A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

The emperor sat in his bedchamber to oversee the emperor's affairs.

The imperial palace and the Crown Prince's residence were attacked simultaneously.

When the Imperial Advisor invited Zhang Zhengdao, the Crown Prince sensed something was amiss and acted that very day. However, Zhang Zhengdao thwarted his plan, and the Crown Prince hurriedly returned to the Eastern Palace, preparing to launch another attack. But before he could act, General Pei arrived with the Martial Guard.

The crown prince sat quietly in his study, holding a brush in his hand, facing a piece of paper, but hesitated to put pen to paper.

A man and a woman, both dressed in black robes, watched him quietly from the side.

"Forget it, let's leave it at that."

The crown prince sighed.

The man in black robes said, "Please allow me to take the Crown Prince away."

The Crown Prince said, "I can't leave. You all go."

The man in black robes said, "The prince must come with us."

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince laughed sarcastically: "Leave with you? And then use the Crown Prince's name to instigate division in the west? Though I am unworthy, what benefit would I gain from doing something that harms the foundation of the nation?"

The man in black robes said, "The crown prince has no choice."

Upon hearing this, the crown prince burst into laughter.

"General Pei's troops are outside, they could attack at any moment, can you stop them?"

The shouts of battle from the Eastern Palace grew louder as they approached, soon reaching the study.

The man in black robes said coldly, "If the Crown Prince won't cooperate, we'll have no choice but to use force."

"Surround it up!"

General Pei's voice rang out, and immediately a large number of soldiers surrounded the study. General Pei and his men kicked open the study door, revealing the three people inside.

The man and woman in black robes flanked the prince, one on each side.

The Crown Prince smiled wryly: "General Pei, please make your move."

General Pei waved his hand, and a group of soldiers rushed towards the man and woman in black robes.

"go!"

The man and woman in black robes nodded to each other, their minds in perfect harmony. Suddenly, they kicked their feet, and a puff of black smoke billowed out. By the time the soldiers rushed over, they had already vanished from the spot.

"Want to run!"

General Pei was stunned and slammed his sword towards the ground.

"boom--"

The ground exploded and shattered into pieces.

But they still didn't see anyone, only a hole in the ground.

Earth-遁术 (Earth-遁术 - a technique used by the Oni race)!

"Not good!" General Pei immediately rushed towards the outside of the East Palace, and a group of soldiers quickly dispersed, searching rapidly in all directions of the East Palace.

Inside the palace.

The search for the last perpetrators is nearing completion.

The emperor awaited the final news in his study.

The Imperial Advisor arrived, looking listless, his longsword stained with blood.

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent."

The emperor shook his head: "It's not your fault. You still managed to find out their whereabouts after all. You've worked hard, Grand Preceptor." The emperor comforted the Grand Preceptor, saying that if the Grand Preceptor hadn't suppressed the greatest enemy, the outcome would have been very different.

The Imperial Advisor remained silent, suppressing the surging blood and qi within his body, and swallowed a mouthful of blood.

Immediately, members of the Thirteen Imperial Guards came to report the results of the battle.

Finally, General Pei arrived, but he came to apologize. The Crown Prince's abduction and escape caused considerable trouble and posed a greater threat to the court.

This cannot be blamed on General Pei; it is mainly because the enemy's methods are too cunning.

A vigorous political struggle to rectify past wrongs ended up as a poorly executed project that fizzled out, leaving even the emperor exhausted.

Zhang Zhengdao listened as the shouts of battle outside gradually subsided.

When it was broad daylight outside, the Imperial Advisor returned.

"Imperial Advisor, may I leave now?"

Upon seeing the Imperial Advisor enter, Zhang Zhengdao asked directly.

The Imperial Advisor smiled wryly: "Of course you can go back. Thank you for your help, Master."

Zhang Zhengdao looked at him and said, "The Ghost Clan's methods are extraordinary, just like those of true cultivators. The Imperial Preceptor should be careful. As for the Emperor, with the talisman I gave him, I believe he can be safe for the time being."

"Yes!" The Imperial Advisor bowed respectfully.

Zhang Zhengdao patted his shoulder: "You were injured, so I left you a pill. It's in your arms. I'm leaving now!"

After saying that, Zhang Zhengdao took a step forward, and when the Grand Preceptor looked again, he had already disappeared without a trace.

After a moment of reflection, he sent someone to inquire about the Seventh Princess. The palace servant replied that she was sound asleep in her bedchamber.

