Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy
Chapter 292: Taoist Temple Fighting
Dongling Palace, outside the imperial study.
The vermilion palace door was tightly closed, and guards stood solemnly in the corridor, wearing long swords at their waists.
The Prince of Qi, dressed in a dark brocade robe, stood on the jade steps in front of the palace. His complexion was ruddy, his eyes sparkling, a stark contrast to the sickly appearance he had displayed at the welcoming banquet. Now, he stood with his hands behind his back, a smile lingering on his lips, but his eyes were as cold as ice. "Uncle, our father is in a meeting of state. No one is allowed to disturb us. Please return."
Prince Zhong suppressed his anger, turned around and sat down heavily on the rosewood chair in the corridor. "I have an important matter to attend to with the Emperor, and I must see my brother today." He raised his eyes and looked directly at Prince Qi, emphasizing each word, "I will wait here."
The Prince of Qi's gaze shifted slightly, landing on the Taoist priest in white robes standing beside Prince Zhong. A shadow flashed in his eyes. This person possessed a reserved demeanor, and it was difficult to tell the depth of his cultivation. Perhaps he could break the restrictions on Emperor Yingtian!
He suddenly chuckled, his smile not reaching his eyes. "Uncle, have you forgotten? Ever since the Xuan Jingguan case, my father has disliked Taoism. Aren't you afraid of my father's punishment for rashly bringing a Taoist priest into the palace today?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Zhong sneered, his eyes filled with sarcasm: "Since my royal brother can recognize you, a Taoist boy, as his own prince, why would he care about me bringing a Taoist priest into the palace?"
He glanced at King Qi, his tone suddenly becoming stern: "Master Wuyou is the direct disciple of Master Lingxu. He is well versed in Taoism and is far more than an ordinary sorcerer!"
The corners of his lips curled up slightly, his smile as deep as an ancient well. "Besides, my royal brother studied Taoism with the Imperial Master a few months ago, day and night, with the utmost piety. Now that the Imperial Master is nowhere to be found, I, the prince, am catering to his wishes and recommending him to Taoist Master Wuyou. Nephew, tell me, is my royal brother angry or happy?"
The Prince of Qi's throat tightened, his breath stagnating slightly at these words. He gritted his teeth. How dare Prince Zhong use Lingxuan as a cover? But at the moment, his foundation was not stable, so he didn't dare to rashly tear his face apart...
Just as he was thinking about a countermeasure, he suddenly saw a young eunuch running out of the hall in a panic and whispering something in Shouxi's ear.
Shouxi's expression suddenly changed. He took two steps at a time and scrambled to the side of the Prince of Qi. He leaned forward and whispered, "Your Highness, the Queen Mother has awakened and is now riding on a phoenix sedan chair to the Imperial Garden." He paused, then lowered his voice even more. "I heard... she's going to look for the Imperial Preceptor."
"What?!" the Prince of Qi cried out in shock, his fingers clenching violently in his sleeves. He instinctively wanted to chase after him, but suddenly stopped and glanced back at the calm Prince Zhong. After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, the Prince of Qi gritted his teeth and rushed into the imperial study.
Soon, Emperor Yingtian slowly emerged, supported by the Prince of Qi. His eyes were hollow, his face pale, and his lips mechanically moved. "Royal brother... I'm very busy with government affairs today... You... please... step back..."
Before he finished speaking, he boarded the sedan chair surrounded by the imperial guards and headed towards the imperial garden with a grand procession.
Prince Zhong stared at his brother's stiff back, his knuckles white with clenched fists. The princess's words were indeed true; his brother had indeed been manipulated by the King of Qi!
He turned to look at Wuyou, who remained silent beside him, and lowered his voice, "Master, have you figured out the secret?"
Wuyou closed his eyes slightly, formed a seal with his fingertips, and said thoughtfully, "The emperor's three souls are unstable, and his seven spirits are scattered. If my prediction is correct, he must have been cast under a soul-locking curse."
"What is the Soul-Locking Curse?" Prince Zhong's pupils suddenly shrank.
Wuyou's voice was as deep as cold iron. "This is an evil technique passed down from Feng Qian. It uses the eight characters of birth date as a guide, supplemented by blood curses and talismans, to imprison the soul of the living. Those caught in the curse gradually lose their mind, eventually becoming a puppet in the hands of the caster. When the soul dissipates, only an empty shell remains."
