"When it encounters light, it turns into black fog. This is a common trick used by quacks!"
When the people heard this, they were immediately in an uproar!
It turned out that the so-called "revealing the true form of the devil" was nothing more than Gu Yanran hiding a powder that turned black when exposed to light in the mirror, specifically for framing others!
In an instant, a large number of people's hearts were broken and they looked at Gu Yanran in shock.
To tell you how much I admired and respected her before.
How angry and ironic it is at this moment!
"Great! So she's the liar!"
"We almost offended the True Phoenix!"
"Kill this fake saint!"
The crowd immediately began to push towards Gu Yanran. Her face turned pale instantly and she staggered backward.
"No! That's not the case!"
She tried to explain to everyone.
"She tampered with the mirror. This is a frame-up!"
The crowd quickly forced Gu Yanran into a corner. At this time, Chu Qingluan slowly walked forward, stopped in front of a piece of mirror fragment, then bent down and picked up one of the lenses.
"Everyone, please look!"
She pointed the lens towards the sunlight and turned it slightly.
Gu Yanran's distorted and hideous face was reflected on the broken lens. She looked like a jealous woman. There was no trace of holiness in her.
What was even more frightening was that when the sunlight reflected from the mirror shone on her face, strange blue-black lines appeared faintly - those were the traces left by Gu Yanran's practice of charm!
"She is practicing the art of seduction!"
Among the crowd, a man who looked like a Taoist priest quickly discovered something and shouted out.
"No! I, I didn't!" Gu Yanran shook her head frantically, her hair scattered, looking like a madman.
At this moment, one of his confidants suddenly took out a handful of incense ash from his sleeve and scattered it into the air.
The incense ash ignited when it came into contact with the wind, and suddenly a ball of blinding fire burst out, forcing everyone to close their eyes and step back.
"Saint, go!"
In the chaos, the fanatical believers suddenly stood up and used their bodies to form a human wall to block the angry people. A strong man with a face full of flesh swung a shovel to hit the nearest officer and soldier, while another lit the firecrackers he carried with him and threw them at the crowd.
"Protect the Saint!"
"Retreat quickly!"
Amid the sounds of explosions and screams, Gu Yanran quickly changed out of her maid's robe, undid her hair bun, grabbed a handful of mud from the ground and smeared it on her face. In a blink of an eye, she blended into the fleeing crowd.
"Stop her!"
Zhixia shouted loudly and leaped to chase after him.
"No need to chase her." Chu Qingluan raised her hand to stop him. A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "Let her escape."
Zhixia frowned in confusion: "Your Highness?"
"Where can a stray dog escape to?" Chu Qingluan played with the lens in her hand, her eyes deep.
She wanted to see who Gu Yanran would ask for help this time?
At the entrance of the alley not far away, Gu Yanran turned around and took one last look at Chu Qingluan while running away. Her eyes were full of unwillingness and resentment.
She bit her lip, turned around and disappeared into the dark alley. Blood mixed with tears of humiliation dripped onto the ground and was soon covered by the dust.
There is a fight between her and Chu Qingluan until one death!
She would never give up so easily!
In front of Langanju, Chu Qingluan had already turned around, leaving only a light instruction:
"Pass the order on. Search the entire city for the remnants of the White Lotus Sect. Remember, leave them alive."
The guards received the order and quickly went down to carry out the order.
At the side, Qi Che's face turned ashen as he looked at the imposing armored guards behind Chu Qingluan with a sinister look in his eyes.
"Your Highness, you have a good trick to lure people into a trap." He slowly glanced at Zhixia and others, and said in a mocking tone:
"These elite soldiers must have been lying in ambush nearby. And your internal strength has also been restored a long time ago, right?"
Chu Qingluan did not answer him directly, but only said: "So what? Yun Yan, do you think that I should just surrender and let you bully me as you please?"
Qi Che suppressed his fury and said in a cold tone, "I am just curious. Since the princess had already prepared, why did she play this drama with us? Isn't it fun to watch us jumping up and down like clowns?"
Chu Qingluan nodded slightly: "Indeed... not very interesting."
Qi Che's face darkened, and then Chu Qingluan said, "But Master Yun misunderstood. I was indeed poisoned by the muscle softening powder, but..."
She raised her eyes, a cold light flashed in her eyes: "Someone comes to deliver the antidote every day, and the effect is quite good."
Qi Che's pupils shrank——
He should have thought of it earlier that there must be something wrong with the chefs at Zhiweixuan.
But he just couldn't figure it out. He had tried those dishes himself and found nothing wrong with them.
"As for these guards," Chu Qingluan added, "they are just my preparations just in case. After all, it's not just Master Yun that Third Prince has sent to 'look after' me."
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Qi Che's head.
Only then did he realize that he might also be a chess piece in Chu Qingluan's plan.
"Your Highness is so calculating." Qi Che took a half step back, his voice filled with suppressed anger.
"Just don't forget, this is Youzhou City, the fief of King Rui (the third prince)."
What this means is that even if you are a princess, you have no right to interfere in the political affairs of Youzhou City, let alone take over the military power here.
Chu Qingluan chuckled when he heard this, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.
"Mr. Yun, you are joking. The whole world belongs to the king. When did Youzhou City become the private property of the Third Imperial Brother?"
She walked forward slowly, with an unquestionable dignity: "I was ordered by the emperor to inspect Youzhou, and I happened to encounter the White Lotus Sect causing chaos. What's wrong with cleaning up the place on behalf of the emperor?"
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