"At present, we can only confirm that the person lying in the palace is not Lord Helan. As for his current situation, I'm not sure yet."
Saying this, Kong Ze narrowed his eyes slightly and voiced his speculation. "Little junior sister, if this puppet fake lord was really arranged by Lord Helan himself, then most likely the lord is fine. But if this puppet lord was designed and arranged by the emperor himself, then..."
Feng Yunshu quickly understood what Kong Ze meant. "Senior brother, you mean that if this matter was designed by that old fox Dongfang Chuan himself, then the lord may already..."
Feng Yunshu couldn't finish the rest of the sentence. She just looked at Kong Ze seriously.
Kong Ze also looked solemn and nodded slowly. "Yes, at present, this possibility cannot be ruled out."
"Little junior sister, do you know what Dongfang Chuan called me for?"
Feng Yunshu shook her head. "What's the matter?"
"He asked me to curse the Helan royal family with the body of that fake lord, cursing the Helan royal family to have no descendants. In addition, he also asked me to divine your whereabouts and Xiaoling's, as well as the result of the war."
After hearing this, Feng Yunshu found it quite ridiculous. "Is Dongfang Chuan's head kicked by a donkey or pinched by a door? I'm really curious how this guy became the emperor?"
Xiaoling beside her quickly nodded in agreement. "Yeah, yeah, third senior brother, is this emperor of the Dan Kingdom serious? This is too much of an exploitation of your labor force. You're getting one salary but have to do so many things for him. It's really outrageous..."
Kong Ze slightly raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Do you think I would do as he said? I can't stop him from saying whatever he wants, but I can choose to deceive him. Anyway, deceiving him doesn't affect my getting the salary."
"So what did you say, senior brother?"
"I pretended to divine for a while, then told him that you and Xiaoling had already left the Dan Kingdom and were not in the country. Then I randomly pointed them in a direction and let them mess around. Anyway, they would never think that you're in my mansion."
"As for the result of the war, I can actually divine it. The outcome is a peace agreement, so this war is meaningless. But he's too stubborn and refuses to give up."
Feng Yunshu nodded after hearing this. "Third senior brother, you're really good at this. That Dongfang Chuan probably never thought that the current grand master is no longer the same as before. Your position is really comfortable. You get good food and drink, and you can just deceive them casually on a daily basis and still get a high salary. Look at me..."
Saying this, Feng Yunshu began to lament her miserable rebirth. "It's really irritating to compare people..."
"Besides these things, I also noticed that Dongfang Chuan has a gloomy look between his eyebrows. He's probably going to have some trouble. I divined that the queen and the crown prince will cause some trouble, but divination can only show a general idea. I don't know exactly what will happen."
"Dongfang Chuan is going to have trouble?"
Feng Yunshu couldn't help but frown. "At this critical moment, there are so many mysteries, and the matter of the lord is also related to him. If something happens to him, won't things become even more complicated..."
Kong Ze nodded. "Yes, so I reminded him. As for whether he can take my advice, it's not up to me. After all, he's not a good person. It's only a matter of time before he gets his just deserts. It's just that the current situation is complicated."
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Yes, senior brother, you're absolutely right."
After pondering for a while, Feng Yunshu still decided to voice her thoughts.
"Third senior brother, could you do me another favor?"
"What's up?"
"Help me divine the life or death of the lord."
Saying this, Feng Yunshu took out a jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it to Kong Ze. "Third senior brother, this is the lord's personal jade pendant. I specially took it from the lord's mansion not long ago. You should be able to divine based on the aura on it."
Kong Ze took the jade pendant and nodded. "Okay, I'll try to divine with this jade pendant."
Soon, Kong Ze released his spiritual power and sent the jade pendant into the air. Fluorescence began to glow around the jade pendant.
Feng Yunshu and Xiaoling both stood aside, holding their breaths and watching intently. They didn't even dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Kong Ze's spellcasting.
Especially Feng Yunshu, who stared fixedly at the jade pendant in the air, observing its changes, because this was closely related to whether Helan Yanting was still alive.
However, after the jade pendant first flashed with fluorescence, the fluorescence gradually dimmed. Soon, the jade pendant completely lost its fluorescence and fell down instantly—
In a split second, Feng Yunshu quickly stepped forward and reached out to firmly catch the jade pendant. She held it tightly in her hand, but at this moment, her face had become extremely solemn.
The atmosphere in the room also seemed to drop below the freezing point instantly. Xiaoling and Kong Ze both looked rather pale.
"Third senior brother, the jade pendant has lost its light. Does it mean that..." Feng Yunshu looked at the jade pendant in her hand and tightened her grip on it inch by inch. Her eyes were full of panic and disbelief.
Kong Ze's eyes darkened slightly. Seeing Feng Yunshu like this, for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
The spell he had just cast was to search for the aura of the owner of the jade pendant across the entire continent. If the person was still alive, there would be a reaction no matter where the person was. However, the jade pendant had just lost all its light, which meant that there was no aura of this person across the entire continent.
In other words, the person was already dead.
Kong Ze opened his mouth several times but stopped short. Finally, he just reached out and patted Feng Yunshu's shoulder. "Little junior sister, Lord Helan may—"
However, before Kong Ze could finish this sentence, Feng Yunshu interrupted him first. "Third senior brother, if that's really the case, could I trouble you and Xiaoling to do me another favor?!"
"Little junior sister, what are you going to..." Kong Ze's expression became a bit complicated.
Feng Yunshu knew that Kong Ze probably already guessed what she was going to do. She nodded firmly. "Yes, third senior brother, I'd like to ask you and Xiaoling to use your spiritual power to send me to the underworld. As the saying goes, when a person is alive, I want to see the person. Even if he's gone to the underworld, I have to find his soul."
"Little junior sister, life and death are predestined. A person's lifespan is already fixed. Why are you so persistent? Moreover, your current physical body is not your own. This mortal body will be exposed to the heavy yin energy if you enter the underworld. Your body may not be able to bear it, and you may even be trapped in the underworld forever."
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Third senior brother, I know all these things. I've also thought about the consequences. This is not an impulse on my part. I'm very calm now. I don't want to lose him without knowing anything. At least let me see him one last time..."
Feng Yunshu almost sighed the last half - sentence. Her voice was choked with sobs. As she spoke, she tightly clenched her fists, trying her best to restrain the great grief in her heart.
Not long ago, he had accompanied her to the Mid - Autumn Lantern Festival. Not long ago, he had still been chatting and laughing with her, taking good care of her. His figure, his face, and his every move were all vivid in her mind, constantly repeating and surging...
All these were like huge boulders pressing on her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Whether it was obsession or stubbornness, she just wanted to see him one more time, just wanted to talk to him again. That was all.
Kong Ze couldn't bear to refuse, and Xiaoling naturally wouldn't oppose her master's request. In the end, they agreed.