The little girl had very well-maintained hair, a thick, black tuft that even shone with a bluish tint in the sunlight. In the past, many young women must have envied her.
In today's world...
The continuous screams pierced through the entire hall. Most of the palace servants and attendants were terrified, and only a few managed to maintain their dignity by collapsing to the ground.
Ministers and noblewomen were not to be outdone, and all tried to flee.
Anyone could see that as the girl standing in the hall grew her hair longer, her eyes turned black in an instant, and two lines of bright red tears of blood ran down her snow-white skin!
Is this not a ghost, or is it still a person?
"Aaaaaaah, a ghost!"
"Protect His Majesty! Your Majesty, run!" A beautiful concubine rushed down the road ahead, her pretty face filled with tears, ready to protect her emperor.
The next second, the smooth, tough strands of hair wrapped around her calves, pulling the concubine down so hard she fell face-first into the dirt.
Seeing this, Empress Wen, amidst her fear and worry, felt a sudden surge of pleasure and slowed her pace for a moment.
It wasn't just the concubines who wanted to save the emperor; ministers, members of the imperial family, eunuchs, and palace maids all flocked to the emperor's residence for their own future and wealth.
Before anyone arrived, Ling Xiao snorted coldly, her hair forming a net that enveloped the two like a giant dome, separating them.
"Quickly, save His Majesty! If anything happens to him, you will all die! You, go and break this damned thing apart!"
The emperor's eldest sister, the princess of Chu, arrived first. Her face paled, and a large pearl hairpin hung askew from her temple. She directed a guard to cut the hairnet.
The guards were like the grim reapers, demanding my life. I was in a terrible state. When I slashed with my sword, my hair didn't break, but instead quickly wrapped around the hilt of the sword.
In an instant, strands of hair pierced his arm. The guard cried out in pain and released his grip on the hilt of his sword, only to be tightly entangled by the thirsty strands of hair.
Everyone who witnessed it felt like vomiting. The hairs, after piercing into flesh, were actually sucking blood, the strands twisting and turning red like living things...
"Host, this system is impressed. Even a mere 'Flowing Black Hair' skill can be played out like a Cthulhu monster invasion..."
I understand that this host must have been someone extraordinary before, otherwise, someone with cascading black hair, at most with nice-looking hair, would never have reached the level of Sadako's resurrection.
With a complicated look in his eyes, he asked again, "What exactly are you trying to do? What good will it do to scare them to death for the mission?"
Upon hearing the system's words, Ling Xiao remained noncommittal.
She had never learned how to be a favored concubine. How long could she rely on her looks to please someone? Not to mention that this emperor was so philanthropic, with many favored concubines. With both new and old lovers combined, what made Ling Xiao stand out from the crowd?
Can she endure it because of her young age?
Since I'm not good at it, I should try a different identity.
It's quite nice that she sees the emperor as her elder in the underworld.
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The little girl in the palace acted as if she were playing with someone, not only forbidding anyone from rescuing the emperor, but also sucking the flesh and blood of those who tried to escape from the palace.
The entire hall was in chaos, everything was in disarray. Ling Xiao watched the emperor before him with great interest.
With a casual command, a large clump of hair was stuffed into the mouth of the person who was still yelling and running around.
The cunning Prime Minister Wang Yi, who was running quite fast, saw a county princess ahead of him shouting that had her hair stuffed into her mouth.
With a quick glance, he lay down on the spot, also knocking down the passing Minister Xu Yan.
Just as Xu Yan was about to curse which old bastard had harmed people, he looked up and saw that everyone who was shouting had their mouths stuffed with hair, and he trembled and dared not move.
He bowed disdainfully to Wang Yi's smiling, chrysanthemum-like old face.
At this moment, the most intelligent people in the dynasty gathered here and realized that they could not speak, so the room quickly fell silent.
Li Yue, as expected of a powerful emperor who ascended the throne at a young age, was naturally shocked and frightened at first, but he calmed down very quickly afterward.
He could feel the gazes directed at him growing increasingly malicious.
Quickly, think of a way to break this deadlock! The unprecedented crisis has unleashed Li Yue's potential.
Finally, a flash of inspiration struck him.
He knelt down decisively, his imperial robes now covered in dust.
The master bowed his head and said, "The descendants have met their ancestors, but failed to pay their respects immediately. Please forgive this junior's rudeness."
Ling Xiao laughed loudly, his laughter so intense that blood and tears dripped down, forming puddles, as he frantically approached Li Yue.
"Clever, truly clever. No wonder Meng Po said that my dynasty is about to produce a wise and benevolent ruler for all time."
A wise and benevolent ruler throughout the ages!
There are few emperors in history who can be called wise rulers, let alone wise rulers for all time. This is the highest praise for an emperor!
Those outside also realized that this person, whether god or ghost, had some blood relation to the royal family; otherwise, the emperor would not have referred to himself as a junior.
The members of the royal family looked excited, but their gazes were quickly turned away in fright when they saw the girl's face.
Good heavens! Ling Xiao looked exactly like a classic ghost doll. Her pretty little face had delicate features, but the blood, tears, and death aura made her look indescribable!
Li Yue's eyes flashed, but instead of dodging or avoiding the question, he spoke with confidence and composure, as if a junior were boasting about his achievements.
"Thank you for informing me of your final wishes, ancestor. This time, I captured the Khan of the Southern Barbarians and offered sacrifices to my ancestors. Perhaps I have been disrespectful and failed to offer sacrifices to you..."
At this point, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Li Yue's handsome face. He looked directly at Ling Xiao's bloodied face and asked, "May I ask which ancestor you are?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, this guy's no pushover."
By issuing comments, Li Yue appeared to be close to the host, but in reality, he was just trying to find out what was going on.
After all, Ling Xiao is clearly not human. No matter if he is a god, ghost, or mortal, how can he possibly stand against him? He might even go berserk and kill Ling Xiao.
However, "Didn't he consider that you're just a paper tiger? You look tough, but he could kill you in no time. You just don't have the courage?"
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