Xie Qi was alone behind the screen in the imperial study, his fingers skillfully shaping the shape of a human body with mud.
Zhan Ze, who was sitting at the table next to him, looked at Xie Qi's hands. Seeing his skillful technique, he couldn't help but feel curious: "How come you can even do this?"
Xie Qi didn't even raise his head, his hands didn't stop moving at all, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a confident smile: "I know a lot, any kind of face you want, I can make it for you."
Zhan Ze was stunned when he heard this, then he quickly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, just give me the original look."
Xie Qi didn't seem surprised by this answer. He nodded and said, "That's fine. After all, you can't let that impostor take away your property for nothing."
After that, Xie Qi began to carefully sculpt every detail of the body according to Zhan Ze's original appearance. Even the height and body shape were made to be exactly the same as the original Zhan Ze.
After several hours, he finally successfully shaped the entire body of the clay figure.
However, at this moment, Zhan Ze's attention was suddenly attracted by a piece of mud in Xie Qi's hand.
"What are you doing! Put it down!" Zhan Ze's voice revealed a hint of shyness and eagerness, as if the mud was something shameful.
Xie Qi had never expected Zhan Ze to have such a big reaction. After being yelled at by him, his hand trembled, and the piece of mud fell straight to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
Xie Qi looked at Zhan Ze in confusion. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and he seemed to understand why Zhan Ze was so excited.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a playful smile, and he teased: "Why are you shy? You can't be without this thing, otherwise you will become a eunuch."
When Zhan Ze heard the word "eunuch", he wanted to refute in shame and anger, but found that he could not say a word.
After all, what Xie Qi said was true, and he only had Xie Qi to rely on now.
Finally, Zhan Ze turned around frustratedly, with his back to Xie Qi, as if this could help him escape this extremely embarrassing scene.
However, Xie Qi suddenly became interested. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a sly smile. He pressed on, "Of course I know your figure and height, but... well... I don't know the exact length. Please don't mind if I make it smaller for you."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Ze cursed in a rage, "Lecher! Pervert!"
Seeing this, Xie Qi knew that he had gone too far. He quickly put away his smile and said with a forced laugh, "Oh, don't be angry, I was just joking. What were you thinking? I wouldn't be so perverted towards a piece of mud."
Zhan Ze obviously didn't buy Xie Qi's explanation. He jumped off the table and ran outside the screen, leaving Xie Qi alone.
Xie Qi looked at Zhan Ze's fleeing back, happily picked out a piece of clean mud from the mud pile again, and began to knead it with concentration.
It was almost dawn when Xie Qi successfully completed the making of the clay figurine.
Xie Qi looked at his work with satisfaction, then took out a bottle of activation powder from the system space and sprinkled it on the surface of the clay figure. The powder quickly penetrated into the clay figure, making it dry and hard.
Then, Xie Qi picked up a knife and cut a hole in his palm without hesitation. Blood immediately gushed out, flowing down his palm and dripping onto the clay figurine.
When the blood touched the clay figure, the red liquid quickly spread throughout the figure's body like being absorbed by a sponge. In the blink of an eye, the clay figure seemed to be injected with life and became more real.
At this point, the clay figure is no longer fragile clay, but a solid entity with a certain hardness. There is no need to worry about it being deformed by a pinch.
So Xie Qi gently put one of his coats on the clay figure.
Now, Zhan Ze only needs to be nourished with blood for three days, and he will have this brand new body. Xie Qi prayed silently in his heart, hoping that everything would go smoothly.
After finishing all this, it was time to go to court. Xie Qi hurriedly packed up his things and used a screen to surround the clay figurine to prevent it from being seen by others.
Then, he called over the other three, Dayi, and told them to always guard the clay figurines well and not to be negligent in the slightest.
Finally, Xie Qi put Zhan Ze, who had turned into a white jade pig, into his arms and walked towards the court.
Since the emperor issued an order to put Lord Zhan in jail as soon as he returned yesterday, all the ministers in the court soon learned about this matter.
Originally, they wanted to plead for Lord Zhan together, but after the emperor issued the decree, he stayed alone in the imperial study and did not see anyone.
So today, as soon as Xie Qi sat on the dragon throne, he saw all the ministers kneeling on the ground, their voices rising one after another, all pleading for mercy for Lord Zhan: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhan is loyal and devoted. I hope Your Majesty will forgive his crimes and not punish him!"
Xie Qi: "Loyal? I've just been away from the capital for a month, and now everyone in the court is almost his. My dear ministers, do you think this is appropriate?"
An older minister bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you have been away from the capital for over a month. You may not know that Lord Zhan is an immortal who has descended from the capital. He will surely bless our great dynasty with prosperity!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it is inappropriate to imprison an immortal."
However, upon hearing this, Xie Qi frowned and asked, "Immortal? How come I didn't know he was an immortal?"
When the ministers heard the emperor ask this, they all started talking at once.
"Your Majesty, you don't know that Lord Zhan can call the wind and rain. That ability is unprecedented."
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