Chu Xiang had not seen such a scene for many years. After being stunned for a moment, she turned her head and smiled at Li Yufeng, "They are not wrong. I am really almost a thousand years old."
Li Yufeng knew that he could not expect her to be moved or excited. So many people were kneeling and worshipping her, but she actually thought that she was almost a thousand years old.
Li Yufeng shook his head and fiddled with the folding fan in his hand. He rode the horse beside her and smiled, "What is a thousand years? You will live ten thousand years in the future. "
Chu Xiang laughed and said, "What's the point of living so long? The world is only so big. What's the point of seeing it after? It's better to reincarnate and go to other worlds to see. "
"Your idea is very strange, but it's also a good idea. This way, you don't have to experience loneliness and boredom for a long time. It seems that I have to make my country more interesting, so that you won't feel bored and run to other places. Let's go and see the palace I arranged for you. You will definitely like it. " Li Yufeng had arranged little by little for Chu Xiang. He could not wait to let Chu Xiang see it.
Zhuang Yulang and Madam Jiang, who had just gotten married, were buying jewelry in the shop. When Zhuang Yulang saw Li Yufeng and Chu Xiang, the jade hairpin in his hand fell to the ground and shattered. He did not hear Madam Jiang's exclamation. He stared at Li Yufeng and Chu Xiang with his eyes wide open. His head was buzzing. He could not believe that the couple who used to live with him were actually King Xiaoyao and his wife!
Chu Xiang noticed his gaze and glanced at him indifferently. She then looked away. Her eyes were so calm that it was as if he was just a table or a stool. But Zhuang Yulang immediately fell to the ground with weak legs and cold sweat broke out all over his body.
Bai Yi was like Chu Xiang's sister. Bai Yi was a demon. She was so beautiful that she did not look like a mortal. What was Chu Xiang? She must also be a demon!
He betrayed Bai Yi and Chu Xiang became King Xiaoyao's wife. How would she deal with him? She was very strong in the past. She would definitely not let him go!
The look Chu Xiang gave him kept replaying in Zhuang Yulang's mind. There was clearly no emotion in her eyes, but his mind seemed to be filled with killing intent, which made him feel terrified. He was too scared. He was just an ordinary person. If he didn't meet Bai Yi, how could he get third place in the exam? How could he have a foothold in the capital? How could she come into contact with someone of such high status like the Prince?
But now, he had offended the most favored Lord Xiaoyao and his wife. What he had offended was a big demon that even a Taoist could not deal with. He was doomed!
Madam Jiang was also frightened by him. She did not know what was wrong with him. She asked him, but he did not know. After Zhuang Yulang regained his senses, he pushed Madam Jiang away and hurriedly ran home. After closing the door, he trembled as he told Zhuang Liushi about Li Yufeng and Chu Xiang's identities.
Zhuang Liushi was also so scared that she sat paralyzed on the ground. How could she still live after offending the royal family? However, they still had the Prince of Qi. Zhuang Liushi grabbed Zhuang Yulang like a life-saving straw and urged him to work hard for the Prince of Qi. He must be recognized by the Prince of Qi. He was going to be the Prime Minister.
When the words' Prime Minister 'came out, the mother and son became silent. They both remembered that when the Godly Doctor told his fortune, Bai Yi could help him become the Prime Minister. Bai Yi had left.
But the masters in the temple had changed his fate. Wasn't Madam Jiang his benefactor now? The changes in Zhuang Yulang's life were mixed with several fortune-telling and strange things, so the mother and son had developed a dependence on fortune-telling. They went directly to the temple and asked the masters to tell their fortunes again.
The previous time, it was Madam Jiang who had bribed the monks. This time, it was only the mother and son. After the monks received the fortune sticks, they told them the truth. It was normal, neither good nor bad.
This was considered good for ordinary people, but for the mother and son, it was like a bolt from the blue!
