Chen Cuo's expression shifted. In two utterly different scenes, he sensed the majestic Buddha Light and a bewitching Demonic Aura!
The Buddha Light was towering and austere.
The Demonic Aura was soft and alluring.
Both left Chen Cuo startled. Then the image of the white-robed bodhisattva and the shadow of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox vanished, revealing a plainly dressed woman and a beautiful woman. The plainly dressed woman knelt inside a room, eyes closed in prayer; the beautiful woman reclined on a couch, stroking her slightly swollen belly.
"What is this?"
An uncanny connection stirred in the unseen, making Chen Cuo's heart skip a beat. Before he could investigate, the scene shattered. In its place came chaos: commoners wailed, soldiers roared, and warhorses screamed. It was another battlefield!
But Chen Cuo's thoughts remained largely on what he had just seen.
"Ever since I stepped into the Sundial, everything I've seen and sensed has happened in the past. That means the Buddhist bodhisattva and Great Demon I just saw both existed at that time, and each had someone to act through."
The two women's faces flashed through his mind, and Chen Cuo's expression grew grave.
"These two must be Shen Wuhua and Zhang Lihua, the women Chen Shubao mentioned! Each has had her own encounter—no, each has her own background. One is connected to the Buddhist School, while the other may be a Great Demon in human form! I need to investigate them both..."
Suddenly, his expression changed again, deepening into puzzlement.
"But with backgrounds like those, why did they marry Chen Shubao and become his empresses in the original course of history? Chen Shubao was the ruler of a fallen kingdom. His Fortune had faded early, and he was vicious and narrow-minded. How could he possibly keep either of them