The forbidden love between a ghost and a villain

Not only Li Chengze was confused, but Shen Meng was also confused.

Why did you come back suddenly?

I haven’t got the lucky bag from old man Tianji yet!

In front of the Changshou Sect's mountain gate, Li Chengze saw a dazzling golden light from afar.

"Mo Yao? Why is she here?"

Li Chengze naturally couldn't defeat Mo Yao, who was in the Jindan stage.

Thinking about it, Shen Meng remembered that not long ago Luo Tian knew that he had obtained the Water Spirit Pearl.

He asked her to find other Five Elements Beads, saying that they would be useful to her soul.

"Xiao Zeze, let's go find the Five Elements Beads!"

"I'll do as you say. Before I leave, I'll go burn some incense for my mother."

"Well, let's go!"

In the imperial capital, in the magnificent palace, there was a faint scent of ambergris.

Li Chengze's father, the current emperor Li Ji, was lying on the bed with a beautiful woman in his arms.

The beauty is only in her twenties, with skin whiter than snow and eyebrows like distant mountains.

A pair of watery eyes are full of affection, as if honey can drip out.

She has a graceful figure, soft and boneless, and her long black hair cascades down like a waterfall.

Interwoven with the bright yellow brocade quilt, she looks even more charming and beautiful.

On the bed, the messy quilt and the clothes scattered on the floor were silently telling of the beauty that had just happened.

"Your Majesty, you hurt me..."

The beauty moaned coquettishly, her voice so soft that it touched Li Ji's heart.

"Oh, my dear, it's my fault, it's my fault."

Li Ji quickly apologized, gently stroking the beauty's shoulders with his big hands and coaxing her softly.

When Li Chengze and Shen Meng returned to the imperial city, they were greeted by Li Chengze's trusted eunuch Xiao Dezi.

Xiao Dezi led the two to the imperial study while whispering about the latest situation in the palace.

"Your Highness, you are finally back! Ever since the Emperor brought back Concubine Yi, he has..."

Xiao Dezi hesitated to speak, looked around, and then lowered his voice and continued,

"The Emperor hasn't attended the morning court for a month. All the important state affairs have been handled by the Second Prince on his behalf."

Shen Meng followed Xiao Dezi's words and looked in the distance.

A faint purple light was emanating from the direction of Yilin Garden, mixed with a barely perceptible demonic aura.

"Yimei..."

Shen Meng repeated the name silently in her mind. It seemed that things were not simple.

"Xiao Dezi, tell me in detail."

A month ago, the emperor went out hunting. During the hunt,

A frightened sika deer ran into the emperor's horse in a panic.

The emperor's horse was frightened and ran away all the way, taking the emperor to a remote valley.

The emperor met a woman who was picking herbs in the valley.

Mistaking him for an assassin, he shot an arrow.

Seeing the weak and helpless woman in front of him, the emperor felt pity and took her back to the palace.

Who knew this woman was quite pretty and very considerate?

In just a few days, the emperor fell in love with this woman like a demon.

She was made a beauty and given the title "Yi".

Shen Meng inexplicably felt that this plot was somewhat familiar.

"Xiao Dezi, take me to see the emperor."

Li Chengze said in a deep voice, with a hint of unquestionable majesty in his tone.

"Yes."

Xiao Dezi bowed and replied, but secretly complained in his heart,

This beautiful lady Yi is not a good person. Since she came,

There will be no more peaceful days in this harem.

The three of them came to Yilin Garden, where they saw carved beams and painted buildings.

Magnificent, with exotic flowers and plants in the courtyard, competing for beauty, rockery and ponds,

The arrangement is well-organized, which shows the emperor's favor for the beautiful lady Yi.

Xiao Dezi stepped forward and greeted the guards at the gate, "Excuse me, the seventeenth prince wishes to see you."

"The Seventeenth Prince?" The guard was a little surprised, then quickly walked into Yilin Garden and reported through the door.

"Your Majesty, the Seventeenth Prince requests an audience."

"Seventeen? Why is he back?"

The emperor pulled his sleeves, looked at the sleeping beauty, and stood up gently, afraid of waking her up.

Li Chengze followed Xiao Dezi into the inner room and was shocked to see the emperor. The emperor was obviously much younger than before.

He looks to be only in his thirties and is in very good health, with no trace of his sickly look from the past.

The emperor looked at Li Chengze with eyes full of love.

"Get up, my son, why are you back?"

Li Chengze bowed and said, "Your son has gone down the mountain to gain experience and is back to see your father."

The emperor nodded, and the father and son began to chat in the study in Yilin Garden.

Shen Meng entered the inner room curiously. The woman behind the bed curtain seemed to sense something and sighed softly.

"Plum blossom demon?"

Shen Meng moved closer to the woman's face, and the beautiful Yi opened her eyes.

Seeing the dazzling golden light of merit surrounding Shen Meng, he thought that he was a Taoist priest who came from somewhere to subdue him.

She was so frightened that her face turned pale and she fell to the ground.

"I pay my respects to the Immortal, and beg you to spare my life!"

Shen Meng smiled and said, "I'm not an immortal."

Upon hearing this, Lady Yi raised her head slightly and asked cautiously:

"Then who are you?"

Shen Meng did not answer her question, but continued to ask:

"Why are you here instead of practicing in the mountains?"

When the Plum Blossom Fairy heard that Shen Meng had no intention of hurting her, she felt relieved and replied softly:

"The little demon came here to repay his gratitude. After fulfilling his earthly wish,

Only then can you continue to practice, and it will be beneficial to your practice."

Repay a favor? Shen Meng asked doubtfully.

Lady Yi looked up cautiously and began to tell the story of her and the emperor.

Five hundred years ago, Lady Yi was still a plum tree rooted in a deep valley, with slender branches and delicate buds.

In winter, the mountains and fields are covered with snow, but she stands proudly, with a faint fragrance floating in the air.

At that time, a young scholar named Li Ji often came to the mountains to find a quiet place to paint.

He always brought a drawing board, brush and ink, spread out rice paper in the snow, and depicted the graceful and jade-like beauty of the plum tree.

Every time he painted, Li Ji would whisper to the plum tree, as if he was talking to a close friend.

He talked about his ambitions and also expressed his joys, sorrows, anger and happiness.

The plum tree listened quietly, its branches swaying gently in the mountain breeze, as if responding to his words.

Day after day, year after year, with Li Ji's companionship, the plum tree gradually developed intelligence.

She began to understand his joys and sorrows, and gradually fell in love with this talented, gentle and kind scholar.

However, the peaceful life was broken in the winter of one year.

A wealthy family in the city was planning to hold a plum blossom banquet. They heard that there was a plum tree in the mountains that was blooming exceptionally well.

So he sent people up the mountain to dig up the plum trees.

When Li Ji learned about this, he was extremely anxious and rushed to the family to beg for mercy.

They are even willing to pay a high price just to save the plum trees.

In the end, the family was moved by Li Ji's sincerity and agreed to return the plum tree to him after the plum blossom banquet.

After the plum blossom banquet, Li Ji carried a plum tree that was twice as big as himself and walked back to the mountains step by step.

In the biting cold wind, his steps were firm and persistent, as if he was carrying a heavy burden, but he was willing to do it.

After returning to the mountains, Li Ji replanted the plum tree in its original place. Seeing it come back to life, his heart was filled with joy.