The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 554: The Queen's Request, a Demon Hidden in the Palace

Inside Kunning Palace, the queen undressed.

As the phoenix robe slipped off, the crystal white shoulders were suddenly exposed to Zhang Jiuyang's eyes. The golden bellyband ribbon wrapped around the back was particularly eye-catching.

Zhang Jiuyang's pupils froze, not because of the queen's body, but because of the cruel and hideous bloodstains on her shoulders and back.

The skin was torn and some were covered with scabs, while others were still oozing blood.

As if sensing Zhang Jiuyang's gaze, Empress Xiao's body trembled slightly, and then she put on the phoenix robe again and tied the ribbon around her waist. She turned into the noble and majestic master of the six palaces again.

The most powerful woman in Daqian.

"Don't be afraid of being laughed at by Zhang Tianshi, all of these injuries of mine were caused by your majesty."

Zhang Jiuyang pondered for a moment and said, "But from what I saw just now, Your Majesty seemed to still respect Your Majesty very much..."

Empress Xiao hesitated for a moment, then bit her red lips lightly and knelt down in front of Zhang Jiuyang.

"What are you doing, ma'am?"

Zhang Jiuyang was startled and quickly reached out to help her up.

"I beg Master Zhang to save His Majesty and also save the country and the people of Daqian!"

She did not stand up, but looked at Zhang Jiuyang with a sincere and earnest look.

"My Queen, what happened?"

She took a deep breath, and then said with a determined look: "Master Zhang, a demon has entered the palace!"

Zhang Jiuyang raised his eyebrows and pretended to be surprised: "The palace is protected by the dragon veins and there is also the Eight Formations for Protecting the Nation. How could a monster sneak in?"

The Queen shook her head and said, "Master Fang Yuan from the Taiping Temple also said so, but that bitch... must be a demon!"

"The Queen is referring to..."

"Noble Concubine Su!"

Zhang Jiuyang's heart moved, it was just as he expected.

Seeing that Zhang Jiuyang didn't say anything, Empress Xiao continued, "The Heavenly Master should know my origins. I come from the Northern Liao royal family. The Northern Liao has always worshipped demons as immortals, and there are often disciples who go out to perform rituals. Even in our royal family, there are five immortal demon kings."

"So even though I'm not a cultivator, I'm very sensitive to monsters. When she first entered the palace, I sensed something was wrong. I felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity."

“And what happened later also confirmed this.”

She said with grief and indignation on her face: "That monster used her charm to bewitch your majesty. When your majesty first ascended the throne, although he was not as wise and brave as the previous emperor, he was also a king who maintained the status quo. However, under her bewitching, he soon became extravagant and dissolute, ignored state affairs, and even became cruel!"

"Of course, we are harmonious, and your Majesty is also handsome, but now, we are almost eating together..."

She swallowed the word "pig" back.

"I have repeatedly advised you against it, but Your Majesty, who used to be so gentle and polite, actually whipped me. All those whip marks on my back were caused by Your Majesty, especially at night..."

At this point, Empress Xiao trembled slightly, fear appeared in her eyes, and she said, "I don't know why, your majesty's temper is normal during the day, but once it's night, your majesty loses his temper easily, and becomes... a little strange."

"Sometimes in one night, His Majesty would beat to death more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs..."

Zhang Jiuyang's heart trembled as he grasped a key piece of information: the emperor's temper would become strange and violent at night, and he would beat people to death at any time.

It made even Empress Xiao, her bedmate, feel strange.

"All of this must have been caused by that witch. She cast a spell on Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is no longer in good health now, and you almost don't have...that ability anymore."

Empress Xiao blushed a little, and continued through gritted teeth, "And that witch bewitched Your Majesty into holding an open-hearted meeting to select concubines for the harem... This is really absurd. I am the empress, how can I tolerate someone defiling the harem?"

She has a strong character and cannot tolerate any injustice, let alone such an obscene and shameless thing.

