Emperor Tianbao was pale and sweating profusely at this moment, his lips were trembling slightly, and he could not speak clearly. Concubine Hui looked at the emperor like this, with tenderness and concern on her face, but in the eyes of the emperor, there seemed to be a fox on Concubine Hui's face as well, which made him sweat uncontrollably.
"Your Majesty, you are sweating a lot! Let me wipe it off for you."
"Hey, hey..."
The emperor wanted to hide but didn't dare to. He let Concubine Hui wipe the sweat off his face with a slightly timid look. However, his heartbeat did not slow down and he felt the urge to urinate. Then he suddenly remembered something and quickly pushed Concubine Hui's hand away.
"My dear, I need to go to the toilet urgently."
The emperor stood up from the bed and hurriedly put on his shoes. Concubine Hui frowned behind him and said in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, if you need to use the toilet, can't you just summon the official room?"
The emperor paused, but continued to put on his shoes. Although he did not turn around, his voice had become much calmer and he spoke in a normal tone.
"This is the Pixiang Palace, my beloved concubine's scented chamber. I think it's better for me to go to the toilet."
When the emperor was putting on his shoes, he kept looking around, and just like in his dream, he couldn't find the Buddhist beads. Then he suddenly remembered that he had favored Concubine Hui at night. The latter said that Buddhist sacred objects should not be desecrated, so she suggested that the emperor give the Buddhist beads to the eunuch for safekeeping.
"Your Majesty, it's cold outside, please put on some clothes."
Concubine Hui smiled gently and put a cloak on the emperor from behind. The emperor looked back at her, smiled and nodded, then rubbed her hand, stood up, strode over, quickly opened the palace gate and closed it again.
The eunuch who was guarding not far outside was a little frightened when he saw the emperor come out, and quickly ran out of the warm room where he was resting.
"What do you want, Your Majesty?"
The emperor still looked unhappy and spoke in a low voice.
"Where are my Buddhist beads? The ones given to me by Master Hui Tong!"
"Uh, in the conservatory."
"Go get it quickly, and keep your voice down!"
"Yes, yes. I will fetch it for Your Majesty right away."
The emperor followed the eunuch directly outside the greenhouse. After the eunuch took out the Buddhist beads, the emperor couldn't wait to put them on his hand. It was magical to say, maybe it was a psychological effect, but after putting on the Buddhist beads, the feeling of palpitations suddenly subsided a lot.
The emperor took a deep breath, waved his hand vigorously without saying anything, and then strode away. The eunuch had to hurry up and follow him. Except for going to the bathroom, he did not return to the Pixiang Palace but headed straight for his own bedroom.
On the palace road at night, there were two little eunuchs holding lanterns in front to light the way, and behind them were the emperor and his personal eunuchs who were walking hurriedly, with the palace guards following beside them. Even now, the emperor's steps were still hurried, with no intention of slowing down at all.
When passing the fork in the road where several palaces intersected, the emperor's steps suddenly stopped.
"What time is it now?"
The old eunuch replied immediately.
"Your Majesty, it is now past the middle of the Chou hour."
The emperor's face was uncertain, and the nightmare that had just lingered in his mind became more and more clear. After frowning for a moment, he turned to look at the eunuch beside him.
"Oral instruction."
The eunuch was cheered up and quickly perked up and waited.
"Order Master Huitong to come to the palace and meet the emperor in the imperial study immediately. There must be no delay."
Of course the emperor was unwilling to believe that Concubine Hui was a monster in disguise, but he was uneasy tonight. He would not feel at ease until he summoned Master Huitong to interpret his dream, or simply went to the Pixiang Palace to check carefully.
It was definitely against etiquette to go to the post station so late to summon members of the foreign delegation, but since the emperor had said so, the eunuchs certainly did not dare to disobey, and they did not even dare to remind him. After all, there must be a reason for it.
"I accept your order."
After receiving the oral order, the eunuch immediately trotted away towards the palace gate. The emperor stood there for a while and then turned to go to the imperial study. He was not in the mood to sleep and was not willing to go to the bedroom alone.
The old eunuch walked quickly, passing through one palace gate after another in the middle of the night, and finally arrived at the main entrance of the palace. The gate was slowly opened by the guards.
