The third prince seemed to have just finished a bath, his hair was still a little wet, and he was wearing a moon-white robe, which made his temperament more elegant like orchid. He looked at the woman with Mu Li in front of him with an evil and rogue look.
Jiuxi raised an eyebrow, his knowing eyes filled with calmness, and said coldly, "Junior brother is not at home, so I came here."
The two of them also had a tacit understanding. The Third Prince immediately led Jiuxi to a cold and gloomy lake. Pointing at the lake that exuded the stench of corpses, the Third Prince said, "Every day, palace maids and eunuchs float up from the bottom of the water. The evil spirit's lair must be at the bottom of this lake."
Because of the recent incidents involving evil spirits, the emperor had already issued an edict prohibiting anyone from approaching the Houting Lake. Therefore, the bodies of the palace maids could only soak in the water, which was very smelly and fishy.
The moonlight cast an image on the lake. It was vaguely visible that under the cover of the moonlight, gurgling bubbles were rising in the center of the lake. Jiuxi counted with his fingers under his sleeves and thought for a while, with a look of difficulty on his face.
This Houting Lake should have been a good place with spiritual energy, but there were too many dirty things in the harem. Many palace maids and eunuchs were thrown here after being killed. The corpse qi and ghost qi gradually depleted the spiritual energy, making it impossible for any living creature to survive in the lake. Over time, the lake water became darker and darker, making it a good place for evil spirits to hide.
A thick fog drifted in from nowhere, covering the lake. Jiuxi frowned and said to the Third Prince who remained calm behind him, "Your Highness, it would be best if you stay away."
Unexpectedly, the Third Prince not only rejected Jiuxi's request, but also smiled heartlessly and said, "No problem, this prince is not afraid of that female ghost."
He just wanted to see how she captured ghosts, and by the way, he considered recruiting Jiuxi under his command, which would make it easier for him to seize the position of crown prince.
Jiuxi was shocked, thinking that when ordinary people saw a ghost harming people, wouldn't they stay away from it? Why was the third prince so calm?
But she naturally couldn't let the Third Prince see her casting magic, so she took out some yellow paper from her sleeve and threw it into the air. When the yellow paper was scattered, Jiuxi casually made a fire gesture, and the yellow paper started to burn by itself and soon turned into ashes.
Although he had seen all these tricks of the Taoist priests, the Third Prince was still surprised for a moment, because Jiuxi made the yellow paper burn with his bare hands, unlike those incompetent Taoist priests who had purple-red liquid in their hands.
But the paper ashes flew in one direction and gradually dispelled the thick fog.
The Third Prince exclaimed in amazement, "Young lady, your ability... is truly amazing!"
Jiuxi hooked her finger at the Third Prince, signaling him to come over, and her hand hidden under her sleeve was already prepared. When the Third Prince came closer, she slashed his neck with a knife. The Third Prince's pupils blurred for a few moments, and his body fell limply.
After doing all this, Jiuxi casually cast a barrier to protect the body of the Third Prince, and he himself conjured up a fishing rod with a white and tender boiled egg hanging on the hook. Jiuxi sat by the lake very casually, even swinging his legs over the lake, and stretched the fishing rod above the Houting Lake. The hook slowly sank, splashing a few water drops, and the egg sank into the water.
It is well known that ghost messengers like to eat boiled eggs the most, and there is no spirit who doesn't like to eat eggs.
What's more, this egg is not an ordinary egg.
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