Chapter Fourteen: Love Sacrifice

  "Sister..." This was Yue Er's last words before she transformed back into her true form.

  Ze Ran furrowed his brow, and the light enveloping Le Er grew even stronger. Just as he was about to get rid of Le Er, the door to the room suddenly burst open in the wind, and a red light rapidly flew into the room, heavily striking Ze Ran's body. The red light transformed into a beautiful girl, like a poppy flower blooming in the dark night, stunningly beautiful but with a dangerous color. Xing Yan grasped Ze Ran's neck, pinning him against the wall, her blood-red eyes filled with ferocity and bloodlust, the strange mark between her eyebrows emitting a dark red glow.

  "Don't hurt my Le'er! Ze Ran... it's you... I..." Suddenly, Xie Yan was like all his strength had been drained away, and he fell to the ground powerlessly. His eyes returned to their normal red color, and the mark between his eyebrows also disappeared without a trace. The ferocity and bloodlust from before also vanished into thin air.

  "Yan'er, you actually...for his sake..." Ze Ye covered his chest, coughing lightly, slowly wiping away the blood from the corner of his mouth.

  "I... I don't know what happened, I was just sleeping in the room, and suddenly I felt that something was wrong with Le'er. I don't even know how I suddenly had such great strength... I didn't mean to hurt you, I only wanted to protect Le'er..." Zhi Yan said incoherently, holding Le'er in his hands, shaking his head in disbelief, "Zhe Ran, you actually wanted to kill Le'er... why did you want to harm him..."

  Zei Ran closed his eyes and let out a soft sigh, "I have my own reasons."

  "I don't care why you want to hurt him, just save him now, please save him." Zhi Yan sat on the ground with tears in her eyes looking at Ze Ran, but all she got was his cold and ruthless reply, "Impossible."

  "Tranquil..."

  "It's impossible!"

  "Alright, alright." Zhi Yan wiped away her tears and shook her head with a bitter smile. "I was wrong about you after all. Or maybe gods are just that heartless."

  She held Le'er and ran away crying, but didn't see Ze Yan slowly sitting on the ground, with a warm **sliding across his face, looking painful and sorrowful. "Sorry, if possible, I really don't want to treat you like this..."

  "Shen Yuqing, open the door quickly, Shen Yuqing!!! Open the door!"

  Shen Yuqing was in the study discussing matters with several ministers when he heard Chengyan's voice and was also startled, thinking that something must have happened, so he hastily dismissed them and welcomed Chengyan in.

  "Yan'er, what's wrong with you......"

  "Save Le'er, please save Le'er..."

  "Le Er? What's wrong with Le Er? Where is he now?"

  She carefully placed a peony on the table, her voice trembling with tears. "Is this... is this Le Er?"

  Liu Biwu was strolling in the garden when she heard a commotion from this side and hurried over. She happened to hear Xing Yan's words and was truly shocked. Such a handsome and lively boy would actually be a demon, but how did he suddenly reveal his true form?

  "Is this Le'er? Could it be... that Le'er is a demon?" Shen Yujing looked at the peony flower in incredulity, wondering if she was really not dreaming.

  "Le'er has never harmed anyone... Shen Yuke, save him, you are the king. You're so capable, there must be a way, right?"

  "I'm sorry, I'm powerless. If it were a person, I could call for a doctor to treat them, but Lao Er is... I really don't know what to do." He walked aside, lowered his head and let out a helpless sigh.

  "Yan'er, don't cry, I have a plan." Liu Biwu walked in and helped Yan sit down, her eyebrows also filled with sorrow. "The Abbot of the White Cloud Temple has been invited by the Empress Dowager to give lectures these past few days. Mother said that the Abbot is a high-ranking monk, he must have a way..."

  Shen Yuqing's eyes lit up when she heard Liu Biwu's words, and she stepped forward to comfort him: "Don't worry, isn't there a way now? Trust me. Le'er will definitely be fine."

  He smiled at her and walked to the door of the study, but immediately changed his expression to a stern one. "Someone, prepare my horse, I'm going to the palace!"

  The palace gate.

  Shen Yuqing rode her horse at a rapid pace, seeing the palace gate was about to close, Shen Yuqing accelerated again, using her whip to knock down the guards who tried to block her at the entrance, and galloped swiftly through the palace gate, rushing straight to the Jingyang Palace where the Emperor resided.

  "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I, your subject, have an urgent matter to discuss with you!"

  The Emperor Shen Yao was about to go to the Empress's place to rest when he saw Shen Yuqing rushing over on horseback, with a group of guards holding torches and knives trying to stop him behind.

  Shen Yao was somewhat dissatisfied. Although he had a good relationship with Shen Yuqing, this kind of reckless behavior, breaking into the palace during curfew hours, could not be easily forgiven. "Third brother, you've made such a big commotion. If you don't reveal something important, I will definitely punish you severely!"

