0p0 Chapter 161: The Central City Army Slays Demons and Eliminates Evils
Chapter 161: The Central City Army Slays Demons and Eliminates Evils
After a stick of incense had passed, everyone in the Shenzun Sect had stopped.
Everywhere there were corpses of monsters whose heads and bodies had been separated, revealing their true forms, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.
The dignitaries at the banquet looked at each other, and everyone had a lingering fear on their face.
Who could have imagined that just by going to the palace to have a meal, the person next to him/the new daughter-in-law/the maid would suddenly turn into a monster!
Almost half of the families present tonight have been affected.
People looked at the mutilated corpses of the monsters in front of them, their foreheads covered in cold sweat.
Finally, everyone's attention turned to the people who were tied up by Yue Ran and others in the open space in the middle of the banquet.
They still look like human beings, and the fear and grievance on their faces don't seem fake.
In addition, Yue Ran was not a disciple of the Shenzun Sect, so some officials were not convinced.
An official stood up and asked coldly:
"May I ask Princess Yue Ran, how did my second wife offend you that you actually called her a monster?"
A beautiful young woman in the field has already cried out:
"Master, please save me. I am pregnant with our child!"
The official's face became even more sad and angry when he heard this:
"Since the princess is not a disciple of the Divine Venerable Sect, why is she causing trouble here? Are you trying to torture her into confessing and causing someone to die?"
Yue Ran looked at the official who was questioning her and said nothing.
He just looked at Yue Si Ning who was sitting next to Murong Hui:
"Si Ning, if the monster is pregnant, how can we make her reveal her true form without hurting the child?"
Yue Si Ning had been eating until now and was already half full. She stood up and patted her belly, then raised her face and smiled:
"It's extremely difficult for demons and humans to have children. That auntie wasn't pregnant at all!"
The official's face was filled with anger, and he suppressed his displeasure and said:
"My dear little princess, please be careful with your words. My wife is clearly three months pregnant. This is the diagnosis made by several doctors. There is no way it can be wrong!"
Emperor Shengwen stood on the high platform and said calmly:
"Come here, call the imperial doctor."
This requires identity verification.
The official had nothing to say so he had to shut his mouth and looked at the people from the Shenzun Sect for help.
At times like this, only the people from the Divine Lord Sect can have the final say.
His wife must be innocent!
Xiao Ce lowered his eyes and looked at his jade token, only to see that it was still bluish-gray in color, as rich as copper rust.
He frowned slightly and was about to step forward to test the woman, but was stopped by Duan Qingkong.
Xiao Ce looked up in confusion, only to hear Duan Qingkong ask:
"Yao Ye, do you think that woman is a monster?"
Yao Ye was about to speak, but suddenly paused, with some resentment in his eyes.
Why should she testify for Yue Ran?
Even if there are indeed monsters in the center of the place, if she refuses to say anything, then it depends on what the Yue Ran sisters will do?
"...Uncle, I can't see it anymore."
Yao Ye spoke stiffly.
Duan Qingkong glared at Yao Ye with disappointment.
The official knelt down again towards Emperor Shengwen:
"Your Majesty! Even the Immortal Master of the Divine Venerable Sect couldn't tell. I beg Your Majesty to let my wife go. She is pregnant and can't stand being frightened!"
After he finished speaking, he kowtowed repeatedly, and his forehead turned red in a short while.
The women around all looked reluctant and their eyes turned unfriendly when they looked at Yue Ran.
"General Yue is a good fighter, but he doesn't have to be so aggressive in catching monsters."
"Maybe he is too old to get married, and seeing his wife is pregnant, he deliberately makes things difficult for her?"
Whispers were heard everywhere, but Yue Ran remained unmoved. He just watched the imperial physician go and check the young woman's pulse.
The imperial physician felt the patient's pulse for a moment, with a look of hesitation on his face.
Then he raised his voice and said:
"Your Majesty, this woman's pulse is a little strange, like a slippery pulse, but also a little different..."
On the high platform, Chu Hanling was already getting impatient and whispered:
"After all this talk, why not just chop off her head and see if the body is human or a demon?"
As soon as these words came out, Chu Hantian and Chu Hanyun could hardly hold back the corners of their lips. Yunpin was so anxious that she twisted Chu Hanling’s arm a few times:
"What's your business? Stop chewing maggots here!!"
Emperor Shengwen glanced at Chu Hanling with a gloomy expression.
The official below the stage kowtowed again, begging Emperor Shengwen to show mercy.
Xiao Ce frowned. The jade token in his hand was clearly blue-gray in color, so why didn’t his uncle let him speak?
"Uncle Master?"
Duan Qingkong looked at him coldly:
"Since your junior sister has the ability to identify monsters, why do you need to say anything more?"
Xiao Ce was stunned for a moment and became even more confused.
In such a situation, is it possible that the uncle-master is still sulking with the junior sister?
Murong Hui saw all of this, sighed helplessly, and looked at the little girl beside him:
"It seems your uncle is waiting to see you sisters make a fool of yourself."
Yue Si Ning stood up and said with a smile:
"Don't be impatient, big brother. The best is yet to come."
The little girl held the hem of her skirt and walked lightly to Yue Ran, pulling her sister's hand and shaking it:
"Sister, let's not wait any longer, let's get started."
Yue Ran smiled and rubbed the little girl's soft hair, raised her little finger to her lips, and an excited whistle sounded.
Outside the Imperial Garden, Zheng Minglou, who had been waiting for the signal, frowned and said loudly:
"Everyone, pick up the scriptures in your hands and read them with me!"
All the guards of the Central City Military Department simultaneously raised a piece of paper hidden in their palms and read aloud the spell on it.
"Tai Shang Laojun, be as urgent as the law!"
"Blue dragon and white tiger, guardian of the spirits."
"Fire burns evil spirits, and golden light locks souls."
"The wind disappears and the clouds disappear, but the righteousness remains forever."
Hundreds of hot-blooded guards chanted the spell at the same time, over and over again, and the air above the imperial garden gradually became distorted.
Feng Xiaolou stood behind Chu Hantian and suddenly felt suffocated and uncomfortable in his chest.
She looked up in horror and saw a faint spell emerging in the air. Each word was shone with golden light, so bright that she dared not open her eyes.
In the open space in the middle of the imperial garden, the monsters that were originally calling for help stopped calling out, and each of them stroked their necks with fear on their faces.
The official's second wife was the first to be affected. Her face first turned blue and then pale. Her eyes turned from black to green, and her pupils turned into vertical lines in full view of everyone.
The women who had just been filled with indignation all covered their lips and stepped back, their faces pale with fright when they saw this shocking change.
"Oh my! She's changed!"
"Not only that, there are also those people on the ground, look!"
The monsters in the center of the open space rolled on the ground in pain. As they rolled, scales grew on their faces, and as they rolled, tails appeared behind them.
The official who had been kowtowing and begging Emperor Shengwen stared at his wife, who had changed from a human to a lizard standing on the ground. His eyes rolled up and he fainted on the spot.
At the edge of the venue, Duan Qingkong and others also had gloomy faces.
Duan Qingkong was particularly surprised. He didn't expect that Yue Si Ning didn't even take action personally, but just relied on a group of guards to make the monster appear.
Yao Ye looked up at the sky in shock and anger.
What's going on? It's just an ordinary scripture for exorcising demons. Why do those guards outside have such a significant effect when they recite it?