Survive, the rules of rebirth for the villain witch

"Marquis Wushen, there are rumors all over the city right now. I heard that your daughter is proficient in the mystical arts. I wonder what she thinks of the rumors."

At the court meeting, the empress asked Chu Ce directly. Chu Ce stepped out and bowed, "Your Majesty, the one who is proficient in the mysterious arts is Fairy Xue Hai. My daughter got lost and she happened to save her. I have learned a little bit from her, but I can't say she is proficient. Just yesterday after school, she was almost killed."

"Who is so bold as to attack your daughter?" The empress took a deep breath and asked, with a hint of anger in her tone.

"I don't know." Chu Ce reported truthfully: "Someone used evil magic to control the coachman and the guards. The three of them joined forces to besiege my daughter. My daughter refused to hurt their lives, so she could only deal with them. Fortunately, her two cousins ​​helped her, so she had a chance to remove the evil magic from the three people."

"What kind of evil magic is this?" the empress asked, suppressing her inner shock.

"Demonic energy." Chu Ce said without hesitation: "The same demonic energy as the Mars Demon Army."

"Your Majesty, some rumors may not be rumors." Chu Ce said solemnly: "Whether Your Majesty believes it or not, there are indeed people in Tiandu who are cultivating magic, and they are cultivating magic with the help of the Princess Palace. In order to improve themselves, the magic cultivators suck the flesh and blood of living people, and the corpses left behind are mummies."

"Marquis Wushen, do you know that slandering the royal family is a capital crime?" When the princess's mansion was mentioned, it was like touching the empress's sore spot, and she immediately became furious.

"Your Majesty, can you bear the wrath of the people?" Chu Ce did not back down and said, "Your Majesty has repeatedly condoned and protected the Imperial Princess Mansion, which has long caused dissatisfaction among the people. Now the Imperial Princess Mansion is colluding with demons to harm the people of Tiandu City. Once it gets out of control, Tiandu will become a purgatory and no one can escape."

"How can you take it seriously without any evidence?" the empress shouted angrily. The public opinion is that it is not appropriate for a woman to be an emperor.

"Your Majesty means that only three bodies are not enough to be considered as solid evidence. We need more people to die in Tiandu, and wait until the bodies fill up the morgue of the government office. Only then can we investigate the Princess's Mansion, right?"

Chu Ce did not give the empress any face at all and was biased towards her without any bottom line. She did not want her own kingdom.

"Marquis Wushen, do you know what you are talking about?" The empress was furious when she did not expect Chu Ce to openly oppose her. "Don't think that just because you have contributed to Fu Guang, you can arbitrarily criticize my decision, or even disobey my order."

"Your Majesty is determined to do what he wants, and I have nothing to say."

Chu Ce didn't give her face and said, "Since Your Majesty doesn't believe in the existence of demons, please don't disturb my daughter. She is very busy with her studies."

The empress became even more annoyed, pointing at Chu Ce and saying, "Don't think that I can do without your Chu family... Minister of Justice, I will give you three days to investigate the murder of Prince Fu's grandson."

The Minister of Justice was suddenly called out and was shocked.

The autopsy results of Prince Fu's grandson had long been reported to the Ministry of Justice by the government office, but it was difficult for him to solve the case within three days.

"The minister obeys the order!"

The Minister of Justice gritted his teeth and accepted the order.

The court meeting ended in a tense atmosphere, and Chu Ce was called back just as he was about to leave.

"Martial God Marquis, please stay."

"Minister Zhang, what is the matter with calling me here?"

Chu Ce pretended not to know. Zhang Shangshu came over and said, "It is impossible to solve the case in three days. Please ask the Martial God to show us a way out."

"I have been paying attention to the recent murders in Tiandu, and I know that what Marquis Wushen said is true..." Minister Zhang paused and lowered his voice, "It's just that your Majesty is determined to do what he wants, and I can't disobey your order. I hope Marquis Wushen can give me some advice."

"Minister Zhang is a wise man, and I will not hide anything from you."

Chu Ce lowered his voice and said, "My daughter said that the demon cultivators have become powerful. Even if the immortal cultivators take action, there is no absolute chance of winning."

"What Marquis Wushen means is..." Upon hearing that even a cultivator had no chance of winning, Minister Zhang dared not investigate the case of Prince Fu's grandson, for fear of risking his life.

"What I mean is to delay as long as possible. Losing my position is better than losing my life." Chu Ce was afraid that he would not believe him, so he added, "I only fought against the army that was contaminated with demonic energy that day. I almost lost the whole army before I narrowly won. A powerful demon cultivator can destroy Tiandu with just a flick of his finger."

Minister Zhang swallowed his saliva with a grumble: "I understand, and I know how to handle this case. But what if the demon cultivator is out of control..."

"Three bodies are just the beginning. All the people in Tiandu City will become food for the demon cultivators." Chu Ce answered calmly, stepped back a few steps and said, "But Minister Zhang, don't worry too much. It is the responsibility of the cultivators to eliminate demons and defend the way. Once they find that there are demon cultivators killing people in Tiandu City, they will definitely come forward to deal with it."

"I know what to do. Thank you, Marquis Wushen, for your advice." Minister Zhang bowed to Chu Ce to express his gratitude.

"You don't have to be polite, Minister Zhang. Remember who is the source of the disaster."

Chu Ce returned the gift and got on the carriage.

After watching Chu Ce leave, several court officials also went to inquire about the situation and see which direction the wind was blowing.

Zhang Shangshu said with a smile: "Martial God Marquis said: It is the responsibility of cultivators to eliminate demons and defend the Way. Mortals like us don't have to pay attention to it, but we must remember the source of the disaster."

Several court officials understood the source of the disaster. Everyone knew that it all originated from the Princess's Mansion. If it weren't for His Majesty's protection and connivance, there wouldn't be such a disaster today. It seems that some things should be reconsidered.

"Your Majesty, did Minister Zhang really ask for help from Marquis Wushen?" Ah Heng relayed the news brought back by the spy to the empress.

"What did they say?" The empress rubbed her brows with a headache. Ah Heng offered tea and said, "Minister Zhang asked Marquis Wushen for advice. Marquis Wushen meant that he should delay and the immortal cultivators would solve the problem so that Minister Zhang would not have to sacrifice his life in vain."

"From the tone of Marquis Wushen, I think he knows who the murderer is."

"What can we do if we know? He can't solve it..." The empress said disapprovingly, "Go to the princess's mansion and ask her to warn that thing to watch his mouth and not be caught in the act. If that happens, even I won't be able to protect them."

"I will do it right away."

In the Princess's Mansion, Princess Shude received a warning from the Empress.

Yanli Wushuang showed a sneer on her face and said, "Go back and tell His Majesty that if you don't feed that thing, how can it have the strength to work for her?"

After hearing this, Ah Heng took a deep breath and said calmly, "Your Majesty means that if the immortal cultivators find out, they will definitely do their best to get rid of that thing, and then all their efforts will be in vain."

Princess Shude raised her eyes and said, "Go back and tell His Majesty that with the current strength of that thing, even the immortal cultivators can't do anything to it."

"With him... Fuguang no longer needs the Marquis of Wushen Mansion." Princess Shude thought of Chu Youhuang's face, which looked very similar to that of the Queen Dalin, and said, "Marquis of Wushen is openly contradicting Your Majesty by relying on his merits. It's time to take back his military power and replace him with someone to protect Fuguang's kingdom."

"If Her Majesty can't make a decision, I can help her."

"I will convey the truth."