"Drink it!" Pei Zi Yun pointed at the wine glass in front of the Prince and said coldly to the official.
The official trembled and looked at the Prince for help.
The Prince did not know what Yamada's intentions were, but since he did not intend to make a move on him, he tried his best not to provoke him. Hearing these words, the Prince paused and his expression changed. He wanted to say something, but quickly shut his mouth.
"Drink it." Pei Zi Yun spoke once again, looking at the female official with a gaze that was devoid of emotion. There was only coldness in his eyes, as though he was looking at a different species.
The female official seemed to be scared stiff and didn't move an inch. Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly and pinched her chin, forcing her to open her mouth and pour the wine down her throat.
"Ai, this is too crude!" The Prince, who had always been gentle and protective of women, frowned and said when he saw the official choking on the wine.
Pei Zi Yun looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile, but didn't say anything.
This made the Prince even more unhappy. What kind of look was that? How presumptuous!
Just as he was thinking about this, the official's body started to tremble violently. The frequency of her trembling increased. Under the Prince's shocked gaze, she suddenly screamed out in pain. Her entire body was enveloped in a black aura, and her facial features could not be seen.
"Ah ah ah!" That was not all. The official started to roll on the ground in pain.
"You, what kind of sorcery is this?" The Prince pointed at Pei Zi Yun and asked. But as soon as the words left his mouth, the Prince realized that he had said something wrong.
"This is poisoned wine!"
Thinking about how he would have ended up like this if he had not stopped her, the Prince felt an uncontrollable anger rising in his chest.
Even now, although the Imperial Court was declining, it was still in control. How dare someone assassinate him?
Just as he thought about this, the official's screams died down and she fell to the ground, motionless.
The Prince looked at her without pity and said angrily, "Idiot, could it be that the Yamano family has ulterior motives?"
Although the Prince was not a timid person, he had been pampered since he was young. Even though the Imperial Court was declining, other than not having an heir and being suppressed by the Fujiwara family, he had not suffered much.
Encountering such a situation, his anger soared.
Pei Zi Yun glanced at her and said, "She's from the Yamano family? However, she did not die because of this cup of wine. In fact, this female official had already died a long time ago. The reaction just now was a reaction of her body. Her soul had long been contaminated and eroded before this body perished. "
As he spoke, Pei Zi Yun stepped forward and flipped the corpse over. He saw that the pained expression on her face had disappeared. Her eyebrows were furrowed, and she looked as though she was alive.
"If we examine him now, the doctor will say that he died of natural illness and there are no signs of poisoning."
The Grand Prince's hair stood on end. "How could this be? W-what is going on? Yamada, since you came to save me in time, do you know who wants to harm me? "
As he spoke, he had already calmed down and muttered, "The Yamano family doesn't have this courage, and they don't have this level — you just said that the pollution has eroded? Is it a demonic ghost? "
Thinking of this, the prince said coldly, "No matter what, we must investigate. We must get to the bottom of this. Guards!"
Hearing the Crown Prince shouting, Pei Zi Yun spoke up, "Wait a minute. This kind of thing, it would be useless to ask a warrior to investigate. Why don't we ask a sorcerer or a Onmyoji to take a look?"
"If it's a demonic ghost, even if they can't solve it, they should be able to tell."
The Crown Prince looked at the dead female official on the ground, then looked at the calm Yamada Shinichi, "Yamada, you're right. We should ask a sorcerer to come."
"Guards, come quickly!" He shouted towards the outside.
Pei Zi Yun stood by the side and did not stop him. The Crown Prince felt more assured. Seeing two servants rushing over, he said, "Go and ask a sorcerer to come over immediately!"
The servant hesitated for a moment, "Crown Prince, is it a sorcerer who can get rid of evil spirits?"
The so-called sorcerer was a monk.
The Crown Prince nodded his head, "Yes, the faster the better. Go quickly!"
"Yes! Crown Prince! " Although the servant was suspicious and did not know the reason for the Crown Prince's order, since the Crown Prince had given the order, he could only run out to ask for help.
"Yamada, I've already asked a sorcerer to come over. Why don't we talk somewhere else?" It was obvious that Yamada Shinichi's actions had gained the Crown Prince's trust. Furthermore, what had happened earlier had caused the Crown Prince to tremble. He wanted to leave this scary place.
Pei Zi Yun listened and laughed, "I'm afraid it's too late."
"What?" The Crown Prince's heart skipped a beat. He did not know what Pei Zi Yun meant. Could it be that another demon had come and he had nowhere to hide?
However, Pei Zi Yun only laughed and did not reply. He did not know if he should let the Crown Prince leave or not. He stood there feeling troubled. In the blink of an eye, he heard footsteps coming from outside.
The Crown Prince was startled, "The sorcerer is here? But isn't this speed a little too fast? Eh? "
As soon as he finished speaking, a female official entered the room. Her figure was reflected in the Crown Prince's eyes. The Crown Prince heaved a sigh of relief, "So it's Xing Zi. Did you hear the news and rush over? You've worked hard … "
This was his own female official, but she had an official position. Furthermore, she was sent by the Imperial Palace. He had to show her respect. However, Xing Zi acted as if she could not see or hear him. She walked over to the female official and looked at her.
With one look, the female official revealed a smile. She then quickly retracted her smile and changed her expression to one of fear. She shouted, "Not good! Someone come quickly! The Crown Prince has been killed! "
This cry not only shocked the people outside, but also the Crown Prince who was inside the room.
