After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

There must be more untold stories behind this.

"princess?"

Seeing that Ye Qingwu remained silent for a long time, Zhan Sijing couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But then Ye Qingwu looked up at him and smiled brightly, saying earnestly, "Your Highness, no matter what, I will definitely protect you."

With her around, no one can afford to have any ulterior motives.

In the Dali Temple prison.

"Let me in!"

Ye Qingzhu was pushed inside by two guards and stumbled and fell to the ground.

"How dare you treat me like this?"

Ye Qingzhu was furious, but the two guards only glanced at her coldly and ignored her completely.

"You're still acting all high and mighty even now that you're here. You really don't know your place. But the Regent's wife said that as long as you tell the truth, she'll let you out."

"Impossible!" Ye Qingzhu clenched her fists and exclaimed angrily.

"Then you can stay here quietly."

"Come back, all of you, come back here."

Ye Qingzhu was surprised that the two guards actually left, and her face showed both annoyance and anger.

It's all that damned Ye Qingwu's fault. To prevent her from talking nonsense, she came up with this kind of method to deal with me. It's simply despicable.

No, she had to find a way to get away as soon as possible, but if she listened to Ye Qingwu and told him what had happened, that person would not let her go.

What awaits them later may not just be a curse, but very likely something even more terrifying.

Just as Ye Qingzhu was wondering what to do, she heard a voice calling her name, and a cloud of black mist appeared in front of her.

Seeing this bizarre scene, Ye Qingzhu was not at all panicked; instead, her face was full of joy.

"My lord, you've finally appeared! Please, you must find a way to save me."

"Don't worry."

"How could I be so easily destroyed by Ye Qingwu? As long as my origin is there, no matter how many times it happens, the result will be the same."

"The origin?" Ye Qingzhu hesitated, but couldn't worry about that now.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

After he said that, the prison door opened.

While expressing her surprise, Ye Qingzhu asked the black mist, "My lord, where do you want to take me?"

"Go see my true master."

The guards outside were shocked when they saw Ye Qingzhu appear, but before they could get close, they saw black mist swirling around her.

As the black mist spread, the guards all stood there, dumbfounded.

When the others saw this, they were so frightened that they all fled.

"Quickly, go and tell the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review about these things!"

Seeing these people fleeing in disarray, Ye Qingzhu felt a surge of satisfaction. At that moment, she really wanted to stand in front of Ye Qingwu and show her what she was capable of.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and leave." Black Mist was displeased to see that Ye Qingzhu was unmoved.

"Your Excellency, something has happened in the prison!"

When Shen Rong, who was hearing the report from his subordinates, was surprised, he followed the guards to the prison and found that all the guards were standing there without moving.

"Sir, could they all be possessed by evil spirits?"

He stood beside Shen Rong with a worried expression.

"Have them tied up with ropes and locked in prison. As for how to handle the matter..." Shen Rong was at a loss. Such a strange thing should be reported to the Emperor and then handled by the Imperial Advisor.

But right now...

"My lord, I remember that Ye Qingzhu is connected to the Duke's Mansion and the Regent's Consort. The Regent's Consort is also involved in dealing with these strange events. Why don't we invite the Imperial Advisor over first and see how she would handle this matter?"

Shen Rong nodded upon hearing this, and his mind involuntarily drifted back to what had happened in the village that day.

"It seems that we will have to ask the Princess to come this time."

Ye Qingwu had just returned to the Prince's mansion and hadn't even had a chance to rest when she heard a report coming from inside.

"Your Highness, someone from the Dali Temple has come and says they have urgent business to discuss with you."

"See me?" Ye Qingwu exchanged a glance with Zhan Sijing, puzzled.

She didn't think she had any connection with the Dali Temple.

If there really is something wrong, could it be that something happened to Ye Qingzhu?

"Your Highness, leave these matters to me," Zhan Sijing said to Ye Qingwu.

"Your Highness, now that they have arrived, we should go and see them."

Ye Qingwu replied.

The person was quickly brought before Ye Qingwu and Zhan Sijing.

"This humble servant greets Your Highness the Regent and Your Highness the Regent's Wife."

What happened at the Dali Temple?

Ye Qingwu asked the person who reported this.

"Ye Qingzhu suddenly disappeared, and all the guards in the prison were completely still, as if they had been cursed by someone."

"Evil magic?" Ye Qingwu was taken aback, already realizing that something was unusual.

Most importantly, she sensed a murderous aura emanating from the guard who made the report.

It seems that something must have happened during Ye Qingzhu's imprisonment at Dali Temple.

"Your Highness, I'm going to the Dali Temple and I'll be back soon."

After speaking to Zhan Sijing, Ye Qingwu prepared to head to Dali Temple.

"The king will go with you."

Zhan Sijing suddenly grabbed Ye Qingwu and said seriously.

He discovered that his queen preferred to go alone, no matter what, while he stayed behind to protect her.

Zhan Sijing felt both heartache and guilt for not being able to protect her at all times.

"Okay, let's go together then."

Ye Qingwu did not refuse when she heard Zhan Sijing's words.

However, the matter concerns malevolent energy, which may react with the Shadowless Poison within Zhan Sijing's body.

While worried, Ye Qingwu also thought of the pills she had failed to give to Zhan Sijing earlier.

"Your Highness, this elixir was made by myself. Please take it."

Ye Qingwu handed the pill to Zhan Sijing and explained.

"The princess can also refine elixirs?"

After Zhan Sijing took the pill, he quickly felt a flow of energy gathering in his body, as if it was repairing the meridians in various parts of his body.

"of course."

Ye Qingwu smiled.

Upon arriving outside the Dali Temple prison, Ye Qingwu witnessed the scene the guard had described.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with these people? Could they really be possessed by evil spirits?"

Ye Qingwu glanced at the surrounding situation.

"You can say that."

"Go and get some silver needles and stick them into these people's fingers. Once black blood flows out, they will be fine."

Ye Qingwu addressed these people.

"What are you waiting for? Quickly do as the Regent's wife says."

Some malevolent energy still lingers in the Dali Temple prison.

When Ye Qingwu was clearing it away, she discovered that this malevolent energy had the same power as the black mist from before.

Logically speaking, after the contract on Ye Qingzhu was broken, the black mist that could already take human form should have disappeared long ago, so how could it reappear?

Unless someone is secretly helping them behind the scenes.

Even Ye Qingzhu's disappearance was related to the sudden appearance of evil energy.