Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 589 Anger

Besides the soul-binding bags that had just been thrown down, Wu Jinliang originally wanted to take the male corpse with him as well, but Shi Chun stopped him.

He then realized that Shi Chun had deliberately stripped the male corpse naked, intentionally erasing the underworld attire, and that there must be some purpose in leaving the male corpse intact.

When the two landed again, they were already in an underground cave in the underworld. Shi Chun also released his control over the pile of golden threads, and the passage between the two worlds immediately disappeared.

Only then did Wu Jinliang have a chance to ask, "Why did you leave that male corpse behind?"

Shi Chun pointed upwards, gesturing for them to leave, and replied, "Only by using the 'Death-Reversing Incense' to revive the corpse can we prove that the souls captured by the royal court were unrelated to us, because we are still trapped in Jukuzhou. Remember, we have always been trapped in Jukuzhou and have never sent any soul-capturing bags to Shen Moming and Young Master Nan."

Wu Jinliang was bewildered and couldn't make sense of it for a moment. He asked, "What does that mean?"

Shi Chun: "Never mind what it means, just go out first. We need to hurry and change positions to try sending the cable to Shen Moming."

Wu Jinliang immediately grabbed the 'Ice Sheep' and took two deep breaths before using his earth-burrowing technique to surge towards the ground. He was still sighing, "If we can't escape from the royal court's territory with Shen Moming's line and the bags we just threw, and we can't return to Jukuzhou, it won't prove that we're still in Jukuzhou. What's the point of all these tricks? I just don't understand why you didn't leave Jukuzhou a way out."

Shi Chun glanced at the babbling fellow and retorted, "Who said I didn't leave a way out for Jukuzhou? What did you think I told you to keep the wolf corpses for the experiments in the Underworld for? You didn't just throw them away, did you?"

“Uh…” Wu Jinliang was taken aback. “You told me to keep it, so there must be some use for it. Of course I kept it…” He seemed to realize something as he said this.

Shi Chun simply replied, "The one you brought into the underworld for testing, I tried to control its soul outside by casting a spell, and prevented those golden threads from hooking it away."

As Wu Jinliang paused his ascent using the Earth Escape Technique, his eyes gleamed. He patted his chest and exclaimed, "Spring, you scared me to death! You should have said you had a backup plan earlier. Instead, you said those scary things and made me so worried!"

Shi Chun: "Did I say I didn't have a backup plan? You're just rambling on and on, scaring yourself."

"Wait a minute..." Wu Jinliang suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "If you had a backup plan, why would you still use the 'Death-Killing Incense' at the royal court?"

Shi Chun pointed upwards and gestured again to urge him to go up first. "The Soul-Binding Bag in Young Master Nan's hands has already fallen into the hands of the Royal Court. Our unauthorized trespassing has alarmed the Royal Court. We need to distance ourselves from them, and then there's the Phoenix Clan. We haven't settled accounts with them for colluding with the Extreme Fire Sect to harm us. They are powerful, and I don't know how to deal with them. I didn't expect to accidentally enter the Eastern Victory Royal Court. I wonder if we can get the Eastern Victory Royal Court to intervene. If the Divine Mountain doesn't cause trouble, we're afraid we won't have a chance to get the 'Big Dipper Spirit-Repelling Array'."

"..." Wu Jinliang was speechless.

Afterwards, the two emerged from the ground, determined their direction, and then quickly darted away.

Before that, in the area of ​​magnificent palaces where they had escaped, the old man in plain clothes who was chasing after the souls with the men in black was stopped by the leader of the royal court's accompanying troops. "Right Saint, you can't trespass any further!"

The old man glanced at the magnificent main hall of the royal court, where officials held court. Beyond this hall lay the inner courtyard, a place where the holy king and his family rested, and certainly not a place for outsiders to trespass.

One of the guards stationed in the inner courtyard also came over to ask what was going on.

The man in black dared not trespass and could only watch helplessly as the white, shimmering spirits disappeared into a magnificent building in front of him. He then approached the old man and pointed to the imposing building, saying, "Right Saint, look, there is a large amount of Yin energy seeping out of that building in broad daylight. This is definitely unusual. Someone must be causing trouble there. We should hurry over and control them."