Prince Zhong frowned, and lowered his voice to a very low tone: "Master, do you have a way to break this spell?"
Wuyou nodded slightly, pinching the fingers in his sleeves, and there seemed to be a spiritual light flowing: "Although it will cost some of my cultivation, I can still give it a try."
Prince Zhong's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
The two men silently followed Emperor Yingtian's procession through the palace walls until they reached the depths of the Imperial Garden. Hidden among the dense ancient trees was a Taoist temple with blue bricks and black tiles.
The King of Qi paused, looking back and raising his hand to signal, eight Imperial Guards, armed with swords, immediately stood guard on either side of the gate. The King of Qi, accompanied by a group of palace attendants, escorted Emperor Yingtian's sedan chair into the gate.
Prince Zhong and Wuyou exchanged a glance, then tacitly walked around to the side wall of the Taoist temple. Wuyou's Taoist robe fluttered lightly, and he pulled Prince Zhong along as they silently climbed over the wall and scurried towards the main hall.
"what--"
A shrill scream pierced the silence of the Taoist temple. The side hall door opened wide, and the Third Prince supported a white-haired old woman in the hall. The old woman's hand, like a withered branch, trembled as she pointed at the crystal coffin in the center of the hall. "This, this is the Imperial Master!"
When she saw Ling Xuan's still youthful face in the coffin, her wrinkled face instantly twisted, and her eyes flashed with resentment and jealousy. She hissed, "Someone! Smash this coffin open for me!"
The King of Qi arrived with his men and happened to witness this scene. Instantly, he felt a surge of hot blood rushing to his head, and his eyes crimson as if they were about to bleed. He rushed into the hall in a flash, blocking the crystal coffin with a fierce look on his face, and shouted fiercely, "Old hag, who allowed you to trespass into this forbidden area!"
The Third Prince narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately guessed that this person was the rumored King of Qi. He said in a stern voice, "How dare you! The Empress Dowager's body is worth millions of gold, how can she allow you to be so rude! Come on, take him down quickly!" Before he finished speaking, the guards behind him immediately drew their swords and approached the King of Qi.
"Who dares!" the King of Qi roared, and the palace maids and imperial guards immediately rushed to his side to protect him, swords drawn. For a moment, the palace was tense, and the two sides formed a standoff.
Outside the palace, Emperor Yingtian's sedan chair sat alone at the foot of the steps. The supreme ruler sat inside like a puppet, his blank gaze gazing blankly at the commotion within. Only two elderly palace servants stood by, their heads bowed.
In a flash, a white figure passed by the eaves like a ghost. Wuyou's eyes gleamed with brilliance, and a golden talisman suddenly flew out from his sleeve. He formed a seal with his left hand and a seal with his right, chanting a mantra like thunder: "Heaven and Earth Mysterious Sect, the root of all myriad Qi—break!"
The talisman transformed into a stream of light, sticking squarely to Emperor Ying Tian's brow. In an instant, a glimmer of clarity flashed across Emperor Ying Tian's cloudy eyes.
"not good!"
The Prince of Qi in the hall caught a glimpse of this scene, his pupils suddenly constricting. He ignored the confrontation and abruptly pulled a blood-red talisman from his sleeve. His fingertips formed a seal as fast as lightning, and he recited the incantation rapidly, "True Lord Xuanming, obey my command—break!"
The two spiritual powers collided violently in the air, and the golden talisman between Emperor Yingtian's eyebrows suddenly ignited with a dark blue flame, and in the blink of an eye turned into ashes and dissipated.
Upon seeing this, Wuyou swept the whisk across with his right hand, pinched the Tiangang Jue with his left hand, and shouted: "Borrow the magic from the sky and the earth!" Another purple gold talisman came out from his sleeve.
The two exchanged blows, their talismans clashing and emitting dazzling flashes of light. Both sides, stunned by the sudden onslaught, remained frozen in place.
Xie Qingli hid in the shadows of the hall pillars, her fingers unconsciously clenching around her sleeves. Seeing several Taoists scurrying out of the main hall, closing in on Wuyou, her heart suddenly tightened. Her right hand quietly reached into her sleeve, revealing three poisoned silver needles between her fingers.
Just as the King of Qi was about to chant his incantation, Xie Qingli's eyes flashed coldly, and with a sudden twist of his wrist, three silver needles, gleaming with cold light, shot out from the air, their sharp killing intent directed towards the vital acupoints at the King of Qi's throat...
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