Chapter 071: The Palace of Blood
Although the secret hidden in the Qilin Soldier Talisman was cracked, the fact that the location of the Qilin Saint Priest was in the territory of a neighboring country was not good news for Ah Xiyan.
Originally, it was extremely dangerous for her to enter the border of a neighboring country to treat the prince, and it was reasonable to heal the prince of the neighboring country and return to his own country immediately, which was the safest and safest way.
Instead of staying at the border of a neighboring country to give the prince of a neighboring country a chance to change his mind, at that time, it will be even more difficult to leave.
Even if the prince of the neighboring country did not detain her at the border with revenge, then there was no reason for her to enter the territory of the neighboring country to find the whereabouts of the Qilin Holy Priest.
After all, the news of the Qilin Saint Priest must not be known by the prince of the neighboring country, otherwise once the prince of the neighboring country knows that Ah Xiyan is the Qilin Saintess, he will definitely take Ah Xiyan hostage, and then find a way to use Ah Xi to control the Qilin Saint Priest and finally dominate the world.
In other words, after Ah Xiyan successfully completed her trip to the border pass, she had to find a way to get a detailed map of the neighboring countries, and then find the specific location of the Qilin Saint according to the simple hint map on the Qilin Soldier Talisman.
After that, find a way to infiltrate the territory of the neighboring country, rush to the location indicated on the map, and find the Kirin Saint.
It's just that Ah Xiyan doesn't know the bottom in her heart, if she can really successfully reach the location of the Qilin Saint on the premise of not revealing her identity in the neighboring country, will she definitely be able to meet the Qilin Saint?
Because the Kirin Saint was able to disappear overnight many years ago, something special must have happened, maybe he was trapped somewhere else.
And the so-called hint on the Qilin Soldier Talisman may be the location where the Qilin Saint was born first, maybe Ah Xiyan rushed there with great difficulty, but it was just an empty secret place.
At that time, not to mention running in vain, it is equivalent to going deep into the hinterland of the neighboring country alone, and if you are not careful, once your identity is exposed, it will be difficult to return to the country alive surrounded by thousands of troops and horses of the neighboring country.
Therefore, Ah Xiyan felt that it was necessary to learn more about the Qilin Saint in advance, and after making a reasonable plan, it would be much safer to enter the neighboring country to find the Qilin Saint.
So the only person who can let her know about the Qilin Saint Priest, at present, there is only one person, and that is the scorpion dead priest who almost killed her before.
Since her grandmother said that the Scorpion Dead Warrior was a warrior trained by the Qilin Saint to protect the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, then he should know more or less about the Qilin Saint.
Thinking of this, Ah Xiyan knew that it was useless to be in a hurry, everything would have to wait until tomorrow morning after departure, and then find a suitable opportunity to have a good chat with the driver.
The only thing we can do right now is to get a good night's sleep and be refreshed when we leave tomorrow morning.
After that, Ah Xiyan put away the unicorn talisman and sachet, went to take a shower again, and quickly fell asleep when she came back.
When she just fell asleep, Ah Xiyan suddenly remembered one thing, that is, the four princes had asked her to have breakfast with her early tomorrow morning, and by the way, they had a good chat.
In this regard, Ah Xiyan is also full of curiosity, and she has always wanted to know why the fourth prince who met for the first time recommended her to serve as the chief imperial doctor, and suggested to the emperor that she should live in the Weiyang Palace.
and also killed the head of the Internal Affairs Office Wei who was disrespectful to Ah Xiyan on the spot, and specially arranged for the coachman to go to the General's Mansion to pick up Ah Xiyan back to the palace.
All these signs show that the four princes are courting Ah Xiyan, which can't help but make Ah Xiyan feel incomprehensible.
After all, after her previous sachet accidentally fell into the carriage of the four princes, she almost poisoned the four princes, and secretly sneaked into the four princes' bedrooms with the intention of getting the sachet back.
All this should make the four princes wary of her, and even hold a grudge against her, instead of maintaining and helping her everywhere.
Now that she is showing favor to Ah Xiyan everywhere, there must be something to ask Ah Xiyan for, but what is it, Ah Xiyan is also puzzled.
After thinking for a while and still having no clue, Ah Xiyan was also sleepy, so she fell asleep deeply......
I don't know how long it took, Ah Xiyan felt that in the haze, she smelled a strong smell of blood, and she was also awakened instantly!
She noticed that it was a little bright, as if it was already dawn.
Suddenly, she felt nervous, thinking that she had slept too late and was too tired last night, and she overslept as a result!
And in the morning, she made an appointment to meet at the gate of the palace with Prime Minister Dou Cheng, who specially saw her off, her younger brother A Xichen, and the soldiers who escorted her to the border pass.
If you go late, it will be rude.
But she soon felt that something was wrong, that is, Aunt Chang knew that she had asked the four princes to have breakfast with her this morning, and it was impossible not to wake her up on time.
This Aunt Chang is an old man in the palace, and she is a person who has served the Queen Mother, so it is impossible for her to make such a low-level mistake.
And what about this pungent smell of blood?
Could it be that something happened in the palace?
"Aunt Chang, Aunt Chang, someone is coming!"
Thinking of this, Ah Xiyan was also worried for a while, so she quickly got up and got out of bed, shouting Aunt Chang while hurriedly starting to get dressed.
However, until she got dressed, she still didn't see Aunt Chang, and she didn't see other palace maids come in to serve her.
At that moment, Ah Xiyan had a bad premonition in her heart and realized that something must have happened!
didn't care about dressing up, so he rushed to the door of the dormitory with his hair over, planning to go out to see what was wrong with Aunt Chang.
For her, she can only feel at ease when she sees that Aunt Chang is safe and sound.
