lcionline Chapter 376 Aura
Chapter 376 Aura
Lu Xuan finally opened his eyes at dusk, but it was already past the time and the invisibility talisman on his body had lost its effect.
Seeing that she had woken up, Jiang Xing picked her up.
"Hurry up and eat."
When Lu Xuan saw the extremely familiar face in front of him, he kept his eyes on him and then pulled him.
"There's something important I almost forgot to tell you."
Jiang Xing was amused by her frightened look, "What's wrong? Is there a time when Princess Jin is so frightened?"
Ignoring his teasing, Lu Xuan blinked twice. "Today, the Emperor lured me to the palace in the name of the Crown Prince. I was so close to him, and I always felt something was wrong. Now that I've seen your face, I finally know! The purple aura on his face is even thinner than when I saw him a few days ago. There's only a very light layer of purple on it. Compared to yours, which is so rich that it's almost black, his is simply not worth mentioning. It's even showing a trend of becoming thinner!"
Jiang Xing paused, "What do you mean, Ah Xuan?"
"Let me put it this way. I've seen you, the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, the Emperor, and the Fourth Prince. I've seen the purple aura on each of them. You have the most, followed by the Emperor, then the Crown Prince and the Third Prince. The Fourth Prince has almost none, so I won't mention it. From what I've seen, you should be the Emperor."
She pondered for a moment, also somewhat puzzled: "But I don't understand why this situation has occurred. Could it be that the Emperor has seized your throne from the very beginning?"
After saying this, the two people in the room stared at each other in shock.
Thinking carefully about the many things that happened before his father's death, Jiang Xing nodded after a long while. "Don't mention it, it's really possible. When I was a child, my father often mentioned to me that my brother was a thoughtful person and not a talented ruler. He actually admired me more! But I was young at the time and didn't take his words seriously. And now when I think about the way my father looked before his death, it seems that every time I went to see him, my brother was there..."
"Now, it's really hard not to think that my father was coerced by my brother."
Lu Xuan got dressed and stood up, then went to the table with him to eat, but this matter kept circling in her mind.
But Jiang Xing just thought it was a guess and just focused on picking food for him. He couldn't help but analyze what he had seen and heard today.
"Jiang Yuanfeng disappeared outside the palace today. I've been busy on this matter for so long, but in the end, you were almost killed by their scheme. No matter what, I will not let this go!"
His gentle demeanor vanished, and a sinister aura surged from his body, like a layer of icy mist. "Jiang Yuanfeng disappeared for two hours, obviously to be with the Emperor. And the misunderstanding that followed when we missed meeting was obviously caused by him taking advantage of the time difference between us."
"I'm thinking he must have immediately headed for the palace after sending those two men to contain me. Otherwise, how could he have appeared at the foot of Jinmo Tower next to Wenyuan Pavilion at that time? But, how did he meet the Emperor?"
Lu Xuan took a few bites of the food Jiang Xing brought over and felt a bit unappetizing. She put down her chopsticks and said, "Perhaps I can find the answer to your question."
Jiang Xing paused, a glint in his eyes: "Really? How do I find it?"
Smiling at him, Lu Xuan took off the golden hairpin on her head and patted it lightly. A green smoke instantly floated out of the hairpin.
Huai Ling yawned and asked listlessly, "Master, are you looking for me?"
Glancing at Jiang Xing, Lu Xuan nodded his chin towards Huai Ling and said, "He's been with Jiang Yuanfeng for so long, I think he might know something."
After that, she looked at Huai Ling and said, "I've been busy lately, and since this sect leader is wanted everywhere, I haven't had the time to send you back to the Su Mansion. Now I need your help, are you willing?"
"Yoho~" Huai Ling's eyes lit up, and she instantly became energetic. She was so excited that she even turned around in a circle: "I'm willing. I'm willing! As long as you can let me out of the golden hairpin, I'll do anything you ask me to do!"
Lu Xuan smiled leisurely and said, "But it's not that simple. You used to be Jiang Yuanfeng's tree. If he knew I took you in, he'd be worried that you'd reveal his secrets, so he'd definitely want to capture you. Do you want to go back to him?"
"No, no, no!" Huai Ling said in a childish voice in the green smoke, waving her hands anxiously, "Ever since you called him a traitor last time, I have no intention of going back to him. I know that he might have asked me to do something bad..."
He hung his head, feeling a little aggrieved. "I used to think he was a great master and my benefactor, so he must be a very good person. That's why I gave him..."
"Anyway, I don't want to go back!"
Lu Xuan couldn't help but laugh, "So the one who lets you out to play is a good person? The one who locks you up like me is a bad person? Then why are you willing to believe me now? Aren't you afraid that what I say is also a lie?"
