novelraw Chapter 316 : “Lin Qingci, did you give it to him?”
Chapter 316 : “Lin Qingci, did you give it to him?”
Chapter 316: “Lin Qingci, did you give it to him?”
Imperial Capital, Prince Rui’s Residence.
The Heir of Prince Rui listened to his Ancestor’s words, and his entire mind fell into a daze.
But he was no fool—he immediately sensed that something was off.
“The events inside the Imperial Pool might be far more complicated than I imagined!” he thought.
Otherwise, why would the Ancestor ask right away where Chu Huaixu’s corpse and the bead were?
That meant the Ancestor believed Chu Huaixu was already dead!
“Could it be that the Ancestor personally made a move against him inside the Imperial Pool?”
“And yet, he still escaped death.”
“Moreover, the Ancestor likely paid a tremendous price—otherwise, he wouldn’t have suddenly fallen into slumber!”
The more Qin Xuanxiao thought, the more horrified he became.
Chu Huaixu, with merely Third Realm cultivation—how could he possibly accomplish something so heaven-defying!?
A storm surged within the Heir’s heart.
“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
I must have misunderstood something!
The slightly weakened Ancestor Emperor, seeing Qin Xuanxiao momentarily speechless, grew displeased.
“Xuanxiao, I am asking you a question!”
His authoritative voice exploded within the other’s Sea of Consciousness like thunder.
For a mere junior of the Third Realm, his Divine Soul trembled violently, his Sea of Consciousness shaking with pain.
After enduring the pain, he immediately stopped overthinking and respectfully replied—while subtly probing for information:
“Ancestor, did you make a move against Chu Huaixu inside the Imperial Pool? But… he didn’t die!”
In the next instant, Qin Xuanxiao’s Sea of Consciousness shook violently once more.
Because the Ancestor Emperor erupted in fury, his Divine Sense surging outward.
“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
“His fleshly body was destroyed, his Spirit Embryo completely ruined, and his Sea of Consciousness collapsed!”
“There is absolutely no chance of survival—he could have died three times over from that!”
From the Ancestor Emperor’s perspective, the outcome inside the Imperial Pool was clear:
His grand plan of Possession had been ruined, and Chu Huaixu had perished together with his four strands of Divine Sense.
That was the final conclusion he had witnessed!
Even that alone was already difficult for him to accept.
A mere Third Realm junior—a young man from centuries later—had used his insignificant life to destroy four strands of his Divine Sense!
His Divine Soul was severely damaged; whether it could ever fully recover remained unknown.
How could he not be enraged?
And upon hearing all this, Qin Xuanxiao was even more shaken to the core.
“Chu Huaixu’s body was destroyed, his Spirit Embryo ruined, and his Sea of Consciousness collapsed?”
To say something disrespectful—he almost wanted to ask:
Ancestor… are you joking with me?
According to the information he had received, after leaving the Imperial Pool, Chu Huaixu had been taken back to the Academy by Jiang Zhi—completely unharmed!
From his Ancestor’s tone, the Heir could clearly sense his emotions.
This gave rise to a shocking and almost absurd thought.
“Could it be… that the Ancestor actually suffered a setback at his hands?”
At this thought, his entire body stiffened.
The Ancestor Emperor’s voice continued to echo in his mind.
“In such a situation, even if Chu Huaixu possessed Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, even if he had ninth-grade spiritual pills, survival would still be impossible!”
Qin Xuanxiao could only respond blankly:
“But Ancestor… Chu Huaixu… he seems completely uninjured.”
He had already braced himself for the Ancestor to erupt in rage again and shake his Sea of Consciousness.
Yet unexpectedly, this single sentence plunged the Ancestor Emperor into silence.
Now merely a wandering soul, he no longer had a physical body—so at least he wouldn’t be coughing up blood in frustration.
But this outcome was utterly unacceptable to him!
In life, I ruled the world, invincible under heaven!
Even in death, I have continued to control Moon Country and command the entire Western Continent!
How could this young man possibly outmaneuver me!
Yet the Ancestor Emperor was, after all, a supreme powerhouse from centuries ago.
To have established such an empire, he was undoubtedly a man of great intellect.
Though centuries had passed and his temperament had changed, losing much of his former rationality—
Once he calmed down slightly, he quickly pieced together a possible explanation.
“He must have died. I saw it with my own eyes.”
“If what Xuanxiao says is true, and he remains completely unharmed—then there is only one possibility!”
“That semi-transparent bead contains the power of Baleful Aura, capable of devouring all things.”
“But Chu Huaixu must possess a secret method that allows the devoured power within the bead to be returned to him—to nourish him instead!”
“With his unique Body-training Divine Ability and the self-healing power granted by the Dao Canon, it is possible that he could recover after being nourished?”
This was the only explanation he found reasonable.
Yet such a method of seizing the fortune of heaven and earth was utterly unimaginable—something he had never even heard of!
