Xue Yao and the others paused when they heard these words, looked up with unfriendly expressions, and immediately suppressed the dissatisfaction on their faces, but of course they were already sneering in their hearts.
These days, they are highly valued by the emperor, and basically everything they say is granted, whether it is asking for money or suppressing dissidents.
This caused Xue Yao and others to become very arrogant. They might feel a little guilty when facing the crown prince, but when facing ordinary princes... what are they afraid of?
Xue Yao didn't even intend to speak, but instead saluted Liu Che and ignored the crown prince and the other prince.
Looking at Xue Yao's posture, Liu Tan felt that it was not so difficult to understand why Jiang Chong dared to attack the prince in history.
At least in history, Jiang Chong had indeed been to the Western Regions and had made diplomatic missions.
These people didn't even have their names recorded in history, yet they dared to be so arrogant. Not only did they ignore him, they even dared to ignore the crown prince. If he didn't let these people leave Ganquan Palace today, he would really not be surnamed Liu.
After Xue Yao and the others paid their respects, they waited for the emperor to reprimand his son. Instead, they heard Liu Che ask with great interest, "Oh? Did you really dream about this?"
Xue Yao looked up at Liu Che in disbelief, feeling somewhat puzzled. Why did it seem like... the emperor really believed it?
Liu Tan nodded seriously at Liu Che and said, "Really? When have I ever lied to my father?"
Although Xue Yao didn't know why the emperor believed this prince, he was a smart man and knew that it would be too late if he didn't save himself now.
So he still maintained the indifferent and detached persona of an immortal disciple and said with a nonchalant smile: "Only those with predestined relationship can receive immortals' messages in dreams. I wonder what your Highness dreamed about?"
Anyway, let's talk about his professional field first. However, Xue Yao also felt a little regretful. Why didn't he think of mentioning it in a dream? Well, I have to find a way to add this point when I go back.
Liu Tan turned to look at him and was about to say something when his face suddenly became extremely horrified. He took several steps back, then glanced at Liu Che again. He gritted his teeth and took two steps forward, opening his arms and saying, "You... who are you? Why are you possessed by an evil spirit?"
Liu Tan's expression at this moment looked as if he had encountered a great terror, his eyes were wide open, and his entire body movements were in a posture of wanting to run, but also wanting to protect his father, showing the words "cowardly yet brave" to the fullest.
Xue Yao was frightened by his appearance and broke out in a cold sweat for a moment. He had been eliminating dissidents these days. He knew in his heart that what he had deceived Liu Che was not true, but that didn't mean he didn't believe it.
However, he quickly calmed down, looked at Liu Tan coldly and said, "Your Highness, please do not lie. I have a magical item given by my immortal master. How could I be possessed by an evil spirit?"
Liu Che was also a little skeptical and didn't know who to trust for a moment.
You have to know that by this time, Liu Che had seen a lot of deceptions, and it had become less easy to deceive him. The fact that Xue Yao could bring his lackeys to this point meant that he must be quite capable.
This is why what Liu Tan did before was so puzzling, and he attributed it all to dreams, which prevented Liu Che from directly leaning towards the alchemist. Otherwise... in history, Liu Ju was still the prince. Did Liu Che believe it?
Liu Tan gritted his teeth and said, "You are possessed by an evil spirit and you don't even know it. You have been with the emperor for such a long time. It seems that just driving it away will not work."
He turned to Liu Che and said, "Father, I can prove that they all have evil spirits, and they must be removed. Otherwise... it will be detrimental to your father."
Liu Che was a little surprised: "Oh? Then you can do it."
At this time, Liu Che was also between belief and disbelief, but there was no harm in letting Liu Tan try it. What if it really worked?
Seeing Liu Tan's solemn oath, Xue Yao and the others were momentarily panicked and quickly said to Liu Che, "We are descendants of immortals. How can we be insulted by mortals..."
Before he could finish, he heard Liu Tan snort and say, "So you are the son of an immortal?"
Xue Yao: ???
Liu Tan said nothing. He turned to Miao Rui and said, "Go prepare some yellow paper, water, and lanterns. Bring me my horse whip."
Xue Yao felt aggrieved. If this happened to an ordinary noble, he would have left by now, whether he wanted to retreat or to maintain his image. However, he had finally managed to gain a place by the emperor's side with his people. If he left, not to mention whether he would be convicted for being disrespectful in front of the emperor, it would at least be difficult for him to get such a position again.
However, this was also because he was stunned by Liu Tan's random punches. If it was his predecessor Luan Da, he would probably retreat at this time.
Of course, there are few people throughout history who can compare with Luan Da.
Liu Che was very interested at this time, while Liu Ju on the side was a little restless. He really wanted Liu Tan to stop making trouble, and when he heard that the things Liu Tan wanted were prepared last night, he became suspicious for a moment.
Not long after, when everything was brought in, Liu Tan pointed at the yellow paper and said, "Cut it out so that these people are about the same height."
The young eunuchs were very skillful. After they finished, Liu Tan pretended to be reluctant to watch and said to Xue Yao and the others, "Put these yellow papers on the backs of these people."
