The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Within the space of consciousness.

The dream-making system saw a familiar ball of light floating down from the sky. This ball of light was a circle larger than it and emitted a faint blue light.

[…Why did it die too?] Because it was called less and less often, the dream-making system would occasionally fall into a dormant state out of boredom. Now it only woke up instantly after sensing the fluctuation of system energy.

【Alas?】

[Why didn’t he die?] Zaoming wandered around the large ball of light, feeling that his position was about to face the biggest crisis in history.

Suddenly being stripped of its host and falling into a strange consciousness space that could be considered "corpses everywhere", the Miraculous Medicine System was also very nervous at first, but when it felt the abundant energy, its heart suddenly stabilized: [...You seem to be looking forward to my death. ]

[How can I pick it up if you don’t die? No, I’ll tear it apart… Um, anyway, it’s more useful to me if you die!] The dream-making system said confidently.

Although they were created by the same Creator, there is no brotherhood or even collegiality between these systems.

The Qiyao System was not surprised by the Dreaming System's attitude, and responded with six points: [......]

[I need medicine that can prolong the life of the Empress.] The moment Xie Yuzhen's magic medicine system fell into his sea of ​​consciousness, he understood its various effects. He left a message to the confused Concubine Xu that he would explain it to her later, and then he picked up his sword and left the room.

As he was in a hurry, Xie Yuzhen did not talk too much with the Qi Yao System and directly put forward his request.

The Wonderful Medicine System was silent for a moment before speaking: [Theoretically, the medicines in my mall can be exchanged at will as long as there is enough energy, but I am the creation of the Lord God after all. After I separated from the Lord God, I can only slowly absorb energy through the built-in energy conversion system. The energy from the Lord God and the energy from this world are fundamentally different.]

[Also, I believe you also understand, my lady, that although this world also intends to assimilate us, our existence is actually rejected.]

[The medicine that the host exchanged last time was not effective enough because of the different root energies. The queen has already taken it once. If she takes it again, the system cannot guarantee whether the medicine can achieve the effect you want.]

[Then give me a few more. It doesn't matter if the efficacy is worse than the last one. We can always save a life!] Xie Yuzhen didn't return the sword to the helpless Yulin guards who were guarding the door.

The leader who went to the imperial court had not returned yet, so Xie Yuzhen did not stay long. He went out the door and started running again.

The road from Lefu Palace to Kunning Palace is very long.

It's also very dark.

But Xie Yuzhen didn't feel tired at all. She just wanted to run faster and faster.

He was just a dead tree that had fallen into a swamp. Only after accidentally encountering the warm sunlight of Wang Linghui did he begin to tentatively sprout new buds from his heart.

But this tiny new sprout has not yet grown, and the sunlight is about to be obscured by dark clouds.

The horrible feeling of regret hung over Xie Ruizhen's head, sometimes it was a rolling black cloud and thunderstorm, and sometimes it turned into a sharp sword with a shining cold light.

Although it was still dark, more and more people were gathering on the palace road.

Xie Wei really didn't care about them.

She only focused on running along the shortest route, leaving behind all the exclamations and shouts of the palace servants. If someone blocked her way and tried to stop her, Xie Yuzhen could draw her sword without hesitation - her heart was so small that she couldn't care whether a few people who blocked her way bleed or not at this time.

Fortunately.

No matter where the palace servants came from, after seeing the long sword in Xie Yuzhen's hand, they quickly moved aside to make way for the woman in plain clothes who was running hurriedly.

There were more and more palace servants on the road.

But Xie Wei really did not slow down. She heard the voices getting louder and louder, noisy and continuous, as if she had entered a swarm of bees.

It seemed like someone was calling out his title, but Xie Yuzhen ignored him and didn't even glance over.

The death of the Empress's legitimate son was a major event, and the rise of a comet to the east was an extremely ominous sign.

The emperor was so anxious that he called people to summon high-ranking officials into the palace in the middle of the night. The concubines in the harem were also closely related to these two major events. The emperor left in a hurry and the empress fainted, and there was no ban on the matter, so the rumors flew even faster.

Xie Yuzhen knew that most of the concubines in the harem had probably gotten up by now, and their habit of seeking the Queen's approval drove them to Kunning Palace. On the road closest to Kunning Palace, Xie Yuzhen met more than just palace servants.

The habit of retaining his rationality made Xie Yuzhen put away his sword.

Then she pushed away two unfamiliar court ladies, and pulled aside Concubine Chen who had come to take charge of the situation. Finally, she lifted up Concubine Li, who had a pair of red and swollen eyes with two deep dark circles under her eyes, and pushed her into the arms of a female official nearby.

It was not until the moment he stepped into the door of the Queen's bedroom that Xie Yuzhen felt as if his lungs were about to explode. His whole body seemed to be burning on fire. His inner clothes were completely soaked with sweat, and his legs almost gave way when he stepped over the threshold.

She staggered and jogged, and the life-extending medicine exchanged from the magic medicine system was directly put into the secret pocket of her coat. Xie Yuzhen gasped violently a few times and dropped the long sword in her hand.

Ignoring the looks of the palace servants who looked as if they had seen a ghost, he walked through the swaying pearl curtain and finally saw the woman lying quietly on the bed.

The voices were getting louder.

Xie Yuzhen opened her mouth and was about to call Yunrong to help her feed the life-saving medicine to the queen, but her hands were shaking so much that she couldn't hold the light pill steadily.

But the moment he opened his mouth.

The noisy voices that sounded like the buzzing of a swarm of bees in Xie Yuzhen's ears finally turned into the mixed cries of men and women.

The crying became clearer and clearer.

"......Yunrong......" Xie Yuzhen shouted hoarsely.

Yunrong knelt in front of the quiet bed.

It's not just her.

It was only at this time that Xie Ruizhen realized that many people were kneeling together.

They also sobbed quietly together.

"......Medicine......" Xie Yuzhen felt as if his throat was being cut repeatedly by a blade, dry and painful, and his mouth was filled with the smell of blood.

She stumbled through the kneeling and weeping ladies-in-waiting and came to the queen's bedside, where her trembling knees suddenly went limp.

"My lady..."

She finally heard clearly what these people were crying about.

"The Queen... passed away..."