The entire hall was filled with Yan Shengxiao's arrogant and unrestrained laughter and curses, and Cen Xi didn't know what was going on. She felt as if she was about to lose control of her soul and was in great pain.
She hadn't studied soul-destroying techniques much to begin with, and only knew the basics, so she was finding it very difficult to cope.
At the same time, Jun Jianchou also felt the pressure, and sweat poured down his forehead.
At this moment, Tian Ying, who had been silent all along, suddenly shouted:
"Insert silver needles into his Baihui, Tianzhu, and Fengchi acupoints. I will assist you!"
"Alright! What's next?"
Jun Jianchou glanced at Tian Ying in surprise, then quickly followed her instructions and inserted a gold needle into each spot.
"Make a cut on his hand and introduce the Yang Deficiency Gu into his body. Be quick!"
Tian Ying glanced at Jun Jianchou, then quickly grabbed the Miao King's second hand and, following his instructions, swiftly made an incision to introduce a Yin Miao King into his body.
Jun Jianchou paused for half a second, then quickly followed his movements, introducing the sheep beard bone into the Miao King's body.
Then the sounds inside the hall suddenly disappeared, and the three people fell to the ground together.
The commotion inside the inner hall could not be kept secret from the elders guarding the outer hall.
However, by the time the Grand Elder led his men in, Yan Shengxiao's arrogant voice had vanished without a trace, and the three people who were being treated all vomited blood and turned deathly pale.
"How are you? Are you alright? Will our Miao King ever wake up?"
"Elder, that's a very funny question. These past few days, you haven't been saving the Miao King, but rather a demon from Miao territory, have you?"
Before Cen Xi and Jun Jianchou could come up with their words, Tian Ying stood up with a resentful look on her face, glaring angrily at all the elders in the room.
“Little girl, how can you talk like that? We rescued the Miao King, how could he be a hungry ghost? Insubordination is unacceptable. Even if you are Old Zhu’s wife, we cannot tolerate you.”
"Guards, Tian Ying has committed insubordination. Detain her until the Miao King awakens, at which point she will be put on trial."
After Tian Ying finished questioning him, the First Elder was about to speak when the Second Elder suddenly interrupted him. He gave Tian Ying a sharp look and, without saying a word, called for people outside, intending to imprison Tian Ying.
"Anyone who dares to touch my people, I will lead a million-strong army to raze the entire Miao region to the ground."
Cen Xi pressed herself to the ground and slowly got up, looking at the Second Elder with a cold gaze. What a joke, this girl was still her maid. She wanted to see who dared to touch his maid today.
At the same time, Jun Jianchou stood up and stood behind Cen Xi, looking at the group of people provocatively.
"Your Highness Princess Da Yan and this General Wang, you are standing in the royal palace of Miao territory. Please have some self-awareness. I think you people from the Central Plains should understand the principle that even a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake."
The elder stared at his slanted eyes, his gaze fixed on Cen Xi and Jun Jianchou, as if he were about to kill them to silence them.
"Elder, what is the purpose of this? These two are guests of our Miao region, and our Miao King needs their rescue. Don't threaten them for no reason."
Just as the two groups of people were about to draw their swords, the voice of the High Priest Meng Ya rang out from outside the door.
"The High Priest has arrived at the right time. This girl from the Tian family said that we haven't been saving the Miao King these past few days, but rather a hellish demon. Since the High Priest is in charge of the Hall of Punishments, you should take care of this matter."
The Second Elder gave Meng Ya a meaningful look, said a lot of righteous words, and then made way for Meng Ya.
Meng Ya accepted the other person's scrutiny quite graciously, walked to the center of the crowd, dragged out a chair, sat down, and smiled at everyone:
“Since the Second Elder has given me some pointers, I will uphold justice today. However, before dealing with Tian Ying, I have a few questions for the elders. If you answer them, I will bring Tian Ying to justice.”
"More than two months ago, a wisp of a spirit entered Miao territory and possessed the Miao King. Are you aware of this?"
"High Priest, what does this mean? We don't quite understand."
The elder narrowed his slanted eyes and looked at Meng Ya with an ambiguous expression.
"I, the High Priest, have made myself perfectly clear. I did not expect the Grand Elder to still pretend to be confused. In that case, I have nothing more to say."
"Hmph! I, Meng Ya, never expected that one day the Yin Gu and Yang Gu factions would be so united. The previous tensions have vanished without a trace. It seems that the benefits they promised you were quite substantial."
"Just now, the voice of that ghostly spirit echoed throughout the entire hall. Are you elders deaf and mute? That's why you didn't make a move."
"I think you all don't need to be elders anymore. You should all step down and let Tian Ying, a woman who is wholeheartedly devoted to the Miao region, take over your positions. How about that?"
Meng Ya's eyes were filled with a chilling coldness, and his tone was full of sarcasm and mockery. He wanted to see how long these people who were good at pretending could keep up the act.
At the same time, he cursed himself inwardly for being so stupid back then; sure enough, that wisp of soul had no good intentions.
"High Priest, don't just flatter us like that. For the past month or so, we have been doing everything we can to save the Miao King. As for the wisp of soul in his body, we really don't know anything about it. If someone has possessed the Miao King, I think the one who should be questioned the most is the High Priest. After all, you are the one who is in charge of the defense of the Miao region, aren't you?"
The Second Elder glanced at this brat who was making a big deal out of nothing and mocked him without any politeness.
"You...! It must be you who cultivated some secret technique to break through my defenses, and now you're still trying to argue your way out of this. You really don't take the Miao royal family seriously. Second Elder, does this mean you've been coveting the Miao king's throne for a long time?"
Meng Ya was speechless with anger for half a second, then quickly changed his strategy, shifting the blame for what he had done earlier onto the Second Elder.
Anyway, although he was the one who let that wisp of soul in first, just by looking at these elders, he could guess with his toes that these people had made a deal with that ghost.
If it weren't for the analysis of Yan Shengxiao's abilities by Chen Xiang last night, Miao Jiang would probably have been completely destroyed in two or three months, with no commoners and no nobles left.
Meng Ya couldn't help but feel a little scared when he thought about these things.
"I, Zhu Youdan, truly have to admire the High Priest's ability to frame me! Since the High Priest suspects me so much, then this elder will resign from the position of Second Elder. From now on, this old man will no longer interfere in matters concerning Miao territory. Farewell!"
Second Elder Zhu Youdan chuckled lightly, then glanced coldly at the High Priest before leaving decisively.
"The Second Elder is right. Even if there are other spirits on the Miao King, it's not something our elders can know. Since the Grand Master suspects us so much, we don't need to guard him anymore, lest we be wronged again."
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