Demon Emperor

Chapter 3

Ruan Hu, of course, noticed the ghost outside the door.

The disheveled, red-eyed, and somewhat eerie ghost lingered outside the door.

He could even hear the wailing of the vengeful ghost, which clearly looked extremely resentful.

Ruan Hu was already prepared to face the other party's retaliation head-on.

Anyway.

So what if the emperor's throne was taken away? If he has the ability, he can take it back.

Unexpectedly, the vengeful ghost peered through the crack in the door for a long time, but ultimately did not come in.

seem.

The other party was angry for a long time, and that was it.

The thunder was loud, but not a single drop of rain fell.

Why doesn't he come in?

He's about to fall asleep if we don't come in soon.

Ruan Hu thought there was something special about this palace, but he didn't expect that the ghost was afraid of him.

With the help of the emperor's concubines, Ruan Hu finally finished drinking the medicine.

The concubine placed the bowl on a tray held by a palace maid, and then took a silk handkerchief to wipe his mouth.

After helping him lie down, she finally stood up.

Then, she picked up a wet wipe and placed it on Ruan Hu's head, asking him gently.

"His Majesty!"

"Are you feeling better?"

Ruan Hu nodded, but his eyes were still looking outside out of the corner of his eye.

Suddenly, he grabbed the concubine's hand, intending to test whether she had sensed the commotion outside.

However, the concubine seemed to have misunderstood.

The beauty lowered her body shyly, almost pressing half of her body against Ruan Hu's, and whispered in his ear.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that I need to rest for the next two days."

Upon witnessing this scene, the wailing of the vengeful ghosts outside intensified.

I don't know what they're yelling about.

Ruan Hu glanced at the concubine and thought to himself.

"Didn't you hear that?"

Two red blushes rose on the concubine's face. Looking at Ruan Hu's demonic and wolfish eyes, she dared not respond.

At this moment.

Ruan Hu was thinking about the vengeful ghosts outside, the vengeful ghosts outside were thinking about the adulterous couple inside, and the concubine was thinking about all sorts of random things.

Although the three people on the bed, beside the bed, and outside the hall were in the same space, their thoughts were so different and unpredictable that they were practically heaven-sent.

Finally, Ruan Hu realized that if he opened his mouth, the other party would definitely hear something.

He coughed twice more, then waved his hand.

The concubine understood and took two steps back.

"Then I will not disturb Your Majesty's rest any longer."

"Chen and concubine retire."

The concubine left the palace with a entourage, accompanied not only by palace maids but also by several eunuchs carrying palace lanterns.

When the door opened, Ruan Hu glanced at the ghost emperor outside and realized that no one else had noticed him.

Without the door obstructing his view, he could see more clearly that it was indeed a vengeful ghost.

"The emperor is still alive?"

"And it turned into a ghost?"

This is a huge problem, and if it can't be solved, it could have endless consequences.

Just as Ruan Hu was pondering how to deal with it, a tiger's roar suddenly rang out from Ruan Hu's body.

"Roar!"

Ruan Hu's vision blurred, and an invisible tiger emerged from his body, heading outwards.

The tiger's shadow leaped onto the high hall and disappeared through the roof ridge.

At that moment, the vengeful ghost outside the door had vanished without a trace.

The eunuchs led the way carrying palace lanterns, with palace maids following behind.

The concubine who had just been taking care of Ruan Hu in the palace led her entourage through alleyways and numerous doors, finally arriving at a small courtyard.

There were people waiting in the courtyard, who immediately opened the courtyard gate and the inner gate to welcome the group inside.

The concubine, who had been gentle and demure in front of the emperor just moments before, now had a sinister look in her eyes.

Although she was still beautiful and charming, she had lost that approachable and friendly feeling.

"If it weren't for that vile maid surnamed Su's instigation, His Majesty wouldn't have gone boating on the pond today."

"She must have caused the emperor's drowning, and I will not let her get away with it!"

A palace maid spoke up, but instead of looking at the concubine, she placed her hands under her chest and looked at the ground. "With such a big incident, she's bound to get away with it."

"Moreover, His Majesty changed his mind because of this, and realized how good the Empress was. Today, the Empress is the one who stays by His Majesty's side the whole time."

"It seems that at this crucial moment, His Majesty still values ​​the Empress the most."

At this point, the concubine finally smiled and said nothing more.

After a busy night, it's already late at night, time to rest.

The lights in the rooms were turned off one by one, and gradually the sounds of talking and walking ceased.

The silence didn't last long before footsteps could be heard from afar.

Not only that, the footsteps were different from normal footsteps, accompanied by the sound of splashing water, as if they were stepping on water.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

As the footsteps drew nearer, they were accompanied by mournful low sobs and the dripping sound of water.

The ghost dared not bare its teeth at the ferocious demon, so it followed the concubine's footsteps and arrived here.

"Bitch!"

"Bitch!"

"They all deserve to die... they all deserve to die..."

The Ghost Emperor, in a daze, finally found the right place.

He squeezed through the tightly closed doors like a stream, stepped over the courtyard and pavilions, and walked inside.

"At this."

"Not here."

"where is it?"

"where?"

The vengeful ghost, filled with resentment, searched through door after door and stopped at window after window, peering inside.

The disheveled, soaking wet ghostly figure traversed the courtyard, passed through doors and windows, and finally found the right spot.

"found it."

Before a window, the vengeful ghost's blood-red eyes peered inside.

However, just as the vengeful ghost was about to enter, a sound suddenly came from the roof ridge, as if something was coming.

The vengeful ghost looked up and saw a demonic tiger peeking out from under the eaves with its enormous head, glaring at him menacingly.

"Roar!"

The demon opened its blood-red maw and devoured it.

But at the same time, the concubine sleeping inside also let out a loud cry and then turned over and got up.

"what!"

She awoke from a nightmare, which immediately woke the two palace maids sleeping outside. They rushed in and saw the concubine covered in sweat.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"Are you having a nightmare?"

The concubine looked at the window in terror and kept backing away. At this moment, a palace maid stepped forward, opened the window, and looked outside.

However, there was nothing outside.

The concubine then calmed herself down and wiped the sweat from her temples.

"It's nothing, just a dream."

Palace maid: "Did you dream of some evil creature?"

The concubine said, "I dreamt that an evil ghost was standing in front of the window, preparing to harm me. Suddenly, a white light descended from the sky, and the ghost disappeared."

"Bang Bang Bang..."

At that moment, a knocking sound suddenly came from afar.

A row of figures walked through the alleyways and palace corridors, striking the wooden clappers in their hands.

The sky gradually brightened, and beams of golden light fell upon the imperial city, causing all the shadows to recede and dissipate.
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Bedroom.

Ruan Hu suddenly opened his eyes and saw the shadow of a fierce tiger return and enter his body.

Just before it burrowed into his body, the tiger spat out a ball of light, which merged into Ruan Hu's eyes.

In an instant, Ruan Hu knew what the ball of light was.

"Soul Stealing!"

Those he killed would become ghosts after death.

The tiger will devour them at night, and their power will be refined by the tiger. The tiger will then spit out their souls to become the tiger's power.

"Changpo·Elegant Words".

Ruan Hu sensed the power of one of the lingering spirits and immediately saw a large number of memories about language constantly being integrated into his consciousness.

The so-called elegant language refers to Mandarin.

Having absorbed the local dialect, Ruan Hu finally learned how to speak it.

Moreover, language skills encompass more than just language itself; they also include a wealth of techniques and knowledge about language use, as well as some accompanying memory.

(End of this chapter)