Chapter 1662: Chapter 1505: Yin Yang Inn 61

Qi Shuangshuang opened a small gap in the barrier, just enough for her and Li Yu to walk in together. Generally, the barrier set by a Grudge Spirit would be very terrifying.

Because the Grudge Spirit would play games with the living who entered its barrier, and then kill them in the name of the game, or directly scare them to death with various terrifying illusions.

But unexpectedly, the barrier set by this Grudge Spirit was not terrifying at all. It seemed like an ordinary morning.

Palace maids and eunuchs were coming and going, busy with their tasks. Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu took a few steps and arrived at the main hall of Bingchen Palace.

Right there, Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu watched as a black mist appeared at the palace gate, quickly shrinking and finally turning into human forms.

It was the Emperor and a team of palace maids and eunuchs. Their appearance was bizarre, but even those who saw them with their own eyes didn’t find it strange; instead, they knelt uniformly to greet them.

The Emperor’s expression was very anxious. He casually waved his hand and entered the main hall. Soon, there were sounds of greeting, the Emperor’s inquiries about the Third Prince’s well-being, and the Imperial Physician diagnosing him.

Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu stood at the doorway, listening to the sounds inside, watching the palace maids and eunuchs shuttle back and forth as if they didn’t exist.

Soon, the Emperor led his people out of the main hall and turned into black mist, disappearing at the door. The surrounding palace maids and eunuchs watched this unfold without any reaction, continuing their routine work.

Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu stood in the courtyard, observing this busy yet eerie place where everything was orderly and almost mechanical.

Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu didn’t conceal themselves or go invisible, yet it seemed as if the people in the courtyard couldn’t see them, treating them like air.

Li Yu noticed something odd about these people and said to Qi Shuangshuang, "These aren’t souls controlled by the Grudge Spirit, but Illusion Creations made by the Grudge Spirit itself?"

Souls controlled by the Grudge Spirit truly exist, and even in an illusion, if someone appears before them, they can’t be unseen.

Only Illusion Creations are illusions from the Grudge Spirit and don’t truly exist, so they can’t see real things, only what the Grudge Spirit thinks they can see.

Qi Shuangshuang nodded slightly, confirming Li Yu’s words, "It seems the Third Prince is indeed a gentle gentleman. Even as a Grudge Spirit, he only trapped himself and didn’t implicate others.

This barrier is the Third Prince’s self-imprisonment, and all the people in the illusion are manifestations of the Third Prince, so they are neither real people nor trapped souls."

"How could a newborn Grudge Spirit have such powerful abilities? Not only creating such a strong barrier but also so many Illusion Creations?"

Li Yu was still puzzled. Logically, a newborn Grudge Spirit, even if resentful, wouldn’t have the energy to establish a barrier, let alone create so many Illusion Creations.

It’s known that creating Illusion Creations drains the Creator’s energy. An ordinary Evil Ghost might lose half its energy creating just one or two Illusion Creations. But here, there must be eighty to a hundred of them.

"To find out what’s really happening, we should see for ourselves," Qi Shuangshuang had a suspicion in her mind, intending to verify it.

When Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu entered the main hall of Bingchen Palace, the Third Prince was hugging his knees, sitting on the bed, and slowly rocking his body, looking very lonely and helpless.

As Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu entered, their shadows reflected in front of them, and the Third Prince immediately noticed something was amiss. He was trapped here, reliving the same day over and over.

He knew all the events of this day by heart; any deviation would be noticeable, and Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu were unexpected appearances.

The Third Prince raised his head excitedly, confirming that Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu were indeed not people from his palace, and his face showed a frantic joy.

He didn’t even care to question why Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu came to his palace, only thinking that his world had finally changed, other people had appeared at last.

The Third Prince wholeheartedly thought if there was a change in his daily experience, it might mean he could finally escape from the day that trapped him.

Of course, his loss of composure was brief, as he quickly came to his senses, sitting up from the bed, warily observing Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu, whose attire was as splendid as those of the Royal Family.

"May I ask who you two are? Why did you intrude into my Bingchen Palace?" The Third Prince wasn’t foolish; Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu’s sudden appearance in such strange circumstances indicated they weren’t ordinary people.

Qi Shuangshuang initially suspected this Third Prince might be a Ghost Messenger reincarnate, which would explain why he became a Grudge Spirit with such strong powers.

Now seeing the Third Prince’s soul, Qi Shuangshuang was certain he was indeed a Netherworld official, but not the Ghost Messenger as she suspected earlier, but a Judge.

There was once a turmoil in the Underworld, leading to countless Evil Ghosts escaping. During that time, Judges, Wu Chang, and Ghost Messengers almost emptied the place, hunting down Evil Ghosts.

But not everyone could easily overpower Evil Ghosts like Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu could, killing and capturing them effortlessly.

Although Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu found dealing with Evil Ghosts easy, the fact was, these ghosts were quite powerful, and injuries were commonplace for Ghost Messengers, Wu Chang, and Judges during the hunts.

If the injuries were minor, they could return to the Underworld for treatment by the Netherworld Doctor, but occasionally, injuries were so severe that they couldn’t make it back before their spirits dissipated.

In such cases, injured Ghost Messengers, Wu Chang, or Judges would choose to seal their memories and reincarnate nearby, as a human body could nurture the soul.

Once the soul was nurtured, the body would naturally die, allowing the restored Ghost Messenger, Wu Chang, or Judge to return to the Underworld, with the displaced soul receiving compensation.

The Third Prince was such an unfortunate Judge, heavily injured while hunting Evil Ghosts, and even more unlucky because his injuries coincided with his mother, the Concubine’s return home.

Thus, because of the severity of his injuries and confusion, he directly reincarnated as the Third Prince, born into the Royal Family.

It’s widely known, especially among those protected by the Emperor’s Purple Qi, that even immortals don’t want to provoke the Royal Family, due to the endless karmic ties and overwhelming trouble.

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