EBE Chapter 252: Female Emperor
Chapter 252: Female Emperor
"But you've already promised to help me, unless you want to go back on your word."
Ruan Xihe looked at him without blinking, and gave him a fake smile with her big white teeth bared.
"Besides, as the dignified Lord Emperor, shouldn't you stick to your words once they are spoken?"
Fu Ling was so angry that he gritted his teeth, "Then you didn't tell me in advance that to help you, I have to wear women's clothes."
"If I tell you, won't you agree to me?"
Fu Ling choked.
What she said was not wrong. If she had told him in advance, he would definitely not agree.
He spoke in a deep voice, his tone full of irresistibility, "Anyway, I can't do this, change something else, I can help you."
Fu Ling turned his face away, his earlobes were so red from anger that they were dripping with blood.
Ruan Xihe raised her head and smiled at him, pinching the hem of his clothes with her fingers, trying to negotiate with him, "Can't you think about it again?"
"I promise that this matter is known to heaven and earth, you and I, and it will not damage the reputation of your Majesty the Emperor."
"No." Fu Ling answered without thinking.
Seeing that he refused righteously and left no room for negotiation, Ruan Xihe sighed sadly, pulled out a chair beside him and sat down again.
"Ah, okay."
In this world, few men can accept men wearing women's clothing.
What's more, Fu Ling is an emperor who possesses power and authority. It is normal for him to refuse her help.
Ruan Xihe supported her face with both hands and thought, her eyebrows almost twisted together.
She whispered to herself, "They are all unconscious, who else can I find to pretend to be a Taoist partner with? I don't know how Mo Yuan and the others are investigating..."
Fu Ling heard the word "pretending to be a Taoist couple" in her words with sharp ears, and his heart was slightly moved when he heard it.
Could it be that what she just said about asking him to wear women's clothes was so that he could pretend to be her Taoist partner?
If that's the case, he might consider it.
"What did you just...say?"
Fu Ling couldn't help but asked again.
Ruan Xihe lay on the table like a boneless person. Hearing this, he waved his hand and replied without raising his head, "Nothing, I'm just thinking about someone."
Someone who can cooperate with her to complete the task.
The candidate needs to not only cooperate with her, but also be familiar with her and have some self-protection ability.
So far, the only people who can cooperate with her are Xia Yuanbai, Xiao Yin and Jimo Qianyi, but the three of them are still unconscious, and they will have to wait until night for them to wake up.
That's why she wanted Fu Ling to help, but Fu Ling didn't want to...
Fu Ling's breath was choked when he heard Ruan Xihe's words.
"Who are you thinking about?" he blurted out.
Upon hearing this, Ruan Xihe turned his head and glanced at him.
Fu Ling seemed to realize at this moment that his tone just now was a little anxious, and he quickly tried to make amends for himself.
"Ahem...I'm just worried that you'll be cheated."
He pretended not to care and started talking nonsense seriously.
"I have heard that recently there have been many evil cultivators who, under the guise of looking for a Taoist partner, have deceived many female cultivators and brutally killed them. So I am concerned about you and for your own good. I don't want you to be deceived..."
"Om-"
Ruan Xihe's voice stone vibrated, interrupting Fu Ling's words.
She glanced at Fu Ling and took out the sound transmission stone without any hesitation.
"Boss! We have seen many mummies and several human skins. Someone in the city said that one of the skins belonged to an outer sect elder of the Saint Maiden Cult. Apart from that, there is no other information.
But Senior Sister Liu has found some clues, and now she is taking us to Longyang Forest outside the city to investigate. Only then will I have a chance to secretly send you a message. How are you doing over there?"
Gongzi Heng's loud voice came out from the sound transmission stone, and the sound was so loud that it hurt people's ears.
"Also, Boss, I'm telling you, Shen Yan is so annoying. Every day he either complains that the inn is shabby or that the food is not tasty. The key is that he has no money, you know? I have to pay for it all! I'm almost penniless because of his spending. After we return to the academy, Boss, you have to make the decision for me, wuwu..."
Ruan Xihe grinned.
Will Gongzi Heng take the initiative to pay for Shen Yan?
Based on his understanding of Gongzi Heng's character, the two must have made a bet or a competition, and Gongzi Heng lost, so he became Shen Yan's payment machine, right?
I have to say, Ruan Xihe's truth is revealed.
Ever since Gongzi Heng and Shen Yan were assigned to the same group, Gongzi Heng started finding fault with Shen Yan everywhere, and in the end, the two of them naturally had a friendly fight.
As for the result, needless to say.
Hearing that they had gone to Longyang Forest, Ruan Xihe frowned.
She said, "Be careful on your way. I have a clue, but I need to verify it first. If my guess is correct, I will contact you."
Fu Ling listened to the voice in the sound transmission stone that was too familiar to Ruan Xihe. He criticized without changing his expression, "It's obvious that this person has an impetuous temper. Not good."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ruan Xihe's voice stone vibrated again.
I thought it was Gongzi Heng who was reporting back again, but unexpectedly it was Mo Yuan's voice.
"Ruan Ruan, Yun Xi and I followed Senior Brother Shangguan and found some clues that may be helpful to you! Our investigation found that many men were missing from many places nearby. We think those men are likely to be the mummies that appeared now!"
"Ruan Ruan, I haven't seen you for a few days. I miss you so much. Tell me, have you missed me these days?"
Hua Yu's vulgar voice sounded right after Mo Yuan's voice. Ruan Xihe moved the sound transmission stone away with some disgust.
Fu Ling frowned slightly, his eyes fixed on the sound transmission stone, as if he wanted to stare through the person on the other side of the stone with his eyes.
Then, a muffled groan was heard from the sound transmission stone. It seemed that Yun Xi threw Hua Yu to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, and then Mo Yuan began to speak again.
"And these men have one thing in common, that is, they are either bachelors, or their wives have joined the Saint's Church, and they are the only ones at home. But as to who is behind this, it is still unclear."
Ruan Xihe's eyes dimmed.
Based on her previous investigation and the direction in which the white fog dissipated in the forest that day, she came to a guess.
She guessed that the disappearance of these men, including the appearance of the human skin, was related to the Holy Lady Cult.
But she had no proof.
The mummies and human skins were thrown into the city, so there must be nothing left in the church. Even if she sneaked in, she would not find anything.
So, she prepared to be the bait herself.
Mo Yuan and the others' speculations coincided with hers, so she had a plan for the candidate in mind.
"Mo Yuan, listen to me, I want you to..."
"I promise you."
Realizing what she was about to say, Fu Ling snatched the voice stone from her hand.