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Chapter 34
###34 Unpredictable people
Although the strange beasts are scary, they also follow the natural changes, so it's hard to tell people's hearts.Although the imperial palace is big, it is said that they are of the same blood, so who can really confide in each other?
"Does the Third Prince know what the Emperor is most afraid of?"

Xiao Jin said cautiously: "Of course the people cannot live and work in peace and contentment, there are constant external and internal troubles, and natural disasters."

"It seems that our emperor is afraid of many things." Ye Xiaolou sneered. "Does the Third Prince know what the people are most afraid of?"

"Years of war have separated wives and children."

"War can be avoided. The emperor has always advocated that the farmland should not be burned by war. There is something more terrifying than war that our emperor is most afraid of."

"Sir, please speak." Xiao Jin looked confused.

"Demon ghosts and ghosts."

The dark wind is gusting, just these few words can make people shudder.

"When our emperor was still the crown prince, he almost lost his kingdom due to the evil spirit incident. Fortunately, he stepped back from the cliff and drew a clear line with the evil theory in time. He Mingzhe saved his life and ascended to the supreme position. However, this war of ghosts and ghosts lasted for several years. Qi has taken away the lives of countless people, and the government would rather kill a good person by mistake than let anyone go. The current emperor himself also took up the sword, killed many important officials of the court at that time, and ordered their houses to be burned down and exiled family."

"Sir, please don't let others listen to what you said. Everyone is afraid of evil spirits. It has been a major disaster to the country and the people throughout the ages."

"If it's just an ordinary sacrifice, that's it. I'm afraid someone made a fuss about it."

Xiao Jin looked solemn, and put the tea cup he had just picked up back down hesitantly, "Sir, what did you find out?"

"This matter is a long story, not to mention that what happened in Suishan has nothing to do with the officials and families in Jinling City. The two places are far apart. Even the common people's ordinary sacrifices should have different customs. In fact, It’s hard to make the connection.”

"The more you talk, Xiaolou, the more confused I become. What's going on? What exactly did you find during your trip to Suishan? But is it related to the eldest prince?"

"Originally, the matter was very simple. It rained red from the sky, the red water of Wangyou Lake was full of water, the plague spread in Suishan, and spring plowing was stagnant. All this was because of the alien beasts under the water causing trouble. To stop the red rain, the only way to solve the epidemic was to kill the alien beasts. Beast, just get the Wu Hualing from the strange beast, I believe the eldest prince should already know about this, and the number one sect in the world will naturally solve the strange beast for him."

"What are you worried about, sir?" Xiao Jin became more and more confused.

Ye Xiaolou sighed, "There was nothing to worry about at first. It's just that a strange ritual appeared among the people, which is a bit like the spiritualism of decades ago."

When the third prince heard this, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he didn't know where to turn his eyes. "Xiaolou, do you know that anyone who mentions these two words will be in danger of annihilation?"

"I know. The people also know. If the population is prosperous, who will be infected with this kind of witchcraft? But now people's families are dying and waiting to die. If there is only one bloodline left in a family, as long as there is A glimmer of hope, who would let it go? Naturally, the people of Suishan knew that the imperial court banned spiritualism, and Prince Yan’s Mansion also sent troops to garrison on the shores of Wangyou Lake. This ritual has not disappeared. On the contrary, more and more people believe it. I But I didn’t have time to see how those dying children entered the lake at midnight and returned home brand new after the sun rose the next day. I guess such miracles must have really happened.”

"Don't the eldest prince know about this?" Xiao Jin was still frightened and asked anxiously.

"I guess I know it. I didn't need to tell His Highness about this matter, so as not to worry His Highness, but there is one thing that His Highness needs to do, so I can only tell the truth."

"What can I do?" "The true form of the underwater beast this time is the Qi-Blood Dace. The Dace is invisible. It relies on blood and obsession to form its shape and has never set foot on land. Wangyou Lake is salty again. Water, the dandelion beast does not like salt water, and needs warm fresh water in deep water to maintain its blood. I guess the reason for the red rain is due to the dilute salt water of Wangyou Lake. As long as the Wuhua Bell is removed, the epidemic can be solved. The Wuhua Bell is located at the right ear bone of No. 11 dandelion beast. I only saw four dandelion beasts in Suishan that night. According to the time calculation, No. 11 will be the two days before the full moon night two months later. Before the time when [-] dandelion beasts appear, none of the dandelion beasts can die. If one dies, they will have to wait for one more full moon. Moreover, if the dandelion beasts enter the lake with the spirit of a child, After the blood was formed, those children naturally could not come back alive. This so-called miracle was really strange. You must not kill all the strange beasts before you figure it out, so as not to end the disaster and start a new one. What the third prince needs to do is I want to find a way to stop the eldest prince from being in a hurry to kill the strange beasts."

"I can only do my best on this matter. Brother may not be willing to listen to me. I still have one thing I don't know. Is Xiaolou's injury because of that Dance beast?"

There was silence in the palace, and Ye Xiaolou nodded slightly.

"Since it can hurt you, it seems that this beast is extremely ferocious. How can it be formed by the energy and blood of several children?"

A glimmer of light dimmed in Ye Xiaolou's eyes. This frail and sick prince actually had such a delicate mind. He had been raised in the palace for these years and was not taken seriously. He had indeed read a lot of books and had become a lot better.

The tea in the cup was already cold. Ye Xiaolou put the cup down and said softly, "The water flows to everyone. The sacrifices in Suishan may have started in Jinling City."

"You just said that maybe this matter has something to do with the official family in Jinling City. Could it be the Lin Family?"

Ye Xiaolou poured water on his own, calmly and contentedly. He had already said what he wanted to say. As for what the third prince thought of himself, he had no intention of overthinking it.

The third prince hesitated to speak, and the two of them took turns pouring and drinking several cups of tea. One had a lot of things on his mind, while the other had an indifferent expression.

"There will be a draft in the harem in three days. During this period of time, the Lin family is busy with the big business of the draft, and other business will be somewhat delayed. The third prince might as well find a good woman for himself on the day of the draft."

Although his words were normal, Xiao Jin felt a chill in his ears, "It doesn't matter, the ministers in the court knew about the Lin Mansion's sacrifice business and didn't say anything. If they really violated the law and did some evil things privately to seek benefits. , Father will never let them go."

"That's natural."

Seeing Ye Xiaolou finally uttering another sentence, Xiao Jin felt a little more at ease.

"One more thing, has there been no movement in Jingsi Hall?"

"Yes, sir. What's going to happen?"

"The dace beast can break out of the lake, something must have happened underwater, and the messenger should have arrived. You might as well walk around the palace in the past few days. Maybe the messenger is already in the palace. I don't know. According to my guess." Ye Thinking of Xiaoyu's body as light as a cicada's wings, Xiaolou inadvertently smiled, and said, "The third prince can pay attention, maybe the messenger is a woman."

"Female body? A woman?"

"The messenger last time was also a woman. Doesn't the Third Prince know that?"

"If it's a woman, I'll pay more attention, thank you sir."

(End of this chapter)