The Forbidden Path to Immortality - Chapter 28

Chapter 1: Concubine Qin

The troubles of that night had a simpler impact than Li Xun had imagined.

The reason was simple: he was too busy, so busy that he forgot everything!

From that night on, Li Xun had an extra task in the palace. After dealing with Longqing every day, he would always take a walk around the Forbidden Palace. Regardless of his intentions, a man so presumptuous in the palace would always attract gossip. However, the emperor did not care, so even if some people were dissatisfied, what could they do?

A few days ago, the life of wandering around the Zhangtai could no longer be continued. In addition to the tasks in the palace that depended on his life, the practice life that had begun to resume also squeezed out his last bit of leisure time.

All the training intensity in the mountains had to be restored, including the new skills he had acquired after coming down the mountain, which required a lot of effort. After a few days, Li Xun felt that twelve hours a day seemed insufficient!

So, he began to try every possible way to squeeze out some time.

Just now, having just dealt with Long Qing’s clumsy questions, he stole a moment’s leisure to stroll along the garden path. He wasn’t idle either, but pulled out the Blood God Son and examined it carefully as he walked.

The bloody handwriting was striking, but Li Xun paid no mind, shaking his head, absorbed in the reading.

It was undeniable that the Blood God Son was one of the most powerful magical arts in the Tongxuan Realm. Although the techniques Xue Sanren had given Li Xun were merely the most superficial, covering only the area needed to resolve the blood nightmare within him, the methods revealed within were still eye-opening.

The cultivation method of the Blood God Son differed from that of the Spiritual Resonance Secret Record.

Its unique characteristic was that it employed a special method to fuse the practitioner’s body and true energy, generating a “Blood God.” Through practice, this energy was refined, its abilities unlocked, and ultimately, a supreme Blood God body was formed. Not only was it indestructible, but it also enabled the true energy, body, and spirit to merge into one, transforming at will!

The rudimentary techniques that Xue Sanren had taught Li Xun certainly couldn’t reach this supreme realm, but they did allow him to refine the “blood nightmare” lurking within him and merge it with his heart, granting him some of the abilities of the Blood Magic Body.

For a cultivator, the allure of such supreme techniques is like the allure of beauty to a lecher or gold and silver to a money-grubber in the secular world. Li Xun, newly conscious of his status as a cultivator, found such temptations difficult to resist.

He pondered the subtleties of these techniques, strolling casually, oblivious to his surroundings. Eunuchs and palace maids, upon seeing him, naturally gave way, so his progress was relatively smooth.

However, if he had encountered someone equally oblivious to the road, the consequences would have been different!

“Ouch!”

Li Xun cried out, feeling a jolt. He looked over in astonishment, only to see a young palace maid, seated not far away, her face raised, angrily gazing towards him.

When their eyes met, the little palace maid was startled. She quickly stood up and saluted, saying, “Master Li, how are you?”

Xun’s mind was not so narrow that he couldn’t let go of such a small matter. He responded casually and was about to leave when he suddenly had an idea.

This little palace maid looked familiar.

He stopped and saw that she was about to leave, so he called out, “Which room are you from? What’s your name?”

The little palace maid was startled again when she heard the voice

. When she turned around and saw that Li Xun’s face was quite friendly, she felt relieved. Children’s minds are like this. Once they relax, they become a little disrespectful. She giggled and saluted again, “My maid Xing’er serves Concubine Qin. We met a few days ago!”

“Concubine Qin?”

Li Xun’s hand holding the silk cloth couldn’t help but tighten. It was indeed the little palace maid with poor eyesight. When they first met, she called him “assassin”!

Concubine Qin, Concubine Qin…

Li Xun seemed to see before his eyes that beautiful woman, gentle as spring water, yet with a stubborn streak. That moment of stunning beauty amidst the swaying candlelight that day, and the ambiguous and suggestive words from Yin Sanren on the night path, including the final n*ked evidence!

