Chapter 280: Empress Mingyue Throws Herself into His Arms

Chapter 280: Empress Mingyue Throws Herself into His Arms

Deep in the night, within the inner court of the Mingyue Dynasty, only a few scattered teams of Ming Emperor Blood Guards patrolled outside the high imperial walls.

Inside, it was utterly desolate.

If ordinary strong cultivators were to arrive here, they might think the Mingyue Imperial City's defenses were lax at this time.

In reality, the opposite was true; at the Quasi-Emperor Realm, those who could detect this place would find themselves in extreme danger.

Inside the ancient prison-suppressing tower, Leng Li cautiously warned, "There are at least four Peak Quasi-Emperor Realm cultivators here. This is only what's openly exposed, with faint auras leaking out. As for those who have concealed themselves, it's impossible to know."

Qin Xuan's lips curved into a smile. "As expected, there's something fishy going on!"

Even when King Zhou Wu broke through his seal and emerged, these old monsters of the Mingyue Dynasty had no intention of showing themselves.

Now, almost all of them were mobilized.

Even the fossilized old cultivators had broken their seals, which showed how great a secret was hidden at the core of the Mingyue Dynasty, one not to be investigated by outsiders.

"However, for me, it's not insurmountable."

Qin Xuan manipulated the Emperor Weapon, the ancient prison-suppressing tower, breaking through a gap in the city wall from an extremely strange and tricky angle.

When he reappeared, he was already in Empress Mingyue's Phoenix Perch Palace.

"Who's there?"

"Who is this uninvited guest? I'm already tired. Go, go quickly, don't disturb my sleep."

Inside the Phoenix Perch Palace, Empress Mingyue, dressed in a loose golden silk nightgown, felt the movement within the palace. She pulled her quilt tighter and waved her hand to dismiss the person without lifting her head.

"Are you going to drive me away too?"

Qin Xuan looked at the raised quilt beneath the thin gauze and asked with a smile.

Swish!

Hearing Qin Xuan's voice, Empress Mingyue, who was hiding under the quilt, suddenly sat up.

She gazed eagerly at Qin Xuan, who stood several feet away, and ripples intensely swayed in her watery eyes.

Immediately, she could no longer conceal the urgent longing in her heart.

Taking three steps in two, she leaped into Qin Xuan's arms like a swallow returning to its nest.

"Young Master Qin, how did you find this place? How did you know that I was trapped here by that Empress Mingyue?"

"You've come to rescue me, haven't you?"

"But I can't leave right now. The Empress gave my sister a great Opportunity, saying that as long as I stay here and pretend to be her for a while, she will let me leave safely."

Empress Mingyue—no, that's not right, it should be Shangguan Ying—raised her misty, tear-filled eyes in Qin Xuan's arms.

Wiping her tears, she became even more certain with joy. "I knew it, Young Master Qin would definitely appear when I needed you most. Young Master, you are my great hero, my Prince Charming!"

In Shangguan Ying's beautiful eyes, Qin Xuan's already peerlessly handsome face seemed to have an added layer of special effects.

Golden and radiant, with an immortal aura and perfect flawless beauty.

Zhou Wu, in front of Qin Xuan, was slightly shorter than usual, and her figure had become even more alluring.

Most importantly, her ample bosom was now even more prominent.

Her words and actions were no longer as cold and elegant, but exceptionally naive and charming.

Just as Qin Xuan had guessed, Empress Mingyue had taken over Shangguan Ying's body, and Shangguan Ying, naturally, became the Soul within Empress Mingyue's body.

Qin Xuan stroked Shangguan Ying's head, comforting her for a long time until her emotions calmed down. Then he asked curiously, "How did your Soul swap with Empress Mingyue's, and why is there no discomfort between your body and Soul?"

Shangguan Ying pouted and grumbled resentfully, "I don't know anything! I only know that one day, Father told me and my sister to leave the Yaochi Sacred Land together for the Double-Pupil Palace, saying it could remove the Double-Pupil Woman's curse from your body, Young Master Qin."

"But when we actually arrived at the Double-Pupil Palace, the Palace Master told us that there was no curse in your body at all. At that time, we had inexplicably become Young Palace Masters of the Double-Pupil Palace."

She pulled Qin Xuan to sit by the table, glanced around, and whispered into Qin Xuan's ear, "Young Master Qin, I'll tell you something the Palace Master absolutely forbids us from spreading. Actually, our Shangguan Family and the Double-Pupil Palace are Bloodline relatives. The Palace Master, by seniority, should be my and my sister's great-grandmother!"

Qin Xuan, feigning ignorance, widened his eyes in surprise and asked in astonishment, then continued, "You still haven't told me why you are highly integrated with Empress Mingyue's body?"

Shangguan Ying curled up in Qin Xuan's arms, her head resting on his chest, tilting her head back. "I don't know. At that time, the Empress and I walked into a mirror together, and when I came out, I was already in this current state."