  "Your Imperial Highness... Shen Yuke knelt down and kowtowed, 'I have come to invite Master Yuankong to my humble abode.'"

  Shen Yao's face sank, his expression very displeased, "Third brother, you're really getting more and more accomplished!"

  "Your Majesty, I have come to ask for your help. This is a matter of great importance, concerning someone very important."

  "Is it Liu Biwu?"

  "No, it's another more important person, I couldn't bear to see her sad..."

  "Alright," Shen Yao waved his hand, "Someone go and invite Yuan Kong over."

  Shen Yuqing was overjoyed, just about to thank him, but was interrupted by Shen Yao, "No need for polite words, you broke the palace rules tonight, sneaking into the forbidden palace, and must be punished as a warning to others. Tomorrow at dawn, outside the main hall, 100 strokes of the rod."

  "Thanks, brother."

  Shen Yao waved his hand and walked away with a gloomy face. However, when he reached a corner, he suddenly burst out laughing loudly.

  "Your Majesty, you..."

  "Do you know why I agreed to him? My younger brother, who has always been heartless, finally understood what feelings are this time. I am very pleased."

  "It's just a pity that person isn't Miss Liu..." Li Gonggong said with some regret.

  "There's nothing to regret, if Third Brother really likes another girl, I'll arrange a marriage for Liu Biyu with someone else. Being able to be with the one you like is indeed a very difficult thing..."

  Rong Wang Fu

  Yuankong examined Le'er's condition and shook his head regretfully. "His internal elixir has shattered, I can no longer save him."

  "Master..."

  "Don't worry, miss, just because I couldn't save him doesn't mean there's no other way."

  Xie Yan excitedly grabbed Yuan Kong's sleeve, overjoyed, "Master means Le Er can be saved?"

  "It may be a demon, but it's not an ordinary demon. Although his internal elixir is shattered and his magical powers are lost, there is still a force within him that supports his life. He won't die for now, but he can only maintain this form, and in a year will be the day of his doom."

  "What......"

  "If the young lady can find him a thousand-year-old elixir of the demon and an ancient treasure with very strong spiritual power, she will be able to see Le Er again. I'd like to ask the young lady, why did he suffer serious injuries and reveal his true form?"

  Yuankong's words were exactly what Shenyuqing and the others wanted to ask, but Xie Yan just sat there silently, not saying a word.

  "The young lady didn't want to say, and I won't force her either. I just wanted to tell the young lady that I've just looked at her facial features, and I couldn't see anything about her past or future. It's still best for you to be careful in your actions."

  She didn't have time to think about the emptiness of the world, she just wanted to save Le'er, thinking that Le'er could stand in front of her again, running around mischievously and being coquettish with herself. However, the inner elixir was the foundation of demonic cultivation, how could it be possible for a white demon like herself to have an inner elixir? And where would she easily obtain that ancient treasure? This seemed to be an impossible task.

  "Yan'er, don't worry, rest well tonight and we'll think of a solution tomorrow." Shen Yuke soothed in a gentle voice, instructing someone to escort Yan back to her room.

  Rong Wang Fu, on this night, four people each harbored their own concerns, and no one slept.

  "Your Highness, Your Highness! Something's wrong! Zhi Yan young lady, Zhi Yan young lady is gone again!" As soon as the sky brightened, the voice of the maid serving Zhi Yan echoed through half the sky. "This is a letter left behind by Young Lady Zhi Yan."

  Shen Yuqing's hands trembled as she took over the letter, on which only a few words were written, "Go find treasure, don't look."

  Shen Yuqing hastily ordered someone to prepare a horse, intending to chase after him, but was stopped by Liu Biwu, "The Emperor wants you to go and receive your punishment at dawn, if you don't go, it will be a death sentence."

  "She's going to lose her life! Get out of the way!"

  "Impossible! Unless I'm dead."

  The two were at a stalemate, but Ze Ye suddenly appeared silently beside them. His pale face was lifeless, and he coughed from time to time as if he had suffered a serious injury. He lightly pointed with his finger, and Shen Yuqing and Liu Biyu stopped arguing, their eyes dull and expressionless as they mounted their horses and headed in the direction of the imperial palace.

  "You..." Liu Biwu looked at him and slightly furrowed her brow.

  "Cough cough, since you already know about Le Er's situation, I don't need to hide anything from you anymore. I do indeed practice magic, but I'm not a demon."

  "Last night's matter should be related to you, right?" Liu Biwu smiled lightly, "You obviously like Yaner, but why did you do this."

  "There are some things that are even more painful than these, I just don't want her to suffer those even more painful things, so I have no choice but to do this... You let Rong Wang be at ease, I will find her back." Ze Ran smiled slightly and transformed into a blue light, disappearing in the faintly cold sunlight of dawn.

  "Phoenix Favored by Heaven: I Was Originally a Fairy" latest chapter is released on Yunqi Book Club, the fastest and most popular online novel platform! (This site provides two modes: traditional pagination and waterfall mode, which can be selected in settings)