The seal on the imperial edict was damaged, so I had to rewrite it and continue.
So Li, the Grand Secretary, unfolded another bright yellow imperial edict and began to write it down with great effort.
Emperor Shunqing was forced to continue writing the edict to depose the crown prince.
The seven gourd brothers started playing the suona again.
Oh no, only six Calabash Brothers are blowing the flute.
The eldest brother, however, was dancing wildly.
Upon seeing this, Wu Wang first twitched his lips, then secretly gave them a thumbs up.
Others may not know, but he does.
This time, they weren't playing "The Phoenix Seeks Its Mate," but rather "The Summoning of the Soul."
The dance performed by the eldest nephew was a soul-summoning dance performed in front of the mourning hall. To the living, it was... a hallucination that could evoke terrifying memories of murder and robbery!
This is one of the great secret techniques of Guigu Mountain.
A soul-summoning dance combined with a soul-summoning song—that's a classic soul-summoning formation.
Unexpectedly, these seven usually simple-minded gourd brothers suddenly became clever.
A moment later, as the eldest brother danced, Prince Rong and the others felt the light in the entire hall dim, as if a cold wind was blowing.
The lively suona music gradually faded away, and suddenly, cries of "Prince Rong...give me back my life..." echoed in my ears.
Prince Rong shuddered, looked up, and saw a horribly disfigured dead face. He cried out "Ah!" and fell backward.
Chu Li was no exception; she was terrified and hid everywhere, crying, "No, no, don't come any closer... don't come any closer..."
In an instant, the entire hall descended into chaos.
Even the group of rebels outside the door had their hands stained with blood. The horrific scenes of the people they had killed flashed before their eyes, and they were all so terrified that they ran around the courtyard in a panic.
Apart from a few civil officials like Prime Minister Lin who had clean hands, many ministers also experienced varying degrees of hallucinations.
Emperor Shunqing simply fainted.
Seeing that the situation was under control, the eldest brother waved his hand, and the seven gourd brothers immediately put down their instruments, took out ropes from their pockets, and quickly tied up Prince Rong, his heir, and several of their personal guards.
As for those outside, let them cause chaos for a while longer.
Su Youran and Yueyue exchanged a glance, then quickly jumped into the hall, took out the antidote bottle they had prepared beforehand, and let each of Wuwang and the others smell it.
Emperor Shunqing also woke up and immediately ordered his men to arrest Li Ge Lao, Wang Jian, and others.
At this moment, Nan Zhuo could no longer hold back and jumped down from the roof beam, running towards his master.
Seeing his master's pale and genuinely unconscious face, cold sweat beaded on his forehead beneath the mask.
Has the master truly been poisoned?
At this moment, Su Youran walked over and casually placed the bottle under the nose of the person being supported by the masked guard.
When they finally saw the person with closed eyes, a pale face, and a demonic appearance, they were stunned.
This is Crown Prince Chuheng.
It seems he really has fallen into a coma?
She looked at the masked guard.
Nan Zhuo broke out in a cold sweat and dared not speak, fearing that making a sound would expose his identity.
Yueyue walked over at this moment and exclaimed, "Crown Prince Brother!"
She reached out, took his pulse, and then pulled out a pile of porcelain bottles from her bosom. She picked one out, poured out two pills, and put them into Chu Heng's mouth.
A moment later, Chu Heng indeed woke up.
The moment he saw Su Youran's cold gaze, his heart ached, and he reached out and grabbed her wrist.
Su Youran was startled and struggled violently, twisting her arms. "What are you doing? Let go of me!"
Chu Heng tried to speak, but a metallic taste filled his throat, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood. His vision went completely dark.
"Crown Prince!" Yueyue exclaimed in surprise.
Seeing that his master had indeed fallen into a coma, Nan Zhuo dared not delay any longer. He shoved the man into Yue Yue's arms and jumped into the courtyard to immediately send out a signal.
Upon seeing the signal, Wang Wu was overjoyed. With a wave of his hand, he summoned the archers hidden all around him to appear from the buildings on all sides.
Upon seeing this, the rebel troops guarding outside were thrown into chaos, and no orders came from inside.
The leader, Wu Zheng, acted decisively and immediately broke down the door and rushed inside.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh," arrows came from all directions, and the rebels were immediately killed or wounded.
Wu Zheng led his remaining brothers to continue their advance, but they were intercepted halfway by Nan Zhuo's guards and quickly captured.
Su Youran no longer cared about what was happening outside, because her wrist was being tightly gripped in Chu Heng's hand.
She was so angry she gritted her teeth, but she couldn't break free no matter what she did.
Yueyue pleaded, "Good sister, please come with me to escort him back to the palace. I will find a way."
Over there, the eldest disciple was boasting to Wuwang, "Uncle-Master, how was it? Was the grand gift from your junior disciples acceptable?"
For the first time ever, Wu Wang gave them an approving look, "When you return to your sect for the assessment, your senior uncle will give you all extra points!"
Upon hearing this, the eldest disciple's expression immediately changed, and he waved his hand, saying, "No, no, no, we junior disciples can just stay down the mountain and live a life of leisure."
Wu Wang: ...
The other senior brothers immediately realized what was happening and knelt down in unison, hugging Wu Wang's legs and saying, "Uncle-Master...we were wrong...please, please don't make us go back for the assessment..."
Wu Wang: ...
Emperor Shunqing and the others were also completely bewildered: ...
Prime Minister Lin coughed twice, unable to contain his curiosity any longer, and asked, "Grand Preceptor, why are they so terrified of returning to their sect for the assessment?"
Wu Wang touched his nose and said casually, "Oh, it was just a near-death experience."
Everyone: ...
The eldest princess then noticed the situation between her daughter and Su Youran, went over to take a look, and asked in surprise, "Heng'er! What happened to you?"
Consort Zhou hurried over and anxiously called out, "Heng'er! Heng'er!"
Yueyue said, "Mother, Consort Gui, the Crown Prince's residual poison has relapsed. I just gave him two pills to stabilize his condition, but we still need to return to the palace to administer acupuncture to remove the poison."
Consort Zhou said urgently, "Then hurry...hurry! Go back to the palace!"
Yueyue pinched Chu Heng's sleeve, looking at his hand that was tightly gripping Su Youran's wrist with a troubled expression.
Only then did everyone see clearly, and their gazes all shifted to Su Youran's face.
Su Youran's face showed a pained expression as she pleaded, "Godmother! Master! He won't let me leave..."
The eldest princess suddenly realized and looked at Consort Zhou.
Consort Zhou glanced at her son's pale face, her eyes pleading, "Alright, Youran, please come with me to the East Palace... Saving lives is the most important thing..."
Su Youran: ……
Emperor Shunqing spoke, his tone leaving no room for argument: "The three of you shall return to the East Palace first and have the imperial physicians treat you. I and the Consort will return to the palace after we have finished observing the ceremony."
Su Youran had no choice but to lower her head and agree.
Before leaving, she reminded him, "The Princess Consort of Rong is still at the Princess's residence..."
The eldest princess's eyes flashed with a fierce light. "Don't worry, I have my personal guards in the manor. I doubt she can cause any trouble!"
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