General, there is a demon [Rebirth]

When the servant's high-pitched voice came, Queen Wang's expression froze, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and then she restrained her expression, and took a quick look at Ting Yan, who understood what she said.

Huo Changying followed the queen out of the palace, but was stopped by Tingyan, who pointed to his bloody palm, handed him a handkerchief, pointed to the outside of the palace, and shook his head.

Huo Changying was puzzled at first, but then suddenly remembered the rule of not seeing blood in the palace, so he took the veil obediently, tied his palm, hid the palm under the big sleeve of his toga, and then followed the words and left the palace gate.

Sheng Jia came to the East Palace, and everyone in the palace respectfully greeted him.

Not long after, the emperor appeared in the East Palace surrounded by the crowd. He walked hurriedly, his brows were tightly frowned, and he seemed to have a worried expression. Obviously, he came here in a hurry when he heard the news that the prince's condition had worsened.

"How is the prince?"

The emperor helped the queen to salute, and hurriedly asked: "I rushed here when I heard the news, what's the matter?"

Queen Wang narrowed her eyes, her eyes flashed past the emperor's hand that was holding her wrist tightly, and she said, "The condition has been stabilized for the time being."

The emperor gradually let go of the Queen's hand, "I'm going to see Qian'er." Then he let go of the Queen's hand, and walked towards the house. When passing by Huo Changying, the emperor paused slightly. Then he walked towards the inner room without stopping at all.

Huo Changying was calm, and only lowered his head to stare at the bluestone bricks under his feet, until the familiar hem of the robe appeared in front of his eyes.

"don’t worry."

Xiao Duo's figure rang in his ears, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, he pinched Chang Ying's palm hidden under his sleeve, intending to comfort him, but he did not expect to touch the damp heat wrapped in a towel.

He was startled, this feeling was familiar to him, Changying must have cut his palm to draw blood to suppress the demon.

Although he has never been clear why Changying's blood can suppress the evil spirit, seeing Changying's appearance, he also seems to be confused.

Seeing it now, Xiao Duo is half distressed and half surprised, and he doesn't know how much blood Zhang Ying has bled so recklessly in the past nine years, but he is also surprised that there are... demons in Zichen Palace?

Glancing at Sheng Jia who was about to lose sight, Huo Changying's subordinates backed away, and then used the other hand to signal Xiao Duo to be at ease.

In the hall, the crown prince was in a coma. After seeing the crown prince, the emperor came out to ask the imperial physicians. All the imperial physicians were sweating down their backs, and they told the emperor about the prince's situation without changing their colors.

Huo Changying was listening on the side. It was obvious that the queen had greeted her in advance. She couldn't help but feel chills in her heart. The empress and the emperor must not be as affectionate as in the legend, and this concern for the crown prince...

He glanced carefully at the emperor who was listening to the imperial physician's nonsense and asked a few questions from time to time, and sighed in his heart, maybe the two of them really loved his son.

After inquiring about the illness carefully, the emperor guessed that he still had to be busy with political affairs, so he left in a hurry.

Before leaving, the emperor gave Huo Changying a deep look, and only said that Xiao Duo did not have to follow and was on duty at the court tonight.

The busy Emperor was like a gust of wind, and the East Palace soon became quiet again. The Queen and Queen were still guarding her son's couch, with faint sorrow and fatigue in her eyes.

"Let's go, Bengong is here to accompany Gan'er."

She waved her hand and signaled them to go out.

"... how painful it must be without my mother when I'm sick."

Queen Wang's voice was choked with sobs, and seemed to be filled with imperceptible remorse, as light as a whisper, fluttering into the ears of several people.

Huo Changying was saluting and leaving, when he heard the words, he looked up in astonishment, only to find that the queen and queen didn't seem to speak, the voice seemed to be sighing, wafting in the bitter smell of herbs in the Hall of Yihe.

It was dark early in the winter night, and when the two of them left the East Palace, it was already dark.

The alley connecting the East Palace and Zichen Palace is long and narrow, the palace walls on both sides are towering, and the blue bricks and stones are wet after the snow. The two bid farewell to the maid who saw them off, and walked slowly on the palace road.

"Follow Queen Wang to the East Palace today,"

Huo Changying said, with some confusion and solemnity in his eyes, "The prince's illness is not his fault, but..." He looked up at the sky in the alley, frowned and sighed: "The prince has been bewitched."

Back then when he left Yong'an and traveled south with his master, when the Gu poison broke out, it hurt so much that he wished he could split his head.

What he didn't tell the queen was that the difference between the monster poison and the ordinary poison is that the young poison planted in the body will continue to suck the soul of the host, and finally the person who is planted with the demon poison will only be left with the human body. The skin bag, but the inside is completely occupied by the monster.

The night wind was cold, Huo Changying raised his head and took a deep breath. These many mysteries were piled one on top of the other, like knots that could never be untied.

Xiao Duo stood beside Huo Changying, he looked at Changying at this time, there seemed to be stars falling into the youth's bright peach eyes, reflecting the majestic and steep eaves of Zichen Palace, dark and dense.

The north wind blew and entangled the robes of the two of them, and they separated after a while, but there was a sense of nostalgia, so they seemed to be separated.

Xiao Duo clenched and loosened his fists, he wanted to hold the Changying in his arms, but because he was in the palace, he finally just held the slightly thin shoulders of the Changying, "Don't be afraid, I will accompany you."

