The girl tried touching it and found it was still very hot, so she scooped it out with a spoon and placed it on the table beside her.
She returned to the tripod and planned to deal with the scene.
Xi Heng has not given up hope of surviving in this life, and plans to make up an excuse to try to escape.
The dragon robe had been burned by her, and now only a skinny dried corpse was left. Judging from his face and figure, it was no longer recognizable as Zhao Qianyuan.
"Hmm..." She looked around and found no place to hide.
So his attention turned to the large water tank that had been stuffed with the emperor's stuff before.
"Just throw it in here." Xi Heng grabbed the head of the mummy in the cauldron and pulled it up.
With a click, I felt my hands suddenly loosen, and when I looked again, I saw that the entire head was broken off by her pull.
"..."
"Feel sorry?"
Xi Heng was stunned for a moment, then threw his head into the jar as if nothing had happened.
Another grab and his arm broke.
The same went for the thighs and calves. After being tossed around by Xi Heng, the mummy was immediately split into several sections.
The broken parts were thrown into the vat one by one, and the mummy shrank to the limit, only enough to cover the bottom of the vat.
Finally, Xi Heng took the rack used to hold firewood and threw all the black charcoal under the gold and silver tripod into the jar.
Black charcoal and ashes covered the skeleton. She then poured the medicinal residue from the cauldron into it one spoonful at a time, until she could no longer see any trace of Zhao Qianyuan, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Returning to the stone table, Xi Heng picked up the bright red blood spirit stone in the dim light of the candle and observed it quietly.
The center of the jade emits a bright red light, which is so small that it is almost invisible.
Just by holding it, you can feel your mind peaceful and a warm sensation spreading along your palm. It obviously has the effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving muscle and mental tension.
"But how do we draw spiritual energy from it? Through meditation..."
Although he already had spirit stones, he had not yet learned how to practice Qi.
She looked back at the large water tank containing Zhao Qianyuan.
"He just said that he had absorbed spiritual energy into his body. He must have some Qigong training method... It's a pity that I can't ask him now."
"There may be some Qigong exercises in the imperial study or Zhao Qianyuan's residence. I should try to find them later... hm?" Xi Heng suddenly saw a faint glow from the jade in his hand. It was because he had squeezed it a little harder just now.
At the same time, she felt the so-called spiritual energy ripple out from her palms.
The spiritual energy was invisible and odorless, but it made her feel inexplicably familiar, and she could sense the flow of the spiritual energy with a strange perception.
"This seems to be the feeling every time I carve a spell on the back of my hand..." Xi Heng thought thoughtfully, holding the Blood Spirit Stone tightly in one hand, pinching the fingerprint with the other hand, and softly chanting a spell of the Blood Arrow Technique.
Immediately afterwards, Xi Heng pressed the Blood Spirit Stone directly on the back of his other hand.
When he raised his hand again, there was a mark of Blood Arrow Technique on the back of his hand.
"So magic is powered by spiritual energy? That's right, this is written in the Blood Sea Magic Book. It is to obtain a little spiritual energy from a large amount of flesh and blood, and use formations to guide the spiritual energy and transform it into magic..."
“And this blood spirit stone simply gathers the spirit drawn from the flesh and blood and stores it inside the jade.”
Xi Heng couldn't help but think about a most basic question:
"Is the spirit drawn from flesh and blood the same thing as the spiritual energy used in practicing Qigong?"
If these two are not the same thing at all, then the path to immortality through practicing Qigong and cultivating immortals becomes even more vague.
Even if it is indeed the same object, the problem of the spiritual energy spontaneously dissipating must be solved.
"In short, there is still a long way to go." Xi Heng felt vaguely that he would not be able to overcome these difficulties in a short period of time.
"Right now, this blood spirit stone can only be used to cast spells. I don't know if I can store the spirit of the flesh and blood in the spirit stone if I obtain a large amount of flesh and blood. I also don't know if the spiritual energy in the blood spirit stone will evaporate and disperse on its own... I can only experiment slowly."
Xi Heng put the teacup-sized blood spirit stone into the purse at his waist and looked back to face his current situation.
She had hidden Zhao Qianyuan's body, and no one except her knew what happened in the room.
