Zhao Shengyu watched Concubine Li came to him so blatantly in front of his father, he frowned and looked at the people on the throne. Sure enough, his father’s demeanor was different from before. He only stared at the dancers with blank eyes, not paying attention to others at all.

Thinking of the purpose of this trip, Zhao Shengyu turned back to look at the woman in front of him. “Go and talk outside,” he instructed.

“Then let’s go, Your Highness!” Concubine Li said readily, with a smile on her face.

Li Tianyan saw the snake demon was led out by Zhao Shengyu and glanced at the people in the hall. These officials had been bewitched by the dancing girls just like the emperor.

Li Tianyan used some blinding techniques and walked to the emperor to check on him. The two were standing next to Emperor Shaowu, but everyone in the hall was unaware of it and was busy doing their own thing.

“How is it, young master?” Cheng Qi asked curiously when he saw Li Tianyan’s finger pressing the emperor’s pulse, but he saw Li Tianyan shake his head.

When Zhao Shengyu came back, he saw Li Tianyan sitting back on the seat, and everything in Chengyuan Hall was the same as usual, so he was secretly relieved. Concubine Li didn’t notice anything strange, but when she glanced at the two people in the corner, her eyes immediately fell on the shuanger, who had a bulging belly, and her pair of light brown eyes flickered darkly.

“These two people look familiar. Did His Highness bring them here?” Although Concubine Li asked about two people, she only stared at the pregnant shuanger.

The snake demon’s gaze made Cheng Qi feel like he was being stared at by a venomous snake. He touched his bulging belly nervously, secretly thinking that it would be better not to let the snake demon see any flaws. Little did he know that his nervous look, just like a newly pregnant mother, made Concubine Li even more excited.

“He is the subordinate whom I have just accepted. He and his wife are temporarily living in my residence,” Zhao Shengyu frowned and spoke. He wondered if it was his own misunderstanding. Concubine Li looked at Dr. Li’s wife in a strange way. Could it be that this woman was planning something bad again?

“Really?” Concubine Li then looked back and said to Zhao Shengyu with a smile, “Don’t forget our appointment tomorrow, Your Highness.”

“Yes,” Zhao Shengyu agreed with a cold face. Then he left Chengyuan Hall with Li Tianyan and the guards behind him.

It wasn’t until the group of people drove out of the palace that Zhao Shengyu couldn’t wait to ask Li Tianyan, “Doctor Li, can you tell what happened to my father?”

“The evil energy has entered the heart, and he will die soon,” Li Tianyan was truthful. He told him that the snake demon had probably made a plan and would kill the emperor after sucking up the last breath of dragon energy, freeing up the throne for Zhao Shengyu.

“This concubine is really hateful,” It was obvious that his father’s body was weak and frail; now even Li Tianyan confirmed that he would die sooner. Zhao Shengyu couldn’t help but gnash his teeth in hatred.

No wonder the father, who always focused on government affairs and did not want to have a concubine after his mother’s death, would suddenly become debauched and ruthless for a woman. It turned out that he was haunted by evil energy. If Li Tianyan hadn’t appeared, he might have followed in his father’s footsteps and been treated as a food by the concubine.

On the way back, none of the people in the carriage spoke again; they were just thinking about what was going to happen next.

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The next day, Zhao Shengyu went to Tianxian Tower for a tryst with Concubine Li as he agreed, while Li Tianyan went to Zhao Shengyu’s private hot spring resort on the outskirts of the Imperial City and stayed busy there all day.

When he returned to the Prince’s Mansion, Cheng Qi was nowhere to be seen in their room, leaving only a female ghost in white. This female ghost was the one who had expressed her loyalty to them and had been taken into the soul-nurturing tree by Cheng Qi. The female ghost ate a True Yin Pill and stayed in the soul-nurturing tree for a few days. Her appearance already returned to normal, and she was no longer as terrifying as she was when they first met.

“Where’s Cheng Qi?” When Li Tianyan saw this female ghost, he already had a guess in his mind. Cheng Qi deliberately hadn’t acted with him today and probably went for a walk on the street alone.

“Immortal Cheng was captured by concubine’s subordinates. He asked me to stay here until you came back and let me tell you so that you wouldn’t have to worry about him.” When the female ghost saw Li Tianyan coming back, she immediately bowed down and respectfully answered him.

Hearing the expected answer, Li Tianyan’s mood was a bit complicated, and he even had the urge to rush into the palace and fight directly with the snake demon.

But in the end, reason prevailed. The snake demon’s cultivation level was higher than his. It would be easy to win, but if the snake demon wanted to escape, he might not be able to catch her. If she were allowed to run away, she would find another royal family to suck and come back to fight with him. It would be another mess for him.

“Immortal Cheng said he would be careful and left a storage bag for you.” Seeing Li Tianyan’s serious face, the female ghost said cautiously.

“Give it to me.” Li Tianyan looked at the storage bag that the female ghost held up, reached out to take it, and checked it, but a hint of warmth appeared on his face unconsciously.

The storage bag was full of meals prepared by Cheng Qi for him. The method of dividing the cooked dishes into individual containers, which could be eaten as long as they were heated up, was something that the little shuanger had come up on his own. When Li Tianyan discovered the storage bag also contained Cheng Qi’s favorite candied haws, he finally couldn’t help but laugh.

“Hey, that kid ran away with someone, who is responsible for my snacks?” At this time, an angry animal spirit appeared in the room, grabbing Li Tianyan’s legs and shouting angrily.

Li Tianyan glanced at the small beast at his feet but only said coldly, “You can’t die even if you are hungry.”

In fact, there was a medicine bottle containing True Yin Pill in Cheng Qi’s storage bag, which was specially  reserved for Tao Wu, but Li Tianyan didn’t intend to spoil the beast. Humph, he also knew that this guy often ran up to Cheng Qi to steal on pills while he was away.

Tao Wu: “…” Why did he follow such a terrible master? Could he switch with Tan Eyu for that brat?