Chapter 40: The Ritual

Then, the witch spirit chanted again, "It is also ...... for people to be virtuous when they are upward"

Suddenly, the candle flame went out, the audience was in an uproar, the emperor showed displeasure, and the witch spirit also realized the uneasiness, took two big steps forward, and continued to turn in circles, shaking the rattle with his right hand, counting with a few fingers in his left hand, and muttering quietly in his mouth......

After a while, he stopped, saluted the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of the witch spirit has to be ...... I don't know if to talk about it or not! ”

The emperor said categorically: "Hurry up, please speak!" ”

The witch spirit said, "I'm afraid Your Majesty will lose people's hearts!" ”

"Bold! Do you know what you're talking about? Liu Tianquan scolded loudly: "You are invited to pray for blessings, not to demagogue!" ”

The witch spirit was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty forgives you for your sins...... The witch spirit is not demagoguery! It's just that...... This is a hint from heaven for the witch spirit! I hope Your Majesty will think twice! ”

Liu Tianquan said again: "Dare to quibble!" See I don't kill you! ”

As he spoke, he drew the guard's sword and slashed at the witch spirit.

"That's it!"

"Your Majesty, the minister didn't expect this witch spirit to bewitch the people! This world is the emperor's world, and people's hearts are naturally oriented towards the emperor, how can this thief talk nonsense! Wait for the minister to kill this thief! ”

But the emperor said, "But I ...... But I want to hear it, my heart's heart...... What a way to lose! ”

Then the emperor said to the witch spirit, "Just say it! I promise you won't die! ”

The witch spirit said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that there are villains who are making trouble!" ”

The emperor asked, "Oh? What's the solution? ”

"Just drain the blood of this villain and sacrifice the undead in the sky, and you can crack it!"

The emperor was displeased and said, "Heh! Did you know that...... Who is this villain? ”

I saw the witch spirit get up, gesture with his hands, chant a spell in his mouth, and suddenly sprinkle a handful of salt into the air. Then the talisman on the table caught fire, and when the talisman burned out, the witch spirit pointed to a stone on the ground, and after a while, the stone slammed into the air...... Fell at my feet!

At this time, the people around me began to talk about it, and I didn't know what I was talking about......

I only heard the witch spirit say: "Your Majesty, this is the tip of heaven to the witch spirit!" This villain...... That's the woman! ”

As he spoke, the witch spirit pointed at me!

I was so frightened by the sudden designation that I took a few steps back! Scold! Liu Qianquan, is this your trick?

I pointed at the witch's nose and scolded, "You talk nonsense! I have no grievances with you, why did you harm me! ”

The emperor asked, "Wu Ling, why do you say that this woman is the villain next to me?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this is not the judgment of the witch spirit, but a hint from heaven to the witch spirit!"

"You talk nonsense! I think you are the real villain" Then, I knelt in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, since Qiao'er entered the palace, he has behaved in a proper manner, and he has never crossed the rules, how can Qiao'er be a villain?" The emperor must not listen to his fallacies! ”

After speaking, I kowtowed to the emperor three times, and said, "Please think twice!" ”

"Father!" Hua Mulian stood up and said, "Erchen thinks that this witch spirit is confusing the public, and he can't decide the life and death of Onkyo based on his words alone!" The power of life and death is in the hands of my father, how can I be controlled by this witch spirit, in my opinion...... This witch spirit...... It's an impostor! ”

Then, he said: "From the imperial power to the common people in our Huaqiao country, no one knows who doesn't know, and the hunting ceremony is not bloody!" But this witch spirit actually asked your father to ...... in front of everyone Wouldn't the blood of a woman sacrifice the souls of the dead in heaven cause the national prestige of our Huaqiao country to be disregarded? In my opinion, this man is not here to pray for blessings, but seems to have come to curse, and by the way, he will hurt innocent lives by the hand of his father! His heart can be punished! ”

When Wu Ling heard this, he trembled with fright, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty...... This is a hint from heaven for the witch spirit! The witch spirit naturally knows that the hunting ritual cannot be bloody, as long as the blood is not spilled on the ground, the heaven and the earth cannot be seen, and it is also feasible to ......! ”。

I burst into tears and said, "There is a god in my head! Even if the blood is not spilled on the ground, the gods in the sky are watching! Do you want the emperor to be disrespectful to the gods? ”

But the witch spirit said: "It is righteous to sacrifice the dead with the blood of villains, and the gods cannot tolerate villains to cause chaos around the Son of Heaven!" ”

"What have I done! Why do you want to harm me? ”

Wu Ling turned to the emperor and said, "Please think twice!" ”

The emperor didn't speak, but his face showed obvious displeasure, and when Liu Tianquan saw this, he scolded the witch spirit: "Bold! How dare you quibble! Is it too long? ”

"That's it! Say no more! Only then did the emperor speak.

Then, he asked Liu Guifei: "This matter...... What does the concubine think? ”

Liu Guifei said: "This is the matter of the Son of Heaven, and the concubines dare not speak falsely!" It's just that...... Since the witch spirit identified Onkyo's niece, he also has his reasons, otherwise, why would he identify her instead of the rest of us? The concubines are clumsy, and please make a choice! ”

The emperor asked again: "Prince, what do you think?" ”

Xia Ning said: "Father, the son thinks that it is better to believe it than to believe that it is not!" Since the witch spirit said that this is a hint from God, whether this hint is true or not, it can show that this is a reminder from God to warn us to beware of villains! It's just that this hunting ceremony is really bloodless, since the witch spirit identifies Sister Onkyo as a villain, then we will keep an eye on Sister Onkyo in the future, so that she has no chance to be a villain! ”

I stared at Xia Ning deadly, how could he say that! Not only did he not stand up to help me speak, but he also stabbed me in the back and made me angry!

At this time, the emperor said, "Hmm...... The prince has a point! Liu Qing's family, this witch spirit was invited by you, what to do with it...... Take your liking! As for Onkyo...... It will be strictly guarded by the prince, and if something goes wrong, you will be the first to bear the responsibility! ”

"The retainers obey!"

Liu Tianquan said: "The minister must interrogate this witch spirit well and give His Majesty an explanation!" Then he made a salute and ordered the spirit to be taken away.

The emperor ordered us to go back to prepare for the hunt in the next few days.

I sat down on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief...... Since entering the palace, every day is like a war, and people are exhausted! Is Liu Qianquan so anxious to put me to death? It's so damning!

The people present walked and scattered, and Hua Mulian wanted to help me up, but was entangled by Liu Yueli and shouted for him to leave, and Liu Yueli didn't forget to stare at me when she left!

Scold! In her eyes, I must be a vicious person!