But the emperor suddenly disappeared, which was by no means a trivial matter for the Great Zhao.
If he walked out like this, he would most likely be caught and beheaded by the palace guards - even if Zhao Qianyuan was a tyrant, there should be a few people in the palace guards who were loyal to him.
"I always feel like my head will fall off if I step out." Xi Heng looked at the tightly closed heavy wooden door over there.
"Is it just a matter of reloading?"
It seems that we have indeed reached a dead end.
I have just arrived at the palace today and I have no support from any forces in the court. Killing the emperor would not even be considered as usurping the throne.
Other royal children killed their fathers in order to sit on the throne and rule the world, but she did it just to refine a spirit stone and did not make any other preparations. Naturally, no one would put on the royal robe for her.
"Unless everyone in the court hates Zhao Qianyuan so much that they want to eat his flesh alive, I can only survive, right?" Xi Heng always felt that it was impossible.
"Just leave it to fate."
She had already prepared to load the game before coming here, so there was no need to hesitate or delay any longer.
She patted her chest and moved towards the thick wooden door she came from.
It was only a distance of a dozen meters, and he arrived there in a trance.
The girl took the handle and slowly opened it, listening to the creaking sound of the wooden door and seeing a little bit of the light and color from the corridor outside seeping into the dim room.
Inside the corridor are green eaves and green tiles, and red beams and painted buildings. Outside the corridor is an exquisite courtyard with flowers and plants behind the palace. In the courtyard is a large pond, with green water chestnuts and fragrant water lilies in the pond, and knotweed flowers and reed leaves on the shore. There are many strangely shaped rocks, and flowers and birds as companions. It is elegant and magnificent.
The beautiful scenery came into view, and the strong contrast between the dim and gloomy interior and the gorgeous world outside made Xi Heng's heart suddenly peaceful.
"Your Highness." The old eunuch at the door bowed and asked, "May I ask if Your Majesty is still busy? It is almost 9 o'clock now, and Your Majesty still needs to go to Tianhe Hall to review memorials..."
Xi Heng walked out calmly and gave a simple reason he had just thought of:
"Your Majesty, you have become an immortal."
"...Your Highness, please forgive my poor hearing. Could I have repeated what I just said?" The old eunuch thought he had heard it wrong.
"He gained spiritual energy and became an immortal," Xi Heng said.
"Become...an immortal?" The old eunuch's tone and eyes were hazy. He was totally unable to understand these two words. He only felt his back shining and had a vague feeling that a disaster was about to happen.
After a few seconds, he asked again: "Did he pass away?"
"No, it means becoming an immortal." Xi Heng would not change his words:
"Your Majesty has cultivated to the state of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head, and has ascended to the realm of immortality. At this moment, he is in the Jade Terrace and Langyuan in heaven, meeting with the immortals, drinking nectar and eating peaches, and sharing eternal bliss."
"Three flowers gather at the top of the head... and ascend to heaven?" The old eunuch was stunned for a long time, obviously fooled by Xi Heng: "Will your majesty come back?"
"He has already ascended to heaven, why should he still care about this mortal world?" Xi Heng asked back.
“But, we can’t just ignore it…” the other party said blankly.
"Then you can find someone else to be the new emperor." After Xi Heng said this, he tried to leave before the other party could react.
She tried to make her steps look natural, while the old eunuch behind her ran into the stone house in a panic, constantly calling out "The Emperor".
The noisy shrill sound finally stopped until his throat became hoarse and Xi Heng had walked far away.
The girl who had just committed the crime of regicide looked around. The scene was empty and no one came to question her.
It seemed as if I had simply walked out of Fuqing Hall...
"Is it that simple?"
While she was talking to herself, she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps and running from behind, followed by the eunuch's shrill voice:
"Stop her! Quick!"
"Sure enough, it's still trouble." Seeing the guards behind and standing on both sides of the road with spears looking at her, Xi Heng immediately flew away.
The red-armored guards immediately understood and followed the eunuch's orders to surround Xi Heng.
Most of them had already entered the state of strength, and could use their strength to activate their lightness skills. Xi Heng tried his best to escape, but he still could not get rid of the imperial guards behind him in a short time.
