Chapter 115

Hearing Li Li Lianhua’s reply, Lu Xie Xiaofeng couldn’t help but interject: “Didn’t His Majesty just say? Ye Ye Gucheng has already committed suicide, and you saw the corpse yourself. How are you supposed to ask Ye Ye Gucheng?”

“Your Majesty!”

Without answering Lu Xie Xiaofeng, Li Li Lianhua just looked at Zhu Zhu Houzhao and said: “Ye Ye Gucheng at least had royal blood flowing through his veins, so I assume Your Majesty should be able to know his birth date and time, right?”

“Birth date and time? If Divine Physician Li has Ye Ye Gucheng’s birth date and time, can you ask the mastermind?” Hearing this, Zhu Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Li Lianhua in surprise!

“Yes, I can!” Li Li Lianhua nodded calmly!

This answer left Zhu Zhu Houzhao, Lu Xie Xiaofeng, and the old eunuch standing by very surprised!

However, although they didn’t know what Li Li Lianhua was up to, since he needed it, it wasn’t a difficult task!

Zhu Zhu Houzhao gave the order for someone to retrieve Ye Ye Gucheng’s birth date and time!

Being of royal blood, Ye Ye Gucheng’s birth date and time were naturally recorded in the imperial palace!

In the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, the information was retrieved and placed in Li Li Lianhua’s hands!

After taking a look, Li Li Lianhua wiped his hand across his storage ring, and the Soul-Calling Banner he had obtained from opening a treasure chest appeared in his hand!

The moment the Soul-Calling Banner was brought out, it gave off a gloomy and terrifying feeling; one look told you it wasn’t a good thing!

The old eunuch nearby reflexively took half a step forward, vaguely shielding Zhu Zhu Houzhao behind him!

Li Li Lianhua had no intention of wasting time; he wrote Ye Ye Gucheng’s name and his birth date and time directly onto the Soul-Calling Banner.

Immediately after, he shook the banner in his hand.

At the same time, Li Li Lianhua’s voice rang out: “Ye Ye Gucheng, come quickly!”

Whoosh!

As Li Li Lianhua shook the banner and called out Ye Ye Gucheng’s name, a sudden, cold wind swept through the side hall without warning, making everyone feel a chill in their bones!

At the same time, Li Li Lianhua could see a semi-transparent soul appear in the side hall!

“Hey, Li, Li Li Lianhua, what are you doing?”

Although Lu Xie Xiaofeng could guess what he was doing from his actions, the sudden cold wind in the enclosed side hall was too terrifying, and Lu Xie Xiaofeng’s speech became a bit faltering!

Even Zhu Zhu Houzhao felt a chill in his heart, and the hair on his body stood up at that moment!

You said you would ask Ye Ye Gucheng directly, but I didn’t expect you to ask him like this!

“Your Majesty, Ye Ye Gucheng’s wandering soul has been summoned. I will make him manifest now!”

Li Li Lianhua did not answer Lu Xie Xiaofeng, but spoke to Zhu Zhu Houzhao instead!

“Good, make him manifest!” Taking a deep breath to suppress the palpitations in his heart, Zhu Zhu Houzhao nodded and said!

A wandering soul, do they really exist?

Zhu Zhu Houzhao felt both terror and curiosity, the typical mindset of an ordinary person watching a ghost movie: afraid, yet finding it thrilling!

The thin old eunuch nearby didn’t speak either, but he swallowed his saliva silently!

With Zhu Zhu Houzhao’s consent, Li Li Lianhua raised his hand again; he activated the ability of one of the Eight Miraculous Skills, Restraining Spirits and Commanding Generals, which he had never used since obtaining it!

Black energy instantly emanated from Li Li Lianhua’s body, making him look as if he had transformed into a legendary demon!

At the same time, under the influence of Restraining Spirits and Commanding Generals, Ye Ye Gucheng’s soul was immediately controlled by Li Li Lianhua, manifesting Ye Ye Gucheng’s appearance!

“As expected…” Looking at the manifested soul of Ye Ye Gucheng, Zhu Zhu Houzhao widened his eyes, feeling incredibly shocked!

This soul was exactly Ye Ye Gucheng’s appearance, so what?

This Divine Physician Li not only had miraculous medical skills, but could also summon souls and restrain them for his own use?

“Li Li Lianhua, it’s you. I didn’t expect that even after I committed suicide, you could still restrain my soul!” Feeling the irresistible power of the Restraining Spirits and Commanding Generals, Ye Ye Gucheng’s soul looked at Li Li Lianhua in disbelief!

Yes, he was already dead, but he couldn’t even find peace?

His soul could be controlled by him?

Who exactly is this Li Li Lianhua?

“So that’s how it is…”

Lu Xie Xiaofeng, watching Li Li Lianhua use the miraculous skill of Restraining Spirits and Commanding Generals to manipulate Ye Ye Gucheng at will, felt incredibly shocked, but more than that, he felt a sense of sudden realization!

No wonder Li Li Lianhua was so familiar with many of the Wu Lin’s secrets!

It turned out he possessed the ability to capture wandering souls!

If that was the case, it was no wonder he could learn many secrets from the mouths of souls!

“Divine Physician Li, truly a great method. Such supernatural power is no different from an immortal!”

Watching Li Li Lianhua summon the soul and then control it with the power of Restraining Spirits and Commanding Generals, even Emperor Zhu Zhu Houzhao couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration!

