Helian Wei Wei felt her heart aching. She gripped her fists tightly and ordered, "Yuan Ming, lift the spell!"
"Now?" Yuan Ming raised an eyebrow. He asked in a sly tone, "To shatter the spell before this many people would be equivalent to having a fall out publicly. The Emperor will surely label you as a rebel and capture you along with that little brat over there. Are you sure about that?"
Helian Wei Wei snickered, "Yes, I am. There's no reason for me to hold back or worry about saving face when our Little Seven is being bullied! Being a rebel is fine by me!"
She did not waste her time ranting. Winds started howling and the clouds began stirring as she raised her finger. Silver blades cut through the air sharply as they were launched toward the necromancers who were controlling the spell.
A hint of anger flashed across the elder's eyes as he muttered, "Imperial guards! Capture the rebel who dares to brandish her weapon before His Majesty!"
The imperial guards looked toward the Emperor standing far away. Seeing no signs of disapproval, they raised their bows and arrows and pointed their spears at Helian Wei Wei who was standing before the little person.
Helian Wei Wei's figure shifted slightly as she took out a black foldable umbrella as large flakes of snow fell on it. With a rapid turn of the handle, the arrows raining down on them were all deflected.
"Helian Wei Wei!" The Emperor, who had been keeping his silence the whole time suddenly rose his voice. He stared at her darkly and bellowed, "Are you trying to revolt against me?"
Helian Wei Wei stood proudly and smiled in the face of such an accusation. Her tone was calm and casual as she spoke slowly, "Wei Wei would never dare to do such a thing. However, Your Majesty, perhaps you are a little too hasty this time? Little Seven is your son, and there isn't any evidence proving that he is the one who killed the palace maids. From the way you are pushing him to a corner, it doesn't look like you are really searching for the killer, don't you think?"
"What's the meaning of your words? Are you blaming me?" A shade of crimson flashed past the Emperor's eyes as he roared, "I have let you off countless times for your impoliteness simply because you are the descendant of an honourable and well respected man. How dare you criticize me! Very well! Capture Helian Wei Wei and lock her up in prison!"
Helian Wei Wei squinted as she looked at the guards crowding over her. Then, she glanced at the ministers of the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs and raised her voice abruptly, "All the palace maids had been summoned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity before their deaths. By the time they were found again, they were sunken and hidden beneath the water weeds under the river. Their blood was s.u.c.k.e.d dry and only their shriveled shells were left. If it wasn't for the rise in the water level in that river that flooded over their corpses, many clues would not have been lost. It was all thanks to the killer's concealment that made the officials' investigation challenging. Speaking of which, do any of you find it suspicious that the river's water level rises during winter when there is clearly less rainfall? That's all because..."
"Nonsense!" The Emperor interrupted Helian Wei Wei before she could finish, viciousness seething from his eyes, "Helian Wei Wei, I had given you your chance. Since you have no intention of repenting, there is no need for me to spare you any mercy! Ready the fire archers!"
Helian Wei Wei scanned at the fire-lit arrows as her grip tightened around the black umbrella. She was deeply concerned that one of those arrows might land on Little Seven.
One of the ministers from the Ministry of Official Personnel clasped his hands together and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, why don't we listen to the Third Princess Consort for a moment? There may be something that could be useful."
The Emperor's face twitched again as he replied coldly, "What is this? Old Wu, are you trying to revolt against me too?!"
"I wouldn't dare, it's just…" It seemed like there was something else that Old Wu wanted to say.
The Emperor sneered, "What useful information could come from an undisciplined woman! From what I can see, you all have been with the Third Prince for way too long, long enough to harbour motives of revolting!"
The ministers was struck by the Emperor's scolding. His voice trembled as he replied meekly, "That's not what I meant."
"Old Li, I don't care about the meaning behind your words. From now on, anyone who pleads mercy for that rebel shall be punished!" The Emperor did not give Helian Wei Wei another chance to speak as he could definitely not allow her to continue talking about it! How could this woman deduce so far ahead? Although she hasn't mentioned the key point of it all, she is able to point everything toward the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The whole affair regarding the water level of the river will be uncovered if she continues on. Then, I will certainly be under suspicion! She must not be left alive!
Chapter 638 - Little Seven’s Beast Evolution, The Third Prince…
The Emperor's decision was set in stone.
The ministers could only stand around anxiously without being able to do anything.
No less than a hundred fire archers had already surrounded Helian Wei Wei.
The little person behind her had already doubled over. A mere look at his posture was enough for one to imagine what agony he was experiencing.
"Raise your arrows!" The commander of the imperial guards raised his arm.
Whoosh!
The flickering fire illuminated the little person's face as the blazing arrows were raised.
"Wait a minute! Look! Look at what's on him!" The archer closest to the little person screamed suddenly. With a trembling finger, he pointed at the tiny figure as his voice was filled with terror!
A few ministers led by the elder turned toward the little person. It only took one look to leave them in horror!
