Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor-Chapter 874 - 26: No Crown Prince Allowed, No Women Allowed

Chapter 874: Chapter 26: No Crown Prince Allowed, No Women Allowed

Dugu Xiu, at the moment, was filled with a single thought: to see if Yun Sheng had grown accustomed to life in the Crown Prince Mansion. The commotion caused by Li Huali only added to his irritation.

"Crown Prince, it wasn’t Qing Qiang, but her... the newly arrived Princess Donghuang. Nanny He kindly escorted her to a new courtyard, yet she deliberately sought trouble. Relying on her status as the prospective Crown Princess Consort, she severely injured Nanny He the moment she entered, who happens to be Huali’s nurse."

Li Huali deftly put on a show as she cried and commanded the servants to bring up Nanny He.

Nanny He had been burned by the Elf Karma Fire used by Yun Sheng and was severely beaten by Donghuang Lingling. Thanks to the elixir given by Li Huali, her life was barely saved.

However, the burns caused by the Elf Karma Fire couldn’t be healed by ordinary medicine, especially since Nanny He had fallen headfirst into a brazier. Her head was now a ghastly, bloody mess.

Li Huali couldn’t believe that the Crown Prince wouldn’t reprimand Donghuang Sheng, with Nanny He looking like that.

Dugu Xiu glanced at Nanny He with distaste and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the princess?"

Seeing Dugu Xiu’s demeanor, Li Huali thought he was about to reprimand Donghuang Sheng and attempted to smile through her tears, "She and her maid are in Taxue Garden."

Little did she know that at the mention of Taxue Garden, Dugu Xiu’s expression immediately darkened, and winter frost seemed to settle on his face. Between lips thin as blades, he forced a few words, "Where did you say she is?"

Taxue Garden, that wretched place, was no place for anyone to stay.

Dugu Xiu, though often absent from the mansion, was well aware of its affairs.

He usually remained silent because he couldn’t be bothered with the petty matters between women, especially when Madam Bi was around.

With her there, no matter how tumultuous the Crown Prince Mansion got, it wouldn’t turn into chaos.

But he never expected the short-sighted Li Huali to make Yun Sheng stay in Taxue Garden.

Taxue Garden is located in the remote northern part of the Crown Prince Mansion and was once used to confine misbehaving maids and attendants.

Previously, some disreputable concubines were also executed there, making the place eerie and frightening after prolonged residence.

Dugu Xiu’s expression abruptly changed.

"Taxue Garden," Li Huali detected an odd note in Dugu Xiu’s tone.

It seemed the Crown Prince was angry.

That can’t be right; she must be mistaken. The Crown Prince had left that woman behind, allowing her to return to the mansion alone. Surely, that meant he didn’t care for her.

"Who gave you the audacity to let her live there?" Dugu Xiu roared, kicking Nanny He in the chest. A terrible sound of organs rupturing filled the air.

Nanny He’s eyes rolled back as she instantly perished.

"Someone, go to Taxue Garden," Dugu Xiu, wrapped in cold fury, glanced ominously at Li Huali and, with a few attendants, strode swiftly toward Taxue Garden.

Li Huali trembled with fear, having never seen the Crown Prince so furious before.

From the shadows, a large eagle took flight, returning to Feather Carving Garden.

"Congratulations, master, this time, Li Huali has suffered a great fall," Qing Qiang’s attendant rejoiced.

"What’s there to congratulate? Come, let’s also head to Taxue Garden. It seems we must pay a visit to the new princess," Qing Qiang’s expression was not pleasant.

She was Dugu Xiu’s cousin, growing up with him and knowing him well, yet feeling she never truly understood him.

He had left Donghuang Sheng at the palace gate, seemingly indifferent toward her.

Yet, his current anger seemed...

Qing Qiang astutely sensed that Donghuang Sheng was quite unusual to Dugu Xiu. This woman might become the greatest obstacle to her becoming the Empress of Hou Qin.

If she confirmed this, she would definitely take action to remove Donghuang Sheng.

Dugu Xiu and his entourage quickly arrived at Taxue Garden.

If it weren’t for Yun Sheng, Dugu Xiu would likely never have set foot in a place like Taxue Garden.

This path had no illumination magic,

The desolate courtyard appeared somewhat bleak under the dim lights.

Dugu Xiu hesitated, feeling a bit uneasy within.

He regretted leaving Yun Sheng behind earlier in the day.

He pushed open the door, just about to step inside.

"Whoosh"

A barrage of sharp glimmers swept past, Dugu Xiu’s hawk eyes narrowed as he swiftly dodged the attack, stepping back to avoid it, then moving forward again.

But then a plume of verdant gas sprayed out; just from its color, it was clear the gas was poisonous.

Dugu Xiu snorted, his sleeve sweeping grandly, which surged with fighting spirit like a flood, dispelling the toxic cloud cleanly.

Dugu Xiu evaded deftly, but a guard behind him wasn’t as lucky.

The guard was struck by a hidden dart, his face turned blue, and he lost consciousness, collapsing onto the ground.

"Donghuang Sheng, what do you think you’re doing," Dugu Xiu exclaimed. Had the courtyard’s arrangement not remained largely unchanged, he might have doubted whether he was still in Taxue Garden.

"Lingling, I told you, we need to adjust the positions and the number of Blood Sealing Woods isn’t sufficient yet, nor is the potency of the Snake Breath Grass," crouched in the corner were two figures.

Dugu Xiu looked closely—it was indeed Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling.

Their reactions to Dugu Xiu’s intrusion bore no surprise, as they eagerly discussed the garden’s plants. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Upon entering Taxue Garden, Yun Sheng sensed that this garden was quite unique.

Not because it was particularly eerie—Yun Sheng had the Elf Karma Fire, and no haunted place could affect her.

What caught her attention were the unusual plants in the garden.

In Hou Qin, the soil was barren, with most areas having poor fertility, but Taxue Garden was different. Due to the past burials of various maids and concubines from the Crown Prince’s household, the soil here was unusually fertile.

With its perpetual shade, the plants here had unknowingly mutated into demon plants.

Among them was the Blood Sealing Wood, capable of shooting blood-filled darts that could induce a deep coma upon drawing blood.

There was also a type of poisonous weed called Snake Breath Grass, which could unleash snake-like venomous gas at the slightest sound, easily catching the unprepared off guard.

Furthermore, Yun Sheng had set up various small beast traps she learned back in Banana Leaf Village in every corner of Taxue Garden.

Within an afternoon, Taxue Garden transformed from the eeriest courtyard in the Crown Prince Mansion into one laden with the most traps.

Even Dugu Xiu nearly fell for Yun Sheng’s traps.

"Oh dear, Your Highness, I apologize. I forgot to put up a sign at the entrance: ’No entry for the Crown Prince, women prohibited.’

Yun Sheng glanced at Dugu Xiu, noting the brewing storm on his face, feeling secretly pleased.

Dugu Xiu, don’t think that just because you took away my Summoning Ring and locked my Magic Soul, I have no way to deal with you.