Chapter 198 Black Dog Blood and Revealing Water
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Chapter 198 Black Dog Blood and Revealing Water
Just as the executioners were about to strike, at the critical moment...
"Wait—!"
A loud, affected shout abruptly silenced the murderous aura around them.
The side door of the main hall was kicked open, and Master Xuanji, the "living immortal" who had been waiting in the shadows, appeared.
Holding a peach wood sword covered in talismans, he darted out like a boisterous monkey come to life.
He wore a robe embroidered with the Eight Trigrams, and walked in the Seven Star Steps, brandishing a wooden sword while chanting incantations, spittle flying everywhere:
"Lord Laozi, may my command be swiftly fulfilled! Heavenly thunder and earthly fire, heed my command!"
"You audacious fiend! How dare you show your face before the true dragon emperor! Surrender at once!"
If this performance of singing, recitation, acting, and acrobatics were staged under a bridge, it would surely earn a good amount of money.
But placed in the somber Hall of Supreme Harmony, it appears both absurd and eerie.
Tang Li looked at this charlatan, her lips twitched, and she was about to retort.
Master Xuanji didn't give her a chance to speak at all.
He knew that once the title of "demon" was confirmed, the Regent's wife would have no way to explain herself, no matter how many mouths she had!
"Demon! Behold my 'Demon-Subduing Holy Water'!"
Master Xuanji let out a strange cry and suddenly pulled out a glittering purple-gold bowl from his large bosom.
The bowl was filled with a thick, dark red liquid that emitted a nauseating, foul odor—a mixture of black dog blood and a special "manifesting solution."
"Go!"
Master Xuanji flicked his wrist and used all his strength to splash the full bowl of foul-smelling liquid onto Tang Li's face!
The liquid spread out in the air, like a black poison net, covering everything.
The Empress Dowager watched from the platform, a hint of pleasure flashing in her eyes:
Go ahead and splash it!
If even a tiny bit gets on it, the "developer" will turn blood red when heated, making it look like bleeding, festering skin.
At that point, even if this vixen jumped into the Yellow River, she wouldn't be able to clear her name!
However, they underestimated Pei Yunjing.
The moment the basin of dirty water was splashed, Pei Yunjing didn't even blink.
"court death."
He snorted coldly, and instead of moving the hand that was originally around Tang Li's waist, he suddenly raised his other hand.
"call--"
The wide, heavy black battle robe and cloak billowed up like dark clouds pressing down on the city, drawing a sharp arc in the air and instantly forming an indestructible barrier.
"Splash!"
Most of the black dog blood and medicine were splashed solidly onto the cloak that seemed as hard as steel at this moment, and were scattered in all directions by the internal force.
Some of the splatter even splashed onto Master Xuanji's own face, soaking him from head to toe.
However, the area splashed was too large, and Master Xuanji's attack came suddenly.
Although Pei Yunjing blocked most of them, a few drops still slipped through the net and splashed along the edge of the cloak.
"Tick-tock".
A few drops of cold liquid splashed onto Tang Li's bright red skirt.
A few drops landed on the back of her exposed hand.
"Sizzle..."
The specially formulated "manifesting water" undergoes a violent chemical reaction the moment it comes into contact with warm human skin.
The originally colorless and transparent medicine instantly turned into a shocking bright red!
It was as if fresh blood was seeping from under the skin, or as if the skin suddenly ulcerated and bled.
On that fair back of the hand, those few spots of crimson looked particularly terrifying.
"ah--!!!"
Master Xuanji, who had been watching this scene intently, noticed it despite his own face being covered in soot.
He immediately let out a pig-like scream, pointing at Tang Li's hand as if he had discovered a new continent:
"It's revealed! The demon has revealed itself!"
"Look, everyone! She sheds bloody tears when she touches the holy water! That's demonic poison! She's festering!"
"She is a vengeful ghost in human skin! If she is not burned to death, the fate of the Great Sheng Kingdom will surely be sealed!"
That shout drew everyone's attention.
The civil and military officials looked up tremblingly, and just then they saw the few bright red marks on the back of Tang Li's hand.
"Oh my god...is it really blood?"
"Could she really be a demon?"
"This is terrifying...it actually turns into blood when it comes into contact with water..."
Fear spread through the crowd.
Upon seeing this, the Empress Dowager immediately stood up, pointed at the pear tree, and sternly shouted:
"The evidence is irrefutable! Pei Yunjing! You're still protecting this vixen?!"
"She has demon blood flowing through her veins! If you don't move aside, you'll be associating with demons, and the whole world will condemn you!"
Pei Yunjing looked down at the few red spots on the back of Tang Li's hand.
His brows furrowed deeply.
Not because of fear, but because...
This thing looks really dirty.
Moreover, this old bald monk actually dared to splash dog blood on his people?
Just as Pei Yunjing's murderous intent was about to burst forth, and he wanted to cleave the pretentious monk in two.
"Pfft."
The person in his arms suddenly let out a soft chuckle that he couldn't help.
Tang Li looked at the "bloodstains" on the back of her hand, but instead of panicking, she looked at the Xuanji Master who was still performing his shamanistic ritual as if he were a fool.
She stretched out her "festering and bleeding" hand and waved it in front of Pei Yunjing, her tone light and infuriating:
"Your Highness, look."
"These days, scammers really go to great lengths to swindle money."