"How is that possible? You are the sect leader. If a sect leader does something bad, he will be punished by heaven! I, I still believe in heaven..."
Nodding, Lu Xuan finally felt relieved. "Finally you figured it out. You're quite smart. I have something to ask you."
She blinked at him. "You followed Jiang Yuanfeng before. Do you know how he met the emperor every time? We hardly ever saw him go in or out of the palace. So where did he go and how did he meet the emperor?"
Eyes flashing, Huai Ling looked at her strangely, "Palace gate? What is a palace gate? Before, when I was with the master, he always let me go down to the palace from the underground by myself."
Then, he held his chin and thought for a moment, "However, the first time I went there, he walked on the ground and asked me to follow him underground. It seems that I did pass through a door..."
Jiang Xing sighed helplessly.
Yes, how could a man like Jiang Yuanfeng tell such a secret to a little Huai Ling?
At this time, Huai Ling on the side was still thinking seriously about Lu Xuan's words.
Suddenly, Huai Ling added, "But I did see the Master once in the underworld. He was in a hurry, as if he was just returning to his residence from the palace..."
"Underground?!" Lu Xuan raised his voice.
"Could it be a tunnel or some secret passage?" Jiang Xingdao said.
Huai Ling's eyes lit up. "Yes, yes, it's a road like that. There are stone slabs on the ground, but underground, it's also a very bright road! I was originally going back to his mansion from the palace, but I didn't expect to see him underground."
Lu Xuan: "Did he notice you at that time?"
Scratching his head, Huai Ling fell into thought again: "Probably not... I was just having fun underground at the time, so I ran back and forth many times. You guys walked slowly, and he kept a sullen look on his face as if he was thinking about something. I was running so fast, he probably didn't notice me."
Lu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. If he knew you discovered his secret, he would probably want to take you away the moment you showed up!"
Because of Huai Ling's words, Jiang Xing raised his eyes and looked at Lu Xuan: "If it's underground, could it be the one below the East Palace?"
His eyes flickered slightly, and Lu Xuan looked at him instantly: "That's really possible!"
His throat trembling, Jiang Xing looked up into the air expectantly, his eyes as if he were looking at some treasure: "Where is the tunnel? Do you know where the entrance is?"
Huai Ling was stunned. She scratched her head awkwardly and looked at Lu Xuan for help: "This... I really haven't noticed it..."
Jiang Xing was a little discouraged: "Do you know any other secrets of his?"
Huai Ling looked at him, confused again: "I don't know...what is the secret you are talking about?"
"Don't force him. He's so playful. The information we got from the tunnel earlier is already a big step forward for us. We can think about the rest later."
Lu Xuan said, shaking the golden hairpin in his hand, "I know you don't want to go in, but the situation is complicated now. For your safety, you should go inside the golden hairpin, right? Otherwise, your life will be in danger."
When Huai Ling saw the golden hairpin, her face turned bitter, but when she heard that her life was in danger, her body was more honest and she suddenly turned into a puff of smoke and went in.
After putting on the golden hairpin, Lu Xuan's eyes quickly drooped, with an extremely strong sense of uneasiness.
"Things are getting more and more bizarre. There's even a secret passage. It seems Jiang Yuanfeng and the Emperor have been plotting something for years. Otherwise, how else can we explain this tunnel?"
Jiang Xing casually called Fei Xing over and said, "Tell them to keep a close eye on Lord Jiang and see where he enters the palace!"
"Yes!"
Lu Xuan hugged Jiang Xing's arm and said, "I'm not most worried about the tunnel right now."
"Then... could it be that A Xuan is still thinking about the purple energy?"
Nodding, Lu Xuan said worriedly, "I just feel that the tunnel and the purple air must be related."
Jiang Xing smiled, looking at her worried expression lovingly, and couldn't help but poke her cheek, "Is there any need to think about it? There must be a connection. But since we have embarked on this path, we should accept the result."
Lu Xuan shook his head and said solemnly, "No, I think that in the end, we may have to take action against the emperor. The Shenji Sect cannot harm the master of the world, otherwise it will be retaliated by the law of heaven. But if I don't hurt him, he has already made a move to hurt me!"
Touching her still flat belly, she felt a little aggrieved: "And now my stomach doesn't react at all. If I don't take action against the Emperor and Jiang Yuanfeng, I don't know if I can survive to protect myself..."
Jiang Xing's eyes instantly grew serious. "Then is there any way to break this backlash?"
Lu Xuan pouted, his voice a little heavy. "I don't know. After all, I attacked the Emperor, and I'm a little scared now. If I end up killing the Emperor, I don't know how great the retribution will be! So in order to avoid backlash, the best way is to ask the ancestors."