Chapter 130: shuhaige.net Chapter 130: The Qilin Wants to Harm the Subject!

shuhaige. net Chapter 130: The Qilin Wants to Harm the Subject!

Pei Shangling, who only had Pei Yunxi's safety on his mind, belatedly realized he had gotten her into a very awkward situation, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

Father Emperor and all the foreign envoys are here—losing face will be a huge embarrassment...

He looked at Pei Yunxi without much reluctance.

Pei Yunxi sobbed, replying to the Son of Heaven: "It's the Qilin! Father Emperor, the Qilin wants to harm your subject!"

She pointed at the Qilin in the crowd and cried out her grievance.

The Qilin widened his eyes: "Who harmed you? Don't spout blood and accuse people!"

He hasn't even had a chance to act yet—it doesn't count!

Upon hearing it was the Qilin, the Son of Heaven's face darkened a bit more; seeing this, Pei Yunxi felt pleased inside.

Father Emperor will surely get justice for her!

He has caused the imperial family to lose all face—this damned little Qilin, even if he doesn't die this time, will reek of shame!

Who would have thought that after the Son of Heaven took a deep breath, he would actually say to her: "Go wait for me in Xuanshi Hall."

"Father Emperor!" Pei Yunxi exclaimed, still wanting to accuse, but the Son of Heaven's glare scared her back, and she obediently withdrew.

Only now did Mu Yuanzhi breathe a sigh of relief; just then she had been terrified, thinking Father Emperor would find fault with the Qilin, and she had already prepared to defend him.

Although she still didn't know what had happened.

At this moment, the Prince of Purity of another princess, whom Pei Yunxi had frightened badly, was indeed no match—Mu Yuanzhi's heavenly beauty and peerless grace made that so-called legitimate princess utterly unfit for refined company.

Not only him, all the foreign envoys present thought the same; they hadn't expected such a lofty princess to be so rude—if their own princesses behaved like that, they'd truly have no face to show.

The Son of Heaven indeed felt he had lost all face today; he hurried away, not caring how the concubine‑selection banquet and birthday celebration would end.

The Crown Prince also took the opportunity to avoid bothering with the eligible noble ladies for "relationship building"; instead, his gaze kept scanning the delegations for a suitable prince consort, but finding none to his liking, he felt it a shame.

As soon as the Son of Heaven left, Mu Yuanzhi eagerly asked the Qilin: "Qilin, what on earth is going on?"

"Senior Sister, let's go somewhere else to talk."

A banquet without anyone in charge is like loose sand—everyone just does their own thing, playing, socializing, leaving, all in a free‑and‑easy manner.

Mu Yuanzhi and the Qilin went to a secluded spot, and the Qilin haltingly said: "Actually, I originally intended to put a gu on Pei Yunxi."

"You wanted to put a gu on her?!" Mu Yuanzhi widened her eyes. "That's too dangerous—if discovered, you could lose your head!"

"Don't worry, Senior Sister, I didn't manage to do it." The Qilin stuck out his tongue.

Mu Yuanzhi relaxed: "Then it's all right; even if she discovers it, I can defend you."

"I didn't manage to put it on Pei Yunxi, but I ended up putting it on Pei Shangling…" the Qilin added.

Mu Yuanzhi rubbed her forehead: "Isn't that basically the same thing…?"

Both would get you beheaded.

No…

"Why is Pei Shangling still jumping around alive?" Mu Yuanzhi wondered.

Upon hearing that, the Qilin got excited: "This is exactly what I was just saying—a long story!"

He paced back and forth anxiously.

"I don't know why this gu mutated, or maybe it's because of the gourd I used to hold it—after all, that gourd had previously held other gu, and I didn't clean it properly; a gu really needs a dedicated container, and it's all my fault for fearing others would discover it's a gu!"

"Or maybe it's not my gourd, but because that vile woman Pei Yunxi dropped my gu together with hers into that pond, and something foul in the broken pond interfered with it… or maybe… impossible—I could never mistake a gu!"

"Sometimes I think you're pretty unreliable…" Mu Yuanzhi was utterly speechless. "So what's the situation now?"

The Qilin scratched his face, gave an apologetic smile, and said: "The result is that I accidentally let both Pei Shangling and myself become infected with this mutated Symbiotic Gu."

"What are the consequences?" Mu Yuanzhi asked, wearing a sour expression.

"The consequence is actually good news: if I die, he dies too, so to keep himself alive he must guarantee I won't die—this is far stronger than any poison oath!"

"Don't dodge the issue—if you die, he dies too; in other words, if he dies, you can't live either!" Mu Yuanzhi pointed out bluntly.

The Qilin wore a bitter expression: "I didn't want this either, Senior Sister. This gu was originally called the Reincarnation Gu, meant to make people suffer so much they choose death—who knew it, as a gu, could also conceive? Perhaps that's why it mutated into the Symbiotic Gu." He kept giving an apologetic smile.

"Gu users will eventually be backlashed by their gu—you're absolutely right!" Mu Yuanzhi, both angry and anxious, gave the Qilin a look of bitter disappointment.

It's no wonder the master initially forbade her from learning gu control, but since the Qilin is a prodigy, the master had no choice but to teach him; otherwise he'd sneakily learn it, and the master feared he'd go down the wrong path or even fall into heresy, so he reluctantly taught the Qilin to use gu.

The Qilin went to take Mu Yuanzhi's hand, trying to win favor with a coy tone: "Senior Sister, don't worry—when you get your revenge someday and beat Pei Shangling half‑to‑death, leaving him with just a dog's life, I won't die then, will I?"

"You say it so lightly—don't tell me no one else wants to kill him?"

"Well, there's nothing to be done—everything is fate."

"I'm practically dying of anger because of you!"

"Don't be angry, Senior Sister—today is your birthday, the birthday star mustn't get angry, and besides, if a beauty gets angry she'll grow wrinkles and lose her looks." The Qilin kept coaxing, "I've prepared a gift for you, Senior Sister, so don't be angry."

Mu Yuanzhi gave him an annoyed look: "You've already given me a huge gift!"

"Look, Pei Yunxi has suffered a tremendous scandal because of me—let it go."

Mu Yuanzhi sighed helplessly: "What's the point of dwelling on it? Can it change the facts? Does this Symbiotic Gu have any other side effects?"

"As far as I know, there aren't any." The Qilin shook his head. "Nothing much—just consider it a curse."

"You really have a big heart."

"I'm just naturally optimistic, and besides, I'm so smart I'll definitely find a way to dispel the gu in the future." Although the process hasn't gone as wished, it still counts as having achieved his earlier goal.

For his own life, Pei Shangling must also fight desperately to protect him, so he won't drag Mu Yuanzhi down.

"Pei Shangling surely knows about this, right?" Mu Yuanzhi asked.

"Yes, Pei Yunxi knows too." The Qilin said, hands on hips, "If it weren't for that vicious woman's cunning and endless schemes, I wouldn't have ended up poisoning myself with my own gu! Good thing I also got my revenge today! Senior Sister, you said the Son of Heaven looks angry—what punishment will he give Pei Yunxi this time?"

Mu Yuanzhi frowned: "I've never seen Father Emperor show that expression toward Pei Yunxi before."

That's really novel.

It seems not her imagination—Pei Yunxi's good days are just about over.