Chapter 2104
His Majesty is possessed by an evil spirit!
a few days later.
The capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Wanshou Hall.
Inside the main hall, the candlelight flickered on and off.
A sallow-faced, emaciated middle-aged man sat upright on a futon. His eyes were sunken and glowed with a blood-red light. His hair was disheveled, making him look quite frightening.
Ever since Pei Shuhua learned about the Yellow Springs Cult, Emperor Zhou has been confined to the Wanshou Palace and has been unable to leave.
Even if he wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to relax, the eunuchs and guards at the gate would stop him on the grounds of safety concerns.
Emperor Zhou naturally understood that he was being held under house arrest by Pei Shuhua.
At this moment, Emperor Zhou's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared like a madman, "That damned, vile woman, how dare she imprison me! I am the ruler of the Great Zhou, what right does she have to imprison me? When I break through to a higher realm, I will definitely tear her to pieces!"
As Emperor Zhou spoke, wisps of black energy emanated from his body, instantly enveloping the entire hall in an eerie and malevolent aura.
The next moment, a black, distorted phantom appeared behind him.
In an instant, a voice suddenly appeared in Emperor Zhou's mind.
"Do you want to become stronger? I can help you become stronger. Sacrifice your soul to me, and I can make you the master of the entire borderlands."
Emperor Zhou suddenly felt a splitting headache, as if his head was about to explode.
The Zhou Emperor exclaimed in horror, "Who are you? Why are you in my mind?"
At this point, Emperor Zhou clutched his head and collapsed to the ground, curling up in a ball.
At this moment, the black phantom continued to tempt, "You don't need to know who I am. You only need to know that I can give you great power, I can help you control the entire borderlands, help you take revenge, and eliminate those who don't listen to you."
Hearing the shadowy figure's enticement, Emperor Zhou did not hesitate and said directly, "I agree! I want to possess absolute power, I want to control the entire borderlands!"
As Emperor Zhou spoke, he slowly raised his head, and at this moment his pupils had turned completely black.
The next moment, a terrifying pressure emanated from his body.
Upon noticing the commotion inside the main hall, the eunuchs and maids outside quickly opened the gate.
When the eunuchs saw the emperor's appearance, they were all horrified.
At this moment, a eunuch shouted, "Quickly tell the Empress Dowager that His Majesty has been possessed by an evil spirit!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch immediately ran towards Pei Shuhua's palace, while the other eunuchs hurriedly closed the palace doors, trying to lock Emperor Zhou inside the Wanshou Palace.
In the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Pei Shuhua lay languidly on a soft couch.
At this moment, a maid picked up a grape and stuffed it into Pei Shuhua's mouth.
The atmosphere in the borderlands has become quite tense recently, but the restrictions on the borderlands have not completely disappeared; they are still there, only with some cracks appearing.
Moreover, the cracks are no longer visible, indicating that some force has temporarily repaired them.
Even though the restriction has been temporarily repaired, the appearance of the crack last time proved that the power left behind by that powerful being has begun to dissipate, and perhaps it won't be long before the restriction disappears completely.
When that time comes, the powerful figures from the Qionghua Holy Land will be able to enter this world. As long as other powerful figures from the Qionghua Holy Land enter this desolate place to seize the ancient inheritance, it will have nothing to do with her, a disciple of the Qionghua Holy Land.
Just then, a eunuch rushed into the hall and said, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! His Majesty has been possessed by an evil spirit!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Shuhua, who had been lying on the soft couch, sat up abruptly and asked with a look of disbelief, "What? Possessed by an evil spirit? How is that possible?"
Pei Shuhua couldn't believe what she was hearing.
It should be noted that Emperor Zhou carried the destiny of the Great Zhou Dynasty on his shoulders, and most importantly, he also possessed a strong dragon aura.
Let alone being possessed by evil spirits, it would be very difficult for evil spirits to even get close to him.
Now someone was actually telling him that Emperor Zhou was possessed by an evil spirit. The eunuch knelt on the ground and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, what I said is true. His Majesty suddenly had a lot of black energy coming out of his body, and even his eyes were black. That is clearly a sign of being possessed by an evil spirit."
Seeing the eunuch's pale face and trembling body, Pei Shuhua frowned.
The eunuch didn't seem to be lying, which meant that Emperor Zhou might really be in trouble. Even if it wasn't due to evil spirits, it probably wasn't anything good.
Thinking of this, Pei Shuhua immediately said to the maid beside her, "Immediately notify the royal family's officials and have them come to the Hall of Longevity!"
Immediately afterwards, Pei Shuhua also got up from the soft couch and went directly to the Wanshou Hall.
She wanted to see what was wrong with this Emperor Zhou.
When Pei Shuhua arrived at the Wanshou Palace, the eunuchs and maids there were still desperately holding the door open.
At this moment, the entire hall was trembling, as if there was some ominous creature inside. Just being near the Hall of Longevity sent chills down one's spine.
Sensing the evil aura emanating from the Wanshou Hall, Pei Shuhua's face darkened. Why did this aura make her feel so disgusted?
Pei Shuhua did not rush into the Wanshou Hall; she was waiting for the local deities of the Great Zhou Dynasty to arrive.
Before long, all the royal retainers had arrived. Upon seeing the black mist emanating from above the Hall of Longevity, the royal retainers couldn't help but gasp in shock.
At this moment, one of the worshippers said, "This black aura doesn't seem to be malevolent energy."
Another worshipper said, "Regardless of whether it's malevolent energy or not, we must hurry in and help His Majesty regain his senses."
At this moment, all the worshippers turned their gazes to Pei Shuhua, waiting for her to make a decision.
Pei Shuhua did not speak immediately. Her gaze was fixed on the gate of the Wanshou Hall, and the aura emanating from inside gave her a very dangerous feeling.
She discovered that the spiritual energy within her body was running wildly.
Her intuition told her that what was inside was extremely dangerous, and that if it wasn't handled properly, she would also be affected.
But if they do nothing, and something really happens to the Zhou emperor, and the Zhou dynasty's fortune completely dissipates, how will they enter the ancient ruins?
No, we must get Emperor Zhou back to his senses immediately.
Then Pei Shuhua said to the worshippers, "Enter the main hall and cleanse His Majesty of the evil spirits within him!"
Seeing that Pei Shuhua had given the order, the worshippers no longer waited and immediately opened the main hall doors.
As the gates of the Hall of Longevity slowly opened, a surge of black energy billowed out from within.
The worshippers hurriedly dodged, and the black aura headed straight for Pei Shuhua.
Fortunately, Pei Shuhua had sensed the danger earlier and quickly jumped to a distant rooftop, without getting any black aura on her.
At this moment, as the evil aura in the hall dissipated, the figure of Emperor Zhou was revealed.
The Zhou Emperor had completely changed. His skin had turned black, his eyes were empty, and his hair was disheveled. He looked terrifying and no longer had the aura of a living person.
Seeing this, the worshippers looked at each other, unsure of what to do next.
At that moment, Pei Shuhua's voice came from afar: "Take immediate action to suppress the evil spirit within His Majesty!"
Upon hearing Pei Shuhua's voice, all the officials said in unison, "Your Majesty, please forgive us!"
Immediately, everyone attacked in unison, heading straight for Emperor Zhou.
However, a more intense evil aura suddenly erupted from Emperor Zhou, instantly blasting away all the royal retainers.
The group of worshippers were driven out of the Hall of Longevity by the evil energy, collapsing to the ground and spitting blood. (End of Chapter)