His Majesty is plotting a rebellion? Quickly, summon the Imperial Advisor!

Realizing this, Xu Bing felt a pang of anxiety. Qi cultivators need to reach the Opening Mansion Realm to develop divine consciousness, but he was a perfect mortal with keen intuition.

He hurriedly left the room.

First, I went to check on Empress Ji Yuan.

"Hmm?" Ji Yuan's ears twitched, and her body, which was too tired to even move a finger, trembled slightly as she looked up at the door.

I met Xu Bing.

I haven't seen you for a day.

The culprit that caused him to lose face like this seems to have... changed a little?

She couldn't tell.

But I increasingly feel that things are getting out of control.

I felt inexplicably extremely irritable.

She also gradually developed an emotion that she herself was extremely unwilling to admit: regret.

She regretted being too careless and deliberately letting Xu Bing in, which led to the accident.

The worst emotion an emperor should have is regret.

She looked at Xu Bing, expecting him to mock her, but Xu Bing only glanced at her before turning and leaving.

Xu Bing walked to the main hall of the Jingxin Hall.

I saw a woman who was unconscious.

Only then did he realize what had happened. He figured that this woman must have sneaked in during his cultivation and then been drugged by the incense.

She's sleeping so soundly right now.

"Luckily, I was cautious."

Xu Bing felt a bit scared afterward.

He carefully examined the woman and thought that she was truly a fairy with a beautiful face and an aura that clearly indicated she was a descendant of immortals.

"Immortals do not interfere in the mortal world, this woman... should be looking for Ji Yuan."

"Never mind, just tie them up first."

Xu Bing used the copying voucher to copy the Golden Rope, and then manipulated the rope to bind the woman's wrists. Because of the woman's cultivation level, he made the Golden Rope bind her even tighter.

The bowl was tied around the wrist, then it reached the ankle, the thigh…

"Um…"

"My head hurts!"

"I... I fainted?"

Perhaps sensing something, Zhou Xiaoyou also slowly woke up at this moment.

"You! Hey! You bastard."

"what are you doing!"

Zhou Xiaoyou was startled and realized his own condition; he turned pale with shock.

Panic, fear, confusion... every emotion was present.

She lowered her eyes and twisted her wrists and ankles, but couldn't break free at all, which made her even more panicked.

"I haven't even asked you yet," Xu Bing said irritably. "Hey, little girl, do you know that trespassing into the Tranquil Heart Hall is a serious crime!"

"Hmph!" Zhou Xiaoyou, hearing the tone, realized it was someone from the royal family, and felt somewhat relieved. She was still a little angry, though; even when she caused enormous trouble on Penglai Immortal Mountain, she had never been treated like this before.

"Who are you, daring to tie up this immortal master? Do you know who I am?" Zhou Xiaoyou said in a coquettish voice.

"Oh ho." Xu Bing said indifferently, "I don't care who you are. Breaking into the Jingxin Palace at night is a capital offense according to the laws of Da Xi!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaoyou's face turned deathly pale. He was completely intimidated by Xu Fan's imposing manner and lost his composure, being drawn into Xu Fan's rhythm.

She quickly tried to explain, "You've got it wrong, I..."

"A mistake?" Xu Bing asked, "Then tell me, how did you get in! His Majesty is observing a period of quiet contemplation, and there's an ironclad order that he cannot see anyone. You suddenly appeared here, and now I suspect you're trying to assassinate the Emperor!"

"If you can't give me a proper explanation, I'll send you to the imperial prison right now, execute you tomorrow, and hang your head on the city wall!"

"Ah!" Zhou Xiaoyou was so frightened he almost lost his mind.

She can't untie the rope now; if she's really cut down like this...

In Zhou Xiaoyou's mind, the tragic scene of his head being chopped off with a single blow had already appeared.

If she were to die like that... she would probably be the biggest joke of Penglai Immortal Mountain.

"No, no, no!" Zhou Xiaoyou hurriedly reassured him, "I'll tell you everything, actually... I flew in on a crane."

Immediately, Zhou Xiaoyou hurriedly explained, "But I didn't come to assassinate the emperor; I came to talk to her."

"Oh?" Xu Bing chuckled inwardly and continued to intimidate, "What a joke! His Majesty's status is so noble, how could just anyone know him? You little brat, you probably haven't even seen His Majesty's face, yet you dare to speak so arrogantly."

"Confess immediately! Otherwise, you will be flogged eighty times, thrown into prison, and executed tomorrow!"

Zhou Xiaoyou was so anxious that he cried. Why wouldn't this guy believe him? He was telling the truth!

She said, "But...but what I said is all true."

"Senior Sister Ji, no, Ji Yuan once went to Penglai Immortal Mountain to learn martial arts, but her fate was special and she was destined to be unable to achieve the Great Dao of Immortality."

“My master felt sorry for her, so he went to great lengths to forcibly take her in as a disciple, without teaching her any skills, just to maintain a sense of master-disciple relationship.”

"I am her junior sister. Some time ago, Master foresaw changes in the weather of the Great Xi Dynasty and feared interference from cultivators, so he sent my fourth senior brother and second senior sister here..."

"However, Da Xi is a politically powerful place, and Senior Sister Ji's fortune is special. We must not interfere with its politics, otherwise even Penglai Immortal Mountain will be in trouble. Therefore, this trip down the mountain is extremely strict and requires the approval of several mountain lords. I overheard this and slipped down in advance."

"Now you should believe me, right? I really didn't assassinate Senior Sister Ji. She's my senior sister, why would I assassinate her?"

Zhou Xiaoyou tried his best to explain.

Xu Bing's lips curled up slightly. So that's how it is.

He asked again, "Are you so afraid of disturbing the fortunes of mortal kingdoms, your Penglai Immortal Mountain?"

Zhou Xiaoyou nodded, "Of course. We rarely go to the palace when we travel in the mortal world, but since Senior Sister Ji is my senior sister, I always have to come and see her."

"I see." Xu Bing nodded to himself.

Zhou Xiaoyou added, "By the way, if you don't believe me, take me to see Senior Sister Ji. She can corroborate my story, and then you'll have no reason to doubt me, right?"

“That’s true, but…” Xu Bing hesitated, his expression meaningful.

Zhou Xiaoyou frowned. "But what? Take me to see my senior sister quickly."

"Do you really want to see him?" Xu Bing asked.

"Nonsense, I came here to see my senior sister!" Zhou Xiaoyou nodded vigorously.

She breathed a deep sigh of relief, thinking that she had finally weathered the crisis.

“Alright, but I can’t untie you right now. You’ll have to hop behind me,” Xu Bing said.

"Huh?" Zhou Xiaoyou looked embarrassed. "Well... okay, but help me up first."

Xu Bing helped Zhou Xiaoyou up and then led the way.

Zhou Xiaoyou skipped and hopped along behind him.

"By the way, this magical artifact I'm wearing seems to be an ungraded Golden Rope, right?"

"Besides, I see you as a mortal, so how do you manage to wield a magical artifact?"

Zhou Xiaoyou asked curiously.

Xu Bing countered, "Can't mortals wield magical artifacts?"

“That’s possible,” Zhou Xiaoyou said, “but it’s difficult.”

As they talked, they got closer and closer to Ji Yuan's room.

We walked up to a room.

Xu Bing pushed open the door and said, "Well, your senior sister is inside."

Zhou Xiaoyou glanced at Xu Bing, thinking bitterly, "Hmph! What's with the arrogance? Once I untie you, I'll make you pay!"

"How dare you treat this immortal master like this?"