Chapter 178 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (56)
Chapter 178 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (56)
Jingli did not immediately destroy the array beneath the secret chamber.
The emperor's body now houses the pig's soul, but the transition to the throne will require this body to take over.
How to ensure the piglet successfully completes the transition is still a big problem, and it might have something to do with these formations.
Jingli wasn't sure yet, so she decided to remain unchanged for now in case things changed.
On the way back to the palace, the little pig emperor was still not used to it and kept trying to walk on all fours. Later, Jingli allowed it to hold onto his shoulders with both hands, and the little pig started to walk with grunts.
The emperor, who was previously petty and stingy, had suddenly become like this, which Jingli found quite strange.
Quite cute.
Indeed, any body that harbors a despicable soul will become greasy.
Jingli returned to the palace with the piglet. There was no one else in the palace. The emperor had already cleared the area when Jingli entered.
Because of this, no one noticed anything unusual about the place.
Everything the emperor did has now benefited Jingli.
Jingli led the little pig to sit on the chaise longue in the bedroom and fed him an antidote first—the slow poison that 6058 had used before was not incurable, but it was just undetectable in this world.
However, the body will not recover immediately; it will require gradual recuperation.
Even with this poison, the emperor's body could have lived for at least two more years. Now, by taking the antidote, his life has been extended.
In a sense, this little pig has turned misfortune into blessing; at least it won't become someone else's meal.
The little pig mostly exists in the system space in the form of a card. It hadn't eaten for a long time. Almost the instant Jingli handed over the antidote, the little pig excitedly rubbed against it, swallowed it in a few bites, and even licked its lips with lingering satisfaction.
Jingli then began to regroup her energy and probe the Emperor's body, where the pig was located.
The principle of soul replacement and inhabiting a new body is very similar to that of the time-traveling woman Jingli dealt with before, and the "Eunuch Wan" she just dealt with.
The soul and the body need a certain degree of compatibility, and also need an "adhesive" to prevent the soul from leaving the body.
The adhesive used by the previous emperors and eunuchs was divine water, or rather, energy derived from divine water that belonged to the origin of the world.
However, this energy is erosive and possessive, carrying a dark aura, which is why Grandpa Wan's body aged so quickly.
The bodies chosen by the emperor were all of his own bloodline, with a high degree of compatibility. In addition, they were nourished and modified by divine water and round jade in the early stages, so the rate of erosion was slower.
The little pig is obviously not related to the emperor by blood, but it has a round jade in its body and is often soaked in divine water. Most importantly, every time it splashes around in the divine water, its body is protected from the inside out by the energy of the scene. Therefore, the pollution from the divine water does not touch its soul at all, and its soul is more condensed as a result. It can basically be considered a little pig spirit.
Furthermore, since Jingli's "spiritual communication" essentially relies on energy, it is more familiar with Jingli's energy and understands Jingli's commands better than Baixue, making it a very clever little pig.
For example, right now, Jingli says, "Sit still."
The little pig then used its own brain and imitated Jingli's posture, sitting upright.
Jingli gave him an approving nod, took a small bag of snacks from the system and gave it to him, then personally demonstrated how to make it.
"Eat slowly like this, and I'll check your body."
The little pig understood for a moment, tried hard to tame its fingers, took out a snack, put it in its mouth, and slowly chewed it.
Upon tasting the delicious snacks, the little pig's eyes lit up, and it tried to nudge the snacks with its mouth, but was stopped by a look from Jingli, and then pitifully took the snacks with its hands.
Jingli then continued to carefully examine the emperor's body, where the pig was.
Compared to Eunuch Wan's body, the Emperor's body showed few signs of decay. In fact, because the little pig had brought Jingli's energy into the body, there was a golden flow between the bones, flesh, and blood, as if it were undergoing repair.
However, the little pig's soul was still somewhat unstable.
Jingli moisturized everything with energy, and the little pig was so comfortable that it kept shaking its legs.
Next, Jingli condensed energy threads and tried to manipulate the pig's body like a puppet.
Since entering this world, Jingli's internal energy has undergone a qualitative leap. Such subtle manipulations have made the emperor appear no different from a normal person.
The little pigs were amazed to feel their bodies moving on their own. Just as they were about to move, they relaxed completely under Jingli's instructions and enjoyed being fed automatically, one pig in each hand.
Then, Jingli's energy thread reached the vocal cords, and with a thought, the emperor spoke: "Excellent! Huh?"
The last strange noise was made by the piglet, who was frightened by its own voice.
He was somewhat alarmed, staring at Jingli with wide, pitiful eyes.
The emperor's body was not ugly; it had just been suffering from illness for some time and looked somewhat tired. Now, with the piglet's soul in it, he was even more pleasing to the eye.
Jingli smiled and handed him a glass of water: "Say it, drink it."
As Jingli taught, she used energy to activate the emperor's vocal cords. Under her guidance, the little pig finally uttered a single word: "Humph."
It seems that speaking is still a difficult problem.
Jingli stroked his chin and decided to visit his "father" more often in the future.
Just then, it was almost lunchtime. Jingli summoned a palace servant, who then manipulated the little pig to order lunch to be delivered to the East Palace. The two then left the Emperor's palace.
The palace servants were also a little puzzled. Why was His Majesty in such a good mood today? He hadn't even ordered a sedan chair to be prepared.
But the palace servants dared not say anything more.
Ignoring the people who had been bowing to him along the way, the little pig emperor followed closely behind Jingli with unfamiliar little steps. If Jingli hadn't been holding him back, the little pig would probably have fallen flat on his face several times.
Upon arriving at the East Palace, Jingli took the little pig emperor directly to the side hall where 6058 was located, activated the concealed array that had been set up there beforehand, and once again took out the little pig and the soul-nourishing talisman containing Wan Gonggong's soul.
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