I became the demon of the female devil

Chapter 245 The Gu Scripture! Entering the Palace to See the Empress!

"trade?"

Chen Mo frowned slightly. "What are you planning now?"

Ji Lianxing chuckled and said, "Don't be nervous. I don't mean anything by it. I just want to give you more options."

Chen Mo didn't reply, but just looked at her silently.

Ji Lianxing rested her chin on her hand, her slender feet swinging, her expression somewhat languid, and said, "I am aware of what has happened these past two days. The conflict between you and the young master has escalated, and he is very likely to target Miss Yu'er..."

"But compared to the Crown Prince, shouldn't Yu Youhan be in more danger?"

"If she finds out Manzhi and Henshui's identities, I don't need to say more about what the consequences will be..."

Chen Mo frowned even more deeply. "So?"

Ji Lianxing curled her lips and said, "For you, the best solution right now is to let them stay in the Jiaofangsi, and I can take responsibility for their safety."

"you?"

Chen Mo gave a cold laugh.

Ji Lianxing shook her head and said, "I know you don't believe me, but no matter what, Manzhi and Henshui are my disciples. I can't just watch them jump into the fire pit... Besides, the Azure Seal is still in your hands. I can't risk the sect's most precious treasure, can I?"

Chen Mo pondered for a moment upon hearing this.

Ji Lianxing's words do make some sense.

Now that the Xu family is under the scrutiny of various forces, hastily redeeming Yu'er would have many uncertain consequences, not to mention the Empress herself, a ticking time bomb...

"What do you want?" Chen Mo asked directly.

Ji Lianxing said, "Of course I want the Azure Nether Seal..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mo raised his hand and threw something over.

Ji Lianxing saw the flying cyan square seal, her pupils contracted slightly, and she quickly dodged it.

Snapped!
The seal fell directly to the ground.

She glared angrily at Chen Mo and gritted her teeth, saying, "You want to kill me?!"

Chen Mo shrugged and said, "Didn't you say you wanted this Azure Nether Seal?"

"You can't just give it to me like that! What if there's really Yu Youhan's Dao power attached to it?" Ji Lianxing said irritably, "If Yu Youhan discovers my existence, neither of us will have a good ending!"

Chen Mo had mentioned this matter before. Such a precious treasure would not be given away easily by Consort Yu; she would definitely have taken precautions to ensure its safety.

The other party's casual attitude made her even more convinced of this.

"Don't pull it down."

Chen Mo raised his hand and summoned Fang Yin, which flew back into the air and was casually tossed into the Heavenly Profound Ring.

A hint of longing flashed in Ji Lianxing's eyes, but more so a sense of helplessness. She said in a deep voice, "The Azure Nether Seal is not urgent. We can make a deal after I find the Creation Golden Contract. Right now, I just need you to help me deduce a cultivation technique."

"What kind of cultivation technique?" Chen Mo asked.

Ji Lianxing tossed over a scroll of bamboo slips.

Chen Mo reached out and took it, then opened it and looked inside.

Gu is not a poisonous substance, but the essence of vengeful spirits from heaven and earth. It is fed with blood and refined with souls, eventually becoming a profound artifact...

"The Gu Scripture?"

"This is a technique from the Gu God Sect? But it seems incomplete..."

It records the methods of raising and controlling Gu worms, but only for low-level Gu worms such as Blood Gu and Spirit-Feeding Gu. Gu worms such as Seven Emotions Gu and Heart-Eating Gu are completely blank.

"I've been feigning friendship with the Gu God Sect for so long, and I've only managed to get half of the Gu Scripture. Jiang Qiyuan has always been wary of me and refused to teach me the method of refining the Heart-Eating Gu."

"Now that the Gu God Sect has been destroyed, Yin Tiankuo has become a stray dog ​​and can only use the Azure Seal to deduce the missing content."

Ji Lianxing explained.

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow. "You want me to help you refine Gu?"

Ji Lianxing said, "Don't worry, I have no ulterior motives towards you. Since I've given you this technique, you naturally know how to break the Gu technique."

"If we want to rebuild the Moonbeam Sect, we'll have to resort to some extreme measures..."

"You just need to help me deduce the subsequent events, and I will take care of protecting their safety."

Chen Mo weighed the jade slip in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "That old steward next to Chu Heng is no simple man. Are you sure you can handle him?"

Ji Lianxing scoffed and said, "He's just an ordinary second-rank cultivator. His strength is only slightly stronger than Fu Li's. He's nothing to worry about."

She paused, frowning, and said, "Speaking of which, that young master Chu Heng is rather strange. His aura is very similar to that of the Blood Demon Fu Li, yet not entirely the same..."

Chen Mo had already noticed this.

