Yunyan, the illegitimate daughter of the Prime Minister, is a demon hiding in the capital. She has been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison by the Imperial Advisor and will be executed at the Temple of Heaven tomorrow at noon.
This explosive news quickly spread throughout the capital, and discussions about it were everywhere.
The Hidden Prince's Mansion.
Yuan Bai slammed down the teacup in his hand, and without even changing his clothes, strode out.
"Prepare the horses, I am going to the palace to meet the Emperor."
They were so anxious that they didn't even bother to take a carriage.
Along the way, Yuan Bai rode at breakneck speed, his face terribly gloomy.
He had just asked his father for a royal decree to grant him a marriage a few days ago, but who would have thought that Yunyan would be judged as a demon by the Imperial Advisor?
The Emperor has always been wary of this, and he also deeply believes in the words of the Imperial Advisor, so Yunyan is doomed.
He didn't care whether Yunyan was innocent or not; all he knew was that he had to sever ties with her as soon as possible and absolutely couldn't let her affect his grand plan.
Yuan Bai was secretly relieved; thankfully, it was just an arranged marriage. If they had actually gotten married, things would have been very complicated.
He kept praying that the emperor would not be angry with him because of this. If he had known that the wretched woman was so unlucky, he would never have gotten involved with her.
At this moment, Yuan Bai completely forgot that Yunyan had saved his life, and that he had actively provoked Yunyan.
He had been living in fear the whole way, and when he saw the emperor, he knelt down and began to cry out for justice.
"Father, I was almost killed by that witch!"
"It was all her who bewitched me. Otherwise, how could I, a prince, be so infatuated with a concubine's daughter?"
"I beg Father to rescind your decree, cancel my marriage with that vixen, and clear my name."
As Yuan Bai spoke, she cried, like a virtuous woman whose innocence had been ruined by a lecherous man, crying even more miserably than when her own mother died when she was a child.
A hint of disdain flashed in the head eunuch's eyes. Heh, the Hidden Prince didn't seem to be bewitched when he came to ask for a marriage last time.
These men, not one of them can be relied on.
Before the emperor could speak, Yun Zhihong, who had come along to distance himself from the matter, chimed in:
"This old minister can testify that Your Highness was indeed misled."
He initially liked my Jinxiu, but that vixen used her magic to get her way.
"Your Majesty, please understand, your humble servant and the prince are truly innocent."
"alright."
The emperor's head ached from the two people's crying, and he kept rubbing his temples.
"The Imperial Advisor has already told me that the demoness is incredibly powerful; even the Imperial Advisor was almost defeated by her. What can you two do?"
Upon hearing this, the two immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor continued, "There's no need to cancel the marriage. Since you like Yun Jinxiu, why not just choose her instead?"
Just as Yuan Bai was about to refuse, Yun Zhihong kowtowed and thanked the emperor first: "This old minister obeys the decree. This old minister thanks the emperor for bestowing marriage on behalf of my daughter."
No secrets stay hidden forever. When Prince Feng found out that Yun Jinxiu had been seen naked by a group of men, he never mentioned marrying her again.
And so, the Prime Minister's eldest daughter is now stuck in his hands.
Therefore, as soon as the emperor spoke, Yun Zhihong quickly agreed, and Yuan Bai could only reluctantly accept it.
Yuan Bai felt extremely aggrieved. Although he had seen Yun Jinxiu's body naked, he really didn't want to marry her.
Compared to that enchantress, Yun Jinxiu was utterly unremarkable and utterly uninteresting.
Thinking of this, Yuan Bai gritted his teeth.
Why couldn't that vixen just behave herself? Now look what's happened, she's not only gotten herself killed but also dragged him down with her.
After leaving the palace, Yuan Bai was still worried and instructed his servants to spread the news of his annulment of his engagement with Yunyan, trying to clear his name completely.
In the imperial prison.
The guards watching over Qi An had been instructed by the Imperial Advisor not to approach her, so after watching her finish the food that had been spiked, they went out to keep watch.
After Qi An finished eating and drinking, he stretched and said to Cai Die next door:
"Is everything arranged?"
"Butterfly" gripped the steel bar with both hands and gently pulled it to both sides, tearing the thick iron like putty.
She strode over and plopped down next to Qi An, grinning as she said, "Don't worry, Sister An'an, I've arranged everything. Cai Die is perfectly safe."
It was Fugui's voice; the captured butterfly was actually Fugui in disguise.
Qi An had already anticipated that Yun Zhihong would threaten him with the butterfly, so naturally he wouldn't let her be frightened.
With a gentle struggle, Qi An's Immortal Binding Rope instantly slipped off and obediently landed in her hand, even rubbing against her palm in a fawning manner.