Leng Li, inside the ancient prison-suppressing tower, pondered for a moment and slowly spoke, "It should be the three lives mirror, the Mingyue Dynasty's nation-suppressing Emperor Weapon. It's said to be able to use the power of three bodies—past, present, and future—to unleash three times one's own combat power. It seems this three lives mirror has other wondrous uses."

Qin Xuan wrapped his arms around Empress Mingyue's voluptuous body, muttering to himself, "It seems that the threat Empress Mingyue is facing must be from her Soul."

"So, Empress Mingyue isn't a Great Emperor, but rather a Soul Cultivator whose Realm is equivalent to the Emperor Realm?"

Otherwise, she wouldn't go to such great lengths to swap her Soul into Shangguan Ying's body, seeking his Three Thousand Dragon Flame and Nirvana Fire to suppress the backlash of the strange aura.

"Young Master, what are you thinking about?"

Shangguan Ying sat curled up on Qin Xuan's lap, her head resting against his chin, her two round, beautiful legs constantly swinging in mid-air.

Qin Xuan's gaze shifted downwards, and through the wide neckline of the nightgown, he could see the delicate, pure white skin.

It couldn't compare to Shangguan Ying's original soft and proud figure, but it had a different kind of charming allure.

An absurd thought continuously rose in Qin Xuan's mind.

If he were to successfully occupy Zhou Wu's body at this moment...

Could it provide hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of villain points?

If so, he might as well try.

Anyway, Empress Mingyue's Soul was still within Shangguan Ying's body, and it was unknown when they would swap back.

Even if Empress Mingyue, in a fit of rage, wanted to suppress and kill him, by then, perhaps he would already possess the strength to contend with her?

Shangguan Ying mumbled softly in Qin Xuan's arms, "Young Master, why aren't you paying attention to me? Do you think I'm useless?"

She lowered her eyes in disappointment. "Yes, I'm really useless. I originally thought that if I became Empress Mingyue, I could avenge you and slap that Great Emperor Ziyang to death. Didn't Empress Mingyue make Great Emperor Ziyang vomit blood with one move earlier? But as soon as I walked out of the Phoenix Perch Palace, a female general named General Gu You dragged me back. Forget about Great Emperor Ziyang, I might not even be able to defeat a Saint."

The absurd thought in Qin Xuan's mind was gradually diluted by Shangguan Ying's words.

Empress Mingyue's source of power came from her Soul.

Zhou Wu's Soul was currently within Shangguan Ying's body, so even if he forcefully occupied Zhou Wu's body, there wouldn't be much benefit, and it would instead provoke Zhou Wu's murderous intent.

This deal was not worth it!

After dismissing the idea, Qin Xuan's curious gaze swept around. "You've been staying in this Phoenix Perch Palace all day impersonating the Empress, has she asked you to do anything?"

Shangguan Ying shook her head. "There's nothing much to do, just reviewing memorials. When those memorials are presented, they've already been reviewed, so I just need to stamp 'agree' or 'disagree.' The rest of the time, besides eating and sleeping, I can also Cultivate."

However, Shangguan Ying was not a Soul Cultivator. Cultivating now was equivalent to strengthening Empress Mingyue's body, so it was as good as not cultivating at all.

To put it plainly, Shangguan Ying was currently the Puppet emperor of the Mingyue Dynasty.

She couldn't make decisions on anything; she was just a Puppet on strings.

The true controller of this nation was still Zhou Wu's Soul within Shangguan Ying's body.

"Young Master Qin, I really don't like being like this."

"I want my own body, I want my own body and Soul to lie in your arms together, that would be more comfortable. Unlike now, I always feel like the Empress has cuckolded me."

Shangguan Ying sometimes grumbled resentfully, and at other times, she was inwardly conflicted and shy.

Seeing the once cold and noble Empress Mingyue become so charmingly naive, Qin Xuan felt it had a unique flavor.

He leaned down and gently pecked Shangguan Ying's forehead.

Shangguan Ying, who had read countless storybooks and comic books, felt a jolt in her heart. She quickly closed her eyes, pouted her rosy lips, and leaned towards Qin Xuan's mouth.

Just as they were about to kiss, Shangguan Ying suddenly opened her eyes in panic and shook her head in refusal, saying, "No, this is my first kiss, I absolutely cannot let the Empress take advantage of it!"

Qin Xuan dotingly tapped Shangguan Ying's forehead and scolded with a smile, "You, you're not old, but your thoughts are quite complex!"

He stayed with Shangguan Ying in the Phoenix Perch Palace for a full hour and a half, until General Gu You, who was worried about Shangguan Ying's performance going awry, arrived for a routine inspection. Only then did Qin Xuan bid farewell to Shangguan Ying and quietly leave the Mingyue Imperial Palace.