Chapter 563: Reduced to Ashes

"If the forbidden technique is successful, the person who casts it will come back to life."

"So much time has passed, is it possible that she is still not alive?"

"My Lady, even a forbidden spell takes time. It will take at least 49 days for the spell to take effect. Tomorrow is exactly the 49th day."

In other words, even if this is true, Zhou Xiangrong has not yet been reborn into another person's body.

"When will it be done?"

"Tomorrow is the day when the Yin energy is heaviest in the month. It is also the day when she will accomplish her goal, and it is the time when she is the weakest."

Su Ying nodded slightly. Zhou Xiangrong was a scheming and ambitious person. If she were allowed to come back to life, who knows what kind of trouble would arise.

Su Ying didn't know much about this kind of mysterious thing. Maybe it was related to changing one's personal magnetic field.

But it doesn't matter what happens, the only thing is that Zhou Xiangrong must die completely!

"Not only do I want you to use magic to ruin her plans, I also want her soul to be torn apart and she will never be able to be reborn!"

Seeing Su Ying's gloomy face, the Imperial Observatory did not dare to be negligent and immediately went back to prepare for tomorrow's ritual.

"This Zhou Xiangrong has really a lot of evil thoughts!" Zhou Qing didn't expect that Zhou Xiangrong had even calculated what would happen after his death. His thoughts were more complicated than a pig's intestines.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory said that because it was an extremely yin ritual, it had to be performed in the yiniest place, so the location of the ritual was chosen to be in the cold palace, and the time of the ritual was also at midnight, when the yin energy was at its strongest.

The thing that evil magic fears most is the suppression of dragon energy, so Xiao Jin must be present when the magic is performed, to prevent the Imperial Observatory from being backfired by the evil magic during the magic.

Nearing midnight, Su Ying and Xiao Jin stood in a desolate courtyard in the cold palace. They looked at the Imperial Astronomical Observatory who was preparing for the ritual and frowned, saying, "Is this really so mysterious?"

Xiao Jin doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but Zhou Xiangrong's strange behaviors are really disgusting. Even if there is a slight possibility, they will extinguish the flame of her hope.

"Your Majesty, I am ready." The Imperial Observatory came up to Xiao Jin and whispered.

Xiao Jin nodded slightly, followed the Imperial Observatory to the area drawn with runes and stood there.

As the hour of midnight arrived, the Imperial Observatory picked up the peach wood sword and began to wield it.

Oddly enough, the sky, which originally had a bright moon and sparse stars, was covered by a dark cloud after the ritual began.

Su Ying looked up at the sky and raised her eyebrows.

At this moment, a cold wind suddenly blew, making the sand and gravel in the yard rustle.

The cold wind quickly rolled towards the altar, and the Imperial Observatory was almost blown to the ground by the evil wind. He picked up the talisman paper on the table, lit it on the candle, and threw it in the direction of Xiao Jin.

The evil wind that was originally about to attack the talisman paper suddenly stopped when it was about to approach Xiao Jin, and quickly retreated as if it was frightened.

The talisman paper was quickly swallowed by the flames. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory raised the talisman paper in his hand. There was a loud bang in the air, and everything returned to calm. The evil wind disappeared in an instant.

Xiao Jin smoothed the sand and gravel off his face and looked towards the Imperial Observatory where the man had collapsed on the ground.

"Is the ritual finished?"

At this time, the Imperial Observatory looked pale and the situation did not look good.

"Reply, reply to the emperor, the evil spell has been broken."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jin asked the eunuch to help Qin Tianjian down.

Xiao Jin walked back to Su Ying. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but the moment he approached, Su Ying seemed to see a five-clawed golden dragon on him.

"Go back, it's cold at night."

He held Su Ying's hand and walked towards Fengluan Palace.

When they walked out of the cold palace, the dark clouds in the sky suddenly dispersed, revealing the original appearance of the sky, and a dim star in the sky also disappeared.

In an unnoticed backyard in the capital, two old women dragged a person into the woodshed. In the pale moonlight, the person lying on the ground had a pale face and was already dead.

"You lowly thing dares to compete with the young lady. Don't you know what kind of person you are?" The old women closed the door of the woodshed while cursing.

However, at the moment the woodshed door was closed, the woman lying on the ground suddenly opened her eyes.

She endured the pain in her body and sat up from the ground, looking at the cold moon in the sky through the only window of the woodshed. Her eyes were full of resentment, and lacked the clarity that a young girl should have.

"Su Ying, do you really think you can kill me? This time, I will make sure you are doomed!"

But before she was happy, she felt a tightness in her chest, as if an invisible hand was trying to pull her soul out of this body.

"ah!"

She groaned in pain and fell to her knees on the ground. She bit her fingers and pressed on her third eye to steady her soul, but the invisible force was too great and she couldn't control herself at all.

At the moment when she was exhausted, her spirit was suddenly pulled out by the force.

Zhou Xiangrong wanted to return to that body in panic, but she couldn't move at all.

"No, no!"

A strong light came towards him, Zhou Xiangrong screamed in despair, and his soul instantly turned to ashes.

…

Motu sent Su Ying news seven days later.

The Red Devil's branch in the capital is now indeed led by the deputy leader. He may have heard about the things happening at the headquarters in Jin State and felt that the leader could not go to him. In addition, he was used by the previous emperor and tasted the sweetness of working for the royal family. He ignored Su Ying's orders and did not allow any orders involving the country and the court to be accepted.

The deputy helmsman was not happy about it, so he secretly accepted the order to assassinate King Yu. However, when they were dealing, Li An stole the fire order from him. Li An said that he was afraid that the Red Devil's people would go back on their word, so he stole the fire order in order to leave some evidence on them.

Now Motu has captured the deputy helmsman and asked Su Ying how to deal with him.

Anyone with two minds must not be allowed to stay, so Su Ying just asked him to do things according to the rules. After a few days, the fire order was delivered to Su Ying.

What Mo Tu meant was that he could help Su Ying manage the Red Devils, but since she was now the leader of the Red Devils, she still had to establish her prestige among the Red Devils' killers to prevent such incidents from happening again.

Su Ying had planned to establish her prestige before. She asked Motu to summon all the leaders of branches in Chu State to the capital. She would have her own plan by then.

Su Ying had just sent a letter to Motu Feiying, and when she returned to Fengluan Palace, she found that Xiao Jin had already returned from court.

"What's the situation in Kuncheng?" It had been a while since this happened, and Su Ying hadn't asked for too many details.

Speaking of Kuncheng, Xiao Jin's expression was more relaxed than before, as the casualties among the people were less than expected.

This is mainly because the houses in Kuncheng have a characteristic, most of them are built with wood. In addition to the four corners of the southeast, northwest, and northeast, there is a wooden top pillar in the middle of the ceiling. Even if such a house collapses, the death rate will be relatively small because the ceiling is mostly made of straw.

(End of this chapter)