The Whole World Knows That the Crown Prince Loves Her

Chapter 308

Huang Quan could see souls…

In other words, she could perceive things they couldn’t see!

Was she seeing something they couldn’t?

Feng Jiu Yuan and Jing Chen weren’t worried about enemies, but facing something unseen…

They moved closer to Huang Quan and asked, “Huang Quan, is there something ahead?”

“No.” Huang Quan turned to look at them and noticed they were very close. She asked, “Why are you so close to me?”

Jing Chen lowered his gaze, feeling shy and unsure how to respond.

Feng Jiu Yuan, completely at ease, said, “We’re worried you might be seeing souls again…”

“Being closer makes it easier to protect you.”

Huang Quan looked at him meaningfully.

Feng Jiu Yuan asked, “Did you really see something again?”

“No.” Huang Quan looked at them and said, “You can relax; there’s nothing like that here.”

Feng Jiu Yuan and Jing Chen sighed in relief.

That’s good.

As long as it’s not an invisible enemy, they weren’t afraid of being unable to handle it.

“However…” Just as they relaxed, Huang Quan said, “This place is shrouded in death energy. If we don’t find the source of the death energy, everyone here will die.”

There was no need to see the bodies; the death energy here was enough to explain why people had died.

The death energy here was particularly dense, enough to kill anyone who came into contact with it.

“The first to die were the weakest, those who were exposed to the death energy first but succumbed due to their frail bodies—mostly the elderly and children.”

The former’s bodies weaken with age, and the latter are naturally less resilient than young adults.

“Once the elderly and children had died, it took several days for those with stronger bodies to start dying.”

“Wait!”

Feng Jiu Yuan looked at Huang Quan and said, “I understand spiritual energy, which cultivators draw into their bodies and refine into power. I also understand demonic energy, which inherently accompanies demons. But what is death energy?”

“Is it emitted by those about to die?”

“Sort of.” Huang Quan said淡淡道, “But death energy from those about to die would only be confined to their own bodies, not spread out over such a wide area.”

“If it’s not the death energy from those about to die, then what is it?” Jing Chen, hearing about death energy for the first time, was just as confused as Feng Jiu Yuan.

Huang Quan replied, “We need to find the source to know for sure.”

The death energy here is very dense, enough to kill anyone who comes into contact with it.

“The first to die were the weakest—those who were exposed to the death energy first and died because of their frail bodies, mostly the elderly and children.”

The former’s bodies weaken with age, and the latter are naturally less resilient than young adults.

“After the elderly and children had died, which took several days, those with stronger bodies began to die as well.”

“Wait!”

Feng Jiu Yuan looked at Huang Quan and asked, “I understand spiritual energy, which cultivators draw into their bodies and refine into power. I also understand demonic energy, which inherently accompanies demons. But what is death energy?”

“Is it emitted by those about to die?”

“Sort of.” Huang Quan said淡淡道, “But the death energy from those about to die would only be confined to their own bodies and wouldn’t spread over such a large area.”

“If it’s not the death energy from those about to die, then what is it?” Jing Chen, hearing about death energy for the first time, was just as confused as Feng Jiu Yuan.

Huang Quan replied, “We need to find the source to know for sure.”

 

Chapter 309

Huang Quan led the way, with Jing Chen and Feng Jiu Yuan following behind her.

The High Priest said nothing and continued with them.

The people of Xiaoyun City didn’t expect Huang Quan to identify the cause so quickly and were somewhat skeptical. After all, they had investigated for a long time without finding any clues. However, Huang Quan didn’t seem like she was deceiving them.

Moreover, she had no reason to lie.

Realizing this, the City Lord of Xiaoyun and others followed along.

Huang Quan followed the direction of the intense death energy and eventually entered a forest.

Outside, nothing seemed amiss, but once inside the forest, everyone began to feel something was off.

Although there was nothing but trees around, an uneasy feeling persisted.

Huang Quan continued without hesitation, leading everyone deeper into the forest.

Everyone felt uncomfortable, but since Huang Quan had gone in, they had no choice but to follow.

After a moment, Huang Quan stopped at a certain spot.

Seeing Huang Quan stop, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They still didn’t understand what was wrong with this place, but the further they went, the more uncomfortable they felt.

“This is the place.” Huang Quan looked down at the ground, “The source of all this is below us.”

Hearing this, everyone gathered around Huang Quan and looked down at the ground.

The ground looked normal; compared to other areas, there were no signs of digging or covering up. If that was the case, why was the source of the disturbance buried underground?

The City Lord of Xiaoyun looked at the High Priest, intending to say something, but before he could speak, the High Priest said, “Dig up this area.”

Since the High Priest had said so, there was nothing more the City Lord could say.

The City Lord of Xiaoyun turned to the people he had brought: “Follow the High Priest’s orders and dig up this area.”

The people responded, “Understood!”

“Wait a moment.” Huang Quan said, crouching down and placing her hand on the ground to sense it carefully.

The death energy below was very strong, but there were no living beings.

After sensing carefully, Huang Quan withdrew her hand and looked at the others: “When you dig here, for safety’s sake, do not touch anything you find.”

“Just in case.”

“Miss Huang, don’t worry. They won’t touch anything carelessly,” said the City Lord of Xiaoyun. “You’ve worked hard bringing us here. Why not take a rest over there?”

Huang Quan nodded and moved to the side.

Jing Chen and Feng Jiu Yuan followed her.

After the three of them had stopped, Jing Chen looked at the spot being dug and frowned, “I sense something very ominous below.”

Feng Jiu Yuan looked at him, “Is it that special feeling of yours again?”

Jing Chen nodded.

Seeing his nod, Feng Jiu Yuan also frowned.

Jing Chen’s sense was usually reliable; otherwise, he wouldn’t have detected the dangerous magical power in the ruins beforehand.

But Huang Quan had just checked and didn’t mention anything unusual.

Thinking about this, Feng Jiu Yuan asked, “Huang Quan, didn’t you sense anything unusual?”

Huang Quan replied, “The death energy is very strong; besides that, I didn’t sense anything else.”

She added, “There are no living beings.”

No living beings?

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiu Yuan couldn’t feel reassured, “Do you mean there might be dead things?”

Huang Quan looked at him, “The death energy is too strong; I can’t tell if there are any dead beings.”

Feng Jiu Yuan said, “My intuition tells me to trust Jing Chen.”

Jing Chen glanced up at him.

Feng Jiu Yuan looked back, “Do you still have your dragon-sound zither?”

Although he didn’t like that instrument, he had to admit that having it made him feel safer.

 

The chapter ended. Happy reading!