The forbidden love between a ghost and a villain

Li Xinran held the agate pendant tightly in his hand and walked back to his palace, deep in thought.

As soon as I stepped into the hall, I saw Li Xinyi waiting anxiously.

"Royal sister, what did father talk to you about? Why did it take so long?" Li Xinyi couldn't wait to step forward and asked curiously.

Li Xinran put away the pendant in his hand, smiled mysteriously, and said, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

"Oh, I see." Although Li Xinyi was curious, she still shut her mouth obediently.

Li Xinran walked to the table, poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then slowly said:

"When the time comes, I'll tell you, dear."

Li Xinyi stayed for half a cup of tea and then returned to her palace.

Li Xinran paced back and forth in the bedroom alone, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

Her father's words echoed in her mind, and every word was like a thousand-pound hammer, hammering at her heart.

This matter was of great importance. She thought about it over and over again but still could not find a clue.

No, I need to find a helper! Li Xinran stopped and several familiar figures emerged in his mind, finally settling on Li Chengze.

He is the calmest among the princes and may be able to help him with advice.

Thinking of this, Li Xinran no longer hesitated and immediately set off for Li Chengze's residence.

Knock, knock, knock. Several crisp knocks on the door echoed in the quiet courtyard.

After a moment, the door creaked open.

"Imperial sister? Why are you here?" Li Chengze was a little surprised.

Li Xinran walked into the room and looked around. The room was simply decorated. "I have something important to tell you."

Li Xinran went straight to the point and told Li Chengze his father's instructions and the secret of the agate pendant, hoping that he could help him find a way to unlock the treasure.

Li Chengze took the agate pendant, which felt warm to the touch, and an inexplicable energy fluctuation could be faintly felt.

Shen Meng also came forward curiously, and the moment her eyes touched the pendant, her heart trembled inexplicably.

Why did this familiar pattern and this strange material give her a sense of déjà vu?

"Take a drop of blood and see."

An idea suddenly flashed through Shen Meng's mind and he blurted it out.

“That’s how it’s played out in TV dramas.”

Although Li Chengze was confused, he still cut his finger as he was told, and a drop of blood fell accurately on the agate pendant.

In an instant, the dragon-shaped carving on the pendant seemed to come alive and began to twist violently the moment the blood drop merged with it.

Then it soared into the air, circled in the air, and burst into a dazzling red light.

A beam of light shot up into the sky and pierced the clouds.

At the same time, in the far south, a pillar of light rose from the ground, echoing it from afar, forming a wonderful sight.

This vision was so shocking that within a radius of a hundred miles, wherever one looked, one could see these two pillars of light reaching the sky.

For a moment, everyone was talking and marveling at the scene.

Ten breaths later, the beam of light from the agate pendant slowly dissipated, leaving only the beam of light in the south still dazzling.

The dragon pattern on the pendant returned to its original appearance.

Li Xinran's beautiful eyes moved, and she looked at Li Chengze with some inquiry:

"Seventeenth brother, how did you know that blood was needed to open it?"

Li Chengze felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, coughed lightly, and smiled awkwardly:

"You're joking, sister. I've been in the library for years and there's a book that mentions a similar situation.

I thought about giving it a try, and I didn’t expect it to actually work.”

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Shen Meng out of the corner of his eye.

Shen Meng held back her smile and secretly gave him a thumbs up.

Although Li Xinran had doubts in his heart, now was obviously not the time to pursue them.

The pillar of light shot up into the sky. Such a strange sight could not be hidden from the world.

As expected, within just half a day, the entire imperial city and even the entire world of immortal cultivation knew about this matter.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the place where the beam of light disappeared.

Countless immortal cultivation sects and descendants of aristocratic families gathered their disciples and headed towards the south.

At the same time, a golden light flashed, and Li Ji, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, appeared in Li Chengze's courtyard.

He walked like a dragon and a tiger, his majestic eyes swept over everyone, finally landing on the agate pendant in Li Chengze's hand, and asked in a deep voice:

"what happened?"

"Father, it's my fault for not doing my job well." Li Xinran stepped forward, a hint of self-blame in his tone.

"This son and Seventeenth Brother studied the pendant together to see if they could understand its meaning. This led to the strange phenomenon."

She simply recounted what had happened, her tone unable to conceal her annoyance.

"Now that the strange phenomenon has alarmed the entire world of immortal cultivation, I'm afraid many people will flock here for the treasure."

Li Ji frowned and pondered for a moment:

"This matter is indeed difficult. Although this treasure belongs to my Li family,

But now that the vision has spread throughout the world, it will be extremely difficult to remain unscathed."

He paused, his eyes swept over Li Xinran and Li Chengze,

"You must quickly set off to where the treasure is. Be sure to find it before anyone else and bring it back to the sect."

"My son, take your orders!"

Li Xinran and Li Chengze responded in unison.

Li Xinran understood that there was no time to lose, so she immediately took out a communication talisman from her storage bag and injected a stream of spiritual power into it. The communication talisman immediately emitted a faint light.

"Master, disciple Li Xinran has something important to report..."

Li Xinran briefly informed Master Yunhe of the matter and asked him to send disciples from the sect to provide support.

Li Chengqian and Li Chengyou were practicing swordsmanship in the imperial garden when suddenly a red beam of light came from Li Chengze's residence.

They looked at each other, and saw shock in each other's eyes.

"Let's go and have a look!"

Li Chengyou, who was always impatient, immediately used his body skills to fly towards Li Chengze's residence. Li Chengqian followed closely behind.

At the same time, Li Xinyi also noticed something strange. She hurried to Li Chengze's yard, but saw that the yard was full of people, including her father, sister, and seventeenth brother. The atmosphere seemed a little solemn.

"Royal sister, what's going on?"

Li Xinyi was completely confused and had no idea what was going on.

Before Li Xinran could speak, a familiar voice came from the horizon.

"Miss Li, what happened? What's with this beam of light?"

Everyone looked up and saw Han Jue wearing a white robe and riding a sword, with a hint of anxiety on his handsome face.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Li Ji briefly recounted the whole story and gave the order:

"All of you, hurry up and go to Southern Border with Xinran and Chengze. Find the treasure and bring it back to the sect!"

"Yes!" Li Chengqian, Li Chengyou, Li Xinyi and Han Jue answered in unison, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Afterwards, a group of six people flew up on their swords, transformed into six streams of light, and rushed towards the direction of southern Xinjiang, leaving only astonishment and shock in the yard.