I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 1272 - 487: Confronting the Imperial Consort and Empress! Wu Lie Must Die!

Hearing Eunuch Jin’s words, Chen Mo’s heart sank slightly.

Chu Heng had perished and his Dao dissipated, Prince Yu was eight or nine out of ten already dead as well; now, other than the Princess, only the Crown Prince still carried the Chu Family’s blood.

And Wu Lie had already failed once; he would never miss another chance, and very likely had already made a move on the Crown Prince!

Thinking of that little fellow who had tugged at his sleeve, saying they would be best friends for life, the fist inside Chen Mo’s sleeve clenched tight.

"Wei Xuan said something right: the arrow is already on the string, it has to be loosed. With things as they are now, there’s nothing left to hesitate over!"

"Whether this road is easy or not, we have to walk it to find out!"

"It’s just that we still don’t know what Her Majesty the Consort and the Empress think about all this..."

The two of them followed the palace road toward the Inner Court; passing by Cangzhen Gate, they saw that there were still Xuan Armor Guards stationed before it, sealing Linqing Palace so tightly that not even water could pass through.

Chen Mo suddenly asked, "During this time, has the Food and Drink Supervisor sent any meals to the Eastern Royal Palace?"

Eunuch Jin replied, "The Crown Prince’s meals have always been handled separately by the Family Order Temple and are not under the Internal Affairs Office’s control. Moreover, the Crown Prince is currently in a coma and has no way to take meals."

Chen Mo asked again, "But those Palace Attendants still have to eat, don’t they?"

Eunuch Jin pondered briefly, then shook his head and said, "This one truly hasn’t paid attention. It does seem that in this period I haven’t seen anyone going in or out."

Chen Mo seemed lost in thought, then turned on his heel and walked straight over.

"Hey, Mr. Chen, where are you going?"

Eunuch Jin froze for a moment, then hurriedly quickened his pace to follow.

When Chen Mo was still several zhang from the main gate, a killing aura already locked onto him firmly.

"Stop!" A minor Commander came forward, his hand resting on the hilt at his waist, and said coldly, "The palace is under strict lockdown. Idlers, withdraw at once!"

"Do I look idle to you?" Chen Mo took out a string of Tokens from the Heavenly Profound Ring; they clinked as they knocked together. He rummaged for a moment, then produced a plaque engraved with the East Palace Seal. "I was personally appointed by the Crown Prince as his reading companion and may freely enter and exit. You dare block me—are you planning to defy orders?"

The Commander remained unmoved and said in a deep voice, "By His Majesty’s verbal decree, Linqing Palace is sealed and its gardens locked, the prohibitions are strict; any who trespass will be punished as traitors!"

"Even the Flying Phoenix Order doesn’t work?"

"Entry is forbidden!"

"I’m the future Prince Consort; I can’t even come see my dear nephew?"

"I said, entry is forbidden!"

"What if I insist on going in?"

"The crime is the same as treason; you may be executed on the spot!"

"Hmph, small rank, big mouth. Do you know who I am? If you dare lay a finger on me today, tomorrow I’ll see your nine clans vanish into thin air!"

Chen Mo put on the overbearing face of someone drunk on favor, rolling up his sleeves, actually about to force his way in.

"Insolence!"

The Forbidden Guard Commander’s forehead veins bulged; he was just about to act when his gaze fell on that string of Tokens hanging around Chen Mo’s neck, and he suddenly hesitated.

Chen Mo’s renown was now known to everyone in the Capital City; aside from being a Third Grade meritorious noble, he was also a favorite of the Empress and the Imperial Consort. If they really came to blows, he might die without even knowing how!

"Men, stop him!"

The Commander beckoned, and a host of Armored Soldiers moved with a roar, sealing off the surroundings so tightly that not even water could get through, blocking the path.

Neither side actually struck, they just shoved back and forth; but Chen Mo’s strength was astonishing, and he braced against the pressure of dozens of men, forcing his way forward step by step.

Seeing that he already had one foot inside the palace gate, that Commander panicked; he hadn’t expected this man to be so unreasonable. With a "clang," he drew his saber, and in an instant the tension was like drawn blades!

"Calm down!"

"We’re all on the same side!"

At this moment, Eunuch Jin hurried forward, reaching out to grab Chen Mo and forcibly dragging him away from the palace gate.

Skirting around the wall and leaving everyone’s line of sight, Eunuch Jin finally exhaled, then frowned and said, "Mr. Chen, what are you doing? The lockdown on the Eastern Royal Palace is His Majesty’s order. If you act recklessly like this, you’ll bring trouble on yourself!"

"I know." The Chen Mo who had just been shouting was like a different person now; he straightened his official robes and, expression calm, said, "I merely wanted to confirm one thing."

"What thing?" Eunuch Jin asked.

"To confirm whether the Crown Prince is still in the palace," Chen Mo said.

Eunuch Jin asked in puzzlement, "What do you mean by that? The Crown Prince has never left Linqing Palace from beginning to end."

"Is that so?" Chen Mo gazed at that silent palace compound in the distance, then shifted the topic and said, "You should know about Chu Heng digging tunnels beneath Prince Yu Mansion and setting up Intense Burning Powder, right?"

Eunuch Jin nodded. "Of course I know."

Chen Mo asked again, "Then do you know there were two tunnels in total?"

Eunuch Jin’s brows knit. "So what?"

"When I went to Prince Yu Mansion to make the arrest, I discovered those two tunnels, but their interiors had been completely blocked off. Unless we turned the entire Capital City upside down, we’d have no way to determine their routes." Chen Mo said, "What can be confirmed now is that one tunnel passes under the southern city straight to Jiulong Platform, while the destination of the other remains unknown to this day."

Eunuch Jin reacted, a chill rising up his back. "You’re saying... the other one leads to the Imperial Palace?!"

Chen Mo’s tone grew low as he transmitted his voice, "Just now I used the chance to get close to Cangzhen Gate, and through the Earth Veins I sent my Divine Sense into Linqing Palace, but it was cut off the moment it entered the halls... That feeling wasn’t from an Array, but from Demon-breaking Stone. There’s a large amount of Demon-breaking Stone beneath the Eastern Royal Palace!"

"Using this stuff as a foundation is far too extravagant; clearly it serves another purpose, like building a tunnel..."

Back when he broke through the Thunder Burning Realm in Ancient Spirit First, he had already been able to control the Earth Veins to a certain extent, and thus perform the Divine Skills of Shrinking Ground into Inches. Using that to transmit Divine Sense was naturally no difficult matter.