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A Conspiracy
Ho Chen rushed back into the room. He found Yue Qi already sitting up. Her beautiful face looked much fresher now, with no sign that she had just been poisoned.“Why do you look so tense?” Yue Qi asked.“That damned physician tried to poison you. He thought Duke Li Hong was the one staying in this room,” Ho Chen replied angrily.“So I was actually poisoned? I was asleep, so I had no idea if…”“I miscalculated,” Ho Chen cut in. “I assumed the poison he used would be the same as the one he tried on Duke Li Hong, but it turns out this one was much stronger.”“Then what now? What should we do?” Yue Qi asked anxiously.“Are you sure you’re alright now?” Ho Chen asked in return.“Mhm.” Yue Qi nodded.“Stay here and watch over the Duke. Uncle Zong Rui and I will go to the palace to capture that damned physician ourselves!”Yue Qi pouted, and that made Ho Chen chuckle.“Hahaha…! I didn’t mean to leave you out, but I need someone with connections inside the palace. If you come with us, then wh
Caught in the Act
Ho Chen gave a faint smile as soon as the target appeared. Although he didn’t yet know who was behind the cloak and hood, he didn’t rush to confront the figure. Instead, he chose to wait a little longer.After waiting for about ten minutes, Ho Chen finally leapt down from the roof. He believed that the cloaked figure must have already carried out his attempt to kill Duke Li Hong.Inside the inn, Ho Chen didn’t see Lu Feng at his usual spot where he received guests. In fact, he hadn’t seen the innkeeper step out even once. Curious, Ho Chen decided to go straight to his room.But just a few steps in, Lu Feng's voice called out, “Young man…!”Ho Chen turned around and saw Lu Feng standing at the reception desk. “Where were you, Uncle?”“I was in the room,” Lu Feng replied, pointing to a door behind him. “A man wearing a hood came looking for you, so I directed him to your room.”“Did you see his face?” Ho Chen asked.Lu Feng shook his head. “He kept his head down the entire time. But jud
The Trap Plan
Not long after Ho Chen and Yue Qi left carrying the body of Duke Li Hong, the two soldiers who had been ordered to fetch food returned with plates in their hands.Instead of accepting the food they brought, Zong Rui instructed both of them to eat it themselves.“You must be hungry after guarding all day. Go ahead, eat the food you brought!”The two soldiers frowned in confusion. But neither dared to protest, and they ended up finishing the meal completely.“Isn’t it time for the guard shift to change? Why hasn’t anyone come?” Zong Rui asked.“We don’t know, sir. Something’s felt odd since last night when the shifts were suddenly changed,” one of them replied.Zong Rui smiled. A plan began to form in his mind—a way to uncover who had ordered the physician Yong San to poison the Duke.“Continue standing guard until midnight. I’ll pay you both extra for tonight.”The chief soldier pulled four silver coins
Initial Suspicion
As soon as the three of them arrived at the palace, Zong Rui immediately led Ho Chen and Yue Qi to Duke Li Hong’s private chamber. The two guards standing at the door quickly opened it for them. Inside the room, Ho Chen felt the same strange sensation he had experienced in the treatment chamber. Without even checking on Duke Li Hong's condition, the young man commented, “No wonder his condition has worsened—someone’s entered this room.” “Is that so?” Zong Rui looked at Ho Chen in disbelief. “Uncle, try comparing the atmosphere in this room with that of the treatment chamber. Don’t you feel something similar?” Zong Rui didn’t respond right away. Instead, he walked toward the door and called the two guards inside. “Answer honestly—has anyone entered this room besides the three of us?” he asked sternly. “No, Sir. While we were on duty, no one entered,” one of the guards replied. Zong Rui frowned. To his knowledge, ever since Ho Chen and Yue Qi had left the palace, he had remained
Worsening Again
The face of the man who had just taken a chair from another table and sat down turned red when Ho Chen tried to avoid him. Still, he managed to contain his anger because the beautiful girl remained seated. "You may leave, but the girl stays!" "You can ask her yourself whether she wants to stay or not. But if I may suggest—don't disturb her while she's eating, or she might dislocate your bones," Ho Chen said, glancing toward Yue Qi. "You're talking too much! Get out of here before I beat you up!" barked the tall, burly man, glaring sharply at Ho Chen who was now standing. "Just don’t blame me if something happens to you all," Ho Chen replied as he moved to another table, a wide smile forming on his lips as he imagined what would happen to the six men after Yue Qi was done with them. "Why did you chase him away?" Yue Qi asked while still chewing her food. "We didn’t chase him—he just chickened out. But isn’t that better? Now you can join me for a meal," said the man smugly. "Com
Suggestion From King of Demon
“So I have to fight the demon myself? Then what’s your suggestion? How do I lure it out of the girl’s body?”“He won’t leave her body willingly, My Prince. You’ll have to confront him... inside her mind.”Ho Chen gently smacked his forehead. How could he possibly enter Princess Zhen Ni’s mind to fight a demon? Didn’t each person have their own physical and mental domain?“It’s difficult and dangerous, but I will teach you how to enter her mind,” said King Qiang Zu.“What’s the risk?”“If you lose the battle, you and the girl could both die. Additionally, you must not stay in her mind for too long. The girl won’t survive the strain of your power lingering inside her for too long. If that happens, she’ll die… and you’ll be trapped inside forever,” King Qiang Zu explained grimly.“Damn it... Why is there never anything that works in my favor?” Ho Chen muttered. Whatever plan the gods had for him, he believed it was ultimately for hi
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