He slowly inhaled the cool air, letting the faint chill penetrate deep into his lungs.

Compared to Qingyin, Mingji and the others, Concubine Qin gave Li Xun a very different feeling… But, what was the difference?

With this doubt in his heart, he waved his hand to let Xing’er leave, and just as he was about to turn and leave, his heart moved again. This time, it was an impulse!

Thus, a large tail appeared behind the innocent little palace maid, and the little girl was still unaware of it. After just a few turns, “Lanxu Courtyard” was already in sight. Li Xun no longer hid his figure, but appeared openly, and stepped into the courtyard almost at the same time as Xing’er.

The eunuchs serving at the door were stunned, yet they dared not intervene. Their expressions were strange. Only then did Xing’er sense the change. She turned sharply, her eyes wide, and stared at Li Xun, clearly startled. “Master Li…”

Li Xun’s mood suddenly brightened as he watched her bewildered state. It was an experience he hadn’t felt in a long time, and he couldn’t help but smile. “I’m thirsty. Come over here for a cup of tea!”

Meanwhile, the quick-witted eunuchs had already rushed inside to inform Concubine Qin of the commotion outside. As Li Xun spoke, a snow-white skirt fluttered slightly at the entrance to the hall. The next moment, those gentle, graceful eyes fixed on Li Xun.

Li Xun’s attention was immediately focused on her.

Today, Concubine Qin was certainly not as disheveled and dishevelled as she had been that night.

She wore a long white dress with a green pattern, the green pattern expertly woven into the shape of ivy, a verdant and lush scene. The sleeves were woven from layers of light gauze, embroidered with flying birds. Their exquisite beauty evoked a sense of leisure and ease. Her hair was tied in a simple bun, neatly embodying a simple and elegant elegance.

This overall look concealed a hint of fragility, emphasizing the imperial concubine’s majestic demeanor.

However, the impression she had left on Li Xun that night was too profound, and so her sobriety was only just beginning.

Though he couldn’t articulate the reason, Li Xun was in high spirits. He bowed and said calmly, “It’s been a while since we last met, Your Majesty. How are you?”

Concubine Qin returned the greeting with a graceful and moving gesture, respectful yet distant, “Master Li, how are you?”

Li Xun offered the same excuse, though more tactfully: “I was suddenly thirsty, and since we’re old friends, I’ve had the audacity to come in and ask for a cup of tea. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!”

As he spoke, he kept a close eye on Concubine Qin’s expression, allowing him to clearly see the delicate beauty’s subtle frown. He knew his excuse was lame. In a vast palace, what could possibly be missing from Li Xun’s cup of tea?

But Li Xun was confident that Concubine Qin wouldn’t offend his newly-minted celebrity over such a small matter.

Sure enough, after a slight frown, Concubine Qin smiled graciously, greeting him politely: “Your Excellency, I’m so polite. I have some tea that was recently sent to you. If you don’t mind its humbleness, please take it and quench your thirst!”

With that, she extended her arm, but not to the inner hall, but to a side corridor.

Li Xun didn’t care at the moment; he also extended his hand and went ahead.

Concubine Qin’s banquet took place in a small plum blossom pavilion behind the Lanmo Courtyard. The servants were quick and quick; in just a few steps, they had the tea set laid out on the pavilion, then lit the stove and boiled snow water.

Outside the pavilion, a few wintersweet trees were planted diagonally. It was blooming season, and the plum blossoms were in full bloom, speckled with lingering snow. The contrast between the flowers and the snow made them appear even more charmingly pink.

Li Xun couldn’t help but admire the scene, “Plum blossoms, snow-covered branches, a time of light chill. This isn’t the time to drink tea, it’s time to drink wine!”

Concubine Qin smiled, “You are a refined person, too. Speaking of wine, there’s a jar of plum wine hidden in this courtyard. It’s still young, only two years old…”

Li Xun raised his hand to interrupt her, saying happily, “Then there’s no need for tea, just this wine! Leaning on the railing as a drink, watching the beautiful plum blossoms in the clear snow, wouldn’t it be wonderful!”

