The woman couldn't withstand even the slightest trace of his emotional will. Her eyes bulged at once, veins stood out across her forehead, and her snow-white, delicate skin turned bluish-purple in an instant.
She threw her head back and let out a scream so horrific it seemed to rend the heavens. Before the cry had even faded, it turned into a burst of "hahaha" laughter... She had gone mad!
The prayer ended, and Pei Ling returned to the starry sky. He furrowed his brow slightly. "[Bewitch Soul Divine Abilities] won't work either..."
After a moment's thought, he continued on to the next prayer.
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Dream Realm.
The Central Lands, Great Liang Kingdom.
Dian Qian Shu.
Deep inside the government office, in a study furnished with solemn dignity, an official around forty years old, with a dark complexion and short whiskers, bent over his desk. Holding a vermilion brush, he rapidly reviewed one document after another.
Just then, a subordinate entered from outside. He stepped before the long desk, bowed, then reported gravely, "Commander of Dian Qian Shu, an extremely bizarre calamity has struck Mihe Prefecture."
"The local authorities cannot reach a decision, so they sent an urgent report to the imperial court, requesting a ruling."
"The court has ordered Dian Qian Shu to investigate thoroughly."
The commander set down his vermilion brush for the moment and instructed him, "Speak."
"There's a wealthy clan in Mihe Prefecture, the Gu Clan. Its fifth son has been married for years without an heir. Recently, his wife went to Miaozhen Temple, which is said to be quite efficacious, to pray for a child. Yet before she and her attendants had spent even half a day wandering the temple hall, they were discovered—all of them transformed into 'Evil Fallen.'"
"Moreover, the fifth madam of the