As soon as he finished speaking, everyone except Zhao Chengmo and Gu Xiuyi couldn't help but gasp.

Gu Lingze walked forward, pushed open a coffin, bent down and took out the body of a young child.

Zhao Chengmo took out a dagger and said, "Why don't I do it?"

Gu Lingze shook his head with a heavy expression and took the dagger from his hand.

"You all keep your eyes open and watch."

He smeared cinnabar on the tip of the knife, cut a hole along the child's back, and took out a piece of blood jade from it.

"These jades were put into their bodies when they were still alive."

A series of vomiting sounds suddenly rang out in the field. The thought that they had actually consumed a lot of this jade powder was simply horrifying and hard to accept.

They were just women living in deep houses and had never seen such a scene.

Not to mention them, even the ministers looked pale.

Gu Lingze gently put Xiaodouzi's body back and pushed open the lid of the next coffin as he spoke.

"The reason why you have become young and beautiful is because you have consumed the essence, blood and yang energy locked in this jade. If this continues for a long time, you will become neither human nor ghost."

Listening to what he said and watching him carry out the corpses one by one to take out the jade was tantamount to torture for everyone present.

"Mr. Imperial Master." The Left Imperial Censor-in-Chief said in a trembling voice, "Why not, let them rest in peace."

The implication was that he should stop going on, as they really couldn't bear it anymore.

Gu Lingze glanced at them, and it was like a gust of cold wind sweeping past, making everyone feel a chill in their hearts.

"As long as the jade remains in their bodies, their bodies will not decay, and their souls will not be able to be reincarnated even if they enter the underworld."

There was sarcasm in his tone, "Could it be that if they die, they will still help you raise Yu?"

"No, no, no." The Left Censor-in-Chief waved his hands quickly and dared not speak again.

These ministers and their families stood like this from noon until the crescent moon rose.

During this period, several people fainted, but Gu Lingze ignored them all.

After closing the last coffin, he waved his hand in a "merciful" manner and let them return to their respective homes.

You can offend anyone but never offend the Imperial Master.

The court officials have long been well aware of this truth, and today they have taken this sentence to heart and will never forget it.

After returning home, these people all felt as if they had been to a execution ground today, and they felt extremely uncomfortable all over their bodies.

He wanted to ask the servants to fetch the pills for him to take, but he found out that the pills had either been thrown away by the ladies or were gone.

The pharmacy has not been open for nearly half a month, and there is nowhere to buy medicine.

The court officials felt extremely worried and angry for a while, but they were exhausted both physically and mentally and could not vent their anger.

The body of the old man in the charity hall was dug out from under the west wall the next day.

Gu Lingze found a burial site with excellent feng shui outside the city and buried all the people in the charity hall, young and old.

The best coffin was used, and a ritual was performed.

Afterwards, Xu Mingyan submitted a memorial proposing that all charity halls in various places be unified under the jurisdiction of the court, that all charity hall personnel be registered, and that the prefects of each prefecture be in charge.

The imperial court allocated funds every year, added voluntary donations from various prefectures, and appointed censors to conduct secret checks on the funds from time to time.

Emperor Jing quickly approved the memorial and asked Xu Mingyan to write a more detailed memorial and submit it to him.

The Black-Cloaked Army waited around the charity hall for more than a month, but no one showed up to gain their trust, and no one even came near the place.

After the two women told everything they knew, they spat out a mouthful of black blood and died on the spot.

Gu Lingze knew that they were under a spell and they definitely didn’t want to die, but the soul-refining talisman left them with no choice.

The Western Regions were thousands of miles away, and Xie Luocheng's caravan only went there once every three to five years.

After Gu Lingze told this matter, he planned to send a caravan to the Western Regions next year and gather information at the same time.

Zhao Chengmo also sent out the Xuanyi Guards to secretly investigate in various prefectures, but no trace of people from the Western Regions was found.

Gu Lingze speculated that perhaps after the death of the two women, the other party had realized that something was wrong, so he temporarily withdrew his actions.

But those who understand this kind of evil magic will not be willing to stay in the dark forever, and will come back no matter what.

When the time comes, Gu Lingze will uproot them and will never show mercy.

"Do not sell any elixirs to the people on this list this year."

Tan Leming looked at the official position and mansion on the rice paper and nodded to Gu Lingze.

"As for the rest, you decide for yourself."

"good."

Tan Yueming is now becoming more and more steady in his work. In the beginning, he was a little restrained due to his status.

Now he seems like a completely different person. His eyes are full of brightness, completely different from the darkness and bitterness before. He looks radiant.

Winter arrived in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Xie Qingwan received countless visiting invitations. Those ladies did not dare to approach Gu Lingze directly, so they had to use this roundabout way to show their goodwill.

Xie Qingwan had a clear mind and naturally knew why they were doing this, so she made the excuse of feeling unwell and declined all the requests, enjoying her free time.

That day, Gu Lingze was reading in the room when Xie Qingwan came in with Zhang's mother.

"Mom." He put down the book in his hand and walked out from behind the desk.

After the two sat down, Xie Qingwan signaled Zhang's mother to take out a small bowl from the food box.

Gu Lingze smelled the medicine in the air and looked at her with a questioning look.

Xie Qingwan placed the bowl in front of him and said, "This is a tonic for your body. Drink it while it's hot."

Gu Lingze looked at her with a smile on his face, "Mom, do I still need to take care of my body?"

Xie Qingwan looked at him and seemed to be hesitant to speak, but finally said: "This is a tonic that is beneficial to offspring, it would be better if you drink it earlier..."

"Mom!" Gu Lingze spoke quickly, then stood up and moved away from the bowl of medicine.

Xie Qingwan looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he reacted so strongly.

Gu Lingze laughed dryly twice, "Mom, Cheng Mo and I have discussed it. We are both still young, so we should wait a while before talking about having children."

He certainly couldn't just say he didn't want to have children, otherwise his family would definitely not understand.

Xie Qingwan wanted to persuade him again, but she knew that this matter could not be forced, so she had to push the medicine bowl in his direction.

"This medicine was brewed by my mother herself. Just drink it once."

Gu Lingze took a deep breath, and finally picked up the bowl and drank it.

At night, as soon as Zhao Chengmo went to bed, he told him what happened during the day.

"I'll do whatever you say."

After Zhao Chengmo said this, Gu Lingze scratched his hair in annoyance.

While he was still thinking of an excuse, someone's big hands became restless.

By the time Gu Lingze reacted, his hand had already touched the other person's well-defined abdominal muscles.

Feeling the waves of heat coming from below, he looked at Zhao Chengmo fiercely.