Chapter 645 That’s What I Mean
The two of them acted separately. Yun Qingqing flew high up on his sword, his spiritual eyes opened, and he looked down at the imperial capital.
When she went to the Duke of Ming's Mansion before, she had actually discovered more than one problem.
Around the imperial city of Haodijing, several residential courtyards were shrouded in a thick layer of black air, and their fortunes were being eroded at a speed visible to the naked eye. One of the mansions even emitted a layer of blood.
Yun Qingqing recognized that she had visited that place before. It was the residence of the great scholar Xu Cizhen... The evil spirit was not so serious before!
Yun Qingqing's expression was slightly stern, and she immediately accelerated and flew towards Xu's residence.
Inner courtyard of Xu Mansion.
A figure in white fell from the sky and landed steadily in the yard.
There was no one in the yard, but unfortunately, a few servants happened to be passing by. They did not see Yun Qingqing flying from the sky, but only saw a strange girl appear in the yard for no reason. They were startled and immediately surrounded her.
"Stop! Who dares to trespass into the Xu Mansion?"
Yun Qingqing looked solemn. He opened his spiritual pupils and quickly scanned the surroundings, and immediately found the source of the evil spirit.
"Go find your master quickly and tell him that the Princess Regent is here to visit."
She spoke in a deep voice as she strode towards the room in question.
When the servants heard her call herself the Regent Princess, they were shocked and stood there in a daze.
Yun Qingqing said no more. She flashed around them and walked quickly towards the Buddhist temple.
"Oh no, stop her!"
"Even if she's the Princess Regent, she still has to go through the main gate. How can she just barge into the inner courtyard like this..."
"I'm afraid it's a scam!"
"No! That's the Buddhist temple, we can't let her in!"
The servants reacted and hurriedly chased after him.
But Yun Qingqing was extremely fast. She flashed to the door of the Buddhist hall and pushed it open.
Inside the Buddhist temple, Xu Suyao was standing in front of a small Buddha statue, holding a dagger in her hand.
There was no expression on her face, her eyes were dull, and she didn't react to the movements around her at all. The tip of the knife was pointed at her heart, and it seemed that it was about to stab her.
When everyone in the Xu residence rushed to the entrance of the Buddhist temple and saw this scene, they were immediately frightened out of their wits.
"Miss! What are you doing!" A maid screamed and wanted to rush forward to stop her, but it was too late.
Yun Qingqing's eyes turned cold, and she pinched her fingers together. A golden light shot out and accurately knocked the dagger out of Xu Suyao's hand.
"Dang——" The dagger fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Xu Suyao missed the attack, paused, slowly lowered her head, and bent down to pick up the dagger.
The maid finally rushed to her side, grabbed her and shouted urgently:
"Miss, what's wrong with you? You can tell Huan'er what happened to you, but don't let it get to you. If anything happens to you, the master and mistress will be so sad..."
Xu Suyao turned a deaf ear to her voice and stared at the knife on the ground. It was not until Yun Qingqing walked up quickly and tapped her forehead lightly, and a golden light flashed. She woke up as if from a dream and looked around blankly:
"Hmm? Why am I... here... Princess? When did you arrive..."
Huan'er said in a trembling voice, "Miss, you just... just now you almost..."
Huan'er was so frightened that she was incoherent. The servants had to come forward and explain the thrilling scene that had just happened.
"Miss, you just looked like you were possessed by something, and you wanted to stab yourself in the heart with a knife!"
"Yeah, Huan'er called you but you didn't respond, which scared everyone!"
"Thankfully, the princess intervened in time and saved your life..."
They witnessed the thrilling scene just now. After seeing Yun Qingqing take action, they had no doubt that she was the Regent Princess, not to mention that the young lady had just called her Princess.
Xu Suyao listened to what everyone said and looked at the knife on the ground with a pale face:
"I... I have no idea how I got here. I was just taking a nap..."
While everyone was talking, Yun Qingqing had already bitten her fingertip, drawn a talisman with blood, and pasted the talisman on the Buddha statue.
After doing this, she turned to look at Xu Suyao and explained:
"This Buddha statue is unclean. It's actually a bad luck demon that steals luck and can even affect a person's mind. Have you been to a Buddhist temple recently?"
Xu Suyao nodded and looked at the Buddha statue with lingering fear:
"Yes... sometimes I accompany my mother to the temple to worship Buddha..."
"That's it." Yun Qingqing nodded and said in a deep voice, "Your horoscope is yin, yet you are destined to be blessed with a long and prosperous life. This evil spirit has taken a liking to you, and it has corroded your mind and tempted you to give away your heart's blood. Once it has absorbed enough of your heart's blood, the consequences will be disastrous."
Xu Suyao's face turned pale, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Was I just... controlled by it?"
Yun Qingqing nodded: "That's right."
When Xu's father and mother rushed over after hearing the news, they heard Yun Qingqing's explanation. Their faces changed. They hurried forward without bothering to exchange pleasantries. They pulled Xu Suyao over and looked her up and down. They only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that their daughter was fine.
When Yun Qingqing brought the old man back to life, Xu's father and mother were both present, and they did not doubt Yun Qingqing's words at all.
Mother Xu said in a trembling voice, "This... I brought this Buddha statue back from a high monk. How could it be so strange... Could it be that the monk wants to harm our family?"
Yun Qingqing swept her eyes over everyone in the courtyard, narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked:
"Mrs. Xu, how did you find that so-called eminent monk?"
"I remember it was..." Mother Xu recalled for a moment, "I happened to meet him on the street that day. The monk said that things had been going badly for me recently. He predicted several things correctly, and then I believed it without a doubt..."
Yun Qingqing interrupted her:
"Meet by chance?"
Madam Xu nodded:
"I had no intention of leaving the house that day, but I suddenly remembered that my best friend's birthday was coming up, and I suddenly decided to pick out a set of jewelry as a gift, so I left the house."
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"So, before you met the monk, were you planning to take that route?"
Mother Xu didn't understand why she asked this. She thought about it for a moment, then shook her head and said,
"No, I was planning to go to the Treasure Pavilion, but I heard that a new and very skilled craftsman had come to Ruyifang on the next street, so I went over to check it out. When I was almost there, I ran into Master Huijue."
Yun Qingqing continued to ask:
"Heard? Who told you that?"
Xu's mother was increasingly confused, but she still answered truthfully:
"It was my personal maid, Biyu, who said so."
Yun Qingqing glanced at the maid behind Xu's mother, who was looking down and oblivious, and asked again:
"Do you remember why you suddenly remembered your best friend's birthday that day? Did someone remind you?"
Mother Xu was stunned for a moment, then recalled and nodded immediately:
"Yes, that's what Biyu reminded me of during our casual chat. This girl has always been very attentive..."
She was halfway through her words when she saw Yun Qingqing's expression and suddenly stopped talking.
The maid behind him looked at Yun Qingqing in shock and spoke aggrievedly:
"What do you mean, Princess? Could it be that I deliberately set her up so she could encounter that eminent monk and ask for the statue back?"
Mother Xu came back to her senses and hesitated:
"Princess, this seems a bit..."
Yun Qingqing spoke calmly:
"Yes, that's what I mean."
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