Judging from his performance that day, Chu Heng must have practiced a similar technique, and his level was not low. To reach such a level, one must have a large amount of essence and blood to support it.

Why would someone of noble birth practice such an unacceptable evil art?
There must be some reason for this...

Ji Lianxing cleared her throat and said, "So, what do you think of my suggestion?"

Chen Mo's heart stirred slightly, and he nodded, saying, "That's possible, but I have another condition..."

His lips moved, transmitting his voice into my ears.

Ji Lianxing frowned, thought for a moment, and then nodded. "Deal."

Chen Mo reached out and pulled Gu Manzhi and Ye Henshui into his arms, holding them on either side, and said indifferently, "Alright, we've talked enough, so I won't keep you any longer."

"..."

Seeing her two beloved disciples looking shy, Ji Lianxing was heartbroken but helpless.

Just as he was getting up to leave, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "What do you mean by 'Overlord Tea Princess'? I've never heard of such a tea before?"

Chen Mo said casually, "It's a specialty from my hometown. I'll invite you to try it sometime."

"Oh."

Ji Lianxing didn't ask any more questions, and her figure turned into a shadow and disappeared.

"My lord, do you really want to help Master deduce this 'Gu Scripture'?" Gu Manzhi asked softly.

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. The Gu God Sect is dead but not dead. Understanding the principle of this thing will be an extra layer of protection in the future."

"Besides, I decide the direction of the deduction, so maybe I can even give Ji Lianxing a surprise..."

Gu Manzhi had a vague premonition.

Master is likely to stumble on this cultivation technique in the future...

However, with her beloved on one side and her master who taught her and imparted knowledge on the other, she would naturally be happy to see the two of them get along peacefully.

"Speaking of which, it's been quite a while since my husband has come to visit me for cultivation..." Gu Manzhi's peach blossom eyes shimmered with light, as if she were both angry and resentful, "Could it be that you've found a new love and forgotten about me?"

Chen Mo shook his head and said, "I've been too busy lately..."

Before he could finish speaking, his expression froze, and he looked down.

"Yu'er?"

"Wait a minute, when did you put that tail back on?"

"hey-hey……"

Ye Henshui stood at the doorway, listening to the sounds coming from inside the gauze curtains. Her fair face flushed red, and she bit her lip, her fingers intertwining.

For a moment, neither leaving nor staying seemed like an option.

She and Chen Mo had only recently started dating, so it was understandable that she was still a little reserved, especially with the Holy Maiden present...

But Chen Mo is usually too busy with official duties, and it's rare for him to come all this way, so she's a little reluctant to let him go...

"Never mind, let's go first..."

Ye Henshui sighed softly.

Just as she was about to leave, a sudden suction force pulled her directly into the embroidered couch.

"Want to run?"

"Lord Chen?!"

"I didn't look closely last time, but it really is silver..."

"Don't……"

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The next morning. Chen Mo had just returned to the office when Qiu Longgang strode over.

"Lord Chen, someone wants to see you."

"Who?"

"She wouldn't say, only that there was something important that she had to give to you personally."

Chen Mo was a little curious. "Bring them in."

"Yes."

Qiu Longgang acknowledged and withdrew.

Soon, he walked in with a woman.

The woman was wearing a cloak, completely covered from head to toe, making it impossible to see her face or features.

“You are…” Chen Mo looked her over.

"Madam Yan sent me," the woman said in a low voice.

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow slightly, gestured for those around him to leave, and said in a deep voice, "What did she call you here for?"

The thought of that silly woman made him angry.

If she hadn't poisoned the Eight Treasures Cake, that situation wouldn't have happened yesterday.

Li Yuan was alright; she could use the bird to heal people. Shen Zhixia, however, was much more troublesome. He was busy inside and out for half an hour, and almost couldn't hold back his anger...

The woman took two steps forward and placed a sachet on the table.

"Madam is unable to come, so she specifically instructed me to personally deliver this to Lord Chen."

"what……"

Chen Mo reached out and took the sachet, untied the ribbon, and took out a jade slip from it.

Immersed in it, I was completely stunned.

"This is……"

His expression was somewhat strange.

What Madam Yan said yesterday was already shocking enough, but I never expected her to produce something like this... Is she going to put righteousness before family?

I rummaged through the sachet and found a hairpin and a note inside.

The hairpin was just an ordinary jade hairpin, and the note had a line of elegant small regular script written on it: "Don't forget what you promised me."

Chen Mo put away the sachet and said, "I'll take it. Go back and tell Madam Yan that she can come to pick you up in five days."

"Yes."

The woman curtsied and bowed before leaving.

After a moment's thought, Chen Mo got up and left the office.

