Chapter 106: Let Bai Wushuang be burned at the stake
The next moment.
Before the Imperial Master could finish his words, the old Taoist priest raised his arm angrily and slapped the Imperial Master hard to the ground!
"What a disgrace! You're so unskilled yet you dare to come to the Imperial City to cheat and deceive. You've squandered all the merits I've cultivated throughout my life! I think you're the most despicable evildoer. I should take you in now!"
After saying that, the old Taoist priest drew out his sword and made a move to chop at the Imperial Master!
The Imperial Master hurriedly retreated, rolling and crawling to avoid it.
Hiding and begging for mercy.
"Master! Master, I was wrong! I won't dare to do it again... Master, please forgive me this time! Ouch..."
Jiang Wanning slightly opened one eye and looked at the Imperial Master who was being chased and hacked by the old Taoist priest.
Suddenly I feel that my temper is still too good.
Yeah, I learned it.
When you have time, I will ask the Marquis to teach me some sword techniques. They will definitely come in handy when I “rebel”!
Several pieces of the imperial teacher's clothes were cut off. He covered his injured arm and hid behind the young man in panic.
"Junior Brother! Please help me persuade Master... When Master gets angry, it can be fatal! You don't want to be so young without a senior brother to protect you, do you?!"
The young man crossed his arms over his chest, looking as if it had nothing to do with him, and said calmly.
"No, I think so. This way I will be the master's only closed disciple."
Imperial Master: "..." Oh! Miscalculated!
Seeing that the visitor had ill intentions and was obviously not on the same side as him, King Ruyang couldn't help but look gloomy and shouted to stop him.
"Enough! This is the Imperial Capital, not Tianqi Mountain. Stop being so presumptuous in front of me!"
The old Taoist priest then stopped.
He turned around and looked Prince Ruyang up and down, then stroked his long white beard and said with narrowed eyes.
"Your Excellency is the Prince of Ruyang, right?"
Prince Ruyang sneered.
"Since you know it's me, why don't you kneel down and pay homage?"
The old Taoist priest bowed and acted as if he had already paid the visit.
Then he pinched his fingertips, as if calculating something.
"Your Highness, I see your forehead is black and your face is blue. This is a bad omen. If you don't abandon your delusions and devote yourself to goodness, you may face a bloody disaster!"
When Prince Ruyang heard this, his eyes bulged with anger and he shouted angrily.
"Shut up! How dare you curse me?! Come, drag this old Taoist priest out and pull out his tongue!"
"Who dares—"
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Wanning held his head, woke up slowly and opened his eyes.
Shen Yan's face lit up with joy, and he immediately cooperated.
"Madam, you're awake..."
Jiang Wanning nodded and said.
"Just now, I was haunted by an evil spirit and lost control of my words and actions. It was the old Taoist priest with his profound Taoist skills who intervened in time and saved my life! My Lord, the old Taoist priest is a great benefactor to our mansion. You must not let anything happen to him..."
Shen Yan held her shoulders and glanced coldly at King Ruyang.
"Madam, don't worry. With this marquis here, no one can touch the old Heavenly Master!"
Prince Ruyang: “…”
I have never been so speechless in my life.
Pingyang Hou is a military general, but he is so gullible that he is ordered around by a woman and obeys her orders without hesitation. It is a disgrace to them as men!
Seeing Jiang Wanning "awake", the old Taoist priest put away his whisk and stepped forward.
Bow and say.
"My Lord, Madam...it's my poor teaching that allowed this evil disciple to do evil and offend Madam! If I have offended you, Madam, please forgive me."
Jiang Wanning had someone send the letter to Tianqi Mountain as fast as he could a few days ago. Of course, it was not just to deal with Bai Wushuang.
Even though Bai Wushuang is cunning and has committed many evil deeds, she is nothing more than a pawn of King Ruyang.
Prince Ruyang has been cautious in these years and has placed many spies into the palace.
In addition to Concubine Liu who is currently in great favor, the Imperial Master is undoubtedly the "death warrant" he sent to the emperor!
