Cang Yinyue's Plan

As the words fell, Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu descended from the sky and landed in the corridor.

He glanced at Li Musheng, then turned his gaze to the young man in scholar's robes and examined him closely.

Seeing this, Li Musheng said nothing and could only temporarily abandon his plans to conduct an experiment.

Of course, the Life-Death Seal martial art had only just taken shape, so there was probably little point in testing it.

When the young eunuch Little Anzi saw Sun Changyu arrive, he hurriedly bowed.

However, Sun Changyu ignored him. As he continued studying the young scholar, he said:

"The Demonic Heart Seed is a supreme demonic art of the Six Desires Demon Sect. This art cultivates a demonic heart within oneself, using the desires of sight, sound, fragrance, taste, touch, and thought to stir the desires of others and plant Demonic Heart Seeds within their bodies."

"Those implanted with Demonic Heart Seeds are generally called Seed Vessels. Such people are ordinarily no different from normal people. Only when they are controlled do they use the power of the demonic heart to devour vital energy and true qi."

"Furthermore, after planting a Demonic Heart Seed, the demon can not only use it to control the 'Seed Vessel,' but can also devour the other party's cultivation once the Seed Vessel's demonic heart matures, thereby strengthening their own demonic power."

Hearing this, Little Anzi stared at the young scholar for a while before asking softly:

"So, he had a demonic heart planted in him and was then controlled by someone, which was why he went so mad?"

Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu nodded.

"That was probably the case. But he should not have been directly controlled. The demonic heart in his body had not been planted long enough and could only be guided. That demon should be somewhere near Aurora Pavilion."

As he spoke, Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu's gaze darkened. He lightly clapped his hands, and in the next instant, several eunuchs descended from the tiled eaves, kneeling behind him.

"Immediately send men to search everything within a hundred zhang of Aurora Pavilion. The moment anyone suspicious is found, arrest them at once!"

At his command, the several eunuchs behind him acknowledged in unison. With a stamp of their feet, they soared up from the corridor again and swiftly vanished.

"Interesting. These eunuchs really don't like taking the beaten path!"

Li Musheng shook his head as he watched this group of martial arts experts flying about.

Every last one of them loved showing off.

Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu glanced at Li Musheng. Seemingly catching the mockery in his words, his eyelid twitched.

Still, he said nothing. His gaze fell upon the young scholar, who had already gone completely insane.

"This man is still useful. We must stop him, or his mind and strength will soon be exhausted, and he will collapse and die."

As Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu spoke, a wisp of Yin Sunflower True Qi curled around his finger. His hand left a trail of afterimages as he tapped several points across the young scholar's body, seemingly intending to undo his acupoints.

Yet to his utter shock, his true qi tried to open the acupoints within the man's body, only to be blocked by a strand of qi. No matter what he did, he could not shake that strand of qi in the slightest.

His brow furrowed deeply. He tried several more times, but it remained completely useless.

Little Anzi beside him revealed a puzzled expression.

He remembered that Li Musheng had struck in an instant just now. The acupoint-sealing technique should not have been complicated, yet judging by Eunuch Sun's current reaction, it seemed incredibly intricate and troublesome. Sweat was even visibly beading on his forehead in anxiety.

At that moment, Li Musheng glanced at Sun Changyu and said:

"Enough, stop trying. How did the matter I mentioned earlier turn out?"

Hearing this, Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu seemed to remember that he still had serious business to attend to. His heart jolted.

He quickly turned to Li Musheng, his expression becoming solemn as he said seriously:

"The Queen agreed to your proposal and ordered this servant to take you to the Heavenly Brocade Guard Headquarters. The Commander and Eunuch Shen, Chief of the Divine Palace Directorate, will personally verify your identity."

Li Musheng lightly nodded.

"Then what are we waiting for? Time waits for no one. Let's leave now."

With that, he signaled for Sun Changyu to lead the way.

Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu gave a slight nod, but after hesitating for a moment, he pointed at the young scholar and said:

"May I ask what kind of acupoint-sealing technique Young Master used? Please first undo this man's acupoints. If the Heavenly Brocade Guard fails to find that demon, we may still be able to uncover clues about them from this man."

Yet just as his words fell, Little Anzi asked in great confusion:

"Eunuch Sun, didn't you already undo his acupoints just now?"

Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu frowned upon hearing this and was about to rebuke him.

But out of the corner of his eye, he discovered that the young scholar's acupoints had indeed been undone.

It was merely because the man had gone utterly mad that he was now foaming at the mouth and convulsing without cease.

"When did this servant undo his acupoints? Why doesn't this servant remember it?"

Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu's face was full of astonishment, while Little Anzi hurriedly replied:

"Eunuch, when Young Master Li was speaking just now, you had already undone this man's acupoints. I saw it with my own eyes."

"Is that so?"

Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu drew out a long hiss, but he still seemed to have no recollection of it. He only remembered that he had been completely unable to break through that strand of qi...

At that moment, Li Musheng asked from beside him:

"Can we go now?"

Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu came back to himself. He suddenly gave Li Musheng a deep look, then nodded.

"Please follow this servant, Young Master Li."

After saying that, he had Little Anzi call someone to deal with the young scholar. He then led Li Musheng away from Aurora Pavilion and boarded a carriage guarded by armored soldiers, heading for the Heavenly Brocade Guard Headquarters.

Great Li, Imperial Secret Police Headquarters.

After Cang Yinyue reported everything regarding Green Mountain Tower, the remnants of Great Qi, to Divine Catcher Guan Tianqian,

Guan Tianqian classified the matter as an Imperial Secret Police secret. To prevent any leaks, he would personally arrange for men to investigate everything concerning Green Mountain Tower as quickly as possible.

Naturally, at Cang Yinyue's own request, she was also permitted to participate in the matter.

However, before that, Cang Yinyue had another important matter to attend to.

After leaving the Divine Catcher Pavilion, Cang Yinyue made a round through the Imperial Secret Police, sensing gazes and hushed discussions coming from every direction.

Without changing expression, she confirmed that all her merits had been entered into the records, then left the Imperial Secret Police Headquarters directly.

Not long after she left the Imperial Secret Police, an old woman silently appeared and blocked her path.

"Second Miss, after the Marquis heard that you publicly defied the marriage arrangement he made for you at the Imperial Secret Police, he was greatly angered. He has specially ordered me to bring you back to the mansion."

As the old woman spoke, she did not care whether Cang Yinyue agreed or not. With a raised hand and a grasp, wisps of dark, icy true qi bound her.

She seized Cang Yinyue in the street and slipped into a carriage by the roadside. Before long, the driver urged the carriage into a gallop toward Marquis Cangyuan Mansion.

About half an hour later, the carriage stopped before Marquis Cangyuan Mansion. The old woman once again carried Cang Yinyue like a chick and headed into the heavily guarded Marquis Mansion.

Cang Yinyue's eyes were cold as she stared at the old woman. She would repay today's humiliation in the future.

Yet from beginning to end, she did not utter a word. Instead, anticipation appeared on her face.

She had not returned to Marquis Cangyuan Mansion for two years. This time, she had come back for the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind Finger.