Chapter Seventy

  The Demon King Qi Ye was still silent, but the Empress Dowager already knew he had arrived at the Moonlight Palace. A hint of puzzlement flashed across the Demon King's heart, but his face showed no signs of it.

  "Mother, it's just a child; also, there's no chance for Teacher and Little Qian."

  "Your Majesty, may I enter and pay my respects?" Mo Jun asked respectfully, facing the Moon Empress in the Moon Palace.

  "Junior Mirror Mo Yuanyuan (Nie Xiaoqian) pays respects to the Empress Dowager!" Mo Yuanyuan and Nie Xiaoqian said in unison.

  "You don't have to worry about this old lady Ben Tai Hou either." The voice of Yin Yue Tai Hou came out from the Moon Flower Hall, calm and flat, with little ups and downs: "All of you go back! Ben Tai Hou likes quietness, in the future, unless there's something important, don't come to disturb me at the Moon Flower Hall again."

  Is it just going to end like this?

  Mo Jun Qi Ye was stunned, even though he had already known in his heart that he was not favored by Empress Yin Yue; Mo Jun Qi Ye still felt uncomfortable after hearing Empress Yin Yue's words.

  Jing Wuyuan's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, although the entire Yin Yue Imperial Court knew that Mo Jun Qi Ye and Yin Yue Empress Dowager had a not-so-harmonious mother-son relationship. However, Jing Wuyuan still did not expect that their relationship would be so cold to this extent.

  This Empress Dowager is the mother of the Emperor, how can she not care about her own son? Suddenly, Jing Yu's heart was filled with doubts, was there something else going on that he didn't know about?

  It would be best to find an opportunity to secretly investigate this matter privately, and see what's really going on. Empress Yin Yue probably didn't even dream that her attitude towards Mo Jun Ye Qie was too cold; it actually raised suspicions in Jing Wu Yuan's heart, and this is probably something that even Empress Yin Yue herself didn't anticipate.

  Nie Xiaoqian didn't think too much, relying on the fact that Empress Yin Yue had always been more affectionate towards her; therefore, she couldn't help but say indignantly: "Empress Dowager, you're really being too much! How can you say that Seventh Brother is also your son, yet you can bear to treat Seventh Brother like this?"

  "Xiao Qian, shut up; don't say another word." Mo Jun Qi Ye's face was as gloomy as Bao Qing Tian's, he couldn't help but furrow his brow and scold Nie Xiao Qian: "If the Empress Dowager doesn't want to see us, then so be it; how can you, a young girl, be so rude to the Empress Dowager? Quickly apologize to her."

  Mo Jun Qi Ye was deeply moved by Nie Xiaoqian's righteous words, but at the same time, he was also worried that Nie Xiaoqian would offend Yin Yue Tai Hou and thus provoke her to attack Nie Xiaoqian before Yin Yue Tai Hou could.

  Nie Xiaoqian didn't take Mo Qiujiu's scolding to heart, instead she retorted back at him, "Brother Qiuyue, how can you say such things? What do you mean by 'if I don't want to see someone then I won't'? Is there a mother in this world who doesn't want to see her own son? Unless that person is not really her son."

  Nie Xiaoqian didn't know that her casual remark had actually hit the nail on the head, revealing the truth of the matter; Cough cough... Of course! At this moment, Nie Xiaoqian herself didn't realize that she had already revealed the truth.

  Mo Jun was stunned for seven nights, yes! Even Nie Xiaoqian would say that in this world there won't be a mother who doesn't want to see her own son. Why can even a small fox spirit understand the truth, but his own mother doesn't?

  "Could it be that I'm not the biological son of Queen Yin Yue?" A ridiculous thought flashed through Mo Jun Ye's mind, but he quickly dismissed it; "No... how can I doubt that I'm not Mother's biological child? Mother is just too heartbroken over Father's passing, so she's been immersed in grief and hasn't had time to care about anything else; yes... it must be that reason."

  Mo Jun said with a resolute face, but it was unclear whether he wanted to convince himself or others.

  "What? Seventh Night, are you trying to force your own mother?" Facing Nie Xiaoqian and Mojun Seventh Night's argument just now, Yin Yue Empress seemed to be ignoring it; her voice still came out from the Moon Flower Hall as usual, neither hot nor cold.

  However, if you pay close attention, you can detect that behind the seemingly calm and peaceful appearance of Empress Yin Yue, there is a hint of anger hidden; it turns out that Empress Yin Yue is not a person without emotions, she just hides them well usually.

  "Son, don't dare!" Empress Yin Yue's words were a bit heart-piercing, and Mo Jun Qi's face suddenly changed; originally, his face was trending towards Bao Qingtian's righteous path, but now it had taken on Cao Cao's hypocritical route.

  "With a thud", Mo Jun knelt down on the spot: "Empress Dowager, please don't get angry, Xia Qian said this just to have something to say; I'll take Xia Qian and leave the Moon Flower Palace immediately!"

  The matter of the Phantom Pool has come to nothing, Mo Jun Qi didn't even have a chance to speak; he stood up with a gloomy face and took Nie Xiaoqian and Jing Wuyuan away from the Moon Flower Hall.

  "Seventh Brother, don't be angry with Little Qian."