As the eldest disciple of the old Heavenly Master, the National Master has been obsessed with the art of alchemy since childhood and has made considerable progress.
Although the elixirs he refined were not enough to make people immortal, they had miraculous effects in strengthening the body.
But when it comes to elixirs, the more obvious the effect, the stronger the medicinal properties.
The more addictive it is, the stronger it is.
Prince Ruyang knew that the emperor was eager to have a child, so he asked Concubine Liu to give the emperor a strong medicine that could enhance his virility and accelerate the destruction of his already weak and decaying body.
On the one hand, he asked the imperial teacher to give him the so-called elixir to make him addicted so that he could control him in the future.
At present, the emperor trusts and respects Concubine Liu and the Imperial Preceptor very much.
Jiang Wanning was naturally not stupid enough to reason with a "drug addict", so he simply took advantage of Bai Wushuang's mischief and asked the princess to use her status to steal the imperial teacher's elixir and send it to Tianqi Mountain together with the letter.
The old Taoist priest could not sit still when his disciple committed such a serious mistake that brought disaster to the country and the people, so he traveled day and night to the capital!
"Master, you are too kind."
Although Jiang Wanning had already discussed the plan with the old Taoist priest behind the scenes.
In front of Prince Ruyang and Eunuch Yang, you still have to pretend and go through the procedures.
"If the Taoist priest hadn't arrived in time today, I wouldn't have escaped the disaster... I'm just worried about whether the evil spirits in the Marquis' Mansion have been completely eliminated."
The old Taoist priest frowned, looking troubled.
"This... To be honest, Madam Hou, the spell I just cast only suppressed the evil spirit, but it couldn't eliminate it! Right now, the evil spirit has escaped into this girl's body and attached itself to the fetus in her belly."
After hearing this, Bai Wushuang had just breathed a sigh of relief when her face turned even paler.
I want to curse!
Shen Yulin was shocked. Seeing everyone looking at him unfriendly, he almost subconsciously protected Bai Wushuang.
"W-What do you want to do..."
Jiang Wanning curled his lips and sneered.
"Why are you so nervous? When the Imperial Master wanted me to be burned at the stake just now, you weren't this nervous. How come... now it's your Ah Wu's turn, and you can't handle it?"
Ye Linglong sneered beside him.
"So you're worried about accidents too! And you just kept telling Madam Hou not to be afraid... How filial!"
Song Zhizhi gave the order directly.
"Come here, tie Miss Bai to the pile of firewood and light it on fire!"
"yes!"
When they heard that it was the Fourth Young Lady's order, everyone responded in unison and rushed forward without any hesitation!
It was as if what was being captured was not a living person, but a hen that laid golden eggs.
After all, it was well known that the fourth young lady was the most generous when it came to giving out tips.
Maybe when I’m in a good mood, I’ll grab a handful of golden melon seeds and give them to them!
"No... let me go! I don't want to be burned at the stake... Shen Lang, Shen Lang, save me..."
Bai Wushuang never expected that the evil plan she came up with would eventually come back to haunt her!
She struggled and shouted desperately.
He wanted to break free from the crowd's restraints, but the hands holding his arms were harder than iron clamps!
Seeing this, Shen Yulin was extremely anxious and hurried forward to rescue Bai Wushuang.
"You can't do this to her... Stop it! Stop it right there!"
But no one paid any attention.
Some people even took advantage of the chaos to trip him, thinking he was in the way!
Seeing that he could not be relied upon, Bai Wushuang turned to the Imperial Master for help.
"Master...Master, please save me, save my child... I'm not afraid of death, but my child is so innocent!"
These words were obviously spoken to Prince Ruyang.
The Imperial Master had anticipated this and subconsciously raised his hand to stop it.
"Wait—"
But before he raised his hand halfway, the old Taoist priest pushed it down and scolded him coldly.
"Shut up! Don't you think you've caused enough trouble?"
The Imperial Master immediately fell silent, lowered his head, and dared not meddle in other people's business anymore.
The suppression from the master is difficult to resist.