"Woo... cluck cluck cluck..."
When the palace gate slowly opened, the first thing the old eunuch waiting behind saw was Monk Huitong wearing a white monk's robe and a red cassock under the moonlight.
The old eunuch was slightly stunned.
"what happened?"
Seeing that it was the senior eunuch beside the emperor coming out, the officer of the imperial guards guarding outside immediately explained.
"My Lord, Master Hui Tong arrived outside the palace gate two quarters of an hour ago and wanted to enter the palace to see the emperor. We stopped him but he refused to leave, saying that he was waiting to be summoned."
Monk Huitong had his eyes slightly closed, but he slowly opened them and looked at the old eunuch at the palace gate.
"Good be to the Great Ming King Buddha. I suddenly felt the presence of evil spirits in the palace and felt uneasy, so I came to wait at the palace gate. Eunuch, are you here to let me into the palace?"
The old eunuch remembered the important matter and nodded repeatedly.
"It is exactly this matter. The emperor has issued an oral order, asking Master Huitong to enter the palace immediately. Master, please follow me!"
"Well, time is running out. I apologize for my impoliteness. I hope you will forgive me!"
After Hui Tong finished saying this, he moved and instantly came to the old eunuch's side. He lifted him up and dragged him forward as fast as a gust of wind. The long corridor where they first entered the palace passed by in an instant. In the eyes of the old eunuch, it was like a lightning speed. He couldn't even see the surrounding scenery clearly. The strong wind in his face made it impossible for him to shout.
In a very short time, Monk Huitong and the old eunuch arrived outside the imperial study. The guards around them suddenly saw a white shadow wrapped in the wind appear in front of them, and they all drew their swords.
"Zheng..." "Zheng..." "Zheng..."
"Who dares to break into the imperial study?"
"Stop, stop, Master Huitong was summoned by the Emperor!"
Although the old eunuch was frightened, he did not forget his primary task. The emperor in the imperial study was obviously very uneasy. He hurried out when he heard the noise outside and the old eunuch's voice. As soon as he got outside, he saw Monk Huitong's bald head, which was very conspicuous in the moonlight.
The old eunuch stepped forward and quickly explained.
"Your Majesty, I was about to leave the palace to inform Master Huitong, but I saw that the master was already standing outside the palace gate. The gatekeeper said that the master had been here for a while."
"Good be to the Great Ming King Buddha, Your Majesty, I am here to exorcise the demon."
After Huitong chanted the Buddha's name, the emperor felt much more at ease.
"Master Huitong, you're here just in time! I had a nightmare before. I dreamed that there was a monster sleeping next to my pillow. It was really, really scary. It had the face of a fox..."
Monk Huitong looked serious as he looked at the Buddhist beads in the emperor's hand.
"During the day, I used the bodhi branch beads as a guide and asked the concubines to take them to various places in the palace, in order to break the hiding pattern of this evildoer. This evildoer is indeed very well hidden. Even I was almost fooled during the day, but I still smelled a trace of evil spirit. After nightfall, one of the beads was in a different state. At that time, the evildoer could no longer hide. Your Majesty, since you had a nightmare, can you tell me about the dream and whether there is anyone you suspect?"
The emperor still looked unhappy. After a slight hesitation, he told the truth about his dream and expressed his guesses.
A quarter of an hour later, the imperial guards and expert bodyguards from all over the palace began to take action, carrying lanterns or torches and moving around the palace. Many people in the palace were awakened, but no one dared to go out to check. Only those with higher status in the harem, such as the Empress Dowager and the Queen, knew that they were going to catch the monster overnight.
Inside the Pixiang Palace, Concubine Hui's face was gloomy and uncertain. She waited for a long time but the emperor did not return.
"What on earth did the emperor just dream about?"
At this time, noisy and dense footsteps were heard outside, which made Concubine Hui slightly stunned.
"Someone, go see what's going on outside."
After being summoned like this, a palace maid hurried away after receiving the order. However, she was immediately restrained by the imperial guards as soon as she left the Pixiang Palace. The outside was already brightly lit by torches and lanterns. A sense of military aura slowly rose. Monk Huitong and the commander of the imperial guards were standing in front of the formation.
"Master, how should we proceed?"
