Chapter 228 Demon Star
The director of the Imperial Observatory came very quickly. He had already learned about the general situation on the way. Looking at Mingjue's unmoved appearance, he was speechless.

You are a monk, and instead of eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures in the temple and waiting for money, you come to the palace and talk nonsense to the emperor.

Besides, the director of the Imperial Observatory has real abilities. If an evil star or something really appeared, would it be the monks' turn to warn the emperor? It would make it seem like they are just there to do nothing.

Just when he was about to refute Master Mingjue, the supervisor felt a death gaze. He subconsciously looked up and saw that it was the emperor who was staring at him.

At that moment, Jian Zheng felt that he had realized that the emperor wanted the evil star to be born and was performing a double act with Master Mingjue.

Thinking of this, Jianzheng felt a sense of crisis. There were people who could replace him in his professional field and do a better job. This was not acceptable.

Then the supervisor began to quote from classics and speak in a very profound way, but the main point was the same.

He thought that what Master Mingjue said made sense, and felt that he was not talented enough and had little knowledge, so he wanted to study further with Master Mingjue.

"Master, do you have any solution to this problem?" Yinzhen asked worriedly.

"I have come here to answer the emperor's questions. The classics left by my master once recorded that the evil stars are extremely wicked and cannot be harmed by ordinary methods. We can seek help from heavenly fire and draw thunder to strike them, so that their bodies and souls will be destroyed and they will no longer exist." Master Mingjue said calmly.

Zhang Tingyu wanted to say "absurd". Putting aside what the evil star was, just the method of attracting lightning sounded more like a street acrobatics. Now that this was being discussed openly in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Confucius' coffin would be in great trouble.

But he didn't say anything. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a play written and directed by the emperor himself. They were passive spectators and all they had to do was watch.

"Okay, since the master has a way, I will wait for good news. The Imperial Observatory will fully cooperate with you. I will give you seven days. You must see the evil star fall within seven days!" Yinzhen made the final decision.

Mingjue counted with his fingers and said, "In reply to the emperor, I have just calculated that it will not take seven days. The result will be known at 15:30 in the afternoon three days from now."

"That's great. Then please come together in three days to bear witness!"

"Master, you have profound knowledge of Buddhism and are highly valued by the Emperor. I also have complete faith in your words and hope that you will not let me down!" After Yinzhen finished speaking earnestly, he waved his hand and let everyone disperse.

Zhang Tingyu came to the side of the Ninth and Thirteenth Masters and said, "My two lords, I don't know what the emperor is going to do. Please tell me the details so that I can cooperate with you."

Thirteen smiled and replied: "You and I are just bystanders, so there is naturally no need to do anything."

"I am obsessed with this." Zhang Tingyu nodded. "Master Jiu, how is your health? I have left you a hundred-year-old ginseng and will send it to your house later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yinzhen did not refuse.

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This farce about the "evil star" spread from the previous dynasty to the harem.

The Queen Mother became disheartened after the last rag doll incident and began to truly practice vegetarianism and chant Buddhist scriptures.

As long as she doesn't act like a demon, Yihuan is willing to serve her with the etiquette of a mother-in-law.

That day, the Queen Mother suddenly said, "Queen, I know that whatever I say now will be disliked by the Emperor, but I cannot help but say it."

"Now the people in the palace are in a panic. Even I can hear the palace maids and eunuchs talking about the evil star coming to the world and bringing disaster to the country and the people." "This is your dereliction of duty."

"It is better to guard against the mouths of the people than to guard against the river. Once the reputation of the royal family is tarnished, it will be difficult to restore it."

"The emperor's mind is unpredictable. Now you are the only one he can listen to."

Yihuan nodded: "I will obey the Queen Mother's order and will do my best to persuade her."

"Forget it, I'm just saying a few words for nothing, it's up to you whether you want to listen or not."

"Madame Lu, please send the Queen back. It's time for me to pick up Buddhist rice."

Nanny Lu saw them off with a smile. Yihuan looked at the aging palace with a complicated expression. The Queen Mother was really the strangest mother she had ever seen. Whenever Yinzhen was threatened by the outside world, she would always react and express her attitude of protecting her child.

In contrast, without a united enemy, the mother and son turned into wild beasts fighting each other.

They always have a strange tacit understanding about this kind of thing.

Yihuan asked Yinzhen about the demon star, but he just blinked and said, "Keep it a secret. It would be boring if the mystery is revealed in advance. I will show you a good show in three days."

Since Yinzhen wasn't really crazy, Yihuan just moved her hand away and stopped asking questions.

Guo Luoluo was very uneasy. She had also heard rumors in the palace: "Master, our arrangement has worked. Now it has spread all over the palace. It is said that Master Mingjue has asserted that an evil star has descended into the palace."

"It's a few days earlier than I expected. It may be because they gave enough silver." Guo Luoluo said uncertainly.

Lao Ba was silent for a while, and looked at the woman in front of him with a complicated expression: "Can you still contact the people outside?"

Guo Luoluo shook her head. The palace they lived in seemed to be isolated from the world. Apart from the guards who came to deliver meals every day, there was no living person at all.

Guo Luoluo took care of the Eighth Master's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. As a result, in just a few days, her hands became much rougher from washing clothes. Her face also became much more haggard from being tired from keeping watch all night.

"Thank you for your hard work." The Eighth Old Man now began to feel that it was a mistake for Guo Luoluo to enter the palace. Now the couple was trapped in the siege, and they could not count on Hongwang at all. Neither of them wanted to start with Hongwang. They subconsciously wanted to give Hongwang a clean future.

"If we fail this time, I will give you a letter of divorce. Then you can stay away from the capital, find an honest man to marry, have two well-behaved children, and live happily with me." Lao Ba said calmly, as if he was talking about what to eat in the evening.

"I have deposited 100,000 taels of silver in the Wanfang Pawnshop in the northeast corner of the capital. You can take it out with the token I gave you. This is the last thing I can do for you."

"Master, why are you saying all this? Since I've married you, I'll be yours in life and your ghost in death. I don't want money, I just want you to be with me." Guo Luoluo couldn't help but shed tears.

"Before, I was sorry for you and made you sad because I had another woman." The Eighth Master wanted to wipe Guo Luoluo's tears, but when he raised his hand, veins popped out and he broke out in a sweat.

"Don't move." Guo Luoluo wiped the body of the Eighth Master. "It's still uncertain who will win. I can't give up now."

The Eighth Master smiled. Guo Luoluo didn't understand. He thought that the game between his fourth brother and himself was just like playing Go. A slight mistake could lead to a huge error. He could already foresee his own ending.