I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 1262 - 482: Three Women Reunited! Bringing a Princess Home!

Chu Yanli nodded and said, "Zining noticed something amiss before Wu Lie made his move, so she preemptively set up the Mystic Light Tracing Shadow Array to capture the images and had Fan Sijin, her personal female officer at the time, carry them out of the Imperial Palace..."

The Mystic Light Tracing Shadow Array is mentioned in the "Great Change Heavenly Origin Formation Solution."

This is an extremely mysterious array with a very special mechanism. It doesn’t record in real time but reconstructs images retroactively.

That is to say, when the Emperor and others entered the palace back then, the array was not in operation, so it wouldn’t have been detected. After they left, Fan Sijin activated the array to record the reconstructed scenes into the Image Stone.

This indeed was a relatively safe method.

But Chen Mo was still somewhat puzzled and asked, "Since Empress Xu realized the Emperor was going to act, why didn’t she just escape the palace?"

Chu Yanli said in a deep voice, "Wu Lie finally found a naturally Military Dao compatible mother host; how could he let her leave so easily? Besides, if Zining escaped, the Xu Family would certainly face a disaster. By her nature, she would rather die than implicate her family!"

"Over the years, Zining also secretly investigated the Imperial Family. The continuous disappearance of eunuchs in the Qianji Palace was first discovered by her, just not expecting Wu Lie to act so quickly..."

At this point, Chen Mo had roughly sorted out the cause and effect.

Xu Zining, this Empress, was actually a carefully selected vessel by Wu Lie, with the purpose of cultivating a "shell" compatible for himself, so that when his lifespan ran out, he could seize it and be reborn.

This could also explain why the Crown Prince was virtually confined in Linqing Palace before meeting Chen Mo, without ever setting foot outside.

After all, this was Wu Lie’s intended vessel, allowing no room for error.

As for the subsequent relaxation of surveillance, even almost being used as a "sacrifice" on the day of the grand ceremony, that was because Wu Lie had found a better replacement—

which was Chen Mo.

Returning Ruins, Fate, Cause and Effect, Reincarnation...

With just the Six Paths Origin, he already holds four, and his body contains two different Dragon Qis. The creation of heaven and earth gathered in one body is a full set of enhancements.

But Wu Lie did not expect that under such a sky net, Chen Mo could still escape entirely. Now, with no other options, he could only once again turn his attention to the Crown Prince, this "backup plan"...

"Back then, when Zining entered the palace, I was actually against it; my intuition told me there was something wrong with it."

"But imperial orders are hard to defy, and with the war in the Southern Border being urgent, there was no extra strength to interfere in this matter, which ultimately led to this great disaster."

Chu Yanli’s hand clenched tightly inside his sleeves, his eyes showing a look of regret, "Looking back now, when Zining handed over the Soldier Control Seal to me, everything was already foreboding. Wu Lie not only harmed Zining but also intended to exterminate the Xu Family..."

Chen Mo was enlightened.

No wonder she hated this emperor brother so much; indeed, there was a reason.

Chu Yanli took a deep breath to calm down and continued, "What I want to tell you is, Wu Lie is far from as simple as you think. Even though I wish I could eat his flesh alive, even killing him would be of no avail, because he, like the Crown Prince, is just a shell himself."

"What did you say!?" Chen Mo was shocked upon hearing this!

Chu Yanli said, "Though it’s just my speculation, from the content recorded in the ’National History,’ there are indeed traces... The curse of the Great Yuan Royal Family has lasted for hundreds of years. Almost every emperor has died young, and not long after, the Crown Prince would undergo a dramatic change in personality, showcasing amazing talent and ability. This is certainly no coincidence..."

"Moreover, have you ever heard about the two princes fighting for the throne in those years?"

Chen Mo nodded and said, "I’ve heard a little."

The former Emperor was chronically ill, and Wu Lie and Prince Yu fought fiercely for the throne, with the situation being extremely bloody and brutal.

Prince Yu was known as a Worthy Prince, with countless retainers and influence spanning court and public, seemingly having a greater chance of winning, yet in the end, it was Wu Lie who had the last laugh.

Chu Yanli, in a low tone, said, "At that time, my imperial brother once drunkenly told me something that I remember clearly to this day—’Forge longevity with the national fortune, extend heavenly destiny with Dragon Blood. This throne seems like authority but is actually a coffin. Both I and Prince Yu saw it clearly in the Heavenly Observation Mirror; the outcome was already predetermined: one prince goes mad, one prince dies, and on the dragon throne always sits the same decaying face.’"

"But the next day, when I mentioned it again, he seemed to have no memory of it."

Chen Mo felt a chill rising up his spine.

That is to say, back then, Wu Lie and Prince Yu were not fighting over the throne, but rebelling in unison, with the sole purpose of survival?!

Ultimately, Wu Lie was chosen and became a shell, essentially already dead, while as for Prince Yu... recalling the chains seen in the secret chamber of the Prince Mansion back then, he most likely became a lunatic losing his mind!

"One prince goes mad, one prince dies..."

Chen Mo’s throat moved as he inquired, "So who exactly is the one wearing the Dragon Robe now?"

Chu Yanli shook his head and said, "I don’t know either. In that image, it once mentioned the ’secret cache that opens six years later,’ which just happens to match the Qingzhou Secret Realm, and I wanted to go in and see if I could find the answer... what happened afterward, you should also know."

Chen Mo frowned deeply, his thoughts fluctuating.

It seems Chu Heng engaged so relentlessly, even risking collusion with the Demon Clan, not to seize the throne, but rather to avoid walking the path of Prince Yu... Chu Heng has always known, his greatest enemy is right in the Imperial Palace!

And this also explains how Wu Lie managed to arrange everything in advance in the Secret Realm—