Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Cannibalism

After Jiang Wu knocked the man unconscious with a wooden stick, he squatted down and stretched out two sticks to probe his nose, fearing that he might not hit him hard enough and kill him.

Tan Yun, who was also holding a wooden stick to prevent him from suddenly waking up and then hitting him, was so nervous that he swallowed his saliva. "Madam, what should we do now?"

"Tie him up and come with me to find Master Wu." Jiang Wu didn't want to do anything so drastic at first, but the thought of a soul from nowhere occupying his body made her feel nauseous for no reason.

Rather than letting him use Xie Ji's body to disgust others, it would be better to just tie him up.

Tan Yun then asked the most important question, "Madam, how do we get this person out?"

It is difficult to climb over the wall by oneself, let alone with a tall adult man.

Ever since she returned to the Xiangfu that day in such glory, Shen Tingxue, who had considered herself the mistress of the Xie Mansion, woke up to hear the news that her master had gone to Jiang Wuyuan. In a rage, she raised her hand and slapped the maid who came to deliver the message, her eyes threatening and threatening, "What did you just say? Say it again!"

The maid who was slapped in the face fell to her knees in fear, her body trembling but unable to speak, "Maid, maid..."

Just as the maids were about to start a fight, Qiaozhi's voice came from outside the door, "Princess, His Majesty wants you to come into the palace now."

"What is it that requires me to go to the palace in person? Can't I go later?" Upon hearing this, Shen Tingxue frowned in dissatisfaction.

She had more important things to do later, so why would she waste her time on such insignificant things?

Although her master's relationship with her was as sweet as honey recently, and she was only a step away from success, Jiang Wu was the heroine in the original story after all, and as long as she was alive, she would never be able to completely let go of her worries.

"Steward Liu said he has something urgent to do." Qiaozhi then dropped another bombshell, "Steward Liu is waiting outside the mansion. Princess, please don't keep him waiting too long. You know, these villains are the most difficult to deal with."

Hearing that the two-faced eunuch was waiting outside, the irritated Shen Tingxue had to suppress the anger in her chest, "Okay, I'll go right away."

As for that bitch Jiang Wu, I will take care of her when she comes back.

Before leaving, Shen Tingxue looked at the maid who was kneeling on the ground and shivering. She no longer helped the maid up while saying that everyone was equal. Her eyes were full of contempt and indifference.

She was now a princess in a feudal dynasty, a national teacher second only to the emperor, and soon she would be his wife, the wife of the prime minister. How could a mere servant like her be considered equal to him?

If she had to blame someone, she would blame herself for having a bad fate and not being born into a good family.

After entering the palace, Shen Tingxue did not see Emperor Mingchen, but instead saw He Shiyan. Her beautiful eyes opened slightly with surprise, "Brother Crown Prince, why are you here?"

He Shiyan, who looked extraordinary in his black python robe, turned around with a smile on his face, twirling a white jade ring on his fingertips, "Changle, don't you want to see me?"

Shen Tingxue denied, "How could that be? It's just that His Majesty summoned me to the palace for something urgent. I was worried that it was something urgent."

He Shiyan walked towards her and sighed softly, "Actually, it wasn't Father who asked you to enter the palace, but me."

Before Shen Tingxue could ask, his voice came again, and the man's broad palm caressed her cheek, and he said with gentle persuasion and temptation, "Changle, the emperor is old and frail, and the country should be handed over to the newcomer."

Shen Tingxue was no fool, she could understand what he was saying. Understanding was one thing, not wanting to listen was another. She pushed back with ease, "Changle believes that Your Majesty is in good health, not to mention that the elixir I prepared will surely help you live a long life."

"Isn't the so-called panacea you mentioned the purified Five Stones Powder? Changle, do you really think no one knows about it?" He Shiyan mercilessly exposed her so-called panacea, which was nothing more than a way to enjoy life in the moment by overdrawing her life.

Shen Tingxue's pupils dilated, and a chill ran down her spine. She distanced herself from him, staring at him intently, "You are not the prince, who are you?"

It seems like the snow is falling endlessly today, and the broken branches are piled up to several levels high.

After snatching the token from Xie Ji, he asked the steward to drive the carriage to Hengwu Garden, and then carried the person out openly, and went directly to Yuanyin Temple.

Jiang Wu, who was here for the second time, asked with familiarity, "Is Master Liaowu here?"

The novice monk put his hands together and said "Amitabha", "Master uncle is here, please follow me."

When Jiang Wu arrived, he saw the old monk who was pretending to be a ghost moving his beard. In the middle of winter, instead of warming himself by the fire in the house, he was drinking tea outside in the cold wind.

Others call this being pretentious, but in Jiang Wu's eyes, it's pure sickness.

"Donor Jiang, what are you doing?" Le Wu, who was enjoying the plum blossoms and the scenery, looked at the human-shaped sack she had carried all the way with his eyelids twitching.

Inside, it shouldn’t be that bad.

"I was afraid that he wouldn't cooperate, so I just tied him up and brought him here." Jiang Wu said this in a righteous manner as he threw the sack down.

Liao Wu: “…”That’s not necessary.

After having that dream, Jiang Wu didn't want to waste time and directly stated his purpose. "I have brought the person here. Now you decide what to do."

He was about to pluck out a few of his long beards as he sighed deeply, a trace of solemnity between his eyebrows. "To be honest, I am not 100% sure."

His heaviness also infected Jiang Wu, and she couldn't help but hold her breath, "How much is that?"

Liao Wu stretched out a hand, pressed down two of his fingers in front of her, and shook the remaining three fingers in front of her twice, "30%, I only have 30% chance."

