klisemfg Chapter 236 Even jealous of myself
Chapter 236 Even jealous of myself
into the night.
Zhai Rong secretly opened the gate of Chenxing Palace, and seeing that no one was around, she crept to the corridor.
[Thanks to Aunt Yun for distracting the guards at the door.]
She can only buy me half an hour; I need to hurry.
Without using any talismans, she followed the directions given by Yun Gu, dodging the palace servants all the way, and finally found Helian Kuangmo's study.
Two palace maids were locking the doors.
"His Majesty has ordered that this study be secured with a Nine Nether Dragon Pattern Lock. Be careful."
Zhai Rongyu lowered her brows.
The Wu family's protective barriers are incredibly powerful, yet this study still requires a separate lock...
It seems there must be something important hidden inside.
[The sunken star beneath the water may lie here.]
The young palace maid, puzzled, asked, "Sister, how exactly do you open this Nine Nether Dragon Pattern Lock? His Majesty locks it every day, but I've never seen the key. I really don't know how he gets in."
The slightly older palace maid reprimanded, "How can we servants presume to understand the Emperor's affairs?"
"If even you know how to pick the lock, what's the point of this Nine Nether Dragon Pattern Lock?"
"Don't say such things again! In palace affairs, always be careful with your words and actions, speak less and observe more. Otherwise, you won't have your head on your shoulders tomorrow!"
The young palace maid shrank back and lowered her head, "Yes."
The two locked the door and turned to leave.
Zhai Rong looked around and quietly approached the study door under the cover of night.
She lowered her body slightly and approached the Nine Nether Dragon Pattern Lock.
The deep black lock is entwined with dragon patterns, resembling a maze.
Just as Master said, the pattern on the Nine Nether Dragon Pattern Lock was designed according to the shape of a dragon.
[It looks like a tangled mess, but as long as you inject spiritual energy and push the chaotic pattern into the correct position, it can be untangled.]
However, within this Wu family's restrictions, using spiritual power would greatly deplete one's cultivation, not to mention the additional effort required to find the correct pattern.
[They will definitely be forbidden from absorbing his cultivation level until he dies.]
[That Helian Kuangmo is really cunning.]
Zhai Rong tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
Dragon pattern?
What a coincidence!
【hey-hey. 】
[If you're overwhelmed with problems, just turn to Ah Xu.]
She took out a water-repelling pearl from her bosom, inside which the dragon's inner energy shimmered.
Zhai Rongyu extended her index finger and touched the water-repelling bead. The dragon power inside sensed her presence and intimately rotated around her fingertip.
Zhai Rongyu was slightly taken aback.
[This dragon power is surprisingly unfazed.]
She shook her head, not thinking much, and flicked her fingertips. Strands of internal energy floated out. The energy above the barrier saw the vast dragon essence and greedily approached, but before it could touch it, it shrank back, as if it was intimidated by the lightning power entwined within.
The internal energy flowed onto the Nine Nether Dragon Pattern Lock, quickly aligning the pattern on it with the correct position.
Click——
The lock is unlocked.
It floated back to Zhai Rong's fingertips with a hint of smugness, rubbing against her skin.
A tingling, electric current spread through her body, and Zhai Rongyu couldn't help but go limp, arching her back and collapsing into a broad embrace.
"Ugh!" Her mouth was covered before she could scream.
A deep laugh came from her ear, and his hot breath brushed against her earlobe, sending a jolt through her body like an electric shock. "Rong'er really has used me up to the bone."
Zhai Rongyu turned her head slightly, panting, and saw Jun Ce with his head down, his handsome face half-hidden in shadow, looking at her with a half-smile.
His burning palms were still holding her waist.
【Ah Xu…】
Jun Ce released his grip, and Zhai Rongyu exclaimed softly, "What are you doing here?"
Is Wu Muhong really that easy to deal with?
Jun Ce didn't reply to her immediately. While still holding her, he reached out to unlock the door.
Zhai Rongyu was forced to stay in his arms and looked up at him.
Jun Ce kept his head down, focused on the task at hand.
The moonlight shines.
What Zhai Rong could see was half of his cold, sharp jawline and half of his soft face bathed in moonlight; the two complemented each other, creating a complex and captivating aura.
She was stunned for a moment.
Ah Xu's face is truly captivating; you can look at it endlessly.
[It seems you really do need to find someone handsome to date.]
She didn't even know when the Nine Nether Dragon Pattern Lock was unlocked.
By the time she came to her senses, he had already carried her into the study, closed the door, and pinned her against the door panel.
Jun Ce grasped her hand and lifted it up, glancing sideways at the dragon energy swirling above her fingertips.
“Promising,” he said softly.
The dragon energy seemed somewhat aggrieved, shrinking back as it floated into the water-repelling pearl, curling itself into a plump lump that looked rather suffocating.
Zhai Rongyu looked at Jun Ce with amusement, "Why are you scaring it?"
He then put the water-repelling bead into his bosom.
Jun Ce quickly noticed that the dragon energy immediately expanded and floated in circles as it approached her body, looking quite smug.
His eyes narrowed.
I never imagined I'd be jealous of myself.
Zhai Rong put away the beads and tugged at Jun Ce's sleeve. "You still haven't told me how you got here?"
Jun Ce looked away from her and said, "I've found the core of the Wu family's protective array."
Zhai Rongyu looked around the study with some surprise.
Could it be here?
Jun Ce nodded.
Zhai Rongyu gently pushed him away, walked into the room, and opened her Heavenly Eye. Apart from the restriction, she found nothing amiss.
She opened her watery eyes and looked at Jun Ce with some confusion.
Jun Ce raised his hand, gathered a ball of lightning, and struck it into the air. "Rong'er, take another look."
The fine electric current seemed to have encountered some kind of barrier, causing the air in the study to vibrate slightly before stopping just before hitting the doorway.
The dragon scales on his forehead were faintly visible.
Zhai Rongyu was somewhat surprised.
[Ah Xu was actually able to control spiritual power within the restricted area.]
She looked again.
This time, as expected, a faintly glowing silver halo floated in the air like a ring above the layers of restrictions.
So this is the core of the formation.
Now that the key to the formation has been found, we can take advantage of the moment when the restrictions are most vulnerable after Wu Muhong's sacrifice to break them in one fell swoop.
Zhai Rongyu excitedly closed her third eye and walked up to Jun Ce, asking, "How did A Xu find the array's core?"
Jun Ce put his hands behind his back and said, "I went to Chaoque Palace, found some clues there, made some deductions, and then came here."
He made it sound so easy.
It would be incredibly difficult to find clues without being detected by someone as formidable as Wu Muhong.
Zhai Rongyu put her hands behind her back, leaned closer to him, tilted her head and grinned: "Ah Xu is really amazing."
Jun Ce couldn't help but raise his hand and press it on the top of her head. "What about you? What are you doing here?"
"I came here to find something my mother left behind."
"What is it?" Jun Ce withdrew his hand.
Zhai Rongyu twirled the ribbon around her waist as she looked around the study. "It's a necklace."
As for what that necklace actually is, we'll only know once it's found.
She suddenly moved closer to Jun Ce, "If A Xu wanted to hide something, where would she hide it?"
Jun Ce looked down at her. "What kind of thing?"
"Something cherished by a beloved person".
Jun Ce looked up at the desk. "Naturally, it should be placed within easy reach."