Exorcism

Emperor Ci was in the prime of life, with the majesty of a royal family, the strength of a soldier, and the arrogance of a Talisman Master. He was indeed worthy of all three. In the records of the Shengfu Dynasty, including the previous dynasties, there are very few emperors who can simultaneously control the imperial power, He achieved military power and talisman power, and was determined to keep these three powers in his hands and pass them on to future generations.

He was sitting on a large chair, with his body slightly tilted, his right elbow resting on the armrest, and his palm resting on his cheek, which made him appear calmer.

Others can only stand ten steps away, even the most favored Concubine Li.

Concubine Li was far inferior to the queen in both appearance and intelligence. She was favored because she gave everything of her life, status, love, honor and disgrace to the Ci Emperor, trusting him and relying on him wholeheartedly. , even worshiping him as a god, making her tremble with excitement every time he goes to bed.

She is like a fish float swaying on the river, proving that there are really big fish taking the bait underwater, proving that power is not illusory, but actually exists.

"The Queen really rebelled, the Queen really rebelled..." Li Fei kept mumbling to herself.

The Ci Emperor felt irritated in his heart. Although Li Fei was cute, she had one shortcoming. When a real crisis came, she would only ask for help pitifully and not help at all.

"I had expected this." Cihuang said coldly, showing steely calmness.

"Your Majesty knows things like a god." Concubine Li was sitting on a very short stool, covered by her skirt, as if she were sitting on the ground. She raised her head and looked at the "above" Emperor Ci with admiration and dependence. , "Your Majesty will be able to put down the rebellion soon. Why would the queen be so stupid as to betray your majesty? You are the Shengfu Dynasty. Without your majesty, the people will suffer, and Xijie Kingdom will never be able to recover. What does the queen think? Not only She is not grateful and wants to rebel? Doesn't she understand that without His Majesty, the title of Queen is meaningless? Even as a wife, she shouldn't..."

"The rebellion will be over before dawn." Cihuang said confidently. In front of Concubine Li, he always felt infinite power. This was the state he liked. "The queen was greedy for power, which made her lose her mind.

"Where is she hiding? Your Majesty can definitely capture her alive."

"She escaped from the palace to find her 'secret army'." Emperor Ci sneered, "Then she will join Xin Youtao and Pei Shurong."

"But His Majesty has already prepared."

"Except for Xin Youtao, all the great talisman masters have sworn allegiance to me, and more than half of the great Baidan monks have also secretly stated that they will stand on the side of the royal family. The five ministers and their accomplices have been placed under house arrest. The queen will throw herself into a trap no matter where she goes. She made a big mistake, thinking that she could fish in troubled waters if the talisman master was at odds with the monks. I know everything she has done over the years."

"Your Majesty..." Tears of reverence filled Concubine Li's eyes. It was a sign of sincere trust. No matter what the Ci Emperor said, she would believe it without reservation. It was under this situation that she said something that she shouldn't have said. He said, "Could the Queen have been hiding in the palace all this time despite spreading suspicion?"

"Impossible!" Cihuang said sternly. The petite Concubine Li was so frightened that she fell off the stool and actually sat on the ground. Her beautiful face turned pale, as if she was being scolded by the gods. Cihuang was both complacent and a little regretful, so he softened his tone slightly. , "I know the Queen, I can imagine every step of her plan."

"Damn it, I actually doubted His Majesty's judgment..." Li Fei blamed herself with tears in her eyes, but there was a little jealousy in her heart.

"I know her..." Emperor Ci temporarily forgot Concubine Li and concentrated on his own concerns. This is one of the reasons why he likes Concubine Li. In front of Empress Xun, anyone must be alert and ignore her existence. Impossible and wrong.

A eunuch suddenly rushed in. Such a rude move meant that he brought very unexpected news. Emperor Ci couldn't control his body and stood up. The news of Queen Xun's arrest sounded in his ears in advance. If he wasn't so confident, you could tell from the eunuch's panicked look that what he brought was definitely not good news.

"Queen...Queen..." The eunuch was too anxious to speak.

The Ci Emperor was regretting that he got up too hastily, so he deliberately remained cold and did not speak to urge her. Concubine Li stood up with the help of her personal maid, and asked expectantly: "The Queen was caught? Where? Fu Lu Pagoda or Five Elements Camp? Or? Which minister's family is it? His Majesty is very knowledgeable about things. He has long..."

The eunuch kept shaking his head, "Queen...Queen..."

The door was pushed open again, and a woman came in. She didn't look like a palace maid in her clothes, and her expression was even less so. She glanced wildly, and finally landed on Emperor Ci, and said flatly: "Empress Xun wants to see Emperor Ci.

Emperor Ci vaguely remembered that this woman used to be a maid beside the queen, but he could no longer remember her name. He was hit by this unexpected news, and his whole body was stiff, and he did not react for a long time.

"Who are you? You are lying!" Li Fei said angrily.

Zeng Fu ignored the woman and shrugged, "If the Emperor Ci doesn't say a word, that means permission is given." She turned around and said to the door: "Queen Xun, you can come in."

