Upon hearing that Daji had taken to her sickbed, King Zhou was immediately frantic with worry. His heart burned with anxiety, and he could no longer be bothered with state affairs. He strode straight toward Shouxian Palace.
The moment he entered the bedchamber, he saw the once charming and enchanting Daji lying weakly upon the bed, her face pale as paper and her breath faint, looking utterly haggard and critically ill.
King Zhou's heart ached at once. He hurried forward, took Daji's icy hand, and repeatedly tried to comfort her.
A moment later, King Zhou abruptly rose to his feet and sternly ordered that every renowned physician in Zhaoge City be summoned at once, along with every alchemist and Immortal Official cultivating within the city.
They were to spare no effort in curing Daji's illness.
Any who could treat her would be richly rewarded; any who delayed her treatment would be severely punished without exception.
For a time, all of Zhaoge was thrown into chaos by Daji's "strange illness," alarming both civil and military officials.
All of this fell into the eyes of Chancellor Bi Gan and Martial King Huang Feihu.
The two stood outside Shouxian Palace, watching the turmoil within. They exchanged a glance and saw solemn understanding in each other's eyes.
This was no ordinary illness!
It was clearly the fox demon Daji's deliberate doing. She was plotting some vicious scheme again, intending to throw the court into disorder and frame the loyal and upright!
As Yin Shang's chancellor, Bi Gan was utterly loyal and had long hated Daji to the bone for corrupting the court.
Huang Feihu commanded Yin Shang's military forces. Having seen through the chaos in Zhaoge, he had already intended to retreat into the background, secretly preserve his family's foundation, and comply with King