Chapter 37: Forty Thousand

Concubine Lan's blood-red eyes were staring at the blood on the ground, and the black qi that lingered around her body began to escape in large quantities, and her originally delicate and delicate face slowly turned into a terrifying appearance of blue-faced fangs. She moved her shoulders one moment, twisted her neck the other, and her pale skin suddenly sunken and bulging, as if something was about to come out.

Youshu secretly observed Concubine Lan while bleeding, and saw a man's face bulging out of her ear, opening his mouth, glaring, and letting out a sharp scream. The dilapidated palace was suddenly full of ghosts, and the magic sound was bursting, like a purgatory on earth.

Ah Da and Ah Jun were holding the steel knife, but their teeth made a slight collision sound, which showed that they were terrified to the extreme. However, as soon as those black mist touched Youshu, they immediately dispersed, as if they were subconsciously avoiding the other party. Ah Da and Ah Er stabilized their minds and moved to the young man's side without a trace.

Concubine Lan seemed to hate this ghost face and wanted to press him down hard, but one of her fingers was bitten off. Fortunately, the yin qi was extremely heavy in the cold palace, but it grew again after a while.

Ah Da and Ah Er looked at it fixedly, and they were stunned. Seventh Prince, how did the Seventh Prince's face grow to Concubine Lan's head?

Youshu didn't think it was strange. If ghosts want to become strong, they must either devour yin and yang qi, or devour their own kind. These seven princes must have been swallowed by Concubine Lan, but because they had the blood of the true dragon son of heaven, they were not assimilated by Concubine Lan, but tried to fight for sovereignty. Right now, he smelled the blood of people outside the world, and naturally he was hooked out.

When the two ghosts fought each other, Youshu had quickly wrapped around the wound.

Concubine Lan and the Seventh Prince spoke at the same time, and the eerie male and female voices were mixed together, which was creepy, "Why don't you let it go?" Not enough, far from enough! ”

Youshu naturally knows the danger of losing more than half of the blood, and also knows how to minimize this risk. The red puddle on the ground looked like a lot, but in fact it was less than a quarter of his total blood, and although his mind was a little dizzy, he could still support it. He secretly used his spiritual power to suppress the blood qi in his body, making himself look very pale and weak.

"Don't be greedy. You have a deep path, and there must be a special method that can discern the flesh and blood. My blood is running out now, and if I let it go any longer, I will die. He struggled to wipe the blood drops from his wrists, and staggered as if he were about to pass out. Ah Da and Ah Er hurriedly supported him, their expressions anxious.

Concubine Lan and the Seventh Prince could indeed identify a mortal's flesh and blood Wang-Sheng Cheng dΓΉ, but so what? What they wanted was not the blood on the ground, but the young man's complete body. They no longer fought openly and secretly, and drove the black mist towards the boy in unison. Concubine Lan sneered, "Yellow-haired boy, haven't you heard a word?" Ghosts are the most deceiving, so there are many nonsense. Now that you are very weak, give us the rest of your flesh. ”

Youshu stood still, Ah Da and Ah Er stepped forward to resist, but he pulled them back. As soon as the black mist enveloped his body, it burst into flames, and the splashing purple sparks caused more flames, causing Concubine Lan and the Seventh Lord to let out a painful wail.

"The blood is almost gone, how can the dragon qi not disperse at all? That's impossible! "The two ghosts were surrounded by purple fire, they were puzzled and annoyed, they could have sucked half of the blood clean, and then increased their strength, but now they can only use it to extinguish the fire.

They writhed in pools of blood, making sizzling noises, and after a few moments, most of the blood had turned to black powder, and it was wasted. They were in pain, and before the flames were completely extinguished, they lay on the ground, sticking out their tongues several feet long and sweeping.

Youshu's attack code is "take advantage of people's illness to kill people". As early as when Concubine Lan attacked from behind, he saw through the other party's intentions and laid out this game. First lure her closer with blood, and then restrain her by surprise. It's only to blame her for her lack of greed and long-term hope, and she didn't want to suck blood first, but came to take her own life. Now that they are at a disadvantage, Youshu naturally won't give them a chance to turn the tables, so he stepped on his bright red tongue and crushed it hard.

The purple flame burned on the tongue coating, and slowly extinguished when it encountered the blood on the ground, and began to burn again every time it was crushed, and then extinguished again, and when all the blood on the ground turned to black ash, the flame also spread along the root of the tongue to the faces of Concubine Lan and the Seventh Prince.

