Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 418 Emotional Assimilation

Yun Zhen tightened his clothes and covered his shoulders.

In the past, when Yuan Rong cast spells, his body would also partially ossify, but it would recover soon. But now, the shoulder that had turned into black bones seemed to be unable to recover, and it even had a tendency to slowly extend to the arm.

If the ossification was due to the influence of powerful magic power, then such severe ossification symptoms would indicate that a group of magic power more powerful than Yuan Rong was stirring, not only not stopping for a moment, but also becoming more and more active. This huge group of magic power could come from the Snow Mist Fox Pearl sealed in the Demon Suppression Temple, or it could be the Ghost King sleeping in the cave outside the palace.

Ji Anni was about to say something when a cold wind suddenly blew and she was so cold that she couldn't speak.

"My queen, please go back to your room first." Yun Zhen saw Ji Anni shivering slightly, so he took off his coat and put it on her shoulders.

Ji Anni looked up at the full moon above her head, which was as bright and clear as a jade plate, and vaguely felt that a demonic aura was slowly condensing.

"Yun Zhen, I...I want to go to the Demon Suppression Temple..."

After saying this, even Ji Anni herself couldn't believe that she had the courage to do so.

She felt that... something was calling her from the direction of the Demon-Suppressing Temple...

"No, my queen, the Demon-Suppressing Temple is too dangerous." Yun Zhen stopped Ji Anni's intention with just one sentence without thinking.

"If you don't let me go, there will always be a shadow in my heart. After all, I am Xue Lan's descendant, she shouldn't hurt me..." Ji Anni hid her timidity behind a gentle tone. Although she was afraid, she wanted to meet Xue Lan, the legendary fox demon lady and Zhao Ji's grandmother.

After hearing what Ji Anni said, Yun Zhen seemed a little hesitant and lowered his head and stopped talking. After a long time, he slowly raised his head, stared at Ji Anni seriously, and asked, "Madam, are you serious?"

Ji Anni nodded solemnly. "Although there are still many gaps in my memory, I vaguely remember... when Yuan Rong attacked me in the Demon Temple, I heard a voice calling me 'baby'... Then I saw a white light, and in the white light there was a figure standing faintly like a fairy... I know, she is Xue Lan... She saved me..."

If Xue Lan hadn't come to her aid, Zhao Ji's name would have been taken away by Yuan Rong long ago.

The blood is thicker than water, so Ji Anni decided to take a gamble.

"Yun Zhen, can you remove the seal of the Demon Suppression Temple? I heard that as long as the seal is removed, you can talk to the Fox Demon Queen."

"My queen, I really don't want you to get deeper into trouble..." Yun Zhen clenched his fists in pain.

At this moment, the clouds in the sky suddenly changed. They gathered into a ball at an extremely fast speed and became as thick as a quilt.

"That's the direction of the Demon Suppression Temple..." Ji Anni looked towards the direction where the clouds gathered uneasily, with a bit of calmness in her uneasy eyes. Tonight was indeed an uneasy night. It was not only Yuan Rong whose demonic nature was activated by the moonlight. Xue Lan's demonic aura seemed to be sublimated in the moonlight as well, and she was ready to move.

"It's the fox bead. The fox bead has changed!" Yun Zhen raised two fingers and pressed them against his brows. A faint purple light emanated from his fingertips.

His eyes were tightly closed and his brows were furrowed, as if he could see the fox beads moving in the Demon-Suppressing Temple through his closed eyes.

"It must be Xue Lan who is responding to me..." Ji Anni didn't know why she was so sure. Perhaps it was the intuition of a monster. She could sense Xue Lan's eagerness to confide in her from the direction of the Monster Temple.

Without bothering to ask Yun Zhen's consent, Ji Anni turned and ran towards the Demon-Suppressing Temple.

"Empress!" Yun Zhen quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her back to his side.

"Let me go!" Ji Annie's eyes suddenly emitted two terrifying golden lights in the darkness.

Yun Zhen was startled, and when she reacted, Ji Anni had already run away.

Perhaps due to the influence of the full moon, Ji Anni's demonic power is getting stronger and stronger. In the past, her eyes would never turn golden...

The road leading to the Demon Temple was still eerie and scary. The towering black trees on both sides of the road seemed to be endowed with life, baring their fangs and claws in the night, blocking the footsteps of intruders. In such a terrifying environment, most people would have been frightened to the point of weakness in their legs and unable to walk, but Ji Anni, who was bent on finding Xue Lan, walked as fast as flying.

It was not because she was not afraid, but because her desire to meet Xue Lan was too strong, so strong that she forgot the fear.

Just as she was about to step into the Demon-Suppressing Temple, Xue Lan's crying voice rang in her ears again: "Baby, baby..."

"I'm not your baby!" Ji Anni yelled at the night sky.

The crying suddenly stopped. I don’t know if it was because Xue Lan was frightened into silence by Ji Anni’s roar.

"Xue Lan, I know you are here... I know you are..."

Relying on her memory, Ji Anni walked step by step towards the small room where the fox beads were sealed.

There are more and thicker seals on the door lock than I remembered. They are probably added by Yun Zhen.

