I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 1234 - 468: Miraculous Healing! Both the Princess and Ling Ningzhi Are Shaken!

Chu Yanli just woke up, her mind still a bit dazed, staring foolishly at Chen Mo.

Suddenly feeling something unusual in her body, she slowly looked down and was immediately stunned, her apricot eyes widening, her face turning bright red in an instant.

"What, what are you doing?!"

"Healing you, can’t you see?"

Chen Mo naturally moved his hand away and said calmly, "Your body is being eroded by Dragon Qi, already on the verge of collapse. We must quickly suppress the abnormal changes, otherwise your life might be at risk... Ahem, you needn’t overthink it, a healer’s heart is like that of a parent. I have no improper thoughts towards you."

Chu Yanli knew how serious her condition was and understood that Chen Mo was saving her.

But being stripped bare like this, with hands all over, still made her feel a bit uncomfortable.

Even though she usually acted quite bold, at the end of the day, she was still a maiden who hadn’t married.

Perhaps due to her body’s extreme weakness, her personality softened a lot, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Chen Mo.

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Chen Mo didn’t linger. Since the remaining area wasn’t large, he could manage it slowly by himself. He immediately stood up and said, "Now that your injuries are stabilized, rest well first. We’ll discuss other matters when we reach the Capital City."

Just as he was about to leave, his clothing was pulled.

"Wait..."

Chen Mo turned and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Chu Yanli’s ears were burning, and she whispered, "The abnormal changes haven’t been completely eliminated, and you’re leaving just like that? You seem quite irresponsible as a doctor."

Chen Mo hesitated and said, "But this position is not very convenient..."

Chu Yanli raised her head, her clear black and white eyes shimmering with a watery light, "Didn’t you say a healer’s heart is like that of a parent? If even I, the patient, don’t mind, what do you have to hesitate about?"

"This... all right."

With things said to this extent, Chen Mo had no reason to refuse.

He sat back on the bed, his palm emitting a purple light, one hand pressing on a high point, the other hand slowly probing downward...

"Hmm..."

Chu Yanli’s body trembled slightly, her cheeks almost bleeding.

As the Purple Extreme Qian Yuan Dragon Qi moved around, the golden scales on her skin gradually faded, making the touch even more sensitive.

She instinctively closed her legs, her teeth biting her lip, her heart nearly pounding out of her chest.

Chen Mo noticed the anomaly, his expression a bit odd, and to divert attention, he asked, "By the way, I’ve always been curious, how did you know everything in the Secret Realm was Wu Lie’s doing?"

Chu Yanli took a breath, trying to keep her voice steady, and said, "You must have heard of the so-called ’Imperial Family’s curse,’ right?"

Chen Mo nodded, "It’s said that the Imperial relatives have always had short lives. Although very talented, most die young, seemingly falling seriously ill past a certain age, with no cure..."

"What if I told you, they didn’t die of illness, but were eaten by someone?" Chu Yanli said in a deep voice.

?!

Chen Mo’s pupils slightly contracted, "What do you mean by that?"

"Just what it says on the surface." Chu Yanli said, "I once secretly sneaked into the royal tomb. According to reason, generations of Princes and Princely Heirs should be buried there, but I opened more than a dozen coffins one after another, and they were all empty, not even a single body..."

"Empty?"

Chen Mo thought of the strangely disappearing Prince Yu, and his heart grew heavy.

You’d think the disappearance of a prince would be a major incident. Even if Prince Yu Mansion committed a heinous crime and faced execution, he should be found first.

But such a long time passed, yet there was no movement in the palace, as if everyone had forgotten Prince Yu...

"Even so, that doesn’t necessarily mean they were eaten, does it?" Chen Mo said, frowning.

Chu Yanli’s eyes flickered coldly, "Then do you know how many eunuchs have been recruited to the Qianji Palace in the past three years?"

Chen Mo curiously asked, "How many?"

Chu Yanli said, "Two hundred eighty-nine people, and all of them young males under twenty."

Chen Mo’s expression tensed, "So many?"

Serving the Emperor is meticulous work, but surely not requiring so many hands.

Chu Yanli continued, "The problem is, these people only go in and never come out. Whichever eunuch enters the Qianji Palace to serve the Holy Emperor, after more than a fortnight or as little as ten days, they supposedly ’retire due to illness,’ but in my long-term observation, none have ever left the sleeping chamber alive..."

"And the Internal Affairs Office dispenses only stipends for five persons, the Food and Drink Supervisor prepares meals accordingly."

"So, where exactly did these nearly three hundred people go?"

Chen Mo fell silent.

If things are indeed as she said, it appears very odd.

Back then, Chu Heng also had similar moves, under the guise of repairing the Prince Mansion to enlist workers, who ended up drained of Essence Blood...

Could Wu Lie be doing the same?

Chu Yanli took a deep breath, "Though I don’t have sufficient evidence, I’m certain that whether it’s the royal family or eunuchs, their flesh and blood has become someone’s sustenance to prolong life."

"But this is only a provisional measure, unable to truly grant him rebirth."

"To completely escape fate, the only way is to change bodies... Initially, I thought he was targeting the Crown Prince. I didn’t tell you, fearing you’d get caught up, but I didn’t expect you’d become a new target..."

Saying this, Chu Yanli felt a bit guilty.

If she had realized this sooner, perhaps Chen Mo wouldn’t have fallen into danger.

"You needn’t blame yourself, this wasn’t your fault," Chen Mo shook his head. Entering the "Taoist Secret Realm" was a plan he had made long ago, not to mention he also needed to seek Immortal Materials for Ling Yishan. Even knowing the dangers inside, he would still venture in.