Moreover, there were still guards standing guard in front of where he was fleeing, and those people were also surrounding Xi Heng.
"stop!"
"I am the princess of the Great Zhao. Everyone, step back!" Xi Heng's shout made the guards who were rushing over pause.
"Stop the princess!" The old eunuch behind him said in an even more anxious voice, "The emperor's whereabouts are unknown, only the princess knows where he is!"
"I told you, he became an immortal!" Xi Heng turned around and answered again, but no one paid attention.
"Don't let the princess leave the palace!" The old eunuch was still highly respected. With another shout, he urged the surrounding guards to form a siege on Xi Heng.
Xi Heng found a weak spot and turned to try to escape, but the old eunuch behind her took the opportunity to follow her to within five meters. It was obvious that his lightness skill was much better than hers.
A few seconds later, a hand came from behind and grabbed her wrist.
Xi Heng gritted his teeth, took a step forward and turned again, using the inertia of his rotation to make the opponent's body rotate. The next moment, his free right hand struck the dead eunuch in the chest.
The old eunuch simply twisted his wrist in a strange way, as if by chance, to block Xi Heng's palm strike, and in the process held both of her hands tightly.
Xi Heng kicked out again with great force, aiming directly at the enemy's weak spot under his groin.
She used all her strength, a force that was enough to break even the hardest rock.
But after this hit, the opponent didn't move at all, just groaned.
The old eunuch then suddenly trembled all over, shaking off his strength, and all the dust on the ground flew away.
Xi Heng also felt the force attacking him and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
In just a few brief seconds, dozens of guards had surrounded Xi Heng tightly.
Xi Heng looked around and knew that he was doomed. He no longer hoped for luck and prepared to draw his sword to meet the enemy.
"Forgive me for the offense!" But at this time, the old eunuch slammed his knees to the ground, clasped his fists and asked Xi Heng solemnly: "Please tell me where His Majesty is!"
“He has become an immortal.”
The eunuch understood that he would receive such an answer, and he immediately added:
"In this case, since His Majesty's whereabouts are unknown, we can only ask Princess Di to ascend the throne as the legitimate daughter!"
"Huh? Me?" This time it was Xi Heng who was stunned. After thinking for a few seconds, he said, "Don't you have anyone else to choose?"
"As His Majesty's only legitimate daughter, Princess Di is naturally the highest in the order of succession!"
"No, I don't understand any political power or strategy. Today is just my first day in the palace. I don't even know the current situation of Da Zhao. You can pick any prince to be better than me, right?" Xi Heng quickly retorted:
"The prince should have a higher order of succession than the princess, right?"
"In the royal family of Great Zhao, legitimate wives are chosen first, followed by illegitimate children, regardless of gender." The old eunuch seemed a little helpless, but he immediately covered it up.
Xi Heng felt more and more that this world was indeed somewhat different from the world he had traveled through before.
Not only is there an increase in high-level power like warriors, there are also some distinct differences in other aspects.
For example, compared to the ancient times she had read about in books, the women in this other world seemed to be more independent.
Xi Heng thought about this and suddenly asked the eunuch:
"Did the Great Zhao also have a female emperor?"
"Why do you say that, Princess?" The eunuch was even more confused by the question, and then answered honestly, "The Great Zhao had three empresses."
Should I say as expected?
Xi Heng held his forehead and sighed: "So I am the legitimate daughter, so I should inherit the throne? Won't the other bastards assassinate me?"
I don't have any power in this palace. If I really inherit the throne, I might go to bed at night, close my eyes and open them, and all I would see is the words "load file".
"The succession of the eldest daughter is the foundation of the country and cannot be shaken!" The eunuch did not answer the latter sentence, but only praised: "Since the princess said that your majesty has ascended to heaven and become an immortal, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the princess has been ordered by your majesty today to repeat her status as the eldest daughter. According to the rules, the throne should naturally be inherited by the princess!"
"...This isn't right," Xi Heng felt that the future was bleak.
But looking at the current situation, it seems that she can no longer escape.
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Chapter 41: East Market Court Clothes
Tomorrow, behind the Taixiao Palace, there will be the Tiandi Zong sacrificial altar.