The old man glanced at him and said indifferently, "That's the Queen's room."

"..." The man in black froze for a moment, and was immediately embarrassed. The Queen's room was indeed not a place that anyone could enter without permission. Even this Right Saint would not dare to enter without permission, let alone even spy on it.

However, the old man still slipped in front of the guards, pointed to the queen's room, and had some conversation with them.

Although no one dared to trespass, it was still possible to control the surrounding area first to prevent anyone from escaping.

Seeing that there was indeed yin energy seeping out, the guards did not hesitate and quickly sent people to surround the area.

At the same time, someone flew to the high steps behind the main palace hall.

Above the high steps flanking the jade pillars is a clear blue sky. There are no buildings on the steps, just emptiness. But those in the know understand that there is another entrance to a blessed land on those steps, which is the location of the royal palace. It cannot be seen by others when it is not open.

The old man watched as the person who flew up communicated with him for a while before entering a wisp of light.

Before long, the messenger came out, followed by several people dressed as palace maids.

Several palace maids arrived with the Queen's decree, authorizing the Right Saint to lead a group to investigate the Queen's rooms outside.

A group of people rushed to the door of the room, only to find the entire house surrounded by armored soldiers.

As soon as the palace maid pushed open the door, the gloomy atmosphere that had been trapped in the room immediately rushed out, making it eerie and bone-chilling.

"Ah!" The palace maid who entered first suddenly exclaimed.

The person behind, unaware of what was happening, quickly stepped forward, only to be met with a naked male corpse. This…

The people who came in froze. Right Saint was so shocked that his scalp tingled and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. What was he seeing?
The presence of a corpse is not the problem; the issue is that he personally led the investigation and found a naked male corpse in the Queen's room. If this gets out, the Queen's innocence will be impossible to refute, and who knows what rumors will circulate.

To think that such a bizarre thing could happen, what kind of situation is this?

He immediately turned to the people around him and instructed them not to let anyone who hadn't come in yet enter.

A palace maid quickly left and returned to the palace to report the news.

The other people who entered basically started searching everywhere, but there wasn't much to search. Both the inner and outer rooms were empty, with practically nothing there.

The old man, entering the Queen's room for the first time, couldn't help but wonder why there wasn't even a chair in the room. Did the Queen usually sit on the floor?

Thinking of the ground, he couldn't help but glance at the naked male corpse on the ground, trying hard to suppress his wild thoughts, thinking that it couldn't possibly be related to the Queen.

Then his gaze fell on the soul-binding bags on the ground. With a look of surprise and doubt, he slowly walked over to take a look and waved to the man in black, "Check if there's anything in the bags."

The man in black, whose eyes were darting around, was also surprised by the simplicity of the Queen's room. Once brought back to his senses, he quickly complied. "Where are the Queen's clothes?"

"The clothes hanger is also gone."

"Oh, where's the tatami chair?"

Where did the desk go?

Where did the dressing table go?

"The mirror is gone too?"

"Where did the beaded curtain and gauze curtain go?"

Several palace maids started shouting and yelling.

In fact, it was precisely because the beaded curtain and gauze curtain separating the inner and outer rooms were gone that the person who broke in could see the male corpse in the inner room at a glance.

It was because of the palace maids' shouts that the old man and the others looked around in surprise and realized that the Queen's room originally had a lot of furnishings, which had been stolen.
It's unbelievable that someone could sneak into the Queen's room and steal things. Putting aside whether they had the guts, it seems impossible. Although the Queen's things must be very valuable, this is a royal court, especially since they stole everything so cleanly.

This thief even stole the curtains from the cubicle? What kind of poor thief could sneak into the royal court, and even into the Queen's room to steal things?
What should have been a simple matter became complicated for the old man. He walked to the corpse, examined it himself, and then beckoned to the palace maids to ask, "Do you recognize him?"

They didn't care whether it was a naked male corpse or not; after looking at each one, they all shook their heads, indicating they didn't recognize him.

