Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 239 The Magic Fails

After arriving at Shui Furong's room, Yan Niang rushed to the head of the bed, picked up Shui Furong's pillow and found that the leather covering the pillow had been cut open a long time ago.

Yanniang pulled out the wooden pillow from the hole and saw a shocking red pattern in front of her eyes. The red color was bright and dazzling, like a winding bloodstain or a raging fire.

Yan Niang's body trembled violently and she almost dropped the pillow on the ground.

"Yan Niang, what is this?" Yizhen recognized at a glance that it was the curse seal that Ji Anni asked her about. After seeing Yan Niang's face change drastically, she immediately guessed that Yan Niang must know something, so she asked deliberately.

Yanniang was speechless at this time. She stared at the strange red pattern, her lips trembling slightly, and she seemed to be mumbling something. But her voice was too soft, and Yizhen couldn't hear what she was saying at all.

After a long while, Yanniang slowly recovered from her initial shock and murmured in a voice and speed that Yizhen could hear: "How is it possible... How is it possible..."

The few words that were repeated over and over again were not spoken to Yizhen, but Yanniang's own mumbling.

From Yanniang's intense reaction, Yizhen was more certain that Yanniang knew the spell. Yanniang was just an ordinary palace maid, why did she know these magic spells? Did Yanniang have some special identity?

While Yizhen was thinking, Yanniang had already put the pillow back in place.

At this time, Yanniang's complexion had gradually returned to normal, and a calm smile returned to her face again. Her calm expression seemed to prove that just now, she had completely sorted out the whole story.

Yizhen was about to ask what was going on when Yanniang said to her, "Concubine Su Congfei, let's go out first."

There was always an irresistible majesty in Yan Niang's words, as if she had cast a spell that required absolute obedience. After Yizhen heard her words, her legs subconsciously moved and she walked towards the door.

At this time, Yizhen had her back to Yanniang, and Yanniang followed slowly behind Yizhen.

Suddenly, two bright lights flashed in Yanniang's eyes. Even in broad daylight, the brightness of the light was still enough to hurt people's eyes. Fortunately, Yizhen was walking out with her back to Yanniang, otherwise she would have been scared to tears by the change in Yanniang's pupils.

You should blame yourself for seeing something you shouldn't have seen...

Yan Niang's lips moved slightly, and she chanted a spell in a voice that only she could hear. This spell was exactly the spell that she had cast on Tang Yu three years ago, which could cause memory confusion.

Yan Niang originally wanted to cast this spell on Yizhen as well, so that she would forget everything she had just seen. However, as soon as she finished the spell, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.

This kind of severe pain is definitely not ordinary. It is the instantaneous blow caused when the magic power is broken and backfires on one's own body.

"Ah!" Yan Niang let out a piercing scream and was almost knocked away by the backlash of the spell.

He staggered back three steps and would have fallen to the ground if he hadn't hit the corner of the table.

"Yan Niang, what's wrong with you?" At this time, Yizhen turned around and saw Yan Niang lying on the corner of the table. She thought she was anemic.

Yan Niang stared at Yizhen vigilantly, holding her aching heart tightly with one hand and supporting herself on the table with the other hand in pain.

Fortunately, by this time the golden light in Yan Niang's pupils had completely faded, and except for her face becoming a little pale, her appearance had returned to normal, so Yizhen did not notice anything unusual.

Yan Niang said nothing and stared at Yizhen very vigilantly.

Yizhen rushed over to help Yanniang up and asked with concern: "Yanniang, what happened? Did you fall? Is it serious?"

Yan Niang instinctively pushed Yizhen away with her hand and took half a step back.

Why? Why was my magic ineffective against Yizhen? I had clearly intended to use magic to destroy Yizhen's memory, but why did it fail and almost cause me to be injured by the backlash? Who on earth is this Yizhen?

Yan Niang could not see any answer from Yizhen’s weak eyes.

Yizhen was definitely not a Taoist master like Yunzhen, nor could she be a demon with stronger power than himself, but why... couldn't he hurt her? Unless, unless... No, it was impossible...

The third idea had not yet fully formed in Yan Niang's mind before she immediately shook her head to deny it.

Unless Yizhen was a star sent from heaven or a reincarnated immortal, it would be impossible to resist her magic. But how could such a weak and ordinary Yizhen have immortal bones and divine blood? I must have made a mistake.

"Yan Niang, let me help you sit on the bed first." Yizhen saw Yan Niang staring at her fiercely and didn't know what she had done wrong.

Yanniang shook her head. Since the magic had no effect on Yizhen, she had to use her identity as the housekeeper to warn Yizhen: "Concubine Su, what happened today must not be disclosed to outsiders. Before I find out the truth, if you leak even a word, you will be killed."