Zhuang Liushi immediately gave Zhuang Yulang and Madam Jiang's birth characters and asked the monks to tell their marriage. Who knew that the divination was still normal, neither good nor bad.
The mother and son were stunned. Where was the benefactor? Where was the benefactor? Where was the Prime Minister?
Was it all gone???
How could there be so many people in the world who could tell fortunes? It was impossible for the masters who could tell fortunes to tell them. This kind of monk didn't understand at all. It was just casual. They never thought that it would poke into the mother and son's hearts.
Zhuang Liushi's hands trembled. She still wanted Bai Yi's birth characters. Zhuang Yulang wiped his face and said irritably, "How could she have birth characters? It's fake! "
"Fake, fake?" Zhuang Liushi didn't know that Bai Yi was a demon. Hearing Zhuang Yulang's words, she was very puzzled.
Zhuang Yulang didn't dare to mention this. He took Zhuang Liushi and went home in a daze. Madam Jiang didn't know why they had such a big reaction. She asked them what happened. For the first time, the mother and son didn't give Madam Jiang a good face because they were not in the mood. They all slammed the door and locked themselves in their rooms. They were upset, scared, and regretful.
Madam Jiang's face was even uglier. She directly went back to her parents' house to complain. No matter how talented Zhuang Yulang was, he didn't have any achievements now. He couldn't compare to the Jiang family. How could he dare to give her a bad face?
The Zhuang family was in a mess. Prince Qi, who was treated as a life-saving straw by Zhuang Yulang, also saw Chu Xiang. He also had the Third Prince and the two Taoist priests. The two Taoist priests narrowed their eyes and looked at Chu Xiang. After a long while, they said in a deep voice, "I can't see anything unusual about her. If she is really a demon, then she must be an extraordinary demon."
The Third Prince slammed the table and stood up angrily, "Of course she is a demon. How can anyone cure the plague? She was the one who did something to me in the teahouse, right? Why aren't you going to deal with her? "
Prince Qi frowned and reprimanded, "What do you think you are doing? Sit down. "
"But … are we just going to watch them show off? Second Brother, look at their proud faces. The whole city is kneeling and worshipping them. What is this? What right does that Li person have? All of this should be yours, Second Brother. It's better to go out and expose her true identity. Let's see how Li Yufeng can be proud! "
The white-bearded and white-browed Taoist priest shook his head with a dignified expression, "We can't act rashly. If Madam Chu is a demon, then her cultivation is higher than Bai Yi's. If she isn't a demon, then she must be a cultivator with profound magic power. The Free and Unfettered King inherited the Li family's secret technique and is a demon hunter with high cultivation. It's unlikely that he would marry a demon. Madam Chu is more likely to be a cultivator.
We don't know anything about her. If we rashly go out and confront her, it won't be good for us. We might even alert the enemy. Moreover, she just saved so many people. Now is the time when the people are most grateful to her. It's not a good time to confront her. After a few days, when everyone's gratitude to her fades, it won't be too late to deal with her. I believe that by then, we will be fully prepared. "
The Third Prince said with dissatisfaction, "Aren't you the Taoist priests with the strongest magic power? Why are you afraid of this and that? Useless! "
"Old Third! Don't be impudent! " Prince Qi reprimanded again, "Go back to the palace and keep an eye on them. If there is anything wrong, immediately send someone to inform me. But remember, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to do anything on your own. Do you understand? "
The Third Prince unwillingly replied, "I understand."
"Alright, you can leave. We still have things to discuss."
The Third Prince secretly took a deep breath and got up to leave. It was always like this. Important things never had anything to do with him. In his second brother's eyes, he was just a piece of trash. Even two Taoist priests were more important than him.
Prince Qi and the two Taoist priests had a very high reputation. Because of the flood in Jiangnan, Prince Qi's reputation had been affected to a certain extent. The Emperor also expressed dissatisfaction with him. At this time, he had to be careful with every step he took. He couldn't make a mistake, or else he would be consigned to eternal damnation.
