Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 216

Demon-suppressing temple? Ji Anni's heart sank. Could this be the place where the fox bead was suppressed in the legend?

I've heard that the Demon-Suppressing Temple is haunted, but it can't be so weird that it would be haunted even in broad daylight, right?

Ji Anni glanced at Shui Furong and saw that she was also shrinking her neck. She must have been frightened as well.

"Did you hear anything?" Shui Furong subconsciously walked towards Ji Anni, and the two of them leaned against each other shoulder to shoulder.

Although they often quarrel, when they encounter supernatural events, they subconsciously treat each other as companions, because after all, humans are much cuter than monsters.

"It seems...it seems like there is crying..." Ji Anni was not sure, so she pricked up her ears and listened carefully.

The crying sounds in the wind were sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sad and long, making people feel creepy.

"Hey." Shui Furong suddenly bumped into Ji Anni's shoulder and asked in a deep voice, "Do you dare to go in and take a look?"

"What?" Ji Anni shuddered with fear. She thought she was brave enough, but she didn't expect Shui Furong to be even braver than her and actually asked to go into the Demon Temple to take a look.

"Hmph, coward, are you afraid?" Shui Furong glanced at Ji Anni with contempt.

Ji Anni didn't want to be looked down upon by her, so she puffed out her chest and said, "Who said I was scared? Not to mention it's broad daylight now, I wouldn't be scared even in the middle of the night."

This was what she was waiting for. Shui Furong immediately said, "Okay, let's go in and take a look together."

Her voice trembled, and although she tried her best to pretend to be calm, she could not hide the fear deep in her heart.

Ji Anni swallowed and stared at the entrance of the Demon-Suppressing Temple for a long time, not daring to answer.

There is a dirt path in front of the stone tablet with the three characters "Suppressing Demons Temple" inscribed on it. No one has walked on it for a long time, and the dirt path is overgrown with weeds.

If you don't look carefully, you can't tell that there is a road here.

Looking forward along the direction of the dirt path, there is a palace-style building about a hundred meters away.

This Demon-Suppressing Temple was originally the palace of one of Taizu's concubines. After the concubine gave birth to a fox prince, she was regarded as a demon and burned alive in this palace. Because it was often haunted, a ban was issued and it was renamed "Demon-Suppressing Temple".

"Hmph, coward, if you don't go, I will." Shui Furong was fearless, so she left Ji Anni behind and walked into the dirt path alone.

"Hey, hey, wait for me, wait for me." Ji Anni was afraid that something might happen to her, so she subconsciously followed her.

Two people are always better than one. If you really encounter something dirty, at least there is someone to take care of you.

At this moment, a frog suddenly jumped out from the side of the road, scaring Shui Furong and Ji Anni so much that they screamed and hugged each other tightly.

After seeing clearly that it was not a monster but a frog, Shui Furong pushed Ji Anni away in disgust and shouted, "Humph, why are you holding me? If you are so scared, don't follow me."

In fact, Shui Furong's shouting was just bluffing. She was also afraid, so she vented in this way.

Ji Anni said aggrievedly: "Aren't you still holding me tightly?"

When the frog jumped out just now, they both hugged each other almost at the same time, and neither of them was slower than the other.

"Hmph." Shui Furong felt so hurt that she pushed Ji Anni away and walked away angrily.

"Hey, don't walk so fast..." Ji Anni ran and caught up. Humph, this Shui Furong is so stubborn. She is obviously afraid, but she still rushes in. Is she really not afraid of encountering ghosts?

The further you go, the narrower the road becomes.

When we almost reached the palace steps, the dirt path disappeared completely and there was only a pile of weeds blocking the way.

Shui Furong stopped and stood in front of the steps. She seemed a little scared and didn't dare to move forward.

"Shui Congfei, shall we go back?" Ji Anni whispered behind Shui Furong. In fact, she was not afraid, but she did not want to cause trouble. This demon-suppressing temple was also a restricted area in the palace. If the queen mother knew about it, wouldn't she be scolded again?

"Now that I'm here, I'm not going back." Shui Furong took a deep breath, her eyes determined.

It seems that she must go in and see what's going on today.

