"Do you know what the accident was?"
Feng Yunshu shook her head. "This... A Yun said he didn't know either. Since the prince actually rarely spent time with A Yun and Concubine Xi, they didn't know much about each other."
Feng Yunshu frowned. "However, one thing is for sure. Concubine Xi had no other children besides the prince and A Yun. So we can rule out the possibility that the current prince is the twin brother of the original owner."
Qing Zhu nodded thoughtfully. "The body remains the same, so what has changed must be the soul. Perhaps there is another soul in the prince's body."
"Can the living soul of an ordinary mortal directly enter another person's body?"
Qing Zhu shook his head. "The possibility is extremely small."
"Yes, it shouldn't be an ordinary living soul. But there is no demonic aura on the prince, nor any immortal aura. Ruling out the possibility of him being a demon or an immortal descending to the mortal world to endure tribulations, then what else could it be..."
Qing Zhu also frowned and thought beside her. In a short while, an answer suddenly popped into his mind.
"Could it be someone from the Demon Realm?"
Hearing this, Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat. Her first reaction was to deny it. "It's impossible, right? The Demon Realm was sealed thousands of years ago, and there has been no sign of it in the world since then."
Qing Zhu turned to look at Feng Yunshu and said meaningfully, "Really none?"
"If I remember correctly, the spider demon that appeared in the mountain forest not long ago seemed to be from the Demon Realm, didn't it?"
"Spider demon?" Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat. Remembering this incident, she looked at Qing Zhu in surprise. "You also know about that spider demon, Qing Zhu?!"
Qing Zhu nodded. "We demons are naturally sensitive to auras. Moreover, when a demonic thing suddenly appears in the mortal world, we will naturally be alert just in case."
Feng Yunshu slapped her forehead. "You're right. I just remembered that my third senior brother once said that many of the demonic things suppressed by our Liuxian Sect had escaped, especially the ancient demonic beast Zhushan!"
Qing Zhu nodded. "So, there must be other demonic things in the world."
"But..." Feng Yunshu's face became extremely complicated. "The prince... He doesn't seem like a person possessed by a demonic thing at all! Aren't demons blood - thirsty and extremely cruel?"
"Hehe."
Qing Zhu suddenly smiled, then pointed at himself. "According to what you said, Yunshu, we demons are probably all bad people. So do you think I'm a bad person?"
Feng Yunshu looked at Qing Zhu and quickly understood what he meant.
"But the prince..." Thinking of what her third senior brother and master said that she could deal with Zhushan, and connecting it with what Qing Zhu said, Feng Yunshu felt colder and colder.
She quickly shook her head. "Let's not think about these things for now. Let's hurry up. It seems that Shicheng is about to arrive."
Just then, a team of soldiers in armor, holding spears and long knives, suddenly appeared in front. Before Feng Yunshu and the others could find a place to hide, they were discovered.
"You guys, stop!"
The leading soldier roared menacingly. Soon, several people with long knives rushed forward and surrounded them.
"Are you from Tongcheng? Why are you here? Are you spies sent by the Yuan Kingdom?!"
Seeing that these people were unfriendly, Qing Zhu was thinking about whether he needed to use his demonic power to deal with them. Feng Yunshu reached out and tugged at his sleeve, signaling him not to act rashly for the time being.
Feng Yunshu looked at the burly - faced general at the front and said with a smile, "Sir soldier, don't misunderstand. We are indeed from Tongcheng, but we are definitely not spies. We are just passing by here on our way to visit relatives and friends."
"Not spies?"
The leading general scanned Feng Yunshu and the others suspiciously, then snorted and spat. "It's the time when the two countries are at war. You young people appear here and still claim not to be spies? I think you're just talking nonsense!"
After saying that, the small leader waved his hand, signaling a few soldiers to step forward. "Tie up these unidentified spies and take them back!"
Hearing this, Ziyuan quickly leaned towards Feng Yunshu and Qing Zhu. "Miss..."
"Master, do you want Xiaoling to teach them a lesson?"
Xiaoling nestled in Feng Yunshu's arms. Her big eyes were exposed, looking at the people in front of her. Her eyes were rolling around non - stop, thinking about how to give these unfriendly people a warning.
Feng Yunshu used her spiritual power to send a message to the others. "Don't act rashly for now. These people should be soldiers of the Dan Kingdom. Let's play along to see what's going on."
After Feng Yunshu said this, Qing Zhu and Xiaoling didn't make a move.
They all cooperated and followed along. So the soldiers had no reason to make things difficult for them. But Ziyuan walked a bit slowly. The soldier beside her immediately scolded her and wanted to kick her. Feng Yunshu quickly released her spiritual power. The soldier's foot stumbled, and he fell flat on his face.
Seeing this, the leading small leader couldn't help scolding. "What are you doing? With two legs, you can even stumble while walking. What use are you?!"
"No, sir... I don't know what's wrong with my leg..."
The leading small leader scanned Feng Yunshu and the others, thinking that he would hand them over to the general and the crown prince when he got back. If he could really get some information from them, he would have made a great contribution this time and would surely be promoted and get a raise!
However, at this moment, the naive small leader didn't know that what he was taking back this time was not a few spies, but a few ancestors who could turn their army upside down.
Meanwhile, in the Yuan Kingdom's military camp.
"Your Highness, Concubine Xi said that everything is fine and you don't need to worry about her."
Yan Qi appeared in the tent nervously. Looking up, he saw Helan Yanting standing in front of the sand table with a solemn expression.
Helan Yanting looked up at him. "Is that all she said?"
"The concubine...," Yan Qi felt as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat. "The concubine is a bit resentful that you didn't go to visit her in person."
Helan Yanting seemed to have expected this. After hearing this, his expression became a bit complicated. He lowered his eyelids and was silent for a long time.
"Hehe, she always seems dissatisfied with me."
"Your Highness, the concubine is just a bit confused for the moment. But one day, she will surely understand your sincere heart!"
A helpless bitter smile seemed to appear on Helan Yanting's lips, but he didn't continue this topic.
"Have you found out who saved my mother?"
"We've found out. There was more than one person who saved the concubine. And according to Nanny Hu in the mansion, these people stayed in the mansion for a few days to rest and only left not long ago."
"More than one?" Helan Yanting suddenly looked up as if he had thought of something. "How many were there in total? Were they men or women?"
"According to Nanny Hu, they were all young men, three in total. Their names were Yun Xi, Qing Zhu, and Zi Yuan. One of them even brought a cat."
"What?" Helan Yanting's eyes suddenly tightened. "If I remember correctly, the man the princess brought back from the Qing Pavilion that you mentioned before was also named Qing Zhu?"
Yan Qi was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Indeed."
"This Zi Yuan..." Helan Yanting suddenly rubbed his ring meaningfully and asked Yan Qi, "Yan Qi, don't you think the name Zi Yuan sounds familiar?"
Hearing this, Yan Qi seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly looked up and blurted out, "Miss Ziyuan?!"
"So, this Yun Xi... Could it be... Could it be the princess?!"