  All the way, Mo Jun Qi didn't say a word, his face looked terrible; Nie Xiaoqian reached out and tugged at Mo Jun Qi's sleeve, saying softly: "Xiao Qian didn't intentionally try to annoy Empress Dowager."

  "Xiao Qian, Seventh Brother wants some quiet time alone; you go back to the Demon Palace with Wu Yuan first, okay?"

  Mo Jun Qi Ye made a great effort to suppress the anger in his heart, he knew that this matter really couldn't be blamed entirely on Nie Xiao Qian; but as soon as he thought about not being able to enter the Huan Bo Pool, Mo Jun Qi Ye's heart became somewhat restless and turbulent.

  "But..."

  Nie Xiaoqian opened her mouth, wanting to say something else. However, she was interrupted by Jing Wuyuan: "Xiaoqian, just listen to Sheng Jun's words and follow Teacher Wuyuan back to the Demon Palace first; Sheng Jun is in a bad mood, let's leave him alone for a while!"

  "Alright then!"

  Just as Jing Wuxin and Nie Xiaoqian had walked for less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, they heard a loud, frantic cry of "Ah... Ah... Ah..." coming from deep within the Demon Forest. Accompanying this was a deafening crash that shook the entire forest.

  Jing Wuyuan and Nie Xiaoqian turned back together, just in time to see a sword aura disappear into the sky.

  "Unlucky teacher, this is..." Nie Xiaoqian asked Jing Wuyuan in surprise.

  Jing said faintly: "Xiao Qian, isn't the answer already in your heart? It's just as you've been guessing."

  Nie Xiaoqian felt a bit indignant on behalf of Mo Jun, and she said angrily: "Teacher Wu Yan, Seventh Brother must be feeling very sad right now; Empress Dowager is really too much, how can she be so cruel to Seventh Brother? Don't forget that Seventh Brother is her own son! Where in the world would a mother treat her own child with such cruelty?"

  Jing Wuyuan's heart skipped a beat as he heard Nie Xiaoqian complain for the second time; perhaps... something flashed in Jing Wuyuan's mind, but it was too fast and he couldn't catch it.

  "Let's go! Xia Qian, this matter is a private affair between the Holy Lord and Empress Dowager; from now on, you must not gossip about it." Jing Wu Yan instructed with some headache in front of the naive Nie Xiaoqian.

  "I understand, Master Wu Yuan!" In the entire Demon Palace, apart from the Demon King Qi Ye's words, only Mirror Wu Yuan's words could still be heard by Nie Xiaoqian.

  In the past two years, everyone in the Wang family has known that their eldest daughter has changed completely; originally, the eldest daughter Wang Xifeng was illiterate and didn't know how to play chess, read books or paint; she was also extremely unskilled with a needle.

  In just two years, Wang Xifeng transformed from being illiterate to writing beautiful cursive script, and her skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting became effortless.

  As for this embroidery, according to the senior maid who has been serving at Wang's house and said that the eldest young lady's embroidered hundred flowers can attract butterflies; what do you think of this embroidery, is it good or not?

  If it weren't for the fact that everyone in the Wang family had witnessed it with their own eyes, they would have really suspected that their own daughter had been switched.

  Hehe... no swap!

  It's just that the core inside has been replaced, and this Wang Xifeng is still the shell of Wang Xifeng; but living in it is a nine-tailed fox spirit who has cultivated into a blue spirit.

  Qingling was also depressed, thinking of her magnificent nine-tailed fox spirit; not only was she stunningly beautiful, but also exceptionally skilled in all things, from playing the zither and chess to painting and poetry.

  Moreover, Wang Xifeng's appearance is also not bad, but compared to her own looks; there is still a very obvious gap.

  In these two years, Qingling has finally experienced what it means to be a human being.

  Alas... stuck in this grand mansion all day, when can I go find the one who hurt me and avenge myself against that stinky Taoist priest who caused me to end up like this.

  Qīng Líng was extremely resentful of Jīn Guāng, thinking that if it weren't for being injured by Jīn Guāng's Ben Mìng Huáng, she wouldn't be trapped in the body of an ordinary person. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, her teeth itching with rage... Uh... from now on, she couldn't call herself Qīng Líng anymore; after all, she was now Wáng Xǐ Fēng, the eldest daughter of the powerful Wáng family!

  Qingling... no, it should be Wang Xifeng; she secretly warned herself that she didn't want to lose everything because of a small mistake.

  "Good news, girl!"

  Ping'er, Wang Xifeng's personal maid, rushed in hastily and from a distance off, she began to congratulate her: "Congratulations, young lady! Felicitations, young lady!"

  "Ping'er, I've taught you the rules before; look at how flustered you are. What's going on that's got you so excited? Where is this joy coming from?" Wang Xifeng said with a slight frown and a hint of displeasure on her powdered face.

  In Wang Xifeng's opinion, the greatest joy would be for her to transform back into the nine-tailed fox Qingling; unfortunately... this lifetime is probably just a pipe dream.

  Ping'er was rebuked by Wang Xifeng, and she couldn't help but collect the smile on her face; facing Wang Xifeng, she made a polite bow and said: "In response to Miss's words, the second master of Beijing has sent a letter; saying that he has arranged a good marriage for you, and sent the steward to come and take you to Beijing."