CHAPTER 339: CHAPTER 339

At first, Chen Muxue refused to enter the palace.

As a modern person, the impression of the Imperial Palace is that it is a place where lives are taken without a blink, and a moment of carelessness can cost one’s head.

However, when the palace attendant stated that everyone could go, and even Huo Lian had rushed over, Chen Muxue felt a faint stirring of interest.

With Young Master Huo, Immortal Sect disciple, Liuyun Sect’s senior brother, and the former Chu Family’s eldest grandson following behind, Chen Muxue walked along the palace path with a somewhat arrogant stride, humming to herself, "If embraced, stop dreaming, uncherished." The four men behind her felt that she might be suffering from some serious ailment.

"Perhaps it’s best not to tell her that there’s even a Void Refinement Realm expert in the palace, and combined, we wouldn’t withstand a punch from them," Lin Qing said in a low voice.

Cen Lizhui pinched his brow in some frustration, "Since it’s related to the Crown Prince, there shouldn’t be any difficulties, let’s let her go for now."

Sure enough, Yan Luan had clearly ordered in advance, as they didn’t encounter any concubines or ministers along the way, and everyone smoothly arrived at the Eastern Palace.

Even before entering, the air was thick with the smell of medicine mixed with a faint scent of decay, which assaulted their senses.

Chen Muxue, always sensitive to smells, nearly fainted from this assault.

"Miss Chen! Come quickly, His Highness the Crown Prince can’t even keep down medicine anymore, it makes him vomit, and there’s even blood!" The Second Prince, clearly impatient, rushed up to pull her in as soon as he saw her, with an air almost like abducting a woman.

Cen Lizhui had just stepped through the doorway, his brow immediately furrowing deeply, such a dense ill-omen!

The sinister aura here is even denser than the first time he met Chu Wuxin!

Though Chu Wuyi couldn’t quite discern the evil aura, he vaguely felt a familiar sense of oppression, and he too frowned, "Why does it feel somewhat similar to my sister’s situation?"

"Your sister?" Huo Lian’s eyes darkened.

Chen Muxue’s great battle with the Black Qi, where she was carried away by a dragon and saved, happened when he was at the Chu Family, so he naturally understood it well.

Chu Wuxin was pursued by Black Qi to seize his body, and according to his investigation, those seized in previous generations were all in contact with the previous host at their time of death; only Chu Wuxin was approached actively by Black Qi...

Could this indicate that if Chu Wuxin’s body is also at its end, Black Qi might set its sights on the Crown Prince?

But the Crown Prince’s condition was already dire before Chu Wuxin, so why didn’t Black Qi directly possess the Crown Prince then?

"In the Imperial Palace, and as the Crown Prince, there should be the dual protection of Emperor’s Qi and dragon aura, yet such a heavy sinister presence arises, isn’t that too odd?" Lin Qing mused, stroking his chin, seemingly very knowledgeable as he looked around.

However, if observed closely, one would notice he was observing places noted by Cen Lizhui.

"Impudent! Who are you to utter nonsense here? How could there be sinister presence where our Crown Prince resides?!" an eunuch rebuked angrily.

Chen Muxue and the others looked toward the Second Prince, who cleared his throat softly and whispered, "Speak softly, the people in the palace can’t hear such words, it’s inauspicious. Miss Chen, could you quickly get some Elixir for the Crown Prince?"

"I can’t do that, how about you get me some Heavenly Heart Begonia?" Chen Muxue shrugged as she spoke.

The Second Prince felt she was unwilling to help, thinking, as the Sect Leader of the Qian Ding Sect, she should surely be able to find some life-preserving medicine, right?

"I did bring some Heart-soothing Grass..." Huo Lian said, casting a somewhat complex look at Chen Muxue.

The last time he took Chen Muxue to see the Heart-soothing Grass, the results weren’t very optimistic...