The two ghosts screamed and rolled all over the ground, and the poor tongue was still at the boy's feet, and he couldn't roll far, so he could only circle around the boy. It was only at this time that they put aside that bit of luck, begged for mercy one after another, and said conclusively that they would help King Jingzhou to rehabilitate and ascend the throne for free.

Youshu has never changed her face from beginning to end, her clear eyes even reveal innocence, as if she is just a reptile under her feet, and she is playing a game. However, the more he was like this, the more Bada and Ah Er felt cold.

The innocent are often the most cruel when they are cold, and this is true. Youshu is an extremely dangerous person.

Youshu didn't care what others thought, as long as the goal was achieved, seeing that the blood on the ground had been burned dry, she waved a dagger to cut off the long burning tongue, and grabbed the bun on the back of Concubine Lan's head, and said slowly, "It could have been a fair trade and a free trade, why did you have to make trouble with me to such an extent." Are you glad now? ”

Today's teenagers, where can they still see half a point of weakness?

"No rejoice, no rejoice! It's the little woman who is wrong! Concubine Lan understood that she had been fooled, and immediately regained her delicate beauty, and Pear Blossom pleaded with tears, "My lord, please spare the little girl." "The hair is burning brightly, and it has forced the Seven Princes into his body, and if he doesn't extinguish it, his head will also turn into ashes.

Youshu was unmoved, and continued, "Now I am for the sword and you for the fish, if you don't want to be scattered, listen to me obediently: one, hurry up and rehabilitate my master; Second, after the rehabilitation, the emperor and the crown prince were killed. Do both and I'll let you go. ”

"The little girl obeys! These things were the little woman's responsibility, and they must have been done properly! Please let me go quickly! "If you don't let it go, your head will burn off!

Only then did Shu raise her hand and cut off her green hair.

Concubine Lan immediately shrank into the corner of the wall, touching the back of her head with palpitations. How did she know that the seemingly well-behaved and cute boy also had such a treacherous and ruthless side. In particular, his expression is always flat when he is ruthless, and two small dimples appear on his cheeks from time to time, as if he can enjoy the pleasure of other people's pain, which looks terrifying.

No wonder the wild ghosts outside are afraid of the wicked, it turns out that the real wicked people are like this! Concubine Lan suddenly realized that it was too late to regret it. To be honest, she doesn't even want to take revenge, she can't hide in the sky. However, if you don't take revenge, you can't get rid of it, and if you don't get rid of it, you can't be reincarnated, with her now weak soul, she went to the outside world, and she was either swallowed by the ghosts next to her or gradually dissipated, and she was unwilling after all. Fortunately, she had devoured all the ghosts in the palace when she was strong before, otherwise she would definitely be attacked by the enemy now.

Concubine Lan thought about it, but decided to help the young man honestly, so that she could be freed.

Having the upper hand in the blink of an eye from an absolute disadvantage, Ah Da and Ah Er couldn't help but look at the young man with admiration, but they were even more jealous of each other.

After the matter was done, Youshu waved his hand and wanted to leave, as if he remembered something and stood still, and said calmly, "There is a sentence that you said wrong, the reason why ghosts are good at deception is because they were human beings in their lifetimes. ”

So it's actually people who can deceive people the most, that's why you're going to play me around? Concubine Lan was speechless for a long time, and when the people were far away, she shook her head and smiled bitterly-

The next day, the Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

The emperor was deeply poisoned, although he had no worries about his life, but he was already at the end of his crossbow, and he didn't know if he could survive the next year's longevity. Concubine Xiao Guifei sat on the edge of the bed, wiping her tears and whispering, "The emperor is not awake yet, the emperor, you must hold on, otherwise what should our mother and son do?" Outside the palace-inner palace, how many people regard us as a thorn in the flesh, and they can't get rid of it quickly, and several imperial uncles have also urged you to set up another prince, is this sure that the emperor will never wake up again? The words fell and I was crying breathlessly.

The emperor barely sat up, took his concubine into his arms and comforted him, and repeatedly promised to cure the prince.

At this moment, there was a burst of bells outside, and this sound did not go away, and the sound started again, making people's eardrums tremble and their heads split. The emperor was already unwell, but now he was even more irritable, and asked sharply, "What's going on outside?" What is the crime of ringing the bell without permission in the New Year? ”

Xiao Guifei covered her ears, and her expression was also very calm.

