"What did you say?" the young Ning Yuan said coldly, as if the air pressure around him had dropped several degrees, and everyone held their breath.
“She’s been by your side since you were little, inseparable from you. Wherever you are, she’s there too. Maybe she’s the Imperial Advisor on the surface, but in reality… she’s been seducing you! The two of you aren’t just a simple ruler and subject! That’s why she’s protecting you and aiding and abetting evil!” the man said, as if he had nothing to lose.
"Is this... possible?"
"That's not impossible, after all... Ah, the Imperial Preceptor is even more beautiful than the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, who is number one on our Li Kingdom's list of beauties."
The people below whispered amongst themselves.
The ministers exchanged glances, then turned their gaze to Xiao A Wu, and in their hearts, they somewhat agreed with what the commoner had said.
Otherwise, why would Emperor Yuan resist establishing an empress?
Upon closer reflection, it's true that since Emperor Yuan ascended the throne, only the Imperial Advisor has been able to get close to him.
Sometimes her words carry more weight than theirs.
They had previously regarded her only as the imperial advisor, but the man's words had reminded them of something else.
Besides being the imperial advisor, she was also a woman.
Although she had no power or influence, and was backed by Xingchen Mountain, she was even more beautiful than the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was stunningly beautiful.
The imperial advisor seduced the emperor...
Is this reasonable?
When young Ning Yuan noticed that the way those people were looking at Xiao Jiang Yuan had become strange, his heart skipped a beat.
Did his A-Yuan seduce him?
Ah, he might wish it were so.
But she didn't even understand what love was.
It was clearly a one-sided love on his part, and these people...
"Your Majesty and I are completely innocent and have never crossed any lines." Before the young Ning Yuan could speak, Xiao Wu spoke first. She was calm and composed, not at all angry because of the man's words.
She walked down the steps one by one, bypassing Ning Chi, and went straight to the man who had been captured by the Imperial Guards.
Ning Chi glanced at Xiao Wu out of the corner of his eye, and only when Xiao Wu left his sight did his gaze fall on the ethereal Jiang Yuan beside him.
Jiang Yuan frowned.
She could see the immense resentment emanating from Ning Chi, so how could Xiao Jiang Yuan not see it?
"I swear by the entire Star Mountain that only Your Majesty can avert the great calamity that befalls the Kingdom."
"Only he can break it."
Xiao Wu repeated it again.
This time, his tone was firm.
“As for you, you are entangled by resentment and have lost your mind. You should calm down first,” Xiao Wu said, raising her slender hand and gently touching the man’s shoulder. A wisp of black energy quickly shot out from his body.
Under the sunlight, the dark aura was clearly visible.
The crowd gasped in surprise and retreated hastily.
After the black energy was forced out of the body, it seemed to have its own consciousness and wanted to escape quickly, but it was too late.
With a gentle pinch, the black energy was dispersed and disappeared before everyone's eyes.
The people looked at Xiao Wu in front of them and dispelled their doubts.
The Imperial Advisor is the Imperial Advisor; he exists solely for the sake of the country. How could he possibly seduce the Emperor?
After the black mist emerged from the man's body, he screamed in agony. His hideous face suddenly began to age rapidly, and his skin began to wrinkle and ulcerate. In an instant, he looked as if he had aged decades. Finally, even his hair turned white rapidly, as if he had exhausted all his energy.
The Imperial Guards who had captured him were taken aback at first, but then quickly released their grip.
The moment he let go, the man collapsed to the ground, convulsed for a while, and then stopped breathing.
Everyone was startled by this scene, and screams erupted from all around.
Xiao A raised an eyebrow, stared at the corpse at his feet for a while, then squatted down and reached out to examine it.
“He’s been dead for at least three days, clinging to life by his last shred of resentment,” Xiao A Wu said, her eyebrows furrowed.
He initially thought it was just ordinary resentment, a resentment that arose from his hatred for Emperor Yuan.
But now it seems that the resentment within him is not simple!
"W-what? A person who's been dead for three days...a person who's been dead for three days suddenly comes back to life, and looks just like us. This...this must be a monster, right?"
"There were a few others like that just now, could they also be..."
"A demon, a monster! This must be a demon! Maybe you are one too..."
Upon hearing this, the people panicked, their eyes scanning the strangers around them with suspicion.
They suspected each other and took a few steps back to distance themselves from the people around them.
The guards who had originally blocked their way were pushed back by the crowd of people.
"Emperor Yuan will bring ruin to the Li Kingdom! He is a jinx, a jinx! He is not the one who can avert disaster!"
"If you don't believe me, just wait and see, you'll all die because of him!"
"A great calamity is coming soon. Only by killing him... only by killing him can you be safe!"
Among the crowd, a commoner stared angrily at the young Ning Yuan on the stage, gritting his teeth as if he had a blood feud with him.
"The great calamity is coming, the great calamity is coming, you will all die, all of you will die!" another person said, his voice coming out in broken sentences, as if he had a stutter, repeating these two sentences.
Immediately afterward, another commoner shouted, "Kill Emperor Yuan! Kill Emperor Yuan!"
The people around them, seeing this, wanted to stay away from them.
Unfortunately, we were a step too late.
A scream rang out from the crowd.
Those people attacked the common people blocking their way as if they were mad, and then went towards Emperor Yuan standing above them.
Even the guards and imperial guards were no match for them.
"How can they be so strong!" one of the guards exclaimed in surprise, taking a few steps back.
These people were like strongmen; they were pushed aside as soon as they rushed forward and were almost injured!
An ordinary person wouldn't have that kind of strength.
"A demon! A monster!" the people cried out in terror, then quickly crawled backward.
The surrounding area was thrown into chaos, with many people fleeing in all directions.
"The monster is eating people...it's eating people..." A commoner was so frightened that his legs went weak and he fell to the ground. Hot blood splattered on his face as he trembled and shouted.
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