Witch, don't do anything reckless!

Chapter 54 The Enchantress in the Underground Palace

Li Chuqiu never expected that he, who was always the one deceiving people, would one day be deceived by a woman!

This Crown Princess was beautiful and elegant. She had previously appeared weak and frightened, seemingly harmless, and even Li Chuqiu was deceived by her appearance, lowering her guard.

Who would have thought that all of this was just a facade?!

By the time Li Chuqiu realized what was happening, it was too late.

Her soft call immediately caught the attention of the maids in the courtyard. In an instant, footsteps sounded, quickly approaching.

The Crown Princess in sight remained harmless, giving Li Chuqiu a gentle yet meaningful smile.

It sounds like a provocation!

Li Chuqiu didn't bother responding to the woman's provocation; without the slightest hesitation, she turned and ran.

If we don't run, we might be left behind and unable to explain ourselves, or even be silenced!

Just as Li Chuqiu was running away, several maids appeared outside the door.

"Princess Consort, are you alright?!"

"I'm fine!"

Song Zhiwei stared in the direction Li Chuqiu had left, gritting her teeth as she said, "There's an assassin! Go and capture him immediately—we can't let him escape!"

"yes!"

Footsteps suddenly rose in the courtyard, accompanied by shouts from maids.

"An assassin has attempted to kill the Crown Princess! Arrest him immediately!"

"He's over there. The Crown Princess has ordered that he not be allowed to escape!"

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On the other side, Jiang Ning, who was still throwing a tantrum outside the courtyard, also heard the commotion inside.

There are assassins?

Her eyes widened instantly—

Has that guy been discovered?

not good!

Realizing this, Jiang Ning stopped throwing a tantrum and scrambled to her feet, rushing inside.

This surprised the maid next to her again—no, this little princess had just insisted that she had bumped into her leg and was demanding an explanation.

How come he's suddenly so energetic and can jump around like this?

Li Chuqiu nimbly walked through the bathhouse, then through the pavilion corridor, and returned to the room where her dowry was initially stored.

Hurried footsteps came from the courtyard behind us.

Li Chuqiu hurried to the window, jumped out, and prepared to escape in the direction she had come from in the backyard. But as soon as she turned the corner, she bumped into two approaching maids.

"stop!"

Upon seeing the masked Li Chuqiu, the two maids immediately shouted and drew their swords to approach.

Li Chuqiu had no intention of fighting and turned to run.

Fortunately, he was always cautious and had kept his face covered all day. He thought back to how the Crown Princess had pretended to be gentle and weak, almost deceiving him into revealing his true face.

I've been thoroughly outmaneuvered today!

This is the first time in all these years that I've been deceived like this—indeed, the more beautiful a woman is, the less easily you can trust her.

Zhang Wuji's mother was absolutely right!

If I manage to get out of here alive, Li Chuqiu will definitely take her revenge.

You are the Crown Princess, right?

You're the eldest daughter of the Song family, right?

Li Chuqiu sneered and quickly ran off in another direction.

Unfortunately, in broad daylight, even with Li Chuqiu's agility, it was difficult to conceal her tracks. As the maids who heard the commotion gathered, they quickly blocked Li Chuqiu's path.

Li Chuqiu didn't want to get entangled, so he had no choice but to continue his escape. However, with enemies surrounding him from all sides, it was impossible to escape without taking action.

"stop!"

"How dare you assassinate the Crown Princess! Surrender now!"

A sharp shout rang out, accompanied by a sword light that swept towards Li Chuqiu.

Li Chuqiu suddenly retreated, quickly dodging the sword light. Sensing that the opponent's aura was no more than the seventh realm, he immediately raised his hand and struck out with a palm.

The maid raised her sword to parry, and with a dull thud, she was sent flying by Li Chuqiu's palm strike, spitting out blood.

Just as she finished dealing with it, footsteps sounded again, and Li Chuqiu leaped into the house next door.

"Bang!"

Upon entering, they discovered they had returned to the room where the dowry had been stored.

At this moment, all the maids in the courtyard were alerted, making it difficult for Li Chuqiu to escape.

Unless—you fight your way out?!

However, this would surely alert the other experts in Prince Jing's mansion, and Li Chuqiu would find it difficult to explain why he was in the Crown Princess's room!

That Crown Princess is too good at pretending. With her delicate and weak appearance, what if she suddenly starts crying and framing Li Chuqiu as a lecherous thief with ulterior motives?

That's really hard to explain!

At the same time, footsteps sounded outside the door. Then, an even more powerful aura swept in.

