"Boom!"
A loud noise jolted Shen Baozhu awake from her slumber. She sat up straight, clutching her small quilt tightly, and looked around blankly.
There came arguing sounds from outside. Amid the indistinct noises, Shen Baozhu caught the voice of her eldest brother: "Don't stop me! Let me kill that Taoist priest. Get out of my way!"
The second brother tried to dissuade him: "Eldest brother, calm down. Mother has fainted from anger, and Haiyan needs rest. The family can only rely on you now."
Among the sounds were also the noises of smashing things and quarreling.
Then came Concubine Yun's soft voice of persuasion: "Baozhu is still sleeping. Keep your voices down."
All these sounds intertwined, making it hard for Shen Baozhu to hear clearly. By the time she got out of bed, put on her shoes and went out, only Concubine Yun was there, and the place was in a complete mess.
[What's going on? Has something happened to our little cutie's home?]
Concubine Yun was startled when she saw Shen Baozhu coming out. "Why are you awake, Baozhu? Go back to sleep..."
"Concubine Yun, where's mother?" Shen Baozhu asked fearfully, stepping forward to hug Concubine Yun's waist.
Bai Zhi walked in from outside. Her eyes were red, obviously from crying, and she was still muttering curses.
Shen Baozhu looked up at her. "Aunt Bai Zhi, why are you crying?"
"That Taoist priest is so vicious! I curse him to die a bad death!" Bai Zhi changed her tone immediately when she saw Shen Baozhu. "Little Princess, please ask the immortal for help."
"Some people are beating gongs and drums outside, saying that the Princess is a jinx to her parents, which is why the Mu family, a family of loyal heroes, ended up in such a state. They also say that you, little Princess, are just like your mother and are a jinx, which caused the third young master's accident." Bai Zhi wiped away her tears. She was so angry that she wished she could tear the Taoist priest's mouth apart.
"The most hateful thing is that he gave silver to the common people and called half of the people in the capital to watch the fun. The Princess couldn't drive them away, so she could only reason with the Taoist priest and wanted to give him some money to get rid of him."
"But that Taoist priest pointed at the Princess and said that she was a jinx. It was because of her that the Mu family was extinct. And you, little Princess, are also a jinx and will kill all three young masters, which made the Princess faint from anger."
The angrier Bai Zhi got as she spoke. Her Princess was so pitiful. She lost her mother at birth, and her father was often away. She had grown up alone. After she finally got married to the Shen family, Shen Yunfeng turned out to be a useless man. And now this happened.
What that Taoist priest said was like stabbing the Princess in the heart. Not only the Princess but even she was about to be angry to death!
When the eldest young master heard about this, he was so angry that he wanted to stab the Taoist priest to death with a knife. He was stopped by the second young master, and the two were confronting the Taoist priest at the gate.
Bai Zhi had been guarding Princess Jingning. Suddenly, she remembered that the little Princess had the help of an immortal, so she rushed back to call her.没想到 Shen Baozhu was already awake.
[How vicious that person is! Spreading rumors that others are jinxes and gathering common people to watch the fun!]
[Little cutie, go find that Taoist priest. With me here, I'll make sure that Taoist priest won't get away!]
[And that father of little cutie, teach him a lesson too. What a person!]
Seeing Shen Yunfeng's behavior yesterday, the Dragon King had wanted to teach him a lesson. But since he couldn't send subtitles, he had no chance. Today, he wasn't going to let this opportunity slip away.
The True Lord Qingyun was also there. [Bring the Thunder Summoning Talisman.]
[That's a good idea. Strike the Taoist priest with thunder and teach them not to talk nonsense!]
...
When Bai Zhi led Shen Baozhu to the gate, Shen Heqing was holding a sword and scolding the people outside. "You shameless Taoist priest! You come beating gongs and drums early in the morning to disturb people. And you even claim to be helping the people of Dayong. You're just a brute!"
"My mother is the Princess personally bestowed by the late emperor. What right do you, a stinky Taoist priest, have to yell in front of the Princess Mansion?"
