The Anarchic Consort

“Little Seven, watch out. Don’t damage the palace.” Baili Jia Jue’s faint voice was heard.

Upon hearing that, Nangong Lie shouted, “Ah Jue, are you kidding right now? He’s going to destroy me, not the palace! Your future children will definitely be wild kids if you educate them like that!”

Baili Jia Jue raised his eyes as he heard that. “Little Seven…”

“He took the bean bun that Third Aunt made for me.” The little one stopped his action. He twisted his little body, curled his little mouth, and complained about it with his cheeks bulged.

Baili Jia Jue looked at Nangong Lie and said, “Take your time but don’t beat him to death. Spare his life so that he can pay for your bean bun.”

“Okay!” The little one nodded seriously before he turned and continued to fight!

It was a funny scene to watch. Helian Wei Wei spectated it with interest from the side.

Seeing that the crisis in the Chaoyang Palace was all over, Baili Jia Jue took several shadow guards with him to interrogate Elder Wu himself. He was curious to know who was behind the plot.

Right after he left, Elder Ming who was hidden in a dark corner extended his scarlet tongue and licked his thin lips…

Helian Wei Wei turned and looked behind her.

Whitey raised its brow. “Wei Wei, what’s the matter?”

“Nothing.” Although Helian Wei Wei said so, she was twice as alert as usual when she was walking back to her royal chamber.

As the chanting of the eminent monks stopped a long time ago, the whole palace was unusually quiet when Helian Wei Wei walked out of the Chaoyang Hall.

Helian Wei Wei’s pace became slow. Although there were not many guards in the path that she was walking, there were usually many palace maids and eunuchs. Why are there so few people here today?

Is it because of the coup initiated by Elder Wu?

That can’t be it!

Something feels off.

When Helian Wei Wei wanted to stop walking, a row of palace maids appeared in front of her all of a sudden. They walked in a strange way without showing their usual respect toward her. They seemed to be a little sluggish and they were walking very slowly. They looked like a row of puppets led by someone, giving out an eerie feeling.

Helian Wei Wei squinted her eyes and reached for the dagger on her waist with her fingers consciously.

The palace maids walked over slowly without even slanting their heads. All of them were dripping wet as if they were just picked out of the water.

They hung their heads one by one, with their hair scattered. They did not bow although they saw Helian Wei Wei, they were acting as if she was not in front of them.

Helian Wei Wei could not pretend like they did not exist because it was too creepy.

Clunk!

A noise came to her ear.

Helian Wei Wei looked toward the direction of the noise and saw that the palace maids’ feet were bound with iron chains that were not visible from afar. The chains were black in color, making her uneasy when she saw them.

It turned out that the reason why they were lining up in a row was because of the iron chain between them.

When did the palace have such a punishment?

Also, why are there not any eunuchs around to lead them in getting their punishment?

The frown on Helian Wei Wei’s face got tighter the more Helian Wei Wei thought about it. She wanted to move closer to have a clearer view but dizziness hit her all of a sudden, followed by vertigo…

A fair-skinned hand reached out and caught her limping body. The person’s white sleeve smelled of medicine. He smiled gently and looked at Helian Wei Wei’s face with tenderness, “You are indeed vigilant, I have to do it myself.”

“Master, I…” Elder Ming lost his stance in front of others. He went down with both his hands on the ground and looked at the man in front of him with his scarlet eyes.

The man was wearing a white robe and his face looked porcelain white from sideways, he looked like an exotic species in the world. However, his voice had hints of coughing when he spoke as he had been afflicted with pain and sickness since he was a child, “I don’t blame you. She has been quite capable all this time. If it is not for the coup, it would be difficult to approach her even for me. Now, we only need to wait until midnight.”

“Yes, master.” Elder Ming looked down with respect…

Deep asleep, Helian Wei Wei’s consciousness was still staying in the previous scene. She took her steps in a trance…

“Stop moving forward!” Yuan Ming’s voice which came from Fantasy Space was filled with panic.

Helian Wei Wei’s sight shook as if she sobered up, “Yuan Xiaoming, why are you so agitated?”

“I’m agitated?” Yuan Ming’s eyes were heavy, “Look at what’s in front of you!”

Helian Wei Wei looked forward as she heard that. Even though she always maintained her cool, she was still shocked by the sight in front of her!

It was a dark river.

Beneath the river was not aquatic grass but corpses.

It was pitch black around her. She could not see anything except for a faint light.

Ahead of her was an endless jimsonweed field which was crimson and mesmerizing when it was swept by the breeze, whooshing noises could be faintly heard.

There was seductive beauty in it.

This red plant could not be seen everywhere.

The jimsonweed had spread to the whole riverside.

Helian Wei Wei raised her brow, turned around and saw a tombstone. There was one word engraved on it. The word was scrawly but vicious, ‘Underworld’.

The Underworld?

“What’s going on?” Even though she did not receive much education, she knew about the Underworld. Isn’t this hell where ghosts gather like in the legends? Why am I here?

Yuan Ming’s eyes sank. “Someone set up a barrier in the imperial palace and brought you here using resentments in the palace. The palace maids you saw just now are those who died in the imperial palace and they were used to guide you the way. It turns out that the other party wasn’t planning to use the eminent monks to take your soul. They wanted to achieve the means of changing souls through the Underworld instead. The Soul Drawing Incantation is just the beginning. This is really a high-skilled trick. He took the advantage and acted when everyone was placing their attention on the coup…”

“Stop talking so much. How can we get out of here?” Helian Wei Wei pulled the iron chain beside her and regained her usual alertness. “You should be able to go out if you can enter here. With your abilities as a messenger of the demon, this shouldn’t be a problem for you.”

Yuan Ming’s tone faded, “Indeed, it should not be a problem for me. But we should make sure that there is no other movement from that person. According to my guess, I think he used the Soul Attracting Seven Stars Formation. This would require him to wait until midnight to completely change your soul. We still have time. However, based on the current situation, the chances of success are still very slight.”

“Why?” Helian Wei Wei was focused.

There was bloodthirst on Yuan Ming’s face. “Not everyone knew how to use the Soul Attracting Seven Stars. According to what I know, this formation was lost a hundred years ago. Now that it reappears in this world, that person must be one of the best in exorcism. Such a person will not allow himself to be found out if he has set up the formation. If no one put out his Soul Changing Lamp, you will still not be able to return to your flesh body even if we are able to get out of here safely…”