Master Hua was furious. He threw the piece of Dzi bead disguised as a puppet's torso to the ground, smashing it into pieces. Green Bean's eyes burned with anger, and he roared, "Catch that witch for me and execute her by slow slicing!"
Looking at the Yulin Guards who had turned against him and were attacking, Master Hua was already furious and wanted to eat Shen Xu alive.
How on earth did she do it!
He is just a commoner, but he can fool the people here just by talking.
She was so perfunctory that she only painted a small part of the color, but disguised it as a real Dzi bead, deceiving him, the little emperor, and the thousands of Yulin soldiers present.
It's just like...
Just like the Thousand-Faced Fox who played with the powerful people of the entire North Sea Kingdom in his hands twenty years ago.
"The Dzi beads are fake..."
When those who were trying to snatch the Dzi beads saw Master Hua smashing the fake Dzi beads in anger, they suddenly lost their direction and became hesitant in their actions. Some of them even started to run away.
One side was weak, and the two sides that were originally in a stalemate soon decided the winner. Master Hua's minions became sharper, and they madly hacked at the crowd that had lost their target. The number of corpses in front of Xuanhe Palace increased dramatically, and it was a bloody scene.
Hua Guoshi's forces quickly gained control of the situation. The rebellious Yulin soldiers were rounded up and executed on the spot. Only a small number of them managed to escape. With the major city gates now sealed, any exposed rebels would have had little chance of escaping.
Shen Xu looked like she was enjoying the fun, so she calmly cleared her throat from the sentry tower and shouted through the megaphone, "Of course this is fake, if it were real, how could you give it to the Imperial Master like this?
I hid the real Dzi beads in a corner of the palace, otherwise the Imperial Master would have sent someone to look for them."
Seeing that the crisis had been resolved, Master Hua became arrogant again. He snorted angrily and ordered his men to reply, "I might as well kill you first and then slowly search for the Dzi Bead."
Chen Xu replied calmly, "Search slowly? Hahaha, I advise you to hurry up. There are so many rebels guarding the Xuanhe and Zhengyang palaces alone. I didn't hide the things very well. What if someone found them and presented them directly to Marshal Su? Wouldn't the Imperial Master be scared to death again?"
Seeing that he was unmoved, Shen Xu continued to provoke: "Is the Imperial Master afraid of me? I have been standing here and can't get down. Could it be that the Imperial Master is afraid that I will escape?"
Hua Guoshi's shoulders heaved with rage. He lowered his eyes to examine the shattered fake Dzi bead. Seeing that the fabric wrapped around it was the same red gauze from the Red Gauze Formation, he summoned Yuan Shengjie and ordered, "Gather all remaining personnel at the scene and detain them. Anyone who leaks the news will be killed! Also, send someone to search the palace for any such red cloth wrappings. They are not allowed to be opened, and anyone who does so will be put to death."
Yuan Shengjie received the order and ordered the remaining Yulin Guards to control all the people who were watching at the scene. He quickly left the Xuanhe Palace and went to order the troops in other places to search for the package.
In order to prevent the news from leaking out, Yuan Shengjie blocked the three exits near Xuanhe Palace. The Yulin Guards, who were less than a hundred people left at the scene, began to get busy in front of Xuanhe Palace. Some were cleaning up the corpses and washing the floor, some were guarding and controlling the crowd, some were chasing the stubborn resisters, and some were treating the wounded... They were very busy coming and going.
There were only six guards left by Master Hua's side. He stood there with a sinister and resentful look on his face. The white powder on his face had been washed away by sweat, revealing the white and black spots on his original skin, which looked very scary.
"Set up the siege ladder and capture that witch and Pei Zhiyuan for me!"
At this moment, Pei Zhiyuan had already climbed up to the high platform of the sentry tower with the help of a rope crossbow. The first thing he said was: "How can the Dzi beads be fake? Where are the real ones?"
Shen Xu asked him solemnly, "Master Pei also wants the Dzi Bead?"
Pei Zhiyuan pursed his lips and did not answer. In fact, he was very conflicted. He wanted to destroy the Dzi bead to stop the emperor from becoming addicted and poisoned. But he also wanted to do as Shen Xu said, use the Dzi bead to control Su Yi, the Grand Marshal of the Royal Army and cavalry, to help the young emperor take back the country from these treacherous ministers and villains.
Seeing that he was silent, Shen Xu softened his voice and said, "Master Pei, what kind of person do you think the current emperor is?"
Pei Zhiyuan was slightly stunned and did not answer her question. After a while, he lowered his head and said, "So, young lady, you already knew that I was His Majesty's man. That's why you asked me such a question in the carriage that day."
"So, do you believe me?"
Since they got along, Pei Zhiyuan has been very cautious in answering her questions. He avoided giving a direct answer and asked instead, "Why do you insist on this answer, young lady?"
"It's not necessary..." Shen Xu lowered his head and asked the question at the end of "The Treasure Hunt" again: Princess, throne and people's hearts, what do you think is the most precious treasure?
Pei Zhiyuan remained silent and changed the subject, saying, "The Yulin Guards are about to attack. Miss, have you thought of a way to escape?"
"I've noticed you always like to avoid problems." Shen Xu sighed softly and muttered to himself, "But some problems have to be faced sooner or later. No matter how you try to avoid them, you can't get over them."
Pei Zhiyuan frowned slightly and urged, "Now is not the time to think about this kind of problem. If you can't come up with a solution, we will all die here. By then, there will be no more problems. It will be over once and for all."
"Oh, I'm just afraid you won't die. Look, have you encountered any danger so far since you followed me?"
Pei Zhiyuan said unconvincedly, "Your legs were pecked by eagles in the sea of fire and swords, and you are still lame now."
"Then why do you think I was pecked by an eagle?"
Pei Zhiyuan: “…”
Chen Xu watched as the few remaining Yulin Guards at the scene pushed the siege ladder vehicle closer to the watchtower. The tall ladder was placed on the edge of the railing of the tower's outer wall, and some Yulin Guards were already climbing up one after another.
Shen Xu calmly picked up the homemade loudspeaker in his hand and said, "At first, I wanted to negotiate with Master Hua, but Master Hua threw me into the killing array of the Four Symbols of the Valve without saying a word. I thought Master Hua was doubting my ability.
I worked tirelessly to break the formation and seize the Dzi Bead, but the Imperial Master still wanted to kill me.
That's why they resorted to this strategy of creating a false pretext and diverting the trouble to the east to disrupt the army."
She paused and told Pei Zhiyuan to use the crossbow to fight the enemy and not to let the Yulin guards climb up and interrupt her.
"Master Imperial Preceptor, my husband and I are truly devoted to serving our country. I thought you would commend me, but I never expected you to pour cold water on me.
Without me using fake Dzi beads to lure the snakes out of their holes, how could the Imperial Master have found so many rebels?
But in the end, not only did the Imperial Master not show any gratitude towards me, he even wanted to kill me. It was truly heartbreaking."
Master Hua listened to her rebuttal with a cold expression and sneered, "Hmph, you're such a smooth talker, a dying attempt at sophistry!"
"Besides, I can help the State Master get rid of so many traitors with just two tricks. Why does the State Master still not trust me to offer advice to the King?
Repel the enemy and pacify the world?"
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