The Anarchic Consort

“In fact.” One of the elders paused momentarily and glanced at the side profile of the Emperor as he continued, “She is the Princess Consort of the Third Prince…”

The hand of the Emperor that was holding an elixir trembled briefly as he slowly tightened his fist. “Are you guys sure that Helian Wei Wei is possessed?”

“80 percent.” Elder Feng started laughing, “As for the truth to the statement, we would be certain once we test it out.”

The Emperor lowered his sights and took a sip of his tea before saying, “How can we perform the test?”

“During the grand wedding day of the Third Prince, 18 monks came to the Lingyin Temple to chant. If it were not for the Fire Qilin, Helian Wei Wei would have shown her true colors.” Elder Feng lowered his voice and said, “Why not try it again, Your Highness?”

The Emperor looked at him indifferently and replied, “Do you think that you can hide the news of bringing 18 monks to the Capital from the Third Prince?”

“You do not have to worry about that, Your Highness. A legitimate plea has been prepared for that purpose!” Elder Feng said with a deep voice. He then continued, “There has been a lot happening in the palace. I heard from my subordinates that palace maids would often go missing. In fact, even their corpses would disappear. We could use this incident as an excuse to bring the monks in for a blessing. By doing so, the Third Prince would not be suspicious. The Retired Emperor has started an investigation on the situation. Since the case has to be investigated one way or the other, why not we be the ones to investigate the case? Am I right, Your Highness?”

The Emperor spun the elixir in his hand, and said, “You are telling me that the Retired Emperor has sent people over to investigate the incident of the palace maids? How come I was not informed about it?”

“Well, there has not been any news or activity yet,” Elder Feng replied. He then leaned closer and said, “The Retired Emperor has always preferred doing things without alerting anyone. If it were not for some information from the side, the Retired Emperor’s intention of managing palace affairs would definitely have gone unnoticed. Maybe he wants to make it easier for the Third Prince to pick up the pieces. The Third Prince’s disguise to the provincial capital was well-received among the people. He managed to place quite an amount of his subordinates into the Six Ministries. If this goes on, I cannot help but be worried that the situation may become uncontrollable, Your Highness.”

The Emperor looked at the swaying flames of the candles as he squinted his eyes and said, “Alright, go and carry out the plan that was devised by the three elders. Try and see if it works.”

“Yes.”

The three elders looked at each other, revealing hints of satisfied cunning expressions on each of their faces…

Late at night.

The elders entered their respective carriages as they came out of the palace.

No one managed to notice the little black dot right behind the neck of one of the elders.

The black dot would only appear on someone who was possessed by a spirit.

Two shadows swayed under the feet of one man beneath the moonlight. It was unspeakably daunting.

“Master, our plan has been going smoothly thus far, will she wake up soon?” The little one had a massive bottle gourd on his back as he looked up to the man in a white gown.

The man leaned over and patted the head of the little guy. “This is not enough to wake her up.”

“What else do we need?” The little guy winked his eyes.

The man laughed mildly, “For the demons and monsters to walk freely among us.”

Pitter-patter.

Drops of rain fell on the side of the window.

Helian Wei Wei absent-mindedly looked at herself walking into the palace. It was an unfamiliar place that she had never been to before. There was a deep river with an inexplicable scent.

The scent was familiar to her.

There was a hint of rust within the salty-sweet scent as it filled the surrounding air. It was unsettling.

Helian Wei Wei had no idea how she walked to this place. She wanted to summon Yuan Ming, but soon she realized that she could not activate her Fantasy Space.

There were no signs of Little Seven or anyone around her.

Except for the Helian Wei Wei she dreamt of previously.

She was looking at her beside the river with her teary eyes.

In a split second, she appeared right in front of her. With a face as pale as a piece of paper, she said, “Why, why would you not return my body to me, why!”

Helian Wei Wei remained still and allowed her to continue her outcry. Her eyes remained bright and clear.

The other Helian Wei Wei did not expect her to be so calm. She squinted her eyes little by little and wrapped her limbs around Helian Wei Wei as she said, “You shall not escape. You can face anyone but me because this body is mine and it will forever be mine!”

The arms that were tangling around her were like unknown tentacles. It was impossible to break free.

Slowly, Helian Wei Wei felt as if something was spreading to her waist.

As she looked again, she suddenly found herself standing in the middle of a maroon-colored river and her hand was being pulled by a really fair hand, it was trying to pull her into the river.

“Third Aunt, Third Aunt!”

Helian Wei Wei opened her eyes abruptly, and the youthful face of Little Seven appeared before her. He lay on the head of the bed as he looked at her worriedly.

Standing behind her was Baili Jia Jue who must have just returned. His fur coat was humid and still on.

He extended his hand and fixed her fringe up as he said, “What did you dream about?”

“It was nothing.” Helian Wei Wei reached out for his lean waist at once and planted her face on the chest that was ever so calming. “I am going to continue with my sleep. I am still tired.”

Baili Jia Jue moved away as he looked at her with a deep gaze. He then told the boy standing beside, “Little Seven, go back to bed.”

“I want to sleep with Third Brother and Third Aunt,” the little guy said. “I do not want to sleep on the bed. The bed is too soft for me. I will sleep on the floor as long as Third Brother does not step on my small tummy.”

Baili Jia Jue took a glance at him. “Are you planning to take off your pants and dance again?”

“No!” The little boy sprang up and said with a serious expression, “I am heading back to bed. I just returned to the palace recently. It is very hectic on my side, you better not come and look for me, Third Brother. That’s all!”

The little one left swiftly as he finished his sentence.

Helian Wei Wei felt humored as she looked at what had just happened.

Baili Jia Jue held her chin up and said, “Is someone trying to seize your body?”

Helian Wei Wei was stunned as she instinctively summoned Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming shrugged as he said, “Your man is unfathomably brilliant. I have no idea how he got it right on his first guess. In fact, is it not weird? The other party will never be so rampant if he is around during your nightmares. For instance, the dream today was very dangerous as I could not even enter your dreamland. But the water level of the river subsided right after he entered. Isn’t that weird?”

“The only thing that is on my mind is how could he have known about it.” Helian Wei Wei stared at Yuan Ming.

As she left the Fantasy Space and met the gaze of Baili Jia Jue, she said truthfully, “Yes, in my dreams.”

“Your possession does not seem to be successful.” Baili Jia Jue carried her in his arms, chin resting against her hair. It seemed like he was in deep thought.