Chapter 29: The Corpse Worm of the Western Regions

  "It's nothing, I'm fine, aren't I? Besides, it's been so long since the incident, there's no need for Li to worry about it." I replied with a smile, which meant that Xuan Yuan Qi hadn't actually harmed me.

  "Ah! I've been thinking about this matter all along, and it's not easy to meet you. Now that we've met and cleared things up, my heart feels much more at ease."

  I nodded and bid farewell to Li Guanjia, then walked forward.

  Returning to Xuan Yuan's side, I glanced at the crown prince and princess on the high seat. The princess looked at me in surprise, and when she saw me looking at her, she avoided my gaze.

  It seems that the palace lady has already told her about what happened in the back garden.

  The drum music had stopped, and Xuan Yuan Qi was also drunk, falling on the main seat.

  Xuanyuan Li walked to Xuanyuan Wu's side and said in a low voice, "I heard that there is a kind of insect in the Western Regions that specializes in eating corpses. One day, I'll 'get' two for you to play with!"

  I was shocked in my heart and secretly took a glance at the prince. Does he know that Xuan Yuan Mu is dead?

  Yang Chen happened to walk over at this time, heard the words, and couldn't help but cup his hands: "Your Highness, this matter must be carefully considered before acting. I've heard that such insects are forbidden in the palace."

  "Haha, of course I know, I was given as a gift, and I will absolutely not let it appear in the harem."

  "Really?" Xuan Yuan Mu also burst out laughing: "I think the one who accepts this gift will be very happy, and will even help the crown prince spread the word, telling everyone in Tian Xia Kingdom that the crown prince has brought back from the Western Regions a kind of insect that specializes in eating corpses. At that time, if such insects appear throughout the country or even within the palace, the crown prince will definitely be the biggest mastermind behind it all. Ah, I heard that the Dragon Body of the Emperor is still well-preserved in his crystal coffin, I wonder how many more days he can rest easy after these insects appear?"

  The prince's face gradually turned icy cold, he stood in front of Xuan Yuan Mu, staring at him fiercely, as if he wanted to devour him.

  Yang Chen saw this scene and quickly picked up the wine cup on the table to ease the atmosphere: "Your Highness, I'll toast you a glass."

  The crown prince snorted, ignoring Yang Chen, and continued to stare at Xuan Yuan Mu, saying in a low voice: "This palace will definitely chop you, this undead creature, into 'meat' sauce. Let's see how you revive then?"

  My heart is racing, Xuan Yuan Li knows all the secrets of Xuan Yuan Mu. So, was it the Crown Prince who killed Xuan Yuan Mu ten years ago? At that time, he was only eleven or twelve years old, could a child so young do such a thing?

  Xuanyuan Mo smiled faintly, fearless: "This king is waiting!"

  The struggle between the two has reached a boiling point, and it's time for life-and-death decisions, where only the ruthless will win.

  "Yu Lan, Yu Lan, don't go..." Suddenly, Xuan Yuan Qi Crazily shouted out loud from his seat.

  Everyone looked at Zhuo in shock, and it turned out that Xuan Yuan Qi was talking nonsense.

  The crown prince's face turned pale upon hearing this, he turned around and said to everyone: "This king has something to attend to, I'll take my leave first!" Then with a flick of his sleeve, he left with the crown princess.

  Yang Chen felt a bit awkward, raised his wine glass towards Xuan Yuan Mu, glanced at me behind him, and returned to his own position.

  Returning to the Wang Fu, Xue Qiufeng came out to greet him "Your Highness!"

  "Go and find out how to deal with the Western Region's Corpse Worms."

  It seems Xuan Yuan Wu is really afraid of those insects.

  "Corpse worm of the Western Regions? A type of larva that only grows on the red-eyed flies in the Western Regions, and they're most afraid of the scent of mugwort." Xue Qiufeng scratched his head and yawned as he replied, seemingly quite familiar with this matter.

  "Tomorrow, I want everyone in the entire Wang Fu to use this mugwort incense. Wherever I am, whatever clothes I wear, they must all be smoked!" Xuan Yuan Mu said.

  "It is, however, Your Highness can rest assured that this kind of fly, in our Tiancang Kingdom's region, will only live for three or four days. After three or four days, it will die completely." Xue Qiufeng said with certainty.

  "Hmm, spread it out and say that the prince is playing with corpse worms. Since he dares to provoke me, I'll dare to take him on." Xuan Yuan Mu said gritting his teeth.

  Back in the room, I made his bed for him and saw that he was still looking cold-faced. I couldn't help but walk over to him. "Don't be angry, we have Wang Li in our hands, don't we? As long as we put him in front of the Emperor, it's only a matter of time before the Crown Prince is ousted."

  "Things aren't that simple, a small Wang Li can't bring down the Crown Prince, we must think of other methods. Now he's openly challenging us, for the next few days, you also be careful."

  "Hmm, but I find it strange that the Fourth Prince is so concerned about Princess Ruolan. Not only did he hide her body in the lotus pond in the back garden, but even when he's drunk, he still mutters her name?"

  "Xuanyuan Qi, although he has the surname 'Huang', is actually not a member of the imperial family. His grandfather had saved the previous emperor in the past, and the previous emperor, seeing that Xuanyuan Qi was an orphan, ordered my father to adopt him and treat him as his own flesh and blood. As a result, Xuanyuan Qi's status is often equal to ours, the biological princes."

  "No wonder!"

  "What's wrong? What did you find?" Xuan Yuan Mu asked me strangely.

  "I'm not sure, but all of you emperors' biological sons living in this imperial family have pressure, only he looks very relaxed, just because he's not the emperor's biological son?"

  "Hmm, this is indeed enviable. As for why he hid Ye Lanyu's body, I think you'll have the chance to ask him directly." Xuan Yuan Mu's mood gradually recovered.

  I nodded "You should get some rest too!"

  "Lingxue, stay with me tonight!" Xuan Yuan Mu reached out and pulled me into his arms: "I was really stupid to be angry for the past two days!"

  He lifted his head in surprise, then pressed mine back down and held me tightly in his arms.

  "That day I asked you, if I were to kill someone, would you hate me? You didn't say a word, and I was really angry. You're my wife, why aren't you standing by my side? Why don't you think for me? I ignored you, wanting to teach you a lesson, but in the end, it was I who got hurt. And yet, you act as if nothing's wrong."

  I forced a smile. How could I act as if nothing was wrong? For those two days, I kept looking at the door, hoping to see him, but he didn't show up for two or three days.

  "I just don't want your hands to be stained with too much human blood, Xuan Yuan. I want you to live a peaceful and safe life. I don't want you to become as ruthless and heartless as those who killed you."

  Xuanyuan Mu gently stroked my hair, bowed his head and kissed my forehead: "I also hope I can be safe by your side, but you know this body of mine, it's unpredictable when something will go wrong. I must find out who the murderer is as soon as possible, and figure out the reason behind it. I'm afraid my body won't give me much time."

  I never thought that Xuan Yuan Mu's physical body would have any problems, but today when I heard him say this, I realized the severity of the situation. At this moment, I felt how selfish I was. He always has his own motivations and stance when doing things, but I had never considered them for him.

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