The real Empress Dowager Chai Qiuci, like the Prince, had a pair of red eyes and could see things that ordinary people could not understand.
For example, Xu Zhiqiong possesses a mouse. This method is almost impossible for cultivators below the third level to see through, but the prince can see through it. With just one glance, he can tell that the mouse is Xu Zhiqiong.
When Xu Zhiqiong entered the palace for the first time, he could still clearly see Xu Zhiqiong's intentions. He knew that Xu Zhiqiong was here to save him, which even a second-grade star official might not be able to achieve.
Xu Zhiqiong has always wanted to know which sect's skill this is, but Queen Mother He said she didn't know either:
"Chai Qiuci came to my palace that day and said she wanted to chat with me for a few words. I took care of myself and served her. Unexpectedly, she saw my cultivation and Taoism.
She did not inform the emperor about this, but secretly contacted Shengwei Elder Liang Jixiong. You should know who Liang Jixiong is. He will never tolerate me.
Fortunately, the official's family had taken precautions and sent someone to secretly monitor Canglong Palace. After learning the news, he deceived Chai Qiuci into Anshu Palace. I used the sixth-grade pretentious skills to transform into her appearance and replace her as the queen.
, and imprisoned her in Anshu Palace."
Sixth level skills, pretentious?
"You can change your appearance with your pretentious skills?"
Queen He said: "Didn't Taibu tell you? He has adopted He Fang for so many years, so he should know my techniques well.
The pretentious skill that can change the appearance is not a trick of Yin Yang and Mohism, it is a real change, and there is no flaw at all from the appearance alone."
This made Xu Zhiqiong unable to understand.
It was precisely because he had heard Taibu's description that Xu Zhiqiong could not understand it.
Liang Xiaoen also practiced the Tao of Chaos and Impermanence. Taibu said that he only had an eighth-grade cultivation level, but he also had the means to change his appearance.
"Only when you reach the sixth level can you practice sixth-level skills. This should be correct, right?"
The Queen Mother was surprised: "No need to ask, which Taoist sect does not have this rule?"
This is not the rule in your Taoist sect!
Liang Xiaoen only has an eighth-level cultivation level, why can he use sixth-level skills?
Xu Zhiqiong stared at Queen He for a long time.
This is so unreasonable. Either you lied, or Liang Xiaoen has other tricks.
Xu Zhiqiong did not rush to ask questions and continued to listen to the Queen Mother's story.
The Queen Mother continued: "Afterwards, the senior officials released news that Concubine An Shu was crazy and ordered no one to approach An Shuyuan.
I moved into the Kunning Palace as a queen, but I found that Liang Yuyang's eyes were as special as Empress Chai's. I wanted to get rid of him, but both the Canglong Palace and the Yin and Yang Division sent people to secretly protect the prince, and the senior officials didn't want to
The conflict with Canglong Palace will be put aside for the time being.
Nearly a year later, I was promoted to the fifth level and learned the technique of Mixing Light. I used the Mixing Light Impermanent Array to turn more than 500 palace residents of Kunning Palace and Anshu Palace into blood trees and planted them in the palace.
In An Shuyuan, this is the first blood tree I planted with my own hands."
Xu Zhiqiong blinked his eyes and said, "What's the explanation for the skill of mixing light?"
Empress Dowager He said: "This technique is also known to Tai Bu. It is the highest technique that a chaos cultivator can practice in the mortal world.
This technique can reverse the fundamentals of life and turn people into vegetation."
Although she knew that there were mechanisms in the Bao Ci Palace and that the Queen Mother could not use the qi machine, Xu Zhiqiong couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine when he heard this technique.
"How do you use this technique? Can you turn people into vegetation with just a few words and deeds?"
Empress Dowager He smiled bitterly and said: "If I had that ability, would I still fall into your hands? My cultivation is not enough and I cannot use the mixed light technique at will. I must arrange the magic circle in advance and then integrate the technique into the magic circle.
At first, even the magic circle was incomplete and could not transform living people. The high official family first asked people to kill the queen and others. It took me a whole day to turn them into blood trees. The blood trees planted could not grow and had to be transformed into blood trees.
We can only survive by relying on the Suzaku cultivator's art of regenerating all things."
Xu Zhiqiong thought of the workers in Ponuyuan. They were smashed into flesh and turned into blood trees. This shows that at that time, Queen Mother He still did not have the ability to turn living people into blood trees.
And at that time, Xu Zhiqiong did meet the Suzaku cultivator.
"When did you learn the technique of turning living people into blood trees?"
The Queen Mother said: "You killed Liang Yuyang in the Canglong Palace. The official family was implicated and lost their cultivation. Since then, he has continued to ask me to plant blood trees, and my skills have continued to improve. By the time I reached the official family
When I sent you to wait for the southern expedition, I was able to plant blood trees directly with living people, and the blood trees that were planted came to life immediately without the help of Suzaku cultivators."
Liangfen Garden Blood Sacrifice.
At that time, Queen Mother He was already able to plant blood trees with living people, and the entire clan was planted by her.
But Xu Zhiqiong still has one thing that puzzles him: "You have a fifth-grade cultivation level to be able to use the Chaos Primordial Array, but why was your formation cracked by He Fang? He Fang only has a seventh-grade cultivation level."
"The Dao of Chaos is so confusing," the Queen Mother lamented, "He Fang did not use the fifth-grade magic circle, she used the ninth-grade confusion magic circle.
Who would have thought that the ninth-grade magic circle of the same sect could break the fifth-grade magic circle? But the confusion magic circle can disrupt the energy and break the chaotic light magic circle.
