Chapter 753 – You’ve Been Cursed with Witchcraft (3)
The explosion of blood sprayed onto Huang Song’s face, drenching him completely as he stood there, bewildered.
For a moment, the court fell silent, as if someone had pressed the pause button.
The sound of a dismembered corpse hitting the ground was muffled, the thick blood spreading out and soaking the foot socks Huang Song was wearing.
“Help—”
The eunuch serving the Emperor cried out in a high-pitched voice while hurriedly carrying the Young Emperor down from the dragon throne.
He initially intended to bring the Emperor to safety, but upon witnessing this scene in his panicked retreat, his words choked in his throat and he could not utter a sound. The Young Emperor, having witnessed the whole ordeal, was so terrified that his tears had stopped flowing, trembling uncontrollably.
Huang Song was splattered with blood and brain matter, his official robe stained with bits of flesh and organs. His eyes widened in horror, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. It wasn’t until the Imperial Guards subdued the dazed Hu County Governor that his wildly beating heart slowly began to steady.
To outsiders, the Old Woman’s nails had elongated, and she had literally torn several Imperial Guards apart with her bare hands, resembling some sort of monster.
Such a powerful creature was smashed to pieces by Jiang Pengji with her five ivory tablets, raising a question—
Was Liu Xi even scarier than this monstrous being?
Huang Song had a strong mental fortitude, but after this sudden event, he realized his legs had turned weak and shaky.
With a thud, he collapsed half-kneeling on the ground, not far from the Old Woman’s dismembered body, an eyeball hanging precariously from its socket, while another had rolled away beside her head. One of the tablets had aimed for the waist, and the intestines spilled out from the wound.
Huang Song had seen bloody scenes before, but the image before him was even more shocking.
Unable to hold it back any longer, his stomach twisted, and the urge to vomit surged up to his head.
“Ugh—”
He raised his hand to cover his mouth, turning aside to gag, at first bringing up the remnants of his morning meal, but soon it was just bile.
Not only was Huang Song in a sorry state, but the other officials and ministers trembled in fear, afraid to make a sound, their faces pale and bloodless, fearing that even a slight noise might draw the attention of the harbinger of death. In the entire court, only Jiang Pengji and Liu Zhi remained calm.
“Your Majesty, I have eradicated the monster.”
Jiang Pengji’s expression was unruffled, and she slightly gathered her sleeves, bowing respectfully toward the Young Emperor.
Her voice was steady and clear, like a command, and time in the court resumed its flow.
The officials, who had been too frightened to move, finally snapped back to reality, realizing that their inner garments were soaked with thick, foul-smelling sweat.
Seeing their dumbfounded and fearful expressions, the audience in the livestream expressed their disdain.
They were all high-ranking officials, yet they were so scared they wet themselves—how embarrassing!
【Blood Sea Scent】: The thoughts of the officials—Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
【Autumn Xiao Nan】: I’ve nearly died from fright! I had heard this livestream had ultra-bloody scenes, but I didn’t think it would be this bloody.
【Diligent Lazy Woman】: This isn’t even that bloody; it’s just gross. The real bloody scenes await when the host enters the battlefield—then it will be grand and gory. But I do feel a bit sorry for Huang Song; this experience will definitely leave him with a significant psychological scar. If he and our host have a conflict of interests in the future, do you think he’ll chicken out before the fight even begins?
【Old Driver Alliance】: It shouldn’t be that severe. He has sensitive emotional scars, but Huang Song isn’t a simple character; he’s experienced much more horrifying and bloody scenes. Compared to this, I think the fact that the host is female will leave a greater psychological impact on him.
The audience in the livestream had been following the updates for a long time and were somewhat prepared, but the officials present were entirely unprepared. First, the Old Woman transformed into a monster, her fingers sprouting three-inch silver nail extensions and tearing people apart, and then Jiang Pengji smashed the Old Woman into pieces using her ivory tablet… The entire process took no more than five or six breaths, yet they felt as if they had witnessed a millennium.
Who would have thought that an ivory tablet, usually used for note-taking, could also serve as a weapon to smash someone to bits?
The Young Emperor, still clinging to the eunuch’s neck, cried loudly, his clear yellow urine dripping steadily from his robe.
Reluctantly, Jiang Pengji had to repeat herself in a loud voice.
The atmosphere of the court had fallen into a state of stagnation until the frustrated voice of Wu Ma Shang, the Governor of Hu County, pulled them back to reality.
“Shameless—who permitted you to treat me like this? Let go!”
Wu Ma Shang felt dazed, as if enveloped in a thick fog, unable to see his own hands.
At some point, the fog dispersed, the clouds parted, and his vision and mind cleared up.
He blinked in confusion, horrified to find his hands restrained behind his back, kneeling half-collapsed on the ground.
At that moment, Wu Ma Shang, who had enjoyed a life of luxury, could no longer hold his tongue and started to lash out at the Imperial Guards.
The bewildered ministers quickly turned their ire towards Wu Ma Shang.
If it weren’t for this guy causing trouble, how could today’s farce have happened?
The Empress Dowager, pale and terrified, forced herself to calm down and angrily declared, “Come, quickly seize the treasonous Wu Ma Shang and await punishment!”
Wu Ma Shang, not fully understanding the situation, sparked even more fury at the Empress Dowager’s words.
In his memory, they had only recently shared a passionate night together, now with one blink—abandoning him in such an unforgiving manner?
“Wait—” Jiang Pengji interjected, stopping the Imperial Guards from taking action, “To report to the Empress Dowager, Governor Wu Ma Shang should have been the victim of a villain’s scheme today, and this incident is not his fault. If we apprehend him without clarifying the matter, it would be a grave injustice to Governor Wu.”
The Empress Dowager seethed inwardly, her armor digging deeply into her flesh with every movement, her full lips marked by her pearly white teeth.
She would never forget the scene of recent seduction with Liu Xi, now that she thought about it, it made her feel infuriated, embarrassed, and humiliated all over again!
No matter how she offered herself to this man, he remained indifferent, watching the alluring her suffer under the scent of desire.
She had thought he was a gentleman, only to realize he was a fake Young Master!
Wu Ma Shang’s heart flared with panic, and upon hearing Jiang Pengji’s words, he immediately climbed the ladder, shouting in innocence.
“Your humble servant just woke up dazedly, completely unaware of what had happened—truly an injustice! I beseech the Emperor and Empress Dowager for your fair judgment.”
Wu Ma Shang’s words were genuine; before waking up, he vividly recalled the passionate night he had spent with the Empress Dowager, forgetting everything else. That night, he slept soundly, but when he awoke, he found himself surrounded by Imperial Guards in the court, completely shocked and uncertain how to react.
Jiang Pengji’s thin lips curled into a slight smile, an element of malice flickering in her eyes, as she asked loudly, “Governor Wu, have you forgotten what just happened?”
Wu Ma Shang shook his head; he truly had no recollection.
If he were to think it over, the only thing he could remember was that the Empress Dowager’s body was quite delightful, and their intimate moments were more adventurous than those he’d learned in the brothels.
