Chu Xiang's bewitching technique had been learned from a ten-thousand-year-old fox king, so it was extremely difficult to break it. Although the Daoist priest knew that the Third Prince had been tampered with by a demon, he didn't know what kind of demon it was, nor did he know how to break it. He could only invite the Third Prince into the monastery to study it with his junior brother.
At this sensitive time when the old Emperor was ill, the Prince of Qi attached great importance to this matter. He increased the number of people investigating the Third Prince's whereabouts that day and who he had been in contact with. In the end, they found that the proprietress of the Chuji Teahouse, Madam Chu, was the person who had the most contact with demons and ghosts. Moreover, she had just arrived in the capital not long ago, so no one knew her background.
The Prince of Qi didn't find that Chu Xiang had any powerful backing. Those officials that Chu Xiang had helped were not of any importance to the Prince of Qi. He directly gave the order to capture Chu Xiang and interrogate her.
The Prince of Qi went to court, but the people he sent out were unable to find Chu Xiang. Chu Xiang called for a meeting with the shopkeepers under her. She handed over the money they had raised to Bai Yi and urged her on how to provide disaster relief. No one was clear about her assets, so naturally, no one knew where she was. After the meeting, she just happened to accept a job in the suburbs of the capital to catch ghosts. She left the capital and didn't return at night.
When the Prince of Qi returned to his residence and heard the report from his subordinates, he felt that Chu Xiang was increasingly suspicious. He didn't suspect that Chu Xiang was a demon. He only suspected that Chu Xiang knew something and ran away in fear. He immediately ordered people to leave the capital that very night to capture Chu Xiang and the people who stayed in the residence with Chu Xiang.
Li Yufeng and Zhuang Yulang had gone to study and weren't at home. Bai Yi and Bai You were busy with disaster relief. They found an excuse to leave the capital with Chu Xiang and live with Bai You. Only Zhuang Liushi was left at home. She was brought into the Prince of Qi's residence and strictly interrogated about all of her life's deeds.
Zhuang Liushi was scared out of her wits. She told her everything that happened after she met Chu Xiang and Li Yufeng on the way to the capital. However, she really didn't know that Chu Xiang helped people catch ghosts. She only knew that Chu Xiang had a large dowry and used it to open a teahouse.
In her words, Li Yufeng was also a boring person who was afraid of his wife. He only knew how to revolve around Chu Xiang and listened to everything Chu Xiang said. He did not study hard and only had some money.
This was all useless information. After the Prince of Qi finished listening to his subordinate's report, he felt somewhat impatient. He decided to capture Chu Xiang and interrogate her. He also ordered that the next day, he must go to the pharmacy and capture Bai Yi.
Chu Xiang went to the town to hunt for the ghost that night. She calculated the time and ordered everyone to stay inside. Then she sat cross-legged in the middle of the town. She lit up a lantern before her and waited for the ghost to arrive.
This ghost was a plague ghost that had died of illness. It had already caused five people in the town to fall ill and die. Everyone was in a state of panic and fear. This kind of ghost was very frightening to humans. It was like an infectious disease. However, to cultivators with high magical power, it could not withstand a single blow. Chu Xiang restrained her demonic aura and sat there in a relaxed manner. She thought that when she returned to the capital, she would be able to pick up Li Yufeng and ask him how he did on the exam.
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew. Chu Xiang opened her eyes. "It's finally here."
"Jiejiejie, little girl, you dare to meddle in other people's business? Do you think your life is too long?" A black cloud of Yin Qi faintly revealed the shadow of a man. His entire body was covered in pus, which made people feel nauseous.
Chu Xiang took out a talisman and lit it with the flame of the lantern. She calmly said, "If the King of Hell wants you to die at midnight, he won't let you live until dawn. Your lifespan has come to an end, yet you still stay in the world of the living. Resentment is overflowing and you used such a vicious method to take revenge on the people in the town. I'm afraid you won't be able to reincarnate and will have to go to the eighteenth level of hell to be punished. "
The plague ghost let out an ear-piercing laugh and said eerily, "If I'm dead, why are they still alive and well? Why am I the only one who got this ghost disease? When I had money, they would greet me with a smile. When I fell ill and spent all my money, they all hid far away and didn't even look at me. They deserve to die! "
Chu Xiang sized him up and said in amusement, "You're so sick that those commoners are all scared out of their wits. Isn't it strange that they would gather around you? Didn't the village chief invite a doctor to treat you? Save these words for when you go to hell. There will naturally be someone who will interrogate you. "
Chu Xiang threw the talisman at the plague ghost. The talisman quickly spiraled over. The plague ghost was shocked and hurriedly floated away. However, he did not expect that the talisman seemed to be able to sense him and actually chased after him.
Chu Xiang's two fingers swept over the flames of the Soul Guiding Lamp. She picked up a cluster of flames and threw it out. When it landed on the ground, it became a ball of fire. She repeatedly threw it out several times. The plague ghost was trapped in the flames and fled in panic to avoid the talisman. He screamed, "Who are you? Who are you?! "
"Me? You don't need to know. " Chu Xiang held her chin and waited for him to fall into the trap. Suddenly, she noticed that a group of people had entered the town and were running quickly in her direction. She frowned. Just as she was about to get up to deal with the plague ghost, two Taoist priests in the group had already rushed over. Coincidentally, they disrupted the array she had set up. The plague ghost screamed and fled. Since he couldn't escape the talisman, he simply rushed into the body of a guard.
"Ah — Ah —" That guard immediately screamed and fell to the ground. He covered his face and kept rolling on the ground. Pus was flowing out of his skin.
The two Taoist priests who ruined the plan were the two disciples that the Third Prince had sent to the teahouse. When they saw the situation, they screamed and wanted to save him, but it was too late. The plague ghost quickly jumped into the body of another guard.
