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"You lunatic, you can kill me, but you can't harm the emperor!" Xi Yue couldn't care about the pain in her body as she shouted at Yingyue.

"Oh? The more you care, the more excited I get when I destroy it. " Yingyue raised her eyebrows, her pretty face had a faint smile dancing on it. Her usual pure and cute appearance had already gone to the east.

"You madman, madman!" Xiyue bared her fangs and brandished her claws as she rushed towards Yingyue. However, her arms and legs were tied up and she was unable to move. She could only shake the wooden stake behind her with a jingling sound.

"Ha ha-ha ha ~" Ying Yue laughed and turned around to the guard beside her, "Serve her well. If you don't serve her well, then you will lose your life!" she said fiercely.

"Yes, this subordinate understands!" The two guards cupped their hands as they spoke, and the entire cellar was once again filled with the sounds of whipping and muffled cries.

At this moment, within the inner hall of the palace.

Qiao Qiao had already waited for an entire day, but there was still no news of Xiyue. She held the jade pendant that Xiyue had given to Qingwu before she left. Since this jade pendant was related to the technique, she had to ask her master.

She slowly got up and picked up the jade Xiao that was given to her by the technique. She placed it on her lips and blew on it slowly. A melodious melodious sound pierced through the borders of the palace.

"Your majesty came to find this sovereign late at night. I wonder what business you have?"

The speed of the [Meteor Mantra] was extremely fast. In the time it takes to burn an incense stick, his voice could be heard spiralling down from the roof of the palace.

"Summoning the palace master to come late at night is naturally an important matter, you and I will not speak in secret, and I will not beat around the bush. I only want to know, when I exchanged the Luo House jade pendant with the palace master's head, does the palace master still remember that day?" Joe continued to smile and cover his face with the book to hide his expression. His eyes shone, but Joe was still unable to see what he was thinking.

"Of course." The corners of Xing Fu's lips curled up. "I wonder if Your Majesty suddenly mentioned this matter to repay this sovereign that one hundred thousand taels of gold?"

"Please don't worry too much, palace master. I just want to know, is palace master Jade Pendant still with you?" Joe asked, still frowning.

"The Luo Mansion's jade pendant is naturally of great use to me. I would never wear it on my body at all times. I'm afraid I'm currently in the Palace of Clearance." When he mentioned the jade pendant, the light in Ku Fu's eyes froze, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Oh? "Is that so?" Qiao once again raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then does the palace master recognize this jade pendant?" Qiao Qiao still took out the jade pendant he was holding, and showed it to Immortal Art, only to see that he was unperturbed and asked without a change in expression:

"Why is this jade pendant in the hands of the Emperor?" Could it be that the Emperor was faking the pain and cutting of love that day, but was actually very reluctant to part with it?

"Asgard Master sure knows how to joke around." "This jade pendant was given to me by Xiyue before she disappeared. I would also like to know, how is this jade pendant in Xiyue's hands?"

"Oh? Missing? " Yu Fu frowned as he felt the seriousness of the situation, but he still felt a sense of relief. Since the jade pendant was missing, then Qiao Qiao still had no idea where it was from.

"My close aunt disappeared while holding the jade pendant in the hands of the palace master. Shouldn't the palace master give me an explanation?" Qiao Qiao was still carefully observing the eyes of the Art of Death. The more she felt that the Art of Death was calm and tranquil, the more it made her feel uneasy.

"Your majesty suspects that this sovereign captured your maid?" Death suddenly gave a chuckle, as if Joe were still talking about something unthinkable.

"Of course not. Asgard Mistress has not become so bored yet. I just want to know where Mistress' jade pendant is located and why would it be in my hands?" Qiao Qiao continued to walk closer to the technique. Of course, she believed that Xiyue wasn't captured by the technique, but she was also curious about something else. "Besides, I am also curious about what kind of honored appearance the palace master has when she is calm."

"Haha, it's best that the Emperor retracts his curiosity. People who have seen this sovereign's appearance usually don't have a good ending." Nie Tian slightly curled his lips.

"Oh? It was just like … "Huaxi?" Qiao Qiao slowly inched closer, her thin lips slightly curled up and traces of inquiry could be seen on her peerlessly beautiful face.

Sure enough, when he mentioned Huaxu, Ye Wu Chen's eyes showed traces of being moved.

"Is the emperor investigating on benzun?" His tone was indifferent, not angry as Joe had expected.

"I just want to hear the truth from the Asgard Mistress." Joe continued to smile.

"Alright, then this sovereign will speak the truth. This jade pendant has long been lost in this sovereign's hands. I never thought that it would actually be in the emperor's hands." He naturally knew where Xiyue had obtained this jade pendant, but the time was not right. He couldn't let Xiyue and Qiao Qiao speak the truth. "However, this sovereign can help the emperor find Xiyue."

It seemed that he had no choice but to deal with the matter of finding Xiyue. Before then, he definitely wouldn't let Qiao to see Xiyue again!

"Then I will have to thank the Mistress for her assistance." Qiao Qiao still smiled. It seemed that today Deadqi didn't plan to tell her the truth. Then, this jade pendant's origin would only be revealed after he found Xiyue.

"Your Majesty is courteous." He stood with his hands behind his back, deep in thought. With a leap, he disappeared into the darkness of the night.

