Chapter Seventy-four The palace gates shrouded in clouds and mist (II)
Word Number:144
Author:一曲雨霖铃
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Release Time:2025-09-28
It was said: A fair visage is no source of calamity, yet a cunning fox may attach itself thereto. A thousandfold troubles arise, all born of mortal grievances. It is told that Empress Wei and Princess Anle were both under the dominion of the Nine-Tailed Fox, whose true form could, if she so wished, shift freely between the two. Since the Battle of Mount Tai, the Nine-Tailed Fox’s injuries had yet to heal. Previously, she had beheld the spiritual aura of Kunming Pool, a place of great restorative power. Thus, the Nine-Tailed Fox took possession of Princess Anle’s form, seeking the Kunming Pool, yet Emperor Zhongzong refused her. Frustrated, Princess Anle—truly the Nine-Tailed Fox—brooded and devised a scheme. At nightfall, Princess Anle entered the Sanqing Hall. The Taoists, seeing her arrival, bowed and welcomed her. After formal salutations, the Princ