Ai, what was going on?
The Crown Prince looked at Pei Zi Yun in confusion. He wanted to ask what was going on.
Pei Zi Yun shushed him, and the Crown Prince could only swallow his words.
At this point, because of the female official's shout, there was a commotion outside. Many people were running over.
Following a voice saying, "Princess, please slow down." The Crown Prince knew that his wife from the Fujiwara family had arrived.
Thinking that the female official who had died was the Princess's personal attendant, the Crown Prince's heart sank. However, he looked at the female official Xing Zi, who seemed to be acting strangely as well. He then suppressed his suspicions towards the Princess.
After all, Xing Zi had always been with him, and her relationship with the Princess was very cold. If the female official's death was related to the Princess, then why would Xing Zi, who rarely interacted with the Princess, become so strange?
The more he thought about that smile, the colder his heart became.
If the Princess really had such abilities, and could control people as she pleased, that was too scary. In comparison, he would rather believe that this was the doing of a demon outside!
"All of you stay outside and guard the door. Do not allow unauthorized people to enter or leave." The female official Xing Zi ordered. The graceful and noble Princess walked in with small steps, and did not object to the female official's orders.
Xing Zi went forward and pointed at the female official who had fallen to the ground, saying, "Look, the Prince has been killed!"
The Crown Prince stood there and realized that not only did the female official not see him and Yamada Shinichi, the people who came in at this time, including the Princess, could not see them either.
Could this ability be Yamada Shinichi's ability?
The Crown Prince's understanding of this warrior deepened, and his heart faintly trembled.
"Nonsense!" Seeing the female official on the ground, the Princess's face twitched visibly. It was obvious that in the Princess's eyes, this was only a female official, and not the Crown Prince who had been killed.
As her husband, the Crown Prince had never seen this kind of loss of composure!
She was a noble daughter of the Fujiwara family. The Fujiwara family was powerful, and even the Crown Prince had to tolerate the fact that he did not have a son. Every action of hers was also like that of a noble daughter. When had she ever behaved like this?
The Crown Prince watched with great interest. The Princess glanced at the female official who was "talking nonsense" and was about to shout for her to stop.
However, Xing Zi was very confident in what she saw and continued, "I heard that His Royal Highness Prince had a conflict with the warriors of Tachibana Dojo because of Izumi Shibutsu. Was it that warrior who did it?"
The expression of the Crown Prince, who was watching the show, froze and slowly looked at his Princess.
At this time, the Princess had already covered her face with her fan, so that no one could see her expression at this time. "Don't say anymore. Quickly go down and ask the Master to take a look."
Had he been bewitched by evil spirits?
Xing Zi, however, turned a deaf ear and continued, "Although Izumi Shibutsu would not kill His Royal Highness Prince for this kind of thing to cover up the scandal, and Tachibana Dojo would not directly give the order, but those lowly and rude warriors may not understand these principles. Perhaps in a moment of impulse …"
She wanted to continue speaking, but there was a commotion outside the door. Someone shouted, "Forbidden, the Princess is inside, you can't go in!"
Another person shouted, "This is the Master invited by the Crown Prince. You dare to stop him? Out of the way! "
In the midst of the quarrel, a monk had already entered. The first thing he saw was Xing Zi. He respectfully clasped his hands together in front of the princess consort and chanted, "Ji Muni Muni Muni Maha Muni Ye Suo He!"
This was the Gautama Buddha Foundation Mantra, the core mantra of all Buddhist mantras. Almost at the same time, a golden talisman flew out.
As soon as the incantation was finished, there was a loud "boom", and everyone's vision turned black. Then, it was bright again. When they opened their eyes again, they saw Pei Zi Yun and the Crown Prince standing in front of them.
Before he could kneel down subconsciously, he saw that the dead prince on the ground had turned into a female official.
This reversal stunned everyone, and when Xing Zi saw this change, she knew that she had fallen into a trap. She cursed inwardly, and a heavy pressure had already pounced on her.
"Ah!" Under the pressure of the talisman, she raised her neck and let out a loud scream. Black gas overflowed, and her hands pressed down. With the sound of cracking bones, her body twisted and expanded. She turned from a slender, smooth, and tidy female official into a terrible monster with black teeth and disheveled hair.
Most of the people who saw this scene screamed.
At this point, the Crown Prince revealed a rare sense of responsibility that a husband should have. He pulled the concubine, who was standing very close to the monster, to his side.
Seeing that the talisman was causing the monster to scream out in pain, and smoke was rising from its body, a warrior took the opportunity to rush forward and kill it. He shouted, "Protect the Crown Prince and the concubine!"
In this era, the culture of warriors was not developed yet, but the relationship between warriors and their masters had not changed much. Warriors received land, rice and salary from their masters, and had to be loyal to their masters. Even if they were to die, they would be able to spread the name of their martial arts to their descendants. What's more, they were able to take advantage of the situation.
With a single slash of the blade, the seemingly helpless monster roared out in anger. Its voice was like thunder, as it grabbed the talisman with both its hands. Green smoke rose from its hands, and the smell of burnt flesh filled the air. However, it did not care, and tore the talisman apart with all its might.
"Pu!" As soon as the talisman was torn apart, a black gas filled the air. The blade landed on the talisman, and with a "pu" sound, it pierced into the flesh, but was unable to penetrate further. The monster then grabbed the warrior's shoulder, and tore it apart.
Fresh blood splattered everywhere, as the warrior screamed in pain. One of its hands had been torn off.
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