He could even manipulate the most sinister energy of heaven and earth at will?
Even I cannot do that!
But following this line of thought, the Ancestor Emperor suddenly felt ecstatic.
“Does this not mean that my four strands of Divine Sense were not destroyed, but likely still remain within that bead!”
If so, there was hope for recovery.
For the first time, the Ancestor Emperor saw a glimmer of hope.
He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly thought of something and inwardly cried out:
“Not good!”
“If Chu Huaixu is unharmed, and Lin Qingci had already sealed her consciousness, taken a triple dose of aphrodisiac, and activated the Bridal Garment within her body, then wouldn’t that mean… wouldn’t that mean…”
She was his forbidden possession!!!
Inside the room, no matter how Qin Xuanxiao called out, the Ancestor Emperor no longer responded.
In truth, the reason he contacted Qin Xuanxiao first was simply because among the ten strands of Divine Sense, the main soul resided within him.
The Moon Emperor and the Female State Preceptor only carried split souls.
At this moment, having suffered heavy damage, those two split souls had yet to recover and would need more time.
As for Lin Qingci, asking Qin Xuanxiao would be useless—he knew nothing of it.
From the Ancestor Emperor’s perspective, Chu Huaixu should have died beyond all doubt—his body likely destroyed by the Baleful Aura.
Thus, Lin Qingci’s Primal Yin would still eventually belong to him.
But now… that was no longer certain!
He was the founding emperor of Moon Country!
Though he felt some disdain for forcibly taking a woman’s Primal Yin through such means, and tolerated Lin Qingci’s occasional sarcastic remarks—
As an emperor, especially a founding one, how could he lack possessiveness?
Deep down, he already regarded the Female State Preceptor as his woman.
After dual cultivation, he would honor his promise—whether she stayed or left would be her choice.
But if her body and her Bridal Garment divine technique had been given to another…
That was absolutely unacceptable!
Lin Qingci was his forbidden possession!
No one was allowed to touch her!
If that had truly happened, it would be a double loss!
How could an emperor tolerate such humiliation?
The State Preceptor’s Residence and Prince Rui’s Residence were far apart, nearly half a city away.
At this moment, the Female State Preceptor leaned by the window, gazing up at the moon in the night sky.
She was still barefoot, her dignified and elegant face carrying a trace of confusion.
During this period, it was as if she had briefly escaped the restraints of Divine Sense—one foot stepping out of her cage.
Yet she did not know what to do, nor where to go for this “small break.”
What unsettled her even more was that she had, several times, felt the urge to go to the Academy.
As for whom she wished to see—there was no need to say.
In these days, Lin Qingci had not cultivated at all.
Her cultivation had been destined to become a gift to others—like drawing water with a bamboo basket.
Her past diligence had merely been forced by the Emperor-level Divine Sense.
At night, she no longer meditated, but when she fell asleep on her bed, she would have… unspeakable dreams.
She had little awareness or memory of what happened in the Imperial Pool that day—everything had been driven by bodily instinct and the Bridal Garment.
Thus, her memories were extremely vague.
Yet it was precisely this vagueness that made one’s imagination run wild!
Such is human nature—one cannot help but fill in the blanks.
As the saying goes, what one thinks by day, one dreams by night.
During the day, Lin Qingci could suppress these thoughts, but at night, her dreams became even more exaggerated.
In last night’s dream, they had already been entwined in passionate union.
【In the deep night, necks entwined like mandarin ducks, beneath embroidered quilts the crimson waves rolled.
When rain ceased and clouds dispersed—such a scene was unbearable.】
After waking from the dream, she was fully aware of the state of her own body.
At times, Lin Qingci even wondered if the drug’s effects had not fully faded…
Was she truly this kind of woman?
Once that initial thought of revenge had arisen—thinking she might as well give it to Chu Huaixu—her thoughts had spiraled out of control.
In the eyes of Moon Country’s people, the Female State Preceptor was like a statue in a temple.
Too dignified. Too pure.
Yet now, that statue seemed stained with human desire.
Leaning against the bed, Lin Qingci let out a soft sigh.
“What exactly happened on that meditation cushion that day?”
“Between me and Chu Huaixu… how far did it go?”
She could already imagine how unrestrained, how proactive, how immersed in passion she must have been that day…
All of it laid bare before a man who was practically a stranger.
Just thinking about it stirred complicated emotions within her.
After a while, her calm face suddenly frowned.
Because that detestable presence within her body, after days of slumber, had awakened once more.
Suddenly, the air around her seemed less fresh.
Moments ago, the night breeze had felt cool.
Now, it felt stifling.
The invisible cage that confined her had been rebuilt.
Despite her noble status, she was nothing more than a caged bird.
As expected, the moment the Emperor-level Divine Sense awakened within her, its first words filled her with disgust.
“Lin Qingci, is my Primal Yin still intact?”
—Did you give it to him?