Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 493 Annie Returns to the Palace

A gust of evil wind blew up at the White Tiger Gate, and all the guards at the gate were unable to open their eyes due to the strong wind. When the evil wind was at its strongest, it almost blew people away, and many guards had to hold on to the wall to stand firm. Liuguang and Xuanjizi were resting in the attic above the city gate. After hearing the strong wind, Liuguang immediately drew his sword and walked to the window.

Outside the window, there was flying sand and rocks everywhere, and the sky was covered with dust, making the world suddenly dark.

Xuanjizi walked behind Liuguang and said to himself, "There is a demonic aura."

Liuguang looked carefully and found that there was a black shadow flashing past in the strong wind.

After the shadow passed, the evil wind stopped instantly. There was complete silence all around, not even the leaves moved, as if nothing had happened. If it weren't for the mess of branches and fallen leaves on the ground, everyone would have thought they were dreaming in broad daylight.

Liuguang seemed to have guessed something, and rushed down the attic with his sword in hand. Before turning around, he said to Xuanjizi, "It must be the Ghost King." There was no hesitation in his confident tone, and even Liuguang himself didn't know where his confidence came from. However, at the moment when the black shadow passed by, he clearly felt a familiar breath.

"Master Commander." Xuanjizi called out and hurriedly followed.

Following the traces left by the evil wind, Liuguang, Xuanjizi and more than a dozen guards chased all the way to the Imperial Hospital.

The ground in the Imperial Hospital was in a mess, just like the White Tiger Gate, with fallen leaves, dead branches and dust everywhere. Several young students were sitting on the ground trembling, their eyes wide open with fear, and it was obvious that they were frightened by something. Liuguang was even more certain that the Ghost King was in the Imperial Hospital. He quickened his pace and rushed deep into the Imperial Hospital, and finally came to the courtyard where the first imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital was.

Liuguang stood at the entrance of the courtyard and looked around. He saw that the courtyard was empty. Except for one room with a half-open door, all other rooms were closed. Without saying a word, Liuguang rushed straight to the room with the half-open door. When he was almost at the door, he saw several figures in the room through the crack in the door, so he tightened his sword. Xuanjizi and the guards followed him, but all of them had expressions of fear and anxiety on their faces.

With a "bang", Liuguang pushed the door open and rushed in. The two people in the room turned around at the same time.

One of them was an old doctor, and the other was someone he knew well. It was not until this moment that Liu Guang understood why there was a familiar smell when the evil wind blew through the White Tiger Gate. Everything was just as he expected. It turned out that the Ghost King was his former best friend, rival, enemy and opponent.

"Yun Zhen..." After a brief surprise, a faint smile appeared on Liuguang's lips.

"Master!" Xuanjizi stood there in amazement.

At this time, the Cang Ghost flapped its wings gently and landed on the Ghost King's shoulder. The Ghost King stared at the newcomer indifferently, without a trace of warmth in his eyes.

Liuguang's gaze fell on the couch next to the old doctor, where he saw Zhao Ji, with a haggard face, lying there with her eyes closed to rest.

As early as two quarters of an hour ago, the Ghost King had brought Ji Anni to this room and forced the old doctor to treat Ji Anni. The old doctor was so frightened at the time that he almost fainted, but now he has calmed down. He did not dare to act rashly and could only look at Liuguang for help.

"Yun Zhen, don't you recognize me?" Liu Guang subconsciously tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword. The powerful intimidation from the other party almost froze the atmosphere in the entire room, and Liu Guang's body also trembled slightly unconsciously.

"Master..." Xuanjizi took a tentative step forward.

But the Ghost King immediately took a half step back and took a defensive posture. Seeing this, Xuanjizi didn't dare to move forward and could only stand there stupidly.

At this time, Ji Anni, who was lying on the couch, gently opened her eyes and looked at Liuguang and others weakly. After leaving the Ghost King's cave and breathing natural air, her complexion was better than before, but she still showed a deep sense of weakness. She took a breath with her pale lips and said weakly: "He is not Yun Zhen... He is the Ghost King... You are not his opponent, don't act rashly..."

"Ghost King?" Liuguang lowered his eyebrows.

After hearing these two words, everyone subconsciously tensed their bodies, staring at the familiar yet unfamiliar man in front of them with fear and vigilance.

His appearance was clearly the amiable imperial master of the past, but the coldness between his brows made him completely different from the Yun Zhen of the past.

"Aren't you going to stay in the cave outside the palace? Why did you bring the Ghost King into the palace now? Do you want revenge?" He asked three questions in a row, each one more pointed than the last. Even the cold-hearted Liuguang began to lose his composure. He knew that Ji Anni hated him because he killed Xiaoxue.

"I do want revenge... It's because I want revenge so much that I will commit suicide under your sword..." Ji Anni moved her body slightly and barely sat up from the couch, "But my way of revenge is not to kill you, but to change the world... Because I have promised Xue Lan that I will help her fulfill this wish. This is the meaning of my survival... And one day you will pay the due retribution for what you have done..."

