Master Wang stood there, pointing at Tang Nian, unsure of what to say.
"Surprised?" Tang Nian clapped her hands and stood up, slowly taking out a talisman from her sleeve and flicking it between her fingers.
Upon seeing the familiar talisman, Master Wang burst into laughter: "Tang Nian, Tang Nian, even if you have the ability to make them all faint, you don't think you can defeat me with this exorcism talisman, do you?"
He wasn't worried at all that Tang Nian would find out he wasn't human. When he saw Tang Nian throw the talisman at him, he didn't even try to dodge it, letting it stick to his chest.
"You wouldn't just..."
Wang Tianshi's expression suddenly changed, and he tried to reach out to remove the talisman from his chest. The talisman burst into flames with a "whoosh".
He coughed up a mouthful of blood, barely managing to stay upright by bracing himself on the table with his hands. His body shifted back and forth between transparency and solidity.
"This...how is this possible!"
"I didn't expect it to actually be so useful. Master Wang, your skills are lacking."
Tang Nian leaned closer and used her fingers to pick out the two pill formulas that Wang Tianshi had given to Emperor Chu. The pill formulas spontaneously combusted without fire and instantly burned to ashes.
Even if it's fake, she can't let such a wasteful and wasteful prescription fall into the wrong hands.
It's no wonder that Master Wang was so arrogant. The magic array on the floor of this room was indeed good for locking up mortals, but he miscalculated one thing: Tang Nian was not human.
Even though her magic power was sealed by the gods, she was still Xiang Liu, and this kind of magic array that was used against humans was of little use to Tang Nian.
This is why Tang Nian has stayed here for so many days without destroying the magic array.
However, magic arrays alone are not enough. Tang Nian knew from their last encounter that his talismans had little effect on Master Wang.
This achievement is truly thanks to Lou Mu.
It's just that some people use "relics".
That's right, it's the relic that's in the box.
Last night, facing that relic, Tang Nian couldn't tell if it was real or fake, but she was certain that the one she had sent to the god was genuine.
Then the one in front of you is fake.
But why would a fake one be hidden in a box and buried?
Tang Nian couldn't see the Buddha's light on the relic, but Lou Mu could.
The relics before me are indeed real, but they are not a thousand years old.
According to Lou Mu's analysis, the messenger ghost knew that the relic had a fatal effect on Wang Tianshi, an evil ghost who had escaped from the underworld, but he also knew that Abbot Huian of Jinshan Temple would not easily leave the mountain, so he instructed Wang Tianshi to stay away from Jinshan Temple.
But obviously, Master Wang did not heed the words of the mysterious ghost. He went to Jinshan Temple, harmed Abbot Huian, and stole the “thousand-year-old” relic that would kill him, burying it in the palace.
Even if the age was not enough, it was still able to seriously injure Master Wang.
After Lou Mu left, Tang Nian ground some relic powder and went out to steal some cinnabar. He mixed the powder and cinnabar together and wrote new talismans.
Hearing Master Wang's wailing, Tang Nian finally came to her senses.
At this moment, Master Wang's brows furrowed deeply, veins bulged on his forehead, his eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Tang Nian, his lips were tightly pressed together, his teeth were clenched, and his face became tense and distorted.
Beneath the blurred and distorted face, an unfamiliar appearance was vaguely revealed. Tang Nian knew that this was the appearance of the ghost of Master Wang.
No, this can't even be called a human ghost. It has bulging eyes, a gaping maw, and what looks like sharp, large thorns growing on its back. It's desperately struggling to break free and escape this body.
Even Tang Nian, who had lived for ten thousand years, had never seen such a ghost.
She dared not be careless, reaching into her sleeve to tightly grip the talisman, her eyes never leaving Master Wang.
Just as Master Wang was about to leave his body, a voice came from outside.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
Tang Nian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Tianshi paused in his escape, his soul returned to his body, and he forced back a palm strike at Tang Nian despite the pain, but Tang Nian easily dodged it.
Seeing that Master Wang was still about to use his full strength, Tang Nian pointed to her heart: "Master Wang, are you sure?"
He glared at the ungrateful woman in front of him, clutching his chest with one hand and supporting himself on the table with the other, before staggering out of the room.
Tang Nian did not stop him, nor did she think that Master Wang would risk exposing his identity to tell Emperor Chu everything that was happening here.
Fortunately, the Chu Emperor arrived in time. If Wang Tianshi had really been separated from his body, Tang Nian might not have been able to defeat him.
It was quiet inside and outside. Through the thin paper window, Tang Nian could see a person standing every three or four steps. The clothes were ones she had never seen before, as if they were afraid she would run away.
She didn't want to leave either; ever since she entered the palace, she had become a thorn in everyone's side.
But who would have thought that even with such heavy guard, people would still come to see her.
At night, everything was quiet when Tang Nian suddenly heard a rustling sound outside.
A moment later, a person wearing a long cloak pushed open the door and walked in.
The person outside gently closed the door.
Tang Nian was somewhat surprised, as the people outside the door, judging from the dim and blurry shadows, were the same group from the daytime.
The newcomer removed her cloak, and Tang Nian recognized her at a glance as the Chu Emperor's most beloved princess.
This legendary princess, who lived among the common people, had proposed many policies that benefited the people, but what the people knew most about her was her entangled story with Lou Mu.
May Princess Huaining be blessed with good fortune and peace.
Chu Roujia closed the door and took the tea that Tang Nian handed her.
Through the candlelight shining through the carved window lattice, the slender, dark shadows of two graceful bamboos were reflected.
Chu Roujia took a small sip of tea, breaking the silence in the room: "You're not angry?"
"What are you angry about?"
Tang Nian was somewhat puzzled, then realized that Chu Roujia was referring to the Chu Emperor's desire to bestow a marriage upon her and Lou Mu, and couldn't help but smile and say, "This humble woman knows that the princess is not a woman who would be troubled by love."
Why do you say that?
“‘Respect your dignity and be gentle and kind,’ that’s how the princess has always acted, hasn’t she?”
Everyone thought the so-called bestowed marriage was a decree that Princess Huaining had requested from Emperor Chu, but only Chu Roujia knew that it was nothing more than a conspiracy by Emperor Chu to make Lou Mu loyal to the royal family.
Moreover, Chu Roujia also knew that her intelligence, which she had shown since childhood, was already a threat to her beloved father.
She hadn't expected that the woman in front of her would recognize her at a glance.
"No wonder she's someone who can impress the Empress Dowager." Chu Roujia clapped her hands gently.
"I wonder if the princess has gone to such lengths to find me here? Is there something you need?"
Not to mention that this was originally a forbidden area ordered by the Chu Emperor, the entire palace was guarded by puppets of the Celestial Master Wang, and there were also people of unknown identity guarding the entrance. It's unknown how she got in.
"I know your plan. Third Brother wants to force the emperor to abdicate, right?"
Seeing Tang Nian's somewhat surprised expression, Chu Roujia smiled gently: "This princess is not stupid. My eldest and second brothers have been arrested and imprisoned, and my third brother is in solitary confinement. Without Lord Lou's help, how could my third brother have escaped this calamity?"
Seeing that Tang Nian did not speak, she continued, "I want you to kill my father."
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