With Xiao Duo's movements drawing closer, the corners of their clothes became entangled again.

The man's palm on his shoulder was warm, Huo Changying was slightly surprised, and when he turned his head, he happened to meet Xiao Duo's gentle and firm gaze.

Yes, he has Xiao Duo.

This man who would never abandon him no matter what.

Thinking of this, Huo Changying suddenly bent his eyes, smiled brightly at the man, and raised the corners of his lips, "I'm so scared, monsters can't beat me!"

Xiao Duo: "..." The hand on Huo Changying's shoulder froze.

From time to time, palace servants passing by with a tray saw the two of them from a distance, but when they got closer, they realized that it was the rumored General Xiao and his unmarried daughter-in-law who suddenly appeared. Curiosity filled their hearts. The people had an intimate posture, blushed one after another, stood on top of the tray, and walked away quickly after saluting.

Xiao Duo responded with a cold face, but he caught sight of the curious and envious eyes from the palace people walking away under the tray occasionally, his forehead twitched suddenly.

Huo Changying looked amused at Xiao Duo's appearance, and asked: "Today, His Majesty announced you into the palace, is there any errand for you?"

Mentioning this matter, Xiao Duo felt another headache, "Do you still remember the story we heard in the teahouse today?"

Huo Changying nodded, Xiao Duo continued: "It's not fake, or in other words, it's not all folklore."

"Although no one in the palace has disappeared in the past few days, there are indeed crying sounds from the Penglai Island. It is sad and gloomy, and it only makes people feel cold."

Huo Changying frowned, "Could it be someone pretending to be a ghost?"

Xiao Duo shook his head, breathed out, "The emperor also said that he heard it, and sent people to search the island, and he didn't want it to be inhabited, and..."

He paused, glanced at Huo Changying and said, "Your Majesty asked you to stay too."

Huo Changying was stunned, but after a second thought, he realized that the peace talisman he sent out earlier made the people of Yong'an quite trust him, so they entered the palace after rumors that it was not complete. Besides, it was heard that His Majesty had invited Master Jingxin to enter the palace, but nothing happened. Of……

He thought of the old monk who smiled kindly, but dared to bargain with the emperor without any loss, and suddenly his forehead twitched.

I'm afraid it's not that Master Jingxin can't do anything about it, so in order not to offend the emperor, he told him euphemistically that he has this ability, right?

The two talked while walking, and they arrived in the imperial garden of Zichen Palace not long after.

At night, under the blue moonlight, the Taiye Pool glows with icy light, and the fog rises from Penglai Island above it, making it difficult to see clearly.

The reflection of the water pavilion falls clearly on the water.

Huo Changying looked along the side of the pool, and found that there was no evil spirit, maybe the monster was hiding at the bottom of the water, the water surface cut off the evil spirit, he was about to turn around to talk to Xiao Duo, when he felt his waist tighten.

However, Xiao Duo picked up Huo Changying, jumped up, and jumped directly onto the roof of the water pavilion after a few relays.

Huo Changying: "..." Why did he feel familiar.

The moonlight was like water, shining on the glazed tiles, with a panoramic view of Taiye Pond and Penglai Island. At this time, the moon was in the middle of the sky, and Yong'an City had already fallen into sleep, and even Zichen Palace was silent.

Xiao Duo took him into his arms, wrapped the baby tightly with his cloak, and said, "You can see clearly from here."

With just a glance down, there was sparkling lake water under his feet, Huo Changying's calf began to soften involuntarily, he twitched the corners of his mouth, and then leaned into Xiao Duo's arms without any hesitation, instead letting An Ruo take advantage of it Xiao Duo stiffened his body.

A soft and round part of Changying is sitting on his lap, slowly rubbing against his indescribable place separated by several layers of fabric. Thinking of this, Xiao Duo, who has always been stable, can't help but feel a little absent-minded.

But Huo Changying, who didn't know that he was rubbing fire, was still writhing, watching the scene in the imperial garden.

Xiao Duo, who couldn't bear it any longer, held Chang Ying's waist, "You," before he finished speaking, he felt a cool finger on his lips.

"Shh-"

Huo Changying interrupted Xiao Duo, his eyes stopped on the still calm pool water, his face was serious: "A Duo, there is a monster!"

Xiao Duo heard his serious tone, and immediately became serious.

The two stared at the water surface with bated breath, only the sound of the two's staggered breathing was carried by the north wind in the air.

"Grumble-"

A series of subtle bubbling sounds from the bottom of the pool were sent to the ears of the two people on the roof along with the sound of the wind. Huo Changying and Xiao Duo looked at each other and understood the meaning in each other's eyes.

That monster is coming!

A moment later, there was a faint sound of beating watch in Yong'an City, which was exactly the third watch in the middle of the night.

With the sound of the last clapper falling, layers of waves suddenly rose in the center of Taiye Pool, and gradually a huge vortex rolled up in the center of the water surface, and the tiny gurgling sound became louder and louder.

The north wind has a strong force and icy moisture, blowing people's clothes flying.

And there seemed to be two strong air currents colliding and rubbing violently in the Taiye Pool, and the sharp and ear-piercing howling sound rushed straight into the sky with the momentum of breaking bamboo!

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Emperor (angry): To take my salary, to openly show affection during office hours!