Kill the sadistic male protagonist and become the emperor

Fortunately, they all wear long robes now, and by loosening the belts, their stomachs can stretch freely.

The exorcism ceremony had not yet begun, so everyone took a break and had a rare opportunity to stroll around the streets at night.

The streets were decorated with new lights, the night was illuminated by thousands of houses, laughter and joy could be heard from every household, and occasionally the barking of dogs could be heard in the distance.

Halfway through the walk, Ji Pingyue also felt his stomach was bloated and squatted down, holding his stomach: "My Lady, I'm so full."

Ji Bujin hugged Ji Jianxue, feeling both distressed and amused: "I let you eat so much, you better control your intake next time."

"That's right," Ying Buhuan said in a little adult tone, "Next time you have to control yourself - eh -"

Before she could finish her words, she almost vomited them out and covered her mouth tightly with her hands.

Ji Pingyue rolled his eyes at her and said, "Someone has even less control than me. He's so full that he's about to vomit."

Ren Baozhi was embarrassed. The exorcism ceremony hadn't even started yet, and the crowd had already dwindled by half. "Then you all should go back. It's such a shame that we haven't even seen the exorcism ceremony yet."

Ying Buhuan covered his mouth and said in a muffled voice, "We don't just celebrate this New Year. Ouch, I really can't take it anymore. I feel like the mutton is squeezing my throat. My queen, I have to go back first, otherwise I will vomit outside."

Qingqiu said, "Madam, I'll go back with them. I'm really worried about them."

Yundu shook her head: "Alright, then go ahead. Hey, we are all just children who never grow up."

Ren Baozhi continued walking forward: "Isn't this good? It's free and easy. We should be happy when we should be happy."

They were walking aimlessly and casually when they suddenly heard music in the distance, accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps. They followed the sound.

Soon, we saw a crowd of people surging ahead, jostling and bustling, cheering and laughing.

Leading the group is a team of men and women. The wife and the old man lead the dance wearing masks, playing the roles of Nuo Mother and Nuo Old Man respectively.

Behind them followed about eight hundred masked children, aged between twelve and sixteen, called "child protectors."

Some people also wear masks of various demons and monsters and play the role of villains.

The group of people walked, danced, played music and sang.

However, most people were there just to join in the fun, while the professional lead dancer in the front was singing songs, the lyrics of which mostly described how righteous humans beat up ghosts.

Exorcism is a very important ritual system held by the people of Wu Zhou on the night of the end of the year to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck and peace.

Ren Baozhi also took off the mask from her waist and blended in, beating drums and dancing to drive away ghosts. Although she couldn't do anything, once she put on the mask, she loved no one.

The team walked north all the way to the imperial palace. Although Jiang Jingfeng and Ying Hele also trained with everyone, they could not walk that far because their foundation was too poor.

Ji Jianxue sneezed loudly, making her eyes tearful.

Seeing this, Ren Baozhi looked at Yundu and asked, "My Queen, let's go back. It's too cold outside. Little Jianxue will catch a cold."

Yundu helped Ji Jianxue wipe the saliva and nodded with a smile.

When Ren Baozhi came out of the crowd, Yundu helped her take off her mask and wiped her sweat with a silk handkerchief: "You look so hot, your head is covered with sweat."

Ren Baozhi chuckled, counted the number of people, and frowned: "Where is Yue'er?"

Yundu said, "The last time I saw Yue'er and you joining the exorcism procession."

"Maybe she didn't hear that we were going home. Let's go find her. My lady, you guys go back first. I'll take Yue'er back with me then."

Yundu looked worried: "Let's wait here."

"You two should go back first. If you delay any longer, Jianxue will really catch a cold." Ren Baozhi patted his chest and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, don't you believe me?"

After hearing what Ren Baozhi said, Yundu took them home first, but before leaving, she looked back at Ren Baozhi with concern.

Somehow, she always felt uneasy.

Ren Baozhi gave Yundu a "don't worry" smile and caught up with the crowd of people in front who were performing the exorcism ceremony. She tried to find the clothes that Chen Lanyue was wearing today in the crowd, but found that no one was wearing the same clothes as her.

After searching everywhere without success, a feeling of uneasiness surrounded Ren Baozhi.

Her heart was beating like a drum, and she tried hard to recall if there was anything unusual about Chen Lanyue today.

In a flash, the look in Chen Lanyue's eyes while eating hot pot flashed through his mind.

That look—marriage!

She suspected that Chen Lanyue did not fail to hear the sound of them wanting to go home, but rather sneaked away when no one was paying attention.

Ren Baozhi felt a little disappointed with his students. How foolish!

What can't be discussed with yourself?

I have to take risks alone!

He was clearly thinking of ways to get rid of Chen Gongzheng, but something unexpected happened at this moment.

She hurried back to Dunyifang, not knowing whether the people had all gone to participate in the exorcism ceremony. The streets that were dimly lit just now suddenly became so quiet that it was frightening.

In the dark clouds, the moon was peeking out half of its head, spying on every move in the Chen Mansion in a strange way.

A figure quietly climbed over the wall of Chen Mansion and landed silently.

When she arrived at the woodshed, she saw that the wooden door was closed and the iron lock was fastened, and she felt something in her heart.

Going further, a few suppressed whimpers could be faintly heard from the woodshed. The sound was intermittent, as if someone had stuffed someone's mouth with a coarse cloth.

Judging from Chen Gongzheng's personality, it seems that the person imprisoned inside must be Chen Lanyue.

Ren Baozhi took out the silent electric saw from the system backpack, split the door lock in two, pushed open the door, and found two unfamiliar servants inside.

They were tied tightly with ropes, with cloth stuffed in their mouths and expressions of terror on their faces.

Seeing that the person coming was Ren Baozhi, they struggled even harder.

Oops, I fell into a trap!

A strong and strange fragrance came, and Ren Baozhi's body suddenly became sore and weak. She fell to the ground involuntarily, unable to exert any strength anymore.

The world before my eyes began to spin, fade, and become blurry...

The wind was strong tonight, blowing the several banners in the yard to the point of being shaky. The paper flags had been torn in two by the wind.

It was already the early hours of the morning. Yundu stood at the door of Ji Pingyue's house, anxiously asking, "According to the time, these two children should have been back by now. Why haven't they arrived yet?"

Ying Heliao stood beside him, and although he was also worried, he still comforted him, "Maybe he's having fun. He'll probably be back soon if we wait a little longer."

The wind grew stronger and stronger, and the flags fell to the ground one after another, leaving only one still standing tremblingly.

That is a banner made of pine branches.