By the time everything had settled down, the emperor had been dealing with affairs for almost a day. After considering reports from all sides, he finally reached a conclusion that was largely acceptable to him.

The Crown Prince was in such a hurry because he was about to recall his third son, Zhu Yanyun, from Ninggu Town, a town on the western border.

It was perfectly acceptable for the Crown Prince to have his own faction, and the Emperor had permitted it.

However, the moment the Crown Prince began to make contact with people from the west, he started to cross his own bottom line.

The recall of the third prince, Zhu Yanyun, was merely intended to put some pressure on the crown prince.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince would gamble everything, not even wanting to pass this small test, and directly overturned the table. He almost succeeded; if the real person hadn't arrived in time, he would have been finished too.

Following this incident, some information about the Western Ghost Clan was immediately submitted to the emperor, becoming a major concern that he urgently needed to resolve.

Lingzhou, Daoxian, Linbin Town.

A human skin was placed on Zhang Zhengdao's desk.

Zhang Zhengdao accidentally got it from the Imperial Advisor.

The female corpse was also staring at the human skin, her eyes bright and alert.

A delicate human skin, meticulously peeled from scalp to toes, even the nail plates were completely removed, demonstrating the inhuman torture this woman had endured.

Skin them alive!

The ten most brutal tortures of the Qing Dynasty ranked second only to the punishment of slow slicing.

Even now, only this remains, the skin color is still well preserved, making it a work of art if one ignores its cruelty.

"Human skin!"

The female corpse suddenly spoke.

Zhang Zhengdao: "I know, it's human skin."

As he spoke, he turned the skin over to examine it, revealing extremely fine fat particles inside, indicating that the skin had not been peeled off for many days.

Female corpse: "Human skin!"

Zhang Zhengdao gave it a strange look but didn't say anything.

The female corpse then pointed to her own body.

"Human skin!"

Zhang Zhengdao felt a chill run down his spine.

This female corpse... could it be that she wants me to skin her?

So he tentatively asked, "You want me to skin you?"

The female corpse actually nodded: "The Taoist priest likes human skin... I have some too..."

Zhang Zhengdao: ...

Holy crap, does this female corpse think she's getting some kind of emotional reaction from looking at this human skin? She's even a little jealous, making me peel off her skin and then put it on the table like this?

If Lao Tzu had even a slightly unusual hobby, he would definitely have fallen into the trap.

"Get out of my way!"

The female corpse turned around and left the room, standing outside in the sun. She planned to sunbathe herself to death, so the Taoist priest could skin her alive.

Shu Baimei crept furtively toward the female corpse.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

The female corpse glanced at Shu Baimei and looked her up and down.

Shu Baimei felt uncomfortable under her gaze and said unhappily, "I was greeting you. I used to be you, and you were me. You were a piece of my flesh..."

Female corpse: "Human skin!"

Shu Baimei: "What the hell? I'm a piece of your flesh... no, you're a piece of my flesh, and I'm the soul of that piece of flesh..."

Female corpse: "Skin me alive, Taoist priest!"

Shu Baimei was startled and quickly looked around before covering the female corpse's mouth: "No... Sister, don't shout like that! How come I never realized you had this kind of body before? Otherwise, I wouldn't have placed my soul in your body..."

He then shushed the female corpse and quietly crept towards Zhang Zhengdao's room.

He spat on his finger, then poked a hole in the window paper and peered inside. Sure enough, he saw Zhang Zhengdao carefully studying something spread out on the table.

"Human skin!"

Suddenly a voice came from beside her ear.

I was almost scared out of my wits.

Just as she was about to curse, she suddenly saw that thing on the table. What... what is this thing? It's really creepy. Although Shu Baimei used to be one of the Five Eccentrics and had done a lot of killings, she had never skinned a person alive.

Very scary.

"Human...human skin?"

Shu Baimei pointed to the window, then looked at the female corpse, and stammered in a low voice.

Female corpse: "Skinning... Taoist priest..."

Shu Baimei immediately broke out in a cold sweat, which streamed down her forehead.

"What are you looking at? Come in!"

Zhang Zhengdao's voice came from inside.

The person and the corpse were so frightened that they almost crushed the window, and quickly came in through the open door.

Standing with his hands at his sides next to Zhang Zhengdao, he glanced at the human skin on the table and didn't dare to utter a sound.

I saw it; it's real human skin, and it's even a woman's skin.

Shu Baimei suddenly felt her skin tighten!