Thus, they couldn't casually make a move. The more mysterious Chu Xiang was, the more they couldn't rashly confront her. It was best to unite the senior monks of several temples. Only then would they be able to stand on the side of justice. It would be more convincing and powerful. Regardless of whether Chu Xiang was a demon or a cultivator, they didn't need to be afraid.
Right now, the most troublesome thing for them was how to figure out Li Yufeng and Chu Xiang's background. Their forces appeared and disappeared unpredictably. They were also well protected and very difficult to pry into. This caused Prince Qi's hands and feet to be tied. He had to be apprehensive about many things. He could only watch as Chu Xiang established prestige in the hearts of the common people.
From the city gate to the road into the palace, the name 'Fairy' had been engraved in the hearts of the common people. Li Yufeng's plan to build momentum for Chu Xiang had also been successfully completed. He understood Prince Qi too well. He was overly suspicious and not decisive enough. He just happened to take advantage of Prince Qi's weakness to gain the upper hand by a show of strength and establish Chu Xiang's image.
And this was only the first step of Li Yufeng's plan to build momentum for Chu Xiang. Following this, good news from the disaster relief in the south came one after another. The officials that Li Yufeng had sent had already successfully joined forces with Bai You to take down all the corrupt officials in the Curtain Land. Moreover, they had tacitly and tacitly taken care of all the disaster relief matters. The relief funds and supplies donated by Chu Xiang's stores were also being sent to the south. Every piece of good news from the disaster relief had the shadow of Chu Xiang, Bai Yi, and Bai You.
It wasn't just the people of the capital who knew of the 'Fairy'. The entire country knew that the Princess Consort of the Unfettered King was a living Bodhisattva who saved people from suffering. Under her leadership, the officials of the capital also donated supplies. As a result, the officials of the entire country also began to donate supplies, providing enormous help to the disaster areas.
Prince Qi could no longer sit still. He once again sent people to discuss with several eminent monks. At the same time, he tried to spread the news that Chu Xiang, Bai Yi, and Bai You were all demons.
When this news spread, the common people snorted in disdain and treated it as a joke. The number of people that these three people had saved was incalculable. What demons?
In order to make people hate demons, Prince Qi even sent the Daoist priests in the Daoist temple to capture demons with inferior conduct to cause trouble in the human world. This move really made the common people hate and fear demons. However, Chu Xiang and Bai Yi had gathered many demons for disaster relief. There were many demons near the capital.
After Chu Xiang knew that there were demons causing trouble, she directly sent the demons under her command to patrol and guard the capital. In just a short while, those evil demons were all cleared out!
When there were more demons, the Daoist priests in the Daoist temple and the monks in the temple naturally had to come out to catch the demons. The situation immediately became tense. Chu Xiang's demons all had talismans that she gave. In times of danger, they could ask her for help. Those people actually had no way to deal with them. During this period, there were a few times when Chu Xiang fought with the Daoist priests and monks to save people. They felt that Chu Xiang was unfathomable and were anxious to find someone to join forces with to deal with Chu Xiang.
The demons under Chu Xiang's command were naturally good demons who were wholeheartedly focused on cultivation and were willing to do good deeds. After she learned of Prince Qi's movements, she simply ordered these demons to do good deeds. They didn't care about whether it was a big or small matter. They only cared about helping people solve problems in a high-profile manner, letting people know that they were the "Fairy's" people.
The demons were each more beautiful than the other. They were already very conspicuous when they appeared in the crowd. They also continuously did good deeds without asking for anything in return. Naturally, they left a deep impression. After asking around, they found that they were all Chu Xiang's subordinates. They only felt surprised and justified.
Only the Fairy could have such good subordinates, right? Only the Fairy would order them to help people for free and do good deeds, right? They heard that the Fairy's younger sister was still in the south providing disaster relief. The Fairy was really a living Bodhisattva!
