Exile: Empty half of the capital and blow up the enemy's palace

In invisible state, Yun Qingqing followed Pang Tong quietly into the palace and came to the outside of the hall.

The atmosphere in the hall was solemn. The emperor sat on the dragon throne, his face sullen as he stared at Prime Minister Dong and Taoist Zuo, who were kneeling on the ground. Just as the two were about to say something, a eunuch shouted from outside the hall, "Your Majesty, Commander Pang requests an audience."

"Let him in." The emperor said in a deep voice.

Yun Qingqing followed Commander Pang into the hall. After glancing around the hall, she set her eyes on the emperor sitting on the dragon throne. She saw that the emperor was about sixty years old, with a dark complexion, and was obviously very unhappy.

Commander Pang stopped in the center of the hall, bowed respectfully, and then reported loudly, "Your Majesty, I have carried out a thorough search of the rear garden of the Duke of Protectorate's residence as ordered, but have not found any voodoo dolls that could be used to curse Your Majesty."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lord Dong's face changed instantly. He had clearly asked someone to hide the voodoo doll in the back garden of the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion. How could he not have found the voodoo doll?

Could it be that his people betrayed him and didn't hide the voodoo doll in the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion? Or perhaps someone in the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion discovered that he had hidden the voodoo doll and ordered it to be disposed of?

Upon hearing this, the Emperor cast a sharp glance at Prime Minister Dong, his voice filled with chilling emotion. "Dong He, what else do you have to say? You hid a voodoo doll in your mansion, cursing me to ascend to heaven soon. Now you're slandering the Duke of the Protectorate's mansion for hiding a voodoo doll cursing me. What on earth are you up to, Dong He?"

Dong Xiangye trembled all over, kowtowed quickly and defended himself with all his might, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I just heard some rumors about the Duke of Huguo's Mansion and was worried about Your Majesty's safety, so I brought this up to Your Majesty.

As for the voodoo dolls found in my mansion, they were definitely not mine. I am loyal to Your Majesty and have no intention of harming you. Your Majesty, those voodoo dolls were a frame-up against me. Please understand!

After saying this, he didn't wait for the emperor to speak before anxiously saying, "Your Majesty, the voodoo doll in my humble residence must have been taken out by me last night when I emptied my evil possessions!"

At this time, Taoist Zuo also spoke up to defend himself, "Your Majesty, those witchcraft dolls in my mansion were hidden by the evil creature that emptied my mansion last night. I hope Your Majesty will understand."

After hearing this, the emperor frowned, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he said coldly, "Aren't you a master of Taoism? How come you can't even deal with such an evil creature?"

"Your Majesty, that evil creature has profound Taoist skills and acts cunningly. I was careless for a moment and fell into its trap. Your Majesty's evil creature must be eliminated, otherwise it will endanger your health and the stability of your country." Taoist Zuo said seriously.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor's face was filled with solemnity. After a moment's thought, he said, "I will not bother you with the matter of the voodoo doll for now. I will give you three days to find that evil creature and eliminate it. If you cannot eliminate it, I will behead you and display your head in public."

"I obey your command!" Taoist Zuo replied respectfully, but he was thinking about how to leave the Great Zhou Kingdom. Now the Great Zhou Kingdom was haunted by evil creatures, and he could not stay here any longer. In a few days, the news that the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion was collaborating with the enemy and treason would be spread to the capital. The old emperor was already very suspicious and had always been worried about the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion. He planted a seed of doubt in the old emperor's heart. As long as the news of the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion collaborating with the enemy and treason was spread to the capital, the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion would be doomed.

The emperor then fixed his gaze on Dong He and said in a deep voice, "As for you, Dong He, you will be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison first. If he fails to eliminate the evil creature within three days, you will be executed along with him."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Dong was struck by lightning, his face pale. This Taoist Zuo was not a true Taoist with powerful Taoism. How could he possibly eliminate the evil creature in three days? However, he could not tell the emperor about this. If he told the emperor, he would probably die. He could only accept it silently.

"Someone, put Dong He in the prison!"

Following the emperor's order, two guards quickly stepped forward, lifted up Prime Minister Dong on the left and right, and led him out of the hall.

Prime Minister Dong, with a look of despair on his face, allowed the two guards to drag him out of the hall. Before leaving, he shouted at Taoist Zuo at the top of his lungs, "Master Zuo, you must catch this evil creature!"

The implication is: Don't run away and ignore me.

Upon hearing this, Taoist Zuo snorted coldly in his heart and thought: Just die in peace, I'm going to run for my life.

Yun Qingqing hid aside and watched Lord Dong being dragged out. She followed him out and said, "The treacherous prime minister and the old demon must die today!"

Being carried away was very uncomfortable. Lord Dong said in a deep voice: "Let me go, I will walk on my own!"

Upon hearing this, the two guards let him go obediently, and they all thought in their hearts that the emperor had not yet completely convicted Prime Minister Dong, so it would be better not to offend him. After all, Prime Minister Dong was a man who held grudges and had a heart smaller than the eye of a needle.

Yun Qingqing followed Dong He out of the hall and looked at the cloudless sky. She thought that Prime Minister Dong had done so many evil things that he must be struck to death by thunder.

So Yun Qingqing activated her special ability, and suddenly there was a loud "boom" in the cloudless sky, and a thunderbolt as thick as a thigh struck towards Prime Minister Dong at a swift but not hurried speed.

The two guards were horrified upon seeing this and quickly dodged. Lord Dong was so frightened that he didn't have time to react before the thunder struck him and knocked him to the ground instantly. His body was charred and he was dead.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden change. Taoist Zuo, who was walking out of the hall, happened to see this scene. He was so shocked that he was speechless. In his entire life, this was the first time he had seen such a strange sight as lightning striking the clear sky.

In the hall, the emperor heard the noise outside, suddenly stood up and hurried out of the hall. As soon as he came out of the hall, he saw Prime Minister Dong lying on the ground motionless with his body charred and smoking. It seemed that he was struck by lightning. The emperor was shocked and his face was gloomy. Thunder in the clear sky was not a good sign.

Taoist Zuo came back to his senses from the shock and was secretly happy. It was a good thing that Dong He died. His death would make it easier for him to escape. Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the emperor's gloomy voice rang out, "Master Zuo, why did the thunder suddenly strike from a clear sky?"

How would I know? This is the first time I've seen such a strange sight. The lightning striking the clear sky must be because of the bad feng shui of your palace, which attracted the thunder.

Taoist Zuo muttered inwardly for a while, but said to the emperor in a serious tone, "Your Majesty, this is a punishment from heaven. Prime Minister Dong must have been disrespectful to heaven, which is why he has incurred this punishment. Your Majesty, this heavenly punishment will affect the prosperity of the Great Zhou Kingdom. We need to set up an altar to pray for heaven's forgiveness. Only then will the Great Zhou Kingdom enjoy peace and prosperity in the future."

Dong He's death by lightning was just in time. He could use this as an excuse to leave the Great Zhou Kingdom smoothly.

Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned and looked up at the sky with deep eyes. When he was about to say something, there was a sudden loud "boom" in the sky. A thunderbolt as thick as a thigh streaked across the sky again and struck towards Taoist Zuo at a swift but not hurried speed.

Upon seeing this, Taoist Zuo's face changed instantly. He never expected that the lightning would strike from the clear sky for the second time and come towards him. Before he could react, the lightning struck him heavily. His whole body was charred and smoking, and he fell heavily to the ground, lifeless, with his eyes wide open.