Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 241: Sleepless Night

Shui Congfei's elder sister was originally named Shui Dujuan, but three years ago, her soul was forcibly taken out of her body by Yan Niang with a soul-stealing spell, and she was no longer a human. Her name as a human also disappeared with the death of her body.

Now she has become a vengeful spirit and has the name "Xiwei" as a vengeful spirit.

The only person who knows this name is Yuan Rong.

Three years ago, she was expelled from the palace by Yun Zhen, and her lonely soul wandered in the vast mountains outside the palace.

Fortunately, she was discovered by Yuan Rong, who promised to help her get revenge, so she gave her name to Yuan Rong.

From then on, Yuan Rong became her master, and she became one of Yuan Rong's Shikigami.

Yuan Rong has been dedicated to finding a powerful shikigami. More than three months ago, he predicted to the Queen Mother that the palace would soon be plagued by a fox. From that time on, he had planned to recruit the upcoming fox demon for his own use.

After discovering fox blood in the Demon-Suppressing Temple, he became even more certain that there was a very powerful thousand-year-old fox demon hiding in this palace.

What we need to do now is to find the fox demon.

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Lying in bed that night, Ji Anni and Shui Furong talked all night long.

After asking about the origin of the curse seal, Yun Zhen's image disappeared. According to Yun Zhen, maintaining the physical form requires a lot of energy, even if it is just an illusion the height of a chopstick, it can only last for about a quarter of an hour.

Sound can last longer than images. It's like the same battery, which can last for five or six hours in an MP3 player, but only about an hour in a handheld theater.

"Shui Congfei, are you still thinking about your sister?" Ji Anni asked while lying on the bed with her back facing the sky.

Ever since she learned the origin of the curse, Shui Furong's face has been dark, as if it was covered with charcoal.

"I knew my sister was murdered..."

"But the Queen Mother is only a mortal. She can't cast spells."

"How do you know?" Shui Furong asked stiffly, having already listed the Queen Mother as the first suspect.

"Even if the Queen Mother can really use a curse, if you fight her head-on, won't you be the only one who suffers?" Ji Anni didn't want to watch Shui Furong follow in her sister's footsteps. Regardless of whether the Queen Mother was a human or a demon, in this palace, the Queen Mother's ability was far stronger than Shui Furong.

"But I can't let my sister die in obscurity. Now we finally have a clue..." Shui Furong was also conflicted. He knew that Ji Anni was right, and he knew that he should stay calm, but who could not be angry and excited after hearing that his sister was killed innocently?

Meeting Shui Furong, who was even more emotional than herself, Ji Anni had no choice but to act as a persuader. She turned slightly on the bed, facing Shui Furong on the other bed opposite, and said, "Shui Congfei, it is precisely because we have finally got a clue that we must act more cautiously. If we accidentally alert the enemy, it will be too late for regret."

"I know, don't worry, I've calmed down a long time ago." Although Shui Furong is easily excited, she is not a fool after all. Even without Ji Anni nagging in her ear, she can recognize the current situation by herself and know that now is not the time to act emotionally.

"Shui Congfei, no matter who killed your sister, he must have a very high level of Taoism. Before you deal with him, you must first think of a way to protect yourself. Otherwise, otherwise... otherwise it will be like throwing a meat bun at a dog, and there will be no return." Ji Anni knew that using this proverb would definitely make Shui Furong unhappy, but she couldn't think of a more perfect way to say it at the moment.

"Tsk, you're the meat bun." As expected, Shui Furong grumbled in dissatisfaction. Suddenly, he turned over, looked at Ji Anni and asked, "By the way, what is that stone? Where did you get it from?"

"Yun Zhen asked someone to send it to the palace." Ji Anni already knew a lot of Shui Furong's secrets, so she didn't mind sharing a few of her own secrets with him.

"You and the Imperial Master seem to be very close, so why did he give you the stone?" Shui Furong had long noticed that the atmosphere between Ji Anni and Yun Zhen was somewhat ambiguous.

Ji Anni didn't dare to have any extravagant expectations of Yun Zhen, and only said lightly: "He was probably afraid that I would be in danger alone in the palace, so he gave me something that could contact him. He is very kind to everyone, and there is no special intention."

"That's strange, he's not nice to me." Shui Furong was actually jealous.

"Didn't he tell you the origin of the Soul Seal?"

"Then you should give me something to ward off evil spirits..." How could Shui Furong's mortal body withstand the torture of monsters? It would be best if he had something like a talisman to carry with him, so that he wouldn't be afraid of being haunted by monsters.

"I thought you were not afraid of anything." Ji Anni laughed.

"If I also knew some magic, I wouldn't be afraid of anything. But now I'm in the light, and the enemy is in the dark, it's very dangerous." Speaking of danger, Shui Furong suddenly remembered that Ji Anni seemed to have mentioned the word "in danger" just now, and hurriedly asked: "By the way, Concubine Zhao Cong, what kind of danger will you encounter in the palace?"

