An official chimed in. "Children do not speak of strange things. What kind of witchcraft is this? It's hilarious …"
Liu She, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up. "If the art of witchcraft is just a trick to make people laugh and is not worth mentioning, then the second prince of the late Emperor tried to use witchcraft to murder the late Emperor but failed. He was killed … In your opinion, the late Emperor killed his own son by mistake?"
The official who had voiced his support broke out in a cold sweat and retreated pathetically.
Even though the late emperor's conduct was disdainful, in front of the young emperor, no one could accuse the late emperor of wrongdoing.
Liu She continued, "Regardless of whether witchcraft exists or not, Lanting suspects that Chief Wu Ma was controlled by witchcraft. Why not just repeat what she said and say it at the same time? A simple sentence can break through Lanting's slander. Why not? What's there to talk about? "
Xu Bei, who had missed a golden opportunity, also voiced his support. "That's right. Chief Wu Ma and this old woman can just say it at the same time. If they can say it, then it's Liu Xi who is slandering you and the witchcraft is non-existent. If they can't say it … then it'll be interesting … "
At that moment, everyone's gazes were focused on Wu Ma Shang and the old woman.
Their expressions stiffened. Under the watchful eyes of the public, they finally steeled their hearts and prepared to speak.
But no matter what they said, one of them opened his mouth and the other closed it. They could not speak at the same time. It was very strange.
At that moment, the officials who were originally just watching the show could not help but feel their hair stand on end. They secretly moved their seats back.
They tried a few times, but they all failed. Their faces grew paler and paler.
The officials felt their hair stand on end. The atmosphere in the court was developing in the direction of the supernatural.
The audience in the streaming room was also shocked. They had imagined many scenarios, but none of them could guess the direction of the plot.
Yin Shuishan: Oh my god — this is too strange. I feel goosebumps all over my body.
Yixiu Shinianxiang: That's strange. Why can't they speak at the same time?
Baobai Yu Princess: Wait — let me think. Could it be that the two of them are actually being controlled by the same person?
Jiang Pengji glanced at the streaming room and smiled to herself. Some people's guesses were very close to the truth, but not all of them were correct.
Host V: "Ever since they appeared, they haven't spoken at the same time." When one person's expression changed, the other person remained expressionless. Of course, this wasn't really evidence. The most obvious flaw was when Xu Fei had hit Wu Ma Shang with the ceremonial tablet. Wu Ma Shang hadn't been able to react and had been hit, but the woman had instinctively dodged and covered her face with her hands. Of the two of them, one was standing and the other was kneeling. The ceremonial tablet flying towards Wuma Shang had no chance of hitting the woman. So, what was she hiding from?
Some of the audience understood Jiang Pengji's explanation, but others did not.
Years Flow Like Water: Let me make an analogy. You guys have played computer games before, right? If he were to open two accounts to do Daily Quests and encounter a red name, he would panic and want to switch to the DPS account to fight or switch to the healer account to save his life. However, switching pages required time, and if he was too flustered, he might even get the wrong account. It was impossible to use both accounts at the same time. I think I understand what the host is trying to say. Wu Ma Shang and that woman are actually one person controlling two accounts?
With such an explanation, the slow-witted audience members finally understood. Some of them even found it funny.
Cangxue Xijian: Hahaha, I suddenly remembered the host's request. One person spoke in the Langye dialect and the other spoke in the Zhangzhou dialect. This was no longer doing two things at the same time, it was clearly doing four things at the same time! There were very few people who could do four things at the same time.
Obviously, the person in front of her couldn't do it.
As the saying went, "Strike while you're down." Adhering to the principle of beating a drowning dog, Jiang Pengji ruthlessly stepped on it.
"Your Majesty, I still want to sue Wu Ma Shang for perjury." Jiang Pengji pointed at the woman, who had a pale expression on her face and said, "This person claims to be a servant of my deceased mother's dowry, so she should be used to doing rough work. Why are there no thick calluses on her hands, but instead, they are as smooth as a baby's?"
When she said this, the woman subconsciously raised her hands and looked at them. Her palms were white.
Not to mention thick calluses, there wasn't even a mark of labor. They were smooth and delicate.
The officials were not blind. They noticed this after Jiang Pengji's reminder, and their hearts skipped a beat.
This was … an assassin?
Jiang Pengji raised her eyebrows and accused them one by one.
"If it was just for me, why would Chief Wu Ma need to mobilize so many people and specially find someone to disguise as my deceased mother's dowry?" Jiang Pengji accused in a stern voice. "I'm afraid that this witchcraft was arranged by someone with ulterior motives to harm Your Majesty and assassinate the officials …"
The old woman was so angry that her whole body trembled. Her voice suddenly changed to the high-pitched voice of a young woman.
"Liu Xi, you b * tch!"
No matter what she said, there were already important officials shouting for help, and the imperial guards outside rushed in.
The entire court was in a mess. Seeing the imperial guards rush in, the old woman was furious. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she flicked her ten fingers, which were at least three inches long, with a swoosh. Her fingernails were extremely sharp, and they could directly tear a person into pieces.
The young emperor had long since wet his pants in tears on the dragon throne. The empress dowager and a group of servant girls screamed in fear.
"Protect the emperor!"
"Protect the emperor!"
"There's an assassin!"
The court was in a mess. The old woman planned to take advantage of the chaos to break out of the encirclement, but from the corner of her eye, she saw Liu She, who had been sitting still like a mountain. She broke out of the encirclement in Liu She's direction. She couldn't kill Liu Xi, but she wanted to kill Liu She to vent her anger.
However, before she could put this idea into action, her lower abdomen was hit by a huge force that was as heavy as a mountain.
Her body was like a kite with a broken string. She flew backward for two or three feet.
"It's you again, b * tch!"
The corner of the old woman's mouth was broken, and bright red blood flowed out. The officials nearby were so scared that they shrank to a corner of the court.
Jiang Pengji stood not far from Liu She and sneered. "Once you're new, twice you'll get used to it. This is already the third time."
At that moment, the old woman heard a warning from the System.
"Host, Liu Xi is not easy to deal with. Grab a hostage and escape quickly."
The old woman was furious, but she also knew that Jiang Pengji was not easy to deal with. If she didn't want to die, she could only escape.
She waved her hand in the air, pulled out an exquisite and gorgeous long sword, and directly attacked the person closest to her.
Her target was Huang Song.
She was about to get the hostage, but someone else moved faster than her.
Jiang Pengji picked up an ivory baton that had been thrown on the ground. After predicting its trajectory, she threw it at the old woman.
Under the infusion of power, the baton flew at the old woman's legs, waist, left chest, neck, and between the eyebrows with the force of a thunderbolt.
Huang Song was already far away, but he didn't expect to be so unlucky.
Facing the old woman who was attacking him, he had nowhere to hide. He could only watch as the silver nails rapidly grew larger in front of his eyes.
Just when he thought he was going to die, the old woman's body exploded in front of his eyes.
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