Chapter 296 The real cause of death was not poisoning

"There are still some things to deal with at Jinping Temple." Yun Qingqing said seriously.

"You mean... those living souls?" Zhiluo's face suddenly changed when she heard the words Jinping Temple. "You killed so many living souls, didn't your foundation get affected?"

Yun Qingqing's eyes were slightly cold, and she said in a calm voice:

"I suffered some backlash from the heavens, but my foundation is intact."

Zhiluo felt relieved after hearing this and sighed:

"I didn't expect that they would deceive so many innocent people and use their souls to perform evil magic. If you hadn't acted decisively, I'm afraid the whole world would have been in chaos this time."

"But next time something like this happens, don't bear it all by yourself..."

Yun Qingqing did not explain much, but she knew in her heart that if something like this happened again next time, she would not let Zhiluo take action.

Zhiluo was transformed from the essence of mountains and rivers, and was herself the condensation of nature's will. She was even more bound by the rules of heaven, and her foundation was different from hers.

It is true that those souls are not stained with blood debt or sin. If Zhiluo takes action, it will be devastating to her own foundation.

As long as Yun Qingqing's faith in the Tao remains unchanged, her foundation will naturally be fine.

It is true that the monks of Jinping Temple were deceived by Qingfengzi and others, but they joined Honghuang Palace for reasons such as "immortality".

He opened the magic array for his own selfish reasons to help the tyrant and used all the unsuspecting people of Pingzhou as sacrifices. How can such a person be innocent?

In her previous life, Yun Qingqing was only one step away from ascending to heaven. She had long seen through that there was no way to have the best of both worlds, and every choice had its price.

She was unable to imprison all of the thousands of souls at the time, so she could only try her best to kill the remaining ones one by one. If she had to suffer the backlash of heaven because they had not yet committed blood debts, then she would bear the consequences.

From the moment she made her move, she remained unwavering.

The same goes for what to do with the remaining hundreds of souls.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Zhiluo gave her a few instructions and returned to the capital alone.

After Yun Qingqing finished her meal, she looked at the sky and saw that it was still early, so she went out, turned left and knocked on the door next door.

"I'm going to Jinping Temple and I need your people to cooperate with me." She said bluntly as the door opened.

The Pingzhou incident is too big and must be settled by the government.

Xiao Changheng nodded without any surprise, and pulled the cloak over himself and put it on:

"I'll go with you."

The inn was not far from Jinping Temple, and the group soon arrived at the foot of the temple mountain.

Yun Qingqing found that the area had been surrounded by soldiers and martial law was in place. The guards of the Prince Regent's Palace could be seen among them. It seemed that the guards who appeared after her had also arrived.

"When I arrived there, I found that all the monks on the mountain had died, and I couldn't figure out the cause of death. So I had the mountain sealed off and all the monks gathered in one place, waiting for you to come and see what to do with them." Xiao Changheng's low voice sounded in his ears.

Yun Qingqing turned her head and met his deep black eyes, looking at her inquiringly.

This guy is really...reliable as always.

"Well, take me to where the monks gather." She retracted her gaze and said in a calm voice.

Yun Qingqing followed Xiao Changheng to the square behind the main hall of the temple, where they saw human figures covered with white cloth neatly arranged on the ground.

The scene was strangely spectacular.

A slightly plump middle-aged man in official uniform came over wiping his sweat and bowed respectfully, saying:

"Your humble servant Hong Guang greets His Royal Highness the Regent! I have counted the number of these monks as you ordered, and there are 1,109 of them in total. Your Highness, do you think we should bury these monks as soon as possible?"

Yun Qingqing had learned on the way here that Hong Guang was the prefect of Pingzhou.

Hearing his question, she immediately said:

"Don't rush to bury them. These monks were just poisoned with a kind of fake death. Most of them should be able to be saved."

Hong Guang looked at her in surprise, his expression changed, and he turned to Xiao Changheng and said hesitantly:

"Your Majesty, this is..."

He was actually somewhat displeased, thinking that this woman was quite rude for daring to interrupt the King Regent.

"This is the Regent Princess. From now on, all matters concerning the handling of these monks will be under her command." Xiao Changheng frowned and said without ambiguity.

Hong Guang was startled and immediately bowed respectfully:

"As you command! Please give your instructions, Princess!"

At this moment, he was very nervous. He wondered if the prince had noticed his expression just now. He felt that the prince had glared at him...

Yun Qingqing immediately asked Hong Guang to transfer all the officers and soldiers of Pingzhou Prefecture to guard the periphery, leaving only the people on the side of the Regent in front of the palace.

After the deployment was completed, she said to Xiao Changheng and Hong Guang with a serious face:

"From now on, arrange for someone to pass on the message that these monks were just poisoned by a strange poison. It looks like they are pretending to have died, but as long as they are treated in time, there is still hope that they can be saved."

Hong Guang took a breath and asked:

"Princess, is this true? Do you have a way to save these monks?"

His face was full of hope. After all, so many people suddenly died in the area under his jurisdiction. It was his responsibility as the prefect. He certainly hoped to save these monks.

Yun Qingqing gestured to him to calm down and said:

"I can keep most of them alive, but I can't do anything about the rest, but that's not the point."

"The key point is that the poisoning statement just now is the official statement of the government, and it must be kept strictly confidential. The whole thing must not be spread outside. Do you understand?"

A man who has become the governor of a state must be a shrewd person. Hong Guang was stunned for only a moment, then he realized something. His face changed again and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.

From what the princess said, the real cause of death of these monks was not poisoning?

He glanced at Xiao Changheng and suddenly felt that the black hat on his head was a little loose.