Chu Xiang frowned and scolded, "Disperse! Don't make trouble! "
With a wave of her hand, the remaining dozen or so guards were pushed several meters away by a gust of wind. They were far away from the person who was possessed by the plague ghost. Chu Xiang flew over and made a spell with both hands, trapping the plague ghost in the array again. The two Taoist priests immediately widened their eyes and said in shock, "This is not a righteous spell, Chu Clan! What kind of crooked practice did you learn? "
Chu Xiang reached out and pointed. The plague ghost was forcibly pulled out from the guard's body. For a moment, the plague ghost's ear-piercing screams echoed throughout the town. Chu Xiang ignored those people. Seeing that the previous talisman had expired, she took out another talisman and lit it up.
The plague ghost rampaged around but couldn't break out of the array. It tried crying, begging for mercy, and threatening. When it saw that Chu Xiang wasn't moved and that the others were hiding far away, it made up its mind and self-detonated before Chu Xiang threw out the talisman. It only laughed crazily and left a sentence, "You want me to go to the eighteenth level of hell, so I'll make all of you accompany me in death. Hahahahaha …"
The plague ghost's self-detonation released a boundless fog. Anyone who breathed in the fog would be infected with the same disease as it!
Chu Xiang had already removed the fog at the first moment, but nearly half of the villagers in town still breathed in the fog and collapsed to the ground, including all the guards sent by the Prince of Qi.
Chu Xiang looked at the two Taoist priests in displeasure. "You've ruined my plan."
The two Taoist priests were shocked by her powerful aura and subconsciously took two steps back. One of them said, "We, we … We were ordered to capture you. How did we know that you were here to capture the plague ghost? We didn't do it on purpose. "
But the other person said suspiciously, "You didn't use orthodox magic. After the Third Prince went to your teahouse, he was tampered with by the evil spirit. Now, the plague ghost has self-detonated in your hands, harming so many people. I think you did all of this on purpose! Who exactly are you?! "
Chu Xiang walked up to them with her hands behind her back. "Ordered to capture me? Whose order? "
"The Prince of Qi." The Taoist priest looked at the miserable guards on the ground and said calmly, "Come back with us immediately. We have to report this matter to the Prince of Qi and send someone to deal with it."
"The Prince of Qi?" Chu Xiang almost instantly understood that the "third young master" and the Prince of Qi were brothers. She chuckled and said, "How to deal with it? Like the flood in the south, suppress it without reporting and deal with it privately? This is a plague, and this is the suburbs of the capital. If something happens, I'm afraid your Prince of Qi won't be able to bear the responsibility. "
"Don't talk nonsense. Come with us!" The two Taoist priests wanted to catch Chu Xiang.
Chu Xiang defeated them quickly, tied them together, and threw them into the ancestral hall of the village. Then, she asked the village head to carry all the sick people to the broken house at the end of the village and let all the healthy people go to the front of the village. She stuck a spiritual talisman on each person to prevent them from getting sick. Then, she moved a few huge stones to block the way in and out. She began to treat everyone.
She sent a paper crane to Bai You and told Bai You to keep an eye on the Prince of Qi and let him take Bai Yi away from the capital as soon as possible. Anyway, Bai Yi planned to leave with Zhuang Yulang. Now, they could go directly to the south to relieve the disaster.
Bai You knew that it was best to stay away from the royal family's affairs. He immediately told Bai Yi what was at stake and sent a message to Li Yufeng. Li Yufeng didn't expect that so many things would happen outside when he just went in to answer a test. He understood the Prince of Qi's style better than anyone else. He told Bai You to take Bai Yi and Qian Jin and leave immediately. He also told Bai You not to keep a low profile in the south and to just relieve the disaster. If necessary, he could take care of the corrupt officials. If something happened, he would take care of it.
Bai You knew that Li Yufeng and Chu Xiang both had their own forces. Although he didn't know the exact situation, with the two's orders, his heart was set. Before dawn, he left with Bai Yi and directly closed the medicine shop.
The next day, after the Prince of Qi left court, not only did he not see Chu Xiang and Bai Yi, but he also heard that a plague had broken out in the town and that Bai Yi had disappeared. He was so angry that he smashed the precious vase on the table. This was the second time he had been unlucky after being crowned king. Last time, he used all his forces and almost killed his good brother. This time, he thought it would be a good thing, but he failed again and again. At such a crucial moment, his heart was filled with bad premonition.
Before he could send out his subordinates, someone from the palace came. "Prince, the Emperor urgently summons. Xiaoyao Wang has returned. All the important officials have been summoned."
"What?!" The Prince of Qi suddenly stood up, his face gloomy. He didn't care about Chu Xiang and Bai Yi and immediately ordered people to prepare a carriage to enter the palace.
He hurried to the palace and saw a tall man standing in front of the old Emperor. The two were chatting happily. He walked a few steps closer and saw the man's face. The handsome face was completely different from his bearded and sloppy brother. He said in disbelief, "You are …"
Li Yufeng turned to look at him and gave him a slight smile. "What, Second Brother doesn't recognize me? Father Emperor … I look very similar to him when he was young. "
The Prince of Qi noticed the Emperor's gaze and looked over. He smiled and said, "I'm not used to it yet. Imperial Brother really does look like Father Emperor. Why didn't Imperial Brother send a letter back to the capital? I could have held a welcoming feast for Imperial Brother. "
Li Yufeng waved his hand and smiled warmly. "No need. I was just bored and came to take the exam to play. I heard that Father Emperor was sick, so I came to the palace to visit. I also wanted to ask … what is the matter with the flood in the south and the plague in the suburbs of the capital? How come when Father Emperor is sick, no one cares about such a big matter? "
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