After all, the Empress had ordered him to handle this case, and now that a major discovery had been made, he should go to the palace to report it first.

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In the alley outside Huaizhenfang.

A sedan chair stopped deep in the alley, and a woman wearing a cloak walked in quickly.

After looking around to make sure no one was there, he then boarded the sedan chair.

Inside the sedan chair, wisps of smoke curled, filling the air with the scent of incense. Qin Shu was engrossed in reading a storybook.

"Madam, the items have been delivered," the woman said, bowing her head.

Qin Shu closed the notebook and asked, "What did Chen Mo say?"

The maid replied, "Lord Chen said that you should come to pick him up in five days."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shu breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "This guy is very arrogant, he probably wouldn't lie to me. It seems that Tiger is saved this time... Besides that, did he say anything else?"

"That's all." The maid shook her head.

Qin Shu's expression froze slightly, a hint of disappointment and resentment flashing in his eyes. He snorted coldly, "Alright, let's go."

The maid hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Madam, are you sure you want to attend the elegant tea gathering? I heard that Madam Chen is also there..."

The Chen and Yan families had a long-standing feud, and even the wives of the two families were at odds with each other.

In addition, both of them are unwilling to suffer losses, so every time they meet, the atmosphere is very tense.

He Yuzhi was not only eloquent but also a martial arts master, so Qin Shu almost always ended up losing...

"It's alright, it's just a trip over for tea. Does she think she can eat me?" Qin Shu waved his hand dismissively and said, "Let's get in the sedan chair."

Then he picked up the storybook and continued reading.

The maid dared not say anything more, and looking at the words "Jade Mat in Autumn" on the cover, she secretly muttered to herself.

The lady seems to be quite interested in stories depicting the grievances of women confined to their chambers lately...

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The Imperial Palace, Zhaohua Palace.

The empress, dressed in a bright yellow palace gown, sat gracefully behind a screen.

Below sat an elderly man with a white beard, wearing a red robe and a seven-beam crown, holding a white porcelain teacup in his hand. He looked gentle and refined, with a scholarly air about him.

It was none other than the Grand Secretary Zhuang Jingming.

"Your Highness, Yan Linghu has been imprisoned for several days, and there's still no news about him." Zhuang Jingming put down his teacup and said, "Chen Mo wouldn't really intend to interrogate him for a month, would he?"

The Empress raised her eyebrows and said calmly, "It seems that Lord Zhuang has come to the palace this time to plead for the Yan family?"

"I have no such intention."

Zhuang Jingming shook his head, his expression unchanged, and said, "Whether the Yan family is guilty is still unknown, so there's no question of pleading for them... I just feel that Chen Mo's actions inevitably have the suspicion of settling personal scores, which may give others something to talk about."

The Empress spoke calmly, yet with an undeniable air of authority: “I have said that this case is entirely in Chen Mo’s hands. Who he wants to interrogate and for how long is his prerogative.”

Seeing this, Zhuang Jingming said no more and nodded, "I will follow Your Highness's arrangements. We'll see in a month."

After saying that, he closed his eyes slightly, pretending to rest.

A hint of coldness flashed in the Empress's eyes.

She certainly knew Zhuang Jingming's intention in entering the palace.

This Grand Secretary has always avoided factional struggles and is seen as a "pure and upright" figure by outsiders. In reality, he comes from a powerful and influential family. The reason he stood up for Chen Mo in court last time was because of the Jiang family...

The powerful ministers and the aristocratic families were deeply intertwined, a situation of mutual exploitation and checks and balances.

Zhuang Jingming's denigration of Yan Peizhi during the reign of Emperor Taizong was motivated by self-interest, and now his advocacy for the Yan family is also driven by self-interest...

"It seems that Yan Peizhi has already gone to see him privately."

"The Yan family has been operating within the Ministry of Justice for many years. Although they are not without flaws, it is difficult to find anything useful."

"As for the case of the barbarian slaves, there is a lack of concrete evidence, so a conclusion cannot be reached, and it will probably be left unresolved in the end..."

The Empress was lost in thought.

Zhuang Jingming clearly understood this, which is why he was so calm and collected.

Little did she know, the Empress had no intention of having Chen Mo solve the case; she simply wanted to find an excuse for him to vent his anger...

dong dong dong-

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Lady Sun strode in, bowing her head as she said, "Your Highness, Deputy Commander Chen has arrived."

"Ok?"

Zhuang Jingming opened his eyes, a sharp glint in them, and said with a smile, "It seems that Lord Chen has made some progress and is here to report the case to His Highness?"

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P.S.: The funeral is tomorrow, and I probably won't be able to get away all day. I'm asking for leave in advance and will resume normal updates on the 12th.

(End of this chapter)