The little emperor also smelled a faint scent of herbs, and his gloomy expression suddenly relaxed.
He called softly, "Sister Qu?"
Qu Li is now still at the critical point between space and the outside world, and the perverted high priest can clearly feel her presence. She can't speak anymore, and can only wave a gentle internal force towards the little emperor as a response to him.
The little emperor had long been accustomed to Qu Li's coming and going without a trace. He guessed that it was definitely not appropriate for her to show up now, so he didn't continue talking to her.
But the heart that was uneasy just now is now slowly calming down.
A guard came to the high priest who was bandaging the wound and whispered a few words. The frost on the high priest's face became more obvious.
"I have already led people to chase them."
"Lead them to Black Wind Cliff!" the high priest said coldly.
Whether it was Feng Yi or Xiao Xian, they were both stumbling blocks in his dream of unifying the Three Kingdoms.
Since he had lured them to Xiling this time by taking advantage of his wedding with Qu Li, there was absolutely no way he would let them leave alive!
The entire front hall was filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.
Time was running out, and the high priest had no time to carefully treat his wounds.
He stood up, his gloomy eyes slowly sweeping across everyone's faces, finally stopping on the little emperor's face.
When the little emperor met his gaze, his heart felt as if it was being strangled by a pair of hands, and his breathing became tight.
Suddenly, someone patted him gently on the shoulder. He suddenly remembered that Qu Li was right beside him, and immediately threw away all the fears deep in his heart.
"Your Majesty, the woman beside you is indeed Princess Showa, who was once stripped of her princess title!"
The high priest's words were like a bolt from the blue.
The court officials all looked at the medicine man.
Their looks were too complicated, expressing regret, hatred, or disdain.
Before his identity was exposed, the medicine man was able to remain calm.
After her identity was exposed, the medicine man felt that the entire Xiling royal family was shamed along with her.
She slowly raised her hands to cover her face, but still felt that everyone's gazes could pierce through her.
The little emperor lowered his eyebrows and looked at her, his thin lips pursed into a line because of heartache.
He took a step forward and blocked some of those malicious gazes.
At this moment, the medicine man's broken heart felt like it was soaked in hot spring water, and his eyes were extremely sore and swollen.
"High Priest, my aunt has died long ago!"
"But I just clearly heard the emperor shouting 'Imperial Aunt' when he came in!" the high priest said aggressively.
"I just received an anonymous letter saying that my aunt is here! My aunt is favored by the late emperor and is said to be so beautiful that she can make fish sink to the bottom of the water and geese fall to the ground!"
The little emperor was a little worried that these words might hurt the medicine man, so he glanced at her out of the corner of his eye.
The medicine man gave him a look that said "I'm fine".
"Princess Showa was once a rare beauty in the Tianlong Continent. She is completely incomparable to the woman in front of me."
"So, I think this ugly woman is not Princess Showa at all! Prime Minister Zhangsun, what do you think?"
"I don't think so either!" Chang Sun Li said indifferently.
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Although all the court officials had long been frightened to the point of losing all color in their faces, everyone has a gossipy mind, and that curiosity would definitely not be extinguished by fear.
One court official spoke, and the other court officials also began to discuss.
The young emperor did not like these people using his aunt as a topic of conversation, but he had just denied that the medicine man was Princess Showa, so naturally he could not continue to give the high priest the opportunity to use the medicine man to make a big fuss.
The high priest raised his thin lips slightly.
It really made him look at him with new eyes. In such a short time, the little emperor had grown so much.
Sure enough, Qu Li is a rare woman!
Just like Li Ran, just one glance is enough to make people remember it for a lifetime!
"This person is indeed Princess Showa, and she has a birthmark on her arm!"
The high priest's words actually made everyone sigh again.
"High Priest, even if the Imperial Aunt was stripped of her title of princess by the previous Emperor, she was once a member of the Xiling Imperial Family. Your words are clearly slandering the Imperial Aunt and destroying her reputation!"
"Princess Showa's former wet nurse can prove it!"
"Even so, birthmarks can be faked!" the little emperor argued.
He now had a vague feeling that the high priest seemed to really want to use the medicine man to do something. Since he had already denied that she was his aunt, he might as well deny it to the end.
"I'm not some Showa Princess at all!" the medicine man said weakly. "That hypocritical bastard has countless medicine men in the Black Water Forest, and I'm one of them!"
Upon hearing this, all the court officials stepped back and distanced themselves from the high priest.
The high priest's eyes grew darker.
The medicine man pressed his chest and sat up shakily, ignoring his gaze that seemed to want to tear her into pieces.
He continued, "Every day in the Blackwater Forest is like purgatory, with sounds of pain constantly ringing in my ears! The poison is too strong. If you can't withstand it, you will be thrown into the barren slopes behind and burned to ashes."
When those who were close to the high priest heard this, they shuddered again and looked at the high priest with fear in their eyes.
The high priest's expression remained unchanged as he sneered, "If I really did that, I'd definitely leave some clues in the Black Water Forest. Everyone, can someone please go check out the Black Water Forest?"
The little emperor frowned.
The high priest is as cunning as a fox. Since he dared to say this, he must have arranged everything in advance.
Even if we send people to the Black Water Forest now, we will definitely not find anything.
"Your Majesty, I am devoted to Xiling and cannot stand being slandered like this."
The little emperor gritted his teeth in hatred.
Damn old fox, I will never let you have the chance to live and act tyrannically again!
"Your Majesty, I am not lying. It was the people from the Shadow Pavilion who rescued me from the Black Water Forest that day!" The medicine man spoke in an anxious tone, and after he finished speaking, he coughed continuously.
"The Shadow Pavilion?!" A court official frowned in surprise. "They've always stayed out of the affairs of the Three Kingdoms, and they don't meddle in other people's affairs. However, not long ago, I heard that the Shadow Pavilion seems to have some connection with the Crown Prince of Southern Qi!"
"Xiling was isolated from the outside world for decades before reopening to trade. The Shadow Pavilion was the first organization to enter the Xiling Imperial City! If it's truly related to the Crown Prince of Southern Qi, I'm afraid their motives are not pure!"
"Your Majesty, Xiling has suffered countless losses from internal strife. If Southern Qi unites with Da Gan and intends to encroach on Xiling, this matter cannot be underestimated!"
Those court officials who were full of gossip before now showed expressions of worry and ignored the disheveled medicine man on the ground.
Qu Li, who had been staying in the space, gradually became serious in expression.
The high priest is indeed worthy of being the high priest!
His purpose was to stir up conflicts among the three countries!
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