The teasing was obvious, and the attendant maids and eunuchs paled at the sight. Concubine Qin, however, pretended not to know. She calmly led Li Xun into the pavilion and seated him, then instructed the eunuchs to bring him some wine.

She herself sat reclining on the other side of the pavilion, her expression reserved.

Li Xun hadn’t expected this delicate woman, Concubine Qin, to be so cunning. From beginning to end, she hadn’t given him a single opportunity to act decisively—in fact, even if he had, he might not have been able to do so!

He had entered the Lanshe Courtyard on a whim, not with any real intention of committing any action. Concubine Qin treated him with such kindness and courtesy that even if he had any thoughts, they wouldn’t have come to him at this moment.

So, although he appeared calm and at ease, he felt quite embarrassed and at a disadvantage.

To relieve the pressure, he began to look at the woman across from him with a rather impudent gaze, which again disappointed him greatly.

Concubine Qin seemed to be born to handle such situations. It was thanks to her ability to filter out the rudeness in her gaze that she caught Li Xun’s eye. With a light smile, she chatted with him about the snowy plum blossoms. She spoke lightly, not letting the atmosphere get cold, but also maintaining the distance between host and guest. She was truly remarkable!

Li Xun felt a little impatient. With his thoughts wandering, his gaze was bound to wander. But as he did so, he suddenly noticed something unusual—in the bitter cold of winter, it was normal for people to tuck their arms into their sleeves to resist the chill, but if they did, then there was no reason to shiver!

Concubine Qin’s long gauze sleeves might seem flimsy, but they were expertly woven by a master craftsman, known as “thousand-layer gauze,” and were incredibly warm. Li Xun had seen this kind of thing before in the palace. Furthermore, with a stove burning in the pavilion, it felt as warm as spring, so it couldn’t be that cold.

But why was Concubine Qin’s arm—the arm she had shielded from the side—still trembling slightly?

Li Xun’s heart stirred, and he casually averted his gaze. Then, a second thought struck him, and another strange thing occurred to him.

He had just praised the waiters for their quick work and the speed with which they served tea, but now, several times longer than before, why hadn’t the plum wine arrived?

His mind shifted, and a sense of his progress was evident. His divine consciousness, like a spread fishing net, enveloped the entire Lanshen Courtyard.

As he expected, a eunuch stealthily opened the door, and once out of sight, he chose a direction and broke into a run.

That should be the direction of the Yangxin Palace, right? Wasn’t Longqing “cultivating” there?

“So that’s it!”

Li Xun’s mind suddenly became clear, and he instantly understood the whole process. He couldn’t help but burst into laughter, and his true energy flowed out with it, shaking the plum blossoms outside the pavilion and making the remaining snow fall.

Concubine Qin looked at him with confusion. Judging by her expression, she didn’t realize that her plan had been seen through by Li Xun.

Li Xun smiled slightly, and suddenly raised the sword on his waist in his hand, and said to Concubine Qin: “Your Majesty gave me the three treasures of this pavilion, but I have not reciprocated any of them. I am very ashamed. If Your Majesty does not mind, I will perform a little magic trick to make you laugh!”

Before Concubine Qin could say whether she agreed or not, Li Xun had already activated the sword formula, and with the word “Jade”, it suddenly flew up with the sheath, turned into a beam of light, and disappeared in an instant.

Concubine Qin’s face changed slightly, and in just a blink of an eye, “Jade” circled back into the pavilion and landed in Li Xun’s hand. Li Xun opened his mouth and said “I am ashamed”.

“We haven’t practiced for many days, but something went wrong. Please don’t blame Your Majesty for asking Her Majesty to send a few strong eunuchs and palace maids to go a hundred steps outside the courtyard and carry someone back. I am clumsy and accidentally hurt someone. Fortunately, no one was killed! “

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Concubine Qin’s face. Sure enough, he soon saw that Concubine Qin could no longer hide her panic, and this look made Li Xun’s mood uplifted.