Prince Qi's subordinates exposed the identities of several demons. Some people were afraid, but there was also a child who had just been saved from the edge of a cliff who cried, "So what if she is a demon? She saved my life! She is my benefactor! "
The child's cries were extremely provocative. The child's family, relatives, and friends were the first to accept the demons. Although they couldn't help but feel afraid, if there were no demons, their child would be gone! Of course, they couldn't repay kindness with enmity.
If there was a first, there would be a second. Although people began to feel uneasy about the fact that Chu Xiang had many demons under her command, the vast majority of people who had been saved and helped sincerely believed in the demons. For a moment, the impression that demons gave people was not only frightening and frightening, but also kind.
Prince Qi's private actions had backfired, causing him to be extremely angry. And he was also having difficulties in the imperial court. He had always thought of himself as the next emperor. In the past two years, he had become more and more daring. The court officials who followed him had obtained many benefits, especially the imperial concubine's family. Naturally, there were many shady matters that couldn't be exposed under the sun.
Li Yufeng pressed on step by step. Using the disaster relief matter, he investigated all the officials related to the corrupt officials. He dug out one secret after another and pulled out one parasite after another. Even the imperial concubine's nephew was thrown into prison by him!
Prince Qi was forced into a terrible situation. He personally went to the imperial temple to seek an audience with Great Master Ming Jing, who was in seclusion all year round. He wanted Great Master Ming Jing to stand out and stop Li Yufeng from using the demons to seize power.
Great Master Ming Jing had a benevolent appearance. He gently poured a cup of tea for Prince Qi and smiled faintly. "Your Highness Prince Qi, not all demons will harm people. Fortune and misfortune are set and cannot be changed by humans. Why don't Your Highness Prince Qi go along with it and live indifferently? Perhaps, it can ensure the stability of your future generations. "
Prince Qi's expression changed. He stared at him and asked, "Great Master means … This Prince will definitely lose?"
Great Master Ming Jing raised his palm and closed his eyes. He chanted, "Amitabha, the secret cannot be revealed. This is all I have to say. Your Highness Prince Qi, please return. "
"You!" Prince Qi's anger was stuck in his chest. He snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeve.
Great Master Ming Jing was a master consecrated by the imperial family. Of course, his ability was the strongest. Now, Great Master Ming Jing actually hinted that he would not be able to seize the throne. How could he not be angry? It was impossible for him to give up. At this time, Prince Qi only believed that "my fate is in my own hands." He was determined to fight with Li Yufeng.
After scheming for so many years, he was not willing to lose to Li Yufeng no matter what. Even if he had to give it his all, he had to fight!
After Li Yufeng attacked Prince Qi again, Prince Qi questioned Li Yufeng in front of everyone in the imperial court. "Imperial Brother, since ancient times, only Imperial Sister-in-law was able to suppress the plague and not a single person died. I wonder who Imperial Sister-in-law's master is and how she did it? Or … is Imperial Sister-in-law not human but has demonic arts? "
Some ministers gasped. They did not dare to believe that Prince Qi would directly fall out with Li Yufeng in the imperial court and even question Chu Xiang as a demon. Chu Xiang was now a fairy that everyone knew. If it was proven that she was a demon, how big of a commotion would it cause?
Even the Emperor narrowed his eyes and subconsciously tightened his grip on the armrest of the dragon throne. However, Li Yufeng was not nervous at all. "Second Brother must have been trapped in the capital for a long time and does not know how big the place is. As a member of the imperial family, you do not have the slightest bit of gratitude and instead question your Imperial Sister-in-law? Second Brother, what are your intentions? "
Prince Qi coldly said, "Imperial Brother, don't change the topic. You don't dare to answer directly. Is it because Imperial Sister-in-law is really a demon?"