"Huh, is this the Immortal Binding Rope?" Fu Gui recognized it too.
"That's right."
Qi An casually tossed it to Fu Gui, saying, "It's a useless little gadget, you can play with it."
Fu Gui took it: "It's not very useful, it's far inferior to the God-Slaying Whip you gave me before. However, it's just right for playing cat's cradle, hehe."
Binding Immortal Rope: "..."
It's useless?
Cat's cradle?
Use it?
Listen to what people are saying.
Qi Laoda initially refused Fugui's sudden interest in playing, as cat's cradle was a childish game for kids.
But he couldn't resist Fugui's coquettishness, and he was really bored, so he started playing with her, and then things got out of control.
Before he knew it, it was already bright daylight. After meditating all night, Master Xianyun exhaled a breath of stale air and slowly opened his eyes.
He said with a sinister look, "I've finally recovered. Today I will definitely grind that witch to dust."
When the guards went in to arrest him, Fugui had already returned to the next room, and the steel bars had been taken back as well.
The Immortal-Binding Rope, which had been played with all night by cat's cradle, was wrapped around Qi An in a pitiful state, truly a disgrace to his life.
"Take them to the Temple of Heaven."
Qi An and Fu Gui obediently followed.
This trip has two purposes: first, to show off, and second, to embarrass someone.
To show off, Xianyun built the Temple of Heaven in the city's busiest area, equivalent to People's Square.
Qi An was bound to the execution platform by the Immortal Binding Rope, with piles of dry firewood at his feet.
The area below was packed with people who had come to watch the execution.
The crowd looked up at the girl in white with her long hair flying in the wind on the execution platform, whispering among themselves.
"Is that a monster? Why is it a frail little girl?"
"Bullshit, that girl is incredibly fierce. You didn't see how she beat the Imperial Advisor to a pulp."
"But...but I don't think she's a demoness, she's a fairy."
“I think so too, and let me tell you, there’s something really fishy about this. I happened to be there that day…”
At Xianyun's invitation, many civil and military officials also came and sat on both sides of Xingtai.
The group included Yun Zhihong's family of four, as well as Yuan Bai and Yuan Feng.
The Han mother and daughter stared at Qi An on the execution platform with resentment and venom, wishing they could grind her bones to dust immediately.
Qi An closed her eyes to rest, a slight smile playing on her lips, her nonchalant demeanor infuriating those who hated her.
Yuan Bai stared blankly at the woman who seemed both ethereal and enchanting, his heart filled with mixed emotions. It was a pity that she wasn't a demoness.
Half an hour before noon, Madam Han summoned a bodyguard disguised as a servant and gave him a few instructions.
The assassin hesitated for a few seconds, and after Yun Zhihong nodded in approval, he reluctantly went up to the execution platform, holding a dagger in his hand.
Han made her carve Hua Yunyan's face and then sever her tendons in her hands and feet.
Master Xianyun caught a glimpse of it, sneered, and ignored it.
Yuan Bai hesitated for a moment, then swallowed the words of protest that were about to come out of his mouth and turned his head away.
The eyes of "Butterfly," who was also tied up in the audience, flashed with schadenfreude. A bunch of idiots who were courting death.
If it weren't for Sister An'an being bored and wanting to play with these people, their corpses would be rotting by now.
As the knife was about to slash the girl's face, many people closed their eyes in despair.
Suddenly a gasp rang out, followed by a piercing scream, but it didn't come from the stage, but from... the audience.
The dagger in the assassin's hand suddenly flew out and shot towards the left side of the execution platform at the speed of light.
The dagger moved with lightning speed, slashing the faces of the four members of the Prime Minister's family in just a few strokes.
Then they severed their tendons in their hands and feet, and finally ripped off their wigs.
The people were in an uproar; it turned out that the Yun family were all bald.
The crowd stared in horror at the girl who hadn't moved a single finger or even opened her eyes from beginning to end.
What powerful sorcery!
Master Xianyun's face was ashen. He had made a move earlier, but failed to stop him.
No, we can't wait a moment longer.
Xianyun stood up and shouted, "You wretched creature, you dare to hurt people even when you're about to die. Since you are so unrepentant, I, your master, have no choice but to execute you on the spot."
He put two fingers together, and a small flame appeared at his fingertips, which he flicked towards Xingtai.
The woodpile doused with strong liquor was instantly set ablaze, and the raging fire engulfed Qi An.
Qi An slowly opened his eyes and gave a wicked smile.
Next, it was her turn to appear.
It's time to replace the Grand Preceptor of the Dacheng Dynasty.
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