Seeing Bai Wushuang struggling and being tied to the cross, someone brought a torch and handed it to Jiang Wanning.
Shen Yulin rushed over again and grabbed her hand.
Pleading.
"Mother, are you really so cruel that you want to burn A Wu alive?!"
“Bang!”
Jiang Wanning slapped him and cursed.
"If you say anything more, I'll tie you up too! The child's own father didn't say a word, and you're barking like a dog here!"
Shen Yulin paused, "Mother, do you remember what happened just now?"
Jiang Wanning sneered.
"I'm possessed by a ghost, not amnesiac! You don't listen to me, so don't you listen to the words of our ancestors?! Let go of my hand!"
Song Zhizhi sighed aside.
"Alas, I thought Shen Yu'an was the blindest, but I didn't expect there were even blinders."
Ye Linglong was relieved.
"Fortunately, the engagement was cancelled early, otherwise I wouldn't be able to escape."
Although the two were whispering to each other, they did not try to suppress their voices, and everyone present heard them.
Shen Yulin couldn't help but blush, looking a little embarrassed.
Even my hands lost strength.
Could it be that the truth... was really what the evil spirit said? Had Bai Wushuang been lying to him from the beginning to the end?!
If that's the case, then how ridiculous he is.
It's simply... the biggest joke in the world.
Seeing him lost in thought, with a look of doubt on his life, Jiang Wanning brushed his hand away, not bothering to pay any more attention to him.
She held the torch but did not go directly to the firewood pile.
Instead, he strode up to King Ruyang.
He raised his eyebrows.
"Since the prince has summoned us, and ordered us to slay the evildoer... otherwise, it's better for you, your Highness, to set the fire!"
Prince Ruyang's eyes darkened. How could he not know that Jiang was deliberately making things difficult for him?
He refused without thinking.
"I am not a Taoist priest, I don't understand those matters concerning gods and ghosts!"
The old Taoist priest spoke at the right time and said with understanding.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. With this humble Taoist in charge, the evil spirit won't be able to escape. Your Highness, just light the fire!"
Prince Ruyang gave him a fierce look and warned him to shut up.
The old Taoist priest looked up at the dark sky and urged.
"The time is almost up, hurry up!"
Prince Ruyang: “…”
Damn it!
He fell into a trap.
This stinky old Taoist priest is actually in cahoots with Jiang. He has been tricked!
Seeing that Prince Ruyang was reluctant to take the torch, Jiang Wanning simply handed it to him and said something meaningful.
"Your Highness doesn't usually seem like a kind and compassionate person, but now he's being so hesitant... Could it be that my Shen family's 'ancestor' is right?
That Miss Bai was the spy you sent to the Marquis' Mansion. Is the child she is pregnant with yours?
Are you so reluctant?
If this is true, Eunuch Yang...you must report this matter to His Majesty in detail, so that His Majesty can order a thorough investigation of the Prince of Ruyang's Mansion!"
Eunuch Yang: Sweating.
If you guys are fighting, don’t bring me along!
I haven't offended any of you!
Have some pity on the workers. It’s already a headache to serve an emperor.
"It seems the prince has acquiesced. After all, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs... Then I'll do it!"
Jiang Wanning said this and reached out to take the torch back.
At this point, Prince Ruyang was in a difficult situation.
If he doesn't do it himself, it will definitely give rise to gossip and make the emperor suspicious of him!
And it was obvious that Jiang would not let Bai Wushuang go.
Since Bai Wushuang can't escape death anyway, it's better for her to die in his hands and show his "loyalty" to the emperor!
Thinking of this, Prince Ruyang's eyes turned cold, and without waiting for Jiang to take the torch back, he pushed her away!
Then he strode to the pile of firewood.
Finally, he took a look at Bai Wushuang, who was tied to a wooden frame, with a cloth tied in her mouth, shaking her head at him frantically.
Finally, he raised his hand and threw the torch up!
In an instant, the fire burst into flames, and the raging flames quickly engulfed Bai Wushuang's struggling body.
