The Second Prince and Prince Rong led their men upstairs, but before they could even confront Zheng Ya, rumors and gossip broke out outside the Linjiang Tower.
Rumors about the Second Prince and Prince Rong leading troops to kill people spread like wildfire.
The commotion caused by thousands of people heckling grew louder and louder.
In an instant, the Second Prince and Prince Rong were completely bewildered. Oh no, their reputations were ruined!
But before they could react, formulate a plan, or quell the situation, the onlookers charged at the guards and imperial guards, shouting, "Ahhh, the Second Prince is massacring civilians..."
"Prince Rong has killed someone! Help!" the person who created the chaos shouted. Suddenly, a group of people on the periphery of the onlookers tore open a bag, took out the bag, squeezed the bag open, and poured blood on themselves.
With a "whoosh," a couple hundred people were stained with blood, and then they ran out, shouting that Prince Rong and the Second Prince were slaughtering the people.
In an instant, bloodshed filled the city, responses came from all sides, and panic gripped the city; chaos reigned.
The key point is that the Second Prince and Prince Rong's men hadn't even started fighting Zheng Ya yet, and the situation had already turned out like this?
What kind of situation is this?
Zheng Ya laughed in anger, and with a wave of his hand, he sent Liu Yuan and his grandson away: "You two stay outside and provide support?"
"Ah, Master, what is this..." Liu Yuan was numb. He transmitted a few words, and Zheng Ya had already taken him to the rooftop three hundred meters away.
Zheng Ya didn't have time to explain, fearing he was being watched and plotted against. He decisively took out hallucinogenic powder from his supernatural power micro-world, and with a wave of his hand, released it using his spatial power: "Whoosh!"
The psychedelic powder dust traveled through the space, precisely filling the nostrils of everyone in the lobby on the ground floor, and then, guided by Zheng Ya's planning ability, it became an illusion.
This situation encompassed the twelve members of the Imperial Guard squad who stormed the rooftop.
The twelve people filed into the rooftop guest room and were caught in a chaotic illusion of fighting, wielding knives and killing each other in reality.
Zheng Ya seized the opportunity to select the corpses of the three murdered individuals, and used three supernatural spiritual arts—Planning, Shapeshifting, and Solidification—to alter their appearances. He also casually changed their clothes and accessories with a wave of his hand.
In the blink of an eye, the mistake was made.
The three corpses had transformed into the likenesses of Zheng Ya, Liu Yuan, and Liu Yan'er, their deaths were gruesome.
This made Zheng Ya very satisfied with his masterpiece, feeling that developing and solidifying supernatural abilities was the right choice.
Although it only consumes 100 points of spiritual energy and can only plan the facial features of an outsider, and then solidify them with a spiritual technique for one hour, it is enough to make it indistinguishable from the real thing.
This was a perfect demonstration of Zheng Ya's three supernatural abilities: planning, time, and space, all accomplished in a single stroke.
He then appeared in the main hall on the ground floor. Prince Rong and the Second Prince were caught in an illusion and were stunned by the scene of fighting outside the door. Zheng Ya raised his hand and knocked the Second Prince unconscious. He then imprisoned him in the Four-Cornered Building space of his supernatural small world. He removed the clothes and accessories, put them on the Second Prince, and changed his appearance. He successfully impersonated the Second Prince.
The blinking was actually accomplished using the time-accelerating ability.
Having successfully infiltrated the royal family and replaced the Second Prince, Zheng Ya sent a telepathic message to Prince Rong: "Uncle, is it your turn to take action?"
"Ah, Second Nephew, even I am unable to quell this turmoil."
Why don't the second prince go and quell the rebellion himself? After all, they are just causing trouble and don't intend to actually attack us.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent their underlings to cause trouble; instead, they would have sent skilled fighters to ambush us, and we would have been doomed.
Therefore, this situation is a perfect opportunity to test the Second Prince's ability to adapt to changing circumstances and handle emergencies, and it should not be missed! Upon hearing this, Prince Rong's expression changed, and he immediately pushed Zheng Ya outside to quell the unrest.