At this time, the Huangmei wine was finally brought up.

Li Xun did not warm the wine, but directly broke the seal, poured out two cups, raised the glass and said: “It’s still early, we can still get drunk. Your Majesty, please!”

Concubine Qin forced herself to suppress the panic on her face, and finally kept her voice calm. She said softly: “I hope you can forgive me, my uncle. I am not good at drinking. If you don’t mind, I will still offer you tea…”

Li Xun was in a wild and unrestrained mood. When he heard Concubine Qin’s refusal, he just smiled and said: “Your Majesty said that this wine is still young. Since it can’t make people drunk, I think there will be no harm in drinking a few cups! “

Just as Concubine Qin was about to politely refuse, Li Xun’s eyes immediately turned to her, and his brilliance flashed with an irresistible strength. Concubine Qin’s face turned pale and she lowered her head. Suddenly, Li Xun felt addicted to such tactics!

Concubine Qin knew that she could no longer refuse. She took a deep breath, stretched out her hand that had been hidden at her side, and placed it on the cup. The full and overflowing cup shook slightly, and some wine spilled out. She seemed unaware of it, slightly closed her eyes, and slowly raised the cup to her lips. , covering his mouth with his sleeve, and then drank it all in one gulp!

Li Xun shouted “good”, and drank the wine in one gulp as well. Then he looked at Concubine Qin, only to see her stretching her sleeves and eyes, slightly tilting the cup, but not a drop of wine fell out of it. At this moment, the trembling of her arms stopped.

Two red clouds also flew out on her jade-white cheeks, which was extremely beautiful.

Li Xun couldn’t help but stare in amazement.

At this moment, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind, shattering the last layer of fog. He had completely understood what kind of feeling Concubine Qin gave him!

Domination! Domination of body and mind!

Only in front of this beautiful and charming concubine can he truly feel the domination desire and sense of accomplishment that is indispensable for a man!

Only in front of her, Li Xun dares to be frivolous, dares to be presumptuous, dares to force her to drink, dares to tease her! If it were another person, whose beauty is not inferior to hers, like Qing Yin, Ming Ji, and Yin Sanren, would he dare?

Li Xun is to Concubine Qin, just like Yin Sanren is to Li Xun, both are powerful and irresistible dominators! If he wants her to live, she will live; if he wants her to die, Die! There was no other choice!

Only in Concubine Qin could Li Xun find the value of his vanity!

As long as he wanted, this woman, whose beauty was no less than Yin Sanren’s, but a billion times weaker, would belong to him completely!

This thought was clearer than ever. It was like a will-o’-the-wisp swaying in the darkness, looking cold and strange, but with the power to penetrate the soul. The cool heat, like a broken bamboo, penetrated directly into his heart.

Li Xun’s breathing suddenly became heavy.

At this time, there were only two of them left in the pavilion, and matters such as warming the wine were automatically handed over to Concubine Qin. Li Xun had to admire the courage of this weak woman in the face of no help, or her calmness in the face of fate, which was enough to shame all the men in the world.

In the entire pavilion, there were only the gurgling of boiling water and the faint sound of wine pouring.

Concubine Qin was concentrating on warming the wine, while Li Xun was concentrating on admiring the beauty.

Concubine Qin lowered her eyebrows and eyes, not looking at Li Xun at all. She just held the wine cup in one hand and her sleeve in the other, and stood up to fill a cup for Li Xun. The jade beauty sprinkled thousands of silver stars, and this posture was also very beautiful. Li Xun’s throat moved, and he reached out to raise the cup and drank it all.

Huangmei wine is not supposed to make people drunk, but Li Xun insisted on getting drunk! As a result, after the fifth cup, he got what he wanted.

When he reached out to take the wine glass, he was slightly distracted, and his palm was not on the wine glass, but on Qin Fei’s fingers.

They both shook at the same time.

