Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 218: Possessed by a Fox Demon

"Shui Congfei, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Shui Furong staring at her with wide eyes, Ji Anni pulled Shui Furong in confusion.

Shui Furong reflexively dodged backwards, and dodged so quickly that she sat down on the ground.

"Shui Congfei, what's wrong with you?" Ji Anni became more and more confused, not knowing what Shui Furong had seen.

Is there something strange behind me? Ji Anni mustered up her courage and turned her head to look back.

There were only messy bushes and dead grass behind me, and nothing strange at all.

Ji Anni felt more and more puzzled, and stared at Shui Furong with a frown.

Shui Furong was frightened by her gaze and turned pale. She swallowed her saliva, mustered up the greatest courage in her life, raised her trembling right hand, pointed at Ji Anni's face, and stammered, "Zhao Congfei, you...you, your eyes..."

"My eyes?" Ji Anni touched her eyes subconsciously, but she couldn't find anything strange.

In fact, her eyeballs had already turned amber, and her pupils had changed from round to long and narrow flat leaves, just like a monster.

When Ji Anni suddenly raised her eyes just now, Shui Furong was frightened half to death by her change. Now Shui Furong saw that Ji Anni was conscious and had no signs of being possessed, so she plucked up her courage and moved closer to Ji Anni.

She stared at Ji Anni's pupils that suddenly turned amber and observed them carefully. The more she looked, the more strange it seemed. She muttered, "Zhao Congfei...your eyes have become like this, why don't you react at all?"

Ji Anni shook her head. She had no idea what her eyes had become, so she was not afraid at all.

Shui Furong knew that this demon-suppressing temple was full of evil spirits, so she had prepared herself for encountering ghosts long before entering the temple. Fortunately, she did not encounter any ghosts, but was just possessed by evil spirits. After Shui Furong got used to Ji Anni's amber pupils, she was not so scared anymore.

She pushed Ji Anni's shoulder and said, "Concubine Zhao, you are weak, so you are entangled by unclean things."

"What should we do now?" Ji Anni was obviously panicking. She had never experienced any supernatural events since she was a child. What was even more unfair was that the change in her eyes was clearly the fault of Shui Furong for breaking into the Demon Temple. How could it be her fault now?

"Go find the Imperial Master to help you exorcise the evil spirits." Shui Furong suddenly remembered that Yun Zhen had already left the palace, so she changed her words and said, "Even if the Imperial Master is not here, you can ask Taoist Yuan Rong for help. I heard that Taoist Yuan Rong lives in the Xianke Pavilion and has probably replaced the Imperial Master. I'm afraid we'll have to ask him for help in exorcising demons and monsters in the palace in the future."

Xianke Pavilion was originally Yun Zhen’s two-in-one residence for office and accommodation, but after Yun Zhen left, Taoist Yuan Rong moved in.

Taoist Yuan Rong was a slightly unfamiliar name to Ji Anni. She only remembered hearing Hua Rong mention him once, saying that he was the confidant of the Queen Mother and had saved Concubine Du Baogui. A few months ago, it was he who predicted to the Queen Mother that there would be a fox disaster in the palace soon.

Hua Rong also reminded Ji Anni at that time that if the Queen Mother really intended to let Taoist Yuan Rong replace Yun Zhen as the Imperial Master, then they would most likely make a big fuss about the death of Concubine Baogui.

If I go to Taoist Yuan Rong for help in the form of a fox demon, wouldn't that be giving them the opportunity to spread rumors?

Ji Anni was lost in thought.

Seeing this, Shui Furong pushed her shoulder and said, "Concubine Zhao Cong, why are you so stunned again?"

"My head hurts so much..." Ji Anni covered her head in pain, her headache felt like it was about to split.

Was he really possessed? Why had he become abnormal since he saw the remains of the burning? Not only were his eyes black and his limbs cold, but his head also hurt as if it had been hit by a hammer.

Before she knew whether Taoist Yuan Rong was a friend or an enemy, Ji Anni did not dare to ask him for help. If her time travel was exposed, wouldn't it bring disaster upon her? She only trusted Yun Zhen, but now, the only person who could guide her and lead her out of fear was far away and she could not rely on him...

