The Evil Emperor's Beloved

Lian Yunchen was caught off guard and stunned. He didn't expect that his sister could be so charming even when she patted people on the head.

"Ahem!" Lian Yunchen coughed lightly and sorted out his thoughts. "As far as I know, everyone in the Vulture Mercenary Group, no, I should say that all the mercenaries on Huanyue Island must pass the Blood Domain Trial before joining the organization. Those who pass this trial will have a blood-colored fire fox mark behind their ears. When they have the idea of ​​betraying their mercenary group, the mark will take effect, making their whole body burn like a raging fire, and they will be in excruciating pain. Only the head of the mercenary group, Lian Yunchen, can break it."

"So...what do you mean?" Jing Yueli continued.

Lian Yunchen described mysteriously, "In addition to this method, there is another way to trigger this mark, and it is in this dense forest."

"There is an ancient palace outside this dense forest. It is a forbidden place. Legend has it that it was built by the first emperor for his beloved woman. There is a cold pool in this palace. Because of its freezing cold and the ancient artifact sealed inside, outsiders are not allowed to set foot in it. As long as you have this artifact, you can control the triggering of the Vulture Mercenary Group's Fire Fox Mark."

"Don't they say that outsiders are not allowed to enter? How can we get in?" Leng Tianshuang looked at Lian Yunchen and asked in disbelief.

Lian Yunchen didn't say anything, but just looked at Xuanyuan Chen with a smile.

Jing Yueli understood instantly, this is the ready-made royal bloodline, so she said to Lian Yunchen, "Do you know where the forbidden area is?"

Lian Yunchen straightened his back immediately, "Of course! But before we go in, we need to separate, because the forbidden area only allows three people to enter at a time."

Jing Yueli frowned, and after a moment she ordered, "Sang Yun, Xuanyuan Chen and I will go in together. Li Luoluoyu, the two of you stay and go back to where you were with the others and wait for us to come back."

Si Mowen, who was closest to the place, immediately objected, "But, we don't know how dangerous it is in there. If only three of you go in, what if..." Although she didn't finish her words, everyone understood what she wanted to express.

"I am also of royal blood, why can't I go?" Xuanyuan Xu clenched his fists somewhat unconvinced. Along the way, he almost became a transparent man. Besides, if he could get that magic weapon, wouldn't his cultivation level increase greatly? Such a good opportunity must not be monopolized by Xuanyuan Chen.

Jing Yueli patted Si Mowen's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, Sang Yun is here. He is from Huanyue Island and is more familiar with this place than the rest of us. As for you..." She glanced at Xuanyuan Xu. Is it okay if I don't like you? Jing Yueli secretly complained in her heart, but ignored him, just gave him a look that said you understand.

After arranging everything, Jing Yueli and Xuanyuan Chen followed Sang Yun away.

......

Half an hour later,

Jing Yueli, Sang Yun and their companions came to the depths of the Fantasy Moon Forest, only to find that the area was deserted, with weeds growing everywhere and trees so tall that they blocked out the sky. Crows were crying, and the place was eerie. It was obvious that no one had been there for a long time.

Lian Yunchen couldn't help but shudder, "This place is really weird."

Xuanyuan Chen glanced at him and asked, "Where is the palace you are talking about?"

"Don't be anxious." Lian Yunchen said slowly with a baby face, then glanced at Jing Yueli and said, "Sister, be careful. Although I have a general understanding of this place, I have never been here. There may be some unknown variables."

Jing Yueli nodded when she heard this, "What should we do next?"

Lian Yunchen pointed at Xuanyuan Chen and said, "Depend on him." Then he pointed at a stone platform not far away and said, "Prince Xuanyuan, drop your blood on it and the magic circle will be activated."

Xuanyuan Chen walked forward and bit his finger as he said, then raised his hand and dripped blood onto the stone platform. In an instant, a white light flashed, and the runes on the ground where Jing Yueli and the others were located rotated, and the three of them disappeared in an instant.

In front of the ancient palace.

"So that's how it is." Xuanyuan Chen suddenly realized, "I didn't expect that this palace was hidden in this formation."

The palace in front of me is completely different from the scene outside. The golden bricks and tiles sparkle under the reflection of the blue sky. The inner pillars are supported by many red pillars. There are two dragons on the eaves, with golden scales and jade armor. It is surrounded by colorful clouds and mist, and the air is filled with fairy air. It seems like a paradise. Cranes are staying above the high palace, and the scene is clear and bright.

Jing Yueli looked at the palace gate and said calmly, "Let's go in first."

Pushing open the ancient door, a tall and wide corridor came into view. In the center of the stage was a dragon throne, and on both sides of the dragon throne were small brown tables. On the tables were placed slantingly unique stone incense burners with phoenix patterns printed on them. The three people observed the entire hall. After a while, an old man in white slowly walked out from the darkness, startling the three people. Then a hoarse voice sounded from the old man, as if he had not spoken for many years. He only said, "No one has been here for many years. Who are you?"

The pressure emanating from the old man made the three people's hearts tremble, as if they were nailed down, including Lian Yunchen.

The old man's eyes swept over the three people, and finally stopped at Xuanyuan Chen, "Are you from the Xuanyuan tribe? What are you doing here?"

Xuanyuan Chen quickly saluted, "Senior, we have no intention of offending you, we just came here to look for something."

The old man didn't say anything, but looked at Jing Yueli again. After seeing her appearance clearly, his gaze paused for a moment and he murmured, "They look so alike! How many years have passed?!" He couldn't remember clearly.

Jing Yueli didn't hear what he said clearly. He just paused for a moment and continued, "It's not easy to get that thing. Since it's the Xuanyuan bloodline, I won't stop you. But whether you can get it depends on your own luck."

As he spoke, he put his hands together and made hand gestures. In an instant, the three of them noticed the secret door slowly opening on the right front wall. When they wanted to look at the old man again, they found that he had disappeared.

Jing Yueli recalled the strange look the old man had given her just now. Although she had some doubts in her heart, she did not say much as the current situation did not allow it.

So he said to the two of them, "Let's go."

"it is good."

The three of them walked slowly towards the secret door, and after they walked in, the secret door slowly closed again.

"Oh no." Xuanyuan Chen exclaimed, looking at Jing Yueli and the others with some concern, "How are we going to get out next?"

"Don't worry." Jing Yueli comforted, "Since we can get in, we can naturally get out. We haven't reached the end of our rope yet, so don't panic."

Lian Yunchen looked at the calm and analytical face of the woman beside him, and nodded secretly in his heart. Everyone began to look at everything in the secret door, scanning the objects one by one.

"Sister, look, there should be files here." Lian Yunchen shouted to Jing Yueli.

Jing Yueli looked in the direction of the sound and saw, as expected, "There should be some clues here. Let's first look for any relevant records about Hanchi."

The three of them got to work right away and began searching layer by layer.

After a cup of tea, Jing Yueli took out a book, but there was no name on it. Just as she was about to open it, a yellowed rice paper fell out of it. Jing Yueli bent down to pick it up, but found that there were not many words on the whole paper. Looking closely, it seemed like... "Come and take a look. If I'm right, this should be the layout of the palace." Jing Yueli shouted to the other two.