"And all of you common people, for just a little bit of profit, aren't you afraid that the ancestors of the Mu family will come to your dreams tonight and ask you why you're bullying their orphaned daughter?"
"I'll only say this once. These three Taoist priests will surely go to jail today. If any of you continue to make a fuss, you'll all be arrested!"
Thanks to this warning, it became quiet outside the Princess Mansion.
[Little cutie, quickly use the Thunder Summoning Talisman on this Taoist priest. Hurry!]
Shen Baozhu still held the Thunder Summoning Talisman that the True Lord Qingyun had given her last time in her hand. She stood on tiptoe, trying to find the Taoist priest's figure.
Her hand holding the talisman was slightly sweating. This was the second time Shen Baozhu had done something naughty. Although it wasn't her first time, she was still a bit nervous.
But thinking about these bad guys saying bad things about her mother and making her mother faint, Shen Baozhu gradually became determined. She was going to avenge her mother!
The Taoist priests were cunning and hid among the crowd. Shen Baozhu couldn't find them for a while.
And Shen Yunfeng, who was hiding in the dark, couldn't hold back any longer. This was his last plan. If Shen Heqing managed to silence the people outside, half of his plan would be ruined.
So, Shen Yunfeng walked out of the dark. He pretended to persuade Shen Heqing to go back, but in fact, every word of his pinned the label of being a jinx on Princess Jingning and Shen Baozhu.
As the husband of Princess Jingning and the father of Shen Baozhu, Shen Yunfeng's words were quite convincing. As he spoke, the common people started whispering again.
Shen Heqing looked at Shen Yunfeng with an ashen face, gripping his sword tightly. He wished he could just stab it into Shen Yunfeng.
And Shen Baozhu was extremely angry when she heard her father slandering her and her mother. She even wanted to rush up and beat her father.
It wasn't that Shen Baozhu didn't want to beat Shen Yunfeng, but the Dragon King stopped her.
[What a father! Little cutie, use the Thunder Summoning Talisman on this scumbag father and make him a laughingstock in public!]
[I'll find something. I won't let this scumbag father and the Taoist priest get away with it!]
While hesitating, Shen Heqing couldn't bear Shen Yunfeng's nonsense any longer. He pointed the tip of his sword at Shen Yunfeng. "You're extremely shameless! We both know very well why Haiyan got hurt. You insist on blaming it on... Oh, I get it. This has something to do with you."
"Haiyan didn't get home until it was dark, but these three Taoist priests already knew that Haiyan was injured early in the morning. Shen Yunfeng, you brute."
Shen Heqing exerted force on his wrist, and the sword stabbed straight at Shen Yunfeng...
"Baozhu, why are you dragging me into the mansion?" Shen Baozhu was hugging her eldest brother's waist and dragging him into the mansion.
Why?
Shen Baozhu glanced nervously at the Thunder Summoning Talisman on Shen Yunfeng's back and the subtitles in mid - air.
[I used my points to make a deal with the divine artifact and asked about the current effect of the Thunder Summoning Talisman. The Thunder Summoning Talisman can only summon ninety - nine bolts of thunder, and it will endanger those within five meters.]
Just as Shen Baozhu finished reading the True Lord Qingyun's subtitle, the Dragon King couldn't wait to say: [I have something! I have something!]
[I have a fruit. If you smear the juice on your body, you'll have nightmares every day!]
All the fruits that could stay in the Dragon King's orchard had some special abilities. The Dragon King didn't mention another effect, which was that this fruit became more powerful when facing the strong and weaker when facing the weak.
If Shen Baozhu got in contact with the juice, she might just have a small nightmare.
But if Shen Yunfeng touched it, it would be hard to say.
Shen Baozhu was busy dragging her eldest brother into the mansion, which gave Shen Yunfeng a wrong impression that he was going to win!
He became bolder and even walked up to the common people, distorting the facts. "Over the years, I've been suffering from various illnesses. I thought it was because I was born weak. I didn't expect it was because the Princess is a jinx..."
"Boom!"
Right in front of everyone's eyes, Shen Yunfeng was struck by lightning!