Jun Qingcheng was slightly taken aback, not expecting the emperor to ask this question first. She pursed her lips and said, "If it is proven that Princess Le'an is not a demon or ghost, Mingzhu will naturally apologize to her."
"Apologize?" Su Hua's lips curled coldly. "When the boulder first appeared, Princess Mingzhu didn't care whether it was real or fake and kept saying she would burn me to death with fire."
Once it's proven you've wronged someone, a simple apology will suffice. Princess Mingzhu's words are truly golden!
A few words spoken lightly, yet the sarcasm was extremely strong.
Jun Qingcheng frowned. "Then what do you want?"
"Princess Mingzhu, what are you saying?" Su Hua dusted off her sleeves, her almond-shaped eyes sweeping over the four huge stones lined up in the hall.
"The Prince of Yan's daughter is of noble birth, and Princess Mingzhu is the Prince of Yan's legitimate daughter, a golden branch and jade leaf. She can do whatever she wants, so how dare we uncouth people interfere?"
Upon hearing this, the Prince of Yan and his wife, who were kneeling on the ground, trembled even more violently.
She quickly winked at Jun Qingcheng.
The latter gritted his teeth in hatred, his eyes glaring at the instigator, his anger blazing. "If Master Xuyun proves that you are not a demon or ghost, I will voluntarily relinquish this title of princess. Are you satisfied now?"
Everyone was shocked to hear this.
Without the title of princess, she would be no different from a commoner.
Since birth, Jun Qingcheng has been personally bestowed the title of Princess by the Emperor, and is even more favored than the princesses in the palace. What grudge or resentment does she have against Princess Le'an that makes her willing to give up this honor and fight her to the end?
The Prince of Yan and his wife were also greatly alarmed and hurriedly shook their heads at Jun Qingcheng.
"Ha! Princess Mingzhu's words are quite interesting!" Su Hua chuckled lightly, looking calmly at the throne. "Now, it is His Majesty who is asking the Princess what to do, not me."
The emperor lowered his eyes, meeting those clear, black and white eyes, a hint of helplessness flashing across his handsome face.
"Mingzhu, are you sure?"
"Yes." Jun Qingcheng clenched her fist. "Mingzhu's mind is made up."
Before the Emperor's birthday celebration, she believed that the possibility of Su Hua possessing another's body was only 70% or 80%.
However, the matter of the giant stone in Immortal Sacred Lake was known only to her and Cai Die from beginning to end. She did not even tell her father and mother. From the time the giant stone in Immortal Sacred Lake was presented to the time the giant stone in the moat appeared, it took no more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Su Hua was able to come up with a way to save the situation in such a short time.
I have no other thoughts besides demons and monsters.
Fortunately, she had already prepared a backup plan. As long as Master Xuyun arrived, the truth would be clear.
Seeing this, the emperor nodded, "Eunuch De, go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and invite Master Xuyun here!"
"Yes, this old servant will go right away." Eunuch De bowed and agreed.
However, just as he turned around and took a few steps, a gray shadow seemed to come stepping on the moonlight and slowly landed in the center of the hall. Eunuch De's eyes lit up. "Little De greets Master. His Majesty was just about to summon Little De to invite you."
"This humble monk understands." The gray figure nodded, his voice carrying a hint of etherealness.
At this moment, everyone in the hall erupted in chaos.
"Master Xuyun! It really is Master Xuyun!"
“Master Xuyun travels around all day long. I have been to Yunwu Mountain countless times over the years, but I have never seen the Master even once!”
"Master, how long will you stay in the capital this time? May we go to Yunwu Temple to find you?"
Su Hua looked at the person in the gray monk's robe in the center of the hall, a look of surprise flashing in her almond-shaped eyes. From Jun Qingcheng's words, she knew that Master Xuyun must be a person with some skills, but she did not expect that he would be such a young monk.
Moreover, he had clear eyes and a refined, otherworldly air about him.
Looking at Su Hua's expression, Madam Changsun smiled and explained softly, "Although Master Xuyun looks young, he is actually over 190 years old this year."
"What? Over 190 years old?!" Su Hua exclaimed softly.
“Yes.” Madam Changsun nodded with a smile. “Master Xuyun founded Yunwu Temple on Yunwu Mountain starting from my great-great-grandfather’s generation. Over the years, his appearance has never changed.”
Su Hua looked at the man with a rosy complexion who looked like he was in his thirties, and her brow twitched slightly. Compared to her, a lonely ghost, Master Xuyun in front of her seemed more like a demon or ghost.
I just don't know if this Master Xuyun can really catch ghosts and exorcise demons.
Just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw Xu Yun turn around and, coincidentally, look right in his direction.
The members of the Su family standing to the side felt a sense of apprehension. Su Bai stared at Xu Yun for a long time and couldn't help but murmur, "I feel that this Master Xu Yun looks somewhat familiar upon closer inspection."
“Yes.” Su Dahu frowned. “My son also has this feeling, like… I’ve seen him somewhere before.”
On the throne, the emperor's expression softened slightly. "The reason I invited you here today is that my niece has something she would like to ask you."
Jun Qingcheng, impatient with these empty words, said directly, "Master Xuyun, now that the Immortal Mother Lake has appeared, and Le'an is not human, but the County Princess of Le'an has always denied it. Mingzhu wants the master to judge whether the existence of the non-human Le'an is true or not."
“Amitabha, well said.” Master Xuyun put his hands together and said in a soft, low voice, “Ten years ago, I told you, benefactor, that if you let go of what you should not be attached to, you can be free from worries for a lifetime.”
Upon hearing this, Jun Qingcheng's anticipation froze for a moment. She bit her lip and said, "Mingzhu doesn't understand what Master is saying! Today, Mingzhu only wants Master to see whether Princess Le'an is a human being or something else?"
"Yes." Xu Yun's eyes were filled with sorrow.
"What?! What is it?" Jun Qingcheng didn't react for a moment.
Everyone in the hall listened intently, while the Su and Yu families simultaneously felt a pang of anxiety. Then they heard Master Xuyun's low, gentle voice ring out again, "The Princess of Le'an is a person, a living, breathing person."
Master Xuyun has been renowned for over a hundred years. Now that he has personally asserted, no one doubts that Su Hua is possessed by demons or ghosts.
Besides Jun Qingcheng.
The expectation and smugness in her eyes vanished instantly. "How is this possible?! The appearance of the Immortal Mother Lake is a fact, and Su Hua's series of strange occurrences are also a fact. Now you're making baseless accusations without even asking for her birth date, and you're concluding that Su Hua isn't a demon? That's utterly absurd..."
"Jun Qingcheng, how dare you be so rude!" the emperor rebuked coldly, his voice clearly filled with anger.
This was the first time Jun Qingcheng had been reprimanded by the emperor by name, and she felt extremely wronged. Her gaze towards Xu Yun was even more unfriendly. She had been planning for this day for a whole month, but this old bald monk opened his mouth to help Su Hua. It was simply too much!
Su Hua was also somewhat surprised. Just now, Xu Yun's gaze clearly showed that he had noticed something, so why didn't he say anything?
At this moment, Su Dahu's eyes suddenly lit up. "Mother, I remember now! This Master Xuyun is the high monk who went to Shanghe Village thirteen years ago to divine Hua'er's fate..."
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