"The assassin's martial arts skills are extremely high, everyone be careful!"

A cold voice rang out, accompanied by the approaching aura of the Middle Three Realms.

Li Chuqiu reached into her robes, pulled out a Qi Condensation Pill, and swallowed it. Just as her spiritual energy surged, two maids burst in, discovering Li Chuqiu in the room, and suddenly attacked.

Li Chuqiu channeled his spiritual energy into his fists, and the "Blazing Dragon Roar Fist" technique he had just mastered the previous night came to mind. He then unleashed a powerful punch at the two maids.

"roar!"

A roar like a dragon's cry, accompanied by a terrifying aura, engulfed the two maids who had just approached.

One of the maids was already a cultivator who had entered the initial stage of the sixth realm. She immediately realized something was wrong and was instantly terrified. She activated her spiritual power and formed a barrier around herself in an attempt to defend herself.

But the newly formed barrier shattered in the next second. She was engulfed by the fierce dragon's roar and was sent flying with a bang.

"puff!"

The maid coughed up blood, knelt on one knee with her sword in hand, and looked pale and ashen.

The seventh-realm maidservant next to her was knocked unconscious on the spot by the terrifying force of the punch.

The maid was horrified!

She couldn't block that punch at all?!

Just how strong is this assassin?!

This terrifying power is at least two realms higher than hers, perhaps even the upper level of the sixth realm? Maybe even the peak?!

The terrifying force of the punch shattered the dowry stored in the room, leaving it in complete disarray.

Thick smoke billowed as Li Chuqiu looked down in astonishment at his own fists—the power of that punch far exceeded his expectations!

This fist technique, with such a vulgar name, allowed him to kill a sixth-realm maid with a single punch while he was in his prime due to drug use.

Even though it's only a beginner's product, it's already incredible!

Just a few days ago, Li Chuqiu had a very difficult time dealing with Feng Wuhen, who was severely injured and could only exert the strength of the middle level of the sixth realm.

Although Li Chuqiu's strength increased further after absorbing the mental power of Feng Wuhen and the Blood Demon, defeating a sixth-level initial-grade cultivator with a single punch was still somewhat beyond his expectations!

This is enough to demonstrate the terrifying power of this fist technique. Anything that appears on Prince Jing's table is definitely not trash!

Who says this boxing style has a tacky name?

That's amazing boxing!

However, Li Chuqiu had no time to get excited. As the explosion blew the door open, footsteps from the surrounding courtyard quickly gathered.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Four or five maids filed in, and among them, there was still the aura of the sixth realm, full of spiritual energy.

Even more surprisingly, Li Chuqiu could smell the aura of a magical artifact!

"Here it is!"

"Take it down!"

Outside the courtyard, the Crown Princess's voice drifted out, carrying a hint of coolness.

The next second, something outside the room suddenly lit up with a bright light and floated in mid-air.

Immediately, a terrifying aura penetrated the air. Li Chuqiu was horrified and quickly turned to dodge.

"boom!"

A huge crater was blasted into the wall behind him.

Can't afford it!

You're using a magic weapon, huh?!

It's one thing for someone at the sixth realm to bully a seventh realm cultivator like him, but to actually pull out a magic weapon—does this Crown Princess really want him dead?!

Li Chuqiu sneered inwardly, but just then, a dull thud followed by a crack came from the side. Li Chuqiu turned around and saw that the wall where the crater had been blasted had seemingly triggered some mechanism.

A deep, dark tunnel slowly came into his view!

A cave?

There was even a hole dug under the Crown Princess's courtyard?

wrong----

This Crown Princess has only been married into the family for a few days; there's no way she could have dug this hole. Perhaps she doesn't even know it exists?

Just then, the terrifying aura of the magical artifact outside the door locked onto Li Chuqiu once again.

Surrounded and locked by magical artifacts, escape was impossible. Without hesitation, Li Chuqiu leaped into the cave.

Forget everything else, running is the best option!

Outside the house.

Song Zhiwei stood in the courtyard, staring at the houses in front of her, lost in thought.

In front of her were several maids with powerful auras, and a jade lamp floating in the air!

"Your Highness, something's wrong! There's a hole in the floor of the room! The assassin escaped through it!"

A maidservant quickly stepped forward to report.

A cave?

Upon hearing this, Song Zhiwei's expression changed slightly. She quickly walked into the room and saw that the surroundings were in disarray, and the dowry she had brought from the Song family was destroyed in a mess.

She immediately gritted her teeth, heartbroken.

These were all her hard-earned treasures, and now she's suffered a huge loss!

