The Prince Can Always Hear The Secret Servant Chanting The Qingxin Mantra Before Going To Bed

ould Qin Yicang let Lin Baihu fall into such a fate? Therefore, he fought to be the one to make the spell contract with Empress Dowager Xianyi.

Lin Baihu hurriedly grabbed Qin Yicang’s wrist and tried to lessen his pain by pouring some qi into his body: “What’s going on? Has something happened to the Crown Prince?”

…

On the other side, in the Prince’s Residence.

Qi Ci heard a Secret Servant say at the other side of the door: “Your Highness, something has happened in the Imperial Palace! Empress Dowager Xianyi has summoned you into the Imperial Palace as soon as possible!”

As soon as Qi Ci put on his coat, he was hurriedly brought to a carriage, which then traveled all the way towards the Imperial Palace at full speed.

Although they were in panic, confusion, and haste, the surroundings were completely silent.

Without having the time to breathe, Qi Ci was led into the Crown Prince’s bedchamber.

However, inside the bedchamber, there wasn’t a single Palace maid, and not a single Imperial Bodyguard.
Instead, there were a few trusted followers of Empress Dowager Xianyi, keeping watch.

The Secret Servant who brought Qi Ci to the Imperial Palace led him to the inner room of the bedchamber.
But as soon as he opened the door for Qi Ci to pass through, the Secret Servant closed the door and left.

In the inner room, the first thing Qi Ci could notice was that State Master Li was drawing some symbols on the ground.
There was sweat on his forehead, his hair was disheveled, and he also looked quite nervous.

The second thing he noticed was Empress Dowager Xianyi, who was standing by the bed, looking at the Crown Prince lying on the bed.

As for the Crown Prince, his face was covered with….a white cloth!

Beneath the white cloth, there was no movement of breath coming from his mouth and nose….

Qi Ci was so shocked to see this he stood frozen in place.
His lips slightly opened, and his eyes were wide.

After hearing a sound, Empress Dowager Xianyi raised her head to see.

Even at a time like this, she still showed a dignified appearance.
Like the stones in the mountains sculpted over time, that for thousands of years, had never feared turning to dust.

When Empress Dowager saw that it was Qi Ci who had entered the room, she waved at him.

Qi Ci had been frozen for so long that he just managed to slowly walk towards Empress Dowager, even forgetting to greet her.

Empress Dowager Xianyi didn’t reprimand him, and instead, said in a low voice: “Although the Crown Prince has met a violent death, we cannot make any commotion.
I’m afraid that those who have bad intentions would take this opportunity to revolt.
Except for a few of my closest confidants, no one else knows.”

“Vio-violent death….?” Qi Ci didn’t know what to say, so he just repeated the words of Empress Dowager Xianyi.

Empress Dowager Xianyi nodded: “This child has been suffering from a serious illness for too long.
Did Rulan treat you well?”

The unexpected question took Qi Ci by surprise.
Only after a while was he able to reply: “I….
My mother has always been very kind to me.”

“Did she make soup for you?” Empress Dowager Xianyi asked.

Qi Ci nodded.

“Did she teach you how to read and write?”

“Yes.”

“Did she hug you often?”

Qi Ci became more and more confused, but he still nodded.

Empress Dowager ‘hmm-ed’ and turned her gaze back to the Crown Prince.
Then, she said: “Rulan has had a gentle personality since childhood, and I always knew she would be a good mother.
But I’m not.
I have never done any of these motherly-like things for this child.”

As Empress Dowager Xianyi spoke, State Master Li suddenly straightened up and said: “Empress Dowager, the talisman formation has been drawn!”

Qi Ci then turned his head around, only to see a formation drawn on the ground with blood.
All the strange patterns and symbols were mixed together, looking both frightening and bizarre.

Empress Dowager Xianyi walked calmly to the center of the formation, and once there, she looked up at Qi Ci.

Qi Ci was still at a loss for words, when all of sudden, State Master Li pushed him towards the formation in a hurry: “Your Highness, it’s too late to explain, but in short, we need two blood relatives of the Crown Prince to pull him back from the Guimen Pass1.
After you see the Crown Prince, take him to the bright light! Remember, no matter what you see, it’s all an illusion.
Move forward with your eyes closed!”

Qi CI: “W-wait….!”

‘Wait!’

“”

‘I’m not the Crown Prince’s blood relative!’

Before Qi Ci could say those words, he saw that the formation began to emit a sudden bright blood-red light that was able to illuminate the entire room.
Then, this red light flickered in front of Qi Ci’s eyes.
From one second to the next, Qi Ci fell rapidly into a void.

Yu Muyao’s dad is gonna rebel!! Qin Yicang is being tortured by the spell, and Qi Ci got himself involved in something dangerous (again) lol

Hope nothing backfires with the fact that Qi Ci is not the Crown Prince’s blood relative…….

Footnotes

鬼门关 guǐ mén guān; Also translated as “The Gates of Hell”.
In Chinese mythology, it’s outside the boundary between the Netherworld and the world of the living.