A eunuch walked in and replied tremblingly, "Your Majesty, this is the Seventh Prince's side of the sacrifice, and the Queen Mother asked the servants to ring the bell for a hundred times." ”

The emperor died and rang the bell 30,000, the prince died and rang the bell 1,000, and the queen mother only let the bell ring 100, which was extremely restrained. The Emperor looked embarrassed, apparently forgetting that he had another son who had been poisoned, and that the funeral was to be held on this day.

Xiao Guifei's expression was sad, but she was extremely proud in her heart, and she died a good death.

Thinking of the deceased Seventh Prince, and thinking of the prince in a coma, the emperor hated the initiator to the bone marrow, and forced the sick body to say, "Come on, change clothes for me." I want to put a stick of incense on the emperor. Also, send the order down, let the Praetorian Guards escort the three princes to the mourning hall to bow down to the emperor, and give a glass of wine immediately after the festival! ”

Xiao Guifei didn't show it on her face, and her joy had spread in her heart. The two helped each other to the mourning hall, and saw the Queen Mother and Cheng Guifei kneeling in front of the spirit to burn incense and paper, and a group of monks sitting in the open space outside the hall to chant scriptures. Hearing the sound of "the emperor has arrived", the two of them remained motionless, which showed that there was a lot of resentment in their hearts.

This matter is so strange that the three princes were convicted of death without a thorough investigation. If you really want to dig deeper, there is really no need for the three princes to poison their father and brother. He was exiled for ten years, and his foundation was shallow, even if all the damned people were dead, and it would not be his turn to ascend to the throne, it was better to go to Jingzhou to plan the layout slowly, but more calmly.

Therefore, the queen mother did not believe that the third prince was the murderer at all, nor did she believe that the prince was poisoned and unconscious, but because of the emperor's weakness, it was difficult to argue with him. When the funeral is over, she must find out, but as for the third prince, she can't care about it.

There was a strong smell of incense ash in the mourning hall, which made the emperor cough. He walked to the front of the hall and took three sticks of incense, and was about to light them, when several guards escorted the three princes in with a large number of flowers, and with them three eunuchs with vague faces, two of whom were extremely strong, and had a blue stubble on their chins, and none of them felt strange.

"Evil beast, kneel down for me!" The emperor's eyes were bloodshot.

The guards immediately knelt down in front of the spirit. The little eunuch who was sandwiched between the two tall eunuchs breathed fire in his eyes, and just took a step forward, he was pulled back by his companion. At the same time, there was a loud sound outside, and the ministers of the court had rushed to the Xuande Hall one after another, waiting to worship the spiritual seat.

"Xuan." The Emperor raised his hand with difficulty.

At this moment, not only did the little eunuch jump to his feet, but the two tall eunuchs also touched the dagger in their arms, wanting to cut the dog emperor with a knife. Let the master kneel and bow in front of the minister of civil and military affairs, this is not even willing to die to save his face! It's better to have such a father than not to have one!

Ji Changye has long been used to it. He knelt on the cold floor with a blank face, looking depressed, but in fact there was no turmoil in his heart, and on the contrary, he was even a little absent-minded, Hitomi looked at the void, thinking hard where Yushu could hide. Yesterday, after the three of them left, he did not hesitate to use the men and horses lurking in the Praetorian Guard to find the young man, even if he was knocked unconscious, he had to be sent to a safe place. However, on the way to Xuande Palace, he received definite news that the person who was following Youshu seemed to have hit a ghost, and he went around a small alley all night before he got out of trouble.

I don't know where he went again after this delay. robbing the prison, with his small body, I am afraid that he can't even lift the big knife. Thinking of this, Ji Changye frowned, revealing a worried face.

The ministers entered the hall one after another, and they didn't dare to look up at the three princes kneeling in front of the spirit, but the Praetorian Guards guarding outside the hall secretly touched the handle of the knife, and their eyes were full of murderous energy. Today, the emperor, ministers, and palace concubines are all here, and it is a good time to do it.

The little eunuch sandwiched between Ah Da and Ah Er also had round eyes, raised eyebrows, and had a fierce expression. He looked up at the beam, put his index and middle fingers together, and pulled them around his neck, making a throat-slitting motion.