Joe was still staring at the back of Ku's head for a long time. Could it be that all of this was as she thought? If the truth were to be revealed, how would she face death spell in the future?!

"Your majesty!" Qingwu barged in from outside the palace and didn't notice the hesitation in Qiao Qiao's eyes. She only thought that the Emperor was worried about the disappearance of Xiyue.

"Is there any news?" Qiao Qiao kept his thoughts and asked anxiously.

"Reporting to the Emperor, this servant has found the palace maid who took Xiyue away from the palace gates today." Qingwu knitted her brows and replied with a serious expression.

"But she … is dead?" Joe had already imagined the consequences, but he still asked in disbelief.

"Yes." Qingwu nodded in self-reproach.

Qiao Qiao still had a face full of disappointment as he sighed. Although the result was within his imagination, but hearing Qingwu personally say it, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Where did you find it?" Since the living couldn't do it, then he would search the bodies of the dead for clues.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is in … "..." Qingwu looked at Qiao Qiao's still expression with hesitation.

"If you have something to say, just say it." Qiao Qiao still saw through Qingwu's apprehension and spoke while pursing her lips.

"It's in the inner courtyard of esteemed imperial concubine Yuan's palace." Qingwu lowered her head.

Qiao still frowned. Ji Mingyuan …

"Let's go! We're heading for the palace! I'm going to examine her personally!" Qiao Qiao said with a cold expression.

"Yes." Qingwu revealed a surprised expression, but she quickly returned to normal and followed behind Qiao Qiao with quick steps.

Yuanyi Palace.

Ji Mingyuan had long since been waiting at the entrance to the palace hall. He had already guessed that Qiao Qiao would still be here tonight. Thus, when he saw the dazzling figure in the distance, he wasn't too surprised.

"Greetings, your Imperial Majesty." Ji Mingyuan said as Qiao Qiao approached.

"Get up." Qiao still waved his hand, but he fixed his eyes on Ji Mingyuan. "As intelligent as you are, you should know why I've come here today, right?"

"Got it." Ji Mingyuan restrained his usual jovial laughter and said with a stern expression, "The Emperor is here to help his concubine get even."

"Oh? You mean you were wronged? " Qiao Qiao still pretended to frown.

"Your Majesty already has an answer in mind, right?" Ji Mingyuan smiled at Joe.

Of course, she knew that Ji Mingyuan was being wrongly accused. No matter how foolish a person was, he would never place a corpse filled with clues in his own courtyard, let alone the incomparably intelligent First Young Master.

"You're really smart, but this time you're too careless." Although Ji Mingyuan was willing to bow to the imperial harem, Joe had never dared to look down on him. It was just that this time, he was somehow taken advantage of by someone else.

"This time, chenqie thought that she did not mean it, so she neglected to do so. In the future, I will definitely put up my guard and not cause the Emperor to worry." Ji Mingyuan laughed lightly. "But, for the Emperor to come here in such a formation, is he here to personally examine the body?"

"Yes, you guessed right." Qiao still had a smile plastered on his face as he walked towards the inner courtyard. "Qingwu, where did you find the corpse?" She turned her head and asked Qingwu who was behind her.

"Reporting to the Emperor, under this tree." Qingwu looked at Ji Yuan with a serious expression before pointing towards the willow tree in the inner courtyard. Although she didn't believe that Ji Yuan was behind this, she still had to be wary of him.

Qiao still looked carefully at the surroundings of this huge willow tree, there were no signs of struggle, it seemed that this palace maid was moved here after her death.

"Yuanfei, have any suspicious people entered your palace today?" Joe asked, still frowning.

"Today, after my concubine learned of Xiyue's disappearance, she sent all of the palace maids and eunuchs to search for her. For a full day, no one came to the inner courtyard." Ji Mingyuan honestly replied.

"What about you?" Joe was still frowning.

"Chenqie has always been in the inner hall and has never left." Ji Mingyuan replied.

"You didn't find any suspicious people either?" Joe was still frowning.

"Nope." Ji Mingyuan shook his head.

This willow tree was a ten-thousand-year-old ancient tree, and was simply too lush. If someone fell from the tree, it would indeed be difficult for them to be discovered. However, although the window of Ji Mingyuan's inner palace was facing the inner courtyard, it had a blind spot.

Joe continued to circle the willow, his gaze on the palace wall next to the willow.

"Someone, move the ladder!" Qiao Qiao still shouted in a deep voice.

"Yes."

After Qingwu received the order, she immediately ordered her men to bring the ladder over. According to Qiao Qiao's order, it was erected on the inner side of the palace wall next to the willow tree.

Joe still lifted his foot and went up …

"Your majesty!" Qingwu looked at Qiao Qiao's still actions and screamed in panic, stopping Qiao Qiao's still climbing steps.

"Why?" Joe asked, still turning his head.

"Your majesty is of noble status. How could you do such a dangerous thing? Let this servant handle it." Qingwu stepped forward. She really didn't want to worry about the emperor climbing up the stairs.

"No problem, I need to do a personal check to be at ease." Qiao Qiao revealed a relieved smile towards Qingwu.

"But …" Qingwu was still worried.

"Don't worry, I know my limits." Joe continued to chuckle and then began to climb.