Chapter 177 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (55)
Chapter 177 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (55)
At this moment, white mist gradually rose from the "Divine Water Pool," and the array within it began to rotate.
Grandpa Wan carried Jingli and placed him in one of the locations that resembled the eye of a formation.
The emperor also sat down in the "divine water".
Jingli mobilized more energy to protect his body, and with a gentle flick of his hand hidden in the water, two invisible talismans flew towards the faces of the Emperor and Eunuch Wan.
White mist rose up, and the two did not react immediately. By the time they sensed it, it was too late.
The two rolled their eyes and fell asleep in their original positions.
Jingli quickly dug out the puddle and retrieved the piglet.
Although the piglet had always lived in the system space where the flow of time was different from that of this world, it had grown up a bit. Upon seeing the divine water, it became very familiar with it and jumped in on its own.
When Jingli says "sit," it understands and sits obediently.
Jingli then used a wisp of energy to fix it at the center of the formation.
"Little piggy, I'm sorry you had to go through that. I'll treat you to something delicious later."
The little pig probably understood what Jingli meant and grunted happily twice.
The next step is to wait for the formation to take effect.
Jingli did not let his guard down. He cast a puppet talisman on the pig and used a hallucinogenic card. He had just replenished his stock of these cards from the counterfeit system, so he had plenty and didn't feel as bad about using them as before.
Jingli limited the range of the hallucinogenic card to ten steps away from Wan Gonggong, then stepped out of the card's range, changed into an invisibility cloak, and removed the sleeping talisman.
The talisman that had been removed still held its power. Jingli held it between her fingers, ready to replace it whenever the two noticed any signs of trouble.
Fortunately, neither the emperor nor Eunuch Wan discovered any problems during their brief period of unconsciousness.
Both of them had suffered the backlash, and were occasionally feeling weak and thought that their previous drowsiness was just a momentary lapse in concentration.
Jingli's eyes lit up as he saw the patterns at the bottom of the puddle being gradually filled with black, extending from the emperor to the piglet.
The little pig seemed a bit scared and wanted to run away, but Jingli kept releasing energy to soothe it, which prevented it from making a shrill squeal.
The emperor had closed his eyes, his lips curved upward, awaiting rebirth.
As the water vapor continued to rise, Eunuch Wan could no longer see what was happening in the puddle. He took a step forward, still dutifully guarding the emperor's side.
The blackness had completely covered the array patterns, and the white mist began to dissipate. In the scene, one could vaguely see the location of the pig's heart, where the round jade was rooted, emitting a red light.
I don't know if the formation has been successfully completed or not.
As Jingli was pondering, she saw the "Emperor" open his eyes first, his gaze clear and somewhat endearing. He stroked the water with amusement, then bent down and took a sip of the "divine water."
Jingli rubbed her forehead.
Then, the piglet opened its eyes, and Jingli saw that the piglet had a strange smile on its face.
Eunuch Wan was overjoyed and quickly knelt down, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
The pig opened its mouth: "Oink oink oink oink oink..."
The next second, a sharp squeal of a pig rang out.
Under the influence of the hallucinogenic card, the "pig" in the "Emperor's" eyes still looked like the one in the scene. When the "Emperor" saw the familiar human making the voice of his own kind, he happily rubbed against the "pig" and sniffed it.
The little pig screamed in terror. Before Grandpa Wan could figure out what was happening, Jing Li pierced his acupoints with an energy needle and knocked him unconscious.
Jingli swiftly caught Eunuch Wan and placed him aside.
"I'll come back to see what you are in a bit."
Then, he removed his invisibility cloak, took off the hallucinogenic card, and appeared in front of the human and the pig.
The "emperor" looked at "himself" in front of him, then at the scene beside him, and uttered a puzzled "Hmm?"
Then, startled by its own voice, it crawled on all fours, spinning around in the puddle, splashing water everywhere.
Looking at the scene before her, and then at the "Emperor" who was behaving like an animal, "Little Pig" let out another sharp scream.
Jingli detected a hint of anger in his voice.
He couldn't be bothered to use his own energy to "communicate with spirits." Anyone with a brain could tell that this guy's insults were definitely vulgar.
Jingli helped the "Emperor" out of the puddle and took him into his personal space to wash off the disgusting divine water. He changed into a neat set of clothes for himself and gave the little pig emperor a clean set of undergarments. They came out clean and refreshed again.
Upon entering the personal space, time stood still; during this entire process, not a single second passed outside.
"Don't move, stay close to me."
Jingli comforted the little pig emperor, who was already familiar with Jingli and used to her way of communicating with him. He stiffly nodded his new body's head and, led by Jingli, awkwardly took his first steps.
The pig's screams subsided long after Jingli "changed clothes out of thin air".
The two approached the piglet, and Jingli squatted down, asking, "Father, I wonder if the body I found for you is still young? Is it strong enough?"
Looking at the innocently smiling Jingli in front of him, the little pig could no longer control the fear in his heart.
Its hind legs twitched uncontrollably, and it drooled.
Jingli stood up, looking down at him, but remained silent.
The little pig saw a pink light emanating from Jingli's eyes, and then he was plunged into endless darkness.
Emperor Pig Jingli was taken into the observer system and then released energy to examine Eunuch Wan's body.
According to Jingli's previous speculation, this Eunuch Wan must know the secret of the divine water, and he was probably the one who personally orchestrated the transition from the late emperor to the current emperor.
However, according to the information found by 6058, the eunuchs who served the late emperor and the current emperor are not the same people, but they all have one characteristic: they age faster than the other eunuchs.
In other words, Wan Gonggong might not actually be Wan Gonggong.
In that case, Jingli could naturally extract his soul without any burden, just like the transmigrator before.
Jingli took out a Soul Nourishing Talisman, released a few strands of spiritual energy, and probed into Eunuch Wan's body.
"what?"
Just as Jingli thought, Wan Gonggong's soul was bound together and fixed inside the body by the divine water and the shadow. The body had already shown signs of decay from the inside out, but it maintained its original form and function because of the "nourishment" of the divine water and the shadow.
One thing was different from what Jingli had expected—
This soul body does not appear to be complete.
Jingli didn't spend much time thinking. He first put Wan Gonggong's soul into the talisman, and then found the imperial edict he had found long ago in this secret room.
The emperor had already prepared his escape route; the imperial edict clearly stated that the throne would be passed to Jingli, and the decree was in place.
Of course, even if it wasn't a perfect match, Jingli had already found the location of the imperial seal.
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(Short, sorry everyone, the author is sick again, sob sob)
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