Chapter 342 - 340: Empress Dowager, I’m Coming Out
"Little Yan Yu, are you all right?"
Once everything was suppressed and collected into the Jade Tower, the Empress Dowager finally turned her gaze to Yan Yu.
Her toes lightly touched the ground, her steps graceful, with each movement like moonlight gently flowing through space, exuding an indescribable elegance and charm.
"Empress Dowager..."
"Don’t move, you’ve got something dirty on you."
The Empress Dowager raised her hand to stop Yan Yu from bowing, her phoenix eyes falling upon her.
Yan Yu’s upper robes were torn and ragged, her fair skin tainted with Death Qi, clinging to her like crawling insects, startling to behold.
"Empress Dowager, Yan Yu will be all right, won’t she?"
Beside the Empress Dowager, a girl as delicate as a porcelain doll looked on with bright, worried eyes.
At this moment, Yan Yu’s aura was extremely weak and unstable, with a risk of collapse.
"Let me try."
The Empress Dowager could not help but show a troubled expression.
If it were any other injuries, as long as the Origin wasn’t harmed, she had confidence in healing them, but that loathsome Death Qi had already invaded Yan Yu’s body.
Not just the body, but also the meridians.
This is the terrifying nature of Death Qi, once contaminated, there is no way to remove it.
Of course, the Empress Dowager wasn’t afraid.
"Buzz!..."
With the Empress Dowager’s movements, a touch of Moonlight Power descended onto Yan Yu. Instantly, threads of Death Qi, like worms, were forcibly torn out.
However, this was merely the Death Qi on the surface; those deeply rooted within Yan Yu’s body were not drawn out. Instead, they penetrated deeper, more frantically devouring Yan Yu’s Spiritual Power and... life force.
Yan Yu endured the pain, not making a sound.
Yet the Empress Dowager evidently realized that her actions only worsened the internal injuries, and promptly retracted the Moonlight Power.
"Oh no, what to do now?"
The Empress Dowager seemed somewhat anxious.
But in Yan Yu’s current state, even rushing back to the Imperial Capital would be too late.
Within the Lifebound Space.
Qin Yu observed everything happening outside.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to save Yan Yu, but he knew all too well that facing such a presence, he had no power to resist.
Still, he wouldn’t expose his whereabouts to try something futile. Yet, it was in vain.
Then he saw the Empress Dowager, descending like a Moon Palace Fairy.
Each of his beloved wives possessed a different kind of beauty.
Su Xiyue also had a fairy-like grace, but this Empress Dowager truly seemed to have stepped out of the Guanghan Palace.
Pure, pristine, and bright... yet with a touch of cold and noble aura.
Such a presence, if she bathed in a river, the news would spread, and the whole river might be drunk dry?!
No one could resist the Moon Palace Fairy.
Qin Yu of course...
"Empress Dowager?!"
However, when Yan Yu called out this honorific for the Moon Palace Fairy, Qin Yu felt his breath nearly stop, his eyes full of shock.
Given that she is the Empress Dowager, isn’t she the mother of the current Empress?!
Such a Moon Palace Fairy, turns out to be the Empress Dowager!!!
He felt that the figure right before him was moving farther away, as if drifting back to the Guanghan Palace.
While he, just a mere mortal on the ground, was insignificant, negligible, only able to look up to the Moon Palace Fairy.
"Empress Dowager, may I try?"
Just as the Empress Dowager seemed at a loss, a voice suddenly came from behind.
"Who!"
The Empress Dowager was startled, extending her senses, but found nothing.
Yet the voice was clearly nearby?!
Could it be... a ghost?!
"Who dares play tricks before me?!"
The Empress Dowager’s eyes carried a clear radiance, as if able to perceive the world’s external things.
But still, to no avail.
"Empress Dowager, he’s the one His Majesty had Yan Yu protect."
It was Yan Yu who spoke, just uttering a few words, her forehead beaded with cold sweat.
"Oh, why are you still wearing a mask?"
Evidently, the Empress Dowager could see through that special mask, discerning Yan Yu’s true condition, and reached out to gently remove the mask concealing her face.
Beneath the mask was a fresh, enchanting face.
The most captivating were the small, exquisite rabbit ears, gently swaying, adding an indescribable liveliness and cuteness to her.
However, the slightly pale complexion lent her a touch of fragility and an appealing beauty that aroused compassion.
"Since you’re one of us, why not reveal yourself?"
The Empress Dowager remained vigilant, surrounding the three of them with Moonlight that could dispel all evil in the world.
Qin Yu of course wanted to come out!
But the Empress Dowager was just so coincidentally standing right at the exit of the Lifebound Space.
If he came out, wouldn’t he bump into her?!
Whether he would actually bump into her was uncertain, but it was more likely he’d be waved away by this Empress Dowager.
After all, his actions might startle this Empress...
To such a presence, eliminating a small Golden Core like him was just a wave of the hand.
So, he spoke up to remind: "Empress Dowager, could you move aside a bit, as I’m about to... come out."
As soon as he spoke, Qin Yu himself felt a bit awkward.
It seemed somewhat... inappropriate?!
Of course, he dared not have any disrespectful intentions towards the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager hesitated for a moment, hearing the voice right beside her, and made some space.
"Swoosh!"
The next moment, Qin Yu appeared out of thin air.
"Ah!"
From the Empress Dowager’s lips came a surprised exclamation, her beautiful eyes filled with incredulousness.
Clearly there had been nothing there, so how did a living person suddenly appear?
Yet Qin Yu was a bit stunned.
Being the Empress Dowager, how could she be so...
It’s a bit inappropriate to call it fussing.
But it lacked the expected grace and composure, not quite... steady?
Almost instinctively, Qin Yu glanced up.
Before him, she was breathtakingly beautiful.
The Empress Dowager’s entire being exuded an aura of transcendent otherworldliness, as if she never partook in the conflicts of the mundane world, maintaining that initial purity and flawlessness.
Perhaps due to the sudden surprise, her enticing lips slightly parted, and her clear, watery eyes slightly widened.
Why does she appear somewhat... adorably dazed?!
What stunned Qin Yu the most was that from her jade-like neck downward, it seemed so full, her clothes aspiringly puffed up, gently swaying with her breath, drawing a heart-stopping tableau.