However, as soon as Ah Xiyan came to the door of the dormitory and opened the door, she saw Aunt Chang lying at the door, covered in blood, with a sword stuck in her back.
Seeing her lying on the ground, it seemed that she had run quickly before and planned to push open the door to inform Ah Xiyan, but before she could push them away, she was stabbed into the back of her chest by someone chasing after her.
"Aunt Chang! Aunt Chang! Wake up! ”
Ah Xiyan shouted heartbreakingly, squatted down, and held Aunt Chang who was lying on the ground in her arms and shook and shouted desperately.
But no matter how Ah Xiyan shook Aunt Chang's body, it was to no avail, Aunt Chang still closed her eyes and remained motionless, without any reaction.
Ah Xiyan trembled and stretched out a finger to interview Aunt Chang's breath under her nose, only to find that Aunt Chang was dead.
"Nope! Aunt Chang! ”
Ah Xiyan shouted unwillingly again, and tears couldn't stop flowing.
In her mind, she also quickly recalled the first time she saw Aunt Chang, and then Aunt Chang patiently trained her in the etiquette of the new palace maid, saved her life from under the frightened horse's hooves, and risked all the past events when she took her into the palace to sneak into the palace of the fourth prince to get the sachet, and helped her go out of the palace to pass the word to Mo Gongzi.
Although she and Aunt Chang have been together for a short time, Aunt Chang is already like a relative in her heart, and she hasn't had time to repay Aunt Chang well, but she has been separated by yin and yang, how can she not be very sad!
After hugging Aunt Chang and crying for a long time, Ah Xiyan gently put down Aunt Chang, planning to go out to see who was so cruel, and even an unarmed old man like Aunt Chang was killed.
I also want to know what happened in the palace and why there is such a strong smell of blood?
Ah Xi suspects that other palace maids and eunuchs may also have suffered misfortunes, right?
Because she knew that it was definitely not Aunt Chang's blood alone that could make her Weiyang Hall so bloody.
It's just that what Ah Xiyan doesn't understand is that even if someone wants to get rid of her, a woman who was born with a poisonous body, or because she is the identity of the Qilin Holy Maiden of the previous dynasty, even if she comes at her, there is no need to kill the innocent Aunt Chang and other palace maids and eunuchs, right?
When Ah Xiyan came all the way to the garden of Weiyang Hall along the corridor, she also saw the bloody picture she didn't want to see.
That is, the palace maids and eunuchs in the Weiyang Palace also fell in a pool of blood, and none of them were spared.
Ah Xiyan rushed to the side of the palace maids and eunuchs like crazy, and when she tried to wake them up one by one, she found that they were also dead.
When Ah Xiyan, who was extremely sad and desperate, rushed out of the Weiyang Palace, she saw that there was also a river of blood outside, which was unbearable.
She rushed into the Changqiu Hall where the four princes lived opposite, and found that it was also a mess, and she couldn't see a single living person at all.
Looking around, the corpses of the royal guards could be seen everywhere, and even some of the royal guards were still in different places, which made Ah Xiyan tremble when she saw it.
She really couldn't figure it out, she just slept for a while, how could the palace become like this overnight?
And why is she safe and sound?
"Sister Xi Yan, are you finally here? I thought you forgot the breakfast we had made! ”
Just when Ah Xiyan was looking at the tragic situation of the river of blood in front of her with her heart and didn't know what to do, the voice of the fourth prince suddenly came from behind her.
Ah Xiyan hurriedly turned around and looked, sure enough, it was the fourth prince.
It's just that Ah Xiyan didn't have any surprises, because the four princes in front of him had a sword stuck in his chest, and the blood was still gurgling out.
After speaking, a lot of blood came out of his mouth.
Then he knelt on the ground with a painful face, obviously dying.
"Four princes! What's wrong with you? Who hurt you like this? What the hell is going on in this palace? ”
A Xiyan hurriedly rushed over and asked the fourth prince who was about to fall to the ground in her arms.
"Sister Xi Yan, you don't have to be afraid, although he killed all the people in the palace, he will definitely not ...... Kill you, because without you, he can't dominate the world! Sister Xi Yan, it turns out that you are ...... It's the Holy Maiden of the Qilin! It's a pity I know...... It's too late! Otherwise, the world will be ...... It's mine! Ahem......"
The fourth prince said in Ah Xiyan's arms with a somewhat confused look.
With each word, a large mouthful of blood spat out, and the sound became quieter and quieter.
Finally he coughed violently.
"Fourth Prince, who are you talking about? Who killed everyone in the palace in order to dominate the world? The Four Princes ......"
Ah Xiyan asked loudly and unwillingly.
But after the four princes in his arms coughed violently a few times and suddenly spit out a large mouthful of blood, they didn't move at all.
Apparently he died of exhaustion.
"Ah...... Who are you! You come out for me! You devil! Is it necessary for you to kill so many innocent people? Listen to me! Don't you want me to help you use the Qilin Saint to rule the world! You are so brutal! It's not fit to be the king of a country at all! You come out for me! ”
After Ah Xiyan put down the four princes in her arms, she suddenly stood up and shouted around.
"Xi Yan, it's me! Don't you want me to be the true king of the world? Hahahaha......"
When Ah Xiyan shouted those words hysterically, a man's voice that she was somewhat familiar with came into her ears.
Then, Ah Xiyan saw a vague figure wearing a mask slowly walking towards her.
After coming to Ah Xiyan and slowly taking off her mask, Ah Xiyan finally saw the other party's true face clearly.
"Nope! How could it be you! ”
The moment Ah Xiyan saw the other party clearly, she shouted unwillingly again.
It turned out that the picture in front of her was instantly shattered, and it changed back to her dormitory again.
And she was sweating profusely on the bed.
Only then did she realize that it was just a nightmare......