Strangely enough, the strange crying sound I heard just now is no longer audible. If it weren't for that horrible crying sound, this demon-suppressing temple would seem to have nothing special except that it was a bit desolate and secluded.

"Why do you have to go in? Do you know where the Demon-Suppressing Temple is?" Ji Annie frowned.

Ji Anni, who has always been impulsive, never thought that there would be a day when she would have to advise others not to be impulsive. She gradually realized Hua Rong's difficulties and sighed deeply in her heart.

If Shui Furong insisted on entering the Demon Temple, then she would have to sacrifice her life to accompany the gentleman. Even if she and Shui Furong had a bad relationship and often quarreled, she would never leave Shui Furong alone at this time.

"Of course I know where the Demon-Suppressing Temple is. That's why I have to go in." Shui Furong subconsciously clenched her fists. This was her way of encouraging herself to muster up courage.

"What if I really encounter a monster?" Ji Anni felt uneasy and her hair stood on end.

Shui Furong sneered, "Humph, if only I could really meet a monster, I would like to ask her why she killed my sister."

"What? What killed your sister?" Ji Anni became more and more confused as she listened.

The Fox Goddess in this Demon-Suppressing Temple was conferred the title during the Taizu era, and Shui Furong's sister died in an accident three years ago.

If Shui Furong's sister was really killed by a monster, then why did the demon fox queen want to kill Shui Furong's sister? They didn't even know each other, so how could there be any deep hatred between them?

Shui Furong said, "Three years ago, my sister died strangely. The coroner and the Ministry of Justice could not find the cause of death, so everyone later said that my sister was killed by a monster. When I visited Concubine Yu recently, she also said that my sister was killed by a monster..."

Hearing this, Ji Anni thought: Shui Furong really knows Concubine Yu. The reason why she often visits Xian Palace is to collect clues from Concubine Yu. After understanding Shui Furong's painstaking efforts, Ji Anni couldn't help but secretly admire her.

Shui Furong continued, "The biggest monster in the palace is the Fox Goddess in the Demon Temple. If my sister was really killed by a monster, it must be related to her."

Ji Anni said: "Those are just rumors. The Demon Fox Queen has been dead for so long, how could she suddenly come out to harm your sister?"

"It's because I don't know that I want to know clearly." Shui Furong glared at Ji Anni, lifted her skirt and walked up the stairs.

"Wait for me, wait for me." Ji Anni hurriedly chased after her and subconsciously held her arm.

"Don't hold my arm, it's in the way." Shui Furong tried to push Ji Anni away.

"Shui Congfei, I know you are scared too. Anyway, I have decided to accompany you in to see what is going on. Why don't we go in together arm in arm? It will help give each other courage." Ji Anni smiled at Shui Furong. In fact, she had already seen through the fact that Shui Furong was just trying to be brave.

"Hmph." Shui Furong snorted with disdain, but held Ji Anni's arm tightly.

So the two of them hunched their necks, supported each other, and stepped up the stairs carefully step by step.

It was so quiet all around that even the sound of the wind could not be heard.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and only the two of them could walk in this still space and time.

There are only twenty or so steps, but it feels particularly long to walk up.

The two people's hearts were beating wildly, and they could hear each other's ears. Not wanting the other party to hear her frightened heartbeat, Ji Anni decided to cover it up with her voice: "Shui Congfei, is it true that you only heard that your sister was killed by a monster?"

As far as Ji Anni knows, there is another widely circulated version, which says that he was killed by the Queen Mother.

However, since Xi Jinde's death, no one dared to spread that version anymore.

Now no one in or outside the palace is investigating the cause of death of Concubine Shui Cong and the little prince three years ago, but Shui Furong is determined to investigate it fearlessly. She is not afraid of provoking some demons and monsters, but isn't she afraid of the empress dowager's hatred and revenge?

Ji Anni wanted to remind Shui Furong that this matter was not only related to the fox demon, but more likely to be related to the Queen Mother.

Shui Furong was a smart person. She understood Ji Anni's true intention as soon as she heard it, and replied, "Of course I know that this matter is related to the Queen Mother, so I am not afraid of her. It is the Queen Mother herself who should be afraid if she has really done something wrong."