A dark shadow huddled on the beams of the room couldn't help but tremble, and a few hints of yin wind came out. The yin wind blew the white flags and candle flames, making the seriously ill emperor feel extremely unwell. He picked up the incense candle again, lit it and said weakly, "Your seventh brother has always treated you well, and you have been gone for ten years, but he remembers you and will definitely take you back." But I didn't expect that you, the beast, would take revenge and kill your blood relatives. Today, I will send you on the road with a glass of wine, so that the emperor can have a companion under the nine springs. ”

This is condemning oneself to death in front of the ministers? Sure enough, he is a good father to this king. When Ji Changye heard this, the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, and he actually smiled.

Several clan princes and Qingliu mainstays couldn't help frowning, and their expressions were faintly dissatisfied. The emperor has always been confused, blindly conniving at Xiao Guifei's family, and now he has done the stupid thing of unjustly killing his son-in-law. This Ming Dynasty has grown from its strength in β–‘β–‘ to its current decline, and if it is passed on to the tyrannical prince, I am afraid that there is only one way to lose the country. How can this be?

However, those supporters of the prince were all very happy, and they all thought about their own dragon skills in their hearts. It can be seen that no one doubts whether the prince is in a coma or not, and whether he can wake up. In this huge court, the emperor alone could not see the situation clearly, and he didn't know if he was really confused, or he didn't want to investigate deeply.

As soon as the emperor spoke, the little eunuch's already round eyes bulged out more and more, and he waved his hand frequently at the beam. Strangely, however, he moved so much that he didn't attract anyone's attention.

When the emperor inserted the three sticks of incense into the copper furnace, the black shadow on the beam finally moved. She circled down, enveloping the entire Xuande Hall in an instant, and set off a gust of gloomy wind. Almost instantly, the hall, illuminated by sunlight and candlelight, was plunged into darkness, and intermittent chanting and screaming came from all directions, like an asura field.

"What, what's going on?" The emperor's face was pale and his figure swayed. Xiao Guifei, who was supporting him, screamed and hurriedly drilled into his arms.

All the ministers also looked around in a hurry, with fear on their faces.

The yin wind formed a whirlpool, throwing people's clothes away, and locking all the windows. The sound of "bang, bang, bang" came one after another, like thunder, which made everyone tremble more and more. This, this seems to be haunted?

As soon as he thought about this, he saw the tablet on the mourning hall shake for a while, and then fell heavily on the desk. The hearts of the people also trembled, and some of the timid ones were already limp to the ground, unable to move.

Ji Changye had never seen such a miraculous thing, but he didn't feel so frightened. As the saying goes, "I don't do bad things in my life, and I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night". He didn't dare to say that he hadn't done anything bad in his life, but the death of the Seven Princes really had nothing to do with him, even if he wanted to return his soul to revenge, he couldn't find him.

He raised his eyes and looked at Concubine Xiao, and saw that the other party's face was pale, his lips were purple, and he was holding his chest as if he would faint at any time, and he was about to see the reaction of the Queen Mother and Concubine Cheng, but he was covered by a small hand, and a small mouth whispered in his ear with a warm breath, "With me, don't be afraid, master." It'll be fine, and we'll be able to go home in a while. ”

"Youshu?" Ji Changye was shocked at first, and then anxious. At this time, how did he enter the palace? How did you enter the Xuande Hall under heavy guards? Is he dying? What about Ah Da and Ah Er, aren't they by his side to protect them?

Ji Changye immediately tore open the palm in front of him, and when he looked back, he saw Youshu wearing a bright red eunuch robe, looking at him with blank eyes. At this moment, he wanted to grab the young man and scold him, and he wanted to hug him and cry bitterly, and he wanted to push him to the edge of the sky.

"You...... What nonsense! When the words came to his lips, they all turned into helpless sighs.

Because of the blinding method, as long as Shu does not open his mouth, he is standing in front of an acquaintance, and the other party can't recognize it. He was afraid that his master would be afraid, so he threw himself on his master's back to comfort him, and coaxed, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this matter has nothing to do with us, just watch." ”

The ministers have begun to smash the windows and doors, but they don't seem to be bolted, and it stands to reason that the doors and windows that can be pushed open with a light push are like iron walls, that is, the chairs are smashed, the big knives are blunt, and they can't pry open even a single gap. Needless to say, such an anomaly must be haunted!

