"Drink it!" Pei Ziyun pointed at the wine glass in front of the prince and said coldly to the female officer.
The female officer trembled and looked at the prince for help.
Prince Weizun didn't know Yamada's intention at all, but since he had no intention of attacking him immediately, he tried his best not to anger the other person. After hearing these words, he was stunned and his eyes changed slightly. He wanted to speak, but closed them immediately.
"Drink it." Pei Ziyun said again. There was no emotion in his eyes when he looked at the female officer, only a cold look at others.
The female officer seemed to be frightened and could not move. Pei Ziyun sneered and pinched her chin. Her mouth opened and she drank the wine directly.
"Hey, this is too rude!" The prince, who had always cared for women, frowned when he saw the female officer's eyes filled with tears as she choked on wine.
Pei Ziyun looked at him with a half-smile but said nothing.
This look made the prince even more unhappy. What kind of look was this? It was so presumptuous!
Just thinking about it, the female official's body began to tremble violently, and the frequency of the tremors increased. Under the horrified gaze of the prince, she suddenly screamed, and her body was filled with black energy. Her whole body was wrapped in the black energy, and her face could not be seen clearly. On the facial features.
"Ah!" Not to mention this, the female officer rolled up on the ground in even more pain.
"W-what kind of sorcery are you doing?" Such a tragic situation made the prince horrified and pointed at Pei Ziyun. But as soon as he said it, the prince realized that he was wrong.
"This is poisonous wine!"
When he thought that if he hadn't stopped him, he would have turned into a female official now, the prince felt an uncontrollable anger rising in his chest.
Now, although the imperial court is declining, it still controls the world. How dare someone assassinate him
Just as he was thinking about it, the screaming female officer's voice gradually disappeared and she fell to the ground motionless.
The prince looked at her without mercy and said angrily: "Baga, does the Yamano family have different intentions?"
Although the prince is not a timid person, he is worthy of being a prince. He has been pampered since childhood. Even though the imperial court gradually declined, apart from having no heirs and being oppressed by the Fujiwara family, he has not suffered too many grievances.
When something like this happens, my anger really rises.
Pei Ziyun glanced at it and said, "She is from the Yamano family? But she did not die because of this glass of wine. This female official was actually dead a long time ago. The reaction just now was the reaction of the body. Her soul had already been in this body." Before it dies, it has been eroded by pollution.”
After saying that, Pei Ziyun stepped forward and turned the female corpse over, only to see that her original pained expression disappeared, her eyebrows were frowned, and she looked as beautiful as life.
"If he were examined now, the doctor would say that he died of natural illness and there was no sign of poisoning."
The prince suddenly became horrified: "How could this happen? What on earth is going on? Yamada, since you came to save me in time, do you know who wants to harm me?"
As he spoke, he had already calmed down and mused: "The Yamano family does not have this courage, nor this level - you just said that pollution has eroded it? Is it a demon?"
Thinking of this, the prince said coldly: "No matter what, we must investigate and find out who is coming!"
Seeing the prince shouting, Pei Ziyun said: "Wait a minute, asking a samurai to investigate this kind of thing will not help. Why not ask a mage or an onmyoji to take a look?"
"If demons and ghosts are worshiping, even if they can't solve it, they can always see it."
The prince looked at the dead female officer on the ground, and then at Yamada Shinichi, who had a calm expression: "Yamada, you are right, a mage should be invited to do this kind of thing."
"Come on, come on!" He shouted again toward the outside.
Pei Ziyun stood aside and did not stop him. The prince became more determined. When he saw two servants rushing over, he said, "Go and ask a mage to come over immediately!"
The servant hesitated for a moment: "Prince, are you a mage who can get rid of evil spirits?"
The so-called mage is a monk.
The prince nodded heavily: "Yes, the sooner the better, go quickly!"
"Yes! Prince!" Although the servant was suspicious and didn't know the reason for the prince's order, the prince had given the order and could only run out to ask for help immediately.
"Yamada, we have already asked the mage to come over. Why don't you and I change places to talk?" It is obvious that Yamada Shinichi gained some trust with his actions like this, and what happened just now made the prince feel a little scared and wanted to leave this terrible place. .
Pei Ziyun listened carefully and smiled: "I'm afraid it's too late."
"What?" The prince's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know what he meant by that. Could it be that another monster has come and there is no way to avoid it now
However, Pei Ziyun only smiled and did not answer. It was neither letting the prince go nor not leaving. He stood there, worried in his heart, but in the blink of an eye, he heard footsteps coming from outside.
The prince was shocked: "Is the invited mage here? But isn't this speed a little faster... huh?"
Just as he finished speaking, another female official came in, and her figure caught the eye of the prince. The prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "It turns out to be Xingzi. Did you come here after hearing the news? Thank you for your hard work..."
This was her own female officer, but she had an official position and was sent by the imperial palace, so she must be respected. However, Kyoko acted as if she couldn't see or hear her, so she walked up to the dead female officer and took a look.
At this glance, the female officer showed a smile, quickly stopped her smile, adjusted her expression to one of horror, and shouted: "It's not good! Someone comes quickly! His Royal Highness has been killed!"
