The System Make Me Near With The Emperor
Chapter 56

Xie Hongyi had no idea how long he had been locked up inside a pagoda.

By the time he got to the Yinyang temple, the monks were performing a ritual to get rid of the evil spirit in Xie Hongyi's body, but they did not get good results.

Xie Hongyi sat on top of the pu master. He was surrounded by monks like monkeys in a tourist garden. The monks moved their mouths to cast spells, while their hands were busy holding a prayer beads.

Not long after, Monk Han told the other monks to stop. "Amitabha, it turns out that this evil spirit has been attached to his body. We have to do the cleaning every day."

Do you think I should be cleaned every day? Xie Hongyi sneered inwardly.

Finally after being forced to sit for an hour, Xie Hongyi was allowed to get up. He was then transported to a quiet room. The room is located inside a pagoda on the side of the temple.

In the room, there was a set of bamboo beds and a wooden table.

The sound of the door closing slightly jolted Xie Hongyi.

Xie Hongyi, who knew that he was being locked up, slowly raised his lips until he smiled.

Making use of the situation, Xie Hongyi would do things that he had not been able to do in his previous life. For that, he will start by playing a game that is popular in his world.

"System you can convert those points into diamonds? I want to buy this hero skin." Xie Hongyi spoke while showing his phone that displayed the screen of a game item purchase.

The system also holds an android phone in its hand, answering. "can't. You know how many times we lost because the host played that hero?"

"But this skin is so pretty."

"Can't!"

Xie Hongyi continuously urged the system, but the system ignored him.

The sound of knocking on the door rang out when Xie Hongyi finished his game. He walked to the door and opened it.

A junior monk carried a tray containing food.

Xie Hongyi stared at the tray on which was a plate of vegetables filled with gravy. "Can I get meat?" His tongue would be completely numb if in a few more days it ate it.

"We can't eat meat. So, this is all we can serve."

Xie Hongyi snorted. He then took the food. This is his life here, in the morning he will be awakened to do the cleaning until noon, and after that he will be in brackets until the next day.

***

At night, Consort Zhou was relaxing in her room. He read a literary book with a snack that accompanied him.

The day was getting late, and Consort Zhou was a little tired so she was about to rest. But when he stepped onto the bed, he saw a shadow that flashed. Concubine Zhou turned around to see what it was and fainted when her head was hit.

When he regained consciousness, his breath felt tight. He was hung with a cloth and a short stool supporting his feet. If the bench falls, then Consort Zhou will not survive. He attempted to untie the tight bond that wrapped around his hand until the wrist turned red. But ill-fated, because of his careless movements, made the bench fall and he struggled to take a breath. The seconds he struggled felt extremely painful, he felt extremely dizzy and not long after, he did not move anymore.

The next morning, a servant brought warm water into his master's room. After he had prepared the bath, the servant was about to wake the master. "Mrs, time to take a shower." He opened the curtain to wake her Nyonya, but, "Aaaaaa!" The waiter was very surprised to see her Nyonya hanging on the bed with a rope wrapped around her neck.

"Consort Jiang has died!"

Not long after, another scream sound was heard from some of the concubine's residence.

On that morning, everyone was shocked by the death of the concubines in a terrible state.

The bodies of Consort Chen Zhou, Consort Jiang, Consort Wei and Consort Nanxi, were found to be in an unnatural state. They died hanging with protruding tongues and bulging eyes. Their bodies are stiff and blue.

Some people seemed to be gathered in a room. In front of them were the bodies of the concubines lying on a long wooden table.

Concubine Chen Xinjing was very surprised to see all these corpses. His body suddenly shook and fear began to appear in his heart.

Consort Chen's hands clenched and he broke out in cold sweat. This was one of the other reasons why he did not like living in the Palace. He dislikes being forced and dislikes risking his life for the sake of a man who never even glances at him.

An investigation began, and it was concluded that they committed suicide. But even ordinary people know that their deaths are not that simple.

"System, if I don't hear any news about the situation out there, I'll be a no life!"

"Host want to do what?"

"Do you have anything that allows me to hear from behind a wall?"

"There's."

After exchanging the points, Xie Hongyi attached an object similar to long binoculars to the surface of the wall. He could begin to hear the sound of footsteps and some people were talking.

Xie Hongyi muttered. "I didn't know that the monks liked to gossip, either."

"Have you heard the news from the palace?"

"Yet. What's going on?"

"Said this morning the concubines had been found dead of suicide."

Xie Hongyi was shocked upon hearing this.

The system suddenly said out loud. "Consideration! The mission has been triggered. Investigate exactly what happened to the concubines."

Xie Hongyi was confused. "How can I quickly go to the Palace? Those monks probably won't let me go."

Wait, there's no way Xie Hongyi disguised himself as one of the monks to escape right?

The system that knew Xie Hongyi's mind said: "Good idea."

Good idea your ass! Xie Hongyi viciously hit the system.

Xie Hongyi then recalled something. "System, can't you teleport?"

The system held onto his head which Xie Hongyi hit. "Yes. Host wants me to use it now? Your 200 points will be deducted."

For the sake of getting something bigger, he had to be willing to sacrifice. Xie Hongyi agreed and nodded.

A bluish-colored portal suddenly appeared before them, like a magic door. Xie Hongyi and the system then quickly entered the portal.

After they stepped up, it was surprising that they were in a room where there were several coffins and the stinging smell of incense.

Xie Hongyi certainly knew where this place was.

The system suddenly whined. "My horse's missing!"

Xie Hongyi glanced at the bottom of the system, and it was true that the often furry tail of Xie Hongyi had disappeared.

The incomplete displacement of molecules causes the system to lose its tail during teleportation.

A fox without a tail really does not look cute.

But now the most important thing is not that. Xie Hongyi opened one of the coffins which he believed belonged to the recently deceased concubine. When the chest was successfully opened, Xie Hongyi found Consort Nalan dressed in a very beautiful dress lying inside.

Xie Hongyi carefully observed the body of his feet and found no signs of violence whatsoever. But by the time he examined the neck, there was a red outline printed on his skin. Xie Hongyi fumbled at the scarlet marks and said with certainty. "It turns out this beautiful woman didn't die by suicide."

The system that has accepted his condition asks. "Why?"

Xie Hongyi groped again the red marks on Consort Nalan's neck. "This is post-mortal." After saying that, Xie Hongyi began to inspect the head of Consort Nalan's corpse, and he found a bruise on the top of his head.

Author's Note:

Post-mortal: wounds after death.