Chapter 180 Why is the world so noisy?
"Master Zhang, I have a few questions for you."
A sneer slowly appeared at the corner of Xiao Yu's mouth.
"First, Prince Yu is colluding with the Wugu Cult and practicing witchcraft in the West Mountain, intending to rebel. Are you aware of this?"
Zhang Chengan was stunned: "This... I... I just heard it, I haven't confirmed it..."
"Secondly, the Wugut tribe uses human blood sacrifices to give rise to monsters that threaten the country. If I hadn't led my troops to eliminate them, the monsters would have already formed and massacred the capital. Have you considered the consequences of this?"
Zhang Cheng'an's forehead began to sweat. "Your Majesty, you are too serious. Things...may not have reached that stage yet..."
"Third." Xiao Yu's voice suddenly turned cold. "I'm on the front lines, fighting bloody battles with rebel monsters. What are you, the pillars of the court who claim to serve the country and the people, doing?"
"Is he sleeping soundly in his warm mansion? Or is he plotting all night long to unite his faction and fight against those who are dissidents?"
"Or maybe..."
His gaze was like a sharp sword, sweeping across every official present.
"Are you waiting for both the king and the rebels to suffer heavy losses so that you can reap the benefits?"
The last question, like a thunderclap, exploded in everyone's mind!
The faces of the officials present turned pale in an instant!
"You... you're slandering me!" Zhang Cheng'an screamed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "We are devoted to our country and are loyal to it. The sun and the moon can bear witness to that! You... you must stop framing us!"
"Yeah?"
Xiao Yu withdrew his gaze and his tone returned to normal, as if the heart-wrenching words he had just said were not his.
He slowly turned around and walked towards the palace gate.
"Xuan Yi."
"I'm here!"
"Pass the order down."
"From today onwards, all nine gates of the capital are under martial law! Entry is permitted, but exit is not!"
"Order the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Supervisory Office to conduct a joint trial! Thoroughly investigate all those involved in Prince Yu's treason!"
"Anyone who had any contact with Prince Yu's Mansion last night, even if it was via carrier pigeon or messenger..."
He paused, turned his head, and glanced at Zhang Cheng'an, who looked as pale as death, out of the corner of his eye.
"They will all be treated as accomplices in treason."
"This king, no matter whether he is a royal relative or an important official of the court."
"There's one, catch one."
"If there's a pair, kill them!"
After saying this, he no longer paid attention to the horrified faces behind him, pushed open the door of the palace and walked in.
The heavy vermilion lacquered door slammed shut behind him with a bang.
Only officials were left on the street, standing there in a daze as if they had lost their parents.
The Imperial Master's Mansion, the Quiet Room.
Chu Xuanyi stood by the bed with his hands behind his back. He had been guarding here for the whole night.
His eyes were always on the girl who was still unconscious on the bed.
Ajiu's little face was as white as a piece of transparent paper, fine beads of sweat covered her forehead, and her long eyelashes were trembling nervously.
The power of the Nether Grass in her body has been completely stimulated, but it has also overdrawn all her blood essence.
Chu Xuanyi tried every possible way, but could only barely keep her alive, but was unable to wake her from her deep coma.
"Master, you tell me... when will Miss Jiu finally wake up?" Qingfeng watched Jiu's pained expression, his heart aching with anxiety. "The Prince Regent values her so much. If he returns and sees her like this, I'm afraid he'll tear down the entire Imperial Hospital."
Chu Xuanyi sighed softly, a hint of weakness in his voice. "Her soul was severely damaged. She forced herself to connect with the 'Heart of the Netherworld', and was injured by the backlash of energy when the ritual was interrupted... She's lucky to be alive. The rest depends on herself."
The moment he finished speaking, the girl on the bed, who had been as quiet as a doll, suddenly fluttered her eyelashes.
"It's moving! Sir! Ajiu is moving!" Qingfeng was sharp-eyed and was the first to shout.
Chu Xuanyi's pupils suddenly shrank, and he immediately bent down and stared at Ajiu closely.
In the anxious silence, Jiu slowly opened her eyes.
"Ajiu!"
"Ajiu, you're awake!"
However, Ajiu did not respond to them.
The first thing she did when she woke up was to "see"!
She wants to see that person's "qi"!
That fierce-looking guy who always has a pink flower blooming on her head, that fierce brother!
At this moment, the little flower looked a little wilted, the edges of the petals were stained with a layer of gray that represented fatigue, and the light was dimmed a lot, as if it had experienced the ravages of wind and rain.
but……
Fortunately, its flower stem is still upright, without any black lines representing death and doom wrapped around it!
He is still alive!
Brother Xiongxiong, he is back safely!
An immense, indescribable sense of security instantly flooded Ah Jiu's heart like a tide. His nerves, tense all night, finally relaxed completely at this moment.
Buzz——!!!!
An invisible switch in my mind was completely turned on, and it was like a dam that isolated the world suddenly burst.
The five senses and six consciousnesses that had been temporarily closed due to the forced overdraft of blood, at this moment, surged towards her again in a retaliatory and violent manner a hundred times more!
"ah……"
Ah Jiu only had time to let out a brief cry of pain before he froze in place as if struck by lightning.
This world...
Why... is it so noisy?!
In her perception, she could no longer just see the "qi" representing the fate of people or things, she...she began to be able to "hear" the voice of this "qi"!
She "heard" whispers of "worry," "tiredness," and "relief" coming from the green halo of the adults around her.
She "heard" a spider on the beam "worrying" about its web being blown apart by the wind.
She "heard" that an orchid in the yard was "rejoicing" at the morning dew.
The breathing of grass and trees, the slumber of bricks and stones, the flow of wind, the footsteps of light...
All things, no matter whether they are sentient or not, their "emotions" and "voices" at this moment turned into billions of fine needles, which pierced into Ajiu's brain like an overwhelming force!
The most terrifying thing is the voice from the outside world.
It’s the voice from the entire capital!
It was the "fear" evoked by countless people because of the strange phenomenon in the West Mountain! It was the "resentment" fostered by those officials because of Xiao Yu's orders! It was the "vicious" curse uttered by those enemies lurking in the shadows!
These complex, chaotic, and negative voices converged into a huge, black sound wave, like a tsunami, which was going to completely tear apart and devour her little soul!
“No…don’t…”
Ajiu's eyes lost focus in an instant. She held her head tightly with both hands, and her thin body curled up in pain on the bed.
"It's so noisy... stop talking... stop talking..."
"My head... my head hurts... it feels like it's splitting..."
Her little face, which had just regained a little color, turned pale as paper again, and beads of cold sweat rolled down her forehead.
"Ajiu?! What's wrong with you?!"
This sudden change scared both Chu Xuanyi and Qingfeng.
"Hurry! Go call a doctor!" Chu Xuanyi immediately shouted to Qingfeng.
"No... I don't want a doctor..." Ah Jiu groaned softly, "Yes... yes, the sound... it's so loud..."
"Sound?" Chu Xuanyi was stunned.
In this quiet room, there was no other sound except the breathing of the three of them. Where did the sound come from?
He suddenly remembered something, his pupils shrank, and he immediately stretched out two fingers and pointed at Ajiu's eyebrows, passing a wisp of spiritual power to her, trying to help her calm her mind.
"Ajiu! Keep your mind focused! Close your six senses! Don't listen! Don't look!" Chu Xuanyi's voice was urgent and solemn.
This is the backlash after overdrawing the soul!
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