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“Huh?” Startled, she blurted out, “You… How do you know?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Shi Ying’s face sank, he clenched his teeth, and said only two words in a short burst, “It’s true.”

“…” Zhu Yan opened her mouth, but was still unable to say anything, yet Shi Ying had already lifted his hand and nudged her forehead with a swish! A light came out from his fingertips – mind reading! He clearly said that he would never use mind reading on her again!

Zhu Yan struggled but was unable to break free, and could only watch as he took control and directly started to read all the intimate thoughts in her mind. For a moment, anger, humiliation and relief all surged at the same time, and her whole body began to tremble, tears rushing out from her eyes.

Shi Ying looked at her expression and his fingers pulled back.

“Yes, I promised you that I would never use mind reading on you again.” His eyes regained their calmness, as if he forcibly restrained himself, and sighed, “Ah-Yan, I won’t force you, but it’s better for you to tell me what really happened – I knew that the Grand Master wouldn’t teach you the Star Soul Blood Oath for no reason. He must have had his conditions.”

Zhu Yan hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head, “I… I can’t reveal it.”

His hand tightened, almost crushing her shoulder, and his voice was tinged with anger, “It has already come to this point, but you still refuse to speak?”

“I…” her lips moved, a thousand words frozen on the tip of her tongue.

“Chongming just told me that during the days when I died, the Grand Master locked you up in the temple,” he looked at her, with a gloomy and chilling expression, “Is everything you are doing now related to what he did to you during that time?”

“…” Zhu Yan’s entire body trembled and refrained from answering.

“What on earth did the Grand Master say to you to make you the way you are now?” Shi Ying gazed at her expression, “I just reflected back on what you have done since my resurrection until now. It is indeed abnormal – you are willing to sacrifice yourself to save me, yet you want to return the Jade Bone to me? Why?”

Her entire body trembled, but she still gritted her teeth, “I cannot say.”

“Say it!” Shi Ying snapped, “You’re forcing me!”

She seldom heard such a deadly voice from him, her heart trembled, and countless emotions piled up in her heart, almost like a mountain, and after a long moment of silence, she suddenly could no longer hold back and finally burst into tears: “I… can’t tell! I also made a vow! If… it’s broken… there will be, there will be many people who will die because of it!”

“…” Shi Ying shook for a moment, as if realizing the situation, and spoke in a subdued voice, “With me here, the Grand Master can’t do anything to them.”

“No… Da Si Ming is very powerful.” Zhu Yan choked, with fear in her eyes, “I’m not afraid to die. But… I can’t risk their lives!”

Shi Ying raised his voice sternly, “Who are ‘they’?”

Zhu Yan wanted to say something, but held back forcefully, and finally merely said in a low voice, “Those people… also include you.”

Shi Ying jerked and fell silent for a long time before nodding, speaking in a cold tone, “I understand. I will go back and ask the Grand Master about this thoroughly, and I will find out the truth…” After a pause, he added: “But until then, you can’t get married either!”

Zhu Yan was shocked and nervously replied, “But… the emperor has already issued a decree to bestow the marriage to…”

“Don’t bother with that!” Shi Ying’s tone was stern as he looked at her, “Just tell me what you want for yourself – do you really want to marry into the alliance?”

“No!” She blurted out, “But the Grand Master…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Shi Ying interrupted her, “Don’t mention the Grand Master anymore!” When he mentioned this elder, there was no longer any respect in his tone, and his expression was as deep as water: “I don’t know what exactly he said to you that led to the current situation – but don’t worry, as long as I’m here, he can’t hurt you. When he returns from the Purple Terrace, I will settle this debt with him properly!”

Zhu Yan was just about to say something when he suddenly heard a shout in the distance. The two of them turned back together in shock, and saw a row of attendants kneeling on the steps two or three levels away from the divine hall, not daring to go forward, and looking up at them, shouting for His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince.

“What?” Shi Ying frowned and walked over to the alabaster railing to look down at the group.

“Report to the Crown Prince!” The one leading was a chamberlain of the Purple Pavilion, “The emperor ordered his subordinates to find you back immediately… If they can’t find you any longer, they will have their heads chopped off!”

“…” Shi Ying did not expect the emperor to be this tyrannical at times, and could not help but be a little surprised.

“Aye, then you should go back first!” Although Zhu Yan couldn’t let go of the time the two of them spent alone at the top of the tower, she sighed at the sight of those frightened and pale attendants below.

Shi Ying looked back at her and nodded.

“I’ll come with you.” Zhu Yan, obviously still unable to part with him, stuck her tongue out and tugged on his sleeve, and with a stroke of her finger, she formed a spell of invisibility, “In secret!”

At midnight, in the depths of the Purple Palace, the emperor, who had woken up from a drowsy sleep, looked at the empty side of his bed, and a hint of anxiety appeared in his eyes.

“I already sent someone to look for him.” The chamberlain looked at the gradually brightening sky outside and replied with some trepidation, “His Imperial Highness… has gone to the Gui Heng side of the tower at the top of the pagoda. However, the Chongming divine bird is guarding the shrine and no one can get close.”

“Chongming?” The emperor’s eyes appeared slightly surprised, “Strange.”

In the midst of the silence, there was the rustling sound of trailing garments outside as someone suddenly entered through the back door, but it was Ning Qing, the emperor’s personal confidant over the years and Head Steward of the Royal Household.

“There is something to report to His Majesty.” The Head Steward of the Imperial Household stood by the side of the bed with his hands behind his sleeves, and his eyes revealed a hesitant look, “I deserve to die for disturbing His Majesty’s rest.”

The emperor waved his hand at the chamberlain, indicating everyone to withdraw, coughing and turning his head to look at the Head Steward, “What… cough, I asked you to look for, the Huotu Divine Ring… have you found it?”

More than twenty years ago, when Empress Bai Yan was deposed and shortly afterwards died in the cold palace, the Huotu Divine Ring fell into the hands of Consort Qing, who was in charge of the harem – now that Consort Qing has been executed, it was only natural to retrieve this important treasure of the kingdom.

“Your Majesty,” said the Head Steward, knowing that the emperor was not very healthy, “after Consort Qing was killed by the emperor a few days ago, I immediately sent my best men to seize the Green Pavilion where she lived, and examined all the belongings. But so far, we haven’t found the Huotu Divine Ring.”

“Ahem…” The emperor’s face turned slightly pale, “Damn! Where did she… where did she hide it?”

“Your Majesty, appease your anger, the Huotu Divine Ring will surely be found sooner or later, but…” the Head Steward of the Imperial Household paused for a moment and said, “In the process of raiding the Green Halls, a secret letter that had just been brought in from outside was unexpectedly retrieved.”

“A secret letter?” The emperor coughed, stunned, “Was it… the Green King’s writing to her?”

“No, here is where things are strange,” the Head of the Imperial Household lowered his voice and revealed with a gloomy expression, “This letter… is from the White King’s residence.”

“What?” The emperor took a breath of cold air, “The White King’s Mansion?”

The White King and the Green King are sworn enemies, so why is there someone in the White King’s house secretly involved with the Consort Qing?

“I have tortured the servant girl who passed the message privately, and the secret letter did come from the White King’s residence. She took a bribe of ten thousand golden baht and risked her life to deliver the message to Consort Qing – who was executed by the emperor before she could send a reply.” The Head Steward pulled out a letter from his pocket and respectfully handed it over, “The matter is so important that I dare not do anything on my own, so I rushed here to ask His Majesty to read it.”

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