Reincarnated As A Fox With System (WN) -
Chapter 1040: It Began!
Tang Li Xue rolled her topaz blue eyes and replied to her perfect copy in a solemn tone: "All right, stop complaining! We have something really important to do right now."
Tang Li Xue took out the jade box from her space pouch and threw it to her perfect copy.
Tang Li Xue’s perfect copy frowned deeply as she stored the jade box in her space pouch and asked: "These crimson seeds are clearly not a good thing. Would we be in danger if something untoward happened because of these crimson seeds?"
Tang Li Xue nodded and replied: "I know. Shao Ying said to spread those crimson seeds inside the palace in three days, which means something will probably happen after three days. I planned to send you out of the palace before that."
"That way, we can just use the [Swap] skill to escape from the palace if something untoward happens later." Tang Li Xue concluded her explanation.
Although Tang Li Xue and her perfect copy could read each other’s minds (if Tang Li Xue allowed it), but chatting with each other like this could help them brainstorm better.
The perfect copy nodded her head, and she also thought Tang Li Xue’s plan made sense.
"But that Shao Ying is too despicable, right? She knew that we were still living in the palace, but she wanted us to help her cause some trouble inside the palace. Doesn’t that mean she is throwing us into a dangerous situation?" The perfect copy complained angrily.
Tang Li Xue also felt unhappy about it, but she also understood that Shao Ying had her own mission and plan.
"Okay, Miss Shao Ying must have her own consideration. I think she should not have any bad intentions towards us, since Miss Bookkeeper sent us along with her. All we can do right now is to be more vigilant and complete our own mission as soon as possible." Tang Li Xue pushed her perfect copy away.
Tang Li Xue might not believe in Shao Ying, but she believed in the Bookkeeper.
Since the Bookkeeper sent her along with Shao Ying to carry out the mission together, Tang Li Xue believed Shao Ying would not do anything to harm her for the Bookkeeper’s sake.
Tang Li Xue’s perfect copy activated [Thousand Myriad Faces] and disguised herself as a maid before she went out of the toilet.
At first, the real Tang Li Xue actually planned to go to Xu Yang’s place and continue her mission to persuade him today, but unfortunately, Shao Ying’s sudden task forced her to cancel that plan.
After all, she clearly could not ignore her backer, the Third Prince, just like that.
This possessive guy would definitely turn the palace upside down to look for her if she were suddenly missing.
As long as her mission to persuade Xu Yang had not been completed yet, she had to let either herself or her perfect copy appease this Third Prince.
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While Tang Li Xue accompanied the Third Prince, her perfect copy had already worked to carry out the task given by Shao Ying.
The perfect copy was still disguising herself as a maid, and she headed to the imperial kitchen.
All the stone floors in the imperial palace were very clean without any dust, so the perfect copy did not dare to spread the crimson seeds on the stone floors because someone would definitely clean them up soon.
When she passed the imperial garden, she spread the crimson seeds at the bushes, plants, and trees.
Tang Li Xue’s perfect copy was not in a hurry anyway.
After all, they still had three days.
This imperial palace was very vast, like a small city inside the Capital City, so it was probably impossible for her to spread all the crimson seed to the entire palace in one day.
The perfect copy took some food from the imperial garden by using the Third Prince’s name, then she took a detour and wandered around while secretly spreading the crimson seeds at every green area and well.
After the cooldown of her [Thousand Myriad Faces] skill was over, the perfect copy changed her disguise again and transformed herself into a patrolling guard.
Three days had passed quietly.
There was nothing important that happened in these three days.
It really took Tang Li Xue’s perfect copy three days to complete her task of spreading the crimson seeds to the entire palace.
As soon as she completed her task, Tang Li Xue’s perfect copy immediately sneaked out of the palace and gathered with Xi’er’s group.
In these three days, what the real Tang Li Xue did was only to accompany the Third Prince from morning till night.
Tang Li Xue was truly bored to death, but she really could not do anything about the clingy Third Prince.
It seemed the Third Prince was truly saddened a lot by her fake death before, so he decided to never let her leave his side ever again right now.