Then, her gaze fell on the hole in the floor inside the room, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Princess Consort, shall we go after them?" came the maid's voice from the side.

A hint of annoyance appeared on Song Zhiwei's usually gentle face. She stared at the hole for a long time, as if she had thought of something, but then gradually relaxed.

"Need not!"

She gave the order: "Seal off the hole!"

Several maids stepped forward, found the switch for the underground cave, closed the cave, and restored it.

After finishing all this, Song Zhiwei breathed a sigh of relief and instructed, "You all stay here and keep a close watch—if the assassin comes out from here!"

Song Zhiwei gritted her teeth: "Grab him—I want him alive!"

"yes!"

Just then, another maid came quickly from outside.

"Princess Consort, something terrible has happened—"

"The young princess barged in from outside, insisting that we had captured her people and demanding that we release them—"

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After entering the cave, Li Chuqiu was plunged into complete darkness. The surroundings were empty, with only a long corridor passage.

He cautiously walked along the corridor until he reached the end and found that no one was chasing him.

—Did they stop pursuing it?

Is it that the Crown Princess is wary of something, or is there danger inside this cave?

Now that he was sure there were no pursuers behind him, Li Chuqiu became even more vigilant as he observed his surroundings.

As you walk through the long corridor, the light gradually comes into view.

Li Chuqiu cautiously stepped forward, and soon came to see a stone door. Wall lamps were lit on both sides of the stone door, their dim light illuminating the inside.

Li Chuqiu's heart tightened after taking a glance.

There was no one inside the stone gate, but—

There are traces of someone's existence.

Inside the stone gate was a small space containing a stone table with a tea set, suggesting that someone had once enjoyed tea there. In another corner, there was a simple bed, a mattress, and some miscellaneous items.

Has anyone lived here?

Li Chuqiu was taken aback.

How come there's such a hole in the ground under the Crown Princess's courtyard?

Who lives here?

Li Chuqiu surveyed his surroundings; the tea was long since cold, and the stone table was covered in dust, clearly indicating that no one had lived there for some time.

But why is the wall lamp still on?

And who exactly are these people, with nothing better to do than drink tea in a place like this?

Suspicious, Li Chuqiu had no time to linger. Not knowing where he was, he needed to leave quickly.

Since there's a cave here, there's probably another way out.

Thinking this, Li Chuqiu looked around and indeed found another path. She continued groping her way forward along this path. After walking for about fifteen minutes in the darkness, three more paths soon appeared in Li Chuqiu's sight—the path ahead was pitch black, leading in all directions, with no idea where they led.

—This isn't a cave, it's an underground palace?!

There's actually an underground palace beneath the Prince Jing's mansion?!

Seeing this scene, Li Chuqiu immediately realized something. Such a vast underground palace could only be the work of Prince Jing. No one else could have quietly constructed such a massive project beneath Prince Jing's residence.

But here's the question: why did Prince Jing build such an underground palace under his residence?

Why is one of the entrances to the underground palace located in a room in the Crown Princess's courtyard?

Li Chuqiu frowned, feeling that there was something wrong with this.

Looking at the network of passages ahead, Li Chuqiu finally chose the one that seemed the safest. After groping around in the darkness for a while, some marks on the ground suddenly caught his attention.

Suddenly, signs of a struggle appeared on the surrounding stone walls, and faint traces of demonic energy lingered—

Upon discovering this, Li Chuqiu's spirits lifted.

Is there a demon?

They've infiltrated this underground palace?

Or perhaps the demons within Prince Jing's mansion are hiding in this underground palace?!

No wonder Tianxuan Division couldn't find out anything.

Thinking this, a terrifying thought suddenly surged into Li Chuqiu's mind—

If those demons are indeed hiding here, wouldn't that mean that Prince Jing already knew about it?

These monsters might even be him—

Li Chuqiu's heart skipped a beat; it seemed he had discovered some incredible secret!

If it's true—

That Prince Jing is probably not simple at all!

Suppressing her shock, Li Chuqiu noticed that the lingering demonic energy indicated the battle hadn't lasted long. She continued along the dark passage, and soon light began to appear ahead again.

Then, there was a fluctuation of energy!

anyone?

No—it's a demon!

Ahead, an open space came into view, brightly lit, with surging demonic energy.

It seems they are...fighting?!

"Damn it!"

A sharp, angry female voice rang out: "You killed my brother, and even if I die, I'll drag you down with me—"

"You're crazy! I've said it a million times, I didn't kill your brother! If you're sick, go get treatment, don't bother me here!"

That sound—

Li Chuqiu's heart skipped a beat. It was that demoness?!