Qin Fei immediately wanted to withdraw her hand, but how could she pull it away? Li Xun opened and closed his palm, and took her entire slender hand in his grasp.

At this point, there was still no sound in the pavilion. This scene was like a pantomime, performed in silence.

Feeling the cool and soft touch of his palm, Li Xun felt that his whole body was about to soften. His hair was as if soaked in hot wine soup, and all the pores opened up, swallowing and exhaling the ethereal fragrance.

This made his hands stronger, and he even wanted to melt the hand in his own!

In a trance, he remembered Yin Sanren’s evaluation of Qin Fei – a peerless beauty!

Just the contact of fingers and palms was enough to make her aroused. How apt was Yin Sanren’s evaluation!

He looked up at Qin Fei, only to see her eyes sparkling with pearls, and it was obvious that she was extremely frightened and wronged.

Even so, she still pursed her lips, forcing herself not to let the tears fall, and tried hard to pull her hand away.

This expression, which was both weak and stubborn, was more powerful than any kerosene. Li Xun’s head buzzed, and it felt like his chest and abdomen were on fire, and then it swallowed his whole body.

There were faint screams outside the pavilion, but he turned a deaf ear to them. He stood up suddenly, still not letting go, but walked around the stone table in the pavilion, and then pulled hard. Qin Fei’s delicate body was pulled into Li Xun’s arms with a low cry.

Li Xun lowered his eyes and looked at the trembling beauty in his arms, and the joy in his heart was really indescribable.

Concubine Qin finally spoke, but her voice was trembling: “Master…you can’t do it…”

The demonic fire in Li Xun’s body rose and fell several times, even making his voice hoarse. Hearing this, he smiled in a low voice and said: “If the Imperial Master can do it, why can’t I?”

Concubine Qin’s body suddenly stiffened, and then softened, but the trembling became more and more intense

. With such close contact between the two, every change in her could be directly felt by Li Xun. This made Li Xun gasp, almost unable to control himself. At this point, he said no more, lowered his head and kissed the beauty’s slightly opened cherry lips fiercely.

Concubine Qin moaned, and her tense body softened in an instant. The tears finally fell from her temples.

Their lips parted, Li Xun took a deep breath, suddenly picked up Concubine Qin and walked out of the pavilion.

Outside the pavilion, Xing’er and several other palace maids and eunuchs were already terrified. Seeing Li Xun leave the pavilion, Xing’er collapsed to the ground in shock. Li Xun burst into laughter, carrying the beautiful woman in his arms as he entered the inner hall.

When Li Xun reached his first climax, the sense of accomplishment and pride he felt as a man filled him with immense satisfaction.

Perhaps it was just a momentary impulse, not a guide for his usual actions, but the fact was before him, an unchangeable reality: I had slept with the emperor’s woman!

This was a truly strange realization, like an ever-expanding force, instantly filling the gap in his heart without a trace, and it seemed to be expanding ever larger, with no end in sight!

No matter how much the old man Longqing ruled over the world and commanded the people, in Li Xun’s eyes, he was nothing more than a cuckolded old turtle!

The so-called “emperor” meant nothing to him!

Not only did his woman let me have s*x with her, but he himself also had to rely on my breath, like a clown, struggling to survive in a sea of lies!

The number one person in the human world was trampled under his feet!

Qin Fei stretched her neck in a wailing sound like a dying swan, and then fell softly, as if she had melted into water, unable to move a finger.

The pride in Li Xun’s heart swelled endlessly again.

Amid the beauty’s low and thin breathing, Li Xun got out of bed and dressed slowly. Only when he was dressed did he look down again. Qin Fei was so tired that she fell asleep. She lay on the bed, revealing a large area of her snow-white back, which still had traces of lovemaking.

And in the corners of her eyes, there were still traces of tears.

Li Xun’s heart moved, and then he pursed his lips, which left two deep marks on his face. Similarly, the tear marks that suddenly came into his sight also left a deep mark in his heart, but he couldn’t tell what it felt like.

