Yuan Qi stared at Jiang Juncai for a while but found nothing wrong with him; there wasn't a trace of murderous aura about him.
"Why would you ask that, brother? Is there something wrong with you?"
Jiang Jun carefully examined his body and found nothing out of control. He even suspected that what happened that morning was a hallucination.
But just to be on the safe side, he still told Yuan Qi about what happened that morning.
His expression was solemn, and he dared not hide anything. He knew the responsibility he carried. It was alright if he had a fit at home, but what if he had a fit while on duty and tried to kill his colleagues or the emperor?
If the emperor were assassinated, it would be a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family.
"...Seventh Sister, do you think I've been afflicted by some evil spirit?" He was very worried and somewhat afraid.
Yuan Qi pulled his wrist and used spiritual power to probe his meridians, but still found no trace of evil spirits.
"What a powerful evil spirit! It managed to evade my detection." Yuan Qi's expression also turned serious. "This is a very powerful evil spirit. I can't find it either. I can only wait until it needs to devour souls to survive before I can take the opportunity to eliminate it."
Jiang Juncai was very distressed: "What if he has a fit of rage while I'm on duty? Whether it's killing a colleague or assassinating the Emperor, our Jiang family can't bear such a crime. Seventh Sister, can you think of a solution?"
A glint of light flashed in Yuan Qi's eyes. She thought of something: "There aren't many things that can escape my detection. I can think of ways, but I need to know what evil spirits you might have been tainted by."
Jiang Juncai said, "I have always carried the amulet you gave me, and no evil spirits have come near me. If I had to say there was one, it would be the time when the palace was attacked by evil energy."
Yuan Qi gently rubbed the Kunlun jade material in his hand with his knuckles: "Could it be that the Ghost King left a trace of his soul on you?"
After much thought, this seemed to be the only possibility. There weren't many people in the world who could evade Yuan Qi's spiritual power detection, and the Ghost King was one of them. That wisp of soul was hiding somewhere in his body, and Yuan Qi couldn't find it at all.
Since we can't find him, there's no way to take any measures. If we let it develop unchecked, and Jiang Juncai gets out of control, his martial arts skills are superb, and his destructive power is extraordinary. There are probably few people in the Imperial Guard who can match him.
The consequences were truly terrifying.
"I'll make you a powerful talisman to suppress evil spirits, and I'll also give you a teleportation talisman. If you find yourself about to lose control, the talisman can hold you off for a while. Take the opportunity to crush the teleportation talisman and come back quickly."
Jiang Juncai felt slightly relieved. Although Yuan Qi could not control what was inside him, he was able to stop the damage in time and leave the palace, which was a solution.
Yuan Qi took out two blank Kunlun jade plaques from a box on the antique shelf.
Carving runes directly with spiritual power, rather than carving them with a carving knife and then infusing them with spiritual power, yields better results.
However, this was very mentally and spiritually taxing. After carving a powerful talisman, she was already sweating. This powerful talisman used one-third of her spiritual power. Even if the Ghost King himself came, he could suppress it for a quarter of an hour.
Jiang Juncai didn't dare to disturb her, watching as she used her pale yellow spiritual power to carve out another teleportation talisman. The talisman flashed with golden light and then went out.
Yuan Qi smiled wryly, her eyes filled with heartache. She wouldn't give away talismans made of yellow paper for free, so she certainly wouldn't give away such a precious Kunlun jade talisman for nothing.
So she explained to Jiang Juncai the rarity of these items: "This is Kunlun jade, a top-quality material for making jade talismans, even more precious than the finest jade used for making hairpins and jade bracelets. I've also infused one-third of my cultivation into these two jade talismans..."
Jiang Juncai realized that she was a little money-grubber, and that she had received a considerable amount of money in return for the gifts she gave to Jiang Junjing and Jiang Junyu.
"I know, I will send someone to deliver the silver notes to you."
Yuan Qi said against his will, "Brother, you're too kind. I spent 100,000 taels of silver on Kunlun jade that time... I bought it from Xiangli's shop, and they even gave me a big discount..."
Jiang Juncai suddenly felt that the thing in his hand was burning hot: "Isn't that too expensive?"
Wouldn't two pieces cost two hundred thousand taels?
Seeing his pained expression, Yuan Qi explained, "I bought a bunch for 100,000 taels. This is just the extra. Brother, just give me 20,000 taels. 10,000 taels is for the Kunlun Jade, and the other 10,000 taels is for my cultivation."
Jiang Juncai realized that he had spoken inappropriately: "Seventh Sister's cultivation level is hard-won, and this amount of silver is not much."
Yuan Qi explained earnestly, "I'm already giving you a friendly price. I wouldn't sell it to anyone else for less than 100,000 taels."
The implication is that you got a great deal.
Jiang Juncai's understanding is that spiritual power is more precious than internal energy. No one would willingly contribute their internal energy for no reason. Seventh Sister used half of her spiritual power at once, which is truly commendable.
Yuan Qi then explained the use of the jade talisman to Jiang Juncai, and Jiang Juncai then left.
As soon as Jiang Jun left, Yuan Qi's face darkened. She said in a low voice, "They've tried to scheme against my family, so don't blame me for being ruthless."
Wen Zhujun came out from inside: "Is this Ghost King very powerful?"
Yuan Qi glanced at it dismissively: "It's just so-so, except that the methods are a bit ruthless. They'll do anything to achieve their goals."
In the large kitchen of the Jiang residence, Li Huilin was humming a little tune as she simmered chicken soup. She begged Jiang Jiulu to cut a piece of ginseng from the storeroom and put it into the pot. The chicken soup smelled delicious and tasted wonderful.
She lifted the lid of the casserole to take a look. The chicken was already very tender and falling off the bone. She ladled some into a soup bowl and carried it herself toward Jiang Juncai's courtyard.
Jiang Juncai's courtyard was previously gnawed down by insects, and now he lives with Jiang Junjing.
Just as Li Huilin was about to raise her hand to knock on the door, the door opened from the inside.
It turned out that Xiangli Mingzhu came out from inside.
Xiangli Mingzhu had just had a heart-to-heart talk with her son, and Jiang Juncai expressed his desire to take a concubine, with Li Huilin as the concubine.
Moreover, Jiang Juncai couldn't give any legitimate reason, he just said that he liked Li Huilin because she was pretty and well-behaved.
Xiangli Mingzhu didn't ask any more questions. She knew that her son had always been very picky and wouldn't be interested in Li Huilin, who came from a humble background. She subconsciously assumed that Li Huilin had used some means to seduce her son.
I didn't expect to run into Li Huilin right after I finished talking about this.
"Who was it sent to?"
Xiangli Mingzhu had already decided that if Li Huilin was sensible enough to say that it was a gift for Jiang Junjing, she would not pursue the matter today.
Unfortunately, Li Huilin wasn't very bright and was blindly confident.
“This is for the Crown Prince. He has been busy entertaining guests all day and must be tired, so I made some chicken soup and brought it to him.”
Xiang Liming snorted and angrily overturned the tray in Li Huilin's hands.
"Kneel down and don't get up without my order."
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