Yanniang knew that Yizhen was timid, and as long as the consequences were described as serious, she would never dare to reveal it to outsiders.

As expected, when Yizhen heard that she would be killed, she was so frightened that her whole body froze.

Yan Niang glanced at her with contempt, wondering how such a timid girl could have the ability to deflect her spell?

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On the other hand, Wenhuayuan Taoyuan.

Ji Anni and Shui Furong's boring house arrest life continued.

After Yizhen left, Shui Furong and Ji Anni continued their previous topic about the curse, but they were both complete laymen. After studying it over and over again, the conclusions they came to were just some blind guesses without any theoretical basis.

But this is a good way to kill time, and before I knew it, night had fallen.

After dinner, Ji Anni climbed into bed early.

Although it was already dark outside the window, it was still an hour or two before bedtime.

Ji Anni and Shui Furong stared at each other, not knowing what to do.

Suddenly, Shui Furong pointed at Ji Anni's neck and asked, "Concubine Zhao Cong, what are you wearing around your neck?"

Following his gaze, Ji Anni touched her neck and found that she really had a necklace on her neck. And it was not an ordinary necklace, but a necklace made of the gemstone that Yun Zhen had sent. On the night when Ji Anni and Shui Furong visited the Demon Temple at night, Ji Anni also contacted Yun Zhen through this gemstone.

By the way, why didn’t I think of this gem with communication function earlier?

Ji Anni hurriedly took off the necklace and held it tightly in her palm.

"Concubine Zhao Congfei, what's wrong with you?" Shui Furong was a little uncomfortable when she saw that Ji Anni's expression suddenly became serious.

"Don't make noise, I need to concentrate..." Ji Anni closed her eyes, held the rose stone tightly against her heart.

I still remember Yun Zhen said that this gem is connected through thoughts.

If I think of Yun Zhen wholeheartedly and call Yun Zhen, maybe I can really connect with Yun Zhen's thoughts.

With such an optimistic thought, Ji Anni kept repeating in her heart: "Yun Zhen Yun Zhen, I am Anni, I am Anni. Anni is calling Yun Zhen, please answer if you hear me, please answer if you hear me..."

I kept repeating it in my mind for more than ten times, but still didn't get any response.

Ji Anni opened her eyes dejectedly, silently laughing at her own naivety in her heart.

Oh, how can it be so easy to connect... This is not a fantasy novel...

However, at this moment, Yun Zhen's familiar voice suddenly sounded above her head: "Madam, Madam..."

Although the sound was very soft, it was very clear. Ji Anni jumped out of the bed and looked up at the direction where the sound came from.

There was only a grayish-white ceiling right above, and Yun Zhen was not a spider spirit, so it was impossible for her to appear on the ceiling.

Could it be that... this was the sound that was transmitted directly to my mind through the gemstone? Was it really connected?

"Shui Congfei, did you hear any sound?" Ji Anni hoped it was not an illusion.

Shui Furong shook her head in confusion, followed Ji Anni's gaze, and looked up, but saw nothing. He asked in confusion and worry, "Zhao Congfei, what did you hear? Could it be... you were possessed again?"

Ji Anni had been possessed by evil spirits twice in front of Shui Furong, and Shui Furong was worried that she would be possessed for the third time.

"Empress... I am Yun Zhen..." At this time Yun Zhen's voice sounded again.

It was clearer than the first time, and Ji Anni concluded that it was not her hallucination. She once again tightly grasped the gemstone in her palm and shouted loudly: "Yun Zhen, Yun Zhen, is it really you?"

"Concubine Zhao Congfei, why are you calling the Imperial Master to a stone?" Shui Furong increasingly suspected that Ji Anni was possessed by evil spirits. She turned her head and looked around to see if there was anything at hand that could be used as a weapon for self-defense.

At this time, Ji Anni could no longer hear Shui Furong's words. Only Yun Zhen's voice could be heard in her ears. She said with emotion: "Yun Zhen, that's great. I didn't expect that I could really call you. Am I the only one who can hear your voice?"

"Do you want more people to hear it?" Yun Zhen asked softly. The subtext of this question seemed to indicate that as long as Ji Anni wanted more people to hear it, there would be a way to make more people hear it.

Since I can connect with Yun Zhen, I must take the opportunity to ask about the curse. Shui Furong is more concerned about the origin of the curse than Ji Anni, so it should be more convenient to let Yun Zhen answer Shui Furong's questions directly.

Thinking of this, Ji Anni said, "Yun Zhen, can you let Shui Congfei hear your voice too? He has some questions for you."

"What? What?" Shui Furong was stunned. From the beginning till now, he had only heard Ji Anni talking to herself. Now his name appeared in Ji Anni's monologue, which made him a little nervous.

At this moment, a gentle and humble voice came from Ji Anni: "Yes, sir."