"Xue Lan, I am not your baby. I just took over Zhao Ji's body due to various coincidences... A hundred years ago, your offspring was rescued by Yan Niang and lived an ordinary life like humans, and even gave birth to Zhao Ji. Your baby is no longer in this world. She has ascended to paradise. Why are you still looking for her? Why are you still lingering in the human world and refusing to leave?"

Perhaps because she had been sealed for too long, Xue Lan was slow in calculating the years.

After listening to Ji Anni's words, she suddenly realized that a hundred years had passed...

"A hundred years..." In the tightly closed room, Xue Lan's ethereal voice was filled with a bit of surprise and disbelief.

"A hundred years, it's been a hundred years, Xue Lan... the person you're looking for is no longer here, why are you still staying in the palace?"

"Who are you? Who are you?"

Along with Xue Lan's roar, a huge airflow rushed towards the door from the inside out.

The air gushed out from the gap in the door like a hurricane, and Ji Annie was almost blown away.

"My queen, be careful." Yun Zhen had come behind Ji Anni without her knowing when, and cast a spell to block the air flow attack for her.

It was not that Xue Lan intended to hurt Ji Anni, but Xue Lan's excitement affected the flow of air, and thus produced a huge lethality. If Yun Zhen had not arrived in time to stop the riot of air flow, Ji Anni would have been injured long ago.

"There's too much evil spirit here, let her go!" A red fox jumped out from the bushes and stood in front of Yun Zhen.

Yun Zhen and Ji Anni recognized her as Yan Niang.

Yan Niang bared her teeth at Ji Anni, showing a threatening expression, and yelled, "Get out of here quickly! Leave!"

"Yan Niang? Yan Niang..." Xue Lan also recognized Yan Niang and muttered in disbelief.

Yan Niang didn't even bother to talk about the past with her. She bared her sharp teeth and continued to threaten Ji Anni and Yun Zhen: "Leave quickly!"

Yun Zhen reacted quickly and put his arm around Ji Anni's shoulders and led her back the way she came.

Anxious Yanniang kept circling around, saying, "We must not talk to Xue Lan, because Xue Lan's words will awaken Zhao Ji's demonic nature and memories. The more complete Zhao Ji's memories are, the more complete her power will be. If Zhao Ji's demonic power is fully awakened, the Ghost King will wake up!"

"If the Ghost King wakes up, will Yun Zhen's body recover?" Ji Anni suddenly stopped.

Would the Ghost King find a body with only bones left to attach to? To be able to become the body of the Ghost King, Yun Zhen's body must be perfect. If the Ghost King is awakened, can Yun Zhen's rotten bones be restored to their original state? Thinking of this, Ji Anni's heart was pounding.

"Empress, you are too stupid. What's the use even if your body recovers? By then, Yun Zhen is not Yun Zhen at all, but a puppet. Do you want Yun Zhen to be a human being or a puppet?" Yan Niang thought that Ji Anni wanted to resurrect the Ghost King and save Yun Zhen, and she was so angry that she almost jumped up and bit her.

"I... I just want Yun Zhen to be alive!" After a loud roar, the voice gradually became smaller, "Live a good life without illness and pain..."

It's just such a small wish, why is it so difficult to achieve?

"Yan Niang, don't go, tell me...what happened to the baby?" Xue Lan's excitement made the wind faster, blowing across everyone like an ice knife.

"She is already dead, and she will never know who her biological mother is. Xue Lan...you knew that your identity as a fox demon would be exposed if you gave birth to a child, so why did you insist on giving birth to his child!" Every time Yan Niang mentioned the past, she couldn't help but get angry.

If she had not given birth to a prince in the form of a fox, how would Xue Lan's identity as a fox demon have been exposed?

"But I love him... I love him..." Xue Lan murmured in panic and sobbed.

There were strong winds and heavy clouds all around, and dark air was gathering, as if a rainstorm was about to come.

"Stop provoking her!" Yun Zhen yelled at Yan Niang. If it weren't for Yan Niang's words, Xue Lan wouldn't have suddenly started crying. Xue Lan's crying made Ye Feng even more terrified, and the wound on Yun Zhen's shoulder hurt again.

The leaves swirling in the air were flying everywhere like blades. If you were accidentally touched, a blood mark would be left on your skin.

"Ah..." Ji Anni covered her head, which seemed to be broken in half by Xue Lan's crying.

"My queen, cover your ears, don't listen to anything, don't think about anything." In the strong wind, Yun Zhen helped Ji Anni wrap her coat tightly, used his body to block the flying leaves in the wind, and protected Ji Anni to leave as soon as possible.

"I love him... I love him..." Xue Lan's cries became longer and longer, no longer sounding like a human voice, but like a ghost's howl, which sounded even more terrifying. The birds that had long fallen asleep in the woods were awakened by the terrible cries, and they flapped their wings and flew around.

"Stop arguing, stop arguing..."

Even though she covered her ears tightly, Xue Lan's crying still reached Ji Anni's head. Her head was splitting, and she fell to the ground with her head in her hands. If Yun Zhen hadn't held her in time, she would have rolled on the ground in pain.

The reason why Ji Anni had such a strong reaction was because Xue Lan's emotions affected her emotions, and Xue Lan's heartache became her heartache - she and Xue Lan had gradually assimilated in terms of feelings and memories.