Scale-like pieces were appearing on Little Seven's face. As the glare of the flames fell upon him, the scale-like material spread gradually and soon advanced up to his forehead.
"Demon!" Someone from the crowd shouted.
The crowd dispersed fearfully in an instant, hoping to get as far away as possible.
The gazes falling upon the little person had become loathing and fearful. The way they were looking at Little Seven was as if he had turned into a monster.
The little person who was already tormented by pain looked around meekly when he saw the crowd's reaction. It was as if breathing in itself had become agonizing for him…
"Little Seven!" Helian Wei Wei turned to check on the little person as she fended off the fire arrows launched at them. She lowered her voice as she consoled him, "Just hold on a little longer."
The little person could barely move but he felt a strange thing expanding in his body. When he looked down, he noticed a layer of fine fur covering the back of his hand!
As if to add oil to the fire, the elder standing aside exclaimed, "Third Princess Consort, what more do you have to say? Look at the person behind you, do you still think that he is our Seventh Prince? He is clearly a maturing demon!"
Little Seven felt like his head was splitting in agony. He responded furiously when he heard the elder's words, "You are the one who is a demon! Come here, I dare you! I will tear you to shreds!"
Helian Wei Wei had never seen Little Seven so irritated before. Under normal circ.u.mstances, he would not have said something like that no matter how angry he was. He would simply go over and give the person a good kick. The vicious state that he was in was truly abnormal.
"He is about to evolve into a beast," Yuan Ming spoke suddenly while observing the scene. He lowered his tone as he told Helian Wei Wei, "Look at his eyes, it's being tinted with a different color. In an environment with such a heavy aura of resentment, if his owner doesn't turn up and he is left to complete his evolution like this, not only will he destroy the entire palace, but he himself will also end up self-destructing."
Helian Wei Wei's pupils constricted sharply upon hearing that. She turned around and held the pain-stricken little person tightly in an embra
ce.
Little Seven raised his head to look at the person embracing him and tried to identify her by staring at her features. He could not understand. How can anyone be brave enough to get this close to me now? Am I not a demon?
"Little Seven, get a hold of yourself." Helian Wei Wei looked at the little person and grasped him by his shoulders, saying, "Listen, you mustn't let your anger control you. You remember how your Third Brother hates it when someone loses their head, don't you?"
Third Brother? The crimson in the little person's eyes faded a little as he turned away slightly unconsciously. It was at that moment when a fire arrow was launched straight at them.
Helian Wei Wei raised her umbrella to block it off, while she launched the silver blades she in her hands at the commander of the imperial guards.
The man was stunned for a moment but he defended himself instantly. He held his palm stiffly against one end of the blade handle. The heavy martial Qi from the weapon had f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y scr.a.p.ed off a layer of his skin. Yet, Helian Wei Wei had no intention of giving him time to recover. With a turn of her hands, she held the imperial guard commander in her grip and tightened her fingers around his throat.
Crunch!
This gave the little person a little time to cool off.
However, the selfish Emperor intended to kill him. He turned around and glanced at the elder.
The elder understood the meaning behind the Emperor's gaze. He ordered, "Necromancers, upon my command! Continue the spell!"
The necromancers nodded upon hearing his orders. Raising their fingers and with a sharp tug, the spell was cast once again.
As Little Seven watched the people moving further and further away from him, the pain he experienced intensified under the bright light. Somehow, the scene seemed extremely familiar to him.
He felt as if he had been treated similarly somewhere in his distant memories.
It seemed like someone had disappeared back then.
He was really, really hungry.
However, he clearly knew that no one would be there to feed him anymore.
He climbed to the summit of the mountain while wagging his tail in search of that person.
In his memories, that person had always preferred cleanliness.
He always had a faint smile face and nice, thin lips, which was a little like…his Third Brother.
However, that person did not appear no matter how much he dirtied himself.
The villagers living under the mountains raised their torches and looked at him in terror as they tried to burn him to death. They called him a demon and threw rocks at him.
Although all of that was nothing compared to his enormous size, he was deeply saddened. He wanted to tell those people that he was not a demon and he was only looking for his missing master. He wanted to ask if anyone had seen his master.
Then… What happened then?
Little Seven extended his hands and grasped somewhere below.
Later, he would find out that those people had killed his master.
He wanted to tear them to pieces!
"Argh!" The little person raised his head, the light golden ring around his irises glowed brightly until his entire eyeball was covered eventually. His eyes looked like two ambers glowing brightly, especially in the dim light.
This made the crowd even more fearful and their screams grew shriller, "What, what in the world is that!"
"Demon! The Little Seventh Prince is really a demon!?" Looking at the scene, even the ministers who were pleading for Little Seven's mercy cried out in terror.
The Emperor was satisfied. This was exactly what he wanted to see in the first place. Truthfully, regardless of the presence of the necromancers, Little Seven would surely grow scales. This was what he brought with him the moment he was born.
However, he did not expect that the necromancers' spell would have such a significant effect until he would grow fur all over his body…
Although some things spiralled out of his expectations, the end results seemed better.