Liuguang said fiercely: "The palace has no room for you now. If you come back, you will only seek your own death."

Ji Anni said softly: "It was me who asked the Ghost King to stop the rain, otherwise your palace would have been submerged by the heavy rain."

Liuguang sneered, "You are a monster, and you still want to ask for a reward?"

Ji Anni shook her head slightly, but her eyes suddenly became firm. She stared into Liu Guang's eyes and said seriously, "Since I can stop the rain, I can also make it rain again. The Ghost King has promised to help me realize three wishes. Stopping the rain is the first one, and making it rain... may be the second one."

"You are threatening me!" Liuguang couldn't hold back his anger for a moment and growled at Ji Anni.

Ji Anni was not afraid at all. She gently looked away and said in a gentle and calm voice, "Captain, please tell the general for me... I have asked the Ghost King to stop the rain as agreed. Please don't repay me with evil and leave me a place to stay..." After saying this, Ji Anni seemed to have used up all her strength. She lay back on the couch and turned her back to Liuguang. She used this action to warn the newcomer. She didn't want to say anything more.

With the Ghost King guarding Ji Anni, Liu Guang didn't dare to lose his temper even if he was furious. He glared at Ji Anni, who had her back to him, and the sword in his hand made a "kaka" sound. But in the end, he could only say "Let's go" hatefully, turned around and disappeared at the door.

That night, Ji Anni rested in the Imperial Hospital. The doctor who examined her said he would help her boil medicine, and then hurriedly left, but he never came back. The Ghost King complained about this, saying that the old doctor was untrustworthy and had no medical ethics. But Ji Anni spoke up for the old doctor, saying that he might have asked the servants to boil medicine, but even if the medicine was boiled, they would refuse to deliver it because they were afraid of monsters.

It was almost three o'clock in the morning when the sound of a woman's footsteps was heard outside the door.

After hearing the footsteps, the Ghost King, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look towards the door.

Ji Anni, who was lying on the couch, also opened her eyes and straightened her upper body slightly. The footsteps sounded familiar, and she had already guessed the identity of the person who came.

After a while, a gentle voice came from the door: "My Lady, Huarong is here to bring you medicine."

It was Hua Rong. Ji Anni smiled indifferently. I'm afraid that everyone in the palace knows that she brought the Ghost King into the palace. Everyone is terrified and afraid that they can't escape to the outside of the palace. In this extraordinary period, only Hua Rong has the courage to deliver medicine.

The door was not closed. Ji Anni responded, "Come in," and Hua Rong pushed the door open and walked in.

She was holding a wooden tray with a bowl of black medicine on it. When she entered the room, she glanced at the ghost king sitting beside the bed, but her eyes were very calm and she didn't look too surprised. She must have heard that Yun Zhen had become a ghost king before coming here. She nodded to the ghost king and bowed formally, then came to the couch where Ji Anni was and sat sideways on the edge of the couch.

"My lady, take the medicine." She placed the tray on the edge of the couch and helped Ji Anni up with both hands. "I personally picked the medicine, boiled it myself, and delivered it to you personally. Don't worry, there will be no problem at all."

"Of course I'm relieved. I'm afraid that those who want to kill me are all scared out of their wits. They are only thinking about how to save their lives. How can they have the courage to kill me again?"

"No one would have thought that you were a fox demon. Not only did you come back to life, but you also convinced the Ghost King..." Hua Rong said as she gently fed Ji Anni medicine.

The ghost king closed his eyes again, as if what the two women said and did had nothing to do with him, and he didn't want to ask. Cang Guixi took a nap in the corner, occasionally flapping his wings. Apart from that, the only sound in the room was the gentle conversation between Ji Anni and Hua Rong.

Hua Rong said, "Now everyone in the palace knows that you and the Ghost King are back, and the general is discussing with the emperor how to place you."

"Will they still let me stay in the palace?"

"It's not a question of whether they will let you go or not. If you insist on staying, they can't stop you. Didn't you ask Liuguang to tell the general to give you a place to stay? The rainstorm has finally stopped, and the people in the palace are relieved. They don't want to anger you and the Ghost King and cause another disaster to the world."

Ji Anni smiled softly and said, "It seems that threats are the most effective."

"Your Highness, you should have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow at the latest, the Emperor will issue an edict to announce your whereabouts. However, everyone in the palace is afraid of you now, so you may not be able to return to the Dong Congfei Palace. If I guess correctly, they should let you live in the Xian Palace."

Ji Anni nodded after hearing this. She knew it in her heart. Xian Palace is the cold palace, desolate and quiet. Now there is only a crazy former imperial concubine living there.

The next day, just as Hua Rong expected, someone came with an imperial edict to announce that Ji Anni would move to Xian Palace, and the person who came to read the imperial edict was the long-unseen Major General Kang Xiaorong. From today on, he will also bring a dozen guards to Xian Palace. It's called protection, but in fact, it's surveillance.