Reincarnated As A Fox With System

Chapter 945 Bluffing And Baiting!

However, Tang Li Xue quickly realized that her preparations were completely unnecessary because Miracle Doctor Xu and his middle-aged protector were currently not there.

It made sense since Miracle Doctor Xu should be going to work at Supreme Healing Hall at this time.

If not for that, then he and his middle-aged protector would have already come here to check when they heard a loud noise caused by Little Loki devouring the entire door and wall.

Tang Li Xue sighed in relief as she thought: 'Fortunately, that annoying cold guy went to work at the Supreme Healing Hall right now, or I might not be able to escape so easily like this.'

While increasing her pace as she walked further from Miracle Doctor Xu's courtyard, Tang Li Xue solemnly complained in her heart: 'This Imperial Palace is really too damn dangerous! It seems I have to carry out my task to lure out the Second Prince as soon as possible, then get out from this treacherous place before another problem arises.'

After she was some distance away from Miracle Doctor Xu's courtyard, Tang Li Xue activated her [Myriad Manifestation Fox Mask]'s ability, [Thousand Myriad Faces], to disguise herself as a patrolling guard.

Even though no one would be able to notice her when she was wandering around with her perfect level of the [Art of Concealment] activated, but it was very tasking to maintain her perfect level of the [Art of Concealment] for a long time.

Maintaining the Samadhi state of mind without any intention or desire in order to become one with nature would rapidly consume her mental energy.

Tang Li Xue concluded that she might only be able to maintain her perfect level of the [Art of Concealment] for fifteen minutes at most in her current condition.

On the other hand, disguising herself with [Thousand Myriad Faces] would not consume her energy at all, and she could maintain her disguise as long as she wanted.

(Thousand Myriad Faces: The wearer can perfectly disguise as anyone, including the target's clothes, appearance, body shape, aura, smell, cultivation, and so on, which makes anyone unable to see through the disguise. The disguise will break if the wearer gets hit by a powerful strike. Duration: 3 hours. Cooldown: 3 hours.)

As for why she chose to disguise herself as a patrolling guard instead of other people like maid, servant, or eunuch, it was because only patrolling guards could wander around inside the Imperial Palace without being suspected by others.

Tang Li Xue wandered around for more than an hour and still failed to find the Second Prince's courtyard.

In the end, she decided to pull another patrol guard to the corner and asked him about the location of the Second Prince's courtyard.

The patrol guard did not reply to Tang Li Xue's question and stared suspiciously at her instead.

Tang Li Xue had already anticipated this since yesterday. That was the reason why she had not dared to blatantly ask about the location of the Second Prince's courtyard to anyone since yesterday.

If Tang Li Xue was not concerned that the Miracle Doctor Xu would look for her after he came back and found she had already escaped, she would definitely choose to search for the Second Prince's courtyard slowly but safely.

Tang Li Xue showed a flattering smile at the patrol guard who was staring suspiciously at her.

Then she took some Yuan Coins from her space pouch and secretly shoved them to the patrol guard while explaining: "Someone asked me to send a letter to His Highness Second Prince. I will get more rewards from that person if I successfully give the letter to His Highness Second Prince. Don't worry, I will not forget your share later, okay?"

The patrol guard's suspicious expression instantly turned into a bright smile as he carefully looked around while putting away the Yuan Coins given by Tang Li Xue.

"You really have big guts to dare to accept such a request. Don't you dare to mention me if you get caught later, do you get it?!" The patrol guard sternly warned Tang Li Xue.

Tang Li Xue nodded her head and replied in a reassuring tone: "Don't worry, brother."

"His Highness Second Prince's courtyard is located at the northwest, near the Hall of Mental Cultivation." The patrol guard whispered softly to Tang Li Xue before he quickly turned around and walked away as if he had never known Tang Li Xue at all.

Tang Li Xue nodded her head in satisfaction at the patrol guard's answer.

She immediately headed in the direction pointed by the patrol guard while pondering her next plan carefully.

