Chapter 578 [First Update] 578

Liu Tan opened his eyes the moment he heard these words and woke up in an instant. He looked up and looked forward, but there was no man in white.

Nan Wu's dance became more and more rapid, the ringing of the bells became more and more frequent, and he even began to dance around Liu Che.

Because of his presence, Liu Tan could not see Liu Che's expression, but based on the hallucination he had just had, he thought that Liu Che should be in a similar mood at this time.

Liu Tan shouted, "What are you doing?!"

Nan Wu ignored him as if she didn't hear him, and Liu Che... maybe the ringing in his ears was too loud, so he also ignored Liu Tan.

Liu Tan's face changed and he stepped forward to kick Nan Wu, but he didn't expect that Nan Wu dodged very quickly.

It was not until this time that Liu Tan realized that this Southern Witch was probably quite skilled.

His expression turned cold, and he subconsciously reached for his waist, but found nothing. Only then did he remember that he never carried sharp weapons with him in the palace, mainly because he was afraid of being misunderstood.

Liu Tan turned around and looked behind him, and found that Bu Fan, Miao Rui and others were lying on the ground, obviously they were also in a hallucination.

He felt helpless. He originally wanted to ask these people to find something, but now... none of them can be relied upon!

Liu Tan thought to himself that you forced me to do this.

So he sang with all his might, "You are the most beautiful cloud in my sky..."

As soon as Liu Tan opened his mouth, Nan Wu's feet paused and the ringing stopped for a moment, but he quickly reacted and continued.

However, Liu Che's expression was originally calm and even had a slight smile on it, but now he frowned.

Liu Tan had long forgotten the tune of the song, and at this moment he was singing freely. When he finished singing the second sentence, even the bell of Nan Wu could not suppress his singing.

Liu Che woke up instantly, jumped up, held the hilt of the sword at his waist, looked around vigilantly and shouted: "Who is causing trouble here?"

When he stood up, Nan Wu, who was dancing beside him, was knocked out and fell to the ground.

Liu Tan looked at Liu Che and before he could think of what to say, he heard Liu Che say, "Tan'er, come here. Another demon is here."

Liu Tan: ...

I'm so sorry, Dad. The monster you are talking about is probably me.

Nan Wu finally recovered and looked at Liu Tan, shouting, "Why did His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory disrupt the sacrifice? If this angers the gods..."

Liu Tan kicked him and kicked back all the rest of his words.

He kicked Nan Wu without mercy, and the pain was so severe that he could hardly breathe.

He lowered his head and looked at Nan Wu coldly, saying, "You've deceived me... my father. Are you seeking death?"

After the initial panic, Liu Che came to his senses. He glanced at the eunuchs behind Liu Tan who were supporting each other and standing up with confused looks on their faces, and knew that something must have happened.

He came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Tan looked up at Liu Che and asked, "Father, do you feel unwell?"

Liu Che frowned slightly. He recalled what had just happened, and his expression was a little subtle: "I don't feel uncomfortable at all, but...what exactly happened just now?"

Liu Tan glanced at Nan Wu and said, "It's nothing, he's just using his voice to confuse people."

Nan Wu clutched her abdomen and struggled to stand up, saying, "That's not the case. This is a unique method of guidance used by our tribe. It allows those who undergo the ritual to see immortals and gods!"

Liu Tan's expression was very cold and hard, and he said nothing, "Father, it's getting late. I'll finish releasing the prayer lanterns for you, and you should go back and rest early."

Liu Che looked at Nan Wu lying on the ground, waved his hand and said, "Come, help him down to rest."

Nan Wu looked up at Liu Che and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, I..."

Liu Che's face was calm: "I know what's going on. You should go and recuperate first."

Liu Tan did not interfere with Liu Che's handling of the Southern Witch. Instead, he ordered people to bring up all the Kongming lanterns, light them one by one and release them.

When the first Kongming lantern flew into the sky, Liu Che's attention had completely shifted from Nan Wu to the Kongming lantern itself. He looked up at the sky in surprise and said, "This lantern... can actually fly?"

Liu Tan smiled and said, "Yes, that's why it's called a sky lantern. The prayers in the heart of the person who releases the lantern can fly all the way up to the sky with the lantern and be seen by the gods in the sky. Of course, whether the wish can be fulfilled depends on luck."

As he spoke, he handed over a lit Kongming lantern.

Liu Che held the lantern and looked at it for a long time, and found that the lantern was only made of paper and candles, nothing else. At most, the shape was a little different, but such a lantern could actually fly into the sky. Liu Che was amazed, and according to Liu Tan's instructions, he loosened his hands little by little, and watched the lantern he had released with his own hands fly into the sky little by little.

At this time, there were already many Kongming lanterns in the sky. At a glance, the night sky was dotted with tiny lights, and the scene was like a dream.

Liu Che looked up and admired it for a long time, then turned to look at Liu Tan who was also looking up at the Kongming lantern and asked, "Were you also affected just now?"

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment before realizing that Liu Che was asking about what he had just said about the Southern Witch using music to confuse people. He hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Yes."

Liu Che asked, "Did you hear any other sounds?"