"Okay." For Jiang Wu, a 30% chance of success is always better than a 10% chance of success.

Anyway, we are here now. Even if we fail once, we can try again and again. There will always be a time when we succeed.

At this time, Xie Ji had slowly woken up from the severe pain. The first thing that caught his eye was the white-haired and wrinkled face of Master Liao Wu. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Jiang Wu standing next to him, and his face suddenly became as ugly as pig liver.

He obviously remembered why he was here.

Just as he was about to roar in fear, he discovered that his hands and feet were tied to the armchair, unable to move. "Master Liao Wu, what are you planning to do to me? Do you know the punishment for kidnapping an imperial official?"

Then he glared at Jiang Wu with a venomous hatred that seemed to be tangible. "What do you want to do, you vicious woman? Why don't you let me go? If I had known you were so vicious, I should have divorced you and kicked you out instead of letting you stay in my house out of pity!"

Jiang Wu disliked his barking like a dog, so she took a handkerchief, rolled it up into a ball and stuffed it into his mouth, then clapped her hands and said, "Look, isn't it much quieter now?"

“………” Liao Wu felt that he was speechless more times today than in all previous years combined.

Jiang Wu left the people with Master Wu. When he walked out of the house, he looked up at the vast snow in the sky and didn't know where to go for a moment.

"It's cold, madam, you must keep warm." Yu Tan came over with a cloak, spread out the cloak and put it on her.

Jiang Wu looked at Yun Tan who was putting a cloak on him, pursed his lips, and suddenly asked, "Have you known for a long time that the soul now living in his body is not his?"

Not a test, but a statement.

Yu Tan did not answer, but asked: "Madam, do you want to hear the truth or the facts?"

"If I didn't want to hear the truth, why would I ask you?"

"Actually, I didn't know at first, but I finally confirmed it when Madam went to Yuanyin Temple." Yu Tan continued, "Madam once told me that if he ever showed any abnormality and Madam came to Yuanyin Temple to find Master Liaowu, it would most likely mean that the soul in Madam's body was no longer Madam, but a strange, wandering ghost."

"Madam, haven't you noticed that Master Gao Lang and Master Xie Yu are no longer with you? I think they must have discovered that Master's body had a new core and went to do what you asked them to do."

After hearing this, Jiang Wu felt an indescribable strange feeling in his heart. It turned out that he had already known what would happen.

Why did he know what was going to happen and tell everyone, but never thought of telling her? Did he not trust her, or did he think she was untrustworthy?

Yu Tan, knowing that Madam was confused, hurriedly explained, "Madam, I think that Master must not want Madam to worry, so he didn't tell Madam. I can see that Madam holds a different position in Master's heart."

"You don't have to defend him. I know what's going on." Jiang Wu interrupted her and walked into the vast snow. "Walk with me."

Now she is not only confused in her heart, but also in her mind. She doesn't understand why such a thing happened to her.

After knowing that those people could rob their bodies unscrupulously, Jiang Wu felt fear in his heart.

She was afraid that one day when she woke up, she would no longer be herself, but her body would be forcibly occupied by a strange soul, who would use her body to do all kinds of shameful things.

For example, except for her, all the people she knew had their bodies taken away by him overnight. They pretended to be friends and were scheming to take her over.

The cold wind was getting stronger and stronger, forcing Jiang Wu to stop. He wrapped his cloak tightly around himself and said to Tan Yun, "Let's go back."

Tan Yun subconsciously asked, "Where to go back to?"

"Xie Mansion." If the two of them disappeared together, it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of those people. It would be better for her to go back first and look for some things in his study.

You can't put all your hopes on nothing important; that's like putting all your eggs in one basket.

After He Shiyan's denial, Shen Tingxue still didn't believe his words. She felt a dense chill rising from the soles of her feet, and the chill penetrated into her body bit by bit, making her soul tremble with cold.

Regardless of whether he came from the same world as her, she could not let him become emperor. Otherwise, how could she use her 21st century knowledge to crush the ancients and make them worship her as a goddess?

Moreover, as a modern person, she didn't believe that he would allow her to override his imperial power.

Liu, the chief steward who had pushed open the Chenxian Palace, flicked his whisk and smiled flatteringly, "I wonder if the Imperial Master has finished refining the elixir? Your Majesty has been waiting for your elixir for a long time."

Manager Liu had never expected that Princess Changle would actually get the immortal's finger and become halfway to becoming an immortal, and be able to refine an elixir that could make people live a hundred years.

He had personally witnessed His Majesty's complexion turn rosy, his eyes sparkling, and his figure as nimble as an eighteen-year-old boy after taking the elixir. If he tried to please her, he might even be able to get a elixir or two from her.

"The effect of the pill refined this time is better than before, so it took a little longer." Shen Tingxue was very satisfied with his flattery and didn't mind giving him one when he had more money.

After getting the elixir, Manager Liu was full of good words, and he wanted to worship her as a Bodhisattva.

Chen Tingxue waved her hand and said, "Okay, my master just finished refining the elixir and is a little tired now, so I won't go with you to see His Majesty."

"We know that the Imperial Master has worked hard and deserves a good rest."

After presenting the elixir to Emperor Mingchen, Shen Tingxue rested for a while in Chenxian Palace and was about to leave the palace to find his master.

She was pinned to the ground by the Royal Guards who suddenly rushed in, before Shen Tingxue could angrily scold them for daring to be rude to her.

Then they heard them say, "Chen Tingxue poisoned and murdered Your Majesty. The evidence is irrefutable. He will be taken to the Heavenly Prison immediately and executed on a chosen day!"