'I must not get too close to that bast*rd's home, or he can just ask his guards to arrest me on the spot. But I am too far from that bast*rd's home, then he would not be able to sense my Phoenix of Pride with his Earthly Desire Spirit.' Tang Li Xue frowned deeply in dilemma.

In short, keeping a proper distance from the Second Prince was the key to Tang Li Xue's success.

As long as she was able to keep a proper distance with the Second Prince, so he would be able to sense her, but not be able to catch her, then she had a full confidence to lure him out of the Imperial Palace and lead him to the trap set by the Blood God Cult.

Of course, that was easy to say but actually really hard to do because this Imperial Palace was the Second Prince's home ground, and he was not alone at all.

After Tang Li Xue had managed to find the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she was no longer in a hurry to look at the Second Prince's courtyard.

Without a proper plan, Tang Li Xue concluded that she would be the one in great danger if she carelessly approached the Second Prince.

Then Tang Li Xue suddenly thought of a good idea.

'Wait a minute... If I can bluff him into thinking that I sneak here to meet the Third Prince instead, then he should not be able to make any rash move to catch me, right?!' Tang Li Xue's eyes brightened like a pair of stars in excitement.

In order for her plan to go more smoothly, Tang Li Xue decided to wait until nightfall.

After the sun had set and the sky turned completely dark, Tang Li Xue finally made her move by heading toward the Second Prince's courtyard.

The Second Prince's courtyard was guarded tightly by his personal guards, so Tang Li Xue would definitely get noticed by them before she could get close, even if she disguised herself as a patrolling guard.

The only way for Tang Li Xue to approach the Second Prince's courtyard without being noticed by the Second Prince's personal guards was by using her perfect level of the [Art of Concealment]!

Tang Li Xue activated her perfect level of the [Art of Concealment] before she carefully approached the Second Prince's courtyard.

Even when Tang Li Xue was walking so close in front of those guards, they still failed to notice her thanks to her perfect level of the [Art of Concealment].

Right at this time, the Phoenix of Pride in Tang Li Xue's Dantian suddenly awoke and got restless!

The Phoenix of Pride almost jumped out of Tang Li Xue's body and rushed toward the Second Prince's room, but Tang Li Xue hastily held it back!

Holding back her Phoenix of Pride while maintaining her perfect level of the [Art of Concealment] was an extremely difficult task for Tang Li Xue to do, so she quickly ran away further from the Second Prince's courtyard without any hesitation.

Tang Li Xue's destination was not the front gate of the Imperial Palace, but the location of the Third Prince's courtyard instead!

Yes, she was really going to bluff the Second Prince into thinking that she had snuck here to meet the Third Prince!

Meanwhile, the Second Prince suddenly ended his cultivation practice after his Earthly Desire Spirit gave a warning to him about another Earthly Desire Spirit nearby.

The Second Prince swiftly went out from his room, but Tang Li Xue had already run further away from his place at this moment.

"So, you are saying that the Earthly Desire Spirit you have sensed just now actually belonged to the previous fox girl we met before?" The Second Prince obtained more information from his Earthly Desire Spirit.

The Second Prince chuckled coldly while muttering: "Interesting~! Everyone thought that the fox girl was already dead, but she is actually still alive and well right now."

The Second Prince squinted his eyes while thinking suspiciously: 'But why did that fox girl come near my place earlier?'

Despite his suspicion, the Second Prince still did not want to give up the chance to grab the Earthly Desire Spirit Tang Li Xue had, so he chose to bring his guards and quickly chase after Tang Li Xue!

"She is heading to the third's courtyard! So, does the third already know that she is still alive? Or, maybe the third does not know yet, and that fox girl decides to secretly sneak back to the third's place to inform him about it?" The Second Prince muttered in puzzlement.

"No, it does not matter if the third knows her alive or not. Anyway, I cannot let that fox girl reach the third's courtyard!" The Second Prince concluded as he ordered his guards to block the way heading to the Third Prince's courtyard.

The Second Prince's moves were already within Tang Li Xue's expectations, but she pretended not to know, and she still ran desperately toward the Third Prince's courtyard.