Looking at the suddenly-appearing woman in front of him, Dongfang Yuan frowned slightly. "Who are you? Why are you acting so mysteriously? What's your purpose?"
The red fox slowly curled her lips, a charming smile floating on her face. Her eyes gradually glowed with a red light, which was filled with a strong demonic aura and was like a whirlpool that could suck people in completely.
The moment he locked eyes with her, Dongfang Yuan's eyes glazed over for a moment. Apparently, he had been captured by the soul - captivating spell. But soon, his eyes returned to normal, and his face turned colder.
"How daring you are! How dare you use such petty tricks in front of this prince! Get out now!"
The red fox was a bit surprised. She hadn't expected Dongfang Yuan to break free from her fox - charm soul - captivating spell so quickly. But soon, she realized that she was already greatly weakened. Naturally, the power of this spell was greatly reduced.
In addition, Dongfang Yuan was completely different from the crown prince Dongfang Qi. He had a stronger will and was not overly fond of women.
The red fox immediately changed her plan. She quickly forced a smile and explained, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. I have no ill intentions. I just wanted to test whether the Third Prince's will is firm enough. If not, there would be no need for me to say what I'm going to say next."
"What on earth is your purpose? I don't have the time to waste my breath with you." Dongfang Yuan was a bit impatient because the red fox gave him a bad feeling. He had an intuition that this person was not a good person.
"Since the Third Prince is so straightforward, I won't beat around the bush."
The red fox curled her lips and sneered. Then she suddenly floated to Dongfang Yuan's ear and whispered, "As long as the Third Prince can trust me, I have a way to make Miss Feng stay by Your Highness's side forever."
"… You have such ability?"
"I always keep my word."
"Yun Shu doesn't like me. What are you going to do?"
"Your Highness doesn't need to worry about this. As long as you handle the current matters well first, I will handle the rest for you."
"What should I do?"
"Play along with the plan and seize the position of the crown prince in a logical way. When the emperor passes away, the dragon throne will be yours. By that time, as long as Your Highness allows me to enter the palace and arranges an identity for me, I will tell Your Highness what to do next."
After saying that, the red fox curled her lips and smiled. Her body subconsciously wanted to entangle Dongfang Yuan. For the fox clan, the charm spell was a necessary skill, and her charm spell rarely failed. Dongfang Yuan in front of her made her feel a bit more unwilling.
Dongfang Yuan immediately reached out and pushed her aside. He frowned in disgust. "If you dare to be disrespectful to me again, don't blame me for being rude to you."
"I did it subconsciously. Since Your Highness doesn't like it, I won't do it again. Please don't be angry, Your Highness. It's your own body that will suffer."
The red fox knew that she had to be more sensible when dealing with this person. After all, she didn't have many opportunities at the moment, and she couldn't let this opportunity slip away easily.
"So, Your Highness, do you agree or not?"
Dongfang Yuan's face darkened slightly. He fell into deep thought and was silent for a while.
"Fine."
After a long while, Dongfang Yuan looked up at the red fox and finally gave his answer. "If you can really make Yun Shu stay with me, I will surely not treat you badly. But if you can't... Hehe, I will surely make you pay for your boasting."
Hearing the answer, the red fox heaved a huge sigh of relief, and her smile became even more brilliant.
"Good. The Third Prince is really a straightforward person. The agreement between Your Highness and me is known only by the sky, the earth, you, and me. I'm waiting for the day when Your Highness ascends the throne."
After saying that, the red fox winked at Dongfang Yuan. Before Dongfang Yuan could frown in annoyance, she disappeared in a flash.
Dongfang Yuan looked at the place where she disappeared, lost in thought.
Not long after the red fox left the palace, she was going to find a place to suck the essence of men to help herself recover her vitality as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, she met an old acquaintance, Chang Ying.
"Red Fox, it's really you?!"
The red fox was also a bit shocked when she saw the person in front of her clearly. "Chang Ying? Why are you here?!"
"I should be the one asking you this question. I heard that you took over the body of Concubine Mu in the harem of the Dan Kingdom and have been causing trouble all the time. Moreover, you've sent people to assassinate Feng Yun Shu several times. Is that true?"
The red fox couldn't help but frown. "Chang Ying, what's your tone? We are on an equal footing. Well, what right do you have to question me like this as soon as you come up?"
Chang Ying didn't look happy either. "Hehe, if it weren't for the fact that we are both from the Demon Realm and seem like old acquaintances, do you think I'd be willing to waste my breath and time here?"
"Oh, so I should be grateful that you're wasting your breath on me?"
"Red Fox, you—" After just a few words, there was already a tense atmosphere between them. They were almost about to fight.
Chang Ying finally managed to hold back his anger. He gave the red fox a cold look. "Don't blame me for not warning you. Feng Yun Shu is not someone you can provoke. If you dare to make any more plans against her, your end will be extremely miserable."
As soon as she heard the name "Feng Yun Shu", the red fox's anger instantly flared up.
"What's her status? I'm not afraid even if the Heavenly King himself comes. Could it be that you're also interested in this little girl? Hehe, I didn't expect this little girl to have some tricks up her sleeve. She's luring you stinky men one by one. Even I, the Fox Venerable, have to feel ashamed."
Chang Ying couldn't hold back anymore. He gathered energy in his hand and threw a black ball at the red fox. "After all these years, you still talk and act so annoyingly!"
The red fox quickly dodged. "Are you crazy? How dare you really attack me, the Fox Immortal?!"
If it were in normal times, the red fox would have already fought back. But at the moment, she was greatly weakened. In front of Chang Ying, she was just putting on a brave front and didn't dare to let him see that she was injured.
Finally, the red fox could only roll her eyes at Chang Ying. "Fine, Chang Ying. Just you wait! When I resurrect Lord Demon Venerable, I'll surely make him teach you a good lesson!"
Hearing this, Chang Ying's face froze. He was just about to say something when the red fox had already run out of sight.
"After all these years, the red fox is still so unrepentant. If the master knows that she is Concubine Mu, he will surely skin her fox hide..."
…
After completing the task, Feng Yun Shu returned to the State Preceptor's Mansion. Kong Ze had also successfully brought back the Fifth Princess. The candle in his room was still lit, and it could be seen that there were two figures inside. Although she didn't know what they were talking about, Feng Yun Shu and Xiao Ling exchanged a look, and they both saw the gossiping look in each other's eyes.
Feng Yun Shu was tired after a whole day. She also wanted to take a bath and go to bed early. But as soon as she lay on the bed, her mind began to think uncontrollably.
Sometimes it was Helan Yanting, and sometimes it was Zhu Shan. She felt that the fog in front of her seemed to be gradually peeling off, and the truth might soon surface.
Could it be that the prince is really Zhu Shan? But there was not the slightest demonic aura on the prince. Why was that?
Moreover, he had never attacked and hurt her. This was also something that Feng Yun Shu couldn't understand. Could it be that the prince didn't realize his true identity?
This possibility couldn't be ruled out. Feng Yun Shu remembered that she had asked Helan Yanting about his past life before. At that time, he said that he couldn't remember anything.
Wasn't Zhu Shan the great demon in the eyes of the cultivators? But why was the Zhu Shan she saw in the illusion not at all like the cold - blooded and merciless great demon that everyone talked about?