Li Yufeng chuckled. "So what if she is? So what if she isn't? "
Prince Qi was angered by his rascally appearance. He stepped forward and said angrily, "Those who are not of our race must have different intentions. If she is a demon, then she will be killed."
"Oh?" Li Yufeng seemed to have heard something funny and laughed out loud. "Everyone, did you hear that clearly? Prince Qi's standard for judging Rao is not right or wrong, but only based on the person. This Prince's Princess Consort has saved countless people, but she can be erased by a single sentence from Prince Qi. In the future, who will be willing to send disaster relief and save people? "
Li Yufeng walked around Prince Qi and looked at him like he was looking at an idiot. "Those who are not of our race must have different intentions. Then after every war in history, what about the people who returned to other countries? Do they have different intentions? Should they be killed? Should we tolerate them? Then why should humans and demons be like scallions? Could it be that demons cannot have good demons and humans cannot have bad people? "
Many ministers whispered, and some people felt that his words were very reasonable. Although it felt strange, it was the truth. Weren't there already many good demons among the people doing good deeds? That's right, those demons were all Chu Xiang's people!
Li Yufeng was beating around the bush like this and even called it demon talk. In fact, he had tacitly agreed that Chu Xiang was a demon, but he did not say it out loud. The ministers who could stand in the throne room were all shrewd people and immediately confirmed Chu Xiang's identity. This was a huge shock to them. How could Chu Xiang be a demon? How could King Xiaoyao's wife be a demon? How could the fairy who did such a great good deed be a demon?!
Prince Qi said coldly, "Imperial Father, how can the imperial family allow demons to exist? This will definitely cause chaos. Disasters in the human world may be something that can be easily solved by demons. The demons' demonic arts are unfathomable. What if one day they are unhappy and want to destroy our human race? How can we resist? "
Li Yufeng asked curiously, "Even if the demons live in the mountains and don't come out, can you resist if they are unhappy and want to destroy you one day?"
"Imperial Brother!" Prince Qi was stumped by the question, and the fire in his heart kept coming out. He gritted his teeth and said, "In order to prevent demons from causing trouble, we should ask Daoist and Master to destroy them. In this way, there will naturally be no danger. "
Li Yufeng smiled and said, "So that's what you think. Isn't this self-contradictory? You first kept the demons because you were afraid that they would destroy the human race. Now that the demons have not made a move, you take the initiative to destroy them. Then who is stronger and who is weaker? If the human race is strong, do you still need to be afraid? If the demons are strong, then aren't you courting death by provoking them? "
Prince Qi was stumped again. This time, Li Yufeng did not give him a chance to speak. He cupped his hands and said to the Emperor, "Imperial Father, there is news from the south. There is an abnormality in the river region's water surface. It seems like there will be another flood. Chu Xiang has already set off for the disaster area. Second Brother's worries can wait until she comes back from disaster relief. I believe Second Brother still knows what is important and what is not, right? Or does Second Brother have a better candidate who can ensure the prevention of disasters? Does Second Brother have any useful subordinates? "
These words were like dozens of slaps to Prince Qi's face. How many of his subordinates had been found to be problematic recently? Disaster relief was even more of a joke. He was the one who had concealed the disaster situation. Even his cousin had been imprisoned. What disaster relief could he provide?
Furthermore, Chu Xiang was not in the capital. What was the use of them being here? Li Yufeng said that Chu Xiang had personally gone to disaster relief and that there was going to be a flood in the south. The officials did not know whether to believe it or not. But if there was really a flood, the demons led by Chu Xiang … seemed to have a better effect than the imperial court's disaster relief …
Although it did not seem right to think this way, the facts of the past few months had proven that the demons led by Chu Xiang had never done anything bad. They had always been helping the imperial court. In the face of a disaster, shouldn't they wait for a while before acting?
Prince Qi cut off all means of retreat and fell out with Li Yufeng. He did not expect such a nondescript result. However, the Emperor did not say anything. Who would dare to be the first to provoke demons?
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