No one would certainly question whether the Seventh Prince could possibly be a killer as he was still young.
His demonic traits were were more than enough to prove everything!
Chapter 639 - Completely Contracted, Wei Wei
"Draw your bows!"
Another troop of imperial guards charged in.
Using her umbrella as a shaft, Helian Wei Wei hovered mid-air. As her robes billowed, countless shards of light burst forth from behind her, creating an enormous current. Coupling it with the blood drawn from her fingers, she gave a single command. "Shatter!"
The golden threads broke into pieces which terminated the formation. The necromancers staggered backwards from the forceful impact.
Clutching their c.h.e.s.ts, the necromancers watched as Helian Wei Wei landed back on the ground.
Helian Wei Wei was also injured, her fingers were inevitably wounded by the fire arrows.
It would be easy to fight or to flee if she were alone. However, she had to protect Little Seven.
Wave after wave of imperial guards flooded over. Helian Wei Wei's face was smeared with ashes, but her eyes shone frightfully bright.
The imperial guards had never met such a difficult opponent. She was able to go against a whole group of them alone without a hint of cowardice.
Looking at the meddlesome Helian Wei Wei who was obstructing his plan, the Emperor immediately ordered for the oil barrels to be brought over. The oil was emptied in a circle around Helian Wei Wei as they prepared to tackle her with fire.
"What's that smell?" In the midst of the battle, Yuan Ming voiced out suddenly.
Helian Wei Wei took a sniff and her gaze darkened. Being intelligent as ever, she guessed the Emperor's motive immediately. "They're planning to attack us with fire. Whitey, come out. Carry Little Seven out of here."
"I would if I could, but the beast aura on him had already affected me. I can't show myself right now or I might go berserk too." Whitey lowered its voice further, "not to mention, he's currently in a very bad state. The slightest bit of blood would make him lose control completely…"
A loud boom sounded as they spoke!
A blaze had started and was now burning in a full circle!
The little one stood within the flames with his arms limp, his nails were gradually tinted with a dark color.
When the necromancers noticed that the little one had gone unusually quiet, their expressions slowly changed. Beads of sweat formed on their foreheads. "This is bad, he is going berserk!"
It would be incredibly difficult to subdue a monster that went berserk.
It would lose all sense of rationality and suck everyone's blood dry!
Although in reality, they had never encountered any monsters that went berserk in their many years of living.
Firstly, low level demons were incapable of going berserk.
Secondly, low level demons would have learned to suppress themselves by the time they advance to a higher level. Therefore, they would not go berserk easily.
However, the current situation was completely out of their expectations.
They had originally thought that even if he became a demon, dealing with him would be a piece of cake since he was still so young.
They never imagined that he would go berserk!
This was completely different from what they had predicted. Perhaps they had dragged on for too long...
The necromancer lowered their gaze. Using a yellow talisman, they communicated with the distant man telepathically. "Master, what should we do now?"
"Get rid of him before he goes berserk." A gentle voice with raspy undertones replied. "Be careful of Helian Wei Wei, isolate her elsewhere."
"Understood, master." With the golden thread in their hands, the necromancers moved in unison and formed the Eight Trigram of Five Elements.
There was no room for mistakes, they could only strike once!
"They are going all out," Yuan Ming reminded He
lian Wei Wei in a low voice. "They probably want to get rid of Little Seven before his beast evolution is complete."
Helian Wei Wei's hand stopped momentarily as blood gushed out. "Yuan Ming, that promise you made, does it still counts?"
"You… you can't be serious?" Yuan Ming 's eyes were dark and deep like a bottomless ocean. "For the sake of a kid, you are willing to give me your life essence?"
Helian Wei Wei sidestepped and slit the throat of an imperial guard diving toward her. Her delicate face was splattered with blood. "He isn't just any kid, he's Baili Jia Jue's younger brother. I must protect all his possessions in his place before his return. Not to mention, this is Little Seven we are talking about."
Yuan Ming said nothing. The side of his handsome features appeared devilish. "As a devil, I most definitely wish to have your life essence."
He could only recover to his initial strength and recall his lost memories after an eternal contract was signed!
"Master." At the center of the palace stood a small person carrying a gourd. He was slowly throwing resentful energy into the air. "Is it time?"
Jing Wushuang watched the firelight from afar and gave an affirmation. He raised his fingers and began to chant, causing the black aura of resentment that was rising to intertwine. It tangled together like countless black snakes that were writhing slowly.
Upon seeing those faces, the elder knew that the master had arrived. Uncontainable excitement brimmed from his eyes. Once master makes his move, Helian Wei Wei and Little Seven are done for!
The little one detected an even stronger aura of resentment approaching from outside. His nails that were originally smooth and rounded became long and sharp, while his blood-red pupils dilated to its limit!
"What, what is all this!" This time, the people were truly terrified. They had never seen such a scene before and terror was written all over their faces. They thought that those pitch-black faces had emerged from Little Seven. With trembling fingers, they shouted, "Your Majesty!"
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