Yuan Qi wasn't worried at all, and even reassured Xiao Yi, "Don't panic, he just can't stay inside any longer."
Xiao Yi felt as if his internal organs were burning, his head was throbbing as if it were about to explode, and he had a strong urge to kill.
Just as he was about to lose control, Yuan Qi once again formed hand seals and cast a talisman to exorcise evil spirits into his body.
He felt a sudden sense of relief, as if something had left his body.
The next second, Yuan Qi swiftly captured that wisp of divine soul and used the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire to burn it.
A ferocious scream rang out above their heads. Xiao Yi felt a chill run down his spine, and the hairs on his body stood on end. This scream was more terrifying than any form of torture.
That's a voice from hell!
Meanwhile, in a dark underground chamber of the Wuji Palace, the Ghost King, imprisoned within a Soul-Suppressing Tower, let out a bloodcurdling scream, causing the tower, which was a foot tall, to tremble twice.
However, the Soul Suppressing Tower then fell silent, without making a sound.
Kong Qing slowly walked forward and muttered a curse at the Soul Suppressing Tower: "Useless thing."
The Ghost King inside the Soul Suppressing Tower was furious and rammed around wildly, but it couldn't break out no matter what it did. The Soul Suppressing Tower only shook slightly twice and then remained still.
Just in case, Kong Qing strengthened the seal on the Soul-Suppressing Tower.
After Yuan Qi finished doing all this, he was about to leave when he heard voices urging people to move aside from the street outside: "Make way, make way, all of you make way! Who dares to block the Bai family's way?"
She walked to the window, opened it, and saw the Bai family's carriage. In the front carriage sat the second master of the Bai family, looking arrogant and in high spirits. The carriage behind was pulling a huge object, which looked like a large frog or toad, covered with a red cloth. It was about half a person's height and tied to the carriage with red rope.
The guards led the way with whips, and the people on the road quickly made way for them.
Yuan Qi recognized the shape as a golden toad at a glance.
Xiao Yi also came over and stood by the window to watch the excitement with her.
"What is that that Second Master Bai is pulling?" he asked curiously.
A gentle breeze lifted a corner of the red cloth, revealing one of the toad's feet, which gleamed brightly and caught the eye.
Yuan Qi could sense the toad's spiritual energy and guessed that there really was a toad that had become a spirit living inside the toad statue, so he told him, "It's probably a toad, and it's the kind that has a spiritual ability to bring wealth."
Xiao Yi had also heard about what had happened to the Bai family a few days ago, and he was puzzled: "Can bringing this kind of thing home change the Bai family's fortune?"
Yuan Qi said, "Your financial luck will be better, but as for other things, it's hard to say. Generally, when a spirit animal protects a household, the head of the household has to pay a price."
Xiao Yi responded with an "Oh," and then asked, "What kind of price is usually paid?"
"It usually relates to a person's lifespan and beliefs, and it is also offered sacrifices on a daily basis."
Xiao Yi shook his head, unable to understand Master Bai's actions: "He's drinking poison to quench his thirst. How can he sacrifice his lifespan to change his fate?"
Yuan Qi muttered under his breath, "I wonder where Second Master Bai got this thing. If this toad spirit is an evil cultivator, the second branch of the Bai family might have to pay a price. People won't just bless him with promotions and wealth for nothing."
Jiang Bailu was waiting for Xiao Yi at the restaurant across the street. She heard the commotion on the street, opened the window, and immediately saw Xiao Yi and Yuan Qi in the same window.
She immediately flew into a rage and charged over with her maid.
People on the street were pointing and whispering about the carriage behind, and some of the bolder ones even lifted a corner of the red cloth to see what was inside.
Yuan Qi watched as the second master of the Bai family led the golden toad away before picking up the small box that Xiao Yi had placed on the table and putting it into his cloth bag.
With a bang, the door was pushed open, and Jiang Bailu strode in furiously: "Shameless little slut, how dare you seduce His Highness the Crown Prince!"
She raised her hand to slap Yuan Qi, but before her hand could touch his face, it was grabbed by a large hand.
Xiao Yi gripped her wrist, his face cold and stern as he rebuked her: "What nonsense are you spouting? Listen to the gibberish you're talking about!"
Yuan Qi smiled, a hint of "What can you do about it?" in her eyes. She waved at Jiang Bailu, "No need to apologize. I was alone in a room with His Highness the Crown Prince. What can you do about it?"
She swayed her body twice and left arrogantly.
Jiang Bailu struggled to pull her hand away, but Xiao Yi's hand was like an iron clamp, and she couldn't pull it out at all.
She anxiously turned to watch Yuan Qi walk away, and asked Xiao Yi with a wronged expression, "What did you do with her?"
Xiao Yi then released her, pointing in the direction Yuan Qi had left, somewhat annoyed: "She's not even ten years old yet, what are you thinking? What could I possibly want from her? Of course, it's to exorcise evil spirits."
Jiang Bailu was somewhat skeptical, pouting and stamping her foot: "I don't believe it. Why can't I be present when you're exorcising evil spirits? Why are you all sneaking around like this?"
Xiao Yi patiently reminded her, "Don't be unreasonable. If you think I can't associate with other women, and you're so jealous, then we'll call off this engagement. You're not suitable to be the Crown Princess. When I ascend the throne, I'll have many concubines in my harem. Will you be able to handle all the jealousy?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bailu immediately became obedient, dutifully admitting her mistake to Xiao Yi, and no longer daring to pursue whether Yuan Qi had seduced Xiao Yi or not. She was afraid that Xiao Yi would really break off the engagement.
Yuan Qi hadn't set up her stall under the big locust tree for a while. Today it was still early, and the place wasn't far from the big locust tree, so she went straight there.
When she arrived at the big locust tree, it was lunchtime, so she ate a bowl of noodles at Zhang Liu's noodle stall and then waited idly for customers to come to her.
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The second branch of the Bai family bought a five-courtyard house not far from the Bai residence, which was quite spacious for the family to live in.
As soon as Master Bai arrived at the door, he directed his men to carry the golden toad inside.
"Be careful, everyone. I went to great lengths to find this lucky toad from Ganzhou, and I even spent a lot of money to gild it. Lift it slowly, lift it slowly. Watch out, if it gets bumped or damaged, you can't afford to pay for it with your lives."
Upon hearing the news, Bai Erye's concubines and children all rushed out of their homes to see what was happening.
Bai Erye's eldest son, Bai Youli, asked curiously, "Father, you said you wanted to find a deity who could bless us and bring back our good fortune. Is this it?"
Master Bai nodded solemnly, his face showing considerable excitement: "That's right. It's true that when it comes to exorcising evil spirits and changing one's fate, you have to go to a Taoist temple. Master Kongqing told me to go to Ganzhou, maybe I'll find something. Sure enough, I found this toad statue in Lixian County of Ganzhou. The locals all say it's very effective, it can help with anything you ask for, whether it's wealth, official position, or children. I kowtowed to it a hundred times and made a deal with it before it agreed to come back with me. From now on, you all have to come and kowtow to it and make offerings to it every day."
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