Liu Tan suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He was busy releasing Kongming lanterns just because he didn't want Liu Che to remember this incident. Anyway, Liu Che was still in hallucination when he was singing, and he had stopped when Liu Che woke up.

Unexpectedly, Liu Che still remembered this incident. He couldn't help but say helplessly, "There's nothing else on the Star Picking Platform. Everyone was just under the influence and fell into hallucination. This Southern Witch...seems to have quite good skills. I had no choice but to...use another method."

Liu Che's expression was suddenly a little difficult to describe. He had really seen a person in feathered clothes floating towards him in his hallucination. He originally thought that it was a fairy. When he asked, the other party admitted that he was a fairy. As a result, when Liu Che was about to ask the other party where he lived and whether he had a secret to immortality, the fairy opposite him opened his mouth and sang a song that was hard to hear.

Liu Che was frightened awake at that time, but he didn't expect that... the person singing was his son.

Liu Che thought about it and it seemed that from the beginning until now, no matter what his son did, he never seemed to sing, and he hadn't even touched a musical instrument. Now... Liu Che felt that he seemed to have found a reason.

Even though he knew the singing belonged to Liu Tan, he was still a little surprised: "How did you wake up?"

Since Liu Tan has also been affected, he must have seen something. Could it be that... he really doesn't care about the gods?

The awkward smile on Liu Tan's face faded at this moment. He was silent for a moment before he whispered, "Your son...saw someone."

Liu Che looked at him with an expression that seemed a little strange: "Who did you see?"

Liu Tan shook his head: "A person who shouldn't be there."

He looked up at the sky.

The man in white that he had seen before was his former mentor, and his mentor had indeed asked him that question.

The reason for asking this question was that when the flower bed under their dormitory was under construction, an ancient tomb from the Han Dynasty was unearthed. The dormitory was definitely uninhabitable, so they had to move somewhere else. However, because of this incident, many rumors gradually spread, all of which were related to ghosts.

During school years, which dormitory has not had ghost stories?

But these ghost stories were so convincing and often supported by facts that no one in the dormitory could sleep for a while - except him.

When other students in the dormitory asked him about it, he said firmly, "I am an atheist."

Later, when his mentor took him to the Han Dynasty tomb to broaden his horizons, he asked him this question jokingly.

Thinking about it now, those things seemed to be covered by a veil in his memory and he could no longer remember them clearly.

If it weren't for the hallucination just now, Liu Tan might really not have remembered such an incident.

Liu Che couldn't help but frowning when he looked at Liu Tan's expression. At this time, the expression on Liu Tan's face was obviously nostalgic, which made him suddenly think of a possibility: Will his son return to the fairyland one day?

Even though he knew this was a good thing, Liu Che still felt uncomfortable.

He put his arm around Liu Tan's shoulders and said, "Okay, the lights are all off. Let's go back to sleep after tossing and turning all night."

Liu Tan came back to his senses and felt a little sleepy. He couldn't help but yawn and rubbed his eyes and said, "Father, you should also get some rest early."

As for Nan Wu...it seemed as if she had been forgotten by the two people.

Before they parted, Liu Tan suddenly turned to look at Liu Che and said, "Just as the lanterns can ascend to heaven, so too can people. I only ask that your Majesty be patient and wait."

Liu Che, however, did not seem surprised. He fanned his hands at Liu Tan and said, "Got it. Go back quickly."

How could Liu Tan not have been keeping an eye on his movements after he'd locked himself up in Shiheyuan for so long? The embroidered envoys had already reported the situation, but they hadn't known what he was up to. Now... Liu Che had gotten a handle on it.

Liu Tan never liked to give advance notices because it was not certain that they could be done. But in order to prevent his father from being deceived by Nan Wu again, he could only give his father some hope.

After making sure that the message had been conveyed, Liu Tan left with peace of mind.

After staying in the palace for a few days, he went to the Pepper Room to light a prayer lantern for Chen Ajiao, and then he was ready to leave the palace.

But before leaving the palace, he was stopped by Liu Ju.

Liu Ju ran directly to his Sui Yu Palace and asked, "What did you do?"

Liu Tan asked in surprise, "What did I do?"

Liu Que said, "The Emperor sent someone to send Nan Wu back."

Liu Tan laughed after hearing this: "That's a happy event."

In Liu Tan's opinion, the bell sound alone was misleading and should not be enough for Liu Che to send the person away directly. It must be that his previous suspicion about Nan Wu's age made Liu Che unbearable.

What if the other party is really an old monster with a baby face?

Liu Ju asked, "So what did you do?"

Liu Tan put his index finger on his lower lip and leaned forward and said, "Shh, it's a secret."

This cannot be said. What if it gets out and Liu Che gets angry and wants to beat him up?

Liu Ju helplessly watched Liu Tan change his clothes and stroll out of the palace, and had to return to his own prince's palace first.

But half a day later, his father called him over and said, "You went to see Tan'er, why didn't you stop him? You actually let him go!"

Liu Ju looked bewildered: "Isn't he going to Shiheyuan? Why are you stopping him?"

Liu Che said with a dark face: "He has already left the capital!"

Liu Ju: ???