Using the excuse of refining pills, Zhang Qiuyue had a group of little demons under his command go out and abduct many children to provide for his own alchemy. If there was any surplus, he would distribute the unqualified children to his subordinates as extra food.
This will also prevent them from being too greedy and committing embezzlement.
"Grandpa, I got some good stuff this time. I guarantee you will be satisfied." Xiao Yao stepped forward and put down the black bag, smiling in a flattering manner.
Zhang Qiuyue opened her eyes, and Xiao Yao immediately opened the bag, revealing several children inside.
Zhang Qiuyue glanced at them one by one, nodding with satisfaction. When he noticed Xue Huan, he exclaimed in surprise, "She's so beautiful and full of spirit. This one person is worth a dozen ordinary ones! Very good, not bad. I'll give you a leg this time."
The little demon was overjoyed, "Thank you, Grandpa! Hehe..."
Zhang Qiuyue reached out and grabbed Xue Huan, wanting to caress her carefully. At this moment, Xue Huan suddenly opened her eyes. Zhang Qiuyue was shocked and realized that something was wrong, but it was too late.
Xue Huan's spiritual consciousness suddenly attacked, rushing into his sea of consciousness at lightning speed, stirring it up.
Everyone's sea of consciousness actually has a barrier that prevents other people's consciousness from easily entering. However, this barrier can protect ordinary people, but it cannot protect cultivators with extremely strong consciousness.
As a great demon, Zhang Qiuyue also had a thick barrier outside his sea of consciousness. However, this barrier was vulnerable to Xue Huan's powerful spiritual consciousness and was broken through in an instant.
Zhang Qiuyue's soul was shattered directly, and she fell to the ground without even having time to scream.
Of course, he was not dead yet. Xue Huan left a wisp of his soul in his body, allowing his body to breathe, in case he died and the poison he had planted in the emperor's body went out of control and endangered the emperor's life.
To deal with this big monster, you have to hit it with one strike, otherwise if you give it a chance to catch its breath, who knows how much trouble it will cause later.
With only one breath left, Zhang Qiuyue was forced to reveal her true form, which turned out to be a huge snake demon!
The snake's body was thick and coiled together like a small mountain. It had a cold breath and a strong smell of blood.
Xue Huan opened the furnace, but there was no child there, only a lump of flesh and blood. Needless to say, this lump of flesh and blood was made from a living child!
Now she also has a child by her side. If Che'er is also refined into a blurry mass of flesh and blood... just thinking about this possibility makes her blood boil, and she wishes to tear the snake demon into pieces.
Putting herself in the shoes of the parents whose children were missing, Xue Huan felt extremely heartbroken.
Her fingertips trembled as she took out the lump of flesh and blood from the furnace, burned it to ashes, and put it into a jade bottle.
They can be returned to their parents later.
At least it's an explanation.
As for the children who had been eaten by the snake demon after being made into pills, she was powerless to do anything.
Xue Huan cast a spell on the snake demon, shrinking it, affixing a talisman to it, and putting it into a small cloth bag. She then transformed into Zhang Qiuyue's appearance, set up formations around the hall, and imitated Zhang Qiuyue's voice to call the little demons outside in.
The moment a group of little demons stepped into the hall, Xue Huan immediately activated the formation and beat the little demons into their true forms.
A group of colorful snakes appeared in the hall.
Obviously, these little demons are all snake demons.
Although Xue Huan was not afraid of snakes, she still felt uncomfortable when she saw those snakes, not to mention that these snake monsters had eaten many children and had a fishy smell on their bodies.
She threw these snake demons directly into the alchemy furnace and reduced them to ashes with fire.
Afterwards, she sent a message to the little demons who were still outside, calling them back.
As usual, they were all turned into slag.
After dealing with this group of snake demons, Xue Huan went to Emperor Jing Huan's bedroom in the appearance of Zhang Qiuyue.
Emperor Jing Huan was very happy to see her and couldn't wait to ask, "Grandmaster, is the anti-aging elixir ready?"
Xue Huan sat down, "Your Majesty, please extend your hand."
Emperor Jing Huan was confused, but he still held out his hand. Xue Huan pretended to feel his pulse, then withdrew and asked, "Your Majesty, have you recently felt dizzy, heavy, tired, or lacking energy?"
Emperor Jing Huan had an expression that showed she had hit the nail on the head: "Exactly!"
Xue Huan: "Your Majesty has been poisoned. I will give you acupuncture to force the poison out."
"Poisoned?" Emperor Jing Huan's face changed in shock. "What kind of poison?"
Someone actually poisoned him? Emperor Jing Huan instantly became obsessed with conspiracy theories, a storm brewing in his eyes.
Xue Huan knew what the emperor was thinking at a glance: "Poison. Your Majesty, please remove your coat. If you delay any longer, the poison will accumulate and affect your health."
Emperor Jing Huan couldn't bear to hear these words the most. "Okay, Imperial Master, help me with acupuncture to drive out the poison."
Xue Huan gave him acupuncture, and Eunuch Qin stayed by his side, watching him closely.
A moment later, a black line appeared on Emperor Jing Huan's skin, and the black line was entwined near his heart. When Emperor Jing Huan saw it, his pupils trembled violently. The poison had actually approached his heart meridian!
If it was discovered any later, wouldn't he have died without anyone noticing?
Who would benefit the most after his death? Undoubtedly, it would be his fifth son, who had become the crown prince!
This wicked son was so eager to ascend to the throne that he was willing to commit such a heinous act as regicide?!
Emperor Jinghuan clenched his fists, murderous intent boiling in his heart. He had already decided to depose the crown prince and had even drafted an edict to depose him in his mind.
Xue Huan forced the poison out and turned away without even looking at the emperor.
"National Master..." Emperor Jing Huan wanted to call her, but once the poisonous insect was taken out, he couldn't even maintain his current state. He collapsed and aged at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The reason why he was able to become younger and more vigorous before was because he had exchanged the remaining few years of his life. The insect compressed his remaining vitality endlessly and transferred it to his current body, which gave him the illusion of becoming younger.
When his vitality was exhausted, she stabilized his condition so that he would not collapse overnight.
But now, without the support of the insect, the aftereffects of his overdrawn vitality immediately became apparent.
This is also why Xue Huan "kindly" helped him remove the poisonous insect. Helping him remove the poisonous insect was to save him, but the consequences were something he could not bear.
Even if the emperor died because of this, the consequences would not be blamed on her, but on the snake demon.
Eunuch Qin was a bystander and had noticed something was wrong with Xue Huan the moment she entered the palace, but he couldn't put his finger on what exactly was wrong. Until this moment, watching Xue Huan leave without looking back, Eunuch Qin felt a strong sense of disobedience and wanted to ask someone to stop her, but the emperor's call made him unable to care about Xue Huan.
When he looked at the emperor, he was shocked to see that he had aged so badly in such a short time. His hair had turned completely white, his skin was loose and sagging, and was covered with age spots.
"Your Majesty! Quick, call the imperial physician! Also, capture the Imperial Preceptor and don't let him escape!"
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