frightfiction Chapter 678 Fear
Chapter 678 Fear
"Do we have to meditate in the Spirit Gathering Array every day?" Ye Qing'an narrowed his eyes. "Is it a real Spirit Gathering Array, or is he using the name of the Spirit Gathering Array to deceive you?"
Yi Moxu recalled carefully: "When I meditated in the array he set up, I did feel that the spiritual energy in the array was more abundant. However, whether he tampered with the spirit gathering array or not, I really don't know."
Ye Qing'an nodded, then asked again, "There must have been other princes meditating with you in that spirit-gathering array, right? Did you notice any obvious changes in their personalities?"
"I can't really say, because of the previous marrow cleansing and tendon strengthening treatment, I don't really remember many things clearly."
"Perhaps, but at that time, the princes who studied with us under Liu Enze were all quite young. Children's emotions change quickly, so even if there were changes, they wouldn't be very obvious."
Ye Qing'an nodded: "If he really did try to use bewitching magic on all of you, it means that our guess was correct."
"Perhaps at that time, Liu Enze also noticed that there was a problem with the bewitching spell on Yi Yunkui and suspected that it was because of your bloodline, so he specially tried it on you princes."
"We just don't know how his attempt actually went."
Ye Qing'an bit her lip: "It must have failed."
"If he succeeds, he will likely try to control you. And he will continue to stay in the capital to maintain the bewitching spell on you."
"Moreover..." Ye Qing'an raised her eyes and glanced at Yi Moxu: "Didn't your mother say before that the last time your father's temperament changed significantly was after your accident?"
"That proves that when you got into trouble, Yi Yun Kui was most likely under Liu En Ze's control. The person who actually ordered your meridians and spiritual power to be destroyed and exiled was Liu En Ze."
"If Liu Enze had bewitched and controlled you all back then, he wouldn't have treated you like this."
"It's probably because he couldn't control you and felt that you had something he was afraid of, so he tried every means to cripple you."
Ye Qing'an thought for a moment: "Or perhaps, everyone else succeeded, but you were the only one who failed. That's why Liu Enze was so wary of you..."
Ye Qing'an saw patrolling soldiers walking towards them in the distance, so he quickly raised his hand, grabbed Yi Moxu's hand, and pulled him behind a tent to hide.
After the patrol team had gone far away, he pulled Yimo Xu out again: "This is not the place to talk. Let's go to the central military tent to find the Crown Prince first. We can talk about this matter when we get back."
"Ah."
Ye Qing'an and Yi Moxu entered the central military tent silently. When they entered the tent, Yi Moxu even sprinkled some medicinal powder on the guards at the door. The tent was still lit up.
Ye Qing'an deliberately made no attempt to conceal it, creating some noise.
"Who is it?" The prince's rebuke came from behind the screen.
Ye Qing'an and Yi Moxu walked around the screen together.
Behind the screen, the Crown Prince stood up from behind his desk, his brows furrowed as he looked at the two of them. His gaze lingered on Ye Qing'an for a moment before settling on Yi Moxu.
Today, Yi Moxu specially disguised himself in order to see the Crown Prince.
The image used was his appearance from six years ago.
"Yi Moxu?"
A myriad of emotions flashed across the Crown Prince's face as he stared intently at Yi Moxu for a long time: "You actually dare to come here? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"
Yi Moxu chuckled lightly: "Your Majesty is joking. Since I dared to come, I am naturally confident that I can leave unscathed."
"Furthermore, I haven't seen my brother for several years. I specially asked my wife to bring me here to see him, just so I can catch up with him."
"I think that what I want to say to my brother tonight will definitely interest him."
Ye Qingan stood to the side, almost choked by Yi Moxu's words.
This man, wherever he goes and whoever he talks to, always mentions "my wife, my wife."
Ye Qing'an secretly grumbled to herself, her face inexplicably burning.
"Interested in me?" The crown prince scoffed. "What's so interesting about what I'm saying to you?"
Yi Moxu chuckled, staring at the Crown Prince, and sat down on a chair to the side. After sitting down, he even waved to Ye Qing'an.
"..."
That's a bit... excessive.
Even when she was regent in her previous life, she wasn't this arrogant.
However, it seems to be going quite well?
Ye Qing'an thought about it and readily walked to the chair next to Yi Moxu and sat down.
"Brother, you must have already fallen under the spell of the Night Demon Clan, right?"
The prince frowned: "What Nightshade Clan? What bewitching arts? What are you talking about? I don't understand."
Yi Moxu raised an eyebrow: "Is Your Majesty really not understanding or is he pretending not to understand? Does Your Majesty feel that sometimes your words and actions seem to be completely beyond your control?"
"Or perhaps, you suddenly wake up and find that you have no memory of the past for a long time? You don't know what you did during that period."
"Or perhaps they've already discovered something, but are afraid of being discovered and manipulated, and don't know who did it, so they can only keep quiet and dare not tell outsiders?"
The crown prince remained calm: "No."
Yi Moxu chuckled lightly: "If you don't want to admit it, then so be it."
Yi Moxu casually raised his hand and touched the flame of the oil lamp on the table.
"Since Your Highness doesn't want to know why this happened, who did it to you, or who's lurking around you, then let it be..."
Yi Moxu glanced at the Crown Prince: "I came to see you tonight because I wanted to tell you the truth."
"After all, the struggle between you and me for status and power is ultimately a struggle between families. It's about ability and strength. Whoever wins or loses, we can at least accept it wholeheartedly."
"But some enemies have been lurking beside you from the very beginning. You are close to them every day, treating them as trustworthy people, yet you don't know what they are controlling you to do behind your back, or what they want. Isn't that rather pathetic..."
"However, this matter originally had nothing to do with me. After all, I am now a traitor, a rebellious son, and I have long since seen through that person's conspiracy, so it can't harm me."
"I'm not afraid of him either."
Yi Moxu stood up: "In that case, I shall take my leave. Your Highness, please pretend I was never here."