"Awu——"
Shen Yulin felt somewhat reluctant to see this and wanted to go over to save people, but he was quickly pushed back two steps by the scorching fire, waving his hands and coughing repeatedly.
"Cough cough! Cough cough cough."
Seeing that he didn't dare to move forward, Ye Linglong couldn't help but sneer.
"And you still know how to hide... It seems that you don't love her as much as you say, and you won't really die for her."
Fortunately, I didn’t get married. It’s really a great deed.
…
A raging fire mixed with countless conspiracies was finally extinguished by heavy rain.
Bai Wushuang was not burned to death, but the child was definitely lost.
Prince Ruyang turned away in anger.
After Song Zhizhi stuffed a stack of banknotes into Eunuch Yang's pocket, he decided to speak well of the Marquis' wife in front of the emperor in the future.
The old Taoist priest also twisted the ear of the national teacher and left the mansion, intending to personally go before His Majesty to apologize, bring the evil disciple back to Tianqi Mountain, punish him according to the rules of the religion, and serve as a warning to others!
As for the matter of refining the "immortal pill", he introduced the second disciple, Xie Qingyuan, who was even more talented.
Xie Qingyuan...
When Jiang Wanning thought of this name, he felt it was a bit perverted.
He is the second most infatuated male supporting role in the original text, besides Nangong Jing.
After Ye Linglong's death, Xie Qingyuan's hair turned white overnight.
Not long after, Shen Yulin died in battle and instructed his subordinates to bury him and Ye Linglong together.
Xie Qingyuan dug up the grave, took away Ye Linglong's body, and buried it in his own Taoist temple. He lived alone guarding her lonely grave for the rest of his life.
But this life shouldn't be that miserable...right?!
…
The next day.
At Jiang Wanning's suggestion, Ye Linglong plans to go to the palace to ask for permission to take over her father's position.
Song Zhizhi was a little worried.
"Will His Majesty object to Linglong taking over the Ye family's military power and troops? I'm afraid the court officials will also strongly oppose it... Especially those pedantic old stubborn people who inherently look down on women. They would make a big fuss over even a divorce letter, let alone military power."
Jiang Wanning seemed to have a plan in mind and soothed him.
"It's just a request for permission. There's nothing wrong with trying. The worst-case scenario is that he'll be reprimanded by His Majesty, and the entire Ye family will die. If he dares to punish Linglong, I'm afraid he'll be stabbed in the back! We should think positively. What if it works?"
After hearing her say this, Ye Linglong suddenly gained some courage and confidence.
"Madam Hou is right. If you don't try, you'll have nothing. Only by trying can you know if it works!"
Song Zhizhi then relaxed her expression and clenched her fists towards her.
"come on!"
Ye Linglong was a little confused: "Come on...?"
Song Zhizhi explained with a smile: "What my mother taught me is that you can definitely do it!"
Ye Linglong's eyes warmed slightly, and then she clenched her fists and made a cheering gesture to herself.
"Yes, I can do it!"
The three of them walked towards the gate of the Marquis' Mansion while talking.
See Ye Linglong come out.
Shen Yulin, who had been guarding outside the Marquis' Mansion all night, came forward immediately. He looked haggard and had dark circles under his eyes, which showed that he had not slept all night.
"Linglong... tell me the truth, was it really you who saved me on the battlefield that day?!"
Ye Linglong is now very fed up with him.
Directly deny it.
"No, you're overthinking it. I haven't even been to a battlefield."
Not expecting her to say that, Shen Yulin's expression froze, and he paused for a moment before speaking.
"But before, you clearly said you had been there... and you said you saved me!"
Ye Linglong said.
"You're kidding! How can you be so gullible? You believe everything anyone says. Don't you have a brain? Can't you think for yourself? No wonder you get fooled so many times..."
Seeing that she didn't admit it, Shen Yulin no longer believed it.
Grab her hand and said.
"I know it's you! It must be you!
Don't be angry. Even if I recognized the wrong person, my feelings for you have never changed! The person I want to repay is always you!
Linglong, let's start over, okay?!"
“Bang!”
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