The moment Feng Yunshu saw the spiritual beast in the cage clearly, her mind went blank with a buzz, and the cup in her hand cracked slightly.
This spiritual beast with a human face and a beast's body was a bit thin, with a pale complexion. Its eyes nervously scanned the surroundings.
When everyone around saw this spiritual beast clearly, they all gasped in disbelief and rubbed their eyes.
Dongfang Chuan on the throne was equally shocked. He even got up and walked in front of the cage in person to take a closer look.
"Your Excellency the envoy, this... is this spiritual beast a fox demon?!"
The envoy nodded and stepped forward to explain. "Your Majesty, this spiritual beast is indeed a fox. It has a golden core that has been cultivated for many years. It is said that the flesh and blood of the fox can make people live a long life and stay young forever."
Hearing this, the queen sitting in the back brightened up. "Your Excellency the envoy, is this true? Can this fox demon really make people live a long life and stay young forever?"
The envoy nodded. "Your Majesty the queen, it is not a fox demon. Compared with a fox demon, its golden core is purer. It is a spiritual beast of ultimate kindness and purity, formed through years of cultivation."
After the envoy's explanation, everyone's looks at the fox became extremely complicated, with more greed.
Feng Yunshu was sitting in an inconspicuous corner. In her eyes, the atmosphere in the entire hall had become extremely filthy and oppressive.
Feng Yunshu frowned. She didn't like this feeling at all.
However, at this moment, she was more concerned about the spiritual beast in the cage.
She wondered if it was a coincidence or if God was deliberately playing a trick on her. This fox-shaped spiritual beast was exactly the same as the one she had raised during her previous life of cultivating immortality. Even the tuft of flame on its forehead was exactly the same!
Could it be that after she was struck to death by lightning, her little spirit was also struck to death and then came to this strange world with her?!
Just as Feng Yunshu's thoughts were surging, several black-clothed men suddenly jumped out in the hall, holding long swords in their hands. The tips of their swords were pointed directly at Dongfang Chuan standing in front of the cage.
Suddenly, everyone in the hall panicked.
"Guards! There are assassins! Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor's safety!"
Soon, guards with swords swarmed into the hall. However, these black-clothed men were extremely skilled. They were still at an advantage while fighting with the guards with swords. It seemed that they were about to stab Dongfang Chuan's vital point!
All this happened in the blink of an eye. Everyone had just been immersed in the shock brought by the spiritual beast and hadn't come to their senses at all.
Feng Yunshu was also startled by these suddenly-appearing black-clothed men, but she didn't scream like Feng Manling beside her.
Feng Yunshu's eyes were still fixed on the spiritual beast in the cage. Her mind was working rapidly. Could she take it away during the chaos? Whether it was her little spirit or not, she would never just watch this spiritual beast die miserably in this palace.
More and more guards swarmed in from outside the hall. Although the assassins were highly skilled in martial arts, they were outnumbered. Soon they were surrounded and captured.
"How dare you openly enter the palace to assassinate! You're so bold! Who sent you here to assassinate?!"
Dongfang Chuan looked at the captured black-clothed assassins below with a livid face and questioned them in a deep voice.
One of the black-clothed assassins seemed to subconsciously glance quickly at the envoy of the Yuan Kingdom not far away. His expression was complicated, and then he quickly retracted his gaze.
"I will never tell! Do whatever you want to me!"
However, everyone present had clearly seen his look just now. Dongfang Chuan immediately looked at the envoy of the Yuan Kingdom beside him. His face was cold. "Your Excellency the envoy, did you send these assassins?! Did you bring this spiritual beast just to attract my attention and then facilitate the assassination?! Bold!"
Dongfang Chuan's voice roared like thunder. The hall fell silent. The envoy trembled all over. His face was flustered. He immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground to explain in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, this matter was definitely not done by this official! Even if you gave this official a hundred more guts, this official would never do such a thing! I hope Your Majesty will investigate clearly!"
"You still dare to argue in front of everyone?!" Dongfang Chuan roared. "Guards, take him away for me!"
Feng Yunshu looked at this sudden change and felt very confused.
Wasn't the black-clothed assassin's glance at the envoy just now too obvious? If it was really the envoy who arranged this, would he be so stupid?
Thinking of what happened on her wedding day, Feng Yunshu couldn't help but suspect Dongfang Chuan's conspiracy. He had wanted to find an excuse to send troops to the Yuan Kingdom last time. This time's routine seemed so familiar.
If things continued like this, not only would this envoy be in trouble, but even Helan Yanting might lose his life! Then how could she, as Helan's princess, have a good life?
Feng Yunshu understood the key point in this and her face darkened a bit.
No, she had to think of a way to stop this conspiracy!
However, before she could come up with a way, Helan Yanting suddenly got up from his seat and stepped forward to salute. His steps were staggering and he looked very weak.
"I hope Your Majesty will investigate clearly! The envoy of the Yuan Kingdom will definitely not do such a thing. There must be a misunderstanding in this!"
After saying a few words, Helan Yanting began to cough violently. "Cough, cough, cough..." He seemed very excited, as if he was about to cough out his internal organs.
"A misunderstanding? Hmph, these black-clothed assassins clearly wanted to take my life. Where is the misunderstanding?!"
"Your Majesty, even if this matter was really done by the envoy, why would he show such a big flaw? And why would he bring such a rare spiritual beast for a hundred years to present to Your Majesty?"
Helan Yanting's voice became weaker and weaker. His tall figure swayed in the hall, as if he was about to fall to the ground the next second.
Although he was weak, his words clearly reached everyone's ears. Coupled with his appearance of being weak and ill and having not much time left, it inexplicably made people feel more sympathetic.
Dongfang Chuan looked at Helan Yanting coldly. "Prince Helan, you have lived in the Dan Kingdom for many years. I think I have never treated you badly. Hmph, you're just an ungrateful wolf after all."
Helan Yanting lowered his head slightly. When he heard this, Feng Yunshu, standing in the corner, could clearly feel a domineering aura emanating from him.
But this feeling disappeared in a flash, so much so that Feng Yunshu once suspected that it was her illusion.
As Helan's princess, she naturally couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
While Helan Yanting was constantly coughing, Feng Yunshu lifted her skirt, pushed through the crowd, and trotted towards Helan Yanting. Finally, she stopped beside him and subconsciously reached out to support his tottering figure.
"Your Highness, are you okay?"
Helan Yanting felt the strength of Feng Yunshu's hand. When he turned to look at her, his face immediately softened a bit, but his eyes were still as deep as ever.
"I'm okay. You don't need to come here, madam... Cough, cough, cough, cough..."
Feng Yunshu looked at his tightly furrowed brows. The sound of his coughing in her ears inexplicably made her feel heartache. After cultivating immortality for many years, she was already used to the birth, old age, illness, and death of humans. But she didn't know if it was because of their husband-and-wife relationship that she felt very uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, your body is not good. Talk less."