What kind of danger was Yun Zhen worried that Ji Anni might encounter that made him give the stone to her?

"This..." Ji Anni couldn't answer. She couldn't say that she had been targeted by some monster since she first entered the palace.

"Forget it, forget it. Anyway, I know what secrets are hidden between you two." Seeing Ji Anni hesitating, Shui Furong decided not to ask. Anyway, if she continued to ask, she would just force Ji Anni to make up a lie to deceive him. Instead of that, it would be better to know nothing.

"Shui Congfei..." Ji Anni hesitated, "The secret hidden in me is bigger than the secret hidden in you..."

At this stage, Ji Anni can only say this much.

"Bigger than my secret?" Shui Furong stared at Ji Anni's worried face in a daze. The gender secret hidden in Shui Furong was already a big lie, a capital crime, but Ji Anni actually had an even bigger lie?

"Shui Congfei, I...I want to ask you a question..." Ji Anni bit her lip.

"Just ask whatever you want to ask." Shui Furong accepted it without thinking.

Seeing that he answered so straightforwardly, Ji Anni felt that she should be more straightforward, so she mustered up the courage to ask: "Shui Congfei, hiding your true self, living as another person, deceiving everyone, this... this should be a very painful thing, right?"

"No, this is a very funny thing." Shui Furong thought that Ji Anni was hinting at his cross-dressing.

"why?"

"Because not everyone has the opportunity to become another person, I feel that this is my destiny. Since fate has arranged it this way, there must be a purpose. Although doing so will indeed deceive some people who have always believed in me, who doesn't have a secret? People are not jellyfish, so transparent that even the internal organs can be seen clearly. If you can't even understand this, what kind of friend are you? Besides, I was forced by my mother..." If you compare pity, he is the real victim.

"Hehe." Hearing this, Ji Anni actually laughed. She didn't expect that the problem that had been bothering her was not worth mentioning in Shui Furong's mind. His open-mindedness was like a bright light, suddenly illuminating Ji Anni's eyes.

Yes, maybe this is all fate...

Until fate reveals its true intention in arranging things this way, one's worries are just unnecessary.

Ji Anni stretched out on the bed and suddenly felt much better.

"What's wrong? What are you laughing at?" Shui Furong didn't think she had said anything funny.

"Nothing, I just feel great to know you..." Ji Anni stared at Shui Furong, who had a confused look on her face across the bed, with a sunny smile like a crazy fan.

"I said I'm not interested in women." Shui Furong grinned. Fortunately, it was night time, so no one could see his suddenly red face. He pulled up the quilt to cover his head, turned his back and went to sleep.

Ji Anni got excited and actually acted as a matchmaker. She said with a sly smile, "Then I will introduce you to a boyfriend next time, okay? I think the eunuch next to Yun Zhen is pretty good. Oh, and Yun Zhen's little apprentice, Xuanjizi, is also pretty good."

"Huff...Huff..." Shui Furong used snoring to remind Ji Anni to end this boring conversation.

"By the way, Shui Congfei, don't call me Zhao Congfei anymore. Call me Xiao Zhao, okay? Just like Yizhen."

This time Shui Furong didn't respond, but the snoring sound stopped.

"If you don't say anything, it means you agree. Then I will call you Furong from now on, okay?" After waiting for a long time without hearing any response, Ji Anni couldn't help but ask again, "...Okay?"

"Huff...Huff...Huff...Huff..." This time, Shui Furong's earth-shaking snoring sounded again.

Anyway, I will call you Furong from now on, Ji Anni thought proudly in her heart.

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The next day, it was still a sunny day.

After breakfast, Shui Furong rolled up her sleeves and announced to Ji Anni, "My battle has begun."

After saying that, he strode out of the room and walked towards the two guards guarding the gate of Taoyuan.

"Ah?" Ji Anni scratched her head, not knowing what he was talking about.

Judging from his sumo-like attacking posture, he seemed to be looking for trouble.

Before Ji Anni could stop him, he had already rushed to the entrance of Taoyuan.

The two guards immediately became alert, stretched their bodies like a wall, and stopped him, saying, "My lady, you can't go out."

Ji Anni was afraid that he would bully the two poor little guards, so she hurried out to dissuade him. Just as she ran to Shui Furong, she saw him suddenly covering his head, begging with an expression that he was about to die of pain: "Brother, please be kind, I... my head is about to die of pain... I am used to my pillow, and I can't sleep if I change it. Can you let me take back my old pillow?"

Only when he got this evidence back in his hands could Shui Furong feel at ease, otherwise he didn't sleep well last night.

In fact, his headache symptoms were not completely fake, but were based on certain facts.