noffsinger Chapter 240 Nursing Homes
Chapter 240 Nursing Homes
Chapter 240 Nursing Homes
The Zijiu Palace was much more desolate than Ji Cheyu remembered.
When he was a teenager, he only thought that this palace was as big as a maze, and every road led to a terrifying and desperate situation.
Now it seems, but so.
Just after passing through a corridor, an old man with white hair and beard walked towards him: "Are you the concubine who came back voluntarily?"
Ji Cheyu didn't recognize who it was, but could only tell that the other party was also at the Golden Core stage, so he nodded cautiously and said nothing.
"You are already at the Golden Core stage?" The old man smiled: "Very good, very good. Tell me what you want, as long as it is available in Zijiu Palace, you can mention it."
what?
Ji Cheyu didn't understand what he meant by his words, and after a moment of silence, he tentatively said, "I want to go and see Sister Mingying and the others first."
The old man frowned: "Mingying? Hmph, you can go if you want."
Ji Cheyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, passed him and continued to walk deep into the Zijiu Palace.
After walking a few steps, he heard the old man behind him say: "Come to the main hall as soon as you finish reading, Your Majesty won't be waiting long."
What does this mean?
Ji Cheyu had deeper doubts in his heart, but he didn't show anything. He turned around and nodded to show that he understood.
He walked forward for a while, and occasionally saw other people, without exception, they all looked like old people who were nearing lifespan, as if all the people in Zijiu Palace had aged with the old ancestor Youjiao.
But no matter how you think about it, it's impossible.
After passing through two palace gates again, the surrounding became more and more silent, Ji Cheyu said in a low voice, "You can talk now."
Jiang Qiongxing, who had been following behind him in hiding, couldn't wait to speak: "What did that person mean just now? Why did you say that the ancestor Youjiao was waiting for you? Could it be that they knew that you came back for revenge?"
"No, probably not," Ji Cheyu said, "It's okay, when you see Mingying later, you can try to ask her."
"Yes." Jiang Qiongxing agreed with doubts.
Mingying's residence is full of stars and moons, and it is the largest and most gorgeous courtyard in the concubine's residence. Even after so long, Ji Cheyu found it easily.
The courtyard door was closed tightly. He knocked on the door, but there was no movement, so he simply pushed it open.
Seeing the garden in the courtyard, Jiang Qiongxing instantly recalled that when he found Liang Weisheng here, he was playing cards with three charming beauties.
Today, the garden is still there, but the beauty is nowhere to be found.
Jiang Qiongxing showed his figure and shouted: "Mingying!"
The courtyard was silent, and no one responded.
"Aren't you here..." Jiang Qiongxing was a little disappointed.
"No." Ji Cheyu looked at the door hidden in the depths of the garden, stepped forward and pushed it open, "Someone is inside."
"what--"
The moment the door opened, there was a piercing scream from inside.
The scream was so shrill that Ji Cheyu suddenly suspected that he had stabbed someone instead of opening a door just now.
The door opened, and the sunlight poured into the room, illuminating the scene inside.
A long-suffering stench emanated from the inside, and in the depths of the room with carved beams and painted buildings, a figure curled up on the bed.
"Mingying?" Jiang Qiongxing's eyes lit up, and he was about to walk inside.
"Don't come in!" shouted the person on the bed.
Her voice didn't seem quite right, Jiang Qiongxing froze at the door, neither advancing nor retreating, so she just stood there and confirmed, "Is it Mingying?"
Doesn't sound like it.
Mingying responded in a low voice and asked, "Who are you?"
This time, Jiang Qiongxing finally heard clearly.
Her voice was unusually old, like the voice of an old lady.
Ji Cheyu couldn't help but recall the other people he saw along the way.
All are old people.
What happened to Purple Dove Palace?
Jiang Qiongxing was about to help her remember herself, but Ji Cheyu raised her hand to stop her.
He stepped into the room and walked to the bed: "It's me."
The man curled up at the foot of the bed slowly raised his head.
The hood wrapped around his head fell off, revealing a long head of gray hair, and the wrinkled warbler met Ji Cheyu's gaze.
Seeing the other party's young and beautiful face and jet-black long hair, her eyes showed undisguised jealousy: "It's you, why are you back?"
Before Ji Cheyu could answer, Jiang Qiongxing rushed forward in two steps in three steps: "Mingying, why did you become like this?"
She was simply stunned.
The warbler was so beautiful back then, why did she become so old all of a sudden?Could it be that she has been in Danyan Academy for hundreds of years?
Mingying stared at her for a long while before remembering who she was: "Why are you here..."
"It's not important," Jiang Qiongxing waved his hand, "Tell me first, how did you become like this."
Ming Ying sneered: "Surprised? Since you have returned to Zijiu Palace, you should be ready to become like this, right?"
"What do you mean?" Ji Cheyu asked.
Mingying raised her head and glanced at him: "What? You didn't come back to save your lord?"
Of course not, it should be the one who came back to send him on his way.
Ji Cheyu said vaguely without changing his face: "I'm still thinking about it."
Mingying smiled disapprovingly: "Have you lost your mind by the treasures promised by Zijiu Palace? What do you want? They have picked out all the good things, and there are probably only some things that mortals are interested in. I remember you said that you have no one in your family. Why do you have to trade your life for these treasures?"
"What? Trade your life for a treasure?" Jiang Qiongxing grasped the key point, "Is there any way for Patriarch Youjiao to snatch other people's life for his own use?"
"Since you have already entered, there is no way out, so it's okay to tell you the truth." Mingying leaned against the edge of the bed, lazily said, "That's right, Your Majesty's cultivation has gone wrong, the situation is critical, and he needs a lot of life energy. Everyone in the palace has been deprived of most of their life energy by him, and they will have a good life in a few years."
"Is there no resistance?" Jiang Qiongxing couldn't believe it.
"Yes, you can go a little further, the back is full of corpses of those who resisted." Mingying said, "Those like us who voluntarily donate their lifespan will not only be rewarded, but also live to the end of their lives. Why should we resist?"
Jiang Qiongxing was stunned.
But she still felt something was wrong: "Patriarch You Jiao would be so kind?"
"It is said that if you don't voluntarily donate your lifespan, your lord's lifespan will be greatly reduced." Mingying said frankly that she had no intention of hiding it from them.
It turned out to be the case.
No wonder the entire Zijiu Palace now looks like a nursing home.
Ji Cheyu didn't care about these, hugged his arms, and asked thoughtfully: "How is You Jiao now?"
Mingying gave him a strange look: "Won't you know when you go in later?"
Makes sense.
Ji Cheyu didn't ask any more questions, and turned to leave.
Although Jiang Qiongxing still had doubts in his heart, he followed him out.
Behind him, Ming Ying suddenly laughed for some reason, and the laughter spread far and wide.
"Let's go see You Jiao, protect yourself and don't be discovered by others," Ji Cheyu said.
Jiang Qiongxing took an invisible talisman on himself: "Don't worry."
(End of this chapter)