"What about the monks? Chanting the scriptures! Hurry up and chant the scriptures! The emperor roared at the top of his voice, wanting to protect Concubine Xiao on the one hand, and the Queen Mother and Concubine Cheng on the other, his already pale face had turned cyan, and it looked even more wolf under the reflection of the flickering candles.

The monks were also frightened, and picked up the stick and knocked it several times only to find that the wooden fish could not make a sound at all. When doing things, if the wooden fish cannot be sounded, it means that the deceased does not want to be reincarnated, and even if you recite more scriptures, it will be in vain. They could only fold their hands and recite helplessly, "Amitabha." ”

After the initial fear, it was Concubine Cheng who was the first to regain her composure, she looked around blankly, and shouted with tears in her eyes, "Huang'er, is it you, Huang'er?" You've come to see your mother? Do you have a grievance to sue? You name it, the mother concubine is broken and wants to seek justice for you! "Who says she's weak and deceitful? Who said that she only asks for the Queen Mother in everything? If she can make the emperor blind, she can pay a price.

The yin wind in the hall subsided instantly, and the black fog with shadows and shadows also dispersed, and the candles that had been extinguished on the spiritual platform spontaneously combusted without fire, but emitted a cyan ghostly light, which rendered the Xuande Hall more and more into a ghostly domain.

All the ministers exclaimed in unison, secretly thinking that there was indeed a grievance inside, and the Seventh Prince had come back to take revenge! Some people gradually calmed down and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while others were trembling and sweating, among them, Xiao Guifei was the most frightened and incontinent.

The white flags hanging from the beams of the house were windless and automatic, and a line of blood words slowly appeared, "Bring Ji Yongchang to see this king!" ”

As soon as he appeared in the spirit, he bluntly said that he wanted to see the prince, and it was self-evident who the murderer of the seventh prince was. The ministers were naturally clear, but the emperor said tremblingly, "Emperor, one life is one life, you want to take revenge and go directly to Ji Changye, why do you want to see your brother." He is also dying, and he can't stand the toss. ”

Another line of blood characters appeared on the white flag: The faint king has no way, the traitor is indulgent, the crime will not disappear, and the heavens and the earth will be destroyed!

This is a clear accusation that the emperor is stupid, and he is confused by traitors before he dies in vain. He came back this time to do something on behalf of the heavens, to destroy the faint king and the traitor.

Hey, even my father didn't let go, how much resentment is this? The ministers were in an uproar again, and the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood.

Youshu had already pulled the master into a corner, patted him on the back, and whispered, "Look, I said it was none of our business." ”

"It's true that it has nothing to do with us, but how you got into the palace, you will definitely give me an explanation when you go back!" Ji Changye hugged the young man tightly into his arms, and unbuttoned his robe and wrapped him tightly, for fear that the yin wind would disturb him.

Youshu hurriedly buried her face in her master's arms, not daring to say more. He would never tell the other party about the ghost, because he was afraid of his fear and alienation.

In the hall, the emperor and Concubine Xiao were so angry and frightened that they couldn't even speak for a while. The Queen Mother is also very entangled, her grandson wants to kill her son, she doesn't know who to turn to, so she can only remain silent. On the contrary, Concubine Cheng was very tough, and waved her sleeves and reprimanded, "What are you still stunned for?" Hurry up and bring Ji Yongchang over! ”

A column of Praetorian Guards who were also locked in the palace showed a hesitant look, and the leader looked at the king of Jingzhou without a trace, and only after receiving the other party's signal did he give up his hand.

It's no wonder that as soon as they walked to the door, the door of the temple, which could not be opened alive or dead, creaked open, allowing them to pass along the way. A few ministers who were afraid of death took the opportunity to mix at the back of the line, and as soon as their feet stepped out of the threshold, they were wrapped in a black mist in the shape of a cocoon, and they were pulled back fiercely, and when they hit the pillar, they spurted out a mouthful of blood, which was described as very miserable.

This move made everyone immediately stop thinking of escaping, and it seemed that the seventh prince wanted to confront the prince in front of all the ministers. It is said that axioms can't fight power, but now that justice is in the hands of the soul, who dares to abuse power? Who dares to exercise power? If he really ignores the appeal of the Seventh Prince, maybe his soul will return to the world in the next moment, and he will have to be tortured again when he arrives in Huangquan.

After all, the living can't fight the dead! The ministers wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, and they all knew which side they should be on.