What almost made her collapse was that the emperor once wanted her to participate in the Wuzhe Conference, but she righteously scolded him.

Zhang Jiuyang looked at her quietly, his eyes calm. When Empress Xiao took off her clothes just now, he had opened his eyes, but he saw that she was protected by dragon veins and a golden phoenix was circling and dancing. The dragon and the phoenix were intertwined, so his eyes could not see through it.

But a quick glance still yields some results.

He saw that the queen’s breasts were…very big, and the bellyband she was wearing was also light gold, exactly the same as the one the Moon Goddess had given her.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the other party is acting in front of him.

"Empress, you should have asked the Taoist priest at Taiping Temple for help, right?"

Empress Xiao sighed upon hearing this and said, "To be honest with you, Master Tianshi, I first went to see Taoist Fang Yuan from the Taiping Temple. He is the direct disciple of the temple master and has great magical powers. But after he went to the Mingluan Palace of that witch, he left in a daze without saying anything."

"Later, I secretly sought out Zhuge Jianzheng."

"Senior Zhuge?"

A strange look flashed in Zhang Jiuyang's eyes. He didn't expect that Empress Xiao and Senior Zhuge also had a friendship.

"Senior Zhuge also went to Mingluan Palace?"

Empress Xiao nodded and said, "He did go, but he didn't say a word after he came back. His old illness soon recurred, and he left in a hurry."

At this moment, Zhang Jiuyang felt a strong curiosity in his heart.

What kind of magical powers did Concubine Su in Mingluan Palace have that could make the direct disciple of the Taiping Temple Master and Senior Zhuge return empty-handed and seem to have suffered a setback.

There is no need to mention Zhuge Yunhu, the director of the Imperial Observatory, a person at the peak of the sixth realm.

And the Taoist Fang Yuan was not an ordinary person either. He was the oldest disciple of the abbot of Taiping Temple. He was over eighty years old and had reached the sixth realm of cultivation. Usually, the abbot stayed behind the scenes, and it was Taoist Fang Yuan who took care of Taiping Temple.

Many people regard him as the next abbot of Taiping Temple.

They both failed?

"I was already in despair at the time, thinking of staying indoors and not paying attention to these things anymore. But when that witch saw me giving in, she became even more excessive!"

Empress Xiao's eyes were filled with anger. She said, "She actually instigated Your Majesty to take Rui'er's blood to make medicine, saying that it would strengthen Your Majesty's body and prolong his life. During this period, she actually let Rui'er bleed three times!"

Zhang Jiuyang looked at the little boy sleeping soundly on the bed. He had a cute and handsome face, and was vaguely similar to Empress Xiao, but his face was pale, as if he had damaged his vitality, which made him so sleepy.

"No matter who it is, you can't touch my Rui'er!"

She said resolutely: "Even if I die, I will expose the true face of that witch!"

After a pause, she bowed to Zhang Jiuyang again and pleaded, "Please help me, Tianshi Zhang, and save Rui'er and the country. No matter what Tianshi asks for, I will agree to it!"

She explained the whole cause and effect, her words were earnest and her attitude was sincere, and even Zhang Jiuyang, who was very perceptive, could not see any flaws.

But there was one thing that he felt was wrong.

"Empress, how did you know that His Majesty was planning to ambush and kill me today?"

"Zhuge Jianzheng sent someone to tell me yesterday. He told me not to be depressed because a Taoist master who is more powerful than him will soon come to the capital. He also said that the witch was afraid of this Taoist master and would trick Your Majesty into ambush and kill him. He asked me to go and rescue her in time."

Zhang Jiuyang's heart moved, and he remembered the note that Zhuge Yunhu asked Qingji to send.

It seems that at that time, he had already calculated what would happen today and made arrangements in advance.

"My Lady, I can go to Mingluan Palace, but I need to ask you for something first."

"What does the Heavenly Master want? I can give it to you!"

Zhang Jiuyang uttered two words expressionlessly.

"Bellyband."

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(End of this chapter)