"What is wrong, Xue’er? You often look absent-minded today." The Third Prince asked Tang Li Xue in a worried tone.
After trying to get closer to Tang Li Xue in these three days, the Third Prince changed his way of addressing Tang Li Xue from ’Miss Tang’ to ’Xue’er’ without even asking for her opinion about it.
Tang Li Xue was too lazy to correct the Third Prince about that because she was worried about something else right now.
Yes, this was already the fourth day.
Whatever Shao Ying had planned to do, she should carry it out today!
Tang Li Xue shook her head and replied in a lazy manner: "No, I am just thinking about something just now."
The Third Prince chuckled and asked: "What are you thinking about, Xue’er? If you want something, you can just ask me for it. I will try my best to fulfill it."
Tang Li Xue smiled at the Third Prince and muttered: "No, I..."
Before Tang Li Xue could finish her words...
RUMBLE~! RUMBLE~! RUMBLE~! RUMBLE~!
The entire Imperial Palace suddenly shook greatly!
’Here it comes—!’ Tang Li Xue’s expression turned solemn.
The Third Prince hastily grabbed Tang Li Xue’s arm and pulled her closer to him.
Then, more than a dozen of the Third Prince’s personal guards surrounded the two of them in the middle in order to protect them.
"An earthquake?! Impossible!" The Third Prince murmured in an unsure tone.
"Find out what happened as soon as possible!" The Third Prince to some of his personal guards.
"Look, what is that?!" One of the guards suddenly shouted out loud.
Tang Li Xue’s topaz blue eyes dilated in shock as she saw many crimson colored trees suddenly sprout rapidly!
In just a few breaths, those crimson colored trees had grown into towering trees!
The towering crimson trees looked like Banyan Trees, but the blood colored leaves, trunks, and roots made them look very creepy.
The towering crimson trees had grown all over the palace!
These towering crimson trees should be grown from the crimson seeds that Tang Li Xue’s perfect copy had been spread before!
"What kind of tree is that?! Where did it come from?! Find them out for me quickly!" The Third Prince sternly ordered his people again.
Unfortunately, it was still far from over!
WEEEEENG—!
The blood colored gas was discharged by those towering crimson trees!
Then, the crimson colored barrier suddenly covered the entire Imperial Palace!
"Not good! Quickly cover your mouth and nose! That red gas may be poisonous!" The Third Prince yelled to warn Tang Li Xue and his guards.
Tang Li Xue was not worried at all.
Thanks to [Sun And Moon Aegis] and her [Yin Yang Celestial Sky Fox] Bloodline, she should be immune to all kinds of poison.
But she still pretended to cover her mouth and nose with her sleeve.
Even after covering their mouths and noses, the Third Prince and everyone were still affected by the crimson colored gas discharged by the towering crimson trees.
All of them fell weakly onto the ground, and they did not even have the strength to stand up again.
Among them, only Tang Li Xue remained completely unaffected by it.
But it would be out of place if she were the only one who was unaffected, so she pretended to fall and become weak just like the others.
Tang Li Xue squinted her topaz blue eyes as she thought deeply: ’I heard from Little Loki that it met with Feng Shuang right outside the palace three days ago, and she seemed to do something suspicious.’
’So, she should be the one who secretly set that crimson barrier formation, right?’ Tang Li Xue concluded.
"AAARRGGHH—!" Some of the guards screamed as something dragged them away very quickly!
No one might be able to see it clearly in this environment filled with crimson gas, but Tang Li Xue could still see it clearly thanks to her [Extrasensory Perception].
It was actually the roots of those crimson towering trees that had tied the feet of those guards and pulled them away!
Tang Li Xue could also see that those abducted guards were tied upside down on one of the crimson towering trees, and their entire bodies were covered with roots like a cocoon.
The crimson towering trees slowly absorbed the life force from those abducted guards.
It seemed the crimson towering trees treated all humans like their food.
"AAAAAHHH—!"
"NO, HELPP—!"
The crimson towering tree pulled several guards, servants, and maids again at a time!
The Third Prince had become so scared and panicked right now.
Tang Li Xue took this chance to secretly hit the back of the Third Prince’s neck and knock him unconscious.
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