This sound not only shocked the people outside, but also shocked the prince inside.
Hey, what's going on
The prince looked at Pei Ziyun with a blank expression, confused and wanted to ask.
Pei Ziyun hissed, and the prince could only swallow his words.
At this time, the crowd outside was buzzing with the female officer's shout, and many people were running towards her.
With the voice of "Princess, please slow down", the prince knew that his wife from the Fujiwara family was also here.
The prince's heart sank when he thought that the dead female officer was the princess waiting by his side. However, after looking at the female officer Xing who was also a bit amiss, he suppressed his suspicion of the princess.
After all, Kyoko has been following him and has a very cold relationship with the princess. If the female officer has something to do with the princess, why does Kyoko, who has not had much contact with the princess, become so abnormal
The smile just now made me feel more and more chilled the more I thought about it.
If the princess really had such ability and could manipulate people at will, that would be terrible. In comparison, he would rather believe that it was done by monsters outside!
"You stay outside, guard the door, and don't allow anyone else to come in and out at will." Princess Xing ordered, and the graceful and noble princess stepped in without objecting to the order given by the female officer.
Xingzi went up to him, pointed at the female officer who fell to the ground and said, "Look, the prince has been killed!"
The prince stood there and realized that not only had the female officer failed to see him and Yamada Shinichi just now, but also the people who came in at this time, including the princess, could not see them either.
Could this ability be Yamada Shinichi's
The prince's understanding of this warrior suddenly deepened a lot, and he felt a chill in his heart.
"Nonsense!" When he saw the female official on the ground, the princess's face twitched visibly. It was obvious that in the princess's eyes, this was just the female official, not the murdered prince.
This kind of gaffe is something that the prince, a husband, has never seen before!
She is a noble daughter of the Fujiwara family. The Fujiwara family is so powerful that even the prince has to endure childlessness. Every move she makes is like a noble woman. How has she ever been like this
The prince watched with great interest, but the princess took one look at the "nonsense" female official and was about to shout to stop.
However, Kyoko was very confident about what she saw and continued: "I heard that Your Highness, Izumi Shikibu, had a conflict with Tachibana Michizada's samurai. Was it the samurai's fault?"
The prince who was watching this show stiffened his expression and slowly looked at his princess.
The princess had covered her face with a fan so that no one could see her expression: "Stop talking, go down quickly and ask the mage to take a look."
Is this because of evil spirits
Kyoko ignored it and continued: "Although it is impossible for Izumi Shikibu to kill the prince to cover up the scandal, and it is impossible for Tachibana Michizada to give the order directly, but those humble and rude samurai may not understand these truths. Maybe on impulse..."
She wanted to continue talking, but there was a commotion outside the door, and someone shouted: "No entry, there is a princess inside, you can't go in!"
Someone else shouted loudly: "This is the mage invited by the prince. Do you dare to stop me? Get out of the way!"
During the quarrel, a monk came in, and his first sight fell on Xingzi. As soon as he clasped his hands respectfully to the princess, a mantra came out: "Om Muni Muni Maha Muni Ye Soha!"
This is the fundamental mantra of Sakyamuni, the core of all Buddhist mantras. Almost at the same time, a golden talisman was thrown out.
After the curse was spoken, there was a "boom", and everyone's eyes went dark, and then lit up again. Then they opened their eyes and looked around, and the figures of Pei Ziyun and the prince appeared in front of everyone.
Before he could subconsciously kneel down and bow down, he saw that the dead prince on the ground had turned into a female official.
This reversal shocked people, but when Kyoko saw this change in front of her eyes, she knew that she was in trouble, and secretly screamed, heavy pressure had already hit her.
"Ah!" Pressed by the talisman, she raised her neck and let out a loud scream, black energy emanating from the air. She pressed her hands, and with the heart-wrenching sound of bones creaking, her body twisted and swelled, directly from A female official with a slender figure and smooth skin and neatly dressed hair turned into a terrifying monster with black teeth and shaggy hair.
Most of the people who saw this scene screamed.
At this time, the prince rarely showed a sense of responsibility that a husband should have, and directly pulled the princess to his side, who was so close to the monster.
Seeing that the monster was screaming under the spell and smoke was coming out from its body, some warriors took this opportunity and pounced on it to kill it, shouting: "Protect the prince and princess!"
In this era, warrior culture had not yet developed, but the relationship between warriors and their masters had not changed much. To obtain territory, rice, and salary from their masters, warriors must be loyal to their masters. Even if they seek death, they can still make their martial name known to their descendants. , not to mention how cheap it is now.
It was just chopped off with one knife, and the monster that seemed to have no power to fight back roared angrily, the sound was like muffled thunder, and directly grabbed the talisman with both hands. Green smoke was seen coming from the hands, and the smell of being burnt came out, but it didn't care. , tear it hard, and it has been torn apart.
"Puff" the talisman was torn open, and black air filled the air. When the knife fell, it made a "pop" sound and entered the flesh for a few minutes, but it could not penetrate. The monster grabbed the warrior's shoulder again and just tore it apart.
Blood spattered, and accompanied by the warrior's scream, one hand was torn off.
(End of chapter)