At this time, Bai Yumo finally spoke, his face somewhat solemn:
"Are you sure no one has touched this incense burner?"
"No, at least when I went to pick it up, there was no sign of it being touched at all."
Seeing her like this, Shen Wuyou also moved forward and wanted to take a look inside.
As a result, just as he stretched his head over, before he could figure out what was going on in the ashes, he was suddenly startled by the flames bursting out of the incense burner, and he retreated back repeatedly without warning.
"Oops, sorry, sorry..."
She didn't notice and stepped on Ling Wangqing's foot.
The other party didn't react at all, his face looked normal, and he didn't even move his eyelids, as if it wasn't him who was stepped on.
She looked curiously at the man who was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, waved her hand in front of his eyes, and called him softly a few times, but there was no response from him.
"What happened to Ling Wangqing?"
She asked aloud, feeling as if he had blocked out the outside world and shut down his five senses.
Bai Yumo glanced at her and said casually:
"I don't know. He's been like this for the past few months, constantly closing off his five senses. He must be in a trance."
"Ah? Entering into meditation while standing?"
She doesn't understand.
Others were even more confused: "Maybe it's because his cultivation is too high, so anything is possible?"
Shen Wuyou: ...You are so perfunctory.
"Oh, don't ask that. He won't run away. Come and look at this." After An Lanqing extinguished the flames, Bai Yumo actually took out a small black square tripod from the pile of incense ashes.
She placed the black tripod on the table for the crowd to watch.
Shen Wuyou: "Is this the Ju'e Ding? Twin sisters?"
Yan Qingli: "...It should be the Evil Gathering Cauldron that collects another kind of evil thoughts."
Bai Yumo nodded: "This is [idiocy]. It is also full of this [idiocy], and it is definitely not something that can be achieved overnight."
"[Foolishness]?" Shen Wuyou was puzzled. "Why not [Greed]? He clearly wants so much, how could his greed be so light?"
"Because his [greed] comes from [ignorance]." An Lanqing suddenly said.
According to what he knew, Qi Qingyun and Long Chujun had known each other since childhood. At a palace banquet, Qi Qingyun fell in love with the radiant, radiant, and unparalleled Long Chujun at first sight. For years thereafter, he constantly sought out information about Long Chujun, repeatedly ignoring the advice of his family and doctors. He insisted on sitting in his wheelchair, weathering the elements, spring and autumn, and gazing at her from afar, just to catch a glimpse of her as she passed.
Later, when Long Chujun was fourteen years old, she won a great victory in her first battle. On the day she returned to the court, she attracted the hearts of countless men and was admired by countless women. For a time, she became the best wife for all the men in the country and a brave hero for all the daughters.
Despite her stern face and terrifying aura, she could not scare off those fanatical fans. Regardless of gender, age or status, they all tried their best to attract her attention.
Among them, Qi Qingyun was the worst.
He already suffered from heart disease and was bedridden for years, but he didn't know where he got the courage from, but he dared to jump into the water alone in the severe winter to "save" Long Chujun who was hiding in the water from his crazy people.
The winter is bitterly cold, and the water is especially piercing.
Long Chujun was naturally not afraid as he possessed the Phoenix Divine Fire, but Qi Qingyun, who was "confused due to concern", almost died and eventually suffered from a lifelong fear of cold.
However, because of this "feat", he successfully stood out from the crowd of men, women, young and old. After three years of recuperation, he married into the Princess's Mansion with a grand wedding dress amid the envy and jealousy of everyone.
After that, he was the only one who was honored and favored.
No matter who Long Chujun takes in, his position as the master has never been shaken.
Despite this, there were still many servants who died suddenly in the Princess's Mansion. Although everyone had suspected Qi Qingyun, they could not find any evidence against him and eventually gave up.
Others couldn't find out, but Bai Yumo and the others saw with their own eyes that Qi Qingyun was harboring evil intentions and was extremely bold and presumptuous.
If this [crazy] is really all his crazy thoughts, then they have reason to suspect that everything Qi Qingyun did was just to get Long Chujun more safely.
She was the high and mighty Crown Princess, the future ruler of a country; while he was just a frail minister plagued by an old illness.
He was too insecure, even though Long Chujun had taken his feelings into consideration to the greatest extent, even though his position was unshakable, even though he had already gained the exclusive favor that everyone envied and longed for...
But he still felt it was not enough.
Human hearts are greedy.
When a man has everything he wants, he will want to own the whole world again.
But Long Chujun was a princess, and her marriage and her harem could not be just about love. She needed power, status, and control over those powerful officials, so she had to take in many men and women to gain all the power in her hands.
In comparison, Qi Qingyun is too weak.
That's why he wanted more power to attract Long Chujun, restrict Long Chujun, and even... achieve the goal of controlling Long Chujun.
He is indeed greedy.
But his [greed] comes from [ignorance], and all the evil deeds he committed should be due to the word [ignorance], so the evil thoughts absorbed into this evil cauldron are so full.
“That’s quite true, but it’s not comprehensive.”
Shen Wuyou added:
"He lives in the backyard. It's true that his petty schemes to win favor and power stem from his foolishness. However, breaking into the imperial mausoleum, stealing corpses, refining corpse puppets, and killing loyal officials... these aren't simply the result of greed stemming from his foolishness."
Seeing everyone's eyes looking at her, she explained with a serious expression:
"The Jue E Ding has been collecting his [Stupidity], which means his [Stupidity] has never decreased. But if it was just because of this [Stupidity], why would he do things that harm the Phoenix Power Nation? Is he doing all these things just for power? No, I think he wants to disrupt this country and even involve the entire world.
"Including the corpse puppets that Qingli just told me about. Why, you clearly set up a barrier when you burned the corpse puppets, so how did others know about it?
"And the corpse puppet was clearly burned last night, yet rumors of the Empress's ashes being scattered were already flying around this morning. Even if someone was behind this, it must have been spread last night or early this morning.
"Then how did the person behind this ensure that the corpse puppet was destroyed?"
"You mean, this was also done by Qi Qingyun?" Bai Yumo thought about her words and felt that it was not credible.
"But Qi Qingyun was in the Heavenly Prison at the time. The Empress was determined not to allow him to have any accidents, so the people sent to guard him must have been very strong. Regardless of whether he was weak or not, even if he was a normal person, how could he have known all this?"
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