A loud bang.
A violent aura suddenly erupted.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Cao Zhengchun had already flashed in front of Zhengde, and an incomparably domineering aura burst forth from his body, forming a light purple circular shield around him, blocking the overflowing energy.
Therefore, Zhengde was safe and sound.
However, those civil officials who were powerless to even kill a chicken were in a much worse situation.
They were thrown into the air by the sudden force, some crashing heavily into the pillars, others slamming heavily onto the floor...
One by one, they were thrown around, dazed and confused, coughing up blood, their screams echoing throughout the room.
Of course, Zhu Wushi, Duan Tianya, Shangguan Haitang, and others who knew martial arts were able to resist the overflowing energy with their own internal strength and were not harmed.
At this point, Zhengde and his civil officials realized that they had been deceived by the fake Lixiu.
The fake Ri-soo was thrown back more than ten steps by the powerful impact, and it took her a while to regain her balance.
Suddenly, his face turned sinister, and he raised his hands to the sky, unleashing a burst of internal energy.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, more than ten white ribbons flew out from behind him, like a peacock spreading its tail, which was very beautiful.
However, behind the beauty lies a hidden danger.
Each white silk ribbon had a short sword tied to its end, like more than ten venomous snakes raising their heads and flicking their tongues, all attacking Li Yao at once.
"That's interesting!"
Li Yao smiled faintly.
Immediately, he flipped his hand and gently pushed it out.
Bang bang bang!
A series of deafening explosions rang out.
The short swords at the ends of the white silk exploded one after another, turning into a rain of iron.
Fake Ri-soo was blasted into the air by the violent airflow, like a rootless duckweed.
Suddenly, a loud 'bang' was heard, and a cloud of smoke rose from around the fake Li Xiu.
The dress worn by the fake Ri-soo slowly floated down from the sky.
But the fake Ri-soo has disappeared.
Zhengde and the others stared at each other, bewildered.
Duan Tianya immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Japanese ninjutsu!"
Duan Tianya had studied Japanese ninjutsu and martial arts in Japan for a period of time, so he was naturally able to recognize it.
Generally speaking, ninjutsu is a kind of invisibility technique that uses the surrounding environment to hide one's whereabouts.
As a ninja, one must not only know how to use everything around them to hide their whereabouts, but also reduce their aura to the weakest possible level.
Otherwise, even if one encounters someone with profound internal strength, they can still discern the ninja's whereabouts through a faint aura.
"A trivial skill!"
Li Yao smiled slightly, extended his right hand, his five fingers slightly bent, and grasped at the air.
call!
A tremendous suction force suddenly erupted.
The fake Li Xiu, hidden on the pillar, was forcibly pulled out by Li Yao's energy, fell to the ground, and vomited a mouthful of blood.
Li Yao smiled slightly and said, "I never expected that the princess of Izumo would have such profound internal strength and also know Japanese ninjutsu. It's truly surprising."
The fake Li Xiu immediately put on a pitiful look again and begged Zhengde for help:
"Your Majesty, this humble concubine is indeed a princess of Izumo Kingdom."
"To protect myself, I learned some martial arts from a young age."
"Moreover, our Izumo Kingdom is separated from Japan by a narrow strait, so it's not surprising that I know Japanese ninjutsu."
"Originally, this humble concubine did not wish to use martial arts."
"However, this Lord Li is going too far and wants to kill me to silence me."
"This lowly concubine had no choice but to resort to martial arts. I beg Your Majesty to do justice for this lowly concubine! Waaah..."
As she spoke, the fake Ri-soo burst into tears on the spot.
It has to be said that the fake Li Xiu's acting skills are superb, on par with Zhu Wushi.
Emperor Zhengde and his ministers were all moved by the performance of the fake Li Xiu.
They all felt that there was some truth to Fake Lee-soo's explanation.
As a princess, Yunluo also learned some martial arts.
Although her martial arts skills were insignificant.
However, no one can stipulate that a princess cannot learn kung fu.
“Your Majesty, Princess Lixiu is quite right. We cannot conclude that she is a fake simply because she knows martial arts.”
“Your Majesty, I observed that Princess Lixiu’s words were sincere and did not seem to be lying.”
"Li Yao, don't think that you can absolve yourself of your crimes by slandering Princess Lixiu as a fake princess."
"Li Yao, you say Princess Lixiu is an imposter, do you have any evidence?"
"..."
The courtiers clutched their chests, blood still trickling from their mouths, and vehemently defended the fake Ri-soo, completely forgetting that their own injuries were also related to him.
Looking at the sycophantic expressions of his ministers, Li Yao couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
Having a face that is both stunningly beautiful and pitifully charming is indeed very effective.
A few casual lies, coupled with a few tears, are enough to evoke these men's overflowing sympathy.
Of course, Li Yao also knew that these people were deliberately targeting him at the behest of certain individuals.
"You want evidence, right?"
Li Yao smiled faintly and said, "Then I will present the evidence and let everyone take a good look."
As soon as he finished speaking, he formed his five fingers into claws and suddenly grabbed at the clothes of the fake Li Xiu.
"don't want!"
"Li Yao, how dare you!"
"..."
Despite the ministers' righteous and stern rebukes.
However, just as Li Yao reached for the fake Li Xiu's clothes, they all stared intently at the fake Li Xiu, eager to catch a glimpse of her.
Sizzle...
The clothes on Fake Ri-soo's upper body were torn open.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the sight.
A flat plain!
What the hell!
Everyone felt as if ten thousand horses were galloping overhead.
They never imagined that Princess Ri-soo, whom they sympathized with and pitied, was actually a cross-dresser.
That's absolutely disgusting.
They almost threw up yesterday's food.
Just as everyone was feeling disgusted, Zhu Wushi secretly gave the fake Li Xiu a wink.
The fake Li Xiu understood and immediately sprang into action, preparing to escape.
Just then, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew by.
Bang!
The fake Li Xiu was struck in the chest by Zhu Wushi's palm. His eyes were wide open, filled with confusion and resentment, and he died.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
What exactly is going on?
Li Yao sneered and said calmly, "Divine Marquis, are you trying to silence me?"
Chapter 155 A year's salary deduction as punishment
In fact, Li Yao had long anticipated that Zhu Wushi would kill the fake Lixiu to silence him.
He did not intervene.
Because he knew that with Zhu Wushi's power in the court, he couldn't do anything to Zhu Wushi based solely on the fake Lixiu's confession.
It would be better to let Zhu Wushi kill the fake Lixiu in public, so that everyone would question Zhu Wushi's motives.
Sure enough, whether it was Zhengde and Cao Zhengchun, or Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang, they all stared at Zhu Wushi with disbelief and complicated expressions.
After silencing the fake Li Xiu, Zhu Wushi immediately knelt down and said with a solemn expression:
"Your Majesty, this thief possessed unparalleled martial arts skills and suddenly made strange moves. I was worried that he might harm Your Majesty's health, so I took action to kill him."
"Your Majesty, I killed this traitor without consulting you in time. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhu Wushi's decision to eliminate the fake Lixiu was a last resort.
As the saying goes, a guilty conscience needs no accuser!