Chapter 47: Cang Yinyue's Plan

As his voice fell, the Great Eunuch Sun Changyu descended from the sky, landing upon the corridor.

He glanced at Li Musheng before turning his gaze toward the young man in Confucian robes, scrutinizing him closely.

Seeing this, Li Musheng remained silent, forced to temporarily abandon his plan to conduct an experiment.

Of course, the "Life-Death Talisman" martial art was still in its embryonic stage; the significance of testing it now was likely minimal.

Seeing Sun Changyu's arrival, the young eunuch Xiao Anzi immediately hurried to pay his respects.

However, the latter ignored him, merely observing the young man in Confucian robes while speaking

"The Demon Heart Seed is a supreme demonic martial art of the Six Desires Demon Sect. This technique practices the Demon Heart by utilizing sight, sound, scent, taste, touch, and intent to trigger the desires of others, thereby planting the seed of the Demon Heart within their bodies."

"Those who have the Demon Heart seed planted are generally referred to as 'Seed Furnaces.' These individuals usually appear no different from normal people, only utilizing the power of the Demon Heart to devour blood qi and true qi when they are being manipulated."

"Furthermore, besides using this to control the 'Seed Furnaces,' the demon who plants the seed can also devour the victim's cultivation once the Demon Heart matures to enhance their own demonic strength."

Hearing this, Xiao Anzi stared at the young man in Confucian robes for a moment and whispered, "In that case, has he had a Demon Heart planted in him and is being manipulated, which is why he is so frenzied?"

The Great Eunuch Sun Changyu nodded and said, "Likely so, but it shouldn't be direct manipulation. The Demon Heart in this man's body hasn't been planted for very long; it can only be used for guidance. That demon should be somewhere near the Aurora Pavilion."

As he spoke, Sun Changyu's gaze darkened. He lightly clapped his hands, and in the next instant, several eunuchs descended from the roof tiles, kneeling behind him.

"Immediately dispatch men to search the area within a hundred feet of the Aurora Pavilion. Once any abnormality is detected, apprehend them at once!"

Upon hearing this, the eunuchs behind him responded in unison, then leaped from the corridor, quickly vanishing from sight.

"Interesting. These eunuchs certainly don't like taking the ordinary path!"

Li Musheng shook his head as he watched the group of martial arts experts flying about.

Every single one of them seemed quite fond of showing off.

Sun Changyu glanced at Li Musheng, seemingly sensing the sarcasm in his words, causing his eyelid to twitch.

However, he said nothing more, his gaze falling back upon the completely frenzied young man in Confucian robes.

"This person is still useful. We must stop him, otherwise, his mental energy will soon collapse, and he will die."

As Sun Changyu spoke, a wisp of Sunflower Yin True Qi swirled around his fingers. He struck out in a series of afterimages, tapping repeatedly at the young man's acupoints, seemingly attempting to unblock them.

To his extreme astonishment, though his true qi intended to penetrate the man's acupoints, it was blocked by a wisp of energy that he could not budge even a fraction, no matter how hard he tried.

His brow furrowed deeply. He attempted several more times, but to no avail.

Seeing this, Xiao Anzi showed a look of confusion.

He remembered that Li Musheng had acted in an instant just now, so the acupoint technique shouldn't have been overly complex. Yet, looking at Eunuch Sun's current performance, it seemed incredibly difficult and troublesome—he was even visibly sweating from anxiety.

At that moment, Li Musheng glanced at Sun Changyu and said, "Enough, stop trying. How did the matter I mentioned before go?"

Hearing this, the Great Eunuch Sun Changyu seemed to realize only then that there was official business to attend to, and his heart jolted.

He turned quickly to face Li Musheng, his expression becoming solemn and grave.

"The Queen has agreed to your suggestion. She has authorized me to take you to the General Headquarters of the Tianjin Guards, where the Commander and the Divine Palace Supervisor, Eunuch Shen, will personally verify your identity."

Li Musheng gave a slight nod. "Then what are we waiting for? No time to lose, let's go now."

With that, he gestured for the man to lead the way.

Sun Changyu nodded slightly, but after a moment of hesitation, he pointed at the young man in Confucian robes and said, "I do not know what kind of acupoint technique the Young Master used, but please unblock this man's acupoints first. If the Tianjin Guards fail to find that demon, we might still find clues on his person."

However, just as he finished speaking, Xiao Anzi asked in confusion, "Eunuch Sun, didn't you just unblock his acupoints?"

Sun Changyu frowned, preparing to snap at him.

But out of the corner of his eye, he realized that the young man's acupoints had indeed been unblocked.

It was only because the man had become so utterly frenzied that he was currently foaming at the mouth and convulsing uncontrollably.

"When did I unblock his acupoints? I don't recall doing so."

Sun Changyu was filled with bewilderment, while Xiao Anzi hurriedly replied, "Eunuch, you unblocked his acupoints right when Young Master Li was speaking. I saw it with my own eyes."

"Is that so?"

Sun Changyu let out a long hiss of breath, but he still had no memory of it. He only remembered that he seemed unable to break through that wisp of energy...

Meanwhile, Li Musheng asked from the side, "Can we leave now?"

Sun Changyu snapped back to reality. He gave Li Musheng a deep, sudden look and nodded.

"Please follow me, Young Master Li."

With that, he instructed Xiao Anzi to have men deal with the young man in Confucian robes, then led Li Musheng away from the Aurora Pavilion, boarding a carriage guarded by armored soldiers to head toward the Tianjin Guard Headquarters.

***

The General Headquarters of the Great Li Six Doors.

After Cang Yinyue reported the entire situation regarding the remnants of the Great Qi—the Green Mountain Tower—to the Divine Constable Guan Tianqian, Guan Tianqian designated the matter as a secret of the Six Doors. To prevent any leaks, he personally arranged for personnel to investigate everything related to the Green Mountain Tower as quickly as possible.

Naturally, at Cang Yinyue's own request, she was permitted to participate in the investigation.

However, before that, Cang Yinyue had another important matter to attend to.

Upon leaving the Divine Constable Pavilion, Cang Yinyue took a walk through the Six Doors, feeling the gazes and whispered discussions coming from all directions.

With an expressionless face, she confirmed that all her merits had been recorded before leaving the General Headquarters.

Not long after she left, an old woman appeared silently, blocking her path.

"Second Miss, the Marquis heard that you publicly defied his arranged marriage at the Six Doors and is very angry. He has specially ordered me to take you back to the manor."

Without waiting for Cang Yinyue's consent, the old woman reached out, and wisps of dark, chilling true qi imprisoned her.

She was seized in the street and pulled into a nearby carriage. Soon, the driver sped toward the Marquis Cangyuan Manor.

About half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the manor. The old woman then picked up Cang Yinyue like a small chicken and walked toward the heavily guarded estate.

Cang Yinyue's eyes were cold as she stared at the old woman; she would surely avenge today's humiliation in the future.

Yet, she remained silent throughout, her face instead wearing an expression of anticipation.

She had not returned to the Marquis Cangyuan Manor for two years. This time, she had returned for the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind Finger.

(End of Chapter)