Jiang Shang was furious. He saw a purple stone inkstone on the table and grabbed it, aiming it at her head. Liu Pipa's brain splattered out, and blood stained her clothes. She couldn't take it anymore. Her eyes rolled back and she died.
Jiang Shang still didn't let go. He grabbed her life gate so that the demon couldn't change.
This time, it was a big deal. The woman's corpse fell to the ground and blood flowed like a river. The surrounding people were dumbfounded. Someone shouted,"Not good, someone died in the Life Tavern. Jiang Shang killed someone.”
There was chaos, and the residents surrounded the Life Tavern.
Coincidentally, Prime Minister Bigan happened to be patrolling at the south gate, inspecting the city defense facilities. Seeing the noisy and bustling streets, he asked the soldiers what had happened. The soldiers replied that there was a Jiang Shang Ming Hall on the street that had lost a life. Bi Gan was furious. It was broad daylight, and someone had committed murder in front of everyone. This was terrible. He came to the Life Tavern to disperse the crowd and saw an old man in his seventies standing at the door. A female corpse was lying under him. Blood was flowing out of his head, and his brain was flowing out. It was a tragic sight. The old man, who was even more outrageous, was still holding her wrist tightly. His expression was calm as if nothing had happened.
Bigan roared,"How dare you! How dare you kill me and rob me! What crime do you deserve?"”
Jiang Shang looked at Bigan and replied," You are the current Prime Minister Bigan, right? There are killings, but it's true that you're innocent. Which eye of yours saw me snatch something?"”
Bi Gan was stunned. He looked at Jiang Shang and saw that he was in good spirits despite his age. His long beard was as white as silver, his face was red, and his eyes were like torches. He was like a fairy, extraordinary and extraordinary. He was definitely not an ordinary person. He looked at the dead woman who was wearing heavy mourning clothes. Although her head was bleeding, he felt that she was not really dead. Her body was moving slightly, as if she was trying to break free from something, but she was powerless.
Bi Gan knew that things were not simple. An old man would not hurt people in broad daylight for no reason. There must be a reason. However, he still put on a show and said,"Thief, your words are eloquent, but they can't cover up the fact that you killed someone. Human lives are at stake, how can I ignore it?”
Jiang Shang said,"I, Jiang Ziya, have been studying and observing etiquette since I was a child. How dare I violate the law? This woman was neither human nor demon. Coming out of the palace to harm people. Recently, the evildoers in the palace have bewitched the public and killed the innocent. Prime Minister, are you sure?”
Bi Gan was stunned again. What Jiang Ziya said was right. The imperial court was treacherous, and the palace maids often disappeared for no reason. Everyone was in a panic. He no longer spoke. However, the people around them were unhappy. Someone reported,"Official, this kind of martial arts practitioner is cunning and kind. He clearly wanted to tease a good woman but failed. He became angry out of humiliation and killed her. The poor woman died unjustly, but the thief still refused to let go.”
Jiang Shang glared at him and said,"Let go. Are you going to chase after the demon?"”
Bi Gan had an idea and said,"Men, take the murderer and the woman away. Go to the palace and report to the emperor. Ask him for an explanation before you deal with them."”
Bigan kicked the ball to King Zhou. Whether it was a human or a demon, King Zhou had nothing to say when the Golden Hall found out. It would save him the trouble of reprimanding the officials for spouting nonsense and not believing that there was anything strange in the palace.
A group of people pushed and shoved Jiang Shang into the palace. Soon, they arrived under the eaves of the Dripping Water Palace. King Zhou and Queen Su also rushed over after hearing the news. The Emperor sat on the dragon chair and Daji stood on the side. When she saw Prime Minister Bigan and a white-haired old man from afar, her heart ached. Liu Pipa, the Jade Pipa Spirit, didn't come back after leaving the palace. The nine-tailed fox didn't have to worry about getting sick. The civilians in Chaoge couldn't hurt it. Was this demon addicted to eating virgins and didn't want to come back?
Then, someone reported that someone had killed someone in broad daylight at the south gate of Zhaoge, and the victim was a young and beautiful woman. The nine-tailed fox's heart thumped. It had a premonition that Liu Pipa was doomed.
As expected, from afar, he could sense that the dead woman was the incarnation of the Pipa Spirit, and she was controlled by someone so tightly that she could not escape. When he arrived, he saw his sister's miserable appearance. Her head was bleeding and her eyes were closed tightly. She looked as if she could not be more dead, but Nine-Tailed Fox could clearly hear her breathing, feel her heartbeat, and panic.
King Zhou looked at the newcomer with great interest. He was old but strong, and he looked like a sage-like man. He did not kneel under the golden hall and did not take the emperor seriously at all. Prime Minister Bi Gan walked up to the Golden Palace and reported the matter to the Emperor. King Zhou was surprised and asked,""Are there really demons in this world?"
Bi Gan couldn't answer. He looked at Jiang Shang and said,""Your Majesty, if this old man says there is, then there is.”
"You said there was a demon. Why haven't I seen it?" King Zhou asked Jiang Shang.”
Jiang Shang said,"Your Majesty, how can you see your mortal body? The demon is now lying on the golden hall."”
King Zhou looked at the female corpse carefully. Although her face was covered in blood, she was handsome, especially in filial piety. She was lying there and looked delicate. He shook his head and said,"It was clearly a young woman who had no strength at all. She was killed by you innocently and you even framed her as a demon. If you can't produce any real evidence today, I'll charge you with the crime of humiliating and killing a woman. I'll punish you with the punishment of 'branding' so that your bones won't even be left.”
Jiang Shang smiled and said," It's not difficult for Your Majesty to make the evil spirit appear. You can ask the soldiers to bring a few loads of firewood and pile them up. Then, you can light a fire and the evil spirit will naturally appear."”
King Zhou was fatuous and very curious. He said,"Yes, pass on my decree. Build firewood under the golden hall. If the woman is not a demon, I can't bear to expose her corpse in the golden hall. Let her soul ascend to heaven as soon as possible. If she's really a demon, she won't regret her death."
The soldiers piled up a pile of firewood, and Jiang Shang dragged the woman up. He secretly used a seal to suppress the original form, so that it could not struggle to escape. Then, he came down and took the torch from the soldier, preparing to light it. At this moment, Nine-Tailed Fox said,""Your Majesty, you can't. If you burn the body, there will be no evidence. What if the thief refuses to admit it? Jiang Shang is misleading the public and has bad intentions. Your Majesty must not be deceived.”
King Zhou hesitated.
Jiang Shang laughed coldly and said," Empress Su, I know you. You are the daughter of the Marquis of Jizhou, Su Hu. You didn't stay in the Xuanyuan Tomb obediently and stole people's bodies." Now that you're the lord of the harem, you should be clear about things and know etiquette, and be the mother of the world. Don't make a mistake again and again and ask for trouble.”
The Nine-Tailed Fox panicked. Jiang Shang was actually reminding it that it knew very well what kind of person it was. Don't be so shameless. I can burn the Pipa Spirit, but I can also deal with a thousand-year fox spirit like you. Nine-Tailed Fox hesitated.
King Zhou did not seem to understand what Jiang Shang said to Queen Su. He did not know what Xuanyuan Tomb or taking away a person's body. However, he agreed with what Jiang Shang said. It was a compliment to the Queen. He did not say anything else.
Among all the ministers, only Bigan understood what was going on. Taking someone's form was to take someone's soul and body for one's own use. The current Queen Su should be a vixen, but he did not have any conclusive evidence.
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