The eunuch at the door knelt down and backed away.

Cihuang remained motionless, and a female talisman master came out from behind him. This was his last line of defense.

Queen Xun stepped into the room, holding a straw hat in her hand, and looked calmly at her husband, the emperor of the Shengfu Dynasty who she supported with one hand. Li Fei lowered her head, her face flushed with shame, as if she had been caught doing something extremely dirty and revealed herself.

The female talisman master held a paper talisman in each hand, stood in front of the Emperor Ci, and bowed to Empress Xun, "Please ask Her Majesty to leave this place and wait for the summons of His Majesty."

Chaos is an opportunity. When the chaos subsides, some people will suffer and some will benefit. She can stir up suspicion between the emperor and his ministers, causing chaos in the imperial capital. She can use the more than one thousand talisman masters and monks loyal to her to make the chaos more intense, but as long as the Emperor Ci can issue decrees normally, she cannot gain any benefit from this chaos.

There are few masters of sacrificial talismans in the inner court of the palace. There is one by Empress Xun's side, and the Emperor Ci can summon at least one hundred. Without the help of stronger people, even if she is lucky enough to hold the Emperor Ci hostage, she can't keep him.

Mu Xingqiu's arrival finally solved this problem.

From the inner study to the Liuyun Palace where the Emperor Ci and Concubine Li are, the distance is no more than a thousand steps. There are three thousand soldiers and five hundred talisman masters guarding it, which is enough to stop a large army, but it can't stop Mu Xingqiu's illusion.

Seeing Queen Xun coming, the soldiers and talisman masters automatically put down their weapons and made way, as if they had received the most severe order. There were many demons among them, but they retreated in shame after a little resistance. Whether it was seen or heard, what Queen Xun had done was still deeply imprinted in everyone's mind, and the illusion only needed a little provocation to arouse obedience.

Facing Mu Xingqiu's first attack, the demon species did not accept it and automatically gave up this small position.

Perhaps because she was standing in front of the Emperor Ci, the female talisman master had a stronger resistance to illusions. She stared at Queen Xun closely, and the paper talisman in her hand was shaking slightly.

There was silence in the room, and the battle was going on quietly.

When Mu Xingqiu raised the illusion to the sixth level, the female talisman master retreated, her face full of shame and cold sweat, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I..."

The demon species still did not accept it.

The Emperor Ci waved his hand, ordered the female talisman master to shut up, and then said directly to Queen Xun: "No wonder it's tonight, it seems that you have found a big backer."

The Emperor Ci looked at Zeng Fu and looked at him for a few times, "I remember, you are the woman who enters the palace once a month, and you used to be a Taoist priest in Pangshan."

"I used to live in Pangshan, but I am not a Taoist priest. I don't even have a Taoist root, and I am not Queen Xun's "big backer." Zeng Fu corrected.

The Emperor Ci turned his eyes and looked at the straw hat in Queen Xun's hand. It was a strange thing that didn't fit in with her. "Others, step down." He ordered.

The maids, eunuchs, and female talisman masters immediately followed the order and stepped down. Only Concubine Li did not move, and said timidly: "Your Majesty..."

The Emperor Ci still had his majesty, and snorted coldly. Concubine Li covered her face and ran out. When she passed by Queen Xun, she glanced at her, opened her mouth to say something, but didn't spit out a word, and ran faster.

"So that person is really not dead." Ci Huang said. He didn't believe the rumors that were going around these days. He didn't expect that the one he was most reluctant to accept was true. "Show yourself. I have no protection."

"Didn't the demon species remind you beforehand?" Queen Xun took two steps forward. She and Ci Huang seldom met, but they knew each other better than anyone else. "Or do you refuse to believe the demon species' reminder?"

"The demon species has been destroyed by me, in Wangshan." Ci Huang's voice began to reveal anger. The battle of Wangshan was the greatest moment in his life and the most solid foundation of his power. However, Queen Xun refused to believe the demise of the demon species. The only reason was that she did not participate in the battle, so she tried her best to belittle the value of this victory.

The magic of the demon clan is not omnipotent. Ci Huang was possessed by the devil because of his arrogance and stubbornness. The demon species can take advantage of this, but they cannot directly control it like in Duanliu City.

"Sit down, Your Majesty. I am not here to kill you or seize power. You and I are both humble lives in this world. The power that is more important than life in our hearts is just a ridiculous toy in the eyes of others, not much different from a stick in the hands of a child. Sit down. Your fate and my fate are not in our own hands."

The Emperor's knees slowly bent. The most important reason why he didn't want to see Queen Xun was that she still had a strong influence on him.

The Emperor used his anger, resentment and suspicion to fight against this influence. Before his butt touched the chair, he stood up again, opened his arms, and a strange black light flashed in his palms. "My Queen, you are not omniscient, and the same goes for Mu Xingqiu. I have power that you can't imagine!"

The black light suddenly became stronger, and Mu Xingqiu finally noticed the magic of the demon species, but the source of the magic was not the Emperor, but somewhere above his head.

The master trained by the demon species has arrived?