When Feng Yunshu's spiritual power was completely depleted, her figure separated from the merged state. Xiaoling's spiritual power was also exhausted. Kong Ze immediately called the martial artists beside him to catch Xiaoling.
Just now, the red fox was seriously injured. Kong Ze found that the poison in his body was automatically removed. The spiritual energy in his meridians began to circulate normally again, and all his spiritual power returned.
"Let's go back quickly."
Now that the red fox had escaped and both Feng Yunshu and Xiaoling were out of spiritual power, Kong Ze knew it was unwise to stay in the palace any longer. The top priority was to leave this place. As for saving Dongfang Mengling, they had to discuss it carefully when they got back.
The battle between Feng Yunshu and the red fox just now took place in a barrier, so the other guards in the palace knew nothing about what had happened.
In order not to alarm others in the palace, Kong Ze used his spiritual power to directly open a teleportation formation. In the blink of an eye, they quickly returned to the National Teacher's Mansion.
Just as they left, the palace guards also found that Kong Ze, who was locked in the dungeon, had disappeared. "Oh no, the prisoner has escaped. Someone must have taken the opportunity to rescue him! We must immediately report this to the Queen and Concubine Mu!"
...
At the National Teacher's Mansion.
As soon as they got home, Kong Ze carried Feng Yunshu back to the room and placed her on the bed. He gave her and Xiaoling some tonic pills, and then used his spiritual power to detect if their vital energy was damaged.
After a thorough check, Kong Ze heaved a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, both of them had just fainted temporarily due to the depletion of their spiritual power. They had no internal injuries. After taking the tonic pills, they just needed to rest and recuperate for a few days to recover.
At the same time, on a big tree in the National Teacher's Mansion, a black crow stared intently at the room with the candlelit. After a while, it turned around and flew away with its wings spread.
"What did you say? You really saw Concubine Mu turn into a red fox with your own eyes?"
Chang Ying's face looked a bit solemn. After listening to what his subordinate who came to report the news said, he couldn't hide his surprise.
The black-clothed young man who was transformed from the black crow nodded. "My lord, it's absolutely true."
Chang Ying's expression flickered. After a moment of silence, he said to himself, "I didn't expect her to come here too. But what on earth is she doing? She's really being extremely foolish!"
"You go back and continue to keep an eye on the princess's every move. I'll go and see the red fox myself."
"Yes, my lord!"
...
At the National Teacher's Mansion.
When Feng Yunshu was in a coma, she had a long dream. In the dream, there was a woman whose face was unclear. Moreover, this woman had an extraordinary identity. She was one of the ancient divine masters. Coincidentally, her name was also Yun Xi.
This divine master named Yun Xi was the laziest among the other divine masters. She would definitely be lazy instead of practicing. Although she had extremely high comprehension ability, she always ranked last.
However, Yun Xi wasn't in a hurry. She wasn't enthusiastic about practicing either. Every day, she ate and slept, and read some storybooks she had collected from the mortal world with great relish.
There was a spiritual pet in her cave. This spiritual pet was a nine-tailed red fox. Originally, the nine-tailed red fox had extremely high aptitude. But after staying with its master for a long time, it had picked up the lazy habit. The master and the servant read storybooks together, ate and slept. They were really carefree.
However, good times didn't last long. Yun Xi's father god couldn't tolerate her continued degeneration. He sent her to an extremely powerful immortal master in the celestial realm to practice, and was very strict with her. Once she failed to complete the task, she would be punished.
The scene changed. Yun Xi was punished to go to the mortal world for experience because she had made a mistake. During the experience, she was targeted by other demons and got ambushed. She almost got into trouble. Just then, a pure black dragon appeared.
"You saved me. To show my gratitude, from today on, you're my spiritual pet. I've thought of a wonderful name for you, Zhulong. How about it? Doesn't it sound very majestic and domineering?"
Yun Xi directly ignored the big black face of the other party who ignored her at all. She reached out and patted the dragon's head. "If you follow me, I guarantee you'll never have to worry about food and drink..."
In many subsequent scenes, Zhulong always accompanied Yun Xi. He practiced with her and blocked many dangers for her during her experience.
The scene changed again. The world changed greatly and was in chaos. Yun Xi rushed towards the collapsing sky in her true form as a divine master. Zhulong chased after her closely and shouted, "My lord, come back quickly!"
"Zhulong, don't come here! I'll leave the little red fox to you from now on. You must take good care of her. Otherwise, I won't let you off easily!"
"My lord!"
Although Zhulong flew extremely fast, after Yun Xi said those words, she suddenly gathered all her spiritual power. A golden light flew towards Zhulong. Zhulong was instantly forced back by this powerful divine power.
The moment this golden light flashed, Feng Yunshu's heart suddenly tightened. Zhulong's hoarse and desperate roar sounded so heart - rending...
"Don't!"
Feng Yunshu was shocked and suddenly woke up.
"Little junior sister, what's wrong with you? Did you have a nightmare?"
Feng Yunshu opened her eyes and found that she was lying in the room of the National Teacher's Mansion. The dream just now still lingered in her mind. She touched her forehead, which was already covered with cold sweat.
"Third senior brother, are you okay? Where did that red fox escape to?"
Kong Ze shook his head and patted Feng Yunshu's shoulder. "I'm okay. That red fox managed to escape with a wisp of remaining breath. But you look so absent - minded. Did you have a nightmare?"
Feng Yunshu shook her head. "It's not really a nightmare... I just don't know what's wrong recently. I always dream of the same scene. I wonder if this is a sign of something."
Speaking of the dream, Feng Yunshu suddenly remembered something. "Third senior brother, do you know what the Demon Lord Zhulong's former identity was?"
"Little junior sister, what do you mean by that?"
"Even if he's the Demon Lord, there should be a process for him to become one. He couldn't have always been known as the Demon Lord, right?"
Kong Ze frowned after hearing this. After a moment of thought, he slowly said, "I only know that his true form is the ancient divine beast, the black dragon. As for his former identity, I don't know. After all, he's much older than I am."
Feng Yunshu nodded thoughtfully. "Okay, I see."
"Little junior sister, why did you suddenly think of asking this? Did you discover Zhulong's whereabouts?"
"Oh, and there's one more thing I don't understand. Why did you and Xiaoling release that powerful move but still let that red fox escape in the end?"
Feng Yunshu remembered the threat the red fox had made to her at the end, and her brows furrowed even more.
"Let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about you, third senior brother. How did you fall into that red fox's trap for no reason? And how did she seal your spiritual power?"
When it came to this, Kong Ze thought of the Fifth Princess, and his expression became a bit complicated.
"This... It's a long story..."
Then, he told Feng Yunshu about the Fifth Princess Dongfang Mengling being sent to marry into another country. "That red fox is very cunning. She used Concubine Mu's body to set a trap to frame us. The Fifth Princess is just a poor victim who was implicated by us."
After listening, Feng Yunshu looked at Kong Ze meaningfully. That look made Kong Ze feel uneasy.
"Little junior sister, why are you looking at me like this? Don't you have some mischievous idea in mind?"
Feng Yunshu exchanged a meaningful look with Xiaoling beside her. Both of them showed a meaningful smile.
"It seems that your attitude towards the Fifth Princess has changed 180 degrees... So what on earth did she do to you during the time we were away from the Dan Kingdom?"