Xue Yao finally seized the opportunity and angrily said, "Your Majesty, what crime have we committed? Why are you humiliating us like this? I'm afraid the immortal will be displeased with such behavior."
Liu Tan suddenly said, "Are you being so hesitant because you have something to hide? What's so insulting about this? What did I do?"
Before Xue Yao could speak, Liu Che said in a deep voice, "Do as the Fifth Prince says."
The Fifth Prince...
Xue Yao suddenly realized that he had just thought this person was the Sixth Prince!
Wrong judgment!
Wasn't it rumored that the Fifth Prince was preparing for his wedding in the palace? Why was he here to cause trouble for them?
No, no, no, this is not the point. The point is... this is the fifth prince.
For a moment, Xue Yao felt a little uneasy. He didn't know what Liu Tan had done. He just heard that the fifth prince was a little supernatural and often took out things that had never appeared before, and no one knew how those things were made.
This made the Fifth Prince shrouded in mystery in the oral traditions of the alchemists.
Regardless, Xue Yao knew that in front of Liu Che, if it was the Sixth Prince, then their words would be effective, but if it was the Fifth Prince...
Needless to say, the yellow paper has been fixed on their backs.
Liu Tan took the whip from Miao Rui.
Xue Yao knew at a glance that the whip was definitely prepared for them, and couldn't help but glare: "Your Highness, you still say you are not insulting us?"
Liu Tan shrank back again when he was looked at by him, almost hiding behind Liu Ju. Liu Ju subconsciously stretched out his hands to protect Liu Tan and finally said, "Who are you? Can the prince still not touch you?"
Liu Ju was extremely disgusted with the alchemists. After all, many of the alchemists who had been around Liu Che before were secretly trying to defect to Liu Fuling, so they often tried to trip up Liu Che.
Of course, this kind of tripping was not so obvious, but he could see it.
Seeing that Liu Tan was frightened by them at this moment, he finally couldn't help but scold them.
Liu Tan popped his head up from behind Liu Ju and said, "As long as you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. Are you afraid?"
Liu Che had never seen Liu Tan like this. In the past, even if Liu Tan was timid, he would just try to reduce his presence and never hid behind anyone.
His expression was a little grim at this moment, and he said in a deep voice, "I said, do as the Fifth Prince says!"
Seeing that Liu Che was angry, Xue Yao and others fell silent. Liu Tan then felt relieved. As long as Liu Che did not side with the alchemist, he would definitely win.
Well, it’s not easy to be a charlatan. He has already contributed his entire life to acting.
Liu Tan walked out from behind Liu Ju and said, "Guards, guard the palace gates well and don't let them escape."
After saying this, he raised his horsewhip and hit the yellow paper behind Xue Yao.
He didn't have a very good control over the force of the whip, so he didn't hit it hard, for fear that if he hit it too hard, the yellow paper would be torn, and that would ruin the performance.
Liu Che and Liu Ju couldn't help but twitch their lips when they saw Liu Tan whipping out the horsewhip softly. However, after the whip touched the yellow paper, a bloody mark appeared on the yellow paper.
Liu Ju, who had been calm at first, was immediately shocked: "This... this is..."
Because Xue Yao and the others were facing Liu Che, Liu Che did not see it at this time. Before he could ask, he heard Liu Tan say as if he had mustered up the courage: "This... This is the evil ghost!"
At this time, the people standing behind Xue Yao were also shocked. Some of them fell to the ground with their bodies limp, some retreated in fear, and some even began to kneel and kowtow.
Liu Tan shouted directly: "Come here, hold them all down!"
Xue Yao had no idea what was going on, but seeing the reactions of the people behind him, he became a little panicked and hurriedly tried to tear off the paper behind him. However, the guards had already rushed over and pressed them to the ground.
The leader was even shouting, "Your Highness, hurry up and beat the ghost."
Liu Tan took a look and saw that it was his old acquaintance Wei Buyi!
After Xue Yao was pressed to the ground, Liu Che saw a bloody whip mark on the yellow paper behind him.
He was very aware of the force with which Liu Tan had whipped the whip just now. Even if it hit a person, there wouldn't be any reaction. But this piece of yellow paper...
Liu Che's face turned pale and he said directly: "Continue!"
Hey, I've been waiting for you to say this.
Liu Tan just started whipping with the whip. Each time the force was not strong, but each time it left a bloody mark on the yellow paper.
Everyone including Xue Yao had it on them, and none of them escaped.
When Liu Tan stopped, one could even vaguely see the outline of a human figure on the leader Xue Yao.
Liu Ju looked at these people in horror and was speechless for a moment.
Liu Che was also terrified. He looked at Liu Tan and asked, "Did you... kill the evil ghost?"
Liu Tan was a little out of breath. This job was not easy.
Hearing Liu Che's words, he waved his hand and said, "It's not that easy. We just drove them out. How can evil spirits be killed so easily? We need other means."
Liu Tan thought that although he could stop at this point, if he didn't deceive you a little longer, what if you still believed in other alchemists in the future? No matter what tricks alchemists used these days, it was always better to block the way first!
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