The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

Si Xingzhou had never felt that the journey back to Moon Soul Star City was so long.

The Star Abyss Guards escorted them along the way, their black armor gleaming coldly in the moonlight. Their formation was imposing, and even the sound of the wind stirred up by the passing flying boats carried a chilling aura.

He stood guard by Si Xing's bed, without saying a word.

How much further?

He asked, his voice hoarse.

"Your Majesty, there is still half an hour."

"Faster."

Finally, the airship came to a stop in the Star City Imperial Palace.

Moon Soul Star City, Starry Sky Imperial Capital.

This imperial city, named after the stars, stands majestically in the night. The palaces and buildings, crafted from moonstone, are based on silver and deep blue tones, and the glazed tiles reflect the starlight.

Si Xingzhou ordered his men to carry a light palanquin and remove Si Xingxuan from the flying boat.

The light palanquin was made of sandalwood and covered with white gauze. At its four corners hung calming and soothing jade bells. The bells rang clearly as the palanquin traveled along, but no one had the mind to appreciate them.

"Be careful, all of you, and avoid any bumps or jolting."

After passing through nine palaces and overcoming layers of restrictions, Si Xingxuan was finally delivered to the sacred land of the Xingze royal family, outside the Tianxing Pool.

"Alright, all of you, step back."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Kyoko, we've arrived. This is the Heavenly Star Pond."

Tianxingchi is hidden in the Xingchen Hall, the deepest part of the imperial palace.

The palace gate was cast from a single piece of meteorite, and its surface was engraved with intricate star patterns.

Si Xingzhou personally opened the doors of the main hall.

"The spiritual energy here is very rich, and there is also a stellar power."

Tangxi Xue surveyed the area.

Inside the hall, steam rose from the water, and the pool water resembled an inverted Milky Way, with countless points of light, as if millions of stars had sunk to the bottom of the pool.

"Kyoko, I'm leaving A-Zhe in your care from now on."

Si Xingzhou said solemnly.

He personally bent down and lifted Si Xingxuan from the light carriage.

The movements were extremely light and steady, as if he were picking up a priceless piece of porcelain that might shatter at any moment.

He carefully placed his younger brother into the pool before slowly straightening up.

He took a step back and looked at Tangxi Xue.

His eyes were still red, but his gaze was as steady as a mountain.

"I'm entrusting my younger brother to you."

"Okay. Don't worry."

Tang Xixue nodded, her voice calm and resolute.

I will do my best.

"I trust you."

After Si Xingzhou finished speaking, he left without saying a word.

He turned around, strode out of the Heavenly Star Pool, his steps were swift and powerful, his star-studded imperial robes billowed, and he never looked back again.

The palace doors slowly closed behind him, shutting out the pool of starlight and the two figures inside.

This is a sacred site for royalty.

The area was heavily guarded, and outsiders were not allowed to enter.

Xingze has been a nation for a thousand years, and very few outsiders have ever been able to step into Tianxing Pool.

Even though he, as the emperor, tried his best to suppress the news of Tang Xixue's arrival at Tianxingchi, it still reached the ears of those stubborn old men with many spies.

Those people are used to a life of luxury and are best at manipulating ancestral rules.

He knew without even thinking that they were already on their way, furious, spouting obsequious formalities, each one acting like an elder, wielding ancestral rules as their command.

And there is only one thing he needs to do.

Stop everyone.

She did not allow anyone to disturb Tangxi Xue's rescue efforts.

"Star Abyss Guards, heed my command!"

Si Xingzhou, holding the Star Scepter, stood on the only road leading to the Heavenly Star Pool.

The scepter was entirely silver-white, with a fist-sized star crystal inlaid at its head, radiating a chilling light in the night.

Behind him were the tightly closed gates of the Star Palace, and in front of him was the empty white jade square.

His voice wasn't loud, but every word was as firm as iron.

"Guard this place. Anyone who trespasses, regardless of their identity, will be killed without mercy."

"yes!"

The Star Abyss Guards responded in unison, their black armor forming an iron wall under the moonlight, their long halberds forming a forest, completely isolating the Heavenly Star Pool from the outside world's hustle and bustle.

Inside the Heavenly Star Pool, the spiritual energy was so dense that it almost solidified.

The water vapor rising from the pool, like smoke and rosy clouds, enveloped the entire palace in a hazy starry sky.

"Tianxingchi is truly amazing."

The pool water is not ordinary water, but a spiritual liquid formed from the condensation of stellar power, with each drop containing the vast power of millions of years of stellar movement.

Starlight floated on the water.

The roof of the palace is a transparent glazed dome, and you can see the real Milky Way in the night sky when you look up.

"Zheyue, how are you feeling now?"

Tang Xixue looked at Si Xingxuan.

"Zhizhi... I can still hold on."

Si Xingxuan was placed on a jade platform in the center of the pool.

The jade platform was pure white and covered with array patterns that aided cultivation. The platform was slightly tilted, just enough to immerse half of his body in the pool water while keeping his head dry.

His face was as pale as paper, and his long hair was scattered on the jade platform, floating gently in the water like ink-colored water plants.

"I just don't have much strength."

The power of Tianxingchi is at work.

Dense starlight power surged into his body from all directions, like a gentle net, temporarily suppressing the surging Ten Thousand Poisons Body.

"The Myriad Poisons Body seems to have been suppressed."

Tangxi Xue stood guard by the Jade Terrace, half-submerged in the pool water, her white dress floating on the surface like a half-open snow lotus.

She did not rush to take action.

He simply waited quietly, his fingers resting on Si Xingxuan's wrist pulse, feeling the pulse gradually become more stable from its previous thinness.

Although still faint, it was no longer intermittent.

"I don't know if that leaf can bring about a miracle, but it represents hope..."

The time has come.

Tang Xixue took a deep breath and took out the Three-Life Leaf from her bosom.

The leaves of the Three-Life Leaf are entirely emerald green, with pale golden light flowing between the veins, making them appear even more translucent under the reflection of the Starlight Pool.

"The Three-Life Tree once protected all living beings; this time, I hope it can protect you."

This is the last Three-Life Leaf left in the world by the Flowing Cloud Medicine Goddess. It was a gift from Yaoguang City, which she brought out from the Liuli Heaven Secret Realm.

The leaves are as thin as cicada wings, yet they may contain the hope of defying fate.

This process cannot be interrupted in any way.

Because the three-leaf bud is extremely precious.

There is only one such place left in the world today.

Once the medication is stopped, its effects dissipate, and there will be no second chance.

This is Si Xingxuan's only chance to survive.

It was also her only bargaining chip.

"Zhizhi, whatever the outcome, I will accept it."

Si Xingxuan said earnestly that his Zhizhi was willing to give him the only elixir, which already made him feel no regrets even if he died.