Jinggong and Ruiyangggong knelt in front of Zhao Zhen and did not dare to move. The two made eye contact with each other, as if they were thinking about how to fool him.

"Heh." Zhao Zhen smiled.

Both the Eight Kings and Zhao Pu looked at Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen pointed at Nangong Jinggong.

Nangong raised his hand, and a cold light flashed in the courtyard...

In an instant, Jinggong’s head fell to the ground.

Duke Ruiyang sat down on the ground and stared dumbfoundedly at Duke Jin whose head was missing... The leader of the Seven Kingdoms, he would kill whenever he said he wanted.

Nangong put away the knife and stood beside Zhao Zhen with an expressionless face.

Zhao Zhen held the tea cup in his hand and looked at Mr. Ruiyang on the ground, "I have seen you like this a lot. You don't feel bad if you kill your whole family. You are afraid of killing you, right?"

Duke Ruiyang's face turned pale, as if he still couldn't accept that Duke Jing was killed like this.

"Let's talk." Zhao Zhen put down the cup and looked at Duke Ruiyang with a smile, his tone seemed a bit teasing, "The advantage of having two insiders is that if you kill one, there will be one left. For you two, one is enough.

... He is dead, and you have the value and opportunity to live. How lucky are you? Why don't you thank me?"

Duke Ruiyang felt that the hairs all over his body were standing on end, and he realized for the first time that the emperor in front of him, who was known for his good temper, might be more ruthless than the previous emperor...

Zhao Zhen's move was not only ruthless, but also accurate. Duke Ruiyang originally listened to Duke Jin in everything, but when Duke Jin died, he felt as if his heart was broken. For a moment, he was at a loss and had no choice but to confess honestly.

Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Zhen suddenly waved his hand as if he had remembered something, pointed at Jinggong's head on the ground, and said to Nangong, "Take it in! Show it to the woman named Zhen Hunjun!"

Nangong was helpless. Compared to those who conspired with Yang Ming, the emperor obviously cared more about being scolded as a coward...

Nangong carried the head into the cell and placed it on the table opposite Zhang Qiaoer's bed.

Zhan Zhaobai Yutang, who was waiting at the door of the cell to listen to what was going on inside, saw Nangong walking past them carrying a human head, with a long line of blood dripping on the ground.

A bloody human head was placed on the tea tray, and Ye Wangyou and Zhang Qiaoer in the cell were also stunned.

Gongsun and Xiao Sizi stared at it for a while, and both asked, "Is this Jinggong?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were also a little confused. Jinggong was still alive and kicking just now, why suddenly...

Ye Wangyou looked up at Nangong.

Nangong said, "The emperor asked me to send it here." After saying that, he went out.

Zhang Qiaoer stared at the head on the table... Jinggong's eyes widened, and there seemed to be an incredible expression on his face. Obviously, he did not expect that he died so suddenly.

This was the first time the Thousand Corpse Monster came back to Kaifeng, and it felt like an eye-opener. He poked Zhan Zhao and asked, "What about that? Is the little emperor paid by a tyrant? Isn't he a benevolent king?"

Bian Shenghua was also surprised - he looked like an honest person!

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both shook their heads subconsciously. They wanted to defend Zhao Zhen a few words, but they didn't seem to be convincing... They never expected to just give him his head.

Everyone became very interested in the development outside and followed Nangong to the cell door.

…

Duke Ruiyang no longer dared to hide anything and told the secrets of that year.

At that time, there were three major families among the seven princes, the Qilin family, the Cormorant family and the Feiyu family. The Qilin family was the head of the princes, but the princes had only a false reputation and were rich but powerless. Moreover, the late emperor was always on guard against them.

This made Jinggong and others who were still young and vigorous at that time quite dissatisfied.

However, similar to most impetuous hereditary children, Jinggong and others are also ambitious and talented. Based on their ability alone, they can't do martial arts and Anbang can't test calligraphy.

Although the late emperor was wise in the early stage, he still went astray in the later period. In particular, he believed deeply in Feng Shui and witchcraft, and often appointed some "wonderful people" with gods and ghosts. Some of them were very favored by the late emperor.

They treated each other with courtesy and even appointed them to many important positions.

As a result, these monsters, who were regarded as "common people" by the royal nobles, rose to prominence, and their followers also ascended to heaven, causing a lot of dissatisfaction inside and outside the court.

As a serious "noble", the Duke of the Seven Kingdoms especially looked down upon these monsters.

That day, Jinggong, Ruigong, and some other clan members of the same age were drinking together, and had a dispute with the men in black at the table next to them.

These men in black were the subordinates of He Feng, a demon who was deeply trusted by the late emperor at that time, and the two parties were extremely unhappy.

Afterwards, Jinggong couldn't swallow his anger, so some of his compatriots encouraged him to give Hefeng some color.

How should we teach this "He Feng" a lesson? Someone told Jinggong that the reason why He Feng knew sorcery was because he had a strange book in his hand. It is said that He Feng's original name was He Feng. He was a bandit and did all the bad things in his first half of his life.

And he was arrested by the government. When he was escaping, he accidentally fell into an ancient tomb and got a strange book. He practiced a set of demon skills and transformed into half a national master.

Jinggong and others were a little excited and curious... What book is so powerful? If they get it, can they also learn the magic?

As soon as their minds were alert, Jinggong and Ruiyanggong devised a plan to sneak into Hefeng's house while the late emperor was hosting a banquet to steal books!