Yes, such supernatural means are surely beyond the power of mortals, right?

It truly gave Zhu Zhu Houzhao a feeling of having his horizons broadened!

It was rumored that there were many extraordinary people in the Wu Lin with all sorts of magical abilities. For example, the Daoist tradition of Mount Wangcheng had spells.

The Northern Li State Preceptor, Qi Qi Tianchen, was also proficient in sorcery.

And there was the Mud Bodhisattva who walked in Lingzhou, known as the world’s number one physiognomist.

But the ability to summon souls and drive ghosts like this was still something he had never seen or heard of!

“Your Majesty, let’s first ask Ye Ye Gucheng for the truth of the matter!” Li Li Lianhua just smiled slightly at Zhu Zhu Houzhao’s praise and reminded him!

Hearing Li Li Lianhua’s words, Zhu Zhu Houzhao realized what his goal was and didn’t waste any words, directly saying: “Ye Ye Gucheng, you assassinated me. Who exactly is the mastermind behind it!”

“I assassinated you, no one instigated me!” Hearing Zhu Zhu Houzhao’s question, Ye Ye Gucheng replied stubbornly!

This answer made Zhu Zhu Houzhao frown, and he looked at Li Li Lianhua!

“Cough, cough, my ability to Restrain Spirits and Command Generals is not just for driving souls; I can also directly devour souls to increase my power!”

Li Li Lianhua understood what Zhu Zhu Houzhao’s look meant, and he immediately spoke to Ye Ye Gucheng’s soul!

Sometimes, when interrogating someone stubborn, it is very necessary to use some punishment.

And Ye Ye Gucheng, who had turned into a wandering soul, was naturally not afraid of ordinary torture methods!

As his voice fell, Li Li Lianhua opened his mouth directly, his whole body emitting black smoke, looking like a ghost king who had walked up from hell!

“Ah!” As Li Li Lianhua opened his mouth and used the method of Devouring Spirits, Ye Ye Gucheng really felt himself being devoured bit by bit!

“Damn it, who are you? Who exactly are you, that you can actually devour souls!?” Ye Ye Gucheng let out a painful howl and screamed miserably!

Li Li Lianhua did not stop his act of Devouring Spirits, and Ye Ye Gucheng’s wails were incessant!

Hiss…

Zhu Zhu Houzhao and Lu Xie Xiaofeng nearby all gasped in cold air!

Originally, Li Li Lianhua gave people the feeling that he was quite easy to get along with.

But now? The legendary ghosts were terrifying, yet in front of Li Li Lianhua, they were easily manipulated, and even about to be devoured by him?

Lu Xie Xiaofeng shook his head; it was really hard to connect the existence in front of him, who looked like a hellish ghost king, with the Divine Physician Li Li Lianhua in his impression!

“I, I’ll talk, I’ll talk, stop, I’ll confess everything…”

Not to mention what Lu Xie Xiaofeng was thinking, being devoured by Li Li Lianhua and feeling the terrible pain, Ye Ye Gucheng finally couldn’t bear it anymore and began to beg loudly!

Hearing that Ye Ye Gucheng had completely given in, Li Li Lianhua stopped his act of Devouring Spirits!

A mere wandering soul, daring to be presumptuous in front of him?

The ability of Restraining Spirits and Commanding Generals could be said to perfectly restrain all ghost-like existences!

“This, is it a case of evil ghosts being ground down by an even more evil ghost?” Looking at Ye Ye Gucheng’s miserable state, Zhu Zhu Houzhao muttered to himself!

Yes, the existence of ghosts always gave people a very terrifying feeling!

But now? Falling into Li Li Lianhua’s hands, they had no ability to resist at all!

Plus, when using Restraining Spirits and Commanding Generals, Li Li Lianhua’s appearance with black energy all over his body was simply like the most evil of evil ghosts!

“Speak quickly, who exactly is the mastermind?” Suppressing the shock in his heart and wiping the fine beads of sweat from his forehead, Zhu Zhu Houzhao shouted at Ye Ye Gucheng!

“It was the Iron-Willed Marquis who ordered me to assassinate Your Majesty, it was the Iron-Willed Marquis Zhu Zhu Wushi!” Ye Ye Gucheng spoke, calling out the name of the Iron-Willed Marquis!

“It really was him!” Hearing Ye Ye Gucheng’s words, Zhu Zhu Houzhao was not too surprised, as if he had guessed it long ago!

“It really was him!” Even Li Li Lianhua nodded, feeling that his inner suspicions had been confirmed!

Back at the Lotus Building, when Lu Xie Xiaofeng speculated that the mastermind behind Ye Ye Gucheng must have a pivotal position in the imperial court, Li Li Lianhua had already had this suspicion!

After all, it could be seen from the original work that the Iron-Willed Marquis had thoughts of rebellion, but he usually hid them deep!

Now, summoning Ye Ye Gucheng’s soul and confirming from his mouth that the Iron-Willed Marquis was the mastermind.

This was just Li Li Lianhua confirming his own suspicions!

“It was actually the Iron-Willed Marquis?” Lu Xie Xiaofeng, on the other hand, was full of shock!

Although Lu Xie Xiaofeng had solved many cases, and there were indeed many unexpected culprits!

But the fact that the mastermind behind the assassination of the Emperor and the attempt to usurp the throne was the Iron-Willed Marquis of the Dragon-Protecting Villa still made Lu Xie Xiaofeng feel shocked!