Chang Yuan looked deeply at Qin Shousheng. "No one in this world can kill the Taotie. You can't, and I can't.
Desire is like a wave. When it comes, it will shatter everything, but it will recede. When it comes back, it will devour everything again. "
Qin Shousheng smiled bitterly. "I can't even commit suicide?"
Chang Yuan said, "If you commit suicide, the Taotie will completely devour you. You will completely become the Taotie's host, losing your own consciousness and will. At that time, the Taotie will be far more powerful than it is now."
Qin Shousheng was silent for a long time. His eyes were filled with defeat.
Chang Yuan said, "Desire is like a tide. It can't be blocked, it can only be dispersed."
Qin Shousheng immediately knelt down and respectfully prostrated himself on the ground. "May the Imperial Preceptor save me!"
Chang Yuan looked down at Qin Shousheng and sighed slightly. "Save me?
People only know how to pass the tribulation in front of them, but they can't see the tribulation in the future. It's like drinking poison to quench thirst! "
Qin Shousheng said, "The tribulation in front of us is like a fire burning our eyebrows. If we don't stop it, we will lose our lives. If we don't pass the tribulation in front of us, how can we get the tribulation in the future?
Chang Yuan sighed. "I'm afraid that after we pass the tribulation in front of us, we will regret it in the end."
Qin Shousheng said resolutely, "Imperial Preceptor, I have made up my mind!
As long as I can destroy the Taotie, I will not cherish this body! "
Because of Qin Shousheng's unique life experience and karma, the people he hated the most were his own father and himself who had been possessed by the Taotie. After he personally killed his own father, the only person he hated the most was himself. The tragedy at Autumn Moon Valley brought him a great shock, and it made him have a strong inclination to self-destruct right now.
Chang Yuan nodded slowly and said, "In that case, I will be impolite."
After saying that, Chang Yuan stretched out his hand and gently stretched out an index finger from his wide sleeve.
It was an old and thin finger. It looked very ordinary, but in Qin Shousheng's eyes, all the light in the world disappeared with a hum. It seemed to gather into Chang Yuan's body, and then to the tip of Chang Yuan's finger. The tip of the finger shone with a bright light, like a beacon of light in a dark, boundless wilderness.
Qin Shousheng watched as the fingertip got closer and closer. At first, it was as small as a firefly. Then, it turned into a huge ball of light that was as bright as the sun. Finally, he was enveloped by the light. He completely lost his consciousness and fell to the ground.
When Chang Yuan's finger touched Qin Shousheng's forehead, Qin Shousheng's entire body froze. Then, he went limp and knelt on the ground. His head drooped on his chest, motionless, as if he was already dead.
Right now, there was a sizzling sound in the one-meter-wide area around him. Countless transparent ice crystals enveloped the place where Qin Shousheng was, forming a one-meter-wide crystal-like cage. Then, Chang Yuan waved his wide sleeve, and Qin Shousheng and the crystal cage disappeared from the spot.
The Four Ferocious Beasts originated from the various desires of humans in the world. Therefore, as long as humans existed, as long as humans' desires existed, the Four Ferocious Beasts would never be destroyed. The Four Ferocious Beasts could never be truly killed.
Even if they were "killed" right now, they would revive somewhere else. It was just that no one would know when or where they would be at that time!
Chang Yuan glanced at the sky. Although it was daytime, Tian Cang and Tai Qiong were still bright and eye-catching in the distance. They were like the eyes of the gods, staring at him coldly. He couldn't help but ask from the depths of his soul, "Is it right for me to do this, or is it wrong for me to do this?"
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As the Autumn Moon Valley massacre came to an end and Emperor Zhao Bairen issued a few imperial edicts, the Divine Capital sank into a short day of silence. Then, a storm-like battle broke out in the imperial court.
The first to rise in revolt were naturally the officials from the Fourth Prince's faction. An imperial censor by the name of Bao Yulin was the first to submit a memorial, fiercely accusing the West River Region's Governor, Xu Guang, of embezzling money and bending the law.
Logically speaking, such a case of impeachment should not even be able to cause a small ripple in the Divine Capital.
When such memorials were sent to the Minister's Study, the officials in the Minister's Study could not even be bothered to bat an eyelid and just tossed it to the side. However, it just so happened that the officials from the Fourth Prince's faction were selected from the mountainous pile of memorials and then sent to the Cabinet.
When Cabinet Prime Minister Yang He saw this memorial, he was immediately alarmed. It was because this seemed like a "small case", but in reality, the target of this memorial was Bao Yulin on the surface. However, it was actually the Crown Prince who supported Bao Yulin!
It was because Bao Yulin was a hardcore official from the Crown Prince's faction!
Usually, Yang He would not stop such memorials. However, now that the country was in a difficult situation, if the two factions were to engage in a fierce battle again, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Yang He immediately suppressed this memorial, but then the memorials to impeach the officials from the Crown Prince's faction came flying in like snowflakes. In just two hours, he had received over 200 impeachment memorials!
Yang He suppressed all the impeachment memorials with a grim countenance. However, on the second day, he received over 800 memorials in one go. It was as if the officials from the Fourth Prince's faction wanted to use these memorials as a flood to break through the dam that was him!
Yang He gritted his teeth and suppressed these memorials once again. However, the Fourth Prince's faction's Deputy Prime Minister, Sun Quanting, bypassed Yang He and sent a few memorials directly to Emperor Zhao Bairen's desk.
With this, the truth could no longer be contained.
Zhao Bairen could not pretend that he did not see anything. He could only order the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court to jointly investigate this case. However, this was just the beginning.
On the third day, more officials from the Crown Prince's faction were impeached. At this time, anyone could see what was going on.
However, the strange thing was that the Crown Prince did not have any reaction. Even his two great think tanks, Ning Tongyi and Gu Cangping, did not have any response. The officials from the Crown Prince's faction were burning with anxiety and wanted to see the Crown Prince to discuss the rules. However, the answer they received was that the Crown Prince was reflecting on himself in Chongyang Palace and could not see anyone.
At this time, the officials from the Crown Prince's faction began to panic. Those who did not have a firm stand began to flirt with the Fourth Prince, exchanging glances with each other. Those who had a little bit of self-control chose to bide their time and wait and see. Only those who were the most firm in the Crown Prince's faction angrily fought back in the court.
However, at the moment, they were like a group of dragons without a leader. They could only fight on their own. For a time, the court was in chaos and chaos. Almost every court meeting would be filled with punches and kicks.
However, this was still not the main show!
On the fourth day, an even more violent attack came!
When the Imperial Censor Bao Yulin, who fired the first shot, fired another shot, the entire court was silent!
Almost everyone was stunned by him!
This was because the target of this shot was not anyone else but the Crown Prince!
Moreover, the one who had submitted the report together with him was the Director of the Ministry of Justice!
The content of the impeachment report was: Case of the Crown Prince colluding with Taiyang Prefecture Chief Li Tian to harm the people of Taiyang!
Such an impeachment had happened before. However, due to the lack of evidence, the Emperor had reprimanded them, and there were no further reports.
However, this time, the Director of the Ministry of Justice had presented them with material evidence and witnesses. Most importantly, there was even the testimony of Prefecture Chief Li Tian!
For a time, the entire court fell silent!
The outbreak of this case immediately caused an uproar in the Divine Capital. Be it the court officials or the people, everyone was talking about it. It was known as the Case of the Crown Prince's Immorality!