Why would a stranger be in the Queen's room? The old man subconsciously observed the reactions of the palace maids, thinking to himself, it's best if they're not lying. If they are, then he absolutely doesn't want to investigate any further.

Just then, footsteps were heard. Everyone turned around and saw a woman dressed in a blue and white gradient casual dress walk in, accompanied by the palace maid who had gone to deliver the message earlier.

The woman was not particularly beautiful, but she had a dignified appearance. Her cold, sidelong glances exuded an intimidating aura that caused everyone present to bow and pay their respects, saying, "Your Majesty."

The visitor was none other than the Queen of Dongsheng Shenzhou, whose given name was Xin.

Ignoring everyone else, the queen only nodded slightly to the old man before walking directly to the corpse. Without any pretense of propriety, she openly and directly examined the naked male corpse from head to toe before turning her head and asking, "Who is this person?"

The old man said, "We don't know who it is; we're still investigating."

The Queen slowly turned around, surveying the room and the people inside. Her cold gaze suddenly shifted, fixing on the old man's eyes. "I heard that the Right Sage came straight here. How did the Right Sage, being in the Right Assistant Marquis's residence, know that something had happened in my room?"

“This…” the old man hesitated.

The queen immediately swept her sleeves and said to the others, "Alright, you may all leave." She then glanced at the corpse on the ground and said, "Take this eyesore away as well."

So everyone else, including the corpse, left.

Now that things were quiet, the Queen glanced at me coldly, "I'm sure the Right Chancellor wouldn't hide anything from me."

The old man gave a wry smile, "This is quite a long story. It all started with the recent developments over Xiniu Jukuzhou..."

The queen's response was blunt: "Then let's get to the point."

"Because the commotion in Jukuzhou alarmed the Demon Queen, I had people keep an eye on everyone related to Shi Chun. As a result, we discovered that Young Master Nan Wuyu had received a letter from Shi Chun..." The old man recounted the events in an orderly manner.

After hearing this, the Queen looked around and said, "You mean that this matter is related to that Shi Chun? That Shi Chun stole the things from my room and even left a naked male corpse in my room to humiliate me?"

The old man looked around and sighed, "Alas, given Shi Chun's background and character, it's really like something he would do to rob the house so cleanly. A thief who can steal from here wouldn't be this greedy. But that's precisely why it's so obvious. Besides, breaking into the royal court's important territory is beyond their capabilities, and they seem to be trapped in Jukuzhou right now."

The Queen said, "For the Right Sage to personally go to see Young Master Nan, this Young Master Nan must have quite a lot of influence."

The old man smiled wryly, "His ancestors took care of him in his younger days. If I personally intervene, he will cooperate obediently and suffer less."

Queen: "The reason why Young Master Nan chose to settle in the capital of Dongsheng is related to the Right Saint's assistance, isn't it?"

The old man gave another bitter laugh, "Maybe."

Suddenly, a loud shouting came from outside, and someone yelled, "He's alive! He's alive!"

The Queen opened the window and saw that the male corpse, which had been carried outside and covered with a cloth, had actually gotten up, causing quite a commotion. However, she remained calm and said, "Whether it is related to Shi Chun or not, it is useless to speculate and judge. There are all kinds of possibilities. We should eliminate them one by one. I only want the facts. Since the one directly related to us right now is Young Master Nan, let's start by arresting Young Master Nan and start by investigating from him. Is it convenient for Right Saint to come here?"

Without hesitation, the old man cupped his hands and said decisively, "We will do as Your Majesty wishes."

He knew that the lady had been provoked.

The Queen glanced back at the room. "Since someone has entered, they must have left traces. Bring in two magic eyes to examine the scene."

"Alright," the old man replied.

"Thank you for your trouble, Your Majesty." The Queen nodded slightly in acknowledgment, then turned and left.

The search team thoroughly examined the area, inside and out, but found no suspicious persons or anyone hiding there.

The guards were the first to suffer; they were quickly subdued and began to be questioned one by one.

(End of this chapter)