"Since I've fallen into your hands, you can say whatever you wish."
Yuanjue smiled. This person's temperament was completely different from before.
"Are you mocking me?"
"I've forgotten your name. Could you tell me?" Yuanjue asked.
"Does one casually reveal this Honored One's name?"
She would never admit that after sleeping for so long, she had even forgotten her own name.
"This humble monk needs to offer the prayer beads before the Buddha and make a vow. At the same time, I don't know your name..." Yuanjue's tone was somewhat troubled.
"Yue Hua."
These two words flashed through her mind. Perhaps it was a forgotten name.
Even if it wasn't, it would be from now on.
It was just a name.
Yuanjue nodded. "Venerable Yue Hua."
Although he had memories of every lifetime, time was too long, and forgetting some things was normal. Moreover, to prevent his memories from becoming muddled in this lifetime, he usually sealed away previous memories.
Yuanjue lit the incense and chanted in a low voice.
Yue Hua felt a great sense of comfort in her soul.
Regardless of this monk's intentions, his abilities were not bad.
Being able to nourish the soul, even when she was not yet fallen, there were very few cultivators with such abilities. As for Buddhist cultivators, they had too many rules and rarely acted.
Not to mention that in this world, she could barely sense any cultivators.
Since she couldn't leave anyway, she might as well be well-behaved.
Meanwhile, Qi Zhenzhen and Gu Sinian had returned to the manor with Gu Sui'an.
Gu Sui'an had slept the entire way. When she woke up, her spirits were no different than before, which finally put Qi Zhenzhen at ease.
The little girl babbled at Gu Sinian as usual for a while, then waved her little arms and kicked her little legs, playing for a bit before falling asleep again.
Gu Sinian tucked her in, then poured Qi Zhenzhen a cup of hot tea. "After you drink this, rest. You've worked hard traveling back and forth."
Qi Zhenzhen smiled brightly. "It's good that you and the child are alright."
The child and Gu Sinian were her concerns.
Qi Zhenzhen could disregard anything else.
Only them, she could not disregard.
From the moment she discovered something was wrong with An An, her heart had been in her throat.
Fortunately, it had finally settled.
The child was born from her ten months of pregnancy; she had not been taken away.
As for the external soul, although Yuanjue said it was An An's opportunity, she would not let down her guard.
"I will protect you," Gu Sinian said softly, pulling Qi Zhenzhen into his arms. His voice was low but filled with reassuring strength.
With their family of three together, there was no hardship they couldn't overcome.
In the palace.
The moment Emperor Chongwen opened his eyes, he was met with Xie Chen's incredibly dark face.
"Xie Chen, scaring people can kill people! My heart almost leaped out of my chest," Emperor Chongwen said, clutching his chest.
"This subject believes Your Majesty's heart has long since leaped elsewhere," Xie Chen said earnestly.
If he had any heart, would he fall into the hands of the same person once or twice? It was embarrassing to even speak of.
Was this how a wise ruler demonstrated wisdom?
Emperor Chongwen didn't quite understand why Xie Chen said that, but he could hear the sarcasm in Xie Chen's words.
"No, why are you back in the palace for no reason?" Emperor Chongwen frowned, propped himself up on the bed, and sat up. "Where are the people serving me? Where have they all gone?"
"They are kneeling outside, waiting for Your Majesty to wake up and decide how to punish them!" Xie Chen said.
Punish them? What had they done?
Xie Chen observed that Emperor Chongwen didn't seem to be feigning ignorance. It seemed that Li An's trick had worked, and those who were bewitched had no idea what they had done. It didn't matter; he had always been kind-hearted and could tell Emperor Chongwen everything in detail about what had happened. This way, he would know what foolishness he had committed. For a dignified emperor to be so foolish was truly rare.