Was this a scheme orchestrated by Prince Rong to kill someone with a borrowed knife?
But what was Prince Rong after?
Zheng Ya couldn't figure it out, but that didn't affect his intention to use someone else to do his dirty work. With a wave of his hand, he used the force against him to send Prince Rong to the door, and shouted loudly, "Prince Rong is a man of great benevolence and righteousness. Who is trying to frame me and rebel?"
A roar imbued with the power of space echoed throughout the city.
In an instant, it calmed the chaotic mind, and almost everyone was stunned and speechless.
Even Prince Rong was no exception. He flew to the steps outside the door in a daze and became the one who spoke. Faced with the attention of the people, he was so shocked that he was speechless. How could this be?
The Second Prince was clearly just a minor cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining.
Logically, it would be unreasonable to quietly push a Foundation Establishment cultivator out the door and announce it to the whole city.
The question is, what just happened?
How did he do that?
Concealing strength?
Could it be that he suspects I orchestrated this whole thing?
Prince Rong's mind raced with questions, but he couldn't figure out a single one. So he awkwardly scolded, "Enough! The Second Prince and I have killed the rebels."
Should all unrelated persons leave as soon as possible?
Do not surround us here, lest the world misunderstand you as accomplices of rebels. All of you, step back!
With a "whoosh, rustle," the civilians who had been besieging the secret guards and imperial guards retreated, taking their wounded and injured civilians with them as they left.
Clearly, this was a planned and premeditated grand scheme.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to take their companions with them when they left.
The fact that people took their companions away shows that they were afraid someone would find clues from their companions, and taking people away was a way of destroying evidence.
The civilians evacuated, and the squad that had killed the rebels returned with three corpses.
Zheng Ya, disguised as the Second Prince, sneered, "Manager Cui, what are the identities of these three thieves?"
"Ah, Your Highness, their registration information indicates they are cultivators from Mount Li. They have their identity tags. Your Highness can have them verified." Cui Yuanfu hurriedly took out the registration book from the counter and reported, looking extremely apprehensive and terrified.
The Imperial Guards searched the three corpses and found nameplates and accessories, proving that Cui Yuanfu's words were true. They then stepped aside to await further orders.
Zheng Ya waved his hand and ordered, "Guards, take these three corpses and display them to the public. Burn them to warn the world that anyone who rebels will fall into my hands and be reduced to ashes!"
"Yes, sir!" The Imperial Guards were taken aback for a moment, but after regaining their senses, they obeyed the order and took away the three corpses.
How could the Second Prince issue such an order?
This brat has changed his nature. Prince Rong, observing from the sidelines, noticed some signs and mistakenly thought that the Second Prince had revealed his strength and was no longer hiding his true nature.
So how much strength, how many troops, and what backup plans does the Second Prince still have hidden?
When Cui Yuanfu escorted the two to the rooftop guest room, Prince Rong could no longer help but ask, "Second nephew, you have truly broadened your uncle's horizons!"
“Uncle, aren’t you also framing my nephew for being cruel and heartless, forcing him to start a rebellion as soon as possible, so that he has no choice but to repay you?” Zheng Ya was unaware of the secret between the second nephew and Prince Rong. He took the initiative to reveal their hostile relationship and mislead Prince Rong’s thinking so as not to give himself away or expose his actions.
Prince Rong laughed in anger: "Second nephew, how could you suspect your uncle of plotting against you? You've disappointed your uncle greatly, hmph!"
“Uncle, how can I trust you?” Zheng Ya retorted with a forced smile, which angered Prince Rong, who pointed at him and shouted, “You scoundrel, how can you doubt your uncle like this?”
Could it be that I, the King, made a mistake in helping you succeed during this trip to the south?
“Uncle, let’s get down to business?” Zheng Ya reached out his hand for sincerity, but Prince Rong angrily turned and walked away: “Since my nephew doesn’t trust me, I’m not playing with you anymore.”
You'll have to deal with this mess yourself!
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