Thinking of this, not only did my body feel cold, but my heart also sank.

At this moment, Ji Anni felt a strange touch in her hands, which were tightly covering her head.

It seemed like something had suddenly grown on the top of my head, soft and furry, just like an ear...

After guessing what it was, Ji Anni's body became as stiff as a stone.

"Zhao Congfei, what's wrong with you? Let's go back first."

Shui Furong saw that Ji Anni seemed to be under a spell and couldn't help but worry about her.

Suddenly, Shui Furong discovered something strange on Ji Anni's head from between her fingers and hair, and she shouted in surprise, "Concubine Zhao Cong, why... why... why do you have ears growing on your head?"

Although Ji Anni couldn't see it, Shui Furong could see it clearly. What grew on Ji Anni's head were two small triangular furry ears.

After hearing what Shui Furong said, Ji Anni was even more certain. The feel of the two ears on her head was exactly the same as the fox ears she felt on Prince Ming's head yesterday. Could it be that... the ears growing on her head were also fox ears?

Thinking of this, she subconsciously touched her back, thinking that she had grown a fox tail like Prince Ming. But after touching it over and over again, she didn't touch anything strange. She sighed softly, thinking that it was a good thing that she didn't have a tail...

Shui Furong helped Ji Anni up and said, "In short, the evil spirit here is too strong. Concubine Zhao Congfei, let's go back first. No, let's go find Taoist Yuan Rong to exorcise the evil spirit first." As she said that, she pulled Ji Anni back.

When Ji Anni heard that she was going to take her to see Taoist Yuan Rong, an inexplicable fear suddenly swept through her heart. She reflexively pushed Shui Furong away, squatted on the ground, hugged herself tightly and said, "No, no... I can't go."

"Why?" Shui Furong asked, squatting beside her. Seeing Ji Anni's intense reaction, she stopped forcing him.

"No reason... Anyway, anyway... I don't want to meet that Taoist Yuan Rong..."

"Princess Zhao Congfei, I know you don't want others to see that you are possessed, but how can you hide it when you are like this?"

If it was just the eyes that turned amber, pretending to have an eye disease and closing the eyes might be able to hide it. Now even the ears have grown... Even if I can temporarily cover it with a bun, it's not a long-term solution...

Ji Anni knew that what Shui Furong said made sense, but she could not get rid of the inexplicable fear of Taoist Yuan Rong deep in her heart. Even if she only heard the name "Yuan Rong", her skin felt as if it was covered with a layer of frost and felt cold.

"Well, now it's you who's possessed, so think it over carefully."

Shui Furong could tell from Ji Anni's expression that she was really afraid of Taoist Yuan Rong, so she stopped forcing her to see Yuan Rong. Instead, she took off her coat and put it on Ji Anni's head to cover the two strange triangular ears.

"Akira, let's get out of here first. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to maintain your human form..."

Shui Furong pulled Ji Anni up from the ground without saying a word and dragged her back the way she came.

Ji Anni, whose body had undergone strange changes, did not dare to stay in the Demon Temple for long. With the help of Shui Furong, she left this evil place as quickly as possible.

Strangely enough, her headache was relieved as soon as she left the Demon-Suppressing Temple.

Walking back along the dirt path, the further away from the Demon Suppression Temple, the more discomforts I felt in my body gradually disappeared. Not only did my eyes no longer turn black, my head no longer ached, but even my frantic heartbeat and inexplicable fear disappeared.

It seems that the changes in my body are indeed related to the Demon-Suppressing Temple...

After they left the bamboo forest, Ji Anni lifted the clothes on her head and touched the place where the ears had just grown. Incredibly, the two strange ears had also disappeared without a trace.

"Shui Congfei, do you think my eyes are still amber?" Ji Anni pulled Shui Furong and asked anxiously.

Shui Furong stared at her eyes carefully, then shook her head in surprise and said, "Concubine Zhao Cong, you have changed back again."

"Really? That's great." Ji Anni touched her chest and let out a long sigh.