He suddenly felt that the joy in his heart seemed to have subsided a little, but this little depression was quickly thrown away. He shook his sleeves and turned to leave the room.

The eunuchs and palace maids outside the room were so scared that they just kowtowed and begged for mercy when they saw Li Xun. This reaction was reasonable. If something happened one day, Li Xun, the “living immortal”, might not be in any danger, but they, the servants, would definitely die.

Their self-awareness saved Li Xun a lot of energy.

Amid the kowtows of the eunuchs and palace maids, Li Xun stepped out of the gate of Lansheyuan. He did not think about the consequences of this matter, but it was not that he did not think about it, but…

in this world, even if things changed, what could he do?

Thinking of this, Li Xun could not help but laugh out loud, and the laughter echoed throughout the Forbidden Palace, startling waves of people’s voices.

Time was delayed for half an hour. In the study room of Prince Fu’s Mansion.

Li Xin was reading a letter from another province by candlelight. He had been reading for so long that his vision was blurry. He frowned slightly, shifted his perspective, and was about to read again when someone knocked on the door. He answered, and soon Li Cong walked in, calling out softly, “Father.”

Li Xin put the letter down and looked at Li Cong’s expression, which changed from gloomy to bright under the lamplight.

He sighed inwardly and said lightly, “It’s so late, what’s the matter?” “Father, my brother…” Li Cong paused deliberately. Seeing the extremely concerned look on Li Xin’s face, he gritted his teeth secretly and continued, “My brother seems to have caused some trouble in the palace!”

Li Xin frowned, “Trouble? Go on!”

Li Cong continued, “Half an hour ago, the guards heard my brother laughing in the palace. It was clearly audible in the imperial city, and it is said that it even alarmed the emperor!” Li

Xin said softly, obviously confused by the news. Li Cong observed his expression, suddenly leaned forward, and lowered his voice.

“It is said that my brother stayed in the ‘Lan Musk Courtyard’ for nearly four hours this afternoon. He didn’t come out until it was completely dark, and my brother only laughed after he came out.”

Li Xin’s gaze suddenly froze. After a long moment, he turned his gaze to Li Cong, his tone still flat: “Why?”

Li Cong was stunned. He didn’t expect Li Xin to throw the question back, but he reacted quickly. After a pause, he replied: “My brother doesn’t seem to be interested in women. It’s just that according to rumors, Concubine Qin is extremely beautiful and her beauty is the best in the harem…”

He circled around and still focused on women. Li Xin looked at his youngest son with a little disappointment.

This child is smart, but his vision is always a little lacking. He has never been out of the house to gain experience, and his horizons are much narrower. In the future, he may not be able to take on the responsibility!

Although he thought so in his heart, Li Xin’s face did not change. He just reminded: “No matter whether it is related to women or not. Cong’er, your brother laughed loudly in the imperial city, as if no one was around. Don’t you have any other thoughts? Li

Cong was no fool. Li Xin’s words had made it very clear. He immediately followed Li Xin’s meaning and said, “Brother Wang must have something to rely on. But is the power of the Imperial Preceptor already so great?”

Li Xin nodded slightly, then shook his head again: “Power? I’m afraid it must be his supernatural powers!”

Li Cong lowered his head again, not wanting to expose his pale face to his father. This brother Wang who suddenly appeared was no longer just a theoretical threat. Instead, with his mysterious power, he occupied a very important position in Li Xin’s heart.

The most terrifying thing was that until now, he still couldn’t figure out what the deepest desires in his brother’s heart were!

People who can’t see through are the most terrifying!

Li Xin’s voice pulled him out of his momentary confusion. He only heard one sentence: “Tomorrow, go to the Imperial Preceptor’s Mansion again and ask your brother Wang to come here for a while.”

Perhaps even Li Xin himself didn’t notice that he unconsciously added a “” when talking about Li Xun,

but Li Cong heard it, and heard it clearly.