Feng Yunshu couldn't believe it when she realized that the mastermind behind it all was actually her. The more she thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed.
"Your Highness, why do you suspect this person is the mastermind? The Concubine Mu doesn't seem to have that much power..."
This was also what puzzled Feng Yunshu. If Concubine Mu really had such great abilities, why would she condescend to be just a concubine in the Dan Kingdom's imperial palace?
"I was also quite surprised at first," Helan Yanting said thoughtfully. "Our people initially found that all the clues led to the Dan Kingdom's imperial palace, and the mastermind was hiding there."
"At first, I suspected that the Eastern Emperor might be behind these things. I guessed if he had discovered your whereabouts and was trying to harm you. However, our people soon reported that the Eastern Emperor had suddenly fallen seriously ill recently and his health was deteriorating day by day..."
"Dongfang Chuan is sick?" Feng Yunshu was quite surprised. "But I saw him not long before I left the Dan Kingdom. He was in good health and didn't seem sick at all."
Helan Yanting nodded. "There is indeed something strange about this. According to our spies, Dongfang Chuan hasn't been attending court recently. The affairs of the court are being jointly handled by the queen and the left prime minister."
"As for this Concubine Mu, she has been by the Eastern Emperor's side the longest. She brings a bowl of medicine to Dongfang Chuan every day. I think the Eastern Emperor's sudden illness is no accident. It seems more like a well - designed scheme."
"Do you mean that the queen and the others joined hands to frame the emperor?!"
Feng Yunshu's scalp went numb. "Why would they do this? Your Highness, you just mentioned that my father was also involved in this?!"
Helan Yanting nodded. "Yes, your father was originally on the crown prince's side. As for whether this was all manipulated by the queen, I still have doubts. From the previous clues, the relationship between the queen and Concubine Mu is also quite strange."
The more Feng Yunshu listened, the more her head seemed to explode. The huge amount of information left her stunned for a while.
"According to what you said, Your Highness, we have to go back to the Dan Kingdom to deal with this matter thoroughly. If the mastermind is really Concubine Mu, then her identity must be extraordinary, and she is also related to me. I have to go back no matter what."
Feng Yunshu couldn't help but recall the fragments of her past life, trying hard to remember if there was a character like Concubine Mu or any related characters. However, after a fruitless search, she found nothing.
Her intuition told her that she had to figure out the matter of Concubine Mu as soon as possible.
Seeing that Feng Yunshu was a bit eager, Helan Yanting slowly said, "Don't be in a hurry, my lady. After the war here is over, I will accompany you to find out the truth and expose the mastermind as soon as possible."
Feng Yunshu nodded thoughtfully. "Yes, that's good..." After all, two heads are better than one. "But Your Highness, when will this war end?"
Helan Yanting turned to look meaningfully at the campfire outside the tent. After a moment of silence, he said, "It will be soon."
"I hope so."
Feng Yunshu didn't know what was wrong with herself. After learning these things, she tossed and turned in the camp bed at night and couldn't fall asleep.
After tossing and turning for most of the night, she finally managed to fall asleep for a while, but then she had a dream.
This dream was very strange. Feng Yunshu suddenly found herself floating into a strange scene.
Looking up, there was a man and a woman in the scene. The man was wearing a black dragon - patterned robe with gold - trimmed edges, and there was a golden dragon - patterned hair crown on his bun. The man's overbearing aura was overwhelming as he sat upright on the throne.
Seeing this man, Feng Yunshu immediately thought of Dongfang Chuan. Could this man also be an emperor?
Feng Yunshu really wanted to know who this man was and why he appeared in her dream. But the man's face was very blurred, as if someone had deliberately erased his features. No matter how hard Feng Yunshu tried to look, she couldn't see clearly.
Although she couldn't see the man clearly, Feng Yunshu always felt a strong sense of familiarity from him. Who on earth was this man?
There was a woman standing right below the man. The woman had a graceful figure. Due to her position, Feng Yunshu could only see the woman's back. Judging from her tall and slender figure and waist - length hair, she was a young woman.
"Honorable Lord, they have already started to deploy troops against you. Are you really going to keep avoiding the battle? If this continues, the entire Demon Realm will cease to exist!"
"I have my own decision on this matter. Don't say any more. If there's nothing else, you can leave."
The man's voice was extremely cold, full of inhuman coldness and aloofness.
After hearing what the woman said, Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat. The woman had just mentioned the "Demon Realm" and the "Honorable Lord". Could it be that the man in black in front of her was the Demon Lord Zhushan?
"Honorable Lord!"
The woman seemed to have more to say and was reluctant to leave immediately. The man in the black robe frowned impatiently and suddenly waved his sleeve. The woman was instantly bound by a mass of black fog and taken out.
After the woman left, the huge hall was left with only the man. Looking at the man sitting on the throne, Feng Yunshu couldn't help but think of a saying: The higher you stand, the colder you feel.
He propped his head on one elbow on the armrest of the chair, looking a bit tired as he leaned to one side. Strangely enough, although Feng Yunshu couldn't see his face clearly, she could clearly feel that he was very tired at the moment, and there was an extremely lonely aura around him.
Could even the Demon Lord be so lonely and tired?
This was the question that popped into Feng Yunshu's mind. As she watched, she felt inexplicably heart - broken and her eyes and nose became hot.
Feng Yunshu stared blankly and touched her chest. Why did this place suddenly ache faintly...
"Master, master, wake up quickly..."
Xiaoling's worried voice suddenly rang in her ear. Feng Yunshu was awakened by this voice, and the scene in front of her suddenly collapsed and disappeared.
When she opened her eyes, Feng Yunshu saw Xiaoling squatting beside her bed with a worried look on her face, pawing at her.
"Master, you're awake?! Did you dream of something sad? You were crying just now... It really scared Xiaoling."
Feng Yunshu blinked in confusion, raised her hand to wipe her eyes, and felt a coldness on her hand. She had really been crying. Her tears had soaked a large part of the pillow beside her ear.
Recalling the dream she had just had, Feng Yunshu couldn't help but frown. "Xiaoling, can you believe it? I just seemed to dream of the Demon Lord Zhushan..."
"What?" Xiaoling was dumbfounded. "Master, you dreamed of that great devil? Did he bully you in the dream?!"
Feng Yunshu shook her head blankly. "No, he didn't bully me."
Feng Yunshu seemed not to have fully woken up from the dream. Her expression was a bit dazed and her eyes were a bit lost.
"I just saw him. As I watched, I don't know why I felt so sad. Then you woke me up, Xiaoling. When I woke up, I realized that I had shed so many tears... It's really strange..."
After listening to Feng Yunshu's description, Xiaoling also looked confused. "Master, your tear - point is really strange. But you've done so many strange things, so this one or two more isn't a big deal."
"So many?" Feng Yunshu paused for a moment, raised her eyebrows and looked at Xiaoling. "When did I do anything strange? Xiaoling, you're being a bit unrealistic when you say this."