They wanted to steal the so-called "wonder book", but they were dumbfounded when they entered the study. He Feng probably loved reading, and there were books everywhere in the room. The two of them searched around like headless flies and couldn't find it.

, I feel that I am careless, after all, I don’t even know the title of the book.

Jinggong thought about it, if this book was really that magical, He Feng would probably carry it with him, or put it in a place where others could not enter... So he ran to He Feng's bedroom to look for it.

What a coincidence, He Feng came back early that day.

Jinggong was blocked in the bedroom, and in desperation, he hid in the closet.

He Feng seemed to have spilled wine on himself at the banquet that day. He went back to his room, took off his clothes, and asked the maid to prepare hot water for a bath.

Jinggong quietly slipped out of the closet while he was taking a shower behind the screen... He was planning to leave, but at a glance he saw a black wooden box beside the collapsed clothes. After all, he was from a noble family.

Jinggong also has some experience in treasure appraisal and the like... That box looks like an antique at first glance.

Jinggong didn't care too much, so he took the brocade box and ran away.

When he ran out of He Mansion and returned to his home, he opened the box with Duke Ruiyang and took a look... He saw a parchment inside, titled "The Scroll of the Earth Spirit".

"Hahaha……"

Hearing what Duke Ruiyang said, Zhao Zhen finally couldn't help it and laughed loudly, and the more he thought about it, the funnier he became - the Duke of the Seven Kingdoms had some military exploits back then, and his ancestors were also rich, how could he be so stupid?

descendants?!

At the gate of the prison, Gongsun Zhaopu and Zhan Zhaobai Yutang were leaning against the doorpost and listening. As they listened all the way, they felt that the process of obtaining the "divine book" was too smooth. It was ridiculously smooth! It felt like they were the two of them.

Fallen into a trap...

"The Earth Spirit Divine Scroll?" Zhan Zhao turned around and asked Burial Flower, "Little Uncle Burial, does it have anything to do with the Earth Spirit Palace you mentioned?"

Bian Shenghua tilted her head and didn't seem to agree too much, but she didn't draw a conclusion and continued to listen to what was said.

Zhao Zhen smiled enough and nodded, letting Duke Ruiyang continue.

Duke Ruiyang said that they later looked through the book and found that it recorded many magical mechanisms and spells, and also marked some places in Kaifeng City that had mechanisms or were suitable for performing curses... Yuanqi Tower is

one of them.

Everyone frowned - finally the point came to the point.

Before, Wangyou also told everyone about the incident between Duke Ruiyang and Yuan Qilou, but the version everyone heard from Duke Ruiyang himself was a completely different story.

Duke Ruiyang was indeed infatuated with Yue Caiqin for a while, but he was depressed for a long time when he couldn't get it... And he did have a concubine, but she was not named Yuan Ji, but Yuan'er. Don't look at her long life.

She is very ugly but has a romantic and lustful nature. She falls in love with everyone she meets and has many concubines at home.

However, his novelty will soon wear off. If he marries the daughter of a famous family, that would be better. If he is born in a humble and unworthy manner, he will soon be forgotten by him as soon as the period of favor is over.

Yuan'er is in this state.

Probably because she was too lonely, Yuan'er fell in love with a servant in the mansion, and she became pregnant.

That servant was also a scumbag. When he saw that he got into trouble, he ran away at night, leaving Yuan'er alone.

Originally, Yuan'er wanted to give birth to the child secretly, but by chance, the old lady in the house saw her. The old lady was quite happy and thought the birth was a happy event.

Soon after, this matter reached the ears of Duke Ruiyang, and he lost his temper and wanted to kill Yuan'er and that scoundrel.

But he couldn't hold him back and he was in a bad mood, so he took Jinggong to drink and complain.

As soon as Jinggong heard about this, he suggested that if Yuan'er disappeared without anyone noticing, no one would be seen alive or dead, and no one would know that he was cheated, which would relieve the bad breath.

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When Duke Ruiyang heard this, he thought there was such a good way. He asked Duke Jinping what he should do.

Jinggong took out his "magic book" and told him that the book talked about a small building with exquisite workmanship that could gather the yin energy from all directions. Every night when the moon was full, the door to the underworld would open and swallow up the people in the small building.

As long as Yuan'er is placed in such a small building, she and the evildoer will be dragged to hell. It is said that people who go down from such a small building will suffer forever and will never be reincarnated.

When Duke Ruiyang heard this, he asked where the small building was. Do you want to build it yourself?

Jinggong smiled and said that there was one in Kaifeng called "Yuanqi Tower".

After inquiring about the location of this small building, Duke Jinggong and Duke Ruiyang made up an excuse that the house was haunted by chickens and dogs, causing harm to their children and grandchildren, and sent the pregnant Yuan'er directly to that small building to be imprisoned.

At that time, people passing by by chance heard crying coming from Yuanqi Tower, and it was also because Yuan'er was crying about her misfortune, and both times she met someone unkind.

What's even more bizarre is that... not long after Yuan'er moved in, she disappeared just like what was said in the book.

After this incident, Jingrui and his two men had no doubts about this sacred book.

Some things, once they succeed once, they will try a second time. People's desires and ambitions are unlimited. After achieving a small goal, a more ambitious goal will appear in front of their eyes.

Jingrui and the two made a somewhat evil plan, and they focused on another thing in the book - Di Lingzi.
To be continued...