He Fang is my flesh and blood, even if I feel sorry for her, I never thought that she would turn around and harm me."
Xu Zhiqiong sneered, his laughter full of contempt.
When you abandoned He Fang, why didn't you say that we are deeply in love with each other?
According to He Shuiling's rhetoric, all the problems lie with Emperor Zhaoxing. She is a completely miserable tool.
Is that really the case?
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "When did the late king begin to practice Taotie and Greed?"
"I don't know this. I only know that the blood tree can improve his cultivation."
"Are you familiar with Sui Zhi?"
Queen He said: "I only know that he has been helping the officials' families practice Taotie Taoism with blood trees. Other than that, I know nothing about him."
"Where is Xiao Songting?"
"I've never heard of this guy."
"What is the relationship between the Nufu Sect and the Gu Clan?"
"I don't know anything about the Nufu Sect and the Gu clan."
Xu Zhiqiong has been observing Queen Mother He. From her expression to her tone of voice, Queen Mother He did not show any flaws.
"Are you familiar with Gongsun Wen?"
Queen Mother He shook her head: "I know that he gives lectures to the prince, and I also know that this person has real abilities and is highly valued by the officials. I don't know anything about him."
"Gongsun Wen is a member of the Nu Fu Cult. The Queen Mother should know this, right?"
"How many times do you have to ask me about this matter?" Queen Mother He said impatiently, "I don't know the origin of Gongsun Wen, nor the origin of Nufu Sect. What is their relationship, how can I possibly know?"
This woman lied!
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know anything, but I picked it clean, but I didn't know that these words had already revealed flaws.
Emperor Zhaoxing was once poisoned by Xu Zhiqiong and fell into a coma. It was impossible for him to issue any edict at that time.
At that time, He Shuiling instructed Chen Shuncai to hand over all government affairs to Gongsun Wen. Taibu had already found out about this matter.
Since you were not familiar with Gongsun Wen, why did you leave all government affairs to him?
Never say that He Shuiling can trust Gongsun Wen's ability. There are countless people who are more capable than Gongsun Wen.
Gongsun Wen did not show much ability in government affairs. Instead, he did a lot of things that caused trouble. Instead of controlling the government, he caused a lot of complaints and created favorable conditions for the prince to supervise the country.
There is a more important point. Gongsun Wen's identity is certain. He is a member of the Nufu Sect because he is the leader of the Nufu Society. The Nufu Society is the predecessor of the Nufu Sect and the senior existence of the Nufu Sect.
At first, Gongsun Wen led members of the Nufu Society to besiege Zhong Shen, but they were stopped by Liang Jixiong and Taibu. Gongsun Wen never had a chance to escape, but he escaped smoothly through the Chaos Array.
The person who used the Chaos Array must be the queen at that time, He Shuiling.
He Shuiling was involved in the actions of the Nufu Society. How could she have nothing to do with the Nufu Society?
Xu Zhiqiong saw through Queen Mother He's lies, but did not expose them immediately.
After all, she told a few truths, and if we dealt with her for a few more days, we could get out more useful information.
"Queen Mother, I will bring some candied fruit to see you in a few days so that you can have a good rest."
He Shuiling was relieved and was about to send Xu Zhiqiong out when Xu Zhiqiong suddenly turned around and asked: "The Queen Mother said before that when planting the blood tree, a Suzaku cultivator is needed to help. Where is that Suzaku cultivator now?"
He Shuiling shook his head and said: "I don't know who that person is, nor where he is now. I just know that when the blood tree was planted before, that person must have taken action."
I really still don’t know.
"I once asked that there is a fourth-grade Suzaku in the palace named Shan Yan. Who is this person?"
Xu Zhiqiong knew Shan Yan's origins, so he deliberately tested Queen Mother He.
Queen Mother He shook her head and said: "The Suzaku cultivator who helped the Daguan family plant the blood tree was a man. He had followed the Daguan family for many years.
However, Shan Yan initially followed King Huai, and then was captured and taken to the palace. After finding out her identity, it was discovered that she was a spy from Yu Xianguo, and is now imprisoned in Bao Ci Palace."
Queen Mother He still answered accurately.
"Shan Yan is still alive?"
"Perhaps he is still alive," Empress Dowager He sighed, "I can't even get out of the palace gate, and I don't know much about the things in Baoci Palace."
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Xu Zhiqiong went to the place where Shan Yan was imprisoned. Naturally, she was not treated as well as the Queen Mother. She was imprisoned in a woodshed with unkempt hair and rags. She was originally a handsome woman, but she was tortured to death.
Look.
Xu Zhiqiong took her out of the woodshed, asked her to freshen up, and asked the supervisor to change her clothes.
After washing up, Shan Yan became a little more colorful. Before Xu Zhiqiong could ask questions, she spoke first: "I've said everything I can say, and I can't say a word about what I can't. You can just torture me."
"What a bloody spirit!" Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I just want to ask you one thing. The star king of the Gu clan, Gu'e Yuanxing, has long since fallen. Emperor Yu Xian is the orthodox member of the Yu Xian Kingdom. He also has many elite soldiers and generals and financial resources.
Fu Fu, it’s been a year, why haven’t you conquered the Gu clan’s territory yet?”
Shan Yan sneered and said: "Are you mocking me, Da Yu? Isn't this matter blocked by your Xuan people?"
"how do I say this?"
"Your Nufu Sect of the Xuan Kingdom has gathered the remnants of the Gu clan to become my enemy, Da Yu. They hold your Da Xuan's weapons and eat your Da Xuan's food. Do you dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with your court?"