"Good be to the Great Ming King Buddha. You, the commander, only need to lead the troops to surround and defend the Pixiang Palace. I will take care of the rest."
Monk Huitong took a few steps forward, and the two coins disappeared completely in an instant between his palms, which had been clasped together all the time. The Buddha nature and Buddha power in his body rose unprecedentedly, and he even felt a slight excitement. However, he suppressed it with the help of his Buddha heart. As the Buddha power rapidly increased, golden rays of light appeared from Huitong's body, and a vague shadow of a monk who looked exactly like Huitong but as tall as a building appeared behind Huitong, and a round of colorful Buddha light seemed to illuminate the night.
"My Buddha Vajra has the righteous method to subdue demons. The evildoers have not yet shown their true colors. Om... Ma... Ni... Ba... Mi... Hum..."
Boom~~~~
The bright Buddha's light suddenly became brighter, and the true words bloomed from Huitong's mouth with a huge volume. However, such a loud sound was not harsh to ordinary people, including the imperial guards.
But in the Pixiang Palace, Concubine Hui, who was still numb while sitting on the bed, suddenly hugged her ears with an extremely painful look on her face.
"Ah... you bald ass, uh... I'm going to kill you!"
When the true words rang out, Concubine Hui felt extremely irritated, even affecting her thinking. Her body twisted and the image of Concubine Hui she had transformed into could not be maintained steadily, so she simply changed back to Tu Yun's original human form.
The nails on his fingers grew longer and his eyes glowed red. Tu Yun, enduring the headache and rising anger, rushed out of the door. When he saw the tall Buddha figure outside the Pixiang Palace, the anger in his heart was immediately extinguished as if by cold water. He remembered that tonight should be the death of Monk Huitong.
'Are they all...'
Tu Yun looked at the Buddha's shadow and felt very fearful. At this moment, the tall Buddha's shadow also looked towards Tu Yun.
"How bold of you to be a fox demon, how dare you confuse sentient beings and interfere with human nature. My Buddha is merciful and only saves those who can be saved. Those who have committed sins will be punished by death."
The Buddha's light behind the Buddha's shadow suddenly gathered on his body, and he fiercely swung a palm towards the Pixiang Palace.
“Woo woo woo…”
With a slap of his palm, a strong wind blew up in the surrounding area.
With a loud "boom", the bricks and tiles of the Pixiang Hall were shaking, and smoke and dust were flying everywhere along with the impact. Even the imperial guards standing outside felt the strong wind blowing on their faces.
Tu Yun's heart was pounding. Although she dodged the palm strike at the critical moment, she could clearly feel the power of the palm strike.
"Evil creature, why don't you show your true form quickly!"
"If you want me to show my true colors, you bald ass are not qualified enough!"
Tu Yun cursed but had no intention of engaging in a fight. With his companions' lives and deaths unknown, he chose to retreat. He silently recited a spell in his mind and his figure faded away. However, a faint light rose from the entire palace, which immediately bounced Tu Yun back.
“Hehehe…” “Hahahahahaha…”
A strange laughter was heard, and Tu Yun, who was bounced back to Pixiang Palace, looked up at the sky in horror, realizing that she might have been trapped in some kind of formation.
"Evil beast, since you won't show your true form, I will beat you to your true form!"
The Dharma coins disappeared one by one, and the Buddha's light of Monk Huitong became brighter and brighter. Half of the palace was illuminated by the golden light. The huge Buddha shadow made seals with his hands, and a huge "*" appeared in the sky.
Hui Tong knew that with his own level of Taoism, even with Mr. Ji's magic money, he would not be able to fight a protracted battle with the fox demon. After all, his mental strength was not enough, so he planned to attack with great force when he was in the best mental state.
"Om... Ma... Ni... Ba... Mi... Hum..."
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
The ground was shaking and the air flow was extremely turbulent, and the palace almost turned from darkness to day.
Amid the increasingly oppressive mantras and Buddhist seals, Tu Yun's heart felt as if being pinched by the giant hand of the Mingwang. She realized that they had made a big mistake, a very serious mistake. They had greatly underestimated the monk's spiritual attainments. The monk's spiritual attainments and magical powers were so high that they had surpassed a certain realm.