Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 240: Soul Seal

These two short words were like a breeze blowing past Shui Furong's ears.

"This, this..." Shui Furong recognized that this was Yun Zhen's voice. It turned out that Ji Anni was not talking to herself just now, but was talking to Yun Zhen. The key to hearing Yun Zhen's voice should be the stone in Ji Anni's hand.

At this moment, a ball of white light suddenly appeared between Ji Annie's clenched fingers, as if something was about to burst out of the palm of her hand.

When Ji Anni slowly spread out her ten fingers, she saw a faint human figure appear in the palm of her hand.

The figure was Yun Zhen. He was about the same height as a chopstick, and his whole body was shrouded in a bright white light. Under his feet was the emerald green stone, which looked like the lotus throne under the feet of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"Your Majesty..." Yun Zhen greeted both concubines, Ji Anni and Shui Furong.

Ji Anni didn't expect Yun Zhen could still show images, and she was so surprised that her eyes almost popped out of the window.

Shui Furong was even more exaggerated. He actually reached out to touch this shrunken version of Yun Zhen. However, Yun Zhen was just an image, not a physical entity. As soon as his fingertips reached out, they penetrated through Yun Zhen's body.

Ji Anni was afraid that he would hurt Yun Zhen, so she quickly pulled him away and warned him, "Shui Congfei, don't do anything."

"I, I'm just curious..." Shui Furong didn't realize her mistake at all. She circled around Yun Zhen, her mouth opening wider and wider, and she kept exclaiming "Wow".

Shui Furong had said in the past that Yun Zhen had a sinister aura and must be some evil spirit. Now, after seeing Shui Furong's amazed expression, Ji Anni finally felt proud for Yun Zhen and deliberately asked Shui Furong, "Shui Congfei, is Yun Zhen really that powerful?"

Shui Furong curled her lips and said, "It's amazing, but it would be even more amazing if you can solve the mystery of this curse."

As he spoke, he unfolded the piece of crumpled paper with a circular pattern on it on the table.

Yun Zhen looked down at the pattern and couldn't help but exclaimed, "This... How is this possible!" Then he looked up at Ji Anni nervously and asked, "My Lady, where did you see this Soul Seal?"

"Soul-stealing seal?" Ji Anni and Shui Furong repeated the key words in Yun Zhen's words.

It turns out that this strange circular pattern is called the "Soul-Captivating Seal".

They should have been happy to know the name of the curse, but none of the three people present could laugh. Even Ji Anni and Shui Furong, who did not know Taoism, could infer from the two words "soul-stealing" that this curse was definitely not a good one, and it must be a curse used to do evil.

"Empress, where on earth did you find this soul-capturing seal?" Seeing that Ji Annie and Shui Furong were both in a daze, the anxious Yun Zhen couldn't help but urge them again.

This time, Ji Anni poked Shui Furong with her arm, signaling Shui Furong to answer Yun Zhen's question quickly.

Shui Furong kept thinking about the words "Soul Seal, Soul Seal..." in her mind, as if her soul had left her body. After being poked by Ji Anni, she finally came back to her senses and replied hesitantly, "Yes, yes... I found it in my sister's room."

How could Yun Zhen understand this sentence without a beginning or an end? So Ji Anni helped Shui Furong explain: "It was found in the room where Sister Shui Furong passed away three years ago, and it was found on the pillow."

"National Master, what exactly is this curse?" Shui Furong respectfully addressed Yun Zhen as "National Master", and it was obvious that she had shown respect for Yun Zhen.

Yun Zhen explained to them with a serious expression: "This is the Soul Seal, left behind after the Soul Spell."

"Master, was my sister killed by the soul-stealing curse?" Shui Furong asked excitedly.

Yun Zhen did not answer immediately, but lowered his eyelashes worriedly and fell into deep thought.

Ji Anni really wanted to know the details. Seeing Yun Zhen suddenly silent, she asked anxiously, "Yun Zhen, what is the Soul Spell? Was Shui Congfei really killed by the Soul Spell three years ago?"

Yun Zhen still did not directly answer the question about the cause of Shui Congfei's death, but answered from the perspective of explaining the Soul Spell: "The Soul Spell is a forbidden spell. Using the Soul Spell can extract the soul from the body. The body without the soul will die quickly, but the extracted soul is difficult to place. They usually turn into vengeful spirits and harm the human world."

"My sister will not turn into a vengeful spirit, she will never harm anyone!" Shui Furong argued loudly.

Yun Zhen said calmly: "The Soul Seal will only appear after the soul leaves the body and the body dies. The deeper the hatred, the darker the color of the curse. Now that you have found the Soul Seal on the pillow, it proves that... Shui Congfei's hatred has not subsided, her resentful spirit has not been reincarnated, and is still wandering in the world..."

"Sister...sister..." Shui Furong wanted to say something but couldn't. She just kept backing away subconsciously.

"Shui Congfei, calm down." Ji Anni supported him worriedly.

Yun Zhen continued, "Three years ago, not long after Concubine Shui Cong passed away, Bao Er was possessed by an evil spirit. I successfully expelled the evil spirit from the palace, but I didn't expect that... the evil spirit's resentment was too strong, and it is still lingering in the world..."

"Yun Zhen, didn't you discover this curse three years ago?" If this curse had been discovered three years ago, Shui Congfei's sudden death would not be a mystery but a murder case.

Yun Zhen shook his head and said, "When we checked Shui Congfei's room three years ago, we didn't find the curse mark at all. It was probably because the monster that cast the soul-stealing curse was very powerful and didn't leave any traces. But now, one possibility is that the monster's magic power has weakened, and another possibility is that the resentment of the vengeful spirit has become stronger, so the soul-stealing seal has reappeared."

"Yun Zhen..." Ji Anni called Yun Zhen softly and suddenly remembered some stories she heard from the guard Lai De, "If Empress Bao was possessed by the vengeful spirit of Concubine Shui Cong three years ago, then are the words Empress Bao said after being possessed...what Concubine Shui Cong wanted to say?"

At that time, Lai De told Ji Anni that when Concubine Baogui was possessed by evil spirits three years ago, she cried and said that it was Concubine Zhuang who killed her.

The Concubine Zhuang at that time is now the Empress Dowager. If Concubine Baogui was really possessed by Concubine Shui Cong, then...

Isn’t the person that Concubine Shui Cong resents the Queen Mother?

"My queen, don't think too much about it..." Yun Zhen interrupted Ji Anni's thoughts, not wanting to watch Ji Anni get involved again.

Shui Furong seemed to have heard the story of Concubine Baogui being possessed by evil spirits three years ago. She gritted her teeth and said with certainty, "It was the Queen Mother. It was indeed the Queen Mother."

Yun Zhen advised him, "My lady, there is no evidence, be careful of what you say."

"What do you mean by 'without evidence'? Isn't the curse the best evidence?" Shui Furong wanted to rush back to Dong Congfei Palace immediately. "After I found the curse, I swapped my pillow with my sister's. Now the evidence is in my room. As long as I can get out of here, I will definitely seek justice for my sister."

"Shui Congfei, don't be impulsive." Ji Anni was afraid that Shui Furong would cause trouble.

Yun Zhen said: "It's just a curse seal. At most, it can only prove that Shui Congfei was cursed to death three years ago, but who knows who the real murderer is?"

Yun Zhen was right, Shui Furong gradually calmed down. She finally got a clue, but it was difficult to move forward.

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On the other hand, the evidence that was finally discovered was in Yan Niang's hands.

In front of Yan Niang was a brazier with blazing fire. She looked at the blazing flames in the brazier and threw the pillow in her hand into it with an expressionless face.

Then the pillow with the soul-capturing seal fell into the brazier and turned into a fireball with a hiss.

After burning for about an incense stick of time, the pillow finally turned into ashes, completely merging with the charcoal ash and no longer existing.

"So you are still in the human world..." Yan Niang let out a low sigh.

Her eyes, staring straight at the charcoal fire, also reflected the terrifying burning flames.

Three years have passed, and the resentment has not disappeared; three years have passed, and the resentment has grown deeper.

Yanniang closed her eyes, and the bright red color of the curse mark seemed to still appear in front of her. How deep must the hatred be to form such a bright red color... Yanniang stared at the charcoal fire in front of her quietly and closed her eyes in pain.

"Weren't you driven away by Yun Zhen three years ago? Why are you still in the human world?" Yan Niang muttered to herself while looking at the dark room.

Three years ago, Concubine Baogui was possessed by an evil spirit.

The evil spirit was very fierce and attached itself to Concubine Baogui tightly and refused to leave. Even a Taoist master like Yun Zhen was seriously injured by her. Fortunately, the evil spirit was finally driven away from Concubine Baogui, but Yun Zhen's hair turned white as frost overnight.

For the next three years, the palace remained very peaceful, and no rumors of evil spirits were heard again.

I thought the evil spirit had been reincarnated, but unexpectedly... she was still lingering in the human world...

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At the same time, Xianke Pavilion.

This is now the residence of Taoist Priest Yuan Rong.

The moment the wooden pillow turned to ashes in the raging fire, Yuan Rong heard a shrill scream.

The scream was as sharp as a knife and almost cut Yuan Rong's ears.

Only a vicious ghost could make such a scream when it was in the most pain.

Yuan Rong was sitting in meditation and recuperating. After hearing the ghost cry, he slowly opened his eyes and whispered to himself, "It seems that someone has burned the Soul Seal..."

The Soul Seal is only the basis for judging whether the vengeful spirit is still in the human world.

Even if the curse seal is burned, the vengeful spirit will not disappear. It will just make it impossible for others to determine whether the vengeful spirit is still in the world.

Only Yuan Rong could hear that ghost cry, because now he was the master of this vengeful spirit.

"It doesn't matter, you will be able to take revenge soon..." Yuan Rong calmly closed his eyes and continued to cultivate, as if he heard nothing. Gradually, the sharp and piercing ghost cry faded.

Yuan Rong whispered to himself: "I have found a stronger Shikigami, in the palace..."

That was a fox demon, a nine-tailed fox demon...

Whenever he recalled the tempting blood left on the peach wood sword, Yuan Rong couldn't help but smile coldly.

What a wonderful taste of blood, what a powerful force. Nine-tailed fox demon, I must use you for my own purposes.