The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Yun Yao was in her room, immersed in cultivation as usual. She followed the instructions of the exercises, guiding the spiritual energy to flow slowly through her meridians. Each movement of the spiritual energy was like a trickle flowing through the river of her body, nourishing her meridians and internal organs, and making her feel a gradually stronger force growing in her body. However, during this seemingly ordinary cultivation process, Yun Yao suddenly noticed something strange.

The originally smooth flow of spiritual energy seemed to be somewhat blocked, just like some mud and sand suddenly mixed into a clear stream, making the water flow no longer so smooth. The surrounding spiritual energy also became somewhat disordered, and it felt like a calm lake was blown by an inexplicable breeze, rippling in disorder. Yun Yao was shocked. After practicing for so long, she had become very sensitive to spiritual energy. This abnormality was definitely not accidental.

Her brows knitted slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, with a hint of vigilance in her eyes. Yun Yao knew that her cultivation progress had aroused the jealousy and dissatisfaction of some people in this palace. Although she had been trying to keep a low profile, it was still inevitable that she would be plotted against. She began to carefully check every corner of the room, not missing any place that might have problems.

She first checked around the doors and windows, because these were the places most likely to be tampered with. She squatted down, carefully observed the gaps between the ground and the doors and windows, and gently touched them with her hands to see if there were any abnormal substances. However, she did not find anything suspicious around the doors and windows. Then, she stood up and walked towards the tables and chairs in the room. She gently moved the tables and chairs to check if there was anything placed under or behind them. Her movements were very light and slow, like an explorer searching for treasure, and every move was full of caution.

After checking the tables and chairs, Yun Yao turned her attention to the bed in the room. She lifted the quilt and carefully checked under the bed, feeling around on the bed board to see if there was anything foreign. She even lay on the floor to check the corners under the bed, but still found nothing unusual. Yun Yao did not let down her guard because she knew that if someone wanted to interfere with her practice, they would definitely put something in a place where it would not be easily discovered.

She began to pace slowly in the room, her eyes scanning everything around her like a scanner. Suddenly, her eyes fell on a painting on the wall. This painting has always been hanging there, and she usually didn't pay much attention to it. Yun Yao's heart moved, she walked closer to the painting and looked at it carefully. She found that the frame of the painting was slightly raised, which seemed to be a little different from what she remembered. She reached out and gently touched the frame, and felt that there seemed to be some tiny particles in the gaps between the frame.

Yun Yao's heart tightened. She knew that this was probably the source of the abnormal spiritual energy. She carefully took the painting off the wall and placed it on the ground. Then, she took a small brush from the dressing table and gently brushed the gaps on the frame. Some fine powder slowly fell down. Yun Yao carefully observed the powder. It was a light grayish white color and exuded an almost imperceptible odor.

Yun Yao knew that someone must be behind this. Although she had never come into direct contact with this kind of powder used to interfere with practitioners in modern times, she had learned about similar methods from some fantasy novels and film and television works. In this palace full of dangers and calculations, she knew that she had to stay vigilant at all times.

She remembered that she had once received a small prop from the system. This small prop was a reward for her completing a difficult system task. At that time, the system simply introduced that this prop could play an unexpected role at a critical moment, but did not specify its use. Yun Yao had always kept this small prop in a small box of her own, and she did not expect that it would really come in handy today.

She hurried to the bed and took out the small box from a small secret compartment under the bed. The small box was made of a kind of exquisite sandalwood and exuded a faint fragrance. Yun Yao opened the box and found a small object emitting a faint light inside. It was shaped like a miniature wind chime, but it did not have the crisp sound of a wind chime. Yun Yao picked up the small prop and silently prayed that it could really remove the negative aura around her.

She walked slowly around the room with the props, from one corner to another, like a wizard performing a mysterious ritual. As she walked, the light on the props seemed to become brighter and brighter, and the originally chaotic aura began to slowly return to normal. When she walked around the entire room, the interference around the room completely disappeared.

Yun Yao breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart was full of vigilance. She knew that someone wanted to harm her, and that person must be in the palace, and might be watching her every move. She began to secretly pay attention to the movements of the people around her, whether they were maids, servants or other masters, she would pay special attention to their words and deeds.

In her daily activities, she paid more attention to observing the changes in the expressions of the people around her. When she chatted with the maids, she would carefully observe their eyes to see if there was any evasion or unnaturalness; when she passed by other masters' courtyards, she would pay attention to the movements in the courtyard to see if there were any suspicious signs. Yun Yao knew that in this palace, she had to be like a sharp fox, always alert to the dangers around her, otherwise she might fall into an irretrievable situation if she was not careful.

She also began to handle her cultivation affairs more carefully. She was no longer completely immersed in cultivation and ignored the surrounding environment as before. Before practicing, she would carefully check whether there were any abnormalities around her and set up some simple early warning measures. For example, she would place some thin silk threads near the door and windows of the room. If someone entered the room or approached the window, the silk threads would be touched, giving her a warning.

Yun Yao knows that her situation in this palace is becoming more and more complicated. Her cultivation achievements have aroused the jealousy of others, and she has no strong backers to rely on. She can only rely on her own wisdom and vigilance to deal with these dangers. In this world full of conspiracies and intrigues, she must continue to grow and become stronger in order to truly protect herself and achieve her goals.

The author says:

Dear readers, in this chapter, Yun Yao faces a secret frame-up, which is also a reflection of the difficulty of her cultivation in the palace. I want to show the complexity and danger of Yun Yao's environment through such a plot setting, as well as her calmness and wit when facing danger. Every practitioner will encounter various obstacles on the road to growth, and Yun Yao is no exception. I hope you can feel her struggle and growth in difficult situations, and I also hope that you will continue to pay attention to Yun Yao's subsequent stories in this challenging palace. Thank you for your support!