he felt no worry at all.

Having just seen the Western Zhou Empress Dowager die, he was curious to see who else would dare to seek trouble.

The old monk's eyes widened in anger, and he again uttered a Buddhist chant.

Just when everyone thought he was about to subdue demons, the old monk's tone changed.

"This old monk will certainly pray for the departed souls. I hope Benefactress Pei will mend her ways."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshu couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

This old monk, speaking the softest words with the hardest attitude, truly made him admire him.

"Yunshu!"

Just then, Li Yunshu heard a familiar voice.

He quickly turned, a look of joy on his face.

"Mistress!"

Seeing Di Bing, he immediately flew out of the hot spring and ascended into the air.

"Mistress, why are you here?"

Di Bing looked Li Yunshu up and down, completely unharmed, which put her at ease.

"You're too reckless, running off to Western Zhou by yourself."

Li Yunshu scratched his head.

"I made Mistress worry."

"If anything happened to you, how would I explain it to your Master?"

"I'm perfectly fine, aren't I? With His Majesty around, what danger could I be in?"

Li Yunshu deliberately spoke the latter half of the sentence very loudly.

His peripheral vision caught Shangguan Shuangyue standing beside Di Bing, and he immediately greeted her.

"Commander."

After all, she was the head of the Town Demon Division; he naturally had to salute her.

Shangguan Shuangyue knew he was in Western Zhou, so his appearance here in a short time via a teleportation Formation didn't surprise her.

However, he was a little curious as to why Mistress and Shangguan Shuangyue were standing together.

Shangguan Shuangyue nodded slightly, then immediately landed beside Pei Xuanji.

"Your Majesty."

Pei Xuanji didn't speak, only glanced at Li Yunshu, and transmitted her voice.

'If you dare to utter a single word about what just happened—'

Li Yunshu immediately interjected,

'Nothing happened just now.'

He wouldn't tell anyone that he had once made a dish for the Empress in the Western Zhou imperial palace.

"Mistress, who is that old monk?"

Di Bing showed no disrespect towards the old monk, her tone serious as she said,

"The Buddhist Head of Western Zhou, Abbot Yuanmie."